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D-Index
42
Citations
6439
World Ranking
3497
National Ranking
879

Todd A. Gaines 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 Todd A. Gaines sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 136 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Todd A. Gaines 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 Todd A. Gaines sits on this spectrum.

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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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - WSCS-A.K. Dobrenz Student Presentation Competition – 1st Place, American Society of Agronomy
  • 2004 - Frank D. Keim Graduate Fellowship, American Society of Agronomy
  • 2002 - Agronomic Travel Study Undergraduate Scholarship, American Society of Agronomy

Best Publications

  • Gene amplification confers glyphosate resistance in Amaranthus palmeri

    Todd A. Gaines;Wenli Zhang;Dafu Wang;Bekir Bukun

  • Mechanisms of evolved herbicide resistance

    Todd A. Gaines;Stephen O. Duke;Sarah Morran;Carlos A.G. Rigon

  • Glyphosate resistance: state of knowledge.

    Robert Douglas Sammons;Todd A Gaines

  • RNA-Seq transcriptome analysis to identify genes involved in metabolism-based diclofop resistance in Lolium rigidum.

    Todd A. Gaines;Todd A. Gaines;Lothar Lorentz;Andrea Figge;Johannes Herrmann;Johannes Herrmann

  • Gene amplification of 5-enol-pyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase in glyphosate-resistant Kochia scoparia.

    Andrew T. Wiersma;Todd A. Gaines;Christopher Preston;John P. Hamilton

  • Herbicide-resistant weeds: from research and knowledge to future needs

    Roberto Busi;Martin M. Vila-Aiub;Martin M. Vila-Aiub;Hugh John Beckie;Todd A. Gaines

  • Mechanism of resistance of evolved glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri).

    Todd A. Gaines;Dale L. Shaner;Sarah M. Ward;Jan E. Leach

  • No fitness cost of glyphosate resistance endowed by massive EPSPS gene amplification in Amaranthus palmeri

    Martin M. Vila-Aiub;Martin M. Vila-Aiub;Sou S. Goh;Todd A. Gaines;Heping Han

  • Interspecific hybridization transfers a previously unknown glyphosate resistance mechanism in Amaranthus species.

    Todd A. Gaines;Sarah M. Ward;Bekir Bukun;Christopher Preston

  • Understanding the potential for resistance evolution to the new herbicide pyroxasulfone: Field selection at high doses versus recurrent selection at low doses

    Roberto Busi;Todd Gaines;Michael Walsh;Stephen Powles

  • Molecular mechanisms of adaptive evolution revealed by global selection for glyphosate resistance.

    Todd A. Gaines;Eric L. Patterson;Eric L. Patterson;Paul Neve

  • Characterization of glyphosate resistance in Amaranthus tuberculatus populations.

    Lothar Lorentz;Todd A Gaines;Scott J Nissen;Philip Westra

  • Glyphosate Resistance and EPSPS Gene Duplication: Convergent Evolution in Multiple Plant Species.

    Eric L Patterson;Dean J Pettinga;Karl Ravet;Paul Neve

  • Can new herbicide discovery allow weed management to outpace resistance evolution

    Todd A Gaines;Roberto Busi;Anita Küpper

  • Herbicide Metabolism: Crop Selectivity, Bioactivation, Weed Resistance, and Regulation

    Vijay K. Nandula;Dean E. Riechers;Yurdagul Ferhatoglu;Michael Barrett

  • Synthetic auxin herbicides: finding the lock and key to weed resistance.

    Olivia E. Todd;Marcelo R.A. Figueiredo;Sarah Morran;Neeta Soni

  • Metabolism of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid contributes to resistance in a common waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus) population.

    Marcelo R. A. Figueiredo;Lacy J. Leibhart;Zachary J. Reicher;Patrick J. Tranel

  • The Draft Genome of Kochia scoparia and the Mechanism of Glyphosate Resistance via Transposon-Mediated EPSPS Tandem Gene Duplication

    Eric L Patterson;Eric L Patterson;Christopher A Saski;Daniel B Sloan;Patrick J Tranel

  • Identification of genetic elements associated with EPSPs gene amplification.

    Todd A. Gaines;Todd A. Gaines;Alice A. Wright;William T. Molin;Lothar Lorentz

  • The power and potential of genomics in weed biology and management

    Karl Ravet;Eric L. Patterson;Hansjörg Krähmer;Kateřina Hamouzová

  • Confirmation and mechanism of glyphosate resistance in tall windmill grass (Chloris elata) from Brazil.

    Caio A. C. G. Brunharo;Eric Patterson;Daniela R. Carrijo;Marcel S. C. de Melo

  • Phorate can reverse P450 metabolism-based herbicide resistance in Lolium rigidum.

    Roberto Busi;Todd Adam Gaines;Stephen Powles

  • Reversing resistance to tembotrione in an Amaranthus tuberculatus (var. rudis) population from Nebraska, USA with cytochrome P450 inhibitors.

    Maxwel C Oliveira;Todd A Gaines;Franck E Dayan;Eric L Patterson

  • Auxinic herbicides, mechanisms of action, and weed resistance: A look into recent plant science advances

    Pedro Jacob Christoffoleti;Marcelo Rodrigues Alves de Figueiredo;Lázaro Eustáquio Pereira Peres;Scott Nissen

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip Westra
Philip Westra Colorado State University
Franck E. Dayan
Franck E. Dayan Colorado State University
Stephen B. Powles
Stephen B. Powles University of Western Australia
Patrick J. Tranel
Patrick J. Tranel University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Paul Neve
Paul Neve University of Copenhagen
Christopher Preston
Christopher Preston University of Adelaide
Martin M. Vila-Aiub
Martin M. Vila-Aiub University of Western Australia
Dale L. Shaner
Dale L. Shaner Agricultural Research Service
Stevan Z. Knezevic
Stevan Z. Knezevic University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Phillip W. Stahlman
Phillip W. Stahlman Kansas State University

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