2026 Natalia de Leon: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	44	3014	2802	750	668	151	7860

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Plant Science and Agronomy

3014

2802

750

668

151

7860

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index

Citations

7860

World Ranking

3014

National Ranking

750

Research.com Recognitions

2020 - Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA)

Best Publications

Maize HapMap2 identifies extant variation from a genome in flux

Jer Ming Chia;Chi Song;Peter J. Bradbury;Peter J. Bradbury;Denise Costich;Denise Costich

699
Citations
Genome‐wide atlas of transcription during maize development

Rajandeep S. Sekhon;Haining Lin;Kevin L. Childs;Kevin L. Childs;Candice N. Hansey

648
Citations
Insights into the Maize Pan-Genome and Pan-Transcriptome

Candice N. Hirsch;Candice N. Hirsch;Jillian M. Foerster;James M. Johnson;Rajandeep S. Sekhon;Rajandeep S. Sekhon

615
Citations
An Expanded Maize Gene Expression Atlas based on RNA Sequencing and its Use to Explore Root Development

Scott C. Stelpflug;Rajandeep S. Sekhon;Brieanne Vaillancourt;Candice N. Hirsch

391
Citations
Marker Density and Read Depth for Genotyping Populations Using Genotyping-by-Sequencing

Timothy Mathes Beissinger;Candice N. Hirsch;Candice N. Hirsch;Rajandeep S. Sekhon;Rajandeep S. Sekhon;Jillian M. Foerster

237
Citations
Draft Assembly of Elite Inbred Line PH207 Provides Insights into Genomic and Transcriptome Diversity in Maize

Candice N. Hirsch;Cory D. Hirsch;Alex B. Brohammer;Megan J. Bowman

204
Citations
Maize (Zea mays L.) genome diversity as revealed by RNA-sequencing

Candice N. Hansey;Candice N. Hansey;Brieanne Vaillancourt;Brieanne Vaillancourt;Rajandeep S. Sekhon;Rajandeep S. Sekhon;Natalia de Leon;Natalia de Leon

187
Citations
Breeding Maize for a Bioeconomy: A Literature Survey Examining Harvest Index and Stover Yield and Their Relationship to Grain Yield

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184
Citations
Maize gene atlas developed by RNA sequencing and comparative evaluation of transcriptomes based on RNA sequencing and microarrays.

Rajandeep S. Sekhon;Rajandeep S. Sekhon;Roman Briskine;Candice N. Hirsch;Candice N. Hirsch;Chad L. Myers

182
Citations
Introduction to a Special Issue on Genotype by Environment Interaction

Natalia de Leon;Jean-Luc Jannink;Jode W. Edwards;Shawn M. Kaeppler

171
Citations
Utility of RNA Sequencing for Analysis of Maize Reproductive Transcriptomes

Rebecca M. Davidson;Candice N. Hansey;Malali Gowda;Kevin L. Childs

169
Citations
The genetic architecture of maize stalk strength.

Jason A. Peiffer;Sherry A. Flint-Garcia;Natalia De Leon;Michael D. McMullen

157
Citations
The effect of artificial selection on phenotypic plasticity in maize.

Joseph L. Gage;Diego Jarquin;Cinta Romay;Aaron Lorenz

156
Citations
Identification of QTLs underlying water-logging tolerance in soybean

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141
Citations
Genetic Diversity of a Maize Association Population with Restricted Phenology

Candice N. Hansey;James M. Johnson;Rajandeep S. Sekhon;Shawn M. Kaeppler

127
Citations
A robust, high-throughput method for computing maize ear, cob, and kernel attributes automatically from images.

Nathan D Miller;Nicholas J Haase;Jonghyun Lee;Shawn M Kaeppler;Shawn M Kaeppler

127
Citations
Genome-wide association analysis of stalk biomass and anatomical traits in maize

Mona Mazaheri;Mona Mazaheri;Marlies Heckwolf;Marlies Heckwolf;Brieanne Vaillancourt;Brieanne Vaillancourt;Joseph L. Gage

119
Citations
Genetic modification can improve crop yields — but stop overselling it

Unknown

117
Citations
B73-Mo17 Near-Isogenic Lines Demonstrate Dispersed Structural Variation in Maize

Steven R. Eichten;Jillian M. Foerster;Natalia de Leon;Ying Kai

110
Citations
Characterization, Genetic Variation, and Combining Ability of Maize Traits Relevant to the Production of Cellulosic Ethanol

Aaron J Lorenz;J. G. Coors;N. De Leon;E. J. Wolfrum

101
Citations