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Plant Science and Agronomy
Canada
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
121
Citations
50005
World Ranking
61
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Canada Leader Award
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

Leon V. Kochian mainly focuses on Botany, Biochemistry, Gene, Shoot and Hyperaccumulator. His Botany research integrates issues from Organic acid and Biophysics. His research on Biochemistry often connects related topics like Rhizosphere.

In his work, Malate dehydrogenase, Nitrite reductase and cDNA library is strongly intertwined with Lycopersicon, which is a subfield of Gene. His studies in Shoot integrate themes in fields like Phytoremediation and Xylem. His Arabidopsis research incorporates themes from Arabidopsis thaliana, Regulation of gene expression and Transporter.

His most cited work include:

  • Cellular Mechanisms of Aluminum Toxicity and Resistance in Plants (1370 citations)
  • How do crop plants tolerate acid soils? Mechanisms of aluminum tolerance and phosphorous efficiency. (1156 citations)
  • Trehalose accumulation in rice plants confers high tolerance levels to different abiotic stresses (1036 citations)

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

Leon V. Kochian mostly deals with Botany, Biochemistry, Shoot, Gene and Agronomy. Leon V. Kochian has researched Botany in several fields, including Biophysics and Hyperaccumulator, Thlaspi caerulescens. His study in the field of Depolarization is also linked to topics like Toxicity.

Leon V. Kochian studied Biochemistry and Rhizosphere that intersect with Organic acid. His Shoot research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Phytoremediation and Chromosomal translocation. His study in the field of Crop and Root system also crosses realms of Bioavailability.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (36.93%)
  • Biochemistry (30.29%)
  • Shoot (14.94%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Gene (15.77%)
  • Genetics (13.69%)
  • Botany (36.93%)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Gene, Genetics, Botany, Biochemistry and Cell biology. In his research on the topic of Gene, Molecular analysis, Plant genetics and Micronutrient deficiency is strongly related with Agronomy. His Botany research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Transcriptome and Crop.

Leon V. Kochian integrates many fields, such as Biochemistry and Toxicity, in his works. His Cell biology research includes elements of Promoter, Transcription and Yeast. His research on Transporter also deals with topics like

  • Xylem that connect with fields like Chromosomal translocation, Arabidopsis, Crosstalk and Phloem,
  • Efflux together with Protein kinase complex, Toxin, Biophysics and Organic acid.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Plant Adaptation to Acid Soils: The Molecular Basis for Crop Aluminum Resistance (366 citations)
  • Mechanisms of Micronutrient Uptake and Translocation in Plants (187 citations)
  • OPT3 Is a Phloem-Specific Iron Transporter That Is Essential for Systemic Iron Signaling and Redistribution of Iron and Cadmium in Arabidopsis (118 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

Leon V. Kochian mainly investigates Botany, Biochemistry, Chromosomal translocation, Gene and Arabidopsis. His Botany study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Agronomy and Crop. He integrates several fields in his works, including Biochemistry and Bioavailability.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Homeostasis, Signal transduction, Regulation of gene expression, Transcription and Signalling in addition to Chromosomal translocation. His study in Gene is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Adaptation and Resistance. His Arabidopsis study combines topics in areas such as Transgene, Xylem and Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Best Publications

  • Cellular Mechanisms of Aluminum Toxicity and Resistance in Plants

    Leon V. Kochian

  • How do crop plants tolerate acid soils? Mechanisms of aluminum tolerance and phosphorous efficiency.

    Leon V Kochian;Owen A Hoekenga;Miguel A Pineros

  • Trehalose accumulation in rice plants confers high tolerance levels to different abiotic stresses

    Ajay K. Garg;Ju-Kon Kim;Thomas G. Owens;Anil P. Ranwala

  • Plant Adaptation to Acid Soils: The Molecular Basis for Crop Aluminum Resistance

    Leon V Kochian;Miguel A Piñeros;Jiping Liu;Jurandir V Magalhaes

  • The molecular physiology of heavy metal transport in the Zn/Cd hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens.

    Nicole S. Pence;Paul B. Larsen;Stephen D. Ebbs;Deborah L. D. Letham

  • A gene in the multidrug and toxic compound extrusion (MATE) family confers aluminum tolerance in sorghum.

    Jurandir V Magalhaes;Jiping Liu;Claudia T Guimarães;Ubiraci G P Lana

  • The physiology, genetics and molecular biology of plant aluminum resistance and toxicity.

    Leon V. Kochian;Miguel A. Piñeros;Owen A. Hoekenga

  • Functional expression of a probable Arabidopsis thaliana potassium channel in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Julie A. Anderson;Shirish S. Huprikar;Leon V. Kochian;William J. Lucas

  • Aluminium Toxicity in Roots: An Investigation of Spatial Sensitivity and the Role of the Root Cap

    Peter R. Ryan;Joseph M. Ditomaso;Leon V. Kochian

  • Toxicity of Zinc and Copper to Brassica Species: Implications for Phytoremediation

    Stephen D. Ebbs;Leon V. Kochian

  • Phytoextraction of Cadmium and Zinc from a Contaminated Soil

    S. D. Ebbs;M. M. Lasat;D. J. Brady;J. Cornish

  • Organic acid exudation as an aluminum-tolerance mechanism in maize (Zea mays L.)

    Didier M. Pellet;David L. Grunes;Leon V. Kochian

  • AtALMT1, which encodes a malate transporter, is identified as one of several genes critical for aluminum tolerance in Arabidopsis

    Owen A. Hoekenga;Lyza G. Maron;Miguel A. Piñeros;Geraldo M. A. Cançado;Geraldo M. A. Cançado

  • The Cauliflower Or Gene Encodes a DnaJ Cysteine-Rich Domain-Containing Protein That Mediates High Levels of β-Carotene Accumulation

    Shan Lu;Shan Lu;Joyce Van Eck;Xiangjun Zhou;Xiangjun Zhou;Alex B. Lopez

  • Aluminum-activated citrate and malate transporters from the MATE and ALMT families function independently to confer Arabidopsis aluminum tolerance.

    Jiping Liu;Jurandir V. Magalhaes;Jon Shaff;Leon V. Kochian

  • Characterization of Cadmium Binding, Uptake, and Translocation in Intact Seedlings of Bread and Durum Wheat Cultivars

    Jonathan J. Hart;Ross M. Welch;Wendell A. Norvell;Lori A. Sullivan

  • Using membrane transporters to improve crops for sustainable food production

    Julian I. Schroeder;Emmanuel Delhaize;Wolf B. Frommer;Mary Lou Guerinot

  • The Role of Iron-Deficiency Stress Responses in Stimulating Heavy-Metal Transport in Plants

    Clara K. Cohen;Tama C. Fox;David F. Garvin;Leon V. Kochian

  • Physiological Characterization of Root Zn2+ Absorption and Translocation to Shoots in Zn Hyperaccumulator and Nonaccumulator Species of Thlaspi

    M. M. Lasat;A. J. M. Baker;L. V. Kochian

  • Three-Dimensional Root Phenotyping with a Novel Imaging and Software Platform

    Randy T. Clark;Robert B. MacCurdy;Janelle K. Jung;Jon E. Shaff

  • Phytoextraction of Zinc by Oat (Avena sativa), Barley (Hordeum vulgare), and Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea)

    Stephen D. Ebbs;Leon V. Kochian

  • Transport properties of members of the ZIP family in plants and their role in Zn and Mn homeostasis

    Matthew J. Milner;Jesse Seamon;Eric Craft;Leon V. Kochian

Frequent Co-Authors

Jon E. Shaff
Jon E. Shaff Cornell University
Miguel A. Piñeros
Miguel A. Piñeros Cornell University
Ross M. Welch
Ross M. Welch Cornell University
Stephen D. Ebbs
Stephen D. Ebbs Southern Illinois University Carbondale
David F. Garvin
David F. Garvin Agricultural Research Service
Joseph M. DiTomaso
Joseph M. DiTomaso University of California, Davis
Susan R. McCouch
Susan R. McCouch Cornell University
Zhangjun Fei
Zhangjun Fei Cornell University
William J. Lucas
William J. Lucas University of California, Davis
Li Li
Li Li Cornell University

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