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D-Index
76
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26288
World Ranking
1810
National Ranking
832

Nathan M. Springer 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 Nathan M. Springer sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 193 publications — 48th percentile

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

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

Nathan M. Springer 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 Nathan M. Springer sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nathan M. Springer is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad areas, key subfields of study include Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics related to plant biology and genetics. Notable areas of focus include Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, Plant Molecular Biology Research, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering.

Nathan M. Springer has published extensively, with frequent appearances in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The Plant Cell, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and The Plant Journal.

Some recent papers published by the scientist are:

  • cis-Regulatory Elements in Plant Development, Adaptation, and Evolution, 2023, Annual Review of Plant Biology
  • Evolutionary and functional genomics of DNA methylation in maize domestication and improvement, 2020, Nature Communications
  • The genomic ecosystem of transposable elements in maize, 2021, PLoS Genetics
  • Stable unmethylated DNA demarcates expressed genes and their cis-regulatory space in plant genomes, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Optimization of multiplexed CRISPR/Cas9 system for highly efficient genome editing in Setaria viridis, 2020, The Plant Journal

The scientist has collaborated frequently with colleagues including Candice N. Hirsch, Peter A. Crisp, Peng Zhou, Jaclyn M Noshay, and Alexandre P. Marand.

Best Publications

  • The B73 Maize Genome: Complexity, Diversity, and Dynamics

    Patrick S. Schnable;Doreen Ware;Robert S. Fulton;Joshua C. Stein

  • Improved maize reference genome with single-molecule technologies

    Yinping Jiao;Paul Peluso;Jinghua Shi;Tiffany Y. Liang

  • Comparative population genomics of maize domestication and improvement

    Matthew B. Hufford;Xun Xu;Joost Van Heerwaarden;Tanja Pyhäjärvi

  • Differentiation of the maize subgenomes by genome dominance and both ancient and ongoing gene loss

    James C. Schnable;Nathan M. Springer;Michael Freeling

  • Advancing Crop Transformation in the Era of Genome Editing

    Fredy Altpeter;Nathan M. Springer;Laura E. Bartley;Ann E. Blechl

  • Widespread natural variation of DNA methylation within angiosperms.

    Chad E. Niederhuth;Adam J. Bewick;Lexiang Ji;Magdy S. Alabady

  • Maize Inbreds Exhibit High Levels of Copy Number Variation (CNV) and Presence/Absence Variation (PAV) in Genome Content

    Nathan M. Springer;Kai Ying;Yan-Yan Fu;Tieming Ji

  • Genome-wide patterns of genetic variation among elite maize inbred lines

    Jinsheng Lai;Ruiqiang Li;Xun Xu;Weiwei Jin

  • Discovery of induced point mutations in maize genes by TILLING.

    Bradley J Till;Steven H Reynolds;Clifford F Weil;Nathan Springer

  • Genome-wide discovery and characterization of maize long non-coding RNAs

    Lin Li;Steven R. Eichten;Rena Shimizu;Katherine Petsch

  • Transposable Elements Contribute to Activation of Maize Genes in Response to Abiotic Stress

    Irina Makarevitch;Amanda J. Waters;Patrick T. West;Michelle Stitzer

  • Allelic variation and heterosis in maize: How do two halves make more than a whole?

    Nathan M. Springer;Robert M. Stupar

  • Progress Toward Understanding Heterosis in Crop Plants

    Patrick S. Schnable;Nathan M. Springer

  • Widespread long-range cis-regulatory elements in the maize genome.

    William A. Ricci;Zefu Lu;Lexiang Ji;Alexandre P. Marand

  • Pervasive gene content variation and copy number variation in maize and its undomesticated progenitor

    Ruth A. Swanson-Wagner;Steven R. Eichten;Sunita Kumari;Peter Tiffin

  • Cis-transcriptional variation in maize inbred lines B73 and Mo17 leads to additive expression patterns in the F1 hybrid.

    Robert M. Stupar;Nathan M. Springer

  • Conserved plant genes with similarity to mammalian de novo DNA methyltransferases.

    Xiaofeng Cao;Nathan M. Springer;Michael G. Muszynski;Ronald L. Phillips

  • Reciprocal Silencing, Transcriptional Bias and Functional Divergence of Homeologs in Polyploid Cotton (Gossypium)

    Bhupendra Chaudhary;Lex Flagel;Robert M. Stupar;Joshua A. Udall

  • Transposable element influences on gene expression in plants

    Cory D. Hirsch;Nathan M. Springer

  • Epigenetic and genetic influences on DNA methylation variation in maize populations.

    Steven R. Eichten;Roman Briskine;Jawon Song;Qing Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Candice N. Hirsch
Candice N. Hirsch University of Minnesota
Shawn M. Kaeppler
Shawn M. Kaeppler University of Wisconsin–Madison
Patrick S. Schnable
Patrick S. Schnable Iowa State University
Qing Li
Qing Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Natalia de Leon
Natalia de Leon University of Wisconsin–Madison
Edward S. Buckler
Edward S. Buckler Cornell University
Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra
Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra University of California, Davis
Robert J. Schmitz
Robert J. Schmitz University of Georgia
Sherry Flint-Garcia
Sherry Flint-Garcia United States Department of Agriculture
Doreen Ware
Doreen Ware Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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