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Robert B. Meeley

Robert B. Meeley

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
63
Citations
14859
World Ranking
2884
National Ranking
1261

Robert B. Meeley 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 Robert B. Meeley sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 114 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert B. Meeley 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 Robert B. Meeley sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert B. Meeley is affiliated with Pioneer Hi-Bred in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in agricultural and biological sciences, with a focus on plant science and molecular biology. Their work spans key topics including plant virus research, plant molecular biology, CRISPR and genetic engineering, chromosomal and genetic variations, insect-plant interactions and control, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, and genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals.

Their recent publications include:

  • Superior field performance of waxy corn engineered using CRISPR-Cas9, 2020, Nature Biotechnology
  • Dynamic localization of SPO11-1 and conformational changes of meiotic axial elements during recombination initiation of maize meiosis, 2020, PLoS Genetics
  • 9,10-KODA, an α-ketol produced by the tonoplast-localized 9-lipoxygenase ZmLOX5, plays a signaling role in maize defense against insect herbivory, 2023, Molecular Plant
  • A non-JA producing oxophytodienoate reductase functions in salicylic acid-mediated antagonism with jasmonic acid during pathogen attack, 2023, Molecular Plant Pathology
  • Emb15 encodes a plastid ribosomal assembly factor essential for embryogenesis in maize, 2021, The Plant Journal

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Robert B. Meeley include:

  • Dilbag S. Multani
  • Pei-Cheng Huang
  • Michael V. Kolomiets
  • Mary Beatty
  • Rosalind Williams-Carrier

Their work has appeared multiple times in notable venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Biotechnology
  • PLoS Genetics
  • Molecular Plant
  • Molecular Plant Pathology

Main fields of study related to their research are agricultural and biological sciences, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Subfields covered include plant science, molecular biology, insect science, genetics, and ecology.

Best Publications

  • Haemangioblast commitment is initiated in the primitive streak of the mouse embryo.

    Tara L. Huber;Valerie Kouskoff;Valerie Kouskoff;H. Joerg Fehling;James Palis

  • Analysis of a chemical plant defense mechanism in grasses

    Monika Frey;Paul Chomet;Erich Glawischnig;Cornelia Stettner

  • Conserved noncoding genomic sequences associated with a flowering-time quantitative trait locus in maize

    Silvio Salvi;Giorgio Sponza;Michele Morgante;Dwight Tomes

  • Cloning and characterization of the maize An1 gene.

    Robert J. Bensen;Gurmukh S. Johal;Virginia C. Crane;John T. Tossberg

  • The maize tasselseed4 microRNA controls sex determination and meristem cell fate by targeting Tasselseed6/indeterminate spikelet1.

    George Chuck;Robert Meeley;Erin Irish;Hajime Sakai

  • The role of barren stalk1 in the architecture of maize

    Andrea Gallavotti;Qiong Zhao;Junko Kyozuka;Robert B. Meeley

  • The control of maize spikelet meristem fate by the APETALA2-like gene indeterminate spikelet1

    George Chuck;Robert B. Meeley;Sarah Hake

  • Embryo-specific silencing of a transporter reduces phytic acid content of maize and soybean seeds

    Jinrui Shi;Hongyu Wang;Kathleen Schellin;Bailin Li

  • Diversification of C-Function Activity in Maize Flower Development

    Montaña Mena;Barbara A. Ambrose;Robert B. Meeley;Steven P. Briggs

  • Duplicate FLORICAULA/LEAFY homologs zfl1 and zfl2 control inflorescence architecture and flower patterning in maize

    Kirsten Bomblies;Rong-Lin Wang;Barbara A. Ambrose;Barbara A. Ambrose;Robert J. Schmidt

  • The Maize Low-Phytic Acid Mutant lpa2 Is Caused by Mutation in an Inositol Phosphate Kinase Gene

    Jinrui Shi;Hongyu Wang;Yunsheng Wu;Jan Hazebroek

  • Disruption of OPR7 and OPR8 Reveals the Versatile Functions of Jasmonic Acid in Maize Development and Defense

    Yuanxin Yan;Shawn Christensen;Tom Isakeit;Jürgen Engelberth

  • The defective kernel 1 (dek1) gene required for aleurone cell development in the endosperm of maize grains encodes a membrane protein of the calpain gene superfamily

    Stein Erik Lid;Darren Gruis;Rudolf Jung;Jennifer A. Lorentzen

  • The maize lipoxygenase, ZmLOX10, mediates green leaf volatile, jasmonate, and herbivore-induced plant volatile production for defense against insect attack

    Shawn A. Christensen;Andriy Nemchenko;Eli Borrego;Ian Murray

  • Sucrose transporter1 functions in phloem loading in maize leaves

    Thomas L. Slewinski;Robert Meeley;David M. Braun

  • Signaling from maize organ primordia via FASCIATED EAR3 regulates stem cell proliferation and yield traits

    Byoung Il Je;Jeremy Gruel;Young Koung Lee;Peter Bommert

  • Floral meristem initiation and meristem cell fate are regulated by the maize AP2 genes ids1 and sid1.

    George Chuck;Robert Meeley;Sarah Hake

  • Production of viable gametes without meiosis in maize deficient for an ARGONAUTE protein.

    Manjit Singh;Shalendra Goel;Robert B. Meeley;Christelle Dantec

  • grassy tillers1 promotes apical dominance in maize and responds to shade signals in the grasses

    Clinton J. Whipple;Tesfamichael H. Kebrom;Allison L. Weber;Fang Yang

  • ACC synthase expression regulates leaf performance and drought tolerance in maize.

    Todd E. Young;Robert B. Meeley;Daniel R. Gallie

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven P. Briggs
Steven P. Briggs University of California, San Diego
W. Zacheus Cande
W. Zacheus Cande University of California, Berkeley
Patrick S. Schnable
Patrick S. Schnable Iowa State University
Sarah Hake
Sarah Hake University of California, Berkeley
Daniel R. Gallie
Daniel R. Gallie University of California, Riverside
Odd-Arne Olsen
Odd-Arne Olsen Norwegian University of Life Sciences
John Doebley
John Doebley University of Wisconsin–Madison
Peter M. Rogowsky
Peter M. Rogowsky École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Nathan M. Springer
Nathan M. Springer University of Minnesota
Michael V. Kolomiets
Michael V. Kolomiets Texas A&M University

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