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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
91
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World Ranking
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National Ranking
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Michael K. Udvardi publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 256 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael K. Udvardi 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. Udvardi sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 91 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Michael K. Udvardi is affiliated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily spans fields such as Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with particular focus on Plant Science, Molecular Biology, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, legume nitrogen fixing symbiosis, bioenergy crop production and management, biofuel production and bioconversion, plant molecular biology research, genomics and phylogenetic studies, and photosynthetic processes and mechanisms.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Experimental Botany

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Michael K. Udvardi include:

  • "Genomic mechanisms of climate adaptation in polyploid bioenergy switchgrass," 2021, Nature
  • "A Research Road Map for Responsible Use of Agricultural Nitrogen," 2021, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
  • "MtSSPdb: The Medicago truncatula Small Secreted Peptide Database," 2020, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • "JGI Plant Gene Atlas: an updateable transcriptome resource to improve functional gene descriptions across the plant kingdom," 2023, Nucleic Acids Research
  • "GmVTL1a is an iron transporter on the symbiosome membrane of soybean with an important role in nitrogen fixation," 2020, New Phytologist

Michael K. Udvardi has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Ivone Torres-Jerez
  • Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible
  • Sonali Roy
  • Raúl Huertas
  • Shulan Zhang

In the context of recognition and awards, Michael K. Udvardi was designated as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Genome-Wide Identification and Testing of Superior Reference Genes for Transcript Normalization in Arabidopsis

    Tomasz Czechowski;Mark Stitt;Thomas Altmann;Michael K. Udvardi

  • Genome-Wide Reprogramming of Primary and Secondary Metabolism, Protein Synthesis, Cellular Growth Processes, and the Regulatory Infrastructure of Arabidopsis in Response to Nitrogen

    Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible;Rosa Morcuende;Tomasz Czechowski;Christina Fritz

  • The Medicago genome provides insight into the evolution of rhizobial symbioses

    Nevin D Young;Frédéric Debellé;Frédéric Debellé;Giles E D Oldroyd;Rene Geurts

  • Transport and metabolism in legume-rhizobia symbioses

    Michael Udvardi;Philip S. Poole

  • A gene expression atlas of the model legume Medicago truncatula.

    Vagner Augusto Benedito;Ivone Torres-Jerez;Jeremy D Murray;Andry Andriankaja

  • Eleven Golden Rules of Quantitative RT-PCR

    Michael K. Udvardi;Tomasz Czechowski;Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible

  • Repressor- and activator-type ethylene response factors functioning in jasmonate signaling and disease resistance identified via a genome-wide screen of Arabidopsis transcription factor gene expression.

    Ken C. McGrath;Bruno Dombrecht;John M. Manners;Peer M. Schenk

  • Real-time RT-PCR profiling of over 1400 Arabidopsis transcription factors: unprecedented sensitivity reveals novel root- and shoot-specific genes

    Tomasz Czechowski;Rajendra P. Bari;Mark Stitt;Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible

  • Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation and the Challenges to Its Extension to Nonlegumes

    Florence Mus;Matthew B. Crook;Kevin Garcia;Amaya Garcia Costas

  • Genome-wide reprogramming of metabolism and regulatory networks of Arabidopsis in response to phosphorus

    Rosa Morcuende;Rajendra Bari;Yves Gibon;Wenming Zheng

  • Celebrating 20 Years of Genetic Discoveries in Legume Nodulation and Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation

    Sonali Roy;Wei Liu;Raja Sekhar Nandety;Ashley D. Crook

  • Metabolite transport across symbiotic membranes of legume nodules

    Michael K. Udvardi;David A. Day

  • Symbiotic Leghemoglobins Are Crucial for Nitrogen Fixation in Legume Root Nodules but Not for General Plant Growth and Development

    Thomas Ott;Joost T van Dongen;Catrin Gunther;Lene Krusell

  • Phosphorus Stress in Common Bean: Root Transcript and Metabolic Responses

    Georgina Hernández;Mario Ramírez;Oswaldo Valdés-López;Mesfin Tesfaye

  • A remorin protein interacts with symbiotic receptors and regulates bacterial infection.

    Benoit Lefebvre;Ton Timmers;Malick Mbengue;Sandra Moreau

  • Plant metabolomics reveals conserved and divergent metabolic responses to salinity

    Diego H. Sanchez;Mohammad R. Siahpoosh;Ute Roessner;Michael Udvardi

  • Purple Acid Phosphatases of Arabidopsis thaliana COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AND DIFFERENTIAL REGULATION BY PHOSPHATE DEPRIVATION

    Dongping Li;Huifen Zhu;Kunfan Liu;Xin Liu

  • LEGUME TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS: GLOBAL REGULATORS OF PLANT DEVELOPMENT AND RESPONSE TO THE ENVIRONMENT

    Michael K. Udvardi;Klementina Kakar;Maren Wandrey;Ombretta Montanari

  • Medicago truncatula and Glomus intraradices gene expression in cortical cells harboring arbuscules in the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis

    S Karen Gomez;Hélène Javot;Hélène Javot;Prasit Deewatthanawong;Ivone Torres-Jerez

  • Global changes in transcription orchestrate metabolic differentiation during symbiotic nitrogen fixation in Lotus japonicus.

    Gillian Colebatch;Guilhem Desbrosses;Thomas Ott;Lene Krusell

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Day
David A. Day Flinders University
Jeremy D. Murray
Jeremy D. Murray John Innes Centre
Joachim Kopka
Joachim Kopka Max Planck Society
Thomas Ott
Thomas Ott University of Freiburg
Kirankumar S. Mysore
Kirankumar S. Mysore Oklahoma State University
Ben Trevaskis
Ben Trevaskis Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Robert W. Sykes
Robert W. Sykes National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible
Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible Max Planck Society
Mark F. Davis
Mark F. Davis National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jiangqi Wen
Jiangqi Wen Oklahoma State University

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