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Nigel Maxted 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 Nigel Maxted sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 329 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nigel Maxted 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 Nigel Maxted sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nigel Maxted is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Physics and Astronomy, emphasizing contributions to Astronomy and Astrophysics as well as Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

Their work covers topics including:

  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies

Nigel Maxted has authored several papers with publication venues including:

  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
  • Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)

Selected recent publications include:

  • ALMA CO Observations of Gamma-Ray Supernova Remnant N132D in the Large Magellanic Cloud: Possible Evidence for Shocked Molecular Clouds Illuminated by Cosmic-Ray Protons, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
  • ALMA CO observations of a giant molecular cloud in M33: Evidence for high-mass star formation triggered by cloud-cloud collisions, 2020, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan
  • The Mopra Southern Galactic Plane CO Survey - data release 4- complete survey, 2023, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
  • A supernova remnant associated with a nascent black hole low-mass X-ray binary, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Search for new supernova remnant shells in the Galactic Plane with H.E.S.S., 2021, HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Hidetoshi Sano
  • M. D. Filipović
  • Yumiko Yamane
  • Kisetsu Tsuge
  • Gavin Rowell

Best Publications

  • Defining and identifying crop landraces

    T.C. Camacho Villa;N. Maxted;M. Scholten;B. Ford-Lloyd

  • Global conservation priorities for crop wild relatives

    Nora P. Castañeda-Álvarez;Nora P. Castañeda-Álvarez;Colin K. Khoury;Colin K. Khoury;Harold A. Achicanoy;Vivian Bernau

  • Legume Crops Phylogeny and Genetic Diversity for Science and Breeding

    Petr Smýkal;Clarice J. Coyne;Mike J. Ambrose;Nigel Maxted

  • Towards a definition of a crop wild relative

    Nigel Maxted;Brian V. Ford-Lloyd;Stephen Jury;Shelagh Kell

  • European Red List of vascular plants

    Nigel Maxted;R. V. Lansdown;Melanie Bilz;Shelagh P. Kell

  • Plant Genetic Conservation

    Nigel Maxted;Danny Hunter;Rodomiro Ortiz Ríos

  • A prioritized crop wild relative inventory to help underpin global food security

    Holly Vincent;John Wiersema;Shelagh Kell;Hannah Fielder

  • Crop Wild Relatives—Undervalued, Underutilized and under Threat?

    Brian V. Ford-Lloyd;Markus Schmidt;Susan J. Armstrong;Oz Barazani

  • Plant Genetic Conservation: The in situ approach

    Nigel Maxted;Brian Ford-Lloyd;J. G. Hawkes

  • The Ex Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources

    J. G. Hawkes;Nigel Maxted;Brian Ford-Lloyd

  • The Asian Vigna: Genus Vigna subgenus Ceratotropis genetic resources

    N. Tomooka;D. A. Vaughan;H. Moss;N. Maxted

  • Toward the Systematic Conservation of Global Crop Wild Relative Diversity

    Nigel Maxted;Shelagh Kell;Brian Ford-Lloyd;Ehsan Dulloo

  • Complementary conservation strategies

    N. Maxted;B. V. Ford-Lloyd;J. G. Hawkes

  • Conservation and sustainable use of crop wild relatives

    Vernon Heywood;Alejandro Casas;Brian Ford-Lloyd;Shelagh Kell

  • Geographic information systems (GIS) and the conservation and use of plant genetic resources.

    L. Guarino;A. Jarvis;R. J. Hijmans;N. Maxted

  • Gap analysis: a tool for complementary genetic conservation assessment

    Nigel Maxted;Ehsan Dulloo;Brian V Ford-Lloyd;Jose M. Iriondo

  • Towards a methodology for on-farm conservation of plant genetic resources

    Nigel Maxted;L Guarino;L Myer;EA Chiwona

  • Phylogeny, phylogeography and genetic diversity of the Pisum genus

    Petr Smýkal;Gregory Kenicer;Andrew J. Flavell;Jukka Corander

  • An ecogeographical study of Vicia subgenus Vicia

    N. Maxted

  • Crop wild relative conservation and use

    N. Maxted;B. V. Ford-Lloyd;S. P. Kell;J. M. Iriondo

  • European landraces: on-farm conservation, management and use

    Merja Veteläinen;V. Negri;N. Maxted

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian Ford-Lloyd
Brian Ford-Lloyd University of Birmingham
José M. Iriondo
José M. Iriondo King Juan Carlos University
Gavin Rowell
Gavin Rowell University of Adelaide
Olaf Reimer
Olaf Reimer University of Innsbruck
Werner Hofmann
Werner Hofmann Max Planck Society
Dieter Horns
Dieter Horns Universität Hamburg
A. Marcowith
A. Marcowith Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Andrea Santangelo
Andrea Santangelo University of Tübingen
Jim Hinton
Jim Hinton Max Planck Society
R. Steenkamp
R. Steenkamp University of Namibia

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