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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 84 1357 1285 44 42 355 28458

Rudi Appels publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rudi Appels between 1966 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rudi Appels published across 60 years, from 1966 to 2025, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2001. 13 of the 381 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1966 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2001. 1966: 1 publication 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 4 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 10 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 18 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 26 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 6 publications
1966 2025

381 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rudi Appels: publications per year, 1966 to 2025
Year Publications
1966 1
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 1
1979 0
1980 1
1981 1
1982 4
1983 0
1984 1
1985 0
1986 7
1987 0
1988 10
1989 3
1990 3
1991 5
1992 8
1993 3
1994 3
1995 6
1996 2
1997 1
1998 18
1999 13
2000 10
2001 26
2002 8
2003 14
2004 13
2005 13
2006 10
2007 11
2008 17
2009 17
2010 11
2011 24
2012 19
2013 10
2014 13
2015 9
2016 4
2017 6
2018 10
2019 10
2020 9
2021 5
2022 3
2023 5
2024 7
2025 6
Total 381
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Rudi Appels 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 Rudi Appels 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, 355–364 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: 355 publications — 83rd percentile

83% 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
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 48 355
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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Rudi Appels 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 Rudi Appels 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, 84–85 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: 84 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% 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
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110 84
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1985 - Gottschalk Medal, Australian Academy of Science

Overview

Rudi Appels is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia and has contributed extensively to research in agricultural and biological sciences, focusing primarily on plant science and genetics. Their academic work encompasses a broad range of topics including wheat and barley genetics and pathology, food composition and properties, and genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals.

Their recent research publications include the following papers:

  • Optical maps refine the bread wheat Triticum aestivum cv. Chinese Spring genome assembly (2021) published in The Plant Journal
  • Resequencing of 145 Landmark Cultivars Reveals Asymmetric Sub-genome Selection and Strong Founder Genotype Effects on Wheat Breeding in China (2020) published in Molecular Plant
  • Origin and adaptation to high altitude of Tibetan semi-wild wheat (2020) published in Nature Communications
  • Pan-genome bridges wheat structural variations with habitat and breeding (2024) published in Nature
  • The Battle to Sequence the Bread Wheat Genome: A Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020) published in Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Xueyong Zhang
  • Jizeng Jia
  • Kate Howell
  • Weilong Guo
  • Yasmeen M. Bashmil

Rudi Appels' work has been published consistently in several established scientific venues, notably:

  • The Plant Journal
  • Molecular Plant
  • Food Chemistry
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Molecules

Main fields of study for Appels include:

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

Subfields of specialization consist of:

  • Plant Science
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Genetics
  • Food Science
  • Molecular Biology

Key topics within their research portfolio are:

  • Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
  • Food composition and properties
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Polysaccharides Composition and Applications

Among the recognitions awarded to Rudi Appels is the Gottschalk Medal from the Australian Academy of Science, earned in 1985.

Best Publications

  • Shifting the limits in wheat research and breeding using a fully annotated reference genome

    Rudi Appels;Rudi Appels;Kellye Eversole;Nils Stein;Nils Stein

  • A chromosome-based draft sequence of the hexaploid bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) genome

    Klaus F. X. Mayer;Jane Rogers;Jaroslav Doležel

  • Characterization of polyploid wheat genomic diversity using a high-density 90 000 single nucleotide polymorphism array

    Shichen Wang;Debbie Wong;Kerrie Forrest;Alexandra Allen

  • The transcriptional landscape of polyploid wheat

    R. H. Ramírez-González;P. Borrill;D. Lang;S. A. Harrington

  • Aegilops tauschii draft genome sequence reveals a gene repertoire for wheat adaptation

    Jizeng Jia;Shancen Zhao;Xiuying Kong;Yingrui Li

  • A Physical Map of the 1-Gigabase Bread Wheat Chromosome 3B

    Etienne Paux;Pierre Sourdille;Jérôme Salse;Cyrille Saintenac

  • A workshop report on wheat genome sequencing: international genome research on wheat consortium

    B.S. Gill;R. Appels;A.M. Botha-Oberholster;C.R. Buell

  • MOLECULAR-GENETIC MAPS FOR GROUP 1 CHROMOSOMES OF TRITICEAE SPECIES AND THEIR RELATION TO CHROMOSOMES IN RICE AND OAT

    Deynze Ae;Nelson Jc;Sorrells Me;McCouch

  • The wheat ribosomal DNA spacer region: Its structure and variation in populations and among species.

    R. Appels;J. Dvořák

  • New Secale cereale (rye) DNA derivatives for the detection of rye chromosome segments in wheat.

    C. L. McIntyre;S. Pereira;L. B. Moran;R. Appels

  • Megabase Level Sequencing Reveals Contrasted Organization and Evolution Patterns of the Wheat Gene and Transposable Element Spaces

    Frédéric Choulet;Thomas Wicker;Camille Rustenholz;Etienne Paux

  • When Genes Tell Different Stories: the Diploid Genera of Triticeae (Gramineae)

    Elizabeth A. Kellogg;Rudi Appels;Roberta J. Mason-Gamer

  • Trends in genetic and genome analyses in wheat: a review

    P. Langridge;E. S. Lagudah;T. A. Holton;R. Appels

  • The major proteins of wheat endosperm starch granules

    S. Rahman;B. Kosar-Hashemi;M. S. Samuel;A. Hill

  • An accurate DNA marker assay for stem rust resistance gene Sr2 in wheat

    R. Mago;G. Brown-Guedira;S. Dreisigacker;J. Breen

  • Genes controlling seed dormancy and pre-harvest sprouting in a rice-wheat-barley comparison

    Chengdao Li;Peixiang Ni;Michael Francki;Adam Hunter

  • Catalogue of gene symbols for wheat: 2013-14 Supplement

    R.A. Mcintosh;J. Dubcovsky;John William Rogers;C. F. Morris

  • Quantitative trait loci for carbon isotope discrimination are repeatable across environments and wheat mapping populations

    G J Rebetzke;Anthony G Condon;Graham Farquhar;Rudi Appels

  • CATALOGUE OF GENE SYMBOLS FOR WHEAT: 2012 SUPPLEMENT

    R. A. McIntosh;J. Dubcovsky;C. Morris;R. Appels

Frequent Co-Authors

Wujun Ma
Wujun Ma Murdoch University
Evans Lagudah
Evans Lagudah Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Zhonghu He
Zhonghu He Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Matthew K. Morell
Matthew K. Morell Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Chengdao Li
Chengdao Li Murdoch University
Bikram S. Gill
Bikram S. Gill Kansas State University
Frank Békés
Frank Békés Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Xianchun Xia
Xianchun Xia Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
Catherine Feuillet
Catherine Feuillet Bayer (Germany)
Matthew J. Hayden
Matthew J. Hayden La Trobe University

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