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D-Index
35
Citations
7024
World Ranking
5025
National Ranking
1229

Scott Adkins 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 Scott Adkins sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 168 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Scott Adkins 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 Scott Adkins sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% 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

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society

Best Publications

  • Top 10 plant viruses in molecular plant pathology

    Karen Beth G. Scholthof;Scott Adkins;Henryk Czosnek;Peter Palukaitis

  • 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

  • World Management of Geminiviruses.

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

  • ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Virgaviridae.

    Michael J. Adams;Scott Adkins;Claude Bragard;David Gilmer

  • Sequence-specific recognition of a subgenomic RNA promoter by a viral RNA polymerase

    Robert W. Siegel;Scott Adkins;C. Cheng Kao

  • Tomato spotted wilt virus-positive steps towards negative success.

    Scott Adkins

  • 2021 Taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales.

    Unknown

  • A natural M RNA reassortant arising from two species of plant- and insect-infecting bunyaviruses and comparison of its sequence and biological properties to parental species

    Craig G. Webster;Stuart R. Reitz;Keith L. Perry;Scott Adkins

  • The tubule-forming NSm protein from Tomato spotted wilt virus complements cell-to-cell and long-distance movement of Tobacco mosaic virus hybrids.

    Dennis J. Lewandowski;Scott Adkins

  • Isolation and localization of the antibiotics gliotoxin produced by Gliocladium virens from alginate prill in soil and soilless media

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  • An RNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity associated with virions of tomato spotted wilt virus, a plant- and insect-infecting bunyavirus.

    Scott Adkins;René Quadt;Tae-Jin Choi;Paul Ahlquist

  • Identification of domains of the Tomato spotted wilt virus NSm protein involved in tubule formation, movement and symptomatology.

    Weimin Li;Dennis J. Lewandowski;Mark E. Hilf;Scott Adkins

  • Emergence of Groundnut ringspot virus and Tomato chlorotic spot virus in Vegetables in Florida and the Southeastern United States

    Craig G. Webster;Galen Frantz;Stuart R. Reitz;Joseph E. Funderburk

  • Annual (2023) taxonomic update of RNA-directed RNA polymerase-encoding negative-sense RNA viruses (realm Riboviria: kingdom Orthornavirae: phylum Negarnaviricota)

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  • Identification and characterization of a novel whitefly-transmitted member of the family potyviridae isolated from cucurbits in Florida.

    Scott Adkins;Susan E. Webb;Diann Achor;Pamela D. Roberts

  • Biological and Molecular Characterization of a Novel Tobamovirus with a Unique Host Range

    Scott Adkins;Ivanka Kamenova;Diann Achor;Dennis J. Lewandowski

  • Squash vein yellowing virus Detection Using Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction Demonstrates that the Cucurbit Weed Momordica charantia Is a Reservoir Host.

    Scott Adkins;Susan E Webb;Carlye A Baker;Chandrasekar S Kousik

  • Subgenomic RNA Promoters Dictate the Mode of Recognition by Bromoviral RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerases

    Scott Adkins;C.Cheng Kao

  • Ecology and management of whitefly-transmitted viruses of vegetable crops in Florida.

    Scott Adkins;Craig G. Webster;Chandrasekar S. Kousik;Susan E. Webb

  • First Report of a Resistance-Breaking Strain of Tomato spotted wilt virus Infecting Tomatoes With the Sw-5 Tospovirus-Resistance Gene in California

    O. Batuman;T. A. Turini;P. V. Oliveira;M. R. Rojas

  • Detection of Cucurbit leaf crumple virus in Florida Cucurbits.

    F. Akad;S. Webb;T. W. Nyoike;O. E. Liburd

  • Virus-virus interactions in a plant host and in a hemipteran vector: Implications for vector fitness and virus epidemics.

    Saurabh Gautam;Kiran R. Gadhave;James W. Buck;Bhabesh Dutta

  • Whitefly Population Dynamics and Evaluation of Whitefly-Transmitted Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (TYLCV)-Resistant Tomato Genotypes as Whitefly and TYLCV Reservoirs

    Rajagopalbabu Srinivasan;David Riley;Stan Diffie;Alton Sparks

  • Distribution of Four Viruses in Single and Mixed Infections Within Infected Watermelon Plants in Florida

    William W. Turechek;Chandrasekar S. Kousik;Scott Adkins

  • Key West Nightshade, a New Experimental Host for Plant Viruses

    Scott Adkins;Erin N. Rosskopf

  • Rice ragged stunt virus segment S6-encoded nonstructural protein Pns6 complements cell-to-cell movement of Tobacco mosaic virus-based chimeric virus.

    Zujian Wu;Jianguo Wu;Scott Adkins;Lianhui Xie

  • Transmission, In Planta Distribution, and Management of Hibiscus latent Fort Pierce virus, a Novel Tobamovirus Isolated from Florida Hibiscus

    Ivanka Kamenova;Scott Adkins

  • Surprising Results from a Search for Effective Disinfectants for Tobacco mosaic virus–Contaminated Tools

    Dennis J Lewandowski;Amanda J Hayes;Scott Adkins

  • First Report of Tomato mottle mosaic virus Infecting Tomato in the United States

    Craig G. Webster;Erin N. Rosskopf;Leon Lucas;H. Charles Mellinger

  • Semipersistent Whitefly Transmission of Squash vein yellowing virus, Causal Agent of Viral Watermelon Vine Decline

    Susan E. Webb;Scott Adkins;Stuart R. Reitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Pamela D. Roberts
Pamela D. Roberts Southwest Florida Research
Erin N. Rosskopf
Erin N. Rosskopf Agricultural Research Service
Philip A. Stansly
Philip A. Stansly University of Florida
Carol D. Blair
Carol D. Blair Colorado State University
F. Murilo Zerbini
F. Murilo Zerbini Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Martin Beer
Martin Beer Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Arvind Varsani
Arvind Varsani Arizona State University
Robert L. Gilbertson
Robert L. Gilbertson University of California, Davis
Jane E. Polston
Jane E. Polston University of Florida
Norbert Nowotny
Norbert Nowotny University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

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