2026 Miroslav Strnad: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	93	232	217	2	2	415	30803

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Czechia Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Czechia Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Czechia Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Czechia Leader Award

Overview

Miroslav Strnad is affiliated with Palacký University, Olomouc in the Czech Republic. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these domains, Strnad's work emphasizes subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Neurology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Physiology.

The scientist's research covers a range of key topics related to plant biology and molecular processes. These include:

Plant Molecular Biology Research
Plant Reproductive Biology
Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
Plant Parasitism and Resistance
Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
Seed Germination and Physiology

Strnad has contributed to various frequent publication venues such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
SSRN Electronic Journal
Frontiers in Plant Science
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
Journal of Experimental Botany

Among recent papers connected to Strnad's work are:

"Local brassinosteroid biosynthesis enables optimal root growth," 2021, Nature Plants
"Biomarkers of Neurodegenerative Diseases: Biology, Taxonomy, Clinical Relevance, and Current Research Status," 2022, Biomedicines
"Cytokinin fluoroprobe reveals multiple sites of cytokinin perception at plasma membrane and endoplasmic reticulum," 2020, Nature Communications
"SEEDSTICK Controls Arabidopsis Fruit Size by Regulating Cytokinin Levels and FRUITFULL," 2020, Cell Reports
"Synthetic strigolactone (rac-GR24) alleviates the adverse effects of heat stress on seed germination and photosystem II function in lupine seedlings," 2020, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Frequent co-authors in Strnad's collaborations include:

Ondřej Novák
Danuše Tarkowská
Jana Oklešťková
Lucie Rárová
Karel Doležal

Best Publications

Regulation of plant growth by cytokinin

Tomáš Werner;Václav Motyka;Miroslav Strnad;Thomas Schmülling

1425
Citations
Arabidopsis Cytokinin Receptor Mutants Reveal Functions in Shoot Growth, Leaf Senescence, Seed Size, Germination, Root Development, and Cytokinin Metabolism

Michael Riefler;Ondrej Novak;Miroslav Strnad;Thomas Schmülling

1190
Citations
Inhibition of cyclin-dependent kinases by purine analogues: crystal structure of human cdk2 complexed with roscovitine.

W.F. De Azevedo;S. Leclerc;L. Meijer;L. Havlicek

947
Citations
Cytokinin Regulates the Activity of Reproductive Meristems, Flower Organ Size, Ovule Formation, and Thus Seed Yield in Arabidopsis thaliana

Isabel Bartrina;Elisabeth Otto;Miroslav Strnad;Tomáš Werner

915
Citations
Inhibition of Cyclin‐Dependent Kinases by Purine Analogues

Walter Filgueira De Azevedo;Sophie Leclerc;Laurent Meijer;Libor Havlicek

804
Citations
Plant hormonomics: multiple phytohormone profiling by targeted metabolomics.

Jan Šimura;Ioanna Antoniadi;Jitka Široká;Danuše Tarkowská

586
Citations
Root-Specific Reduction of Cytokinin Causes Enhanced Root Growth, Drought Tolerance, and Leaf Mineral Enrichment in Arabidopsis and Tobacco

Tomáš Werner;Erika Nehnevajova;Ireen Köllmer;Ondřej Novák

570
Citations
Conditional transgenic expression of the ipt gene indicates a function for cytokinins in paracrine signaling in whole tobacco plants

Martin Faiss;Jana Zalubilova;Miroslav Strnad;Thomas Schmulling

453
Citations
Increased steady state mRNA levels of the STM and KNAT1 homeobox genes in cytokinin overproducing Arabidopsis thaliana indicate a role for cytokinins in the shoot apical meristem.

Hans-Michael Rupp;Markus Frank;Tomas Werner;Miroslav Strnad

402
Citations
A subset of cytokinin two-component signaling system plays a role in cold temperature stress response in Arabidopsis.

Jin Jeon;Nan Young Kim;Sunmi Kim;Na Young Kang

397
Citations
Ethylene Interacts with Abscisic Acid to Regulate Endosperm Rupture during Germination: A Comparative Approach Using Lepidium sativum and Arabidopsis thaliana

Ada Linkies;Kerstin Müller;Karl Morris;Veronika Turečková

375
Citations
UHPLC–MS/MS based target profiling of stress-induced phytohormones

Kristýna Floková;Danuše Tarkowská;Otto Miersch;Miroslav Strnad

369
Citations
Two cytokinin receptors of Arabidopsis thaliana, CRE1/AHK4 and AHK3, differ in their ligand specificity in a bacterial assay.

Lukáš Spíchal;Natalia Yu. Rakova;Michael Riefler;Takeshi Mizuno

368
Citations
Distribution, biological activities, metabolism, and the conceivable function of cis-zeatin-type cytokinins in plants

Silvia Gajdošová;Lukáš Spíchal;Miroslav Kamínek;Klára Hoyerová

367
Citations
Cytokinin-Derived Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitors: Synthesis and cdc2 Inhibitory Activity of Olomoucine and Related Compounds

Libor Havlíček;Jan Hanuš;Jaroslav Veselý;Sophie Leclerc

364
Citations
Rapid analysis of phenolic acids in beverages by UPLC–MS/MS

Jiří Gruz;Ondřej Novák;Miroslav Strnad

326
Citations
The aromatic cytokinins

Miroslav Strnad

321
Citations
Cytokinins in macroalgae

W.A. Stirk;O. Novák;M. Strnad;J. van Staden

320
Citations
Meta‐topolin, an alternative to benzyladenine in tissue culture?

Stefaan P. O. Werbrouck;Miroslav Strnad;Henry A. Van Onckelen;Pierre C. Debergh

310
Citations
DOF transcription factor AtDof1.1 (OBP2) is part of a regulatory network controlling glucosinolate biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

Aleksandra Skirycz;Michael Reichelt;Meike Burow;Claudia Birkemeyer

309
Citations
Cytokinin profiling in plant tissues using ultra-performance liquid chromatography–electrospray tandem mass spectrometry

Ondrej Novák;Eva Hauserová;Petra Amakorová;Karel Dolezal

290
Citations