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D-Index
31
Citations
5705
World Ranking
6090
National Ranking
1469

Michael Held 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 Held sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 69 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Held 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 Held sits on this spectrum.

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: 31 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Aurora B-Mediated Abscission Checkpoint Protects against Tetraploidization

    Patrick Steigemann;Claudia Wurzenberger;Michael H.A. Schmitz;Michael Held

  • Phosphate starvation responses are mediated by sugar signaling in Arabidopsis

    Athikkattuvalasu S. Karthikeyan;Deepa K. Varadarajan;Ajay Jain;Michael A. Held

  • A Missense Mutation in the Arabidopsis COPII Coat Protein Sec24A Induces the Formation of Clusters of the Endoplasmic Reticulum and Golgi Apparatus

    Carmen Faso;Ya-Ni Chen;Kentaro Tamura;Michael Held

  • Di-isodityrosine Is the Intermolecular Cross-link of Isodityrosine-rich Extensin Analogs Cross-linked in Vitro

    Unknown

  • Small-interfering RNAs from natural antisense transcripts derived from a cellulose synthase gene modulate cell wall biosynthesis in barley

    Michael A. Held;Bryan Penning;Amanda S. Brandt;Sarah A. Kessans

  • 454 Genome sequencing of Pseudoperonospora cubensis reveals effector proteins with a QXLR translocation motif.

    Miaoying Tian;Joe Win;Elizabeth Savory;Alyssa Burkhardt

  • Functional Identification of a Hydroxyproline-O-galactosyltransferase Specific for Arabinogalactan Protein Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

    Debarati Basu;Yan Liang;Xiao Liu;Klaus Himmeldirk

  • Plant Sar1 isoforms with near-identical protein sequences exhibit different localisations and effects on secretion

    Sally L. Hanton;Laurent Chatre;Loren A. Matheson;Marika Rossi;Marika Rossi

  • CGR2 and CGR3 have critical overlapping roles in pectin methylesterification and plant growth in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Sang Jin Kim;Michael A. Held;Starla Zemelis;Curtis Wilkerson;Curtis Wilkerson

  • Elucidating the roles of three β-glucuronosyltransferases (GLCATs) acting on arabinogalactan-proteins using a CRISPR-Cas9 multiplexing approach in Arabidopsis

    Yuan Zhang;Michael A. Held;Allan M. Showalter

  • Control of root hair development in Arabidopsis thaliana by an endoplasmic reticulum anchored member of the R2R3-MYB transcription factor family.

    Erin Slabaugh;Michael Held;Federica Brandizzi

  • Pollen tube growth and guidance: Occam's razor sharpened on a molecular arabinogalactan glycoprotein Rosetta Stone.

    Derek T. A. Lamport;Li Tan;Michael A. Held;Marcia J. Kieliszewski

  • Composition, Assembly, and Trafficking of a Wheat Xylan Synthase Complex 

    Unknown

  • Class III Peroxidases PRX01, PRX44, and PRX73 Control Root Hair Growth in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Unknown

  • Genetic Determinants for Enzymatic Digestion of Lignocellulosic Biomass are Independent of Those for Lignin abundance in a maize Recombinant Inbred population

    Bryan W. Penning;Robert W. Sykes;Nicholas C. Babcock;Christopher K. Dugard

  • Evidence for the involvement of the Arabidopsis SEC24A in male transmission.

    Renata Conger;Yani Chen;Silvia Fornaciari;Carmen Faso

  • CGR3: A Golgi-Localized Protein Influencing Homogalacturonan Methylesterification

    Michael A. Held;Evan Be;Starla Zemelis;Starla Zemelis;Saunia Withers

  • Extensins: Self-Assembly, Crosslinking, and the Role of Peroxidases

    Unknown

  • Decreased Polysaccharide Feruloylation Compromises Plant Cell Wall Integrity and Increases Susceptibility to Necrotrophic Fungal Pathogens

    Nathan T. Reem;Gennady Pogorelko;Vincenzo Lionetti;Lauran Chambers

  • Advances in Fluorescent Protein-Based Imaging for the Analysis of Plant Endomembranes

    Michael A. Held;Aurelia Boulaflous;Federica Brandizzi

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel W. Gerlich
Daniel W. Gerlich Austrian Academy of Sciences
Jan Ellenberg
Jan Ellenberg European Bioinformatics Institute
Rainer Pepperkok
Rainer Pepperkok European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Roland Eils
Roland Eils Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Anthony A. Hyman
Anthony A. Hyman Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
Karl Rohr
Karl Rohr Heidelberg University
Ina Poser
Ina Poser Max Planck Society
Matthias Peter
Matthias Peter ETH Zurich
Jozef Goris
Jozef Goris KU Leuven
Jan-Michael Peters
Jan-Michael Peters Research Institute of Molecular Pathology

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