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Plant Science and Agronomy
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2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 116 77 74 25 23 359 52883
Genetics 116 445 427 228 218 333 50834

Mark E. Sorrells publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mark E. Sorrells between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mark E. Sorrells published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 7.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2021. 13 of the 382 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2021. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 2 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 9 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 13 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 19 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 32 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 7 publications
1976 2025

382 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mark E. Sorrells: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 0
1978 1
1979 2
1980 1
1981 0
1982 5
1983 1
1984 1
1985 2
1986 3
1987 4
1988 1
1989 9
1990 9
1991 7
1992 11
1993 10
1994 5
1995 13
1996 7
1997 7
1998 6
1999 6
2000 10
2001 4
2002 8
2003 8
2004 19
2005 8
2006 10
2007 5
2008 5
2009 7
2010 8
2011 12
2012 14
2013 12
2014 9
2015 12
2016 6
2017 12
2018 7
2019 18
2020 13
2021 32
2022 12
2023 6
2024 6
2025 7
Total 382
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Mark E. Sorrells 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 Mark E. Sorrells 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, 356–360 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: 359 publications — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 18 359
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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Mark E. Sorrells 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 Mark E. Sorrells 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, 109+ 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: 116 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.

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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
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+ 99 116
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)
  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Mark E. Sorrells is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and has a research focus spanning agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work primarily involves the study of plant science, genetics, and agronomy and crop science, with additional emphasis on molecular biology and nutrition and dietetics.

Their main research topics cover a range of areas including:

  • Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Bioenergy crop production and management
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • Seed Germination and Physiology

They have published extensively in prominent venues such as:

  • Crop Science
  • The Plant Genome
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Theoretical and Applied Genetics
  • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics

Frequent collaborators in their research include Kevin P. Smith, Lucía Gutiérrez, Jean-Luc Jannink, Michael A. Gore, and Haixiao Hu.

Among recent papers, key contributions include:

  • "Designing Future Crops: Genomics-Assisted Breeding Comes of Age" (2021), Trends in Plant Science
  • "Exceptional subgenome stability and functional divergence in the allotetraploid Ethiopian cereal teff" (2020), Nature Communications
  • "Counting on Crossovers: Controlled Recombination for Plant Breeding" (2020), Trends in Plant Science
  • "Genomic variants affecting homoeologous gene expression dosage contribute to agronomic trait variation in allopolyploid wheat" (2022), Nature Communications
  • "Wheat ATIs: Characteristics and Role in Human Disease" (2021), Frontiers in Nutrition

The scientist has been recognized with fellowships from established bodies, including the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) in 2003 and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1998.

Best Publications

  • Genic microsatellite markers in plants: features and applications

    Rajeev K. Varshney;Andreas Graner;Mark E. Sorrells

  • Optimizing parental selection for genetic linkage maps

    James A Anderson;G. A. Churchill;J. E. Autrique;S. D. Tanksley

  • Development of High-Density Genetic Maps for Barley and Wheat Using a Novel Two-Enzyme Genotyping-by-Sequencing Approach

    Jesse A. Poland;Jesse A. Poland;Patrick J. Brown;Mark E. Sorrells;Jean Luc Jannink;Jean Luc Jannink

  • Genomic Selection for Crop Improvement

    Elliot L. Heffner;Mark E. Sorrells;Jean-Luc Jannink

  • Association Mapping of Kernel Size and Milling Quality in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Cultivars

    Flavio Breseghello;Mark E Sorrells

  • Genome-wide comparative diversity uncovers multiple targets of selection for improvement in hexaploid wheat landraces and cultivars.

    Colin R. Cavanagh;Shiaoman Chao;Shichen Wang;Bevan Emma Huang

  • Abundance, variability and chromosomal location of microsatellites in wheat.

    Marion S. Röder;Jens Plaschke;Susanne U. König;Andreas Börner

  • Data mining for simple sequence repeats in expressed sequence tags from barley, maize, rice, sorghum and wheat.

    Ramesh V. Kantety;Mauricio La Rota;David E. Matthews;Mark E. Sorrells

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

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

  • Genomics-assisted breeding for crop improvement

    Rajeev K. Varshney;Rajeev K. Varshney;Andreas Graner;Mark E. Sorrells

  • Genomic Selection in Wheat Breeding using Genotyping-by-Sequencing

    Jesse A. Poland;Jeffrey Endelman;Julie Dawson;Jessica Rutkoski

  • Genomic Selection in Plant Breeding: A Comparison of Models

    Nicolas Heslot;Nicolas Heslot;Hsiao-Pei Yang;Mark E. Sorrells;Jean-Luc Jannink

  • DNA Markers in Plant Improvement

    Andrew H. Paterson;Steven D. Tanksley;Mark E. Sorrells

  • Plant Breeding with Genomic Selection: Gain per Unit Time and Cost

    Elliot L. Heffner;Aaron J. Lorenz;Jean Luc Jannink;Mark E. Sorrells

  • Phytochemicals and antioxidant activity of milled fractions of different wheat varieties.

    Kafui Kwami Adom;Mark E Sorrells;Rui Hai Liu

  • Isolation of EST-derived microsatellite markers for genotyping the A and B genomes of wheat.

    I. Eujayl;M. E. Sorrells;M. Baum;P. Wolters

  • Genomic Selection in Plant Breeding. Knowledge and Prospects.

    Aaron J. Lorenz;Shiaoman Chao;Franco G. Asoro;Elliot L. Heffner

  • Construction of a restriction fragment length polymorphism map for barley (Hordeum vulgare)

    M. Heun;A. E. Kennedy;J. A. Anderson;N. L. V. Lapitan

  • Homoeologous relationships of rice, wheat and maize chromosomes.

    S. Ahn;J. A. Anderson;M. E. Sorrells;S. D. Tanksley

  • Quantitative trait locus effects and environmental interaction in a sample of North American barley germ plasm.

    P M Hayes;B H Liu;S J Knapp;F Chen

  • Molecular mapping of wheat: major genes and rearrangements in homoeologous groups 4, 5, and 7.

    J. C. Nelson;M. E. Sorrells;A. E. Van Deynze;Yun Hai Lu

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Luc Jannink
Jean-Luc Jannink Agricultural Research Service
Shiaoman Chao
Shiaoman Chao Agricultural Research Service
James A. Anderson
James A. Anderson University of Minnesota
Jesse Poland
Jesse Poland King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Jorge Dubcovsky
Jorge Dubcovsky University of California, Davis
Gary C. Bergstrom
Gary C. Bergstrom Cornell University
Steven D. Tanksley
Steven D. Tanksley Cornell University
Ravi P. Singh
Ravi P. Singh International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Bikram S. Gill
Bikram S. Gill Kansas State University
Calvin O. Qualset
Calvin O. Qualset University of California, Davis

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