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D-Index
54
Citations
21651
World Ranking
1652
National Ranking
440

Majid R. Foolad 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 Majid R. Foolad sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 116 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Majid R. Foolad 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 Majid R. Foolad sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 54 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Genetics
  • Botany

Majid R. Foolad spends much of his time researching Agronomy, Biotechnology, Genetically modified crops, Botany and Genetics. Majid R. Foolad combines subjects such as Molecular breeding and Abiotic stress with his study of Biotechnology. He applies his multidisciplinary studies on Genetically modified crops and Osmoprotectant in his research.

His research in the fields of Horizontal resistance, Gibberellin and Alternaria solani overlaps with other disciplines such as Abiotic component. Majid R. Foolad usually deals with Genetics and limits it to topics linked to Lycopersicon and Germplasm, Genomics, Plant physiology and Solanaceae. His work in Heat shock protein addresses issues such as Germination, which are connected to fields such as Chaperone.

His most cited work include:

  • Roles of glycine betaine and proline in improving plant abiotic stress resistance (2657 citations)
  • Heat tolerance in plants: An overview (1914 citations)
  • Pre‐Sowing Seed Treatment—A Shotgun Approach to Improve Germination, Plant Growth, and Crop Yield Under Saline and Non‐Saline Conditions (497 citations)

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

His main research concerns Genetics, Lycopersicon, Botany, Quantitative trait locus and Horticulture. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Germination and Backcrossing. His Botany research includes elements of Plant disease resistance, Genetic variation, Abiotic stress and Solanaceae.

His studies deal with areas such as Radicle, Lycopene, Allele and Molecular marker as well as Quantitative trait locus. As a part of the same scientific family, he mostly works in the field of Horticulture, focusing on Heritability and, on occasion, Genetic analysis and Genetic gain. His Cultivar research incorporates themes from Vegetative reproduction and Biotechnology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Genetics (37.00%)
  • Lycopersicon (34.00%)
  • Botany (30.00%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2020)?

  • Blight (24.00%)
  • Solanum (17.00%)
  • Horticulture (28.00%)

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

Majid R. Foolad mainly focuses on Blight, Solanum, Horticulture, Plant disease resistance and Genetics. His Blight research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Solanum pimpinellifolium, Oomycete and Heritability. His study looks at the relationship between Solanum and fields such as Cultivar, as well as how they intersect with chemical problems.

In Fungicide, Majid R. Foolad works on issues like Genomics, which are connected to Biotechnology. In most of his Plant disease resistance studies, his work intersects topics such as Botany. His work in Genetics is not limited to one particular discipline; it also encompasses Lycopene.

Between 2012 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Crop breeding for salt tolerance in the era of molecular markers and marker‐assisted selection (123 citations)
  • The tomato pan-genome uncovers new genes and a rare allele regulating fruit flavor. (121 citations)
  • Validation and fine mapping of lyc12.1, a QTL for increased tomato fruit lycopene content (34 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Genetics
  • Botany

Majid R. Foolad mostly deals with Quantitative trait locus, Solanum, Genetic diversity, Genetics and Biotechnology. The concepts of his Quantitative trait locus study are interwoven with issues in Genotyping, Restriction fragment length polymorphism, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Computational biology and Candidate gene. His Solanum study incorporates themes from Cultivar, Blight, Phytophthora infestans and Oomycete.

His Cultivar study is concerned with the field of Botany as a whole. His research in Genetic diversity intersects with topics in Fungicide, Domestication, Gene, Allele and Pan-genome. His Biotechnology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Molecular breeding, Plant breeding, Abiotic stress and Gene–environment interaction.

Best Publications

  • Roles of glycine betaine and proline in improving plant abiotic stress resistance

    M. Ashraf;M.R. Foolad

  • Heat tolerance in plants: An overview

    A. Wahid;S. Gelani;M. Ashraf;M. R. Foolad

  • Pre‐Sowing Seed Treatment—A Shotgun Approach to Improve Germination, Plant Growth, and Crop Yield Under Saline and Non‐Saline Conditions

    M. Ashraf;M.R. Foolad

  • Gene Expression Profiling of Plants under Salt Stress

    A. Jamil;S. Riaz;M. Ashraf;M. R. Foolad

  • The tomato pan-genome uncovers new genes and a rare allele regulating fruit flavor.

    Lei Gao;Itay Gonda;Itay Gonda;Honghe Sun;Qiyue Ma

  • Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding of Tomato

    Majid R. Foolad

  • The Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Roles of Brassinosteroids and Salicylic Acid in Plant Processes and Salt Tolerance

    M. Ashraf;N. A. Akram;Richard N. Arteca;Majid R. Foolad

  • Potato and Tomato Late Blight Caused by Phytophthora infestans: An Overview of Pathology and Resistance Breeding

    Marcin Nowicki;Majid R Foolad;Marzena Nowakowska;Elznieta U Kozik

  • Recent advances in genetics of salt tolerance in tomato

    M. R. Foolad

  • Crop breeding for salt tolerance in the era of molecular markers and marker‐assisted selection

    Muhammad Ashraf;Majid R. Foolad

  • Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Late Blight and Early Blight Resistance in Tomato

    Majid R. Foolad;Heather L. Merk;Hamid Ashrafi

  • Marker-Assisted Selection in Tomato Breeding

    Majid R. Foolad;Dilip R. Panthee

  • Drought Tolerance: Roles of Organic Osmolytes, Growth Regulators, and Mineral Nutrients

    M. Ashraf;M. Ashraf;N.A. Akram;F. Al-Qurainy;M.R. Foolad

  • Molecular organization of a gene in barley which encodes a protein similar to aspartic protease and its specific expression in nucellar cells during degeneration.

    Fuqiang Chen;Majid R. Foolad

  • A genetic map of Prunus based on an interspecific cross between peach and almond

    Majid R. Foolad;S. Arulsekar;V. Becerra;F. A. Bliss

  • Mapping salt-tolerance genes in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) using trait-based marker analysis.

    Majid R. Foolad;R. A. Jones

  • An expanded genetic linkage map of Prunus based on an interspecific cross between almond and peach.

    Fred A. Bliss;S. Arulsekar;Majid R. Foolad;V. Becerra

  • Genetics of drought tolerance during seed germination in tomato: inheritance and QTL mapping.

    Majid R. Foolad;L. P. Zhang;P. Subbiah

  • Genetic potential for salt tolerance during germination in lycopersicon species

    M.R. Foolad;G.Y. Lin

  • Development of a PCR-based marker to identify rice blast resistance gene, Pi-2(t), in a segregating population.

    S. Hittalmani;Majid R. Foolad;T. Mew;R. L. Rodriguez

  • Comparison of salt tolerance during seed germination and vegetative growth in tomato by QTL mapping

    Majid R. Foolad

  • Identification and validation of QTLs for salt tolerance during vegetative growth in tomato by selective genotyping.

    Majid R. Foolad;L. P. Zhang;G. Y. Lin

  • Identification of QTLs for early blight (Alternaria solani) resistance in tomato using backcross populations of a Lycopersicon esculentum x L. hirsutum cross

    Majid R. Foolad;L. P. Zhang;A. A. Khan;D. Niño-Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Hamid Ashrafi
Hamid Ashrafi North Carolina State University
Muhammad Ashraf
Muhammad Ashraf University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Raymond L. Rodriguez
Raymond L. Rodriguez University of California, Davis
James J. Giovannoni
James J. Giovannoni Boyce Thompson Institute
Dilip R. Panthee
Dilip R. Panthee North Carolina State University
Arun K. Sharma
Arun K. Sharma University of Calcutta
Zhangjun Fei
Zhangjun Fei Cornell University
Bruce I. Reisch
Bruce I. Reisch Cornell University
Marilyn L. Warburton
Marilyn L. Warburton United States Department of Agriculture
Sanwen Huang
Sanwen Huang Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

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