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Pete E. Hedley 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 Pete E. Hedley sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 163 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pete E. Hedley 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 Pete E. Hedley sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 57 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Pete E. Hedley is affiliated with the James Hutton Institute in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a total of 98 publications, and extends into Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology where they have contributed 29 publications.

Their subfields of study include Plant Science with 81 publications, Molecular Biology with 11, Food Science with 6, Endocrinology with 5, and Cell Biology with 5. The main topics covered by their work relate to plant health and interactions, including Plant Pathogens and Resistance, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, Potato Plant Research, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, and Plant tissue culture and regeneration.

  • Plant Pathogens and Resistance
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Potato Plant Research
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration

Frequent coauthors in Hedley's research include Jenny Morris with 31 collaborative works, Davide Bulgarelli with 9, Robbie Waugh with 8, Robert D. Hancock with 7, and James Abbott with 7.

The scientist has published frequently in several venues, including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 11 publications, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) with 5, Frontiers in Plant Science with 4, The Plant Journal with 4, and SSRN Electronic Journal with 2.

Selected recent publications illustrate the range and focus of their research:

  • Physiological, Biochemical, and Transcriptional Responses to Single and Combined Abiotic Stress in Stress-Tolerant and Stress-Sensitive Potato Genotypes, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Identifying plant genes shaping microbiota composition in the barley rhizosphere, 2022, Nature Communications
  • A footprint of plant eco-geographic adaptation on the composition of the barley rhizosphere bacterial microbiota, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Intact salicylic acid signalling is required for potato defence against the necrotrophic fungus Alternaria solani, 2020, Plant Molecular Biology
  • TERMINAL FLOWER-1/CENTRORADIALIS inhibits tuberisation via protein interaction with the tuberigen activation complex, 2020, The Plant Journal

Best Publications

  • A physical, genetic and functional sequence assembly of the barley genome

    Klaus F.X. Mayer;Robbie Waugh;Peter Langridge;Timothy J. Close

  • A chromosome conformation capture ordered sequence of the barley genome

    Martin Mascher;Heidrun Gundlach;Axel Himmelbach;Sebastian Beier

  • Unlocking the Barley Genome by Chromosomal and Comparative Genomics

    Klaus F. X. Mayer;Mihaela Martis;Pete E. Hedley;Hana Simkova

  • Natural variation in a homolog of Antirrhinum CENTRORADIALIS contributed to spring growth habit and environmental adaptation in cultivated barley

    Jordi Comadran;Benjamin Kilian;Joanne Russell;Luke Ramsay

  • Metabolic engineering of high carotenoid potato tubers containing enhanced levels of β-carotene and lutein

    Laurence J. M. Ducreux;Wayne L. Morris;Peter E. Hedley;Tom Shepherd

  • Genome-wide SNP discovery and linkage analysis in barley based on genes responsive to abiotic stress

    Nils Rostoks;Sharon Mudie;Linda Cardle;Joanne Russell

  • Genome-wide association mapping to candidate polymorphism resolution in the unsequenced barley genome.

    James Cockram;Jon White;Diana L. Zuluaga;David Smith

  • Development and Evaluation of a Barley 50k iSelect SNP Array.

    Micha M. Bayer;Paulo Rapazote-Flores;Martin Ganal;Pete E. Hedley

  • Barley whole exome capture: a tool for genomic research in the genus Hordeum and beyond.

    Martin Mascher;Todd A. Richmond;Daniel J. Gerhardt;Axel Himmelbach

  • Quorum sensing coordinates brute force and stealth modes of infection in the plant pathogen Pectobacterium atrosepticum

    Hui Liu;Sarah J. Coulthurst;Leighton Pritchard;Peter E. Hedley

  • Physiological, biochemical and molecular responses of the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) plant to moderately elevated temperature.

    Robert D. Hancock;Wayne L. Morris;Laurence J. M. Ducreux;Jenny A. Morris

  • Co-ordinated gene expression during phases of dormancy release in raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) buds

    Luca Mazzitelli;Robert D. Hancock;Sophie Haupt;Paul G. Walker

  • Identification and Characterisation CRN Effectors in Phytophthora capsici Shows Modularity and Functional Diversity.

    Remco Stam;Remco Stam;Julietta Jupe;Julietta Jupe;Andrew J. M. Howden;Andrew J. M. Howden;Jenny A. Morris

  • Single-feature polymorphism discovery in the barley transcriptome.

    Nils Rostoks;Justin O Borevitz;Peter E Hedley;Joanne Russell

  • The metabolic and developmental roles of Carotenoid Cleavage Dioxygenase4 from potato.

    Raymond Campbell;Laurence J.M. Ducreux;Wayne L. Morris;Jenny A. Morris

  • Phytophthora capsici -tomato interaction features dramatic shifts in gene expression associated with a hemi-biotrophic lifestyle

    Julietta Jupe;Julietta Jupe;Remco Stam;Remco Stam;Andrew J M Howden;Andrew J M Howden;Jenny A Morris

  • An evaluation of genotyping by sequencing (GBS) to map the Breviaristatum-e (ari-e) locus in cultivated barley

    Hui Liu;Hui Liu;Micha Bayer;Arnis Druka;Joanne R Russell

  • A comparison of sequence-based polymorphism and haplotype content in transcribed and anonymous regions of the barley genome.

    Joanne Russell;Allan Booth;John Fuller;Brian Harrower

  • Exon Skipping Induced by Cold Stress in a Potato Invertase Gene Transcript

    Anne Sophie Bournay;Peter E. Hedley;Anne Maddison;Robbie Waugh

  • Characterisation and transgenic modification of carotenogenesis during tuber development and storage in potato

    W.L. Morris;L.J.M. Ducreux;D.W. Griffiths;D. Stewart

Frequent Co-Authors

Robbie Waugh
Robbie Waugh James Hutton Institute
Joanne Russell
Joanne Russell James Hutton Institute
Luke Ramsay
Luke Ramsay James Hutton Institute
David Marshall
David Marshall James Hutton Institute
Nils Stein
Nils Stein University of Western Australia
Ian K. Toth
Ian K. Toth James Hutton Institute
Paul R. J. Birch
Paul R. J. Birch James Hutton Institute
Howard V. Davies
Howard V. Davies James Hutton Institute
Glenn J. Bryan
Glenn J. Bryan James Hutton Institute
Christine A. Hackett
Christine A. Hackett University of Dundee

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