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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
14808
World Ranking
10728
National Ranking
822

Michael J. Holdsworth publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 118 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Michael J. Holdsworth D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael J. Holdsworth sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 62 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael J. Holdsworth is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. Their research is primarily situated within Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. The main subfields of their work include Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Hardware and Architecture, and Cell Biology.

Their research extensively covers topics related to plant biology, with a focus on plant responses and adaptations. Primary topics of study include:

  • Plant responses to water stress
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Energy Efficiency in Computing

Holdsworth has published research in several notable scientific venues, with recurrent contributions to:

  • Current Biology
  • New Phytologist
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Nature

Their most recent papers include:

  • An oxygen-sensing mechanism for angiosperm adaptation to altitude, 2022, Nature
  • Comparative Biology of Oxygen Sensing in Plants and Animals, 2020, Current Biology
  • ERFVII action and modulation through oxygen-sensing in Arabidopsis thaliana, 2023, Nature Communications
  • The PRT6 N-degron pathway restricts VERNALIZATION 2 to endogenous hypoxic niches to modulate plant development, 2020, New Phytologist
  • Mitochondrial retrograde signaling through UCP1-mediated inhibition of the plant oxygen-sensing pathway, 2022, Current Biology

Their research collaborations frequently involve authors such as Charlene Dambire, Daniel J. Gibbs, Gunjan Sharma, Laura Dalle Carbonare, and Mohamad Abbas, reflecting ongoing partnerships in related fields of study.

Best Publications

  • Molecular networks regulating Arabidopsis seed maturation, after-ripening, dormancy and germination

    Michael J. Holdsworth;Leónie Bentsink;Wim J. J. Soppe

  • Homeostatic response to hypoxia is regulated by the N-end rule pathway in plants

    Daniel J. Gibbs;Seung Cho Lee;Nurulhikma Md Isa;Silvia Gramuglia

  • Making sense of low oxygen sensing

    Julia Bailey-Serres;Takeshi Fukao;Daniel J. Gibbs;Michael J. Holdsworth

  • Arabidopsis PYR/PYL/RCAR Receptors Play a Major Role in Quantitative Regulation of Stomatal Aperture and Transcriptional Response to Abscisic Acid

    Miguel Gonzalez-Guzman;Gaston A. Pizzio;Regina Antoni;Francisco Vera-Sirera

  • Identifying traits to improve the nitrogen economy of wheat: Recent advances and future prospects

    M.J. Foulkes;M.J. Hawkesford;P.B. Barraclough;M.J. Holdsworth

  • Nitric oxide sensing in plants is mediated by proteolytic control of group VII ERF transcription factors

    Daniel J. Gibbs;Nurulhikma Md Isa;Mahsa Movahedi;Jorge Lozano-Juste

  • Control of germination and lipid mobilization by COMATOSE, the Arabidopsis homologue of human ALDP

    Steven Footitt;Stephen P. Slocombe;Victoria Larner;Smita Kurup

  • Ethylene-mediated nitric oxide depletion pre-adapts plants to hypoxia stress

    Sjon Hartman;Zeguang Liu;Hans van Veen;Jorge Vicente

  • Chewing the fat: β-oxidation in signalling and development

    Alison Baker;Ian A. Graham;Michael Holdsworth;Steven M. Smith

  • Jasmonic acid levels are reduced in COMATOSE ATP-binding cassette transporter mutants. Implications for transport of jasmonate precursors into peroxisomes

    Frederica L. Theodoulou;Kathleen Job;Steven P. Slocombe;Steven Footitt

  • Genome-wide network model capturing seed germination reveals coordinated regulation of plant cellular phase transitions.

    George W. Bassel;Hui Lan;Enrico Glaab;Daniel J. Gibbs

  • Interactions of the developmental regulator ABI3 with proteins identified from developing Arabidopsis seeds.

    Smita Kurup;Huw D. Jones;Michael John Holdsworth

  • Post-genomics dissection of seed dormancy and germination.

    Michael J. Holdsworth;William E. Finch-Savage;Phillipe Grappin;Dominique Job

  • The wheat transcriptional activator SPA: a seed-specific bZIP protein that recognizes the GCN4-like motif in the bifactorial endosperm box of prolamin genes.

    Diego Albani;Michael C.U. Hammond-Kosack;Caroline Smith;R. Steven Conlan

  • Separate cis sequences and trans factors direct metabolic and developmental regulation of a potato tuber storage protein gene

    Claire Grierson;Jian-Sheng Du;Marta de Torres Zabala;Kyle Beggs

  • Seed after-ripening is a discrete developmental pathway associated with specific gene networks in Arabidopsis.

    Esther Carrera;Tara J. Holman;Anne Medhurst;Daniela Dietrich;Daniela Dietrich

  • The N-end rule pathway promotes seed germination and establishment through removal of ABA sensitivity in Arabidopsis

    Tara J. Holman;Peter D. Jones;Laurel Russell;Anne Medhurst

  • Structure and expression of an ethylene-related mRNA from tomato

    Michael J. Holdsworth;C.R. Bird;J. Ray;W. Schuch

  • Mapping genes for resistance to sprouting damage in wheat

    John Flintham;Rachel Adlam;Manoel Bassoi;Mike Holdsworth

  • Jasmonic Acid Levels Are Reduced in COMATOSE ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter Mutants. Implications for Transport of Jasmonate Precursors

    Frederica L. Theodoulou;Kathleen Job;Steven P. Slocombe;Steven Footitt

Frequent Co-Authors

George W. Bassel
George W. Bassel University of Warwick
Alison Baker
Alison Baker University of Leeds
Donald Grierson
Donald Grierson Zhejiang University
Michael W. Bevan
Michael W. Bevan John Innes Centre
Julia Bailey-Serres
Julia Bailey-Serres University of California, Riverside
Wolfgang Schuch
Wolfgang Schuch AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)
Keith J. Edwards
Keith J. Edwards University of Bristol
Mike D. Gale
Mike D. Gale Norwich Research Park
Julie E. Gray
Julie E. Gray University of Sheffield
Leónie Bentsink
Leónie Bentsink Wageningen University & Research

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