World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Michael K. Deyholos

Michael K. Deyholos

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
17347
World Ranking
11183
National Ranking
387

Michael K. Deyholos publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael K. Deyholos sits on this spectrum.

47–56 publications: 8 scientists 57–66 publications: 35 scientists 67–76 publications: 106 scientists 77–86 publications: 231 scientists 87–96 publications: 414 scientists 97–106 publications: 546 scientists 107–116 publications: 704 scientists 117–126 publications: 849 scientists 127–136 publications: 980 scientists 137–146 publications: 942 scientists 147–156 publications: 969 scientists 157–166 publications: 950 scientists 167–176 publications: 951 scientists 177–186 publications: 915 scientists 187–196 publications: 787 scientists 197–206 publications: 841 scientists 207–216 publications: 735 scientists 217–226 publications: 709 scientists 227–236 publications: 651 scientists 237–246 publications: 605 scientists 247–256 publications: 510 scientists 257–266 publications: 524 scientists 267–276 publications: 434 scientists 277–286 publications: 418 scientists 287–296 publications: 350 scientists 297–306 publications: 363 scientists 307–316 publications: 315 scientists 317–326 publications: 296 scientists 327–336 publications: 261 scientists 337–346 publications: 240 scientists 347–356 publications: 219 scientists 357–366 publications: 197 scientists 367–376 publications: 154 scientists 377–386 publications: 161 scientists 387–396 publications: 155 scientists 397–406 publications: 145 scientists 407–416 publications: 124 scientists 417–426 publications: 112 scientists 427–436 publications: 132 scientists 437–446 publications: 116 scientists 447–456 publications: 99 scientists 457–466 publications: 81 scientists 467–476 publications: 91 scientists 477–486 publications: 80 scientists 487–496 publications: 80 scientists 497–506 publications: 60 scientists 507–516 publications: 36 scientists 517–526 publications: 46 scientists 527–536 publications: 54 scientists 537–546 publications: 44 scientists 547–556 publications: 43 scientists 557–566 publications: 43 scientists 567–576 publications: 42 scientists 577–586 publications: 25 scientists 587–596 publications: 34 scientists 597–606 publications: 23 scientists 607–616 publications: 33 scientists 617–626 publications: 31 scientists 627–636 publications: 27 scientists 637–646 publications: 25 scientists 647–656 publications: 28 scientists 657–666 publications: 34 scientists 667–676 publications: 18 scientists 677–686 publications: 16 scientists 687–696 publications: 10 scientists 697–706 publications: 12 scientists 707–716 publications: 21 scientists 717–726 publications: 12 scientists 727–736 publications: 12 scientists 737–746 publications: 10 scientists 747–756 publications: 7 scientists 757–766 publications: 13 scientists 767–776 publications: 15 scientists 777–786 publications: 13 scientists 787–796 publications: 9 scientists 797–806 publications: 9 scientists 807–816 publications: 7 scientists 817–826 publications: 4 scientists 827–836 publications: 9 scientists 837–846 publications: 7 scientists 847–856 publications: 3 scientists 857–866 publications: 5 scientists 867–876 publications: 5 scientists 877–886 publications: 11 scientists 887–896 publications: 3 scientists 897–906 publications: 4 scientists 907–916 publications: 7 scientists 917–926 publications: 5 scientists 927–936 publications: 6 scientists 937–946 publications: 6 scientists 947–956 publications: 3 scientists 957–966 publications: 7 scientists 967–976 publications: 2 scientists 977–986 publications: 2 scientists 987–996 publications: 1 scientists 997–1,006 publications: 5 scientists 1,007–1,016 publications: 2 scientists 1,017–1,026 publications: 2 scientists 1,027 publications: 1 scientists 1,028+ publications: 100 scientists
47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 142 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael K. Deyholos 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 K. Deyholos sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael K. Deyholos is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and has an extensive research record in agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans several subfields, including plant science, molecular biology, food science, pharmacology, and biochemistry.

The scientist's research primarily focuses on plant molecular biology, covering topics such as plant-microbe interactions and immunity, plant gene expression analysis, nutrient uptake and metabolism, stress responses and tolerance, photosynthetic processes, and lipid metabolism and biosynthesis.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Michael K. Deyholos include Jian Zhang, Christopher R. Dumigan, Jianyu Lu, Peiyu Zhao, and Bo Yang.

Their research has been published predominantly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The Plant Journal, Plants, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, and Horticulture Research.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Heavy Metal Contamination in Agricultural Soil: Environmental Pollutants Affecting Crop Health, 2023, Agronomy
  • WRKY42 transcription factor positively regulates leaf senescence through modulating SA and ROS synthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana, 2020, The Plant Journal
  • Heavy Metal Contamination in Agricultural Soil: Environmental Pollutants Affecting Crop Health, 2023, Preprints.org
  • A Rapeseed WRKY Transcription Factor Phosphorylated by CPK Modulates Cell Death and Leaf Senescence by Regulating the Expression of ROS and SA-Synthesis-Related Genes, 2020, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • Ectopic overexpression of a membrane-tethered transcription factor gene NAC60 from oilseed rape positively modulates programmed cell death and age-triggered leaf senescence, 2020, The Plant Journal

Best Publications

  • Phylotranscriptomic analysis of the origin and early diversification of land plants

    Norman J. Wickett;Siavash Mirarab;Nam Nguyen;Tandy Warnow

  • Gene Expression Profiles during the Initial Phase of Salt Stress in Rice

    Shinji Kawasaki;Chris Borchert;Michael Deyholos;Hong Wang

  • Monitoring large-scale changes in transcript abundance in drought- and salt-stressed barley.

    Z. Neslihan Ozturk;Z. Neslihan Ozturk;Valentina Talamé;Valentina Talamé;Michael Deyholos;Christine B. Michalowski

  • Functional characterization of Arabidopsis NaCl-inducible WRKY25 and WRKY33 transcription factors in abiotic stresses

    Yuanqing Jiang;Michael K. Deyholos

  • Comparative proteomic analysis of NaCl stress-responsive proteins in Arabidopsis roots

    Yuanqing Jiang;Bo Yang;Neil S. Harris;Michael K. Deyholos

  • Data access for the 1,000 Plants (1KP) project.

    Naim Matasci;Ling Hong Hung;Zhixiang Yan;Eric J. Carpenter

  • The genome of flax (Linum usitatissimum) assembled de novo from short shotgun sequence reads.

    Zhiwen Wang;Neil Hobson;Leonardo Galindo;Shilin Zhu

  • A genome triplication associated with early diversification of the core eudicots

    Yuannian Jiao;Jim Leebens-Mack;Saravanaraj Ayyampalayam;John E. Bowers

  • Comprehensive transcriptional profiling of NaCl-stressed Arabidopsis roots reveals novel classes of responsive genes

    Yuanqing Jiang;Michael K Deyholos

  • A genomics approach towards salt stress tolerance

    Hans J. Bohnert;Patricia Ayoubi;Chris Borchert;Ray A. Bressan

  • Multiple Polyploidy Events in the Early Radiation of Nodulating and Nonnodulating Legumes

    Steven B. Cannon;Michael R. McKain;Alex Harkess;Matthew N. Nelson

  • Separable whorl-specific expression and negative regulation by enhancer elements within the AGAMOUS second intron.

    Michael K. Deyholos;Leslie E. Sieburth

  • Identification and expression analysis of WRKY transcription factor genes in canola (Brassica napus L.) in response to fungal pathogens and hormone treatments.

    Bo Yang;Yuanqing Jiang;Muhammad H Rahman;Michael K Deyholos

  • Evaluating methods for isolating total RNA and predicting the success of sequencing phylogenetically diverse plant transcriptomes.

    Marc T.J. Johnson;Eric J. Carpenter;Zhijian Tian;Richard Bruskiewich

  • Functional characterization of the Arabidopsis bHLH92 transcription factor in abiotic stress.

    Yuanqing Jiang;Bo Yang;Michael K. Deyholos

  • The evolutionary history of ferns inferred from 25 low-copy nuclear genes

    Carl J. Rothfels;Fay Wei Li;Erin M. Sigel;Layne Huiet

  • Transcriptomic responses to aluminum stress in roots of Arabidopsis thaliana

    Manjeet Kumari;Gregory J. Taylor;Michael K. Deyholos

  • Plant Fiber Formation: State of the Art, Recent and Expected Progress, and Open Questions

    Tatyana Gorshkova;Nina Brutch;Brigitte Chabbert;Michael Deyholos

  • Horizontal transfer of an adaptive chimeric photoreceptor from bryophytes to ferns

    Fay-Wei Li;Juan Carlos Villarreal;Steven Kelly;Carl J. Rothfels

  • Identification and characterization of CBL and CIPK gene families in canola ( Brassica napus L . )

    Hanfeng Zhang;Bo Yang;Wu-Zhen Liu;Hongwei Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Gane Ka-Shu Wong
Gane Ka-Shu Wong University of Alberta
David W. Galbraith
David W. Galbraith University of Arizona
Nat N. V. Kav
Nat N. V. Kav University of Alberta
Hans J. Bohnert
Hans J. Bohnert University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Douglas E. Soltis
Douglas E. Soltis University of Florida
Toni M. Kutchan
Toni M. Kutchan Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Yong Zhang
Yong Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dennis W. Stevenson
Dennis W. Stevenson New York Botanical Garden
Sylvie Cloutier
Sylvie Cloutier Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Jim Leebens-Mack
Jim Leebens-Mack University of Georgia

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring Biology and Biochemistry opens doors to many related fields and online degree options in the USA. Students seeking a broader understanding of the human body might consider an online exercise science degree. This program builds foundational knowledge in physiology and health, providing strong preparation for careers in fitness, wellness, and rehabilitation.

For those looking to accelerate their studies, an accelerated kinesiology degree online can help fast-track entry into sports science, physical education, or clinical research roles. These flexible programs allow working professionals and recent graduates to balance their studies with other commitments.

Advanced professionals, such as nurses, may wish to specialize further. The shortest post master's pmhnp online programs offer a focused path to earning a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certification, often in a shorter timeframe. Similarly, the cheapest post master's fnp program enables qualified nurses to become Family Nurse Practitioners cost effectively.

Choosing the right online degree or certificate program can lead to rewarding careers in healthcare, education, or research. Explore your options to align your studies with your career ambitions.

Best Scientists Citing Michael K. Deyholos

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles