Simon Orford

Simon Orford 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 Simon Orford sits on this spectrum.

Simon Orford 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 Simon Orford sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• A genetic framework for grain size and shape variation in wheat.

  Vasilis C. Gegas;Aida Nazari;Simon Griffiths;James Simmonds

  527
  Citations

• Identification of traits to improve the nitrogen-use efficiency of wheat genotypes

  O. Gaju;V. Allard;V. Allard;P. Martre;P. Martre;J.W. Snape

  395
  Citations

• Meta-QTL analysis of the genetic control of ear emergence in elite European winter wheat germplasm

  Simon Griffiths;James Simmonds;Michelle Leverington;Yingkun Wang

  278
  Citations

• Anthesis date mainly explained correlations between post-anthesis leaf senescence, grain yield, and grain protein concentration in a winter wheat population segregating for flowering time QTLs

  Matthieu Bogard;Matthieu Jourdan;Matthieu Jourdan;Vincent Allard;Vincent Allard;Pierre Martre;Pierre Martre

  272
  Citations

• Analysis of the Lr34/Yr18 Rust Resistance Region in Wheat Germplasm

  James A. Kolmer;Ravi P. Singh;David F. Garvin;Libby Viccars

  252
  Citations

• Meta-QTL analysis of the genetic control of crop height in elite European winter wheat germplasm

  Simon Griffiths;James Simmonds;Michelle Leverington;Yingkun Wang

  164
  Citations

• Establishing the A. E. Watkins landrace cultivar collection as a resource for systematic gene discovery in bread wheat

  Luzie U. Wingen;Simon Orford;Richard Goram;Michelle Leverington-Waite

  145
  Citations

• Harnessing landrace diversity empowers wheat breeding

  Unknown

  114
  Citations

• A haplotype-led approach to increase the precision of wheat breeding.

  Jemima Brinton;Jemima Brinton;Ricardo H Ramirez-Gonzalez;James Simmonds;Luzie Wingen

  103
  Citations

• Identification of Differentially Senescing Mutants of Wheat and Impacts on Yield, Biomass and Nitrogen Partitioning

  Adinda P. Derkx;Simon Orford;Simon Griffiths;M. John Foulkes

  102
  Citations

• Introgression of salt‐tolerance genes from Thinopyrum bessarabicum into wheat

  Ian P. King;Brian P. Forster;Colin C. Law;Karen A. Cant

  100
  Citations

• Wheat Landrace Genome Diversity

  Luzie U Wingen;Claire West;Michelle Leverington-Waite;Sarah Collier

  96
  Citations

• Did Modern Plant Breeding Lead to Genetic Erosion in European Winter Wheat Varieties

  Xiu-Qiang Huang;Markus Wolf;Martin W. Ganal;Simon Orford

  91
  Citations

• Validation of a 1DL earliness per se (eps) flowering QTL in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum)

  Meluleki Zikhali;Michelle Leverington-Waite;Lesley Fish;James Simmonds

  85
  Citations

• Simulation of environmental and genotypic variations of final leaf number and anthesis date for wheat

  Jianqiang He;Jianqiang He;Jacques Le Gouis;Jacques Le Gouis;Pierre Stratonovitch;Vincent Allard;Vincent Allard

  81
  Citations

• Tritipyrum, a potential new salt‐tolerant cereal

  Unknown

  78
  Citations

• Identification of variation in adaptively important traits and genome-wide analysis of trait–marker associations in Triticum monococcum

  Hai-Chun Jing;Dmitry Kornyukhin;Kostya Kanyuka;Simon Orford

  70
  Citations

• Historical analysis of the effects of breeding on the height of winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) and consequences for lodging

  P. M. Berry;S. Kendall;Z. Rutterford;S. Orford

  66
  Citations

• Detection of interchromosomal translocations within the Triticeae by RFLP analysis.

  I.P. King;K.A. Purdie;C.J. Liu;S.M. Reader

  63
  Citations

• MicroRNA-resistant alleles of HOMEOBOX DOMAIN-2 modify inflorescence branching and increase grain protein content of wheat

  Unknown

  60
  Citations