2026 Jeffrey W. Cary: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	58	13377	12303	5688	5090	164	10074

Overview

Jeffrey W. Cary is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The subfields of their work include plant science, molecular biology, cell biology, pharmacology, and biotechnology.

The scientist's research addresses a range of topics, notably:

Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
Fungal and yeast genetics research
Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
Insect Resistance and Genetics

Frequent publication venues for Jeffrey W. Cary include:

Frontiers in Microbiology
Toxins
Journal of Fungi
Frontiers in Plant Science
Mycologia

Co-authors with whom the scientist has regularly collaborated are:

Kanniah Rajasekaran
Matthew D. Lebar
Brian M. Mack
Matthew K. Gilbert
Qijian Wei

Notable recent publications include:

Host Induced Gene Silencing Targeting Aspergillus flavus aflM Reduced Aflatoxin Contamination in Transgenic Maize Under Field Conditions, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
Biosynthesis of conidial and sclerotial pigments in Aspergillus species, 2020, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Resistance to Aflatoxin Accumulation in Maize Mediated by Host-Induced Silencing of the Aspergillus flavus Alkaline Protease (alk) Gene, 2021, Journal of Fungi
Multiplexed Host-Induced Gene Silencing of Aspergillus flavus Genes Confers Aflatoxin Resistance in Groundnut, 2023, Toxins
Genetic Responses and Aflatoxin Inhibition during Co-Culture of Aflatoxigenic and Non-Aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus, 2021, Toxins

Best Publications

Clustered pathway genes in aflatoxin biosynthesis.

Jiujiang Yu;Perng Kuang Chang;Kenneth C. Ehrlich;Jeffrey W. Cary

995
Citations
Comparative mapping of aflatoxin pathway gene clusters in Aspergillus parasiticus and Aspergillus flavus.

Jiujiang Yu;Perng-Kuang Chang;J. W. Cary;M. Wright

353
Citations
Production of cyclopiazonic acid, aflatrem, and aflatoxin by Aspergillus flavus is regulated by veA, a gene necessary for sclerotial formation

Rocio M. Duran;Jeffrey W. Cary;Ana M. Calvo

315
Citations
Cloning of the Aspergillus parasiticus apa-2 gene associated with the regulation of aflatoxin biosynthesis.

Perng-Kuang Chang;J. W. Cary;Deepak Bhatnagar;T. E. Cleveland

277
Citations
Molecular genetic evidence for the involvement of a specific polygalacturonase, P2c, in the invasion and spread of Aspergillus flavus in cotton bolls.

Mei-Tsu Shieh;Robert L. Brown;Michael P. Whitehead;Jeffrey W. Cary

264
Citations
Isolation and characterization of a gene from Aspergillus parasiticus associated with the conversion of versicolorin A to sterigmatocystin in aflatoxin biosynthesis.

C. D. Skory;Perng-Kuang Chang;J. Cary;J. E. Linz

253
Citations
Understanding the genetics of regulation of aflatoxin production and Aspergillus flavus development.

Deepak Bhatnagar;Jeffrey W. Cary;Kenneth Ehrlich;Jiujiang Yu

234
Citations
Binding of the C6-zinc cluster protein, AFLR, to the promoters of aflatoxin pathway biosynthesis genes in Aspergillus parasiticus.

K.C. Ehrlich;B.G. Montalbano;J.W. Cary

220
Citations
Transgenic expression of a gene encoding a synthetic antimicrobial peptide results in inhibition of fungal growth in vitro and in planta.

Jeffrey W. Cary;Kanniah Rajasekaran;Jesse M. Jaynes;Thomas E. Cleveland

208
Citations
The Aspergillus parasiticus polyketide synthase gene pksA, a homolog of Aspergillus nidulans wA, is required for aflatoxin B1 biosynthesis.

Perng-Kuang Chang;Jeffrey W. Cary;Jiujiang Yu;Deepak Bhatnagar

185
Citations
Cloning and characterization of cDNAs coding for Vicia faba polyphenol oxidase

Jeffrey W. Cary;Alan R. Lax;William H. Flurkey

169
Citations
Molecular and physiological aspects of aflatoxin and sterigmatocystin biosynthesis by Aspergillus tamarii and A. ochraceoroseus.

M. A. Klich;E. J. Mullaney;C. B. Daly;J. W. Cary

167
Citations
Structural and functional analysis of the nor-1 gene involved in the biosynthesis of aflatoxins by Aspergillus parasiticus.

F. Trail;Perng-Kuang Chang;J. Cary;J. E. Linz

160
Citations
Association of fungal secondary metabolism and sclerotial biology

Ana M. Calvo;Jeffrey W. Cary

156
Citations
Cloning and characterization of a cDNA from Aspergillus parasiticus encoding an O-methyltransferase involved in aflatoxin biosynthesis.

Jiujiang Yu;J. W. Cary;Deepak Bhatnagar;T. E. Cleveland

152
Citations
Role of the Osmotic Stress Regulatory Pathway in Morphogenesis and Secondary Metabolism in Filamentous Fungi

Rocio Duran;Jeffrey W. Cary;Ana M. Calvo

139
Citations
Aflatoxigenicity in Aspergillus: molecular genetics, phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary implications.

Jeffrey W. Cary;Kenneth C. Ehrlich

139
Citations
NsdC and NsdD Affect Aspergillus flavus Morphogenesis and Aflatoxin Production

Jeffrey W. Cary;Pamela Y. Harris-Coward;Kenneth C. Ehrlich;Brian M. Mack

135
Citations
Disease resistance conferred by the expression of a gene encoding a synthetic peptide in transgenic cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) plants

Kanniah Rajasekaran;Jeffrey W. Cary;Jesse M. Jaynes;Thomas E. Cleveland

132
Citations
Cloning and expression of Clostridium acetobutylicum phosphotransbutyrylase and butyrate kinase genes in Escherichia coli.

J W Cary;D J Petersen;E T Papoutsakis;G N Bennett

131
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