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M. A. Saghai Maroof

M. A. Saghai Maroof

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 58 1334 1222 349 303 112 13418
Genetics 57 3402 3213 1470 1377 108 12871

M. A. Saghai Maroof publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by M. A. Saghai Maroof between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. M. A. Saghai Maroof published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 2.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 1996. 6 of the 118 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 1996. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 8 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 4 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 5 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 2 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 1 publication 2019: 0 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 2 publications 2025: 4 publications
1983 2025

118 publications in total across all disciplines

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M. A. Saghai Maroof: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 4
1991 1
1992 8
1993 5
1994 8
1995 3
1996 10
1997 5
1998 5
1999 1
2000 4
2001 2
2002 3
2003 3
2004 4
2005 1
2006 5
2007 3
2008 7
2009 5
2010 3
2011 3
2012 2
2013 1
2014 2
2015 2
2016 3
2017 1
2018 1
2019 0
2020 2
2021 3
2022 0
2023 1
2024 2
2025 4
Total 118
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M. A. Saghai Maroof 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 M. A. Saghai Maroof sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 111–115 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 112 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255 112
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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M. A. Saghai Maroof 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 M. A. Saghai Maroof sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91 58
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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Overview

M. A. Saghai Maroof is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States and specializes in research within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, focusing predominantly on Plant Science and Molecular Biology.

Their research extensively covers the genetics and cultivation of soybean, plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms, and plant disease resistance genetics. Topics addressed in their work include:

  • Soybean genetics and cultivation
  • Plant Pathogens and Resistance
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • Phytase and its Applications
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
  • Cassava research and cyanide

The scientist has contributed to multiple publications that highlight areas within soybean disease resistance and plant molecular responses. Selected recent papers include:

  • Mining germplasm panels and phenotypic datasets to identify loci for resistance to Phytophthora sojae in soybean, 2020, The Plant Genome
  • Identification of Quantitative Disease Resistance Loci Toward Four Pythium Species in Soybean, 2021, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Identification of quantitative trait loci controlling soybean seed protein and oil content, 2023, PLoS ONE
  • A transcriptional regulatory network of Rsv3-mediated extreme resistance against Soybean mosaic virus, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Genetic interactions regulating seed phytate and oligosaccharides in soybean (Glycine max L.), 2020, PLoS ONE

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Crop Science
  • The Plant Genome
  • Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

M. A. Saghai Maroof has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • R. M. Biyashev
  • Elizabeth M. Clevinger
  • Qijian Song
  • Anne E. Dorrance
  • Alison E. Robertson

The body of work reflects a comprehensive effort to understand the genetic bases of disease resistance and seed quality traits in soybean, integrating molecular biology techniques with field-based studies.

Best Publications

  • Importance of epistasis as the genetic basis of heterosis in an elite rice hybrid

    S. B. Yu;J. X. Li;C. G. Xu;Y. F. Tan

  • A molecular, isozyme and morphological map of the barley (Hordeum vulgare) genome.

    A. Kleinhofs;A. Kilian;M. A. Saghai Maroof;R. M. Biyashev

  • Extraordinarily polymorphic microsatellite DNA in barley: species diversity, chromosomal locations, and population dynamics

    M A Saghai Maroof;R M Biyashev;G P Yang;Q Zhang

  • Patterns of cytosine methylation in an elite rice hybrid and its parental lines, detected by a methylation-sensitive amplification polymorphism technique.

    L. Z. Xiong;C. G. Xu;M. A. Saghai Maroof;Qifa Zhang

  • Comparative analysis of microsatellite DNA polymorphism in landraces and cultivars of rice.

    G. P. Yang;M. A. Saghai Maroof;C. G. Xu;Qifa Zhang

  • Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) in soybean: species diversity, inheritance, and near-isogenic line analysis.

    P. J. Maughan;M. A. Saghai Maroof;G. R. Buss;G. M. Huestis

  • Using bulked extremes and recessive class to map genes for photoperiod-sensitive genic male sterility in rice.

    Qifa Zhang;B. Z. Shen;X. K. Dai;M. H. Mei

  • Development of simple sequence repeat DNA markers and their integration into a barley linkage map

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  • Genetic diversity and differentiation of indica and japonica rice detected by RFLP analysis.

    Qifa Zhang;M. A. Saghai Maroof;T. Y. Lu;B. Z. Shen

  • RFLP and microsatellite mapping of a gene for soybean mosaic virus resistance

    Y. G. Yu;M. A. Saghai Maroof;G. R. Buss;P. J. Maughan

  • A modified colorimetric method for phytic acid analysis in soybean

    Y. Gao;C. Shang;M. A. Saghai Maroof;R. M. Biyashev

  • Molecular Markers and Grouping of Parents in Maize Breeding Programs

    J. W. Dudley;M. A. Saghai Maroof;G. K. Rufener

  • Microsatellite and amplified sequence length polymorphisms in cultivated and wild soybean

    P. J. Maughan;M. A. Saghai Maroof;G. R. Buss

  • A diallel analysis of heterosis in elite hybrid rice based on RFLPs and microsatellites.

    Qifa Zhang;Y. J. Gao;S. H. Yang;R. A. Ragab

  • Regions of the genome that affect agronomic performance in two-row barley

    N. A. Tinker;D. E. Mather;B. G. Rossnagel;K. J. Kasha

  • Molecular marker heterozygosity and hybrid performance in indica and japonica rice.

    Qifa Zhang;Z. Q. Zhou;G. P. Yang;C. G. Xu

  • Molecular Marker Mapping of RSV4, a Gene Conferring Resistance to all Known Strains of Soybean Mosaic Virus

    Alec J. Hayes;Guorong Ma;Glenn R. Buss;M. A. Saghai Maroof

  • Molecular-marker analysis of seed-weight: genomic locations, gene action, and evidence for orthologous evolution among three legume species.

    P. J. Maughan;M. A. Saghai Maroof;G. R. Buss

  • Recombination Within a Nucleotide-Binding-Site/Leucine-Rich-Repeat Gene Cluster Produces New Variants Conditioning Resistance to Soybean Mosaic Virus in Soybeans

    A J Hayes;S C Jeong;M A Gore;Y G Yu

  • Genetic and Sequence Analysis of Markers Tightly Linked to the Soybean mosaic virus Resistance Gene, Rsv3.

    S. C. Jeong;S. Kristipati;A. J. Hayes;P. J. Maughan

  • Differential Accumulation of Retroelements and Diversification of NB-LRR Disease Resistance Genes in Duplicated Regions Following Polyploidy in the Ancestor of Soybean

    Roger W. Innes;Carine Ameline-Torregrosa;Tom Ashfield;Ethalinda Cannon;Ethalinda Cannon

  • Identification of quantitative trait loci controlling resistance to gray leaf spot disease in maize

    M. A. Saghai Maroof;Y. G. Yue;Z. X. Xiang;E. L. Stromberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Qifa Zhang
Qifa Zhang Huazhong Agricultural University
Carl A. Griffey
Carl A. Griffey Virginia Tech
Caiguo Xu
Caiguo Xu Huazhong Agricultural University
Brian J. Steffenson
Brian J. Steffenson University of Minnesota
Anne E. Dorrance
Anne E. Dorrance The Ohio State University
R. W. Allard
R. W. Allard University of California, Davis
Steven B. Cannon
Steven B. Cannon Agricultural Research Service
Roger W. Innes
Roger W. Innes Indiana University
Brett M. Tyler
Brett M. Tyler Oregon State University
Nevin D. Young
Nevin D. Young University of Minnesota

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