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Morocco
2026

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D-Index
57
Citations
10320
World Ranking
1466
National Ranking
2

Michael Baum 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 Michael Baum sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 188 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Baum 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 Michael Baum sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% 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 Morocco Leader Award

Overview

Michael Baum is affiliated with the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Morocco. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields, including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, and Systematics.

The topics Michael Baum explores cover a range of subjects in plant genetics and breeding, emphasizing wheat and barley genetics and pathology, genetic and environmental crop studies, and agricultural pest management studies. Additional topics include genetics and plant breeding, legume nitrogen-fixing symbiosis, CRISPR and genetic engineering, and genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals.

Michael Baum has published research in notable venues such as Frontiers in Plant Science, Crop Science, Scientific Reports, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Highlights in BioScience. Among recent papers are:

  • The Global Durum Wheat Panel (GDP): An International Platform to Identify and Exchange Beneficial Alleles, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Mobilizing Crop Biodiversity, 2020, Molecular Plant
  • Meeting the Challenges Facing Wheat Production: The Strategic Research Agenda of the Global Wheat Initiative, 2022, Agronomy
  • Crop wild relatives in durum wheat breeding: Drift or thrift?, 2020, Crop Science
  • Genomics-assisted lentil breeding: Current status and future strategies, 2021, Legume Science

Their frequent coauthors include Aladdin Hamwieh, Nourhan Fouad, Naglaa A. Abdallah, Ahmed Amri, and Shiv Kumar. These collaborations have contributed to advancing research within the field.

Best Publications

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

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

  • Differentially expressed genes between drought-tolerant and drought-sensitive barley genotypes in response to drought stress during the reproductive stage

    Peiguo Guo;Michael Baum;Stefania Grando;Salvatore Ceccarelli

  • SuperSAGE: the drought stress-responsive transcriptome of chickpea roots

    Carlos I. Molina;Björn Rotter;Ralf Horres;Sripada M Udupa

  • Genetic structure, diversity, and allelic richness in composite collection and reference set in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.).

    Hari D Upadhyaya;Sangam L Dwivedi;Michael Baum;Rajeev K Varshney

  • QTLs for agronomic traits in the Mediterranean environment identified in recombinant inbred lines of the cross 'Arta' × H. spontaneum 41-1

    M. Baum;S. Grando;G. Backes;A. Jahoor

  • A genetic linkage map of Lens sp. based on microsatellite and AFLP markers and the localization of fusarium vascular wilt resistance.

    A. Hamwieh;A. Hamwieh;S. M. Udupa;W. Choumane;W. Choumane;A. Sarker

  • Assessment of genotypic variation among cultivated durum wheat based on EST-SSRS and genomic SSRS

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

  • Diversity maintenance and use of Vicia faba L. genetic resources

    Gérard Duc;Shiying Bao;Michael Baum;Bob Redden

  • Genetic dissection of pathotype-specific resistance to ascochyta blight disease in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) using microsatellite markers

    S. M. Udupa;M. Baum

  • The yield correlations of selectable physiological traits in a population of advanced spring wheat lines grown in warm and drought environments

    M.S. Lopes;M.P. Reynolds;M.R. Jalal-Kamali;M. Moussa

  • QTLs for chlorophyll and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters in barley under post-flowering drought

    Peiguo Guo;Peiguo Guo;Michael Baum;Rajeev K. Varshney;Andreas Graner

  • A genetic linkage map of lentil (Lens sp.) based on RAPD and AFLP markers using recombinant inbred lines

    I Eujayl;M Baum;W Powell;William Erskine

  • PARTICIPATORY PLANT BREEDING IN WATER-LIMITED ENVIRONMENTS

    Salvatore Ceccarelli;Stefania Grando;M Baum

  • Identification and Characterization of Salt Tolerance of Wheat Germplasm Using a Multivariable Screening Approach

    B. C. Oyiga;R. C. Sharma;J. Shen;M. Baum

  • Allelic variation at (TAA)n microsatellite loci in a world collection of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) germplasm.

    S. M. Udupa;L. D. Robertson;F. Weigand;M. Baum

  • Genetic Gains in Wheat Breeding and Its Role in Feeding the World

    Wuletaw Tadesse;Miguel Sanchez-Garcia;Solomon Gizaw Assefa;Ahmed Amri

  • High mutation rate and mutational bias at (TAA)n microsatellite loci in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.).

    S M Udupa;M Baum

  • Quantitative trait loci associated with adaptation to Mediterranean dryland conditions in barley

    M. von Korff;S. Grando;A. Del Greco;D. This

  • Validation of a novel, fully integrated and flexible microarray benchtop facility for gene expression profiling

    Michael Baum;Simone Bielau;Nicole Rittner;Kathrin Schmid

  • Development of new microsatellite markers and their application in the analysis of genetic diversity in lentils

    Aladdin Hamwieh;Sripada M. Udupa;Ashutosh Sarker;Christian Jung

  • Genome-Wide Association Mapping of Yield and Grain Quality Traits in Winter Wheat Genotypes.

    W. Tadesse;F. C. Ogbonnaya;A. Jighly;M. Sanchez-Garcia

  • Allelic variations and differential expressions detected at quantitative trait loci for salt stress tolerance in wheat

    Benedict C. Oyiga;Ram C. Sharma;Michael Baum;Francis C. Ogbonnaya;Francis C. Ogbonnaya

  • Genome wide association analyses for drought tolerance related traits in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

    R.K. Varshney;M.J. Paulo;S. Grando;F.A. van Eeuwijk

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefania Grando
Stefania Grando Independent Scientist / Consultant, Italy
Salvatore Ceccarelli
Salvatore Ceccarelli Independent Scientist / Consultant, Italy
Rajeev K. Varshney
Rajeev K. Varshney Murdoch University
Francis C. Ogbonnaya
Francis C. Ogbonnaya Grains Research and Development Corporation
Ahmed Amri
Ahmed Amri International Center for Agricultual Research in the Dry Areas
Andreas Graner
Andreas Graner Leibniz Association
Guihua Bai
Guihua Bai United States Department of Agriculture
Wayne Powell
Wayne Powell Scotland's Rural College
Robert J Henry
Robert J Henry University of Queensland
William Erskine
William Erskine University of Western Australia

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