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Sharon R. Long 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 Sharon R. Long sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 161 publications — 35th percentile

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

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

Sharon R. Long 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 Sharon R. Long sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 66th percentile

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

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1994 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1993 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1992 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation
  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Sharon R. Long is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and has conducted research primarily within the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including Plant Science, Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Biophysics, Biomedical Engineering, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's research topics cover diverse and specialized areas such as:

  • Random lasers and scattering media
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies

Sharon R. Long has authored multiple publications, including the following recent papers:

  • "A protease and a lipoprotein jointly modulate the conserved ExoR-ExoS-ChvI signaling pathway critical in Sinorhizobium meliloti for symbiosis with legume hosts" (2023) published in PLoS Genetics
  • "Identification of a Novel Pyruvyltransferase Using 13 C Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance To Analyze Rhizobial Exopolysaccharides" (2021) published in Journal of Bacteriology
  • "Semi-differential 2-step phase-shifting Fourier single-pixel imaging" (2025) published in Optics & Laser Technology
  • "SIRT1-Dependent Neuroprotection by Resveratrol in TOCP-Induced Spinal Cord Injury: Modulation of ER Stress and Autophagic Flux" (2024) published in Toxics
  • "Technical details in Fourier single-pixel imaging" (2025) published in Journal of Optics

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Zibang Zhang
  • Jingang Zhong
  • Melanie J. Barnett
  • Chunhua Zhan
  • Zilin Deng

Sharon R. Long's work has appeared in various academic journals and venues, notably:

  • Optics Letters
  • Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health
  • Optics & Laser Technology
  • PLoS Genetics
  • Journal of Bacteriology

The scientist has received recognition in the form of several awards, including:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1994)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1993)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1992)
  • Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation (1992)

Best Publications

  • The composite genome of the legume symbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti.

    Francis Galibert;Turlough M. Finan;Sharon R. Long;Sharon R. Long;Alfred Pühler

  • A plant flavone, luteolin, induces expression of Rhizobium meliloti nodulation genes

    NK Peters;JW Frost;SR Long

  • Physical and genetic characterization of symbiotic and auxotrophic mutants of Rhizobium meliloti induced by transposon Tn5 mutagenesis

    H M Meade;S R Long;G B Ruvkun;S E Brown

  • Rhizobium-legume nodulation: life together in the underground.

    Sharon R. Long

  • Construction of a broad host range cosmid cloning vector and its use in the genetic analysis of Rhizobium mutants

    Alan M. Friedman;Sharon R. Long;Susan E. Brown;William J. Buikema

  • Calcium Spiking in Plant Root Hairs Responding to Rhizobium Nodulation Signals

    David W Ehrhardt;Rebecca Wais;Sharon R Long

  • Rhizobium-plant signal exchange

    Robert F. Fisher;Sharon R. Long

  • Rhizobium symbiosis: nod factors in perspective.

    Sharon R. Long

  • Medicago truncatula DMI1 Required for Bacterial and Fungal Symbioses in Legumes

    Jean Michel Ané;Jean Michel Ané;György B. Kiss;György B. Kiss;Brendan K. Riely;R. Varma Penmetsa

  • Nodulation signaling in legumes requires NSP2, a member of the GRAS family of transcriptional regulators.

    Péter Kaló;Cynthia Gleason;Anne Edwards;John Marsh

  • A Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase required for symbiotic nodule development: Gene identification by transcript-based cloning

    Raka M. Mitra;Cynthia A. Gleason;Anne Edwards;James Hadfield

  • Induction of Rhizobium meliloti nodC expression by plant exudate requires nodD

    John T. Mulligan;Sharon R. Long

  • Medicago truncatula NIN is essential for rhizobial-independent nodule organogenesis induced by autoactive calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase.

    John F. Marsh;Alexandra Rakocevic;Raka M. Mitra;Lysiane Brocard

  • The NFP locus of Medicago truncatula controls an early step of Nod factor signal transduction upstream of a rapid calcium flux and root hair deformation

    Besma Ben Amor;Sidney L. Shaw;Giles E. D. Oldroyd;Fabienne Maillet

  • Nucleotide sequence and predicted functions of the entire Sinorhizobium meliloti pSymA megaplasmid.

    M J Barnett;R F Fisher;T Jones;C Komp

  • A dual-genome Symbiosis Chip for coordinate study of signal exchange and development in a prokaryote–host interaction

    Melanie J. Barnett;Carol J. Toman;Robert F. Fisher;Sharon R. Long

  • An ERF Transcription Factor in Medicago truncatula That Is Essential for Nod Factor Signal Transduction

    Patrick H. Middleton;Júlia Jakab;R. Varma Penmetsa;Colby G. Starker

  • Genes and Signals in the Rhizobium-Legume Symbiosis

    Sharon R. Long

  • Ethylene inhibits the Nod factor signal transduction pathway of Medicago truncatula.

    Giles E. D. Oldroyd;Eric M. Engstrom;Sharon R. Long

  • Genetic analysis of calcium spiking responses in nodulation mutants of Medicago truncatula

    Rebecca J. Wais;Christine Galera;Giles Oldroyd;Romy Catoira

Frequent Co-Authors

Giles E. D. Oldroyd
Giles E. D. Oldroyd University of Cambridge
David W. Ehrhardt
David W. Ehrhardt Carnegie Institution for Science
Frederick M. Ausubel
Frederick M. Ausubel Harvard University
Douglas R. Cook
Douglas R. Cook University of California, Davis
R. Varma Penmetsa
R. Varma Penmetsa University of California, Davis
Jean Dénarié
Jean Dénarié INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Kuo-Chen Yeh
Kuo-Chen Yeh Academia Sinica
J. Allan Downie
J. Allan Downie John Innes Centre
Anke Becker
Anke Becker Philipp University of Marburg
Gary Ruvkun
Gary Ruvkun Harvard University

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