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Jorge Dubcovsky publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jorge Dubcovsky sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 396 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Jorge Dubcovsky D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jorge Dubcovsky sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 121 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Wolf Prize in Agriculture for their break-through contribution to the study of plants and animals, through the use of cutting-edge genomic technologies.
  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)
  • 2013 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2009 - Dennis R. Hoagland Award, American Society of Plant Biologists
  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Jorge Dubcovsky is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their primary research focus lies in agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these broad fields, their work specifically centers on plant science, molecular biology, agronomy and crop science, genetics, and biochemistry.

The scientist's research topics include wheat and barley genetics and pathology, plant disease resistance and genetics, plant molecular biology research, bioenergy crop production and management, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, chromosomal and genetic variations, and genetics and plant breeding.

Jorge Dubcovsky has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Juan M. Debernardi, Germán Burguener, Chengxia Li, Huiqiong Lin, and Daniel P. Woods.

Their recent publications showcase work on various aspects of plant and crop genetics, including:

  • A GRF-GIF chimeric protein improves the regeneration efficiency of transgenic plants (2020, Nature Biotechnology)
  • Recent advances in crop transformation technologies (2022, Nature Plants)
  • Genomic variants affecting homoeologous gene expression dosage contribute to agronomic trait variation in allopolyploid wheat (2022, Nature Communications)
  • Updated guidelines for gene nomenclature in wheat (2023, Theoretical and Applied Genetics)
  • WAPO-A1 is the causal gene of the 7AL QTL for spikelet number per spike in wheat (2022, PLoS Genetics)

The frequent publication venues for Jorge Dubcovsky's work include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Theoretical and Applied Genetics, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Nature Communications, and PLoS Genetics.

Over the course of their career, the scientist has received several awards:

  • Wolf Prize in Agriculture (2014) for contributions to the study of plants and animals through the use of cutting-edge genomic technologies
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2013)
  • Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) (2013)
  • Dennis R. Hoagland Award, American Society of Plant Biologists (2009)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2004)

Best Publications

  • Characterization of polyploid wheat genomic diversity using a high-density 90 000 single nucleotide polymorphism array

    Shichen Wang;Debbie Wong;Kerrie Forrest;Alexandra Allen

  • A NAC Gene Regulating Senescence Improves Grain Protein, Zinc, and Iron Content in Wheat

    Cristobal Uauy;Assaf Distelfeld;Tzion Fahima;Ann Blechl

  • Positional cloning of the wheat vernalization gene VRN1

    L. Yan;A. Loukoianov;G. Tranquilli;M. Helguera

  • The wheat VRN2 gene is a flowering repressor down-regulated by vernalization.

    Liuling Yan;Artem Loukoianov;Ann Blechl;Gabriela Tranquilli

  • The wheat and barley vernalization gene VRN3 is an orthologue of FT

    L. Yan;D. Fu;Chin-Shang Li;A. Blechl

  • Genome Plasticity a Key Factor in the Success of Polyploid Wheat Under Domestication

    Jorge Dubcovsky;Jan Dvorak

  • Genome-wide comparative diversity uncovers multiple targets of selection for improvement in hexaploid wheat landraces and cultivars.

    Colin R. Cavanagh;Shiaoman Chao;Shichen Wang;Bevan Emma Huang

  • A kinase-START gene confers temperature-dependent resistance to wheat stripe rust

    Daolin Fu;Cristobal Uauy;Assaf Distelfeld;Ann Blechl

  • Large deletions within the first intron in VRN-1 are associated with spring growth habit in barley and wheat.

    Daolin Fu;Péter Szűcs;Liuling Yan;Marcelo Helguera

  • Regulation of flowering in temperate cereals.

    A Distelfeld;C Li;J Dubcovsky

  • Allelic variation at the VRN-1 promoter region in polyploid wheat.

    L. Yan;M. Helguera;K. Kato;S. Fukuyama

  • Uncovering hidden variation in polyploid wheat.

    Ksenia V. Krasileva;Ksenia V. Krasileva;Ksenia V. Krasileva;Hans A. Vasquez-Gross;Tyson Howell;Paul Bailey

  • A GRF-GIF chimeric protein improves the regeneration efficiency of transgenic plants.

    Juan M. Debernardi;David M. Tricoli;Maria F. Ercoli;Sadiye Hayta

  • Genetic mapping of 66 new microsatellite (SSR) loci in bread wheat.

    P. K. Gupta;H. S. Balyan;K. J. Edwards;P. Isaac

  • PCR assays for the Lr37-Yr17-Sr38 cluster of rust resistance genes and their use to develop isogenic hard red spring wheat lines

    M. Helguera;M. Helguera;I. A. Khan;J. Kolmer;D. Lijavetzky

  • The HAK1 gene of barley is a member of a large gene family and encodes a high-affinity potassium transporter

    Guillermo E. Santa-Maria;Francisco Rubio;Jorge Dubcovsky;Alonso Rodriguez-Navarro

  • Comparative DNA Sequence Analysis of Wheat and Rice Genomes

    Mark E. Sorrells;Mauricio La Rota;Catherine E. Bermudez-Kandianis;Robert A. Greene

  • A chromosome bin map of 16,000 expressed sequence tag loci and distribution of genes among the three genomes of polyploid wheat.

    L. L. Qi;B. Echalier;S. Chao;S. Chao;G. R. Lazo

  • Structural evolution of wheat chromosomes 4A, 5A, and 7B and its impact on recombination

    K. M. Devos;J. Dubcovsky;J. Dvořák;C. N. Chinoy

  • Quantitative evaluation of genetic diversity in wheat germplasm using molecular markers

    M.M. Manifesto;A.R. Schlatter;H.E. Hopp;E.Y. Suárez

  • Variation in the AvrSr35 gene determines Sr35 resistance against wheat stem rust race Ug99

    Andres Salcedo;William Rutter;Shichen Wang;Alina Akhunova

  • Genetic and Molecular Characterization of the VRN2 Loci in Tetraploid Wheat

    Assaf Distelfeld;Gabriela Tranquilli;Chengxia Li;Liuling Yan

  • CATALOGUE OF GENE SYMBOLS FOR WHEAT: 2012 SUPPLEMENT

    R. A. McIntosh;J. Dubcovsky;C. Morris;R. Appels

Frequent Co-Authors

Shiaoman Chao
Shiaoman Chao Agricultural Research Service
Eduard Akhunov
Eduard Akhunov Kansas State University
Assaf Distelfeld
Assaf Distelfeld University of Haifa
Cristobal Uauy
Cristobal Uauy John Innes Centre
Tzion Fahima
Tzion Fahima University of Haifa
Mark E. Sorrells
Mark E. Sorrells Cornell University
Jan Dvorak
Jan Dvorak University of California, Davis
James A. Anderson
James A. Anderson University of Minnesota
Olin D. Anderson
Olin D. Anderson United States Department of Agriculture
Gerard R. Lazo
Gerard R. Lazo Agricultural Research Service

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