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Plant Science and Agronomy
USA
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
139
Citations
97698
World Ranking
28
National Ranking
8

Genetics

D-Index
135
Citations
90154
World Ranking
217
National Ranking
111

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award
  • 2007 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Jeffery L. Dangl is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these domains, their work is focused on several subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, and Immunology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies, Transgenic Plants and Applications, Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance, and Plant Virus Research Studies.

Recent publications from Jeffery L. Dangl include:

  • A single bacterial genus maintains root growth in a complex microbiome, 2020, Nature
  • The EDS1-PAD4-ADR1 node mediates Arabidopsis pattern-triggered immunity, 2021, Nature
  • The Plant Microbiome: From Ecology to Reductionism and Beyond, 2020, Annual Review of Microbiology
  • Plant "helper" immune receptors are Ca 2+-permeable nonselective cation channels, 2021, Science
  • The plant immune system: From discovery to deployment, 2024, Cell

Frequent co-authors include Farid El Kasmi, Omri M. Finkel, Marc T. Nishimura, Pierre Jacob, and Isai Salas-González.

Jeffery L. Dangl's work has appeared repeatedly in several publication venues such as UNC Libraries, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Science, Cell Host & Microbe, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Throughout their career, Jeffery L. Dangl has received recognition including being named a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2007 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2004.

Best Publications

  • The plant immune system

    Jonathan D. G. Jones;Jeffery L. Dangl

  • Plant pathogens and integrated defence responses to infection.

    Jeffery L. Dangl;Jonathan D. G. Jones

  • Defining the core Arabidopsis thaliana root microbiome

    Derek S. Lundberg;Sarah L. Lebeis;Sur Herrera Paredes;Scott Yourstone

  • Reactive Oxygen Species Signaling in Response to Pathogens

    Miguel Angel Torres;Jonathan D.G. Jones;Jeffery L. Dangl

  • Arabidopsis gp91phox homologues AtrbohD and AtrbohF are required for accumulation of reactive oxygen intermediates in the plant defense response

    Miguel Angel Torres;Jeffery L. Dangl;Jonathan D. G. Jones

  • NADPH oxidase AtrbohD and AtrbohF genes function in ROS‐dependent ABA signaling in Arabidopsis

    June M. Kwak;Izumi C. Mori;Zhen-Ming Pei;Nathalie Leonhardt

  • Diversity and heritability of the maize rhizosphere microbiome under field conditions

    Jason A. Peiffer;Aymé Spor;Omry Koren;Zhao Jin

  • RIN4 Interacts with Pseudomonas syringae Type III Effector Molecules and Is Required for RPM1-Mediated Resistance in Arabidopsis

    David Mackey;Ben F. Holt;Aaron Wiig;Jeffery L. Dangl

  • High-throughput sequencing of Arabidopsis microRNAs: Evidence for frequent birth and death of MIRNA genes

    Noah Fahlgren;Miya D. Howell;Kristin D. Kasschau;Elisabeth J. Chapman

  • Functions of the respiratory burst oxidase in biotic interactions, abiotic stress and development.

    Miguel Angel Torres;Jeffery L Dangl

  • Pivoting the Plant Immune System from Dissection to Deployment

    Jeffery L. Dangl;Diana M. Horvath;Brian J. Staskawicz

  • The transcriptome of Arabidopsis thaliana during systemic acquired resistance.

    Klaus Maleck;Aaron Levine;Thomas Eulgem;Allen Morgan

  • The plant NADPH oxidase RBOHD mediates rapid systemic signaling in response to diverse stimuli.

    Gad Miller;Karen A. Schlauch;Rachel Tam;Diego F. Cortes

  • Expression Profile Matrix of Arabidopsis Transcription Factor Genes Suggests Their Putative Functions in Response to Environmental Stresses

    Wenqiong Chen;Nicholas J. Provart;Jane Glazebrook;Fumiaki Katagiri

  • Structure of the Arabidopsis RPM1 gene enabling dual specificity disease resistance

    Murray R. Grant;Laurence Godiard;Laurence Godiard;Esther Straube;Tom Ashfield

  • Death Don't Have No Mercy: Cell Death Programs in Plant-Microbe Interactions.

    Jeffery L. Dangl;Robert A. Dietrich;Michael H. Richberg

  • Salicylic acid modulates colonization of the root microbiome by specific bacterial taxa

    Sarah L. Lebeis;Sarah L. Lebeis;Sur Herrera Paredes;Derek S. Lundberg;Natalie Breakfield

  • Arabidopsis RIN4 Is a Target of the Type III Virulence Effector AvrRpt2 and Modulates RPS2-Mediated Resistance

    David Mackey;David Mackey;Youssef Belkhadir;Jose M. Alonso;Joseph R. Ecker

  • Intracellular innate immune surveillance devices in plants and animals

    Jonathan D. G. Jones;Russell E. Vance;Jeffery L. Dangl

  • The MKK2 Pathway Mediates Cold and Salt Stress Signaling in Arabidopsis

    Markus Teige;Elisabeth Scheikl;Thomas Eulgem;Róbert Dóczi

  • Programmed cell death in the plant immune system

    N S Coll;P Epple;J L Dangl

  • Initiation of Runaway Cell Death in an Arabidopsis Mutant by Extracellular Superoxide

    Thorsten Jabs;Robert A. Dietrich;Jeffery L. Dangl

  • AtrbohF are required for accumulation of reactive oxygen intermediates in the plant defense response

    Miguel Angel Torres;Jeffery L. Dangl;Jonathan D. G. Jones

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan D. G. Jones
Jonathan D. G. Jones University of East Anglia
Susannah G. Tringe
Susannah G. Tringe Joint Genome Institute
Detlef Weigel
Detlef Weigel Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology
John M. McDowell
John M. McDowell Virginia Tech
Jeff H. Chang
Jeff H. Chang Oregon State University
Youssef Belkhadir
Youssef Belkhadir Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology
Thomas Eulgem
Thomas Eulgem University of California, Riverside
Klaus Hahlbrock
Klaus Hahlbrock Max Planck Society
Axel Visel
Axel Visel Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Paul Schulze-Lefert
Paul Schulze-Lefert Max Planck Society

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