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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 73 2011 1914 918 862 154 28618

Ralph A. Dean publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ralph A. Dean between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ralph A. Dean published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 4.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2007. 6 of the 186 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2007. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 5 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 7 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 5 publications
1985 2025

186 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ralph A. Dean: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 2
1987 1
1988 1
1989 2
1990 0
1991 1
1992 0
1993 2
1994 3
1995 6
1996 2
1997 6
1998 1
1999 5
2000 6
2001 9
2002 8
2003 7
2004 12
2005 9
2006 8
2007 14
2008 8
2009 6
2010 6
2011 8
2012 9
2013 2
2014 4
2015 4
2016 5
2017 2
2018 5
2019 1
2020 7
2021 2
2022 2
2023 3
2024 1
2025 5
Total 186
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Ralph A. Dean 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 Ralph A. Dean sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 145–154 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 154 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193 154
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Ralph A. Dean 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 Ralph A. Dean sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 72–73 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150 73
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Overview

Ralph A. Dean is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research primarily centers on plant sciences and molecular biology, with extensive work in agricultural and biological sciences.

Their recent scholarly contributions include several research articles published since 2020. Notable papers authored or co-authored by Dean include:

  • "Movement of small RNAs in and between plants and fungi," 2020, Molecular Plant Pathology
  • "Dynamic Changes in the Microbiome of Rice During Shoot and Root Growth Derived From Seeds," 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Opportunities and Challenges in Studies of Host-Pathogen Interactions and Management of Verticillium dahliae in Tomatoes," 2020, Plants
  • "Host induced gene silencing of Magnaporthe oryzae by targeting pathogenicity and development genes to control rice blast disease," 2022, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • "Comparative Genome Analyses of 18 Verticillium dahliae Tomato Isolates Reveals Phylogenetic and Race Specific Signatures," 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology

Dean's research involves collaboration with frequent co-authors including Yeonyee Oh, Tika B. Adhikari, Frank J. Louws, Thomas W. Ingram, and Mengying Wang. These collaborations have contributed to breadth in their research output, especially in plant pathology and molecular interactions.

The main scientific venues where Dean's work appears include:

  • Molecular Plant Pathology
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Plants
  • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical

The focus of Dean's research spans several main fields of study:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, more specific subfields of study are addressed, including:

  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecology

Dean's primary research topics reflect a concentration on plant-pathogen dynamics and molecular mechanisms, featuring:

  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research

Best Publications

  • The Top 10 fungal pathogens in molecular plant pathology

    Ralph A. Dean;Jan A. L. van Kan;Zacharias A. Pretorius;Kim E. Hammond-Kosack

  • A draft sequence of the rice genome (Oryza sativa L. ssp indica)

    Stephen A. Goff;Darrell Ricke;Tien-Hung Lan;Gernot Presting

  • Global analysis of protein activities using proteome chips

    Michael Snyder;Heng Zhu;Paul Bertone;Scott M. Bidlingmaier

  • The genome sequence of the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe grisea

    Ralph A. Dean;Nicholas J. Talbot;Daniel J. Ebbole;Mark L. Farman

  • Transcriptional Regulation of Biomass-degrading Enzymes in the Filamentous Fungus Trichoderma reesei

    Pamela K. Foreman;Doug Brown;Doug Brown;Lydia Dankmeyer;Ralph Dean;Ralph Dean

  • An integrated physical and genetic map of the rice genome

    Mingsheng Chen;Gernot Presting;W. Brad Barbazuk;Jose Luis Goicoechea

  • The cAMP-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit is required for appressorium formation and pathogenesis by the rice blast pathogen Magnaporthe grisea.

    Thomas K. Mitchell;Ralph A. Dean

  • The adenylate cyclase gene MAC1 of Magnaporthe grisea controls appressorium formation and other aspects of growth and development.

    Woobong Choi;Ralph A. Dean

  • cAMP Regulates Infection Structure Formation in the Plant Pathogenic Fungus Magnaporthe grisea.

    Yong-Hwan Lee;Ralph A. Dean

  • Signal pathways and appressorium morphogenesis.

    Ralph A. Dean

  • G Protein α Subunit Genes Control Growth, Development, and Pathogenicity of Magnaporthe grisea

    Shaohua Liu;Ralph A. Dean

  • In-depth view of structure, activity, and evolution of rice chromosome 10

    Y. Yu;T. Rambo;J. Currie;C. Saski

  • Rodletless, a new Aspergillus developmental mutant induced by directed gene inactivation.

    M A Stringer;R A Dean;T C Sewall;W E Timberlake

  • Chemical signals responsible for appressorium formation in the rice blast fungusMagnaporthe grisea

    R.D. Gilbert;A.M. Johnson;R.A. Dean

  • Whole genome comparison of Aspergillus flavus and A. oryzae

    G. A. Payne;W. C. Nierman;J. R. Wortman;B. L. Pritchard

  • An eight-cysteine-containing CFEM domain unique to a group of fungal membrane proteins

    Resham D Kulkarni;Hemant S Kelkar;Ralph A Dean

  • Rice Transposable Elements: A Survey of 73,000 Sequence-Tagged-Connectors

    Long Mao;Todd C. Wood;Yeisoo Yu;Muhammad A. Budiman

  • Molecular genetic evidence for the involvement of a specific polygalacturonase, P2c, in the invasion and spread of Aspergillus flavus in cotton bolls.

    Mei-Tsu Shieh;Robert L. Brown;Michael P. Whitehead;Jeffrey W. Cary

  • A genetic map of melon (Cucumis melo L.) based on amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers

    Y.-H. Wang;C. E. Thomas;R. A. Dean

  • Novel G-protein-coupled receptor-like proteins in the plant pathogenic fungus Magnaporthe grisea

    Resham D Kulkarni;Resham D Kulkarni;Michael R Thon;Michael R Thon;Huaqin Pan;Ralph A Dean

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas K. Mitchell
Thomas K. Mitchell The Ohio State University
Rod A. Wing
Rod A. Wing University of Arizona
David C. Muddiman
David C. Muddiman North Carolina State University
Jin-Rong Xu
Jin-Rong Xu Purdue University West Lafayette
Mark L. Farman
Mark L. Farman University of Kentucky
Thomas E. Cleveland
Thomas E. Cleveland Agricultural Research Service
Gary A. Payne
Gary A. Payne North Carolina State University
Fred O. Asiegbu
Fred O. Asiegbu University of Helsinki
Yong-Hwan Lee
Yong-Hwan Lee Seoul National University
William C. Nierman
William C. Nierman J. Craig Venter Institute

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