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Richard M. Bostock

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
13973
World Ranking
15446
National Ranking
6445

Richard M. Bostock publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 139 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard M. Bostock 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 Richard M. Bostock sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 54 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Richard M. Bostock is affiliated with the University of California, Davis, in the United States. Their research primarily spans Agricultural and Biological Sciences with a focus on Plant Science, Cell Biology, Ecology, Insect Science, and Oceanography as subfields.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Plant Pathogens and Resistance
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Bostock include:

  • Tatiana V. Roubtsova
  • Jackson P. Audley
  • Steven J. Seybold
  • Domonique C. Lewis
  • Holly Little

Bostock's publications appear regularly in several journals, with the most common venues being:

  • Phytopathology
  • Nematology
  • Journal of Economic Entomology
  • Agricultural and Forest Entomology
  • Plant Disease

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Bostock include:

  • New and Interesting Fungi. 3, 2020, Fungal Systematics and Evolution
  • Eicosapolyenoic fatty acids induce defense responses and resistance to Phytophthora capsici in tomato and pepper, 2021, Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology
  • Trap Assays of the Walnut Twig Beetle, Pityophthorus juglandis Blackman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), Reveal an Effective Semiochemical Repellent Combination, 2020, Journal of Chemical Ecology
  • Polyketide Synthase Gene Expression in Relation to Chloromonilicin and Melanin Production in Monilinia fructicola, 2020, Phytopathology
  • DNA barcoding, phylogeny and phylogeography of the cyst nematode species of the Humuli group from the genus Heterodera (Tylenchida: Heteroderidae), 2022, Nematology

Richard M. Bostock has been recognized with awards including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2012
  • Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society, 2012

Best Publications

  • Rapid In Situ Assay for Indoleacetic Acid Production by Bacteria Immobilized on a Nitrocellulose Membrane

    John M. Bric;Richard M. Bostock;Sara E. Silverstone

  • APOPTOSIS : A FUNCTIONAL PARADIGM FOR PROGRAMMED PLANT CELL DEATH INDUCED BY A HOST-SELECTIVE PHYTOTOXIN AND INVOKED DURING DEVELOPMENT

    Hong Wang;Juan Li;Richard M. Bostock;David G. Gilchrist

  • Induced Systemic Resistance (ISR) Against Pathogens in the Context of Induced Plant Defences

    Martin Heil;Richard M. Bostock

  • Signal crosstalk and induced resistance: straddling the line between cost and benefit.

    Richard M Bostock

  • Phylogenetics and taxonomy of the fungal vascular wilt pathogen Verticillium, with the descriptions of five new species.

    Patrik Inderbitzin;Richard M. Bostock;R. Michael Davis;Toshiyuki Usami

  • Eicosapentaenoic and Arachidonic Acids from Phytophthora infestans Elicit Fungitoxic Sesquiterpenes in the Potato.

    Richard M. Bostock;Joseph A. Kuc;Roger A. Laine

  • Trade-Offs in Plant Defense Against Pathogens and Herbivores: A Field Demonstration of Chemical Elicitors of Induced Resistance

    Jennifer S. Thaler;Ana L. Fidantsef;Sean S. Duffey;Richard M. Bostock

  • Signal interactions in pathogen and insect attack: Systemic plant-mediated interactions between pathogens and herbivores of the tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum

    M.J. Stout;A.L. Fidantsef;S.S. Duffey;R.M. Bostock

  • Differential induction and suppression of potato 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase genes in response to Phytophthora infestans and to its elicitor arachidonic acid.

    Doil Choi;Bernard L. Ward;Richard M. Bostock

  • INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ABSCISIC-ACID-MEDIATED RESPONSES AND PLANT RESISTANCE TO PATHOGENS AND INSECTS

    Jennifer S. Thaler;Richard M. Bostock

  • Lipid-derived signals that discriminate wound- and pathogen-responsive isoprenoid pathways in plants: methyl jasmonate and the fungal elicitor arachidonic acid induce different 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase genes and antimicrobial isoprenoids in Solanum tuberosum L.

    Doil Choi;Richard M. Bostock;Sergei Avdiushko;David F. Hildebrand

  • Signal interactions in pathogen and insect attack: expression of lipoxygenase, proteinase inhibitor II, and pathogenesis-related protein P4 in the tomato,Lycopersicon esculentum

    A.L. Fidantsef;M.J. Stout;J.S. Thaler;S.S. Duffey

  • Specificity of induced resistance in the tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum

    Michael J. Stout;Kathi V. Workman;Richard M. Bostock;Sean S. Duffey

  • Cross-talk between jasmonate and salicylate plant defense pathways: effects on several plant parasites

    Jennifer S. Thaler;Richard Karban;Diane E. Ullman;Karina Boege

  • In situ isolation of mRNA from individual plant cells: creation of cell-specific cDNA libraries.

    Erik E. Karrer;James E. Lincoln;Saskia Hogenhout;Alan B. Bennett

  • Predisposition in Plant Disease: Exploiting the Nexus in Abiotic and Biotic Stress Perception and Response

    Richard M. Bostock;Matthew F. Pye;Tatiana V. Roubtsova

  • Expression of the antiapoptotic baculovirus p35 gene in tomato blocks programmed cell death and provides broad-spectrum resistance to disease

    James E. Lincoln;Craig Richael;Bert Overduin;Kathy Smith

  • The Ascomycete Verticillium longisporum Is a Hybrid and a Plant Pathogen with an Expanded Host Range

    Patrik Inderbitzin;R. Michael Davis;Richard M. Bostock;Krishna V. Subbarao

  • Arachidonic acid: an evolutionarily conserved signaling molecule modulates plant stress signaling networks

    Tatyana Savchenko;Justin W. Walley;Justin W. Walley;E. Wassim Chehab;Yanmei Xiao

  • Signal conflicts and synergies in induced resistance to multiple attackers

    R.M. Bostock

Frequent Co-Authors

David G. Gilchrist
David G. Gilchrist University of California, Davis
Themis J. Michailides
Themis J. Michailides University of California, Davis
Jennifer S. Thaler
Jennifer S. Thaler Cornell University
Steven J. Seybold
Steven J. Seybold US Forest Service
Krishna V. Subbarao
Krishna V. Subbarao University of California, Davis
Sean S. Duffey
Sean S. Duffey University of California, Davis
Katayoon Dehesh
Katayoon Dehesh University of California, Riverside
David M. Rizzo
David M. Rizzo University of California, Davis
Thomas M. Gradziel
Thomas M. Gradziel University of California, Davis
Doil Choi
Doil Choi Seoul National University

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