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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
21444
World Ranking
5552
National Ranking
430

Nigel G. Halford publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 282 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Nigel G. Halford D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nigel G. Halford sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

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

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Overview

Nigel G. Halford is a researcher affiliated with Rothamsted Research in the United Kingdom. Their work is primarily situated within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research encompasses subfields such as Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Food Science, Genetics, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas related to plant biology and crop science. These include:

  • Potato Plant Research
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
  • Plant Pathogens and Resistance
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Halford's recent papers illustrate a focus on wheat genetics, molecular techniques, and plant stress responses. Notable publications include:

  • "Wheat with greatly reduced accumulation of free asparagine in the grain, produced by CRISPR/Cas9 editing of asparagine synthetase gene TaASN2" (2021, Plant Biotechnology Journal)
  • "Global wheat production could benefit from closing the genetic yield gap" (2022, Nature Food)
  • "Real-Time Quantitative PCR: Primer Design, Reference Gene Selection, Calculations and Statistics" (2023, Metabolites)
  • "Stress, nutrients and genotype: understanding and managing asparagine accumulation in wheat grain" (2020, CABI Agriculture and Bioscience)
  • "Vulnerability of European wheat to extreme heat and drought around flowering under future climate" (2021, Environmental Research Letters)

Key frequent coauthors associated with Nigel G. Halford include Sarah Raffan, Zhiwei Chen, Chenghong Liu, Joseph Oddy, and Navneet Kaur. This network reflects collaborative efforts across genetics, molecular biology, and plant physiology.

Halford's work is often published in venues that focus on molecular biology, plant biology, and applied agricultural sciences. Common publication venues comprise:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • BMC Plant Biology
  • Plants
  • Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • Annals of Applied Biology

Best Publications

  • Cereal seed storage proteins: structures, properties and role in grain utilization

    Peter R. Shewry;Nigel G. Halford

  • The Arabidopsis CDPK-SnRK Superfamily of Protein Kinases

    Estelle M. Hrabak;Catherine W.M. Chan;Michael Gribskov;Jeffrey F. Harper

  • High molecular weight subunits of wheat glutenin

    P.R. Shewry;N.G. Halford;A.S. Tatham

  • The structure and properties of gluten: an elastic protein from wheat grain

    Peter R Shewry;Nigel G Halford;Peter S Belton;Arthur S Tatham

  • Asparagine in plants

    P.J. Lea;L. Sodek;M.A.J. Parry;P.R. Shewry

  • SNF1-related protein kinases: global regulators of carbon metabolism in plants?

    N G Halford;D G Hardie

  • Food security: the challenge of increasing wheat yield and the importance of not compromising food safety.

    T. Y. Curtis;N. G. Halford

  • Two SNF1-Related Protein Kinases from Spinach Leaf Phosphorylate and Inactivate 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A Reductase, Nitrate Reductase, and Sucrose Phosphate Synthase in Vitro

    Christopher Sugden;Paul G. Donaghy;Nigel G. Halford;D. Grahame Hardie

  • Snf1-related protein kinases (SnRKs) act within an intricate network that links metabolic and stress signalling in plants.

    Nigel G. Halford;Sandra J. Hey

  • Kafirin structure and functionality

    P.S. Belton;I. Delgadillo;N.G. Halford;P.R. Shewry

  • Genetics of wheat gluten proteins.

    Peter R Shewry;Nigel G Halford;Domenico Lafiandra

  • The high molecular weight subunits of wheat glutenin and their role in determining wheat processing properties.

    Peter R Shewry;Nigel G Halford;Arthur S Tatham;Yves Popineau

  • Nucleotide sequences of the two high-molecular-weight glutenin genes from the D-genome of a hexaploid bread wheat, Triticum aestivum L. cv Cheyenne

    Olin D. Anderson;Frank C. Greene;Ryan E. Yip;Nigel G. Halford

  • Metabolic signalling and carbon partitioning: role of Snf1‐related (SnRK1) protein kinase

    Nigel G. Halford;Sandra Hey;Deveraj Jhurreea;Sophie Laurie

  • Evidence that SNF1-related kinase and hexokinase are involved in separate sugar-signalling pathways modulating post-translational redox activation of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase in potato tubers.

    Axel Tiessen;Katrin Prescha;Anja Branscheid;Natalia Palacios

  • Antisense expression of a sucrose non-fermenting-1-related protein kinase sequence in potato results in decreased expression of sucrose synthase in tubers and loss of sucrose-inducibility of sucrose synthase transcripts in leaves

    Patrick C. Purcell;Alison M. Smith;Nigel G. Halford

  • Analysis of HMW glutenin subunits encoded by chromosome 1A of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) indicates quantitative effects on grain quality.

    N. G. Halford;J. M. Field;H. Blair;P. Urwin

  • Changes in Protein Secondary Structure during Gluten Deformation Studied by Dynamic Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

    Nikolaus Wellner;E N Clare Mills;Geoff Brownsey;Reginald H Wilson

  • Complementation of snf1, a mutation affecting global regulation of carbon metabolism in yeast, by a plant protein kinase cDNA

    A Alderson;P A Sabelli;J R Dickinson;D Cole

  • The nucleotide sequence of a HMW glutenin subunit gene located on chromosome 1A of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).

    J Forde;J M Malpica;N G Halford;P R Shewry

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter R. Shewry
Peter R. Shewry Rothamsted Research
Arthur S. Tatham
Arthur S. Tatham Cardiff Metropolitan University
Donald S. Mottram
Donald S. Mottram University of Reading
Stephen J. Powers
Stephen J. Powers Rothamsted Research
Martin A. J. Parry
Martin A. J. Parry Lancaster University
Martin Kreis
Martin Kreis Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Matthew J. Paul
Matthew J. Paul Rothamsted Research
Peter S. Belton
Peter S. Belton University of East Anglia
Huw Jones
Huw Jones Aberystwyth University
Johnathan A. Napier
Johnathan A. Napier Rothamsted Research

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