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D-Index
49
Citations
7604
World Ranking
2306
National Ranking
580

Kevin C. Vaughn 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 Kevin C. Vaughn sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 170 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kevin C. Vaughn 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 Kevin C. Vaughn sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

His primary scientific interests are in Biochemistry, Botany, Cell wall, Biophysics and Cell biology. In general Biochemistry, his work in Chloroplast, Thylakoid and Cellulose biosynthesis is often linked to Microspora linking many areas of study. His study explores the link between Chloroplast and topics such as Polyphenol oxidase that cross with problems in Plastid and Tentoxin.

Botany and Plant development are commonly linked in his work. His work on Arabinogalactan, Plasmodesma and Callose as part of general Cell wall research is frequently linked to Epitope, bridging the gap between disciplines. The study incorporates disciplines such as Cellulose and Lignin in addition to Biophysics.

His most cited work include:

  • Function of polyphenol oxidase in higher plants (297 citations)
  • Role of peroxidase in the development of water-impermeable seed coats in Sida spinosa L (252 citations)
  • Polyphenol oxidase: The chloroplast oxidase with no established function (196 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Kevin C. Vaughn spends much of his time researching Botany, Biochemistry, Chloroplast, Cell biology and Mitosis. His work in the fields of Tentoxin, Enzyme and Polyphenol oxidase overlaps with other areas such as Glycine. The Thylakoid and Plastid research he does as part of his general Chloroplast study is frequently linked to other disciplines of science, such as Stroma, therefore creating a link between diverse domains of science.

His Cell biology research includes elements of Basal body and Cytoskeleton. His research integrates issues of Spindle apparatus, Phragmoplast, Cell division, Microtubule and Cell plate in his study of Mitosis. Microtubule organizing center and Centrin is closely connected to Blepharoplast in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Microtubule.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (40.29%)
  • Biochemistry (35.97%)
  • Chloroplast (22.30%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2006-2020)?

  • Botany (40.29%)
  • Cell wall (12.23%)
  • Cell biology (20.14%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Cell wall, Cell biology, Biophysics and Agronomy. He works mostly in the field of Botany, limiting it down to concerns involving Arabidopsis and, occasionally, Brassicaceae and Dehiscence. His Cell wall research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Vascular tissue and Seedling.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Basal body, Membrane protein and Ceratopteris richardii. The Biophysics study combines topics in areas such as Secondary cell wall, Pectin, Callose and Polysaccharide. To a larger extent, Kevin C. Vaughn studies Biochemistry with the aim of understanding Arabinogalactan.

Between 2006 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Immunocytochemical characterization of tension wood: Gelatinous fibers contain more than just cellulose (88 citations)
  • Gelatinous fibers are widespread in coiling tendrils and twining vines (86 citations)
  • Plasma Membrane-Associated SCAR Complex Subunits Promote Cortical F-Actin Accumulation and Normal Growth Characteristics in Arabidopsis Roots (49 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

Botany, Cell wall, Tendril, Biophysics and Circumnutation are his primary areas of study. Kevin C. Vaughn has included themes like Silique and Cardamine hirsuta in his Botany study. The various areas that he examines in his Cell wall study include Plant Structures, Galium and Trichome.

Much of his study explores Tendril relationship to Parthenocissus quinquefolia. His Biophysics study incorporates themes from Secondary cell wall, Cellulose, Pectin, Polysaccharide and Liquidambar styraciflua. His study in Circumnutation is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Plant species, Plant development and Vine.

Best Publications

  • Function of polyphenol oxidase in higher plants

    Kevin C. Vaughn;Stephen O. Duke

  • Role of peroxidase in the development of water-impermeable seed coats in Sida spinosa L

    G. H. Egley;R. N. Paul;K. C. Vaughn;S. O. Duke

  • Polyphenol oxidase: The chloroplast oxidase with no established function

    Kevin C. Vaughn;Alan R. Lax;Stephen O. Duke

  • Artemisinin, a Constituent of Annual Wormwood (Artemisia annua), is a Selective Phytotoxin

    Stephen O. Duke;Kevin C. Vaughn;Edward M. Croom;Hala N. Elsohly

  • Mitotic Disrupter Herbicides

    Kevin C. Vaughn;Larry P. Lehnen

  • Gelatinous fibers are widespread in coiling tendrils and twining vines

    Andrew J. Bowling;Kevin C. Vaughn

  • Microtubule-Organizing Centers and Nucleating Sites in Land Plants

    Kevin C. Vaughn;John D.I. Harper

  • Immunocytochemical characterization of tension wood: Gelatinous fibers contain more than just cellulose.

    Andrew J. Bowling;Kevin C. Vaughn

  • Dodder hyphae invade the host: a structural and immunocytochemical characterization.

    K. C. Vaughn

  • Diversity in the distribution of polysaccharide and glycoprotein epitopes in the cell walls of bryophytes: new evidence for the multiple evolution of water-conducting cells

    Roberto Ligrone;Kevin C. Vaughn;Karen Sue Renzaglia;J. Paul Knox

  • Attachment of the parasitic weed dodder to the host.

    K. C. Vaughn

  • Sequence of effects of acifluorfen on physiological and ultrastructural parameters in cucumber cotyledon discs

    W.H. Kenyon;S.O. Duke;K.C. Vaughn

  • A cortical band of gelatinous fibers causes the coiling of redvine tendrils: a model based upon cytochemical and immunocytochemical studies

    Christopher G. Meloche;J. Paul Knox;Kevin C. Vaughn

  • Tentoxin stops the processing of polyphenol oxidase into an active protein

    Kevin C. Vaughn;Stephen O. Duke

  • The herbicide dichlobenil disrupts cell plate formation: immunogold characterization

    K. C. Vaughn;J. C. Hoffman;M. G. Hahn;L. A. Staehelin

  • Herbicides that inhibit cellulose biosynthesis

    Robert P. Sabba;Kevin C. Vaughn

  • A Dinitroaniline-Resistant Mutant of Eleusine indica Exhibits Cross-Resistance and Supersensitivity to Antimicrotubule Herbicides and Drugs

    Kevin C. Vaughn;M. David Marks;Donald P. Weeks

  • RuBisCo activase is present in the pyrenoid of green algae

    R. M. L. McKay;Sarah P. Gibbs;K. C. Vaughn

  • A LIMITED SURVEY OF THE PHYLOGENETIC DISTRIBUTION OF POLYPHENOL OXIDASE

    Timothy D. Sherman;Kevin C. Vaughn;Stephen O. Duke

  • Wall Ingrowths in Epidermal Transfer Cells of Vicia faba Cotyledons are Modified Primary Walls Marked by Localized Accumulations of Arabinogalactan Proteins

    Kevin C. Vaughn;Mark J. Talbot;Christina E. Offler;David W. McCurdy

  • Mitotic disrupter herbicides act by a single mechanism but vary in efficacy

    J. C. Hoffman;K. C. Vaughn

  • Tentoxin‐induced loss of plastidic polyphenol oxidase

    Kevin C. Vaughn;Stephen O. Duke

  • STRUCTURAL AND IMMUNOCYTOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE WALLS OF DICHLOBENIL-HABITUATED BY-2 TOBACCO CELLS

    Robert P. Sabba;Neil A. Durso;Kevin C. Vaughn

  • Structural and immunocytochemical characterization of microtubule organizing centers in pteridophyte spermatogenous cells

    J. C. Hoffman;K. C. Vaughn;H. C. Joshi

  • The primary walls of cotton fibers contain an ensheathing pectin layer

    K. C. Vaughn;R. B. Turley

  • Plasma Membrane-Associated SCAR Complex Subunits Promote Cortical F-Actin Accumulation and Normal Growth Characteristics in Arabidopsis Roots

    Julia Dyachok;Mon Ray Shao;Kevin Vaughn;Andrew Bowling

  • Mitochondrial involvement in the mode of action of acifluorfen

    Stephen O. Duke;Kevin C. Vaughn;Ronald L. Meeusen

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen O. Duke
Stephen O. Duke University of Mississippi
C. Douglas Boyette
C. Douglas Boyette Agricultural Research Service
Robert E. Hoagland
Robert E. Hoagland Agricultural Research Service
J. Paul Knox
J. Paul Knox University of Leeds
Nicoletta Rascio
Nicoletta Rascio University of Padua
William C. Koskinen
William C. Koskinen University of Minnesota
Michael G. Hahn
Michael G. Hahn University of Georgia
William T. Pettigrew
William T. Pettigrew US Department of Agriculture
David R. Gealy
David R. Gealy Agricultural Research Service
Jeffrey G. Duckett
Jeffrey G. Duckett Queen Mary University of London

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