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Plant Science and Agronomy
Colombia
2026

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
70
Citations
14019
World Ranking
1442
National Ranking
1

Plant Science and Agronomy

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72
Citations
14816
World Ranking
642
National Ranking
1

Joe Tohme 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 Joe Tohme sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 212 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joe Tohme 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 Joe Tohme sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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 Colombia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Colombia Leader Award
  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Joe Tohme is affiliated with the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical in Colombia, focusing on research intersecting agricultural and biological sciences. Their body of work spans 33 publications in this field along with 12 contributions in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's research encompasses several subfields, notably plant science, genetics, molecular biology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and ecology with an emphasis on evolution, behavior, and systematics.

The main topics addressed in their research include genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, plant virus research studies, plant disease resistance and genetics, plant micronutrient interactions and effects, as well as nutrition-related genetics and disease. Consumer attitudes and food labeling also feature among the themes explored.

Joe Tohme has frequently collaborated with a number of researchers across their publications. Notable frequent coauthors are:

  • Michael Gomez Selvaraj
  • Selena Ahmed
  • John de la Parra
  • Bruce German
  • Andy Jarvis

The scientist has published extensively in various academic venues. The most common publication outlets include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Nature Food
  • Molecular Plant
  • Nature Communications

Among recent publications, several papers illustrate the range of research topics and venues involved:

  • "Multiplying the efficiency and impact of biofortification through metabolic engineering", 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Foodomics: A Data-Driven Approach to Revolutionize Nutrition and Sustainable Diets", 2022, Frontiers in Nutrition
  • "A new genome allows the identification of genes associated with natural variation in aluminium tolerance in Brachiaria grasses", 2020, Journal of Experimental Botany
  • "Periodic Table of Food Initiative for generating biomolecular knowledge of edible biodiversity", 2024, Nature Food
  • "Efficient Agrobacterium-mediated Transformation of The Elite-Indica Rice Variety Komboka", 2020, BIO-PROTOCOL

In 2015, Joe Tohme was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Quantitative trait loci for yield and yield components in an Oryza sativa x Oryza rufipogon BC2F2 population evaluated in an upland environment.

    P. Moncada;C. P. Martínez;J. Borrero;M. Chatel

  • Development of a genome-wide anchored microsatellite map for common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

    M. W. Blair;F. Pedraza;H. F. Buendia;E. Gaitán-Solís

  • Structure of genetic diversity among common bean landraces of Middle American origin based on correspondence analysis of RAPD.

    S. Beebe;P. W. Skroch;J. Tohme;M. C. Duque

  • QTL mapping of grain quality traits from the interspecific cross Oryza sativa × O. glaberrima

    G. Aluko;C. Martinez;J. Tohme;C. Castano

  • Microsatellite repeats in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris ): isolation, characterization, and cross-species amplification in Phaseolus ssp.

    E Gaitan-Solis;MC Duque;Keith J Edwards;J Tohme

  • Towards an integrated linkage map of common bean. 4. Development of a core linkage map and alignment of RFLP maps

    R. Freyre;P. W. Skroch;V. Geffroy;A.-F. Adam-Blondon

  • AFLP Analysis of Gene Pools of a Wild Bean Core Collection

    Joe Tohme;D. Orlando Gonzalez;Steve Beebe;Myriam C. Duque

  • The Cassava Genome: Current Progress, Future Directions

    Simon Prochnik;Pradeep Reddy Marri;Brian Desany;Pablo D. Rabinowicz

  • Application of genomics-assisted breeding for generation of climate resilient crops: Progress and prospects

    Chittaranjan Kole;Mehanathan Muthamilarasan;Robert Henry;David Edwards

  • Biofortified indica rice attains iron and zinc nutrition dietary targets in the field.

    Kurniawan R Trijatmiko;Conrado Duenas;Nikolaos Tsakirpaloglou;Lina Torrizo

  • Provitamin A Accumulation in Cassava (Manihot esculenta) Roots Driven by a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in a Phytoene Synthase Gene

    Ralf Welsch;Jacobo Arango;Cornelia Bär;Bertha Salazar

  • Simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers survey of the cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) genome : towards an SSR-based molecular genetic map of cassava

    P. Stephenson;K. J. Edwards;S. Melzer

  • Quantitative Trait Loci for Root Architecture Traits Correlated with Phosphorus Acquisition in Common Bean

    Stephen E. Beebe;Marcela Rojas-Pierce;Xiaolong Yan;Matthew W. Blair

  • Diversity and Origin of Andean Landraces of Common Bean

    S. Beebe;J. Rengifo;E. Gaitan;M.C. Duque

  • A molecular genetic map of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

    M. Fregene;F. Angel;R. Gomez;F. Rodriguez

  • Through the genetic bottleneck: O. rufipogon as a source of trait-enhancing alleles for O. sativa

    Susan R. McCouch;Megan Sweeney;Jiming Li;Hui Jiang

  • A global surveillance system for crop diseases

    Mónica Carvajal-Yepes;K. Cardwell;A. Nelson;K. A. Garrett

  • Microsatellites in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) : discovery, inheritance and variability

    P. P. Chavarriaga-Aguirre;M. M. Maya;M. W. Bonierbale;S. Kresovich

  • Multiplying the efficiency and impact of biofortification through metabolic engineering

    Dominique Van Der Straeten;Navreet K. Bhullar;Hans De Steur;Wilhelm Gruissem;Wilhelm Gruissem

  • Cross-species amplification of cassava (Manihot esculenta) (Euphorbiaceae) microsatellites: allelic polymorphism and degree of relationship.

    Ana C. Roa;Paul Chavarriaga-Aguirre;Myriam C. Duque;María M. Maya

  • The use of geographical information systems in biodiversity exploration and conservation

    Peter G. Jones;Stephen E. Beebe;Joseph M. Tohme;Nicholas W. Galwey

  • AFLP analysis of relationships among cassava and other Manihot species

    A. C. Roa;M. M. Maya;M. C. Duque;J. Tohme

  • Genetic Diversity of Traditional South American Landraces of Cassava (Manihot Esculenta Crantz): An Analysis Using Microsatellites

    Marianne Elias;Gilda Santos Mühlen;Doyle McKey;Ana Carolina Roa

  • Towards identifying the full set of genes expressed during cassava post-harvest physiological deterioration.

    Kim Reilly;Diana Bernal;Diego F. Cortés;Rocío Gómez-Vásquez

  • Provitamin A accumulation in Cassava (Manihot esculenta) roots driven by a single nucleotide polymorphism in a phytoene synthase gene[W] [Approved article]

    Ralf Welsch;Jacobo Arango;Cornelia Bar;Bertha Salazar

Frequent Co-Authors

Manabu Ishitani
Manabu Ishitani Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
Valérie Verdier
Valérie Verdier Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Jacobo Arango
Jacobo Arango Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
Martin Fregene
Martin Fregene African Development Bank Group
Idupulapati M. Rao
Idupulapati M. Rao Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
Silvia Restrepo
Silvia Restrepo Cornell University
Stephen E. Beebe
Stephen E. Beebe Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
Claude M. Fauquet
Claude M. Fauquet Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Susan R. McCouch
Susan R. McCouch Cornell University
Peter Beyer
Peter Beyer University of Freiburg

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