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Jeffrey W. Cary publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jeffrey W. Cary sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 164 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Jeffrey W. Cary D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jeffrey W. Cary sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Cloning and characterization of cDNAs coding for Vicia faba polyphenol oxidase

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Association of fungal secondary metabolism and sclerotial biology

    Ana M. Calvo;Jeffrey W. Cary

  • 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

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

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

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

    Jeffrey W. Cary;Kenneth C. Ehrlich

  • NsdC and NsdD Affect Aspergillus flavus Morphogenesis and Aflatoxin Production

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

  • 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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas E. Cleveland
Thomas E. Cleveland Agricultural Research Service
Deepak Bhatnagar
Deepak Bhatnagar Agricultural Research Service
Kenneth C. Ehrlich
Kenneth C. Ehrlich US Department of Agriculture
Jiujiang Yu
Jiujiang Yu United States Department of Agriculture
Perng-Kuang Chang
Perng-Kuang Chang United States Department of Agriculture
Sarah De Saeger
Sarah De Saeger Ghent University
Gary A. Payne
Gary A. Payne North Carolina State University
George N. Bennett
George N. Bennett Rice University
Eleftherios T. Papoutsakis
Eleftherios T. Papoutsakis University of Delaware
Joan W. Bennett
Joan W. Bennett Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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