Michael J. Thomson

Michael J. Thomson publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Michael J. Thomson D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Best Publications

• Mapping quantitative trait loci for yield, yield components and morphological traits in an advanced backcross population between Oryza rufipogon and the Oryza sativa cultivar Jefferson.

  M.J. Thomson;T.H. Tai;A.M. McClung;X.H. Lai

  777
  Citations

• Caught Red-Handed: Rc Encodes a Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Protein Conditioning Red Pericarp in Rice

  Megan T. Sweeney;Michael J. Thomson;Bernard E. Pfeil;Susan McCouch

  646
  Citations

• Characterizing the Saltol Quantitative Trait Locus for Salinity Tolerance in Rice

  Michael J. Thomson;Marjorie de Ocampo;James Egdane;M. Akhlasur Rahman;M. Akhlasur Rahman

  634
  Citations

• Genetic and genomic approaches to develop rice germplasm for problem soils

  Abdelbagi M. Ismail;Sigrid Heuer;Michael J. Thomson;Matthias Wissuwa

  533
  Citations

• High-Throughput SNP Genotyping to Accelerate Crop Improvement

  Unknown

  424
  Citations

• Multi-parent advanced generation inter-cross (MAGIC) populations in rice: progress and potential for genetics research and breeding

  Nonoy Bandillo;Chitra Raghavan;Pauline Andrea Muyco;Ma Anna Lynn Sevilla

  419
  Citations

• Genetic diversity analysis of traditional and improved Indonesian rice (Oryza sativa L.) germplasm using microsatellite markers.

  Michael J. Thomson;Endang M. Septiningsih;Fatimah Suwardjo;Tri J. Santoso

  330
  Citations

• Fine Mapping of a Grain-Weight Quantitative Trait Locus in the Pericentromeric Region of Rice Chromosome 3

  Jiming Li;Michael Thomson;Susan R. McCouch

  301
  Citations

• Global Dissemination of a Single Mutation Conferring White Pericarp in Rice

  Megan T Sweeney;Michael J Thomson;Yong Gu Cho;Yong Jin Park

  300
  Citations

• Development of genome-wide SNP assays for rice

  Susan R. McCouch;Keyan Zhao;Keyan Zhao;Mark Wright;Chih-Wei Tung

  244
  Citations

• Through the genetic bottleneck: O. rufipogon as a source of trait-enhancing alleles for O. sativa

  Susan R. McCouch;Megan Sweeney;Jiming Li;Hui Jiang

  237
  Citations

• Mapping QTL for heat tolerance at flowering stage in rice using SNP markers

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  202
  Citations

• High-throughput single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping for breeding applications in rice using the BeadXpress platform

  Michael J. Thomson;Keyan Zhao;Keyan Zhao;Mark Wright;Kenneth L. McNally

  194
  Citations

• Genetic Control of Plasticity in Root Morphology and Anatomy of Rice in Response to Water Deficit.

  Niteen N Kadam;Niteen N Kadam;Anandhan Tamilselvan;Anandhan Tamilselvan;Lovely M F Lawas;Cherryl Quinones

  175
  Citations

• Response to zinc deficiency of two rice lines with contrasting tolerance is determined by root growth maintenance and organic acid exudation rates, and not by zinc-transporter activity.

  Widodo;Martin R. Broadley;Terry Rose;Michael Frei

  169
  Citations

• Association of a Lipoxygenase Locus, Lpx-B1, with Variation in Lipoxygenase Activity in Durum Wheat Seeds

  T.G. Hessler;M.J. Thomson;D. Benscher;M.M. Nachit

  140
  Citations

• Exploring novel genetic sources of salinity tolerance in rice through molecular and physiological characterization

  M Akhlasur Rahman;Michael J Thomson;M Shah-E-Alam;Marjorie de Ocampo

  136
  Citations

• Genetic Advances in Adapting Rice to a Rapidly Changing Climate

  S. V. K. Jagadish;E. M. Septiningsih;A. Kohli;M. J. Thomson

  126
  Citations

• Marker Assisted Breeding

  Michael J. Thomson;Abdelbagi M. Ismail;Susan R. McCouch;Susan R. McCouch;David J. Mackill

  121
  Citations

• Large-scale deployment of a rice 6 K SNP array for genetics and breeding applications

  Michael J. Thomson;Namrata Singh;Maria S. Dwiyanti;Maria S. Dwiyanti;Diane R. Wang

  110
  Citations