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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 45 2866 2604 1366 1227 99 7208

Tarek Hewezi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tarek Hewezi between 2002 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tarek Hewezi published across 25 years, from 2002 to 2026, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2020. 7 of the 120 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2020. 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 5 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 3 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 4 publications 2026: 3 publications
2002 2026

120 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tarek Hewezi: publications per year, 2002 to 2026
Year Publications
2002 1
2003 1
2004 2
2005 1
2006 5
2007 3
2008 5
2009 1
2010 3
2011 3
2012 6
2013 3
2014 5
2015 7
2016 7
2017 6
2018 8
2019 8
2020 12
2021 8
2022 4
2023 6
2024 8
2025 4
2026 3
Total 120
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Tarek Hewezi publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tarek Hewezi sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 97–106 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 99 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131 99
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Tarek Hewezi D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44–45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115 45
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Overview

Tarek Hewezi is affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Insect Science, Biochemistry, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

Their work addresses a range of topics including:

  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Nematode management and characterization studies
  • Soybean genetics and cultivation
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Several recent papers authored or co-authored by Hewezi reflect these research interests. Examples include:

  • "The genome and lifestage-specific transcriptomes of a plant-parasitic nematode and its host reveal susceptibility genes involved in trans-kingdom synthesis of vitamin B5," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Interactions of gene expression, alternative splicing, and DNA methylation in determining nodule identity," 2020, The Plant Journal
  • "Epigenetic Mechanisms in Nematode-Plant Interactions," 2020, Annual Review of Phytopathology
  • "A pathogenesis-related protein GmPR08-Bet VI promotes a molecular interaction between the GmSHMT08 and GmSNAP18 in resistance to Heterodera glycines," 2020, Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • "Overexpression of Strigolactone-Associated Genes Exerts Fine-Tuning Selection on Soybean Rhizosphere Bacterial and Fungal Microbiome," 2020, Phytobiomes Journal

Hewezi frequently publishes in venues such as Frontiers in Plant Science, Molecular Plant Pathology, New Phytologist, Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, and Annual Review of Phytopathology.

Their collaborations include frequent co-authors:

  • Sarbottam Piya
  • J. Hollis Rice
  • C. Neal Stewart
  • Mitra Mazarei
  • Vince Pantalone

Best Publications

  • Genome sequence of the metazoan plant-parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita

    Pierre Abad;Pierre Abad;Jérôme Gouzy;Jean-Marc Aury;Jean-Marc Aury;Philippe Castagnone-Sereno;Philippe Castagnone-Sereno

  • Cellulose Binding Protein from the Parasitic Nematode Heterodera schachtii Interacts with Arabidopsis Pectin Methylesterase: Cooperative Cell Wall Modification during Parasitism

    Tarek Hewezi;Peter Howe;Tom R. Maier;Richard S. Hussey

  • The Arabidopsis microRNA396-GRF1/GRF3 regulatory module acts as a developmental regulator in the reprogramming of root cells during cyst nematode infection.

    Tarek Hewezi;Tom R. Maier;Dan Nettleton;Thomas J. Baum

  • Arabidopsis Spermidine Synthase Is Targeted by an Effector Protein of the Cyst Nematode Heterodera schachtii

    Tarek Hewezi;Peter J. Howe;Tom R. Maier;Richard S. Hussey

  • Manipulation of plant cells by cyst and root-knot nematode effectors

    Tarek Hewezi;Thomas J. Baum

  • Protein-protein interaction and gene co-expression maps of ARFs and Aux/IAAs in Arabidopsis.

    Sarbottam Piya;Sandesh K. Shrestha;Brad Binder;C. Neal Stewart

  • The Novel Cyst Nematode Effector Protein 19C07 Interacts with the Arabidopsis Auxin Influx Transporter LAX3 to Control Feeding Site Development

    Chris Lee;Demosthenis Chronis;Charlotte Kenning;Benjamin Peret

  • Genetic variability for physiological traits under drought conditions and differential expression of water stress-associated genes in sunflower ( Helianthus annuus L.)

    S. Poormohammad Kiani;P. Grieu;P. Maury;T. Hewezi

  • Arabidopsis Small RNAs and Their Targets During Cyst Nematode Parasitism

    Tarek Hewezi;Peter Howe;Tom R. Maier;Thomas J. Baum

  • A nematode effector protein similar to annexins in host plants

    Nrupali Patel;Noureddine Hamamouch;Chunying Li;Tarek Hewezi

  • The interaction of the novel 30C02 cyst nematode effector protein with a plant β-1,3-endoglucanase may suppress host defence to promote parasitism

    Noureddine Hamamouch;Chunying Li;Tarek Hewezi;Thomas J. Baum

  • A ubiquitin carboxyl extension protein secreted from a plant-parasitic nematode Globodera rostochiensis is cleaved in planta to promote plant parasitism.

    Demosthenis Chronis;Shiyan Chen;Shunwen Lu;Tarek Hewezi

  • The Cyst Nematode Effector Protein 10A07 Targets and Recruits Host Posttranslational Machinery to Mediate Its Nuclear Trafficking and to Promote Parasitism in Arabidopsis

    Tarek Hewezi;Parijat S. Juvale;Sarbottam Piya;Tom R. Maier

  • Whole-genome re-sequencing reveals the impact of the interaction of copy number variants of the rhg1 and Rhg4 genes on broad-based resistance to soybean cyst nematode

    Gunvant B. Patil;Gunvant B. Patil;Naoufal Lakhssassi;Jinrong Wan;Li Song

  • The Methylome of Soybean Roots during the Compatible Interaction with the Soybean Cyst Nematode.

    Aditi Rambani;J Hollis Rice;Jinyi Liu;Thomas Lane

  • Arabidopsis miR827 mediates post-transcriptional gene silencing of its ubiquitin E3 ligase target gene in the syncytium of the cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii to enhance susceptibility

    Tarek Hewezi;Sarbottam Piya;Mingsheng Qi;Muthukumar Balasubramaniam

  • Synchronization of Developmental Processes and Defense Signaling by Growth Regulating Transcription Factors

    Jinyi Liu;J. Hollis Rice;Nana Chen;Thomas J. Baum

  • Isolation of whole esophageal gland cells from plant-parasitic nematodes for transcriptome analyses and effector identification

    Tom R. Maier;Tarek Hewezi;Jiqing Peng;Thomas J. Baum

  • Molecular Soybean-Pathogen Interactions

    Steven A. Whitham;Mingsheng Qi;Roger W. Innes;Wenbo Ma

  • Complex feedback regulations govern the expression of miRNA396 and its GRF target genes.

    Tarek Hewezi;Thomas J. Baum

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas J. Baum
Thomas J. Baum Iowa State University
Eric L. Davis
Eric L. Davis North Carolina State University
Richard S. Hussey
Richard S. Hussey University of Georgia
Melissa G. Mitchum
Melissa G. Mitchum University of Missouri
Khalid Meksem
Khalid Meksem Southern Illinois University Carbondale
C. Neal Stewart
C. Neal Stewart University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Henry T. Nguyen
Henry T. Nguyen University of Missouri
Hari B. Krishnan
Hari B. Krishnan University of Missouri
Etienne G. J. Danchin
Etienne G. J. Danchin INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Brad M. Binder
Brad M. Binder University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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