2026 Kourosh Vahdati: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	42	3561	3329	8	8	181	4962

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Plant Science and Agronomy

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Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Iran Leader Award

Best Publications

Abiotic Stress - Plant Responses and Applications in Agriculture

Kourosh Vahdati;Charles Leslie

207
Citations
Antioxidant and Anticancer Activities of Walnut (Juglans regia L.) Protein Hydrolysates Using Different Proteases

Raheleh Jahanbani;S. Mahmood Ghaffari;Maryam Salami;Kourosh Vahdati

135
Citations
Correlations between Some Horticultural Traits in Walnut

Reza Amiri;Kourosh Vahdati;Somayeh Mohsenipoor;Mohammad Reza Mozaffari

112
Citations
Effect of exogenous ABA on somatic embryo maturation and germination in Persian walnut (Juglans regia L.)

Kourosh Vahdati;Shima Bayat;Hassan Ebrahimzadeh;Maryam Jariteh

101
Citations
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza and Plant Growth-promoting Bacteria Alleviate Drought Stress in Walnut

Azadeh Behrooz;Kourosh Vahdati;Farhad Rejali;Mahmoud Lotfi

99
Citations
Rooting and acclimatization of in vitro-grown shoots from mature trees of three Persian walnut cultivars

Kourosh Vahdati;Charles Leslie;Zabihollah Zamani;Gale McGranahan

95
Citations
Advances in Rootstock Breeding of Nut Trees: Objectives and Strategies.

Kourosh Vahdati;Saadat Sarikhani;Mohammad Mehdi Arab;Charles A. Leslie

86
Citations
Plant selection method for urban landscapes of semi-arid cities (a case study of Tehran)

Morteza Asgarzadeh;Kourosh Vahdati;Mahmoud Lotfi;Mostafa Arab

80
Citations
Genome-wide patterns of population structure and association mapping of nut-related traits in Persian walnut populations from Iran using the Axiom J. regia 700K SNP array

Mohammad Mehdi Arab;Annarita Marrano;Rostam Abdollahi-Arpanahi;Charles A. Leslie

74
Citations
Rooting and Other Characteristics of a Transgenic Walnut Hybrid (Juglans hindsii x J. regia) Rootstock Expressing rolABC

Kourosh Vahdati;James R. McKenna;Abhaya M. Dandekar;Charles A. Leslie

65
Citations
Advances in Persian Walnut (Juglans regia L.) Breeding Strategies

Kourosh Vahdati;Mohammad M. Arab;Saadat Sarikhani;Mohammad Sadat-Hosseini

65
Citations
Characterization of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) in Persian walnut associated with drought stress tolerance

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65
Citations
Genetic diversity and gene flow of some Persian walnut populations in southeast of Iran revealed by SSR markers

Kourosh Vahdati;Somayeh Mohseni Pourtaklu;Rouhollah Karimi;Rouhollah Barzehkar

60
Citations
Kaolin particle film alleviates adverse effects of light and heat stresses and improves nut and kernel quality in Persian walnut.

Ali Gharaghani;Aghil Mohammadi Javarzari;Kourosh Vahdati

56
Citations
Functional Analysis of Walnut Polyphenol Oxidase Gene (JrPPO1) in Transgenic Tobacco Plants and PPO Induction in Response to Walnut Bacterial Blight

Fatemeh Khodadadi;Masoud Tohidfar;Kourosh Vahdati;Abhaya M. Dandekar

53
Citations
Comprehensive biochemical insights into the seed germination of walnut under drought stress

Naser Lotfi;Ali Soleimani;Kourosh Vahdati;Ramazan Çakmakçı

53
Citations
Screening for Drought-tolerant Genotypes of Persian Walnuts (Juglans regia L.) During Seed Germination

Kourosh Vahdati;Naser Lotfi;Bahman Kholdebarin;Darab Hassani

51
Citations
Combining independent de novo assemblies to optimize leaf transcriptome of Persian walnut.

Mohammad Sadat-Hosseini;Mohammad Sadat-Hosseini;Mohammad Reza Bakhtiarizadeh;Naser Boroomand;Masoud Tohidfar

49
Citations
Relationships of walnut cultivars in a germplasm collection: Comparative analysis of phenotypic and molecular data

Iulia Francesca Pop;Adina Cristina Vicol;Mihai Botu;Paul Andrei Raica

47
Citations
Situation and recent trends on cultivation and breeding of Persian walnut in Iran

Darab Hassani;Saadat Sarikhani;Raana Dastjerdi;Razie Mahmoudi

45
Citations
Preserving quality of fresh walnuts using plant extracts.

Najme Chatrabnous;Navid Yazdani;Vahid Tavallali;Kourosh Vahdati

42
Citations
Ascorbic acid incorporated with walnut green husk extract for preserving the postharvest quality of cold storage fresh walnut kernels

Asaad Habibie;Navid Yazdani;Mahmoud Koushesh Saba;Kourosh Vahdati

40
Citations
Persian Walnut Phenology: Effect of Chilling and Heat Requirements on Budbreak and Flowering Date

Amin Hassankhah;Kourosh Vahdati;Majid Rahemi;Darab Hassani

37
Citations
Foliar Application of Zinc and Boron Improves Walnut Vegetative and Reproductive Growth

Karim Keshavarz;Kourosh Vahdati;Mahmoud Samar;Behzad Azadegan

35
Citations
Drought-induced accumulation of sugars and proline in radicle and plumule of tolerant walnut varieties during germination phase.

N. Lotfi;K. Vahdati;R. Amiri;B. Kholdebarin

35
Citations
Peroxidase, guaiacol peroxidase and ascorbate peroxidase activity accumulation in leaves and roots of walnut trees in response to drought stress.

N. Lotfi;K. Vahdati;D. Hassani;B. Kholdebarin

30
Citations