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Susan R. McCouch 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 Susan R. McCouch sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 312 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Susan R. McCouch 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 Susan R. McCouch sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 123 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Susan R. McCouch is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research primarily spans agricultural and biological sciences, with notable contributions in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The work focuses on plant science, genetics, molecular biology, ecology, evolution, behavior, systematics, as well as agronomy and crop science.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • GABA and Rice Research
  • Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Crop Science

Examples of recent published papers are:

  • "Reap the crop wild relatives for breeding future crops," 2021, published in Trends in Biotechnology
  • "Addressing Research Bottlenecks to Crop Productivity," 2021, published in Trends in Plant Science
  • "An improved 7K SNP array, the C7AIR, provides a wealth of validated SNP markers for rice breeding and genetics studies," 2020, published in PLoS ONE
  • "Genetic modification can improve crop yields - but stop overselling it," 2023, published in Nature
  • "Mobilizing Crop Biodiversity," 2020, published in Molecular Plant

Their frequent coauthors include Diane Wang, Yuxin Shi, Sandra E. Harrington, Kazi M. Akther, and Jeremy D. Edwards, indicating collaborative work in various areas related to plant genetics and crop improvement.

The scientist has been recognized with several awards, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, awarded in 2018
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), awarded in 2004

Best Publications

  • The map-based sequence of the rice genome

    Takashi Matsumoto;Jianzhong Wu;Hiroyuki Kanamori;Yuichi Katayose

  • Seed Banks and Molecular Maps: Unlocking Genetic Potential from the Wild

    Steven D. Tanksley;Susan R. McCouch

  • Development and Mapping of 2240 New SSR Markers for Rice ( Oryza sativa L.)

    Susan R McCouch;Leonid Teytelman;Yunbi Xu;Katarzyna B Lobos

  • Computational and Experimental Analysis of Microsatellites in Rice (Oryza sativa L.): Frequency, Length Variation, Transposon Associations, and Genetic Marker Potential

    Svetlana Temnykh;Genevieve DeClerck;Angelika Lukashova;Leonard Lipovich

  • Molecular mapping of rice chromosomes.

    S. R. McCouch;G. Kochert;Z. H. Yu;Z. Y. Wang

  • Genome-wide association mapping reveals a rich genetic architecture of complex traits in Oryza sativa

    Keyan Zhao;Chih-Wei Tung;Georgia C. Eizenga;Mark H Wright

  • Mapping and genome organization of microsatellite sequences in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

    S. Temnykh;William D. Park;Nicola Ayres;Sam Cartinhour

  • Genetic Structure and Diversity in Oryza sativa L.

    Amanda J. Garris;Thomas H. Tai;Jason Coburn;Steve Kresovich

  • Saturated molecular map of the rice genome based on an interspecific backcross population

    M A Causse;T M Fulton;Y G Cho;S N Ahn

  • Development of microsatellite markers and characterization of simple sequence length polymorphism (SSLP) in rice (Oryza sativa L.).

    O Panaud;X Chen;S R McCouch

  • Report on QTL nomenclature

    S. R. Mccouch

  • Development of a microsatellite framework map providing genome-wide coverage in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

    X. Chen;S. Temnykh;Y. Xu;Y. G. Cho

  • Resequencing 50 accessions of cultivated and wild rice yields markers for identifying agronomically important genes

    Xun Xu;Xin Liu;Song Ge;Jeffrey D Jensen

  • Not just a grain of rice: the quest for quality

    Melissa A. Fitzgerald;Susan R. McCouch;Robert D. Hall

  • MICROSATELLITE MARKER DEVELOPMENT, MAPPING AND APPLICATIONS IN RICE GENETICS AND BREEDING

    Susan R. McCouch;Xiuli Chen;Olivier Panaud;Svetlana Temnykh

  • RFLP mapping of genes conferring complete and partial resistance to blast in a durably resistant rice cultivar

    G L Wang;D J Mackill;J M Bonman;S R McCouch

  • Diversity of microsatellites derived from genomic libraries and GenBank sequences in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

    Y. G. Cho;T. Ishii;S. Temnykh;X. Chen

  • Identification of Trait-Improving Quantitative Trait Loci Alleles From a Wild Rice Relative, Oryza rufipogon

    Jinhua Xiao;Jiming Li;Jiming Li;Silvana Grandillo;Sang Nag Ahn

  • Mapping quantitative trait loci for yield, yield components and morphological traits in an advanced backcross population between Oryza rufipogon and the Oryza sativa cultivar Jefferson.

    M.J. Thomson;T.H. Tai;A.M. McClung;X.H. Lai

  • Next-generation phenotyping: requirements and strategies for enhancing our understanding of genotype–phenotype relationships and its relevance to crop improvement

    Joshua N. Cobb;Joshua N. Cobb;Genevieve DeClerck;Anthony Greenberg;Randy Clark;Randy Clark

  • Inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) amplification for analysis of microsatellite motif frequency and fingerprinting in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

    M. W. Blair;O. Panaud;S. R. McCouch

Frequent Co-Authors

Doreen Ware
Doreen Ware Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Anna M. McClung
Anna M. McClung Agricultural Research Service
Carlos Bustamante
Carlos Bustamante Stanford University
Pankaj Jaiswal
Pankaj Jaiswal Oregon State University
Yunbi Xu
Yunbi Xu Peking University
Lincoln Stein
Lincoln Stein Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
Leon V. Kochian
Leon V. Kochian University of Saskatchewan
Melissa A. Fitzgerald
Melissa A. Fitzgerald University of Queensland
Edward S. Buckler
Edward S. Buckler Cornell University
Endang M. Septiningsih
Endang M. Septiningsih Texas A&M University

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