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D-Index
63
Citations
15746
World Ranking
1023
National Ranking
273

Robert L. Gilbertson 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 Robert L. Gilbertson sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 284 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert L. Gilbertson 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 Robert L. Gilbertson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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

  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • DNA

Virology, Genetics, Plant virus, Virus and Geminiviridae are his primary areas of study. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Gene and Cell biology. His research investigates the link between Plant virus and topics such as DNA that cross with problems in Nucleic acid.

Robert L. Gilbertson focuses mostly in the field of Virus, narrowing it down to topics relating to DNA virus and, in certain cases, Plant cell. His Geminiviridae research is classified as research in Begomovirus. His studies in Begomovirus integrate themes in fields like Tospovirus, Viral evolution, Ecology, Leaf curl and Tomato yellow leaf curl virus.

His most cited work include:

  • Use of degenerate primers in the polymerase chain reaction to detect whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses (618 citations)
  • Exploiting chinks in the plant's armor: evolution and emergence of geminiviruses (433 citations)
  • Two proteins of a plant DNA virus coordinate nuclear and plasmodesmal transport (332 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary scientific interests are in Botany, Virology, Plant virus, Begomovirus and Virus. His research in Botany intersects with topics in Xanthomonas campestris, Bacteria and Inoculation, Horticulture. He works mostly in the field of Virology, limiting it down to concerns involving Genome and, occasionally, DNA.

His study in Plant virus is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Plant disease resistance and Crop. His Begomovirus study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Phylogenetic tree, Leaf curl, Tomato yellow leaf curl virus, Mosaic virus and Squash. The Virus study combines topics in areas such as Molecular cloning and Cell biology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (34.42%)
  • Virology (31.17%)
  • Plant virus (30.52%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • Begomovirus (24.03%)
  • Plant virus (30.52%)
  • Horticulture (22.08%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Begomovirus, Plant virus, Horticulture, Botany and Integrated pest management. His Begomovirus research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Weed, Phylogenetic tree, Leaf curl, Mosaic virus and Sanger sequencing. The study incorporates disciplines such as Complete sequence, Genomic organization and Virology in addition to Phylogenetic tree.

Robert L. Gilbertson has researched Virology in several fields, including Sequence analysis and Gene. His Plant virus research integrates issues from Biotechnology, Whitefly and Crop. His Botany study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Viral evolution and Nicotiana benthamiana.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Role of the Insect Supervectors Bemisia tabaci and Frankliniella occidentalis in the Emergence and Global Spread of Plant Viruses. (153 citations)
  • World Management of Geminiviruses. (76 citations)
  • A review of geminivirus diseases in vegetables and other crops in Brazil: current status and approaches for management (69 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • DNA

His scientific interests lie mostly in Plant virus, Begomovirus, Botany, Biotechnology and Virology. His studies deal with areas such as Host, Biological dispersal and Crop as well as Plant virus. His research integrates issues of Viral evolution, Genomic organization, Ecology and Mosaic virus in his study of Begomovirus.

His studies in Botany integrate themes in fields like Ipomovirus, Genetics, Genetic marker and Crinivirus. His Biotechnology research includes elements of Agriculture and Integrated pest management. His study in Virology is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Strain, Gene and Resistance.

Best Publications

  • Use of degenerate primers in the polymerase chain reaction to detect whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses

    M. R Rojas;R. L Gilbertson;D. P Maxwell

  • Exploiting chinks in the plant's armor: evolution and emergence of geminiviruses

    Maria R Rojas;Charles Hagen;William J Lucas;Robert L Gilbertson

  • Two proteins of a plant DNA virus coordinate nuclear and plasmodesmal transport

    Amine O. Noueiry;William J. Lucas;Robert L. Gilbertson

  • Role of the Insect Supervectors Bemisia tabaci and Frankliniella occidentalis in the Emergence and Global Spread of Plant Viruses.

    Robert L. Gilbertson;Ozgur Batuman;Craig G. Webster;Scott Adkins

  • A preliminary Polypore flora of East Africa.

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  • Functional analysis of proteins involved in movement of the monopartite begomovirus, Tomato yellow leaf curl virus.

    Maria R. Rojas;Hao Jiang;Raquel Salati;Beatriz Xoconostle-Cázares

  • Capsid protein and helper component-proteinase function as potyvirus cell-to-cell movement proteins

    Maria R. Rojas;F.Murilo Zerbini;Richard F. Allison;Robert L. Gilbertson

  • Plasmodesmata in Relation to Viral Movement within Leaf Tissues

    William J. Lucas;Robert L. Gilbertson

  • Wood-Rotting Fungi of North America

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  • World Management of Geminiviruses.

    Maria R. Rojas;Monica A. Macedo;Minor R. Maliano;Maria Soto-Aguilar

  • Towards an integrated linkage map of common bean 2. Development of an RFLP-based linkage map

    R. O. Nodari;S. M. Tsail;R. L. Gilbertson;P. Gepts

  • Molecular phylogenetic relationships amongst Alternaria species and related fungi based upon analysis of nuclear ITS and mt SSU rDNA sequences

    Barry M. Pryor;Robert L. Gilbertson

  • How do viruses traffic on the ‘vascular highway’?

    Robert L. Gilbertson;William J. Lucas

  • Toward an integrated linkage map of common bean. III. Mapping genetic factors controlling host-bacteria interactions.

    R O Nodari;S M Tsai;P Guzmán;R L Gilbertson

  • A review of geminivirus diseases in vegetables and other crops in Brazil: current status and approaches for management

    Alice K Inoue-Nagata;Mirtes F Lima;Robert L Gilbertson

  • Tomato yellow leaf curl virus in the Dominican Republic: Characterization of an Infectious Clone, Virus Monitoring in Whiteflies, and Identification of Reservoir Hosts

    Raquel Salati;Medhat K. Nahkla;Maria R. Rojas;Pablo Guzman

  • Characterization of a new world monopartite begomovirus causing leaf curl disease of tomato in Ecuador and Peru reveals a new direction in geminivirus evolution.

    T. A. Melgarejo;T. Kon;M. R. Rojas;L. Paz-Carrasco

  • Increased pathogenicity in a pseudorecombinant bipartite geminivirus correlates with intermolecular recombination.

    Y M Hou;R L Gilbertson

  • Bean Dwarf Mosaic Geminivirus Movement Proteins Recognize DNA in a Form- and Size-Specific Manner

    Maria R Rojas;Amine O Noueiry;William J Lucas;Robert L Gilbertson

  • Characterization of variability in the fungus Phaeoisariopsis griseola suggests coevolution with the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)

    P. Guzmán;R. L. Gilbertson;R. Nodari;W. C. Johnson

  • Pseudorecombination between infectious cloned DNA components of tomato mottle and bean dwarf mosaic geminiviruses

    Robert L. Gilbertson;Sri H. Hidayat;Epaminondas J. Paplomatas;Maria R. Rojas

  • Dynamics of Bean Dwarf Mosaic Geminivirus Cell-to-Cell and Long-Distance Movement in Phaseolus vulgaris Revealed, Using the Green Fluorescent Protein

    M. R. Sudarshana;H. L. Wang;W. J. Lucas;R. L. Gilbertson

  • A viral resistance gene from common bean functions across plant families and is up-regulated in a non-virus-specific manner

    Young-Su Seo;Maria R. Rojas;Jung-Youn Lee;Sang-Won Lee

  • Cloning of the complete DNA genomes of four bean-infecting geminiviruses and determining their infectivity by electric discharge particle acceleration

    Gilbertson Rl;Faria Jc;Hanson Sf;Morales Fj

  • Preservation of viral genomes in 700-y-old caribou feces from a subarctic ice patch

    Terry Fei Fan Ng;Li-Fang Chen;Yanchen Zhou;Beth Shapiro

Frequent Co-Authors

William J. Lucas
William J. Lucas University of California, Davis
Steven T. Koike
Steven T. Koike University of California, Berkeley
Paul Ahlquist
Paul Ahlquist University of Wisconsin–Madison
William M. Wintermantel
William M. Wintermantel United States Department of Agriculture
Barry M. Pryor
Barry M. Pryor University of Arizona
Shree P. Singh
Shree P. Singh University of Idaho
Paul Gepts
Paul Gepts University of California, Davis
Scott Adkins
Scott Adkins United States Department of Agriculture
Arvind Varsani
Arvind Varsani Arizona State University
Eric Delwart
Eric Delwart University of California, San Francisco

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