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Matthew J. Hayden

Matthew J. Hayden

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
53
Citations
18255
World Ranking
3692
National Ranking
122

Matthew J. Hayden publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matthew J. Hayden sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 155 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Matthew J. Hayden D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matthew J. Hayden sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Matthew J. Hayden is affiliated with La Trobe University in Australia. Their research spans multiple disciplines within agricultural and biological sciences, with a primary focus on plant science. Their work includes extensive study in genetics, molecular biology, ecology, and agronomy and crop science.

The scientist's research topics are centered on wheat and barley genetics and pathology, genetics and plant breeding, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, plant disease resistance and genetics, sunflower and safflower cultivation, and studies involving yeasts and rust fungi.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Hans D. Daetwyler, Surya Kant, Josquin Tibbits, Kerrie Forrest, and Urmil Bansal.

Their publications have appeared most frequently in the following venues:

  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Theoretical and Applied Genetics
  • Plants
  • Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Research Square

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Matthew J. Hayden are:

  • Roots' Drought Adaptive Traits in Crop Improvement, 2022, Plants
  • Genomic variants affecting homoeologous gene expression dosage contribute to agronomic trait variation in allopolyploid wheat, 2022, Nature Communications
  • The Global Durum Wheat Panel (GDP): An International Platform to Identify and Exchange Beneficial Alleles, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • High-throughput phenotyping using digital and hyperspectral imaging-derived biomarkers for genotypic nitrogen response, 2020, Journal of Experimental Botany
  • High-throughput phenotyping to dissect genotypic differences in safflower for drought tolerance, 2021, PLoS ONE

Their main fields of study include agricultural and biological sciences with 139 publications and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology with 59 publications.

Subfields include:

  • Plant Science
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology
  • Agronomy and Crop Science

Best Publications

  • Shifting the limits in wheat research and breeding using a fully annotated reference genome

    Rudi Appels;Rudi Appels;Kellye Eversole;Nils Stein;Nils Stein

  • Characterization of polyploid wheat genomic diversity using a high-density 90 000 single nucleotide polymorphism array

    Shichen Wang;Debbie Wong;Kerrie Forrest;Alexandra Allen

  • The Human Gene Mutation Database: towards a comprehensive repository of inherited mutation data for medical research, genetic diagnosis and next-generation sequencing studies

    Peter D. Stenson;Matthew Mort;Edward V. Ball;Katy Evans

  • 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

  • Durum wheat genome highlights past domestication signatures and future improvement targets

    Marco Maccaferri;Marco Maccaferri;Neil S. Harris;Sven O. Twardziok;Raj K. Pasam

  • Genetic mapping of 66 new microsatellite (SSR) loci in bread wheat.

    P. K. Gupta;H. S. Balyan;K. J. Edwards;P. Isaac

  • The Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD ® ): optimizing its use in a clinical diagnostic or research setting

    Peter D. Stenson;Matthew Mort;Edward V. Ball;Molly Chapman

  • New slow-rusting leaf rust and stripe rust resistance genes Lr67 and Yr46 in wheat are pleiotropic or closely linked

    Sybil A. Herrera-Foessel;Evans S. Lagudah;Julio Huerta-Espino;Matthew J. Hayden

  • Exome sequencing highlights the role of wild-relative introgression in shaping the adaptive landscape of the wheat genome

    Fei He;Raj Pasam;Fan Shi;Surya Kant

  • A multiparent advanced generation inter-cross population for genetic analysis in wheat

    Bevan E. Huang;Andrew W. George;Kerrie L. Forrest;Andrzej Kilian

  • Breeding improves wheat productivity under contrasting agrochemical input levels

    Kai P. Voss-Fels;Kai P. Voss-Fels;Andreas Stahl;Benjamin Wittkop;Carolin Lichthardt

  • A haplotype map of allohexaploid wheat reveals distinct patterns of selection on homoeologous genomes

    Katherine W Jordan;Shichen Wang;Yanni Lun;Laura-Jayne Gardiner

  • Multiplex-Ready PCR: A new method for multiplexed SSR and SNP genotyping

    Matthew J Hayden;Thao M Nguyen;Amanda Waterman;Kenneth J Chalmers

  • Mapping of durable adult plant and seedling resistances to stripe rust and stem rust diseases in wheat

    H. S. Bariana;M. J. Hayden;N. U. Ahmed;J. A. Bell

  • An introgression on wheat chromosome 4DL in RL6077 (Thatcher*6/PI 250413) confers adult plant resistance to stripe rust and leaf rust (Lr67).

    Colin W. Hiebert;Julian B. Thomas;Brent D. McCallum;D. Gavin Humphreys

  • Analysis of leaf and stripe rust severities reveals pathotype changes and multiple minor QTLs associated with resistance in an Avocet × Pastor wheat population

    G. M. Rosewarne;R. P. Singh;J. Huerta-Espino;S. A. Herrera-Foessel

  • An Improved Consensus Linkage Map of Barley Based on Flow-Sorted Chromosomes and Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Markers

    María Muñoz-Amatriaín;Matthew J. Moscou;Prasanna R. Bhat;Jan T. Svensson

  • Application of multiplex-ready PCR for fluorescence-based SSR genotyping in barley and wheat

    M. J. Hayden;T. M. Nguyen;A. Waterman;G. L. McMichael

  • Transcriptomic analysis of wheat near-isogenic lines identifies PM19-A1 and A2 as candidates for a major dormancy QTL

    Jose M Barrero;Colin Cavanagh;Colin Cavanagh;Klara L Verbyla;Josquin Fg Tibbits

  • A genetic map of 1,000 SSR and DArT markers in a wide barley cross

    P. R. Hearnden;P. R. Hearnden;P. J. Eckermann;P. J. Eckermann;G. L. McMichael;G. L. McMichael;M. J. Hayden;M. J. Hayden

Frequent Co-Authors

Urmil Bansal
Urmil Bansal University of Sydney
Hans D. Daetwyler
Hans D. Daetwyler Bayer Pharmaceuticals
Harbans Bariana
Harbans Bariana Western Sydney University
Rudi Appels
Rudi Appels University of Melbourne
German Spangenberg
German Spangenberg La Trobe University
Kenneth J. Chalmers
Kenneth J. Chalmers University of Adelaide
Ben J. Hayes
Ben J. Hayes University of Queensland
Diane E. Mather
Diane E. Mather University of Adelaide
Eduard Akhunov
Eduard Akhunov Kansas State University
Jorge Dubcovsky
Jorge Dubcovsky University of California, Davis

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