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D-Index
45
Citations
6501
World Ranking
2903
National Ranking
720

Thomas L. Rost 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 Thomas L. Rost sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 119 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas L. Rost 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 Thomas L. Rost sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Flowering plant

His main research concerns Botany, Meristem, Cell biology, Endodermis and Cellular differentiation. His research on Botany often connects related areas such as Adaptation. The various areas that Thomas L. Rost examines in his Meristem study include Sympodial and Meristem maintenance.

His Cell biology study incorporates themes from Ultrastructure, Pericycle and Somatic cell. His studies in Endodermis integrate themes in fields like Stele, Vascular tissue and Secondary growth. His Cellular differentiation research integrates issues from Primordium, Lateral root and Anatomy.

His most cited work include:

  • Toward a causal explanation of plant invasiveness: seedling growth and life-history strategies of 29 pine (Pinus) species. (461 citations)
  • Pericycle Cell Proliferation and Lateral Root Initiation in Arabidopsis (219 citations)
  • Evolution of genome size in pines (Pinus) and its life-history correlates: Supertree analyses (189 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Thomas L. Rost spends much of his time researching Botany, Meristem, Xylem, Cell biology and Pisum. His research integrates issues of Anatomy and Horticulture in his study of Botany. He combines subjects such as Primordium, Cell cycle, Lateral root and Cell division with his study of Meristem.

His study in Xylem is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Petiole, Epidermis, Parenchyma and Vitis vinifera. His Cell biology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Pericycle, Cellular differentiation, Cytokinesis and Somatic cell. His study looks at the relationship between Pisum and fields such as Sativum, as well as how they intersect with chemical problems.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (57.38%)
  • Meristem (27.87%)
  • Xylem (21.31%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2007-2020)?

  • Botany (57.38%)
  • Xylem (21.31%)
  • Artificial intelligence (4.92%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Thomas L. Rost focuses on Botany, Xylem, Artificial intelligence, Vitis vinifera and Meristem. The Botany study combines topics in areas such as Ecology and Ecology. His Xylem study combines topics in areas such as Vascular bundle, Anatomy, Epidermis and Rootstock.

In Vitis vinifera, Thomas L. Rost works on issues like Parenchyma, which are connected to Wound induced, Vascular occlusion, Vitaceae and Tylose. He has included themes like Pisum, Lateral root, Vacuole and Cell biology in his Meristem study. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Border cells and Root cap.

Between 2007 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Listen, You are Writing! Speeding up Online Spelling with a Dynamic Auditory BCI. (125 citations)
  • Wound-induced vascular occlusions in Vitis vinifera (Vitaceae): Tyloses in summer and gels in winter1. (76 citations)
  • Water Uptake along the Length of Grapevine Fine Roots: Developmental Anatomy, Tissue-Specific Aquaporin Expression, and Pathways of Water Transport (74 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Flowering plant

Thomas L. Rost mostly deals with Botany, Xylem, Vitis vinifera, Parenchyma and Water transport. His Botany research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Biophysics and Aquaporin. His work deals with themes such as Epidermis and Cell biology, which intersect with Xylem.

His Epidermis research incorporates themes from Root cap, Meristem, Border cells and Body plan. His research in Vitis vinifera tackles topics such as Berry which are related to areas like Tracheid, Apoplast, Anatomy and Anthesis. He has researched Parenchyma in several fields, including Petiole, Tylose and Shoot.

Best Publications

  • Toward a causal explanation of plant invasiveness: seedling growth and life-history strategies of 29 pine (Pinus) species.

    Eva Grotkopp;Marcel Rejmánek;Thomas L. Rost

  • Pericycle Cell Proliferation and Lateral Root Initiation in Arabidopsis

    Joseph G. Dubrovsky;Peter W. Doerner;Adán Colón-Carmona;Thomas L. Rost

  • Evolution of genome size in pines (Pinus) and its life-history correlates: Supertree analyses

    Eva Grotkopp;Marcel Rejmánek;Michael J. Sanderson;Thomas L. Rost

  • Root Development and Absorption of Ammonium and Nitrate from the Rhizosphere

    Arnold J. Bloom;Paul A. Meyerhoff;Alison R. Taylor;Thomas L. Rost

  • Early primordium morphogenesis during lateral root initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Joseph G. Dubrovsky;Thomas L. Rost;Adán Colón-Carmona;Peter Doerner

  • Salinity accelerates endodermal development and induces an exodermis in cotton seedling roots

    D.H. Reinhardt;T.L. Rost

  • Apical organization and maturation of the cortex and vascular cylinder inArabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae) roots.

    Stuart F. Baum;Joseph G. Dubrovsky;Joseph G. Dubrovsky;Thomas L. Rost

  • Water Uptake along the Length of Grapevine Fine Roots: Developmental Anatomy, Tissue-Specific Aquaporin Expression, and Pathways of Water Transport

    Gregory A. Gambetta;Jiong Fei;Thomas L. Rost;Thorsten Knipfer

  • Effects of low water potential on cortical cell length in growing regions of maize roots.

    Thomas E. Fraser;Wendy Kuhn Silk;Thomas L. Rost

  • The developmental anatomy and ultrastructure of somatic embryos from rice oryza sativa l. scutellum epithelial cells

    Todd J. Jones;Thomas L. Rost

  • Wound-induced vascular occlusions in Vitis vinifera (Vitaceae): Tyloses in summer and gels in winter1.

    Qiang Sun;Thomas L. Rost;Mark A. Matthews

  • Pruning-induced tylose development in stems of current-year shoots of Vitis vinifera (Vitaceae)

    Qiang Sun;Thomas L. Rost;Mark A. Matthews

  • Determinate Root Growth and Meristem Maintenance in Angiosperms

    S. Shishkova;T. L. Rost;J. G. Dubrovsky

  • The comparative cell cycle and metabolic effects of chemical treatments on root tip meristems. III. Chlorsulfuron

    Thomas L. Rost

  • Ethylene and not embolism is required for wound-induced tylose development in stems of grapevines.

    Qiang Sun;Thomas L. Rost;Michael S. Reid;Mark A. Matthews

  • Directional cell-to-cell communication in the Arabidopsis root apical meristem I. An ultrastructural and functional analysis

    T. Zhu;W. J. Lucas;T. L. Rost

  • Pierce’s Disease Symptoms: Comparison with Symptoms of Water Deficit and the Impact of Water Deficits

    Eleanor T. Thorne;Joshua F. Stevenson;Thomas L. Rost;John M. Labavitch

  • The production and release of living root cap border cells is a function of root apical meristem type in dicotyledonous angiosperm plants.

    Lesley Hamamoto;Martha C. Hawes;Thomas L. Rost

  • HISTOCHEMISTRY AND ULTRASTRUCTURE OF RICE (ORYZA SATIVA) ZYGOTIC EMBRYOGENESIS

    Todd J. Jones;Thomas L. Rost

  • The structure of xylem vessels in grapevine (Vitaceae) and a possible passive mechanism for the systemic spread of bacterial disease

    Eleanor T. Thorne;Briana M. Young;Glenn M. Young;Joshua F. Stevenson

  • Cell-specific expression of plant histone H2A genes.

    Ann J. Koning;Eugene Y. Tanimoto;Kristine Kiehne;Thomas Rost

  • ROOT APICAL ORGANIZATION IN ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA. 1. ROOT CAP AND PROTODERM

    S. F. Baum;T. L. Rost

  • The Control of Lateral Root Development in Cultured Pea Seedlings. I. The Role of Seedling Organs and Plant Growth Regulators

    Maud A. W. Hinchee;Thomas L. Rost

  • Distribution and relationship of cell division and maturation events in Pisum sativum (Fabaceae) seedling roots

    Thomas L. Rost;Todd J. Jones;Richard H. Falk

  • The effect of ethylene on adventitious root formation in mung bean (Vigna radiata) cuttings

    J. A. Robbins;M. S. Reid;J. L. Paul;T. L. Rost

  • The effects of temperature on primary root growth dynamics and lateral root distribution in garden pea (Pisum sativum L., cv. Alaska)

    Daniel K. Gladish;Thomas L. Rost

  • ON THE CORRELATION OF PRIMARY ROOT LENGTH, MERISTEM SIZE AND PROTOXYLEM TRACHEARY ELEMENT POSITION IN PEA SEEDLINGS

    Thomas L. Rost;Stuart Baum

  • Root organization and gene expression patterns

    Thomas L. Rost;John A. Bryant

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Matthews
Mark A. Matthews University of California, Davis
Alexander Lux
Alexander Lux Comenius University
Kenneth A. Shackel
Kenneth A. Shackel University of California, Davis
John M. Labavitch
John M. Labavitch University of California, Davis
Qiang Sun
Qiang Sun Peking University
Ernest M. Gifford
Ernest M. Gifford University of California, Davis
Gregory A. Gambetta
Gregory A. Gambetta Bordeaux Sciences Agro
Luca Comai
Luca Comai University of California, Davis
Michael S. Reid
Michael S. Reid University of California, Davis
Joseph M. DiTomaso
Joseph M. DiTomaso University of California, Davis

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