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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 82 1443 1369 187 180 174 48801

Michael W. Bevan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael W. Bevan between 1979 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael W. Bevan published across 48 years, from 1979 to 2026, averaging 4.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 1993. 4 of the 203 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 1993. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 3 publications 1987: 9 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 6 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 3 publications 2025: 2 publications 2026: 2 publications
1979 2026

203 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael W. Bevan: publications per year, 1979 to 2026
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 0
1981 2
1982 2
1983 3
1984 2
1985 1
1986 3
1987 9
1988 5
1989 6
1990 7
1991 5
1992 5
1993 10
1994 5
1995 3
1996 1
1997 1
1998 6
1999 8
2000 6
2001 5
2002 4
2003 6
2004 5
2005 4
2006 6
2007 4
2008 4
2009 4
2010 7
2011 4
2012 5
2013 5
2014 4
2015 5
2016 3
2017 9
2018 5
2019 4
2020 5
2021 2
2022 4
2023 1
2024 3
2025 2
2026 2
Total 203
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Michael W. Bevan publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael W. Bevan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 165–174 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 174 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170 174
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Michael W. Bevan D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael W. Bevan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 82–83 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110 82
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Overview

Michael W. Bevan is affiliated with the John Innes Centre in the United Kingdom and has a research profile focused on Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work primarily revolves around plant science and molecular biology, with additional contributions in genetics, oncology, and emergency medicine.

The main topics of Bevan's research include:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
  • Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Bevan's frequent co-authors are:

  • Neil McKenzie
  • Caroline Smith
  • Jack Dumenil
  • Benguo Gu
  • Charlotte Miller

The scientist has published multiple papers in a variety of venues. The publication venues where Bevan has frequently contributed include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature
  • Trends in Genetics

Notable recent papers authored by Bevan or co-authored include:

  • Multiple wheat genomes reveal global variation in modern breeding, 2020, Nature
  • Fast-forward breeding for a food-secure world, 2021, Trends in Genetics
  • Unlocking plant genetics with telomere-to-telomere genome assemblies, 2024, Nature Genetics
  • Reduced chromatin accessibility underlies gene expression differences in homologous chromosome arms of diploid Aegilops tauschii and hexaploid wheat, 2020, GigaScience
  • Rapid delivery systems for future food security, 2021, Nature Biotechnology

Best Publications

  • GUS fusions: beta‐glucuronidase as a sensitive and versatile gene fusion marker in higher plants.

    R. A. Jefferson;T. A. Kavanagh;M. W. Bevan

  • The map-based sequence of the rice genome

    Takashi Matsumoto;Jianzhong Wu;Hiroyuki Kanamori;Yuichi Katayose

  • Binary Agrobacterium vectors for plant transformation

    Michael Bevan

  • Genome sequencing and analysis of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon

    John P. Vogel;David F. Garvin;Todd C. Mockler;Jeremy Schmutz

  • Analysis of the bread wheat genome using whole-genome shotgun sequencing

    Rachel Brenchley;Manuel Spannagl;Matthias Pfeifer;Gary L. A. Barker

  • Sequence and analysis of chromosome 4 of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana

    K. Mayer;C. Schüller;R. Wambutt;G. Murphy

  • Analysis of 1.9 Mb of contiguous sequence from chromosome 4 of Arabidopsis thaliana

    M. Bevan;I. Bancroft;E. Bent

  • A chimaeric antibiotic resistance gene as a selectable marker for plant cell transformation

    Michael W. Bevan;Richard B. Flavell;Mary-Dell Chilton

  • Multiple wheat genomes reveal global variation in modern breeding.

    Sean Walkowiak;Sean Walkowiak;Liangliang Gao;Cecile Monat;Georg Haberer

  • Towards functional characterisation of the members of the R2R3‐MYB gene family from Arabidopsis thaliana

    Harald D. Kranz;Marten Denekamp;Raffaella Greco;Hailing Jin

  • Genome sequence of the progenitor of the wheat D genome Aegilops tauschii

    Ming-Cheng Luo;Yong Q Gu;Daniela Puiu;Hao Wang

  • Reduced cellulose synthesis invokes lignification and defense responses in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Ana Caño-Delgado;Steven Penfield;Caroline Smith;Merryn Catley

  • Genetic definition and sequence analysis of Arabidopsis centromeres.

    Gregory P. Copenhaver;Kathryn Nickel;Takashi Kuromori;Maria Ines Benito

  • Control of final seed and organ size by the DA1 gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Yunhai Li;Leiying Zheng;Fiona Corke;Caroline Smith

  • Impaired sucrose-induction mutants reveal the modulation of sugar-induced starch biosynthetic gene expression by abscisic acid signalling.

    Fred Rook;Fiona Corke;Roderick Card;Georg Munz

  • Structure and transcription of the nopaline synthase gene region of T-DNA.

    Michael Bevan;Wayne M. Barnes;Marry-Dell Chilton

  • A flower-specific Myb protein activates transcription of phenylpropanoid biosynthetic genes.

    R.W.M. Sablowski;E. Moyano;F.A. Culianez-Macia;W. Schuch

  • An improved assembly and annotation of the allohexaploid wheat genome identifies complete families of agronomic genes and provides genomic evidence for chromosomal translocations

    Bernardo J. Clavijo;Luca Venturini;Christian Schudoma;Gonzalo Garcia Accinelli

  • Expression of biologically active viral satellite RNA from the nuclear genome of transformed plants

    David C. Baulcombe;Graham R. Saunders;Michael W. Bevan;Michael A. Mayo

  • Characterisation of a pine MYB that regulates lignification.

    Astrid Patzlaff;Stephanie McInnis;Adrian Courtenay;Christine Surman

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus F. X. Mayer
Klaus F. X. Mayer Technical University of Munich
David C. Baulcombe
David C. Baulcombe University of Cambridge
Bryan D. Harrison
Bryan D. Harrison James Hutton Institute
Jonathan M. Wright
Jonathan M. Wright Earlham Institute
Ian Bancroft
Ian Bancroft University of York
M. A. Mayo
M. A. Mayo James Hutton Institute
Michael J. Holdsworth
Michael J. Holdsworth University of Nottingham
Ksenia V. Krasileva
Ksenia V. Krasileva University of California, Berkeley
Hans-Werner Mewes
Hans-Werner Mewes Technical University of Munich
Anthony Hall
Anthony Hall Norwich Research Park

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