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Ottoline Leyser publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ottoline Leyser sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 141 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Ottoline Leyser 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 Ottoline Leyser sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
  • 2012 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2007 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Ottoline Leyser is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and is established in the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a strong focus on Plant Science. Their research spans multiple specialized subfields including Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Soil Science.

The scientist's main topics of study include:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Seed Germination and Physiology
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis

Among recent publications by Ottoline Leyser are:

  • A plant's diet, surviving in a variable nutrient environment (2020, Science)
  • An ABA-GA bistable switch can account for natural variation in the variability of Arabidopsis seed germination time (2021, eLife)
  • KAI2 regulates seedling development by mediating light-induced remodelling of auxin transport (2022, New Phytologist)
  • Callose accumulation in specific phloem cell types reduces axillary bud growth in Arabidopsis thaliana (2021, New Phytologist)
  • The activation of Arabidopsis axillary buds involves a switch from slow to rapid committed outgrowth regulated by auxin and strigolactone (2024, New Phytologist)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Katie Abley
  • James Locke
  • Hugo Tavares
  • Pau Formosa-Jordan
  • Emily Chan

Scientific findings by Ottoline Leyser have been published predominantly in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • New Phytologist
  • Science
  • eLife
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Accolades and recognition include membership and fellowships in several notable scientific organizations and academies, such as:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2007)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2012)
  • German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften (2014), cited for Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

  • The Arabidopsis F-box protein TIR1 is an auxin receptor

    Stefan Kepinski;Ottoline Leyser

  • Auxin regulates SCF(TIR1)-dependent degradation of AUX/IAA proteins.

    William M. Gray;Stefan Kepinski;Dean Rouse;Dean Rouse;Ottoline Leyser

  • An auxin-dependent distal organizer of pattern and polarity in the Arabidopsis root

    Sabrina Sabatini;Dimitris Beis;Harald Wolkenfelt;Jane Murfett

  • Signal integration in the control of shoot branching.

    Malgorzata A. Domagalska;Ottoline Leyser

  • MAX4 and RMS1 are orthologous dioxygenase-like genes that regulate shoot branching in Arabidopsis and Pea

    Karim Sorefan;Jon Booker;Karine Haurogné;Magali Goussot

  • MAX3/CCD7 is a carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase required for the synthesis of a novel plant signaling molecule.

    Jonathan Booker;Michele Auldridge;Sarah Wills;Donald McCarty

  • MAX1 encodes a cytochrome P450 family member that acts downstream of MAX3/4 to produce a carotenoid-derived branch-inhibiting hormone

    Jonathan Booker;Tobias Sieberer;Wendy Wright;Lisa Williamson

  • The Arabidopsis MAX Pathway Controls Shoot Branching by Regulating Auxin Transport

    Tom Bennett;Tobias Sieberer;Barbara Willett;Jonathan Booker

  • Strigolactones Are Transported through the Xylem and Play a Key Role in Shoot Architectural Response to Phosphate Deficiency in Nonarbuscular Mycorrhizal Host Arabidopsis

    Wouter Kohlen;Tatsiana Charnikhova;Qing Liu;Ralph Bours

  • Auxin, cytokinin and the control of shoot branching

    Dörte Müller;Ottoline Leyser

  • Strigolactone Can Promote or Inhibit Shoot Branching by Triggering Rapid Depletion of the Auxin Efflux Protein PIN1 from the Plasma Membrane

    Naoki Shinohara;Catherine Taylor;Catherine Taylor;Ottoline Leyser;Ottoline Leyser

  • Interactions between auxin and strigolactone in shoot branching control

    Alice Hayward;Petra Stirnberg;Christine Beveridge;Ottoline Leyser

  • Changes in Auxin Response from Mutations in an AUX/IAA Gene

    Dean Rouse;Pamela Mackay;Pamela Mackay;Petra Stirnberg;Petra Stirnberg;Mark Estelle;Mark Estelle

  • Hormonal control of shoot branching

    Veronica Ongaro;Ottoline Leyser

  • Rapid Degradation of Auxin/Indoleacetic Acid Proteins Requires Conserved Amino Acids of Domain II and Is Proteasome Dependent

    Jason A. Ramos;Nathan Zenser;Ottoline Leyser;Judy Callis

  • Strigolactones enhance competition between shoot branches by dampening auxin transport.

    Scott Crawford;Naoki Shinohara;Tobias Sieberer;Lisa Williamson

  • SMAX1-LIKE/D53 Family Members Enable Distinct MAX2-Dependent Responses to Strigolactones and Karrikins in Arabidopsis

    Ishwarya Soundappan;Tom Bennett;Nicholas Morffy;Yueyang Liang

  • Control of bud activation by an auxin transport switch

    Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz;Scott Crawford;Richard Simon Smith;Karin Ljung

  • Strigolactones Are Transported through the Xylem and Play a Key Role in Shoot Architectural Response to Phosphate Deficiency in Nonarbuscular Mycorrhizal

    Wouter Kohlen;Tatsiana Charnikhova;Qing Liu;Ralph Bours

  • REVIEW: PART OF A SPECIAL ISSUE ON THE PLANT CELL CYCLE Auxin, cytokinin and the control of shoot branching

    Ottoline Leyser

Frequent Co-Authors

Harro J. Bouwmeester
Harro J. Bouwmeester University of Amsterdam
Tatsiana Charnikhova
Tatsiana Charnikhova Wageningen University & Research
Carolien Ruyter-Spira
Carolien Ruyter-Spira Wageningen University & Research
John P. Vogel
John P. Vogel University of California, Berkeley
Yrjö Helariutta
Yrjö Helariutta University of Tartu
Mark Estelle
Mark Estelle University of California, San Diego
Karin Ljung
Karin Ljung Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Michael W. Bevan
Michael W. Bevan John Innes Centre
Angela Karp
Angela Karp Rothamsted Research
Michael Lenhard
Michael Lenhard University of Potsdam

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