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Kirsten Bomblies 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 Kirsten Bomblies sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 73 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kirsten Bomblies 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 Kirsten Bomblies sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% 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

  • 2008 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation

Overview

Kirsten Bomblies is affiliated with the John Innes Centre in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with additional work in Agricultural and Biological Sciences. The main subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Genetics, Cell Biology, and Immunology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas, notably:

  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Plant Tissue Culture and Regeneration
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics

Kirsten Bomblies has contributed to several publication venues, frequently publishing in:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich)
  • Trends in Genetics

Key recent papers include:

  • When everything changes at once: finding a new normal after genome duplication, 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Genetics of adaptation, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

In collaboration with other researchers, Kirsten Bomblies has coauthored publications with Adrián Gonzalo, Chris Morgan, Marinela Dukić, Tadeas Priklopil, and Alex Widmer.

Kirsten Bomblies was awarded the Fellowship of the MacArthur Foundation in 2008.

Best Publications

  • The origin of the naked grains of maize

    Huai Wang;Tina Nussbaum-Wagler;Bailin Li;Qiong Zhao

  • KANADI regulates organ polarity in Arabidopsis

    Randall A. Kerstetter;Krista Bollman;R. Alexandra Taylor;Kirsten Bomblies

  • Autoimmune response as a mechanism for a Dobzhansky-Muller-type incompatibility syndrome in plants.

    Kirsten Bomblies;Janne Lempe;Petra Epple;Norman Warthmann

  • RADseq underestimates diversity and introduces genealogical biases due to nonrandom haplotype sampling

    Brian John Arnold;Russ Brendan Corbett-Detig;Daniel L. Hartl;Kirsten Bomblies

  • Activation of a Floral Homeotic Gene in Arabidopsis

    Maximilian A. Busch;Kirsten Bomblies;Detlef Weigel

  • Hybrid necrosis: autoimmunity as a potential gene-flow barrier in plant species

    Kirsten Bomblies;Detlef Weigel

  • Meiotic Adaptation to Genome Duplication in Arabidopsis arenosa

    Levi Yant;Jesse D. Hollister;Kevin M. Wright;Brian J. Arnold

  • Species-wide genetic incompatibility analysis identifies immune genes as hot spots of deleterious epistasis.

    Eunyoung Chae;Kirsten Bomblies;Sang-Tae Kim;Darya Karelina

  • Local-scale patterns of genetic variability, outcrossing, and spatial structure in natural stands of Arabidopsis thaliana

    Kirsten Bomblies;Kirsten Bomblies;Levi Yant;Roosa A. Laitinen;Sang-Tae Kim

  • Genetic Architecture of Flowering-Time Variation in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Patrice A. Salomé;Kirsten Bomblies;Roosa A. E. Laitinen;Levi Yant

  • Interaction of LEAFY, AGAMOUS and TERMINAL FLOWER1 in maintaining floral meristem identity in Arabidopsis

    François Parcy;Kirsten Bomblies;Detlef Weigel

  • The recombination landscape in Arabidopsis thaliana F 2 populations

    PA Salome;Kirsten Bomblies;Kirsten Bomblies;Joffrey Fitz;Roosa A. Laitinen

  • Genetic Adaptation Associated with Genome-Doubling in Autotetraploid Arabidopsis arenosa

    Jesse D. Hollister;Brian John Arnold;Elisabeth Svedin;Katherine Shaohua Xue

  • The 35S promoter used in a selectable marker gene of a plant transformation vector affects the expression of the transgene.

    So Yeon Yoo;Kirsten Bomblies;Seung Kwan Yoo;Jung Won Yang

  • Meiosis evolves: adaptation to external and internal environments

    Kirsten Bomblies;James D. Higgins;Levi Yant

  • Borrowed alleles and convergence in serpentine adaptation.

    Brian J. Arnold;Brett Lahner;Jeffrey M. DaCosta;Caroline M. Weisman

  • Pleiotropic Effects of the Duplicate Maize FLORICAULA/LEAFY Genes zfl1 and zfl2 on Traits Under Selection During Maize Domestication

    Kirsten Bomblies;John F. Doebley

  • Meiosis in autopolyploid and allopolyploid Arabidopsis

    Andrew Lloyd;Andrew Lloyd;Kirsten Bomblies

  • Single Geographic Origin of a Widespread Autotetraploid Arabidopsis arenosa Lineage Followed by Interploidy Admixture

    Brian Arnold;Sang-Tae Kim;Kirsten Bomblies

  • Report Meiotic Adaptation to Genome Duplication in Arabidopsis arenosa

    Levi Yant;Jesse D. Hollister;Kevin M. Wright;Brian J. Arnold

Frequent Co-Authors

Detlef Weigel
Detlef Weigel Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology
Sangtae Kim
Sangtae Kim Catholic University of Korea
Karol Marhold
Karol Marhold Slovak Academy of Sciences
John Doebley
John Doebley University of Wisconsin–Madison
Denise Zickler
Denise Zickler University of Paris-Saclay
Christa Lanz
Christa Lanz Max Planck Society
Ian R. Henderson
Ian R. Henderson University of Cambridge
Nancy Kleckner
Nancy Kleckner Harvard University
David E. Salt
David E. Salt University of Nottingham
Jeffery L. Dangl
Jeffery L. Dangl University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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