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D-Index
77
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25680
World Ranking
1760
National Ranking
60

Peter M. Waterhouse publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter M. Waterhouse sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 185 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Peter M. Waterhouse D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter M. Waterhouse sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Peter M. Waterhouse is affiliated with Queensland University of Technology in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on areas within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Waterhouse's main subfields of study include Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Insect Science, and Genetics. Their work spans various topics such as Plant Virus Research Studies, Plant tissue culture and regeneration, Plant Molecular Biology Research, Transgenic Plants and Applications, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery.

Frequent publication venues for Waterhouse include:

  • Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Nature Plants
  • The Plant Journal
  • Viruses

Their frequently collaborating coauthors are:

  • Felipe Fenselau de Felippes
  • Julia Bally
  • Satomi Hayashi
  • Buddhini Ranawaka
  • Jiyuan An

Recent significant papers authored or coauthored by Waterhouse include:

  • A multi-omic Nicotiana benthamiana resource for fundamental research and biotechnology (2023, Nature Plants)
  • Are the current gRNA ranking prediction algorithms useful for genome editing in plants? (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • The key role of terminators on the expression and post-transcriptional gene silencing of transgenes (2020, The Plant Journal)
  • Plin-amiR, a pre-microRNA-based technology for controlling herbivorous insect pests (2020, Plant Biotechnology Journal)
  • Plant-Based Vaccines: The Way Ahead? (2020, Viruses)

Best Publications

  • Construct design for efficient, effective and high-throughput gene silencing in plants.

    S. Varsha Wesley;Christopher A. Helliwell;Neil A. Smith;MingBo Wang

  • Virus resistance and gene silencing in plants can be induced by simultaneous expression of sense and antisense RNA

    Peter M. Waterhouse;Michael W. Graham;Ming-Bo Wang

  • Total silencing by intron-spliced hairpin RNAs

    Neil A. Smith;Surinder P. Singh;Ming-Bo Wang;Peter A. Stoutjesdijk

  • Gene silencing as an adaptive defence against viruses

    Peter M. Waterhouse;Ming-Bo Wang;Tony Lough;Tony Lough

  • Isolation of high affinity human antibodies directly from large synthetic repertoires.

    A D Griffiths;S C Williams;O Hartley;I M Tomlinson

  • Methods and means for obtaining modified phenotypes

    Peter Michael Waterhouse;Ming Bo Wang;Michael Wayne Graham

  • Exploring plant genomes by RNA-induced gene silencing

    Peter M. Waterhouse;Christopher A. Helliwell

  • RNAi for insect-proof plants

    K. H. J. Gordon;P. M. Waterhouse

  • Constructs and methods for high-throughput gene silencing in plants

    Chris Helliwell;Peter Waterhouse

  • RNA silencing in plants: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow

    A. Eamens;M.B. Wang;N.A. Smith;P.M. Waterhouse

  • The evolution and diversification of Dicers in plants

    Rogerio Margis;Rogerio Margis;Adriana F. Fusaro;Neil A. Smith;Shaun J. Curtin

  • A single copy of a virus-derived transgene encoding hairpin RNA gives immunity to barley yellow dwarf virus.

    Ming-Bo Wang;David C. Abbott;Peter M. Waterhouse

  • Plant and animal microRNAs: similarities and differences

    Anthony Millar;Peter Michael Waterhouse

  • Combinatorial infection and in vivo recombination: a strategy for making large phage antibody repertoires.

    Peter Waterhouse;Andrew D. Griffiths;Kevin S. Johnson;Greg Winter

  • On the role of RNA silencing in the pathogenicity and evolution of viroids and viral satellites

    M. B. Wang;X. Y. Bian;L. M. Wu;L. X. Liu

  • RNA interference-inducing hairpin RNAs in plants act through the viral defence pathway

    A. F. Fusaro;L. Matthew;N. A. Smith;S. J. Curtin

  • A Branched Pathway for Transgene-Induced RNA Silencing in Plants

    Christophe Béclin;Stéphanie Boutet;Peter Waterhouse;Hervé Vaucheret

  • RNA silencing platforms in plants

    John M. Watson;Adriana F. Fusaro;MingBo Wang;Peter M. Waterhouse

  • Nuclear gene silencing directs reception of long-distance mRNA silencing in Arabidopsis

    C. A. Brosnan;N. Mitter;M. Christie;N. A. Smith

  • Regulation of dormancy in barley by blue light and after-ripening : effects on abscisic acid and gibberellin metabolism

    Frank Gubler;Trijntje Hughes;Peter M. Waterhouse;John Jacobsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Narayana M. Upadhyaya
Narayana M. Upadhyaya Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Roger P. Hellens
Roger P. Hellens Queensland University of Technology
Philip J. Larkin
Philip J. Larkin Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
E. Jean Finnegan
E. Jean Finnegan Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Elizabeth S. Dennis
Elizabeth S. Dennis Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Rogério Margis
Rogério Margis Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Karl H.J. Gordon
Karl H.J. Gordon Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Ming-Bo Wang
Ming-Bo Wang Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Wayne L. Gerlach
Wayne L. Gerlach Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Ross N. Crowhurst
Ross N. Crowhurst Plant & Food Research

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