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D-Index
52
Citations
11175
World Ranking
1891
National Ranking
152

Michelle Watt publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michelle Watt sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 133 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Michelle Watt D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michelle Watt sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Agriculture
  • Ecology

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Agronomy, Botany, Root system, Rhizosphere and Soil water. Her Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Ecophysiology and Nutrient. Michelle Watt interconnects Exocytosis and Cluster root in the investigation of issues within Botany.

In her work, Microbial ecology is strongly intertwined with Crop, which is a subfield of Root system. She has researched Rhizosphere in several fields, including Abiotic component, Soil microbiology and Cell biology. Her Soil water research includes elements of Mucilage and Root hair.

Her most cited work include:

  • Traits and selection strategies to improve root systems and water uptake in water-limited wheat crops (441 citations)
  • Breeding for improved water productivity in temperate cereals: phenotyping, quantitative trait loci, markers and the selection environment (240 citations)
  • Brachypodium as a Model for the Grasses: Today and the Future (198 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Agronomy, Botany, Root system, Rhizosphere and Shoot are her primary areas of study. Her studies deal with areas such as Soil water, Ecophysiology and Nutrient as well as Agronomy. The study incorporates disciplines such as Rhizobia, Brachypodium distachyon and Root hair in addition to Botany.

Her Root system study combines topics in areas such as Germplasm, Brachypodium, Irrigation and Seedling. Michelle Watt works mostly in the field of Rhizosphere, limiting it down to topics relating to Soil microbiology and, in certain cases, Microbiome. Her Shoot research incorporates themes from Biomass, Genetic variation, Water-use efficiency and Tillage.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (43.09%)
  • Botany (28.46%)
  • Root system (26.02%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Agronomy (43.09%)
  • Horticulture (16.26%)
  • Shoot (18.70%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Michelle Watt mainly investigates Agronomy, Horticulture, Shoot, Rhizosphere and Botany. The Agronomy study combines topics in areas such as Phenotype and Nutrient. Her Horticulture research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Biomass and Edaphic.

Her research integrates issues of Food quality, Chlorophyll, Brachypodium, Brassica oleracea and Habit in her study of Shoot. Her research in Rhizosphere intersects with topics in Root system architecture, Root system and Winter wheat. Her studies in Botany integrate themes in fields like Metabolomics, Symbiosis, Ecosystem, Phosphate and Root hair.

Between 2017 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Energy costs of salt tolerance in crop plants (93 citations)
  • Energy costs of salinity tolerance in crop plants. (30 citations)
  • Soil compaction and the architectural plasticity of root systems (28 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Botany
  • Agriculture
  • Ecology

Her primary areas of investigation include Rhizosphere, Crop, Root system, Botany and Agronomy. Her Rhizosphere research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Adaptation, Agricultural engineering, Bulk density and Aerenchyma formation. Her Crop research includes themes of Agricultural productivity, Hydroponics, Biotechnology and Germplasm.

Her Root system research incorporates elements of Microorganism, Arabidopsis, Soil compaction and Hordeum vulgare. Her Botany research integrates issues from Metabolite, Ecosystem, Phosphate and Metabolomics. Her work on Shoot as part of general Agronomy study is frequently linked to Art, bridging the gap between disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Traits and selection strategies to improve root systems and water uptake in water-limited wheat crops

    A.P. Wasson;R.A. Richards;R. Chatrath;S.C. Misra

  • Energy costs of salt tolerance in crop plants

    Rana Munns;Rana Munns;David A Day;Wieland Fricke;Michelle Watt

  • Breeding for improved water productivity in temperate cereals: phenotyping, quantitative trait loci, markers and the selection environment

    Richard A. Richards;Greg J. Rebetzke;Michelle Watt;A. G. (Tony) Condon

  • Large root systems: are they useful in adapting wheat to dry environments?

    Jairo A. Palta;Xing Chen;Xing Chen;Stephen P. Milroy;Greg J. Rebetzke

  • Evolution of bacterial communities in the wheat crop rhizosphere

    Suzanne Donn;John A. Kirkegaard;Geetha Perera;Alan E. Richardson

  • Brachypodium as a Model for the Grasses: Today and the Future

    Jelena Brkljacic;Erich Grotewold;Randy Scholl;Todd C. Mockler

  • Soil compaction and the architectural plasticity of root systems

    José Correa;Johannes A Postma;Michelle Watt;Tobias Wojciechowski

  • Proteoid roots. Physiology and development

    Michelle Watt;John R. Evans

  • Soil conditions and cereal root system architecture: review and considerations for linking Darwin and Weaver

    Sarah M. Rich;Michelle Watt

  • Rates of root and organism growth, soil conditions, and temporal and spatial development of the rhizosphere.

    Michelle Watt;Wendy K. Silk;John B. Passioura

  • Microbiome and Exudates of the Root and Rhizosphere of Brachypodium distachyon, a Model for Wheat.

    Akitomo Kawasaki;Suzanne Donn;Peter R. Ryan;Ulrike Mathesius

  • Sense and nonsense in conservation agriculture: Principles, pragmatism and productivity in Australian mixed farming systems

    John A. Kirkegaard;Mark K. Conyers;James R. Hunt;Clive A. Kirkby

  • Nutrient deficiency effects on root architecture and root-to-shoot ratio in arable crops

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  • Linking development and determinacy with organic acid efflux from proteoid roots of white lupin grown with low phosphorus and ambient or elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration

    Michelle Watt;John R. Evans

  • FORMATION AND STABILIZATION OF RHIZOSHEATHS OF ZEA MAYS L. : EFFECT OF SOIL WATER CONTENT

    Michelle Watt;Margaret E. McCully;Martin J. Canny

  • Mechanisms for cellular transport and release of allelochemicals from plant roots into the rhizosphere

    Leslie A. Weston;Peter R. Ryan;Michelle Watt

  • Crop Improvement from Phenotyping Roots: Highlights Reveal Expanding Opportunities.

    Saoirse R. Tracy;Kerstin A. Nagel;Johannes A. Postma;Heike Fassbender

  • Numbers and locations of native bacteria on field-grown wheat roots quantified by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH).

    Michelle Watt;Philip Hugenholtz;Rosemary White;Kerry Vinall

  • Alleviation of salinity stress in plants by endophytic plant-fungal symbiosis: Current knowledge, perspectives and future directions

    Sneha Gupta;Martino Schillaci;Robert Walker;Penelope M. C. Smith

  • OpenSimRoot: widening the scope and application of root architectural models.

    Johannes A. Postma;Christian Kuppe;Markus R. Owen;Nathan L. Mellor

  • A screening method to identify genetic variation in root growth response to a salinity gradient

    Afrasyab Rahnama;Rana Munns;Kazem Poustini;Michelle Watt

  • Non-destructive quantification of cereal roots in soil using high-resolution X-ray tomography

    Richard J. Flavel;Christopher N. Guppy;Matthew Tighe;Michelle Watt

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrich Schurr
Ulrich Schurr Forschungszentrum Jülich
Richard A. Richards
Richard A. Richards Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
John A. Kirkegaard
John A. Kirkegaard University of Western Australia
Kerstin Nagel
Kerstin Nagel Forschungszentrum Jülich
Greg J. Rebetzke
Greg J. Rebetzke Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
John P. Vogel
John P. Vogel University of California, Berkeley
Ulrike Mathesius
Ulrike Mathesius Australian National University
Peter R. Ryan
Peter R. Ryan Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Fabio Fiorani
Fabio Fiorani Forschungszentrum Jülich
Uwe Rascher
Uwe Rascher Forschungszentrum Jülich

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