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Stephen C. Whisson

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 42 3378 3152 238 211 96 9515

Stephen C. Whisson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stephen C. Whisson between 1992 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stephen C. Whisson published across 35 years, from 1992 to 2026, averaging 2.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2011. 6 of the 99 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2011. 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 5 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 7 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 3 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication 2021: 6 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 1 publication
1992 2026

99 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stephen C. Whisson: publications per year, 1992 to 2026
Year Publications
1992 2
1993 0
1994 1
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 2
2001 2
2002 1
2003 5
2004 1
2005 7
2006 1
2007 2
2008 9
2009 3
2010 7
2011 11
2012 4
2013 2
2014 2
2015 0
2016 1
2017 3
2018 3
2019 1
2020 1
2021 6
2022 3
2023 5
2024 7
2025 5
2026 1
Total 99
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Stephen C. Whisson 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 Stephen C. Whisson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 96–100 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 96 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226 96
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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Stephen C. Whisson 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 Stephen C. Whisson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 42 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 42 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228 42
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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Best Publications

  • Genome sequence and analysis of the Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans.

    Brian J Haas;Sophien Kamoun;Sophien Kamoun;Michael C Zody;Michael C Zody;Rays H Y Jiang;Rays H Y Jiang

  • A translocation signal for delivery of oomycete effector proteins into host plant cells

    Stephen C. Whisson;Petra C. Boevink;Lucy Moleleki;Anna O. Avrova

  • An ancestral oomycete locus contains late blight avirulence gene Avr3a, encoding a protein that is recognized in the host cytoplasm

    Miles R. Armstrong;Stephen C. Whisson;Leighton Pritchard;Leighton Pritchard;Jorunn I. B. Bos

  • Phytophthora infestans effector AVR3a is essential for virulence and manipulates plant immunity by stabilizing host E3 ligase CMPG1.

    Jorunn I. B. Bos;Miles R. Armstrong;Eleanor M. Gilroy;Petra C. Boevink

  • Differential Recognition of Highly Divergent Downy Mildew Avirulence Gene Alleles by RPP1 Resistance Genes from Two Arabidopsis Lines

    Anne P. Rehmany;Anna Gordon;Laura E. Rose;Rebecca L. Allen

  • An RxLR Effector from Phytophthora infestans Prevents Re-localisation of Two Plant NAC Transcription Factors from the Endoplasmic Reticulum to the Nucleus

    Hazel McLellan;Petra C. Boevink;Miles R. Armstrong;Leighton Pritchard;Leighton Pritchard

  • Oomycete RXLR effectors: delivery, functional redundancy and durable disease resistance

    Paul Rj J. Birch;Petra C. Boevink;Eleanor M. Gilroy;Ingo Hein

  • The Phytophthora infestans avirulence gene Avr4 encodes an RXLR-dEER effector.

    Pieter M. J. A. van Poppel;Jun Guo;Peter J. I. van de Vondervoort;Maartje W. M. Jung

  • Secreted pectin monooxygenases drive plant infection by pathogenic oomycetes

    Federico Sabbadin;Saioa Urresti;Bernard Henrissat;Bernard Henrissat;Bernard Henrissat;Anna O. Avrova

  • Cellulose Synthesis in Phytophthora infestans Is Required for Normal Appressorium Formation and Successful Infection of Potato

    Laura J. Grenville-Briggs;Victoria L. Anderson;Johanna Fugelstad;Anna O. Avrova

  • Presence/absence, differential expression and sequence polymorphisms between PiAVR2 and PiAVR2-like in Phytophthora infestans determine virulence on R2 plants

    Eleanor M. Gilroy;Susan Breen;Susan Breen;Stephen C. Whisson;Julie Squires

  • Delivery of cytoplasmic and apoplastic effectors from Phytophthora infestans haustoria by distinct secretion pathways.

    Shumei Wang;Petra C. Boevink;Lydia Welsh;Ruofang Zhang

  • Ancient origin of elicitin gene clusters in Phytophthora genomes

    Rays H. Y. Jiang;Brett M. Tyler;Stephen C. Whisson;Adrienne R. Hardham

  • Mandipropamid targets the cellulose synthase-like PiCesA3 to inhibit cell wall biosynthesis in the oomycete plant pathogen, Phytophthora infestans.

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  • Patterns of Diversifying Selection in the Phytotoxin-like scr74 Gene Family of Phytophthora infestans

    Zhenyu Liu;Jorunn I. B. Bos;Miles Armstrong;Stephen C. Whisson

  • The cell biology of late blight disease

    Stephen C Whisson;Petra C Boevink;Shumei Wang;Paul Rj Birch

  • A method for double‐stranded RNA‐mediated transient gene silencing in Phytophthora infestans

    Stephen C. Whisson;Anna O. Avrova;Pieter Van West;John T. Jones

  • Elevated amino acid biosynthesis in Phytophthora infestans during appressorium formation and potato infection.

    Laura J. Grenville-Briggs;Anna O. Avrova;Catherine R. Bruce;Alison Williams

  • Towards understanding the virulence functions of RXLR effectors of the oomycete plant pathogen Phytophthora infestans

    Paul R. J. Birch;Paul R. J. Birch;Miles Armstrong;Jorunn Bos;Petra Boevink

  • A novel Phytophthora infestans haustorium‐specific membrane protein is required for infection of potato

    Anna O. Avrova;Petra C. Boevink;Vanessa Young;Laura J. Grenville-Briggs

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul R. J. Birch
Paul R. J. Birch James Hutton Institute
Anna O. Avrova
Anna O. Avrova James Hutton Institute
Petra C. Boevink
Petra C. Boevink James Hutton Institute
Pieter van West
Pieter van West University of Aberdeen
Francine Govers
Francine Govers Wageningen University & Research
Sophien Kamoun
Sophien Kamoun University of East Anglia
Ingo Hein
Ingo Hein James Hutton Institute
Christina Dixelius
Christina Dixelius Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Michael C. Zody
Michael C. Zody New York Genome Center
Howard S. Judelson
Howard S. Judelson University of California, Riverside

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Publications: 78

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Niklaus J. Grünwald

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Vivianne G. A. A. Vleeshouwers

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Publications: 42

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Tolga O. Bozkurt

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Publications: 39

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Liliana M. Cano

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