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Plant Science and Agronomy
USA
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
92
Citations
31634
World Ranking
248
National Ranking
90

Genetics

D-Index
93
Citations
32122
World Ranking
971
National Ranking
478

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award
  • 1986 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1982 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Virginia Walbot is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and works primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research focuses heavily on molecular biology and plant science, with significant contributions also in genetics and cell biology.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies

Virginia Walbot has published frequently in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Plant Cell
  • New Phytologist
  • Nature Communications
  • Science

Some recent publications authored or coauthored by Virginia Walbot include:

  • "Dicer-like 5 deficiency confers temperature-sensitive male sterility in maize," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Gametophyte genome activation occurs at pollen mitosis I in maize," 2022, Science
  • "Anther development-The long road to making pollen," 2022, The Plant Cell
  • "CHH DNA methylation increases at 24-PHAS loci depend on 24-nt phased small interfering RNAs in maize meiotic anthers," 2020, New Phytologist
  • "A cascade of bHLH-regulated pathways programs maize anther development," 2022, The Plant Cell

The scientist has worked extensively with several frequent coauthors including Blake C. Meyers, Chong Teng, D. Blaine Marchant, Brad Nelms, and Xue Zhou.

Awards received by Virginia Walbot include:

  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1986
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1982

Best Publications

  • Expression of genes transferred into monocot and dicot plant cells by electroporation

    Michael Fromm;Loverine P. Taylor;Virginia Walbot

  • Plant glutathione S-transferases: enzymes with multiple functions in sickness and in health.

    Robert Edwards;David P. Dixon;Virginia Walbot

  • The maize handbook

    Michael Freeling;Virginia Walbot

  • Stable transformation of maize after gene transfer by electroporation

    Michael E. Fromm;Loverine P. Taylor;Virginia Walbot

  • Introns increase gene expression in cultured maize cells.

    Judy Callis;Michael Fromm;Virginia Walbot

  • A glutathione S-transferase involved in vacuolar transfer encoded by the maize gene Bronze-2.

    Kathleen A. Marrs;Mark R. Alfenito;Alan M. Lloyd;Virginia Walbot

  • Impact of low-temperature stress on general phenylpropanoid and anthocyanin pathways: Enhancement of transcript abundance and anthocyanin pigmentation in maize seedlings

    Peter J. Christie;Mark R. Alfenito;Virginia Walbot

  • Advancing Crop Transformation in the Era of Genome Editing

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

  • Arabidopsis and Nicotiana Anthocyanin Production Activated by Maize Regulators R and C1

    Alan M. Lloyd;Virginia Walbot;Ronald W. Davis

  • The TTG Gene Is Required to Specify Epidermal Cell Fate and Cell Patterning in the Arabidopsis Root

    Moira E. Galway;James D. Masucci;Alan M. Lloyd;Virginia Walbot

  • Flavonoids Can Protect Maize DNA from the Induction of Ultraviolet Radiation Damage

    Ann E. Stapleton;Virginia Walbot

  • Functional Complementation of Anthocyanin Sequestration in the Vacuole by Widely Divergent Glutathione S-Transferases

    Mark R. Alfenito;Erik Souer;Christopher D. Goodman;Robin Buell

  • AN9, a petunia glutathione S-transferase required for anthocyanin sequestration, is a flavonoid-binding protein.

    Lukas A. Mueller;Christopher D. Goodman;Rebecca A. Silady;Virginia Walbot

  • A Multidrug Resistance–Associated Protein Involved in Anthocyanin Transport in Zea mays

    Christopher Dean Goodman;Paula Casati;Virginia Walbot

  • Mechanisms of cytoplasmic pH regulation in hypoxic maize root tips and its role in survival under hypoxia.

    Justin K. M. Roberts;Judy Callis;David Wemmer;Virginia Walbot

  • DNA modification of a maize transposable element correlates with loss of activity.

    Vicki L. Chandler;Virginia Walbot

  • An Agrobacterium-delivered CRISPR/Cas9 system for high-frequency targeted mutagenesis in maize.

    Si Nian Char;Anjanasree K. Neelakandan;Hartinio Nahampun;Bronwyn Frame

  • Cytoplasmic acidosis as a determinant of flooding intolerance in plants

    Justin K. M. Roberts;Judy Callis;Oleg Jardetzky;Virginia Walbot

  • Rapid Genomic Change in Higher Plants

    Virginia Walbot;Christopher A. Cullis

  • Annual review of plant physiology and plant molecular biology

    Winslow R. Briggs;Russell L. Jones;Virginia Walbot;Christopher R. Somerville

Frequent Co-Authors

Paula Casati
Paula Casati Stanford University
Blake C. Meyers
Blake C. Meyers University of California, Davis
Volker Brendel
Volker Brendel Indiana University
Han Zhang
Han Zhang Shenzhen University
Christopher A. Cullis
Christopher A. Cullis Case Western Reserve University
Ronald W. Davis
Ronald W. Davis Stanford University
Jixian Zhai
Jixian Zhai Southern University of Science and Technology
Vicki L. Chandler
Vicki L. Chandler University of Arizona
Michael Freeling
Michael Freeling University of California, Berkeley
Alma L. Burlingame
Alma L. Burlingame University of California, San Francisco

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