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 Peter K. Hepler sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 220 publications — 82nd percentile
82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.
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 Peter K. Hepler sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 105 D-Index — 98th percentile
98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.
Peter K. Hepler is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with specific focus on subfields such as Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Insect Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.
Their main research topics cover areas such as Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation, Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research, and broader Plant and Animal Studies.
Several recent papers illustrate the diversity of their research engagements:
Hepler frequently publishes in the journals PROTOPLASMA, Trends in Plant Science, and Annals of Botany.
Their collaborative work includes coauthors such as Sue Lancelle, Marieluise Weidinger, David G. Robinson, Christian Ammer, and Andrea Polle, with multiple collaborations noted especially with Sue Lancelle and Marieluise Weidinger.
Over the course of their career, Peter K. Hepler has received recognition in the form of fellowships, including the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2009 and Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists in 2007.
Peter K. Hepler;Randy O. Wayne
Peter K. Hepler
Loverine P. Taylor;Peter K. Hepler
Peter K. Hepler;Luis Vidali;Alice Y. Cheung
J. R. Mcintosh;P. K. Hepler;D. G. Van Wie
E.S. Pierson;D.D. Miller;D.A. Callaham;J. van Aken
Terena L. Holdaway-Clarke;Jose A. Feijo;Grant R. Hackett;Joseph G. Kunkel
Maurice Bosch;Alice Y. Cheung;Peter K. Hepler
Terena L. Holdaway‐Clarke;Peter K. Hepler
Elisabeth S. Pierson;Deborah D. Miller;Dale A. Callaham;Alan M. Shipley
L.Andrew Staehelin;Peter K Hepler
Maurice Bosch;Peter K. Hepler
Luis Vidali;Sylvester T. McKenna;Peter K. Hepler
Deborah D. Miller;Dale A. Callaham;David J. Gross;Peter K. Hepler
J.A. Feijó;J. Sainhas;G.R. Hackett;J.G. Kunkel
S. A. Lancelle;M. Cresti;P. K. Hepler
Christine Y. Chen;Eric I. Wong;Luis Vidali;Athena Estavillo
P. K. Hepler
Alenka Lovy-Wheeler;Kathleen L. Wilsen;Tobias I. Baskin;Peter K. Hepler
Susan A. Lancelle;P. K. Hepler
P. K. Hepler;B. A. Palevitz;S. A. Lancelle;M. M. Mccauley
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