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Karen A. Garrett 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 Karen A. Garrett sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 187 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Karen A. Garrett 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 Karen A. Garrett sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% 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

  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Karen A. Garrett is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States and specializes in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a primary focus on Plant Science. Their research encompasses various interconnected subfields including Cell Biology, Ecology, Insect Science, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's major research topics include:

  • Plant Pathogens and Resistance
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Banana Cultivation and Research
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Nematode Management and Characterization Studies

Karen A. Garrett has contributed extensively to academic literature, with recent papers published in well-known scientific venues. Some of the notable publications include:

  • "The persistent threat of emerging plant disease pandemics to global food security," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Climate change exacerbates the environmental impacts of agriculture," 2024, Science
  • "The Role of Plant-Associated Bacteria, Fungi, and Viruses in Drought Stress Mitigation," 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "The Use of Synthetic Microbial Communities to Improve Plant Health," 2023, Phytopathology
  • "Climate Change and Pathways Used by Pests as Challenges to Plant Health in Agriculture and Forestry," 2022, Sustainability

The scientist frequently publishes in several prominent academic journals, including:

  • Phytopathology
  • Agricultural Systems
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Annual Review of Phytopathology
  • Outlook on Agriculture

Collaborations have been an integral part of their research, with numerous papers co-authored alongside multiple researchers. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Aaron I. Plex Sulá
  • Yanru Xing
  • Berea A. Etherton
  • Jorge Andrade-Piedra
  • Ricardo I. Alcalá-Briseño

Karen A. Garrett was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2019.

Best Publications

  • Food security and food production systems

    John R. Porter;Liyong Xie;Andrew J. Challinor;Kevern Cochrane

  • Climate Change Effects on Plant Disease: Genomes to Ecosystems

    Karen A. Garrett;S.P. Dendy;E.E. Frank;M.N. Rouse

  • The persistent threat of emerging plant disease pandemics to global food security

    Jean B. Ristaino;Pamela K. Anderson;Pamela K. Anderson;Daniel P. Bebber;Kate A. Brauman

  • Epidemiology in mixed host populations.

    K. A. Garrett;C. C. Mundt

  • Microbiome Networks: A Systems Framework for Identifying Candidate Microbial Assemblages for Disease Management.

    R. Poudel;A. Jumpponen;D. C. Schlatter;T. C. Paulitz

  • Assessing the Geographic Representativeness of Genebank Collections: the Case of Bolivian Wild Potatoes

    R. J. Hijmans;K. A. Garrett;Z. Huamán;D. P. Zhang

  • Seed degeneration in potato: the need for an integrated seed health strategy to mitigate the problem in developing countries

    S. Thomas-Sharma;A.A. Abdurahman;S. Ali;J.L. Andrade-Piedra

  • A global surveillance system for crop diseases

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

  • Food Security in a World of Natural Resource Scarcity: The Role of Agricultural Technologies

    M. W. Rosegrant;J. Koo;N. Cenacchi;C. Ringler

  • Members of soil bacterial communities sensitive to tillage and crop rotation

    Chuntao Yin;Kenneth L. Jones;Dallas E. Peterson;Karen A. Garrett

  • Three pillars of sustainability in fisheries

    Frank Asche;Frank Asche;Taryn M. Garlock;James L. Anderson;Simon R. Bush

  • Connectivity of the American agricultural landscape: Assessing the national risk of crop pest and disease spread

    Margaret L. Margosian;Karen A. Garrett;J. M. Shawn Hutchinson

  • Indicators of climate change in agricultural systems

    Jerry L. Hatfield;John Antle;Karen A. Garrett;Roberto Cesar Izaurralde;Roberto Cesar Izaurralde

  • Complexity in climate-change impacts: an analytical framework for effects mediated by plant disease

    K.A. Garrett;G. Forbes;Savary S;Skelsey P

  • A benefit of high temperature: increased effectiveness of a rice bacterial blight disease resistance gene.

    K. M. Webb;K. M. Webb;I. Oña;J. Bai;K. A. Garrett

  • The Role of Plant-Associated Bacteria, Fungi, and Viruses in Drought Stress Mitigation.

    Mousami Poudel;Rodrigo Mendes;Lilian A S Costa;C Guillermo Bueno

  • Climate Change in the High Andes:implications and adaptation strategies for small-scale farmers

    Carlos Perez;Claire Nicklin;Olivier Dangles;Steven Vanek

  • Impacts of global change on diseases of agricultural crops and forest trees

    Sukumar Chakraborty;Jo Luck;Grant Hollaway;Angela Freeman

  • Plant-virus interactions and the agro-ecological interface

    H. M. Alexander;K. E. Mauck;A. E. Whitfield;K. A. Garrett

  • Scientific review of the impact of climate change on plant pests: a global challenge to prevent and mitigate plant pest risks in agriculture, forestry and ecosystems.

    M. L. Gullino;R. Albales;I. Al-Jboory;F. Angelotti

  • International Agricultural Research Tackling the Effects of Global and Climate Changes on Plant Diseases in the Developing World.

    Serge Savary;Andrew Nelson;Adam H. Sparks;Laetitia Willocquet

  • Cultivar mixtures for the simultaneous management of multiple diseases: tan spot and leaf rust of wheat.

    C. M. Cox;K. A. Garrett;R. L. Bowden;A. K. Fritz

  • Beyond Yield: Plant Disease in the Context of Ecosystem Services

    M. R. Cheatham;M. R. Cheatham;M. R. Cheatham;M. N. Rouse;M. N. Rouse;P. D. Esker;S. Ignacio

  • The Effects of Host Diversity and Other Management Components on Epidemics of Potato Late Blight in the Humid Highland Tropics

    K. A. Garrett;R. J. Nelson;C. C. Mundt;G. Chacón

  • Host diversity can reduce potato late blight severity for focal and general patterns of primary inoculum

    K. A. Garrett;C. C. Mundt

  • Synopsis of Food security in a world of natural resource scarcity: The role of agricultural technologies:

    Mark W. Rosegrant;Jawoo Koo;Nicola Cenacchi;Claudia Ringler

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul D. Esker
Paul D. Esker Pennsylvania State University
Ari Jumpponen
Ari Jumpponen Kansas State University
Christopher C. Mundt
Christopher C. Mundt Oregon State University
Jonathan Yuen
Jonathan Yuen Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Matthew N. Rouse
Matthew N. Rouse US Department of Agriculture
Caterina Scoglio
Caterina Scoglio Kansas State University
Mark W. Rosegrant
Mark W. Rosegrant International Food Policy Research Institute
Claudia Ringler
Claudia Ringler International Food Policy Research Institute
Serge Savary
Serge Savary INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Robert L. Bowden
Robert L. Bowden US Department of Agriculture

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