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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
158
Citations
106745
World Ranking
11
National Ranking
3

Richard A. Dixon publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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 Richard A. Dixon sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 651 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Richard A. Dixon D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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 Richard A. Dixon sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 158 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Richard A. Dixon is affiliated with the University of North Texas in the United States. Their research areas primarily lie within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

Their work covers significant subfields such as Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, and Food Science. The main research topics include Plant Gene Expression Analysis, Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis, Plant Molecular Biology Research, Lignin and Wood Chemistry, Biochemical and biochemical processes, Horticultural and Viticultural Research, and Plant tissue culture and regeneration.

Frequent publication venues for Richard A. Dixon include:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • The Plant Cell
  • Science Advances
  • Nature Communications

Their recent papers showcase research on plant physiology and molecular biology with publications such as:

  • "Abscisic acid regulates secondary cell-wall formation and lignin deposition in Arabidopsis thaliana through phosphorylation of NST1" (2021) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "The plant cell wall-dynamic, strong, and adaptable-is a natural shapeshifter" (2024) in The Plant Cell
  • "Multifeature analyses of vascular cambial cells reveal longevity mechanisms in old Ginkgo biloba trees" (2020) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Proanthocyanidin Biosynthesis-a Matter of Protection" (2020) in PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • "ARABIDOPSIS DEHISCENCE ZONE POLYGALACTURONASE 1 (ADPG1) releases latent defense signals in stems with reduced lignin content" (2020) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Richard A. Dixon frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Xiaolan Rao
  • Chunliu Zhuo
  • Maite L. Docampo Palacios
  • Fang Chen
  • Ji Hyung Jun

Their contributions span diverse aspects of plant molecular biology and plant biochemistry, often touching on mechanisms of lignin deposition, secondary cell-wall formation, and biosynthesis processes relevant to plant defense and growth regulation.

Best Publications

  • Stress-Induced Phenylpropanoid Metabolism.

    Richard A. Dixon;Nancy L. Paiva

  • THE OXIDATIVE BURST IN PLANT DISEASE RESISTANCE

    Chris Lamb;Richard A. Dixon

  • Lignin valorization: improving lignin processing in the biorefinery.

    Arthur J. Ragauskas;Gregg T. Beckham;Mary J. Biddy;Richard Chandra

  • H2O2 from the oxidative burst orchestrates the plant hypersensitive disease resistance response

    Alex Levine;Raimund Tenhaken;Richard Dixon;Chris Lamb

  • Nitric oxide functions as a signal in plant disease resistance

    Massimo Delledonne;Yiji Xia;Richard A. Dixon;Chris Lamb

  • Natural products and plant disease resistance

    Richard A. Dixon

  • Activation Tagging Identifies a Conserved MYB Regulator of Phenylpropanoid Biosynthesis

    Justin O. Borevitz;Yiji Xia;Jack Blount;Richard A. Dixon

  • Cloning of the gene and cDNA for mammalian β -adrenergic receptor and homology with rhodopsin

    Richard A. F. Dixon;Brian K. Kobilka;David J. Strader;Jeffrey L. Benovic

  • The phenylpropanoid pathway and plant defence—a genomics perspective

    Richard A. Dixon;Lahoucine Achnine;Parvathi Kota;Chang-Jun Liu

  • Lignin modification improves fermentable sugar yields for biofuel production.

    Fang Chen;Richard A Dixon

  • Reactive oxygen intermediates mediate a systemic signal network in the establishment of plant immunity.

    Marı́a E Alvarez;Roger I Pennell;Per-Johan Meijer;Atsushi Ishikawa

  • Plant metabolomics: large-scale phytochemistry in the functional genomics era

    Lloyd W Sumner;Pedro Mendes;Richard A Dixon

  • The Medicago genome provides insight into the evolution of rhizobial symbioses

    Nevin D Young;Frédéric Debellé;Frédéric Debellé;Giles E D Oldroyd;Rene Geurts

  • Proanthocyanidins--a final frontier in flavonoid research?

    Richard A. Dixon;De‐Yu Xie;Shashi B. Sharma

  • Activation tagging in Arabidopsis.

    Detlef Weigel;Ji Hoon Ahn;Miguel A. Blázquez;Justin O. Borevitz

  • Signals and transduction mechanisms for activation of plant defenses against microbial attack.

    Christopher J. Lamb;Michael A. Lawton;Michel Dron;Richard A. Dixon

  • A putative lipid transfer protein involved in systemic resistance signalling in Arabidopsis

    Ana M. Maldonado;Peter Doerner;Peter Doerner;Richard A. Dixon;Chris J. Lamb;Chris J. Lamb

  • Molecular Communication in Interactions Between Plants and Microbial Pathogens

    Richard A. Dixon;Christopher J. Lamb

  • Flavonoids and isoflavonoids – a gold mine for metabolic engineering

    Richard A Dixon;Christopher L Steele

  • Early events in the activation of plant defense responses

    R. A. Dixon;M. J. Harrison;C. J. Lamb

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher J. Lamb
Christopher J. Lamb John Innes Centre
Fang Chen
Fang Chen University of North Texas
Lloyd W. Sumner
Lloyd W. Sumner University of Missouri
C. Neal Stewart
C. Neal Stewart University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Joseph P. Noel
Joseph P. Noel Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Zeng-Yu Wang
Zeng-Yu Wang Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Maria J. Harrison
Maria J. Harrison Cornell University
Mark F. Davis
Mark F. Davis National Renewable Energy Laboratory
John Ralph
John Ralph Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
Michael G. Hahn
Michael G. Hahn University of Georgia

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