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D-Index
49
Citations
10193
World Ranking
2238
National Ranking
12

María E. Otegui 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 María E. Otegui sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 118 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

María E. Otegui 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 María E. Otegui sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agronomy
  • Botany
  • Cultivar

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Agronomy, Hybrid, Zea mays, Growth rate and Crop. In his research, María E. Otegui undertakes multidisciplinary study on Agronomy and Source sink. His Hybrid research includes elements of Canopy, Plant population and Shoot.

The concepts of his Zea mays study are interwoven with issues in Grain yield, Pollination and Animal science. His study focuses on the intersection of Crop and fields such as Dry weight with connections in the field of Interspecific competition, Field experiment and Semis. María E. Otegui has researched Leaf area index in several fields, including Water use, Surface irrigation and Water-use efficiency.

His most cited work include:

  • Seed dry weight response to source–sink manipulations in wheat, maize and soybean: a quantitative reappraisal (542 citations)
  • Growth, water use, and kernel abortion of maize subjected to drought at silking (206 citations)
  • Plant population density, row spacing and hybrid effects on maize canopy architecture and light attenuation (200 citations)

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

Agronomy, Hybrid, Zea mays, Horticulture and Grain yield are his primary areas of study. The Crop, Crop yield and Biomass partitioning research María E. Otegui does as part of his general Agronomy study is frequently linked to other disciplines of science, such as Growth rate, therefore creating a link between diverse domains of science. His studies deal with areas such as Dry weight, Leaf area index, Photosynthetically active radiation and Sowing as well as Crop.

His Hybrid research integrates issues from Temperate climate, Biomass, Poaceae, Inbred strain and Animal science. He interconnects Plant growth, Grain filling and Pollination in the investigation of issues within Zea mays. His Horticulture research includes elements of Botany, Arabidopsis, Water-use efficiency, Abiotic stress and Genetically modified crops.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (85.29%)
  • Hybrid (67.65%)
  • Zea mays (22.55%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Agronomy (85.29%)
  • Hybrid (67.65%)
  • Heritability (16.67%)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Agronomy, Hybrid, Heritability, Horticulture and Kernel. His Agronomy study frequently draws connections to adjacent fields such as Inbred strain. His work often combines Hybrid and Growth rate studies.

His Horticulture study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Genetically modified crops and Arabidopsis. The concepts of his Kernel study are interwoven with issues in Epistasis and Zea mays. His Zea mays study combines topics in areas such as Plant growth and Grain weight.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Field-grown transgenic wheat expressing the sunflower gene HaHB4 significantly outyields the wild type (30 citations)
  • Reduced expression of selected FASCICLIN-LIKE ARABINOGALACTAN PROTEIN genes associates with the abortion of kernels in field crops of Zea mays (maize) and of Arabidopsis seeds. (17 citations)
  • Reduced expression of selected FASCICLIN-LIKE ARABINOGALACTAN PROTEIN genes associates with the abortion of kernels in field crops of Zea mays (maize) and of Arabidopsis seeds. (17 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Agronomy
  • Horticulture

María E. Otegui mostly deals with Hybrid, Horticulture, Agronomy, Drought tolerance and Genetically modified crops. His research integrates issues of Grain yield and Kernel in his study of Hybrid. He has included themes like Arabidopsis thaliana, Silique, Arabidopsis and Gene expression in his Horticulture study.

Many of his research projects under Agronomy are closely connected to Source sink and Kernel size with Source sink and Kernel size, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. His Drought tolerance study also includes

  • Cultivar which is related to area like Genetically modified organism, Biotechnology, Crop yield and Transformation,
  • Water-use efficiency together with Biomass, Crop, Temperate climate, Water use and Photosynthetically active radiation. His Genetically modified crops research incorporates elements of Xylem and Ectopic expression.

Best Publications

  • Seed dry weight response to source–sink manipulations in wheat, maize and soybean: a quantitative reappraisal

    Lucas Borrás;Gustavo A Slafer;Marı́a E Otegui

  • Plant population density, row spacing and hybrid effects on maize canopy architecture and light attenuation

    G.A Maddonni;M.E Otegui;A.G Cirilo

  • Growth, water use, and kernel abortion of maize subjected to drought at silking

    M.E. Otegui;F.H. Andrade;E.E. Suero

  • Leaf area, light interception, and crop development in maize

    G.A. Maddonni;M.E. Otegui

  • Maize Kernel Weight Response to Postflowering Source–Sink Ratio

    Lucas Borrás;María E. Otegui

  • Leaf senescence in maize hybrids: plant population, row spacing and kernel set effects

    L Borrás;G.A Maddonni;M.E Otegui

  • Genetic gains in grain yield and related physiological attributes in Argentine maize hybrids

    Sergio F. Luque;Alfredo G. Cirilo;María E. Otegui

  • Response of maize kernel number to plant density in Argentinean hybrids released between 1965 and 1993

    L. Echarte;S. Luque;F.H. Andrade;V.O. Sadras

  • Grain yield components in maize: I. Ear growth and kernel set

    Marı́a E Otegui;Raymond Bonhomme

  • Intra-specific competition in maize: early establishment of hierarchies among plants affects final kernel set

    G.A Maddonni;M.E Otegui

  • Sowing Date Effects on Grain Yield Components for Different Maize Genotypes

    María E. Otegui;María G. Nicolini;Ricardo A. Ruiz;Pablo A. Dodds

  • Source–sink relations and kernel weight differences in maize temperate hybrids

    Brenda L. Gambín;Lucas Borrás;María E. Otegui

  • Heat Stress in Field-Grown Maize: Response of Physiological Determinants of Grain Yield

    M. Cicchino;J. I. Rattalino Edreira;M. Uribelarrea;M. E. Otegui

  • Heat stress effects around flowering on kernel set of temperate and tropical maize hybrids

    J.I. Rattalino Edreira;E. Budakli Carpici;D. Sammarro;M.E. Otegui

  • Control of kernel weight and kernel water relations by post-flowering source-sink ratio in maize.

    L. Borrás;M. E. Westgate;M. E. Otegui

  • Maize Leaves Turn Away from Neighbors

    Gustavo Angel Maddonni;Marı́a Elena Otegui;Bruno Andrieu;Michael Chelle

  • Kernel number determination differs among maize hybrids in response to nitrogen

    K.E. D’Andrea;M.E. Otegui;A.G. Cirilo

  • Inter-plant competition for resources in maize crops grown under contrasting nitrogen supply and density: Variability in plant and ear growth

    Maria de Los Angeles Rossini;Gustavo Angel Maddonni;Maria Elena Otegui

  • Heat stress in temperate and tropical maize hybrids: Differences in crop growth, biomass partitioning and reserves use

    Juan Ignacio Rattalino Edreira;Maria Elena Otegui

  • Row Width and Maize Grain Yield

    Gustavo A. Maddonni;Alfredo G. Cirilo;M. E. Otegui

  • Synchronous pollination within and between ears improves kernel set in maize

    Jorgelina Cárcova;Martín Uribelarrea;Lucas Borrás;María E. Otegui

  • Pollen Production, Pollination Dynamics, and Kernel Set in Maize

    M. Uribelarrea;J. Cárcova;M. E. Otegui;M. E. Westgate

Frequent Co-Authors

Lucas Borrás
Lucas Borrás Corteva Agriscience
Raquel L. Chan
Raquel L. Chan National University of the Littoral
Jorge J. Casal
Jorge J. Casal University of Buenos Aires
Gustavo A. Slafer
Gustavo A. Slafer University of Lleida
Mark E. Westgate
Mark E. Westgate Iowa State University
Fernando H. Andrade
Fernando H. Andrade National Agricultural Technology Institute
Ignacio J. Lorite
Ignacio J. Lorite Regional Government of Andalusia
José M. Estevez
José M. Estevez Fundación Instituto Leloir
Victor O. Sadras
Victor O. Sadras Flinders University
Tong Zhu
Tong Zhu Research Triangle Park Foundation

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