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2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
68
Citations
12802
World Ranking
799
National Ranking
4

Jiri Macas publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jiri Macas sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 165 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Jiri Macas D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jiri Macas sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Czechia Leader Award

Overview

Jiri Macas is affiliated with the Czech Academy of Sciences in the Czech Republic. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work encompasses several subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, and Genetics, as well as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics such as Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics, and Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies. Additional areas of interest include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, Genetic diversity and population structure, and Agricultural pest management studies.

Jiri Macas has collaborated frequently with several coauthors. These include Petr Novák, Pavel Neumann, Andrea Koblížková, Veit Schubert, and Andreas Houben.

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on genome architecture and repetitive DNA elements in plants. Selected recent papers include:

  • Global analysis of repetitive DNA from unassembled sequence reads using RepeatExplorer2, 2020, Nature Protocols
  • Repeat-sequence turnover shifts fundamentally in species with large genomes, 2020, Nature Plants
  • The giant diploid faba genome unlocks variation in a global protein crop, 2023, Nature
  • Repeat-based holocentromeres influence genome architecture and karyotype evolution, 2022, Cell
  • Super-Resolution Microscopy Reveals Diversity of Plant Centromere Architecture, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), New Phytologist, and Frontiers in Plant Science.

Best Publications

  • RepeatExplorer: a Galaxy-based web server for genome-wide characterization of eukaryotic repetitive elements from next-generation sequence reads.

    Petr Novák;Pavel Neumann;Jiří Pech;Jaroslav Steinhaisl

  • A reference genome for pea provides insight into legume genome evolution

    Jonathan Kreplak;Mohammed Amin Madoui;Petr Cápal;Petr Novák

  • Graph-based clustering and characterization of repetitive sequences in next-generation sequencing data.

    Petr Novák;Pavel Neumann;Jiří Macas

  • Systematic survey of plant LTR-retrotransposons elucidates phylogenetic relationships of their polyprotein domains and provides a reference for element classification

    Pavel Neumann;Petr Novák;Nina Hoštáková;Jiří Macas

  • TAREAN: a computational tool for identification and characterization of satellite DNA from unassembled short reads

    Petr Novák;Laura Ávila Robledillo;Andrea Koblížková;Iva Vrbová

  • Repetitive DNA in the pea ( Pisum sativum L.) genome: comprehensive characterization using 454 sequencing and comparison to soybean and Medicago truncatula

    Jiří Macas;Pavel Neumann;Alice Navrátilová

  • Pea (Pisum sativum L.) in the Genomic Era

    Petr Smýkal;Gregoire Aubert;Judith Burstin;Clarice J. Coyne

  • Global analysis of repetitive DNA from unassembled sequence reads using RepeatExplorer2.

    Petr Novák;Pavel Neumann;Jiří Macas

  • Repeatless and Repeat-Based Centromeres in Potato: Implications for Centromere Evolution

    Zhiyun Gong;Zhiyun Gong;Yufeng Wu;Andrea Koblížková;Giovana A. Torres;Giovana A. Torres

  • Plant centromeric retrotransposons: a structural and cytogenetic perspective

    Pavel Neumann;Alice Navrátilová;Andrea Koblížková;Eduard Kejnovský

  • Loading of Arabidopsis Centromeric Histone CENH3 Occurs Mainly during G2 and Requires the Presence of the Histone Fold Domain

    Inna Lermontova;Veit Schubert;Joerg Fuchs;Sabina Klatte

  • Genetics of sex determination in flowering plants

    Sarah Grant;Andreas Houben;Boris Vyskot;Jiri Siroky

  • In Depth Characterization of Repetitive DNA in 23 Plant Genomes Reveals Sources of Genome Size Variation in the Legume Tribe Fabeae.

    Jiří Macas;Petr Novák;Jaume Pellicer;Jana Čížková

  • Selfish supernumerary chromosome reveals its origin as a mosaic of host genome and organellar sequences

    Mihaela Maria Martis;Sonja Klemme;Ali Mohammad Banaei-Moghaddam;Frank R. Blattner

  • Analysis of Nuclear DNA Content and Ploidy in Higher Plants

    David W. Galbraith;Georgina M. Lambert;Jiri Macas;Jaroslav Dolezel

  • Next Generation Sequencing Reveals Genome Downsizing in Allotetraploid Nicotiana tabacum, Predominantly through the Elimination of Paternally Derived Repetitive DNAs

    Simon Renny-Byfield;Michael Chester;Michael Chester;Ales Kovařík;Steven C. Le Comber

  • The giant diploid faba genome unlocks variation in a global protein crop

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  • Genomic Repeat Abundances Contain Phylogenetic Signal

    Steven Dodsworth;Mark W. Chase;Laura J. Kelly;Ilia J. Leitch

  • Stretching the Rules: Monocentric Chromosomes with Multiple Centromere Domains

    Pavel Neumann;Alice Navrátilová;Elizabeth Schroeder-Reiter;Andrea Koblížková

  • Comparative Genome Analysis Reveals Divergent Genome Size Evolution in a Carnivorous Plant Genus

    Giang T. H. Vu;Giang T. H. Vu;Thomas Schmutzer;Fabian Bull;Hieu X. Cao

  • PlantSat: a specialized database for plant satellite repeats

    Jirí Macas;Tibor Mészáros;Marcela Nouzová

  • Significant Expansion of Vicia pannonica Genome Size Mediated by Amplification of a Single Type of Giant Retroelement

    Pavel Neumann;Andrea Koblízková;Alice Navrátilová;Jirí Macas

  • Nuclear dynamics in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Eva Chytilova;Jiri Macas;Elwira Sliwinska;Susanne M. Rafelski

  • Highly abundant pea LTR retrotransposon Ogre is constitutively transcribed and partially spliced.

    Pavel Neumann;Dana Pozarkova;Jiri Macas

  • Survey of repetitive sequences in Silene latifolia with respect to their distribution on sex chromosomes.

    Tomas Cermak;Zdenek Kubat;Roman Hobza;Andrea Koblizkova

  • Green Fluorescent Protein Targeted to the Nucleus, a Transgenic Phenotype Useful for Studies in Plant Biology

    Eva Chytilova;Eva Chytilova;Jiri Macas;David W. Galbraith

  • Diploidization and genome size change in allopolyploids is associated with differential dynamics of low‐ and high‐copy sequences

    Simon Renny-Byfield;Ales Kovarik;Laura J. Kelly;Laura J. Kelly;Jiri Macas

  • The holocentric species Luzula elegans shows interplay between centromere and large-scale genome organization.

    Stefan Heckmann;Jiri Macas;Katrin Kumke;Jörg Fuchs

  • Flow cytogenetics and plant genome mapping

    Jaroslav Dolezel;Marie Kubaláková;Jan Bartos;Jirí Macas

  • Sobo, a Recently Amplified Satellite Repeat of Potato, and Its Implications for the Origin of Tandemly Repeated Sequences

    Ahmet L. Tek;Junqi Song;Jiri Macas;Jiming Jiang

  • Development of a composite map in Vicia faba , breeding applications and future prospects

    Belen Roman;Zlatko Šatović;Dana Pozarkova;Jiri Macas

  • High-copy sequences reveal distinct evolution of the rye B chromosome.

    Sonja Klemme;Ali Mohammad Banaei-Moghaddam;Jiri Macas;Thomas Wicker

  • Next-Generation Sequencing Reveals the Impact of Repetitive DNA Across Phylogenetically Closely Related Genomes of Orobanchaceae

    Mathieu Piednoël;Andre J. Aberer;Gerald M. Schneeweiss;Jiri Macas

  • Chromosome sorting and PCR-based physical mapping in pea (Pisum sativum L.).

    Pavel Neumann;Dana Pozárková;Jan Vrána;Jaroslav Dolezel

  • Development of a genetic composite map of Vicia faba using F2 populations derived from trisomic plants

    M. C. Vaz Patto;A. M. Torres;A. Koblizkova;J. Macas

  • Molecular and cytogenetic analysis of repetitive DNA in pea (pisum sativum L.).

    Pavel Neumann;Marcela Nouzová;Jirí Macas

  • Retand: a novel family of gypsy-like retrotransposons harboring an amplified tandem repeat.

    Eduard Kejnovsky;Zdenek Kubat;Jiri Macas;Roman Hobza

Frequent Co-Authors

Pavel Neumann
Pavel Neumann Czech Academy of Sciences
Andreas Houben
Andreas Houben Leibniz Association
David W. Galbraith
David W. Galbraith University of Arizona
Ingo Schubert
Ingo Schubert Leibniz Association
Boris Vyskot
Boris Vyskot Czech Academy of Sciences
Petr Novák
Petr Novák ETH Zurich
Andrew R. Leitch
Andrew R. Leitch Queen Mary University of London
Richard A. Nichols
Richard A. Nichols Queen Mary University of London
Jiming Jiang
Jiming Jiang Michigan State University
Corinne Da Silva
Corinne Da Silva University of Paris-Saclay

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