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D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
80
Citations
30336
World Ranking
4010
National Ranking
1980

Simon Gilroy publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Simon Gilroy sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 181 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Simon Gilroy D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Simon Gilroy sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Simon Gilroy is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research operates primarily within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with an emphasis on Plant Science as the main subfield. Additional areas of study include Molecular Biology, Ecology, Physiology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist's research covers several key topics including:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies
  • Spaceflight effects on biology
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism

Simon Gilroy has contributed to various recent publications. These include:

  • Agency, teleonomy and signal transduction in plant systems, 2022, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • The fast and the furious: rapid long-range signaling in plants, 2021, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Fundamental Biological Features of Spaceflight: Advancing the Field to Enable Deep-Space Exploration, 2020, Cell
  • Tonoplast-localized Ca 2+ pumps regulate Ca 2+ signals during pattern-triggered immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A New Era for Space Life Science: International Standards for Space Omics Processing, 2020, Patterns

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Richard Barker
  • Arkadipta Bakshi
  • Sylvain V. Costes
  • Deanne Taylor
  • Masatsugu Toyota

Simon Gilroy's work is often published in several key venues, among which the most frequent are:

  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • npj Microgravity
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • Cell

Best Publications

  • The Role of Root Exudates in Rhizosphere Interactions with Plants and Other Organisms

    Harsh P. Bais;Tiffany L. Weir;Laura G. Perry;Simon Gilroy

  • Allelopathy and Exotic Plant Invasion: From Molecules and Genes to Species Interactions

    Harsh P. Bais;Ramarao Vepachedu;Simon Gilroy;Ragan M. Callaway

  • Glutamate triggers long-distance, calcium-based plant defense signaling.

    Masatsugu Toyota;Masatsugu Toyota;Masatsugu Toyota;Dirk Spencer;Satoe Sawai-Toyota;Wang Jiaqi

  • Salt stress-induced Ca2+ waves are associated with rapid, long-distance root-to-shoot signaling in plants

    Won-Gyu Choi;Masatsugu Toyota;Su-Hwa Kim;Richard Hilleary

  • Elevation of cytoplasmic calcium by caged calcium or caged inositol triphosphate initiates stomatal closure.

    S. Gilroy;N. D. Read;A. J. Trewavas

  • Through form to function: root hair development and nutrient uptake

    Simon Gilroy;David L Jones

  • A tidal wave of signals: calcium and ROS at the forefront of rapid systemic signaling.

    Simon Gilroy;Nobuhiro Suzuki;Gad Miller;Won-Gyu Choi

  • ROS, Calcium, and Electric Signals: Key Mediators of Rapid Systemic Signaling in Plants

    Simon Gilroy;Maciej Białasek;Nobuhiro Suzuki;Magdalena Górecka

  • Arabidopsis H + -PPase AVP1 Regulates Auxin-Mediated Organ Development

    Jisheng Li;Haibing Yang;Wendy Ann Peer;Gregory Richter

  • Arabidopsis thaliana Rop GTPases are localized to tips of root hairs and control polar growth.

    Arthur J Molendijk;Friedrich Bischoff;Chadalavada S V Rajendrakumar;Jiří Friml

  • Oscillations in extracellular pH and reactive oxygen species modulate tip growth of Arabidopsis root hairs

    G. B. Monshausen;T. N. Bibikova;M. A. Messerli;C. Shi

  • Fundamental Biological Features of Spaceflight: Advancing the Field to Enable Deep-Space Exploration.

    Ebrahim Afshinnekoo;Ryan T. Scott;Matthew J. MacKay;Eloise Pariset;Eloise Pariset

  • A Rho family GTPase controls actin dynamics and tip growth via two counteracting downstream pathways in pollen tubes

    Ying Gu;Ying Fu;Peter Dowd;Shundai Li

  • Role of Calcium in Signal Transduction of Commelina Guard Cells.

    Simon Gilroy;Mark D. Fricker;Nick D. Read;Anthony J. Trewavas

  • Sphingolipid signalling in Arabidopsis guard cells involves heterotrimeric G proteins

    Sylvie Coursol;Liu-Min Fan;Hervé Le Stunff;Hervé Le Stunff;Sarah Spiegel

  • Ca2+ Regulates Reactive Oxygen Species Production and pH during Mechanosensing in Arabidopsis Roots

    Gabriele B. Monshausen;Gabriele B. Monshausen;Tatiana N. Bibikova;Manfred H. Weisenseel;Simon Gilroy

  • Mapping the Functional Roles of Cap Cells in the Response of Arabidopsis Primary Roots to Gravity

    Elison B. Blancaflor;Jeremiah M. Fasano;Simon Gilroy

  • Abscisic acid signal transduction in guard cells is mediated by phospholipase D activity

    Tobias Jacob;Sian Ritchie;Sarah M. Assmann;Simon Gilroy

  • Cytoplasmic free calcium distributions during the development of root hairs of Arabidopsis thaliana

    Carol L. Wymer;Tatiana N. Bibikova;Simon Gilroy

  • Microtubules regulate tip growth and orientation in root hairs of Arabidopsis thaliana

    Tatiana N. Bibikova;Elison B. Blancaflor;Simon Gilroy

Frequent Co-Authors

Russell L. Jones
Russell L. Jones University of California, Berkeley
Elison B. Blancaflor
Elison B. Blancaflor Noble Research Institute
Anthony Trewavas
Anthony Trewavas University of Edinburgh
Mark D. Fricker
Mark D. Fricker University of Oxford
Nick D. Read
Nick D. Read University of Manchester
Teh-hui Kao
Teh-hui Kao Pennsylvania State University
Sarah M. Assmann
Sarah M. Assmann Pennsylvania State University
Leon V. Kochian
Leon V. Kochian University of Saskatchewan
Gary Hardiman
Gary Hardiman Queen's University Belfast
Gary Stacey
Gary Stacey University of Missouri

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