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D-Index
65
Citations
17477
World Ranking
9056
National Ranking
4025

John Schiefelbein 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 John Schiefelbein sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 137 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John Schiefelbein 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 John Schiefelbein sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 65 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

John Schiefelbein is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions to Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. The main subfields of their work include Plant Science and Molecular Biology, with additional input into Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's research topics cover several specialized areas, including:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

John Schiefelbein has published extensively, with frequent publication venues including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Plant Journal
  • New Phytologist
  • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
  • Molecular Plant

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on single-cell and molecular plant biology, with notable publications such as:

  • "Single-nucleus RNA and ATAC sequencing reveals the impact of chromatin accessibility on gene expression in Arabidopsis roots at the single-cell level," 2021, Molecular Plant
  • "Plant Cell Identity in the Era of Single-Cell Transcriptomics," 2021, Annual Review of Genetics
  • "Expression Partitioning of Duplicate Genes at Single Cell Resolution in Arabidopsis Roots," 2020, Frontiers in Genetics
  • "Novel TTG1 Mutants Modify Root-Hair Pattern Formation in Arabidopsis," 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • "Identification of new marker genes from plant single-cell RNA-seq data using interpretable machine learning methods," 2022, New Phytologist

Throughout their career, John Schiefelbein has collaborated frequently with other researchers. The most frequent co-authors include:

  • Kook Hui Ryu
  • Fei Yu
  • Lijun An
  • Andrew Farmer
  • Lu Liu

Best Publications

  • Cell Identity Mediates the Response of Arabidopsis Roots to Abiotic Stress

    José R. Dinneny;Terri A. Long;Jean Y. Wang;Jee W. Jung

  • WEREWOLF, a MYB-Related Protein in Arabidopsis, Is a Position-Dependent Regulator of Epidermal Cell Patterning

    Myeong Min Lee;John Schiefelbein

  • Root development in Arabidopsis: four mutants with dramatically altered root morphogenesis

    Philip N. Benfey;Paul J. Linstead;Keith Roberts;John W. Schiefelbein

  • Mutant of Arabidopsis Deficient in Xylem Loading of Phosphate

    Yves Poirier;Sharon Thoma;Chris Somerville;John Schiefelbein

  • The TTG Gene Is Required to Specify Epidermal Cell Fate and Cell Patterning in the Arabidopsis Root

    Moira E. Galway;James D. Masucci;Alan M. Lloyd;Virginia Walbot

  • The rhd6 Mutation of Arabidopsis thaliana Alters Root-Hair Initiation through an Auxin- and Ethylene-Associated Process

    James D. Masucci;John W. Schiefelbein

  • The homeobox gene GLABRA2 is required for position-dependent cell differentiation in the root epidermis of Arabidopsis thaliana

    J.D. Masucci;W.G. Rerie;D.R. Foreman;M. Zhang

  • Genetic Control of Root Hair Development in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    John W. Schiefelbein;Chris Somerville

  • The ENHANCER of TRY and CPC1 gene acts redundantly with TRIPTYCHON and CAPRICE in trichome and root hair cell patterning in Arabidopsis

    Victor Kirik;Marissa Simon;Martin Huelskamp;John Schiefelbein

  • The bHLH genes GLABRA3 (GL3) and ENHANCER OF GLABRA3 (EGL3) specify epidermal cell fate in the Arabidopsis root.

    Christine Bernhardt;Myeong Min Lee;Antonio Gonzalez;Fan Zhang

  • Hormones act downstream of TTG and GL2 to promote root hair outgrowth during epidermis development in the Arabidopsis root.

    James D. Masucci;John W. Schiefelbein

  • Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Resolves Molecular Relationships Among Individual Plant Cells.

    Kook Hui Ryu;Ling Huang;Hyun Min Kang;John Schiefelbein

  • Cell-fate specification in the epidermis: a common patterning mechanism in the root and shoot.

    John Schiefelbein

  • A gene regulatory network for root epidermis cell differentiation in Arabidopsis.

    Angela Bruex;Raghunandan M. Kainkaryam;Yana Wieckowski;Yeon Hee Kang

  • Positional signaling mediated by a receptor-like kinase in Arabidopsis

    Su Hwan Kwak;Ronglai Shen;John Schiefelbein

  • How do cells know what they want to be when they grow up? Lessons from epidermal patterning in Arabidopsis.

    John C. Larkin;Matt L. Brown;John Schiefelbein

  • The bHLH genes GL3 and EGL3 participate in an intercellular regulatory circuit that controls cell patterning in the Arabidopsis root epidermis.

    Christine Bernhardt;Mingzhe Zhao;Antonio Gonzalez;Alan M Lloyd

  • Control of cell division in the root epidermis of Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Fred Berger;Chen Yi Hung;Liam Dolan;John Schiefelbein

  • Constructing a Plant Cell. The Genetic Control of Root Hair Development

    John W. Schiefelbein

  • Genetic Control of Root Hair Development in Arabidopsis

    John W. Schiefelbein;Chris Somerville

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip N. Benfey
Philip N. Benfey Duke University
Andrew Farmer
Andrew Farmer National Center for Genome Resources
Martin Hülskamp
Martin Hülskamp University of Cologne
Yinbo Gan
Yinbo Gan Zhejiang University
Chris Somerville
Chris Somerville University of California, Berkeley
Jin-Gui Chen
Jin-Gui Chen Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Liam Dolan
Liam Dolan Austrian Academy of Sciences
Xiao-Ya Chen
Xiao-Ya Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jeff J. Doyle
Jeff J. Doyle Cornell University
Alan M Lloyd
Alan M Lloyd The University of Texas at Austin

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