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D-Index
61
Citations
20618
World Ranking
1130
National Ranking
306

Thomas P. Brutnell 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 P. Brutnell sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 137 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas P. Brutnell 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 P. Brutnell sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Thomas P. Brutnell is affiliated with the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with notable emphasis on Molecular Biology and Plant Science.

The scientist's work covers several interconnected topics, including:

  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Frequent publication venues for Thomas P. Brutnell include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • The Plant Cell
  • Nature Biotechnology
  • Nucleic Acids Research

Among the recent papers linked to Thomas Brutnell's work are the following:

  • A genome resource for green millet Setaria viridis enables discovery of agronomically valuable loci, 2020, Nature Biotechnology
  • CRISPR-Cas12a (Cpf1): A Versatile Tool in the Plant Genome Editing Tool Box for Agricultural Advancement, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • JGI Plant Gene Atlas: an updateable transcriptome resource to improve functional gene descriptions across the plant kingdom, 2023, Nucleic Acids Research
  • SHORT ROOT and INDETERMINATE DOMAIN family members govern PIN-FORMED expression to regulate minor vein differentiation in rice, 2023, The Plant Cell
  • The rhizosphere and cropping system, but not arbuscular mycorrhizae, affect ammonia oxidizing archaea and bacteria abundances in two agricultural soils, 2020, Applied Soil Ecology

Thomas P. Brutnell has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Pu Huang
  • Elizabeth A. Kellogg
  • Christine Shyu
  • Jane Grimwood
  • Jerry Jenkins

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Thomas P. Brutnell was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • The B73 Maize Genome: Complexity, Diversity, and Dynamics

    Patrick S. Schnable;Doreen Ware;Robert S. Fulton;Joshua C. Stein

  • Genome sequencing and analysis of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon

    John P. Vogel;David F. Garvin;Todd C. Mockler;Jeremy Schmutz

  • Reference genome sequence of the model plant Setaria

    Jeffrey L Bennetzen;Jeremy Schmutz;Hao Wang;Ryan Percifield;Ryan Percifield

  • Natural Genetic Variation in Lycopene Epsilon Cyclase Tapped for Maize Biofortification

    Carlos E. Harjes;Torbert R. Rocheford;Ling Bai;Thomas P. Brutnell

  • The developmental dynamics of the maize leaf transcriptome

    Pinghua Li;Lalit Ponnala;Neeru Gandotra;Lin Wang

  • Advancing Crop Transformation in the Era of Genome Editing

    Fredy Altpeter;Nathan M. Springer;Laura E. Bartley;Ann E. Blechl

  • Rare genetic variation at Zea mays crtRB1 increases β-carotene in maize grain

    Jianbing Yan;Catherine Bermudez Kandianis;Carlos E. Harjes;Ling Bai

  • The iPlant Collaborative: Cyberinfrastructure for Plant Biology.

    Stephen A Goff;Matthew Vaughn;Sheldon McKay;Eric Lyons

  • Setaria viridis and Setaria italica, model genetic systems for the Panicoid grasses

    Pinghua Li;Thomas P. Brutnell

  • Setaria viridis: A Model for C4 Photosynthesis

    Thomas P. Brutnell;Lin Wang;Kerry Swartwood;Alexander Goldschmidt

  • Standards for plant synthetic biology: a common syntax for exchange of DNA parts.

    Nicola J. Patron;Nicola J. Patron;Diego Orzaez;Sylvestre Marillonnet;Heribert Warzecha

  • Brachypodium as a Model for the Grasses: Today and the Future

    Jelena Brkljacic;Erich Grotewold;Randy Scholl;Todd C. Mockler

  • Comparative analyses of C-4 and C-3 photosynthesis in developing leaves of maize and rice

    Lin Wang;Angelika Czedik-Eysenberg;Rachel A Mertz;Yaqing Si

  • A Versatile Phenotyping System and Analytics Platform Reveals Diverse Temporal Responses to Water Availability in Setaria

    Noah Fahlgren;Maximilian Feldman;Malia A. Gehan;Melinda S. Wilson

  • High Glycolate Oxidase Activity Is Required for Survival of Maize in Normal Air

    Israel Zelitch;Neil P. Schultes;Richard B. Peterson;Patrick Brown

  • grassy tillers1 promotes apical dominance in maize and responds to shade signals in the grasses

    Clinton J. Whipple;Tesfamichael H. Kebrom;Allison L. Weber;Fang Yang

  • The maize W22 genome provides a foundation for functional genomics and transposon biology

    Nathan M. Springer;Sarah N. Anderson;Carson M. Andorf;Kevin R. Ahern

  • Precise insertion and guided editing of higher plant genomes using Cpf1 CRISPR nucleases

    Matthew B. Begemann;Benjamin N. Gray;Emma January;Gina C. Gordon

  • BUNDLE SHEATH DEFECTIVE2, a Novel Protein Required for Post-Translational Regulation of the rbcL Gene of Maize

    Thomas P. Brutnell;Ruairidh J. H. Sawers;Alexandra Mant;Jane A. Langdale

  • Model-based clustering for RNA-seq data.

    Yaqing Si;Peng Liu;Pinghua Li;Thomas P. Brutnell

  • A low-cost library construction protocol and data analysis pipeline for Illumina-based strand-specific multiplex RNA-seq.

    Lin Wang;Yaqing Si;Lauren K. Dedow;Ying Shao

Frequent Co-Authors

Todd C. Mockler
Todd C. Mockler Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Ivan Baxter
Ivan Baxter Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Elizabeth A. Kellogg
Elizabeth A. Kellogg Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Qi Sun
Qi Sun Cornell University
Edward S. Buckler
Edward S. Buckler Cornell University
Asaph B. Cousins
Asaph B. Cousins Washington State University
Doreen Ware
Doreen Ware Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
John P. Vogel
John P. Vogel University of California, Berkeley
Kerrie Barry
Kerrie Barry United States Department of Energy
Jeremy Schmutz
Jeremy Schmutz Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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