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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
129
Citations
56687
World Ranking
43
National Ranking
7

Malcolm J. Bennett 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 Malcolm J. Bennett sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 443 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Malcolm J. Bennett 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 Malcolm J. Bennett sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 129 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2020 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Malcolm J. Bennett is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research primarily focuses on plant science, incorporating molecular biology, soil science, agronomy and crop science, and genetics.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant responses to water stress
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement

Malcolm J. Bennett has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, notably:

  • Bipin K. Pandey
  • Rahul Bhosale
  • Darren M. Wells
  • Craig J. Sturrock
  • Sacha J. Mooney

Their work has been published in a variety of scientific venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Trends in Plant Science
  • Plant Cell & Environment
  • Nature

Among notable recent publications are:

  • Plant roots sense soil compaction through restricted ethylene diffusion, 2021, Science
  • An extended root phenotype: the rhizosphere, its formation and impacts on plant fitness, 2020, The Plant Journal
  • A mini foxtail millet with an Arabidopsis-like life cycle as a C4 model system, 2020, Nature Plants
  • Genetic analysis of the Arabidopsis TIR1/AFB auxin receptors reveals both overlapping and specialized functions, 2020, eLife
  • Addressing Research Bottlenecks to Crop Productivity, 2021, Trends in Plant Science

Their contributions also include book publications such as COVID-19 and Social Determinants of Health, published in 2023 by Bristol University Press eBooks.

In 2020, Malcolm J. Bennett was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Regulation of phyllotaxis by polar auxin transport.

    Didier Reinhardt;Eva-Rachele Pesce;Pia A. Stieger;Therese Mandel

  • Auxin Transport Promotes Arabidopsis Lateral Root Initiation

    Ilda Casimiro;Alan Marchant;Rishikesh P. Bhalerao;Tom Beeckman

  • Arabidopsis AUX1 gene: a permease-like regulator of root gravitropism.

    Malcolm J. Bennett;Alan Marchant;Haydn G. Green;Sean T. May

  • AtPIN2 defines a locus of Arabidopsis for root gravitropism control

    Andreas Müller;Changhui Guan;Leo Gälweiler;Petra Tänzler

  • Ecology of zoonoses: natural and unnatural histories

    William B Karesh;William B Karesh;William B Karesh;Andy P. Dobson;Andy P. Dobson;James O Lloyd-Smith;James O Lloyd-Smith;Juan Lubroth

  • The auxin influx carrier LAX3 promotes lateral root emergence

    Kamal Swarup;Eva Benková;Eva Benková;Ranjan Swarup;Ilda Casimiro

  • Arabidopsis lateral root development: an emerging story.

    Benjamin Péret;Bert De Rybel;Bert De Rybel;Ilda Casimiro;Eva Benková;Eva Benková

  • A novel sensor to map auxin response and distribution at high spatio-temporal resolution

    Géraldine Brunoud;Darren M. Wells;Marina Oliva;Antoine Larrieu;Antoine Larrieu

  • Dissecting Arabidopsis lateral root development

    Ilda Casimiro;Tom Beeckman;Neil Graham;Rishikesh Bhalerao

  • Localization of the auxin permease AUX1 suggests two functionally distinct hormone transport pathways operate in the Arabidopsis root apex

    Ranjan Swarup;Jirı́ Friml;Alan Marchant;Karin Ljung

  • AUX1 regulates root gravitropism in Arabidopsis by facilitating auxin uptake within root apical tissues

    Alan Marchant;Joanna Kargul;Sean T. May;Philippe Muller

  • Cytokinins Act Directly on Lateral Root Founder Cells to Inhibit Root Initiation

    Laurent Laplaze;Eva Benkova;Ilda Casimiro;Lies Maes

  • Auxin-dependent regulation of lateral root positioning in the basal meristem of Arabidopsis.

    Ive De Smet;Takuya Tetsumura;Bert De Rybel;Nicolas Frei dit Frey

  • Ethylene Upregulates Auxin Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis Seedlings to Enhance Inhibition of Root Cell Elongation

    Ranjan Swarup;Paula Perry;Paula Perry;Paula Perry;Dik Hagenbeek;Dominique Van Der Straeten

  • Root gravitropism requires lateral root cap and epidermal cells for transport and response to a mobile auxin signal

    Ranjan Swarup;Eric M. Kramer;Paula Perry;Kirsten Knox

  • Lateral root development in Arabidopsis: fifty shades of auxin

    Julien Lavenus;Tatsuaki Goh;Tatsuaki Goh;Ianto Roberts;Soazig Guyomarc’h

  • AUX1 Promotes Lateral Root Formation by Facilitating Indole-3-Acetic Acid Distribution between Sink and Source Tissues in the Arabidopsis Seedling

    Alan Marchant;Rishikesh Bhalerao;Ilda Casimiro;Jan Eklöf

  • The auxin signalling network translates dynamic input into robust patterning at the shoot apex

    Teva Vernoux;Géraldine Brunoud;Etienne Farcot;Valérie Morin

  • A clarification of transmission terms in host-microparasite models: numbers, densities and areas.

    M. Begon;M. Bennett;R. G. Bowers;N. P. French

  • Shoot-derived auxin is essential for early lateral root emergence in Arabidopsis seedlings

    Rishikesh P. Bhalerao;Jan Eklöf;Karin Ljung;Alan Marchant

Frequent Co-Authors

Ranjan Swarup
Ranjan Swarup University of Nottingham
Michael Begon
Michael Begon University of Liverpool
Darren M. Wells
Darren M. Wells University of Nottingham
Rosalind M. Gaskell
Rosalind M. Gaskell University of Liverpool
Tony P. Pridmore
Tony P. Pridmore University of Nottingham
Laurent Laplaze
Laurent Laplaze University of Montpellier
Sacha J. Mooney
Sacha J. Mooney University of Nottingham
Tom Beeckman
Tom Beeckman Ghent University
Craig J. Sturrock
Craig J. Sturrock University of Nottingham
Jonathan P. Lynch
Jonathan P. Lynch Pennsylvania State University

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