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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
32
Citations
2563
World Ranking
6057
National Ranking
1461

W. W. Kirk 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 W. W. Kirk sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 102 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

W. W. Kirk 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 W. W. Kirk sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 11th percentile

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

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

Best Publications

  • Use of Coniothyrium minitans and other microorganisms for reducing Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

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  • <i>Fusarium</i> spp. Causing Dry Rot of Seed Potato Tubers in Michigan and Their Sensitivity to Fungicides

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  • Evaluation of potato late blight management utilizing host plant resistance and reduced rates and frequencies of fungicide applications

    W.W. Kirk;F.M. Abu-El Samen;J.B. Muhinyuza;R. Hammerschmidt

  • Field management of Sclerotinia stem rot of soybean using biological control agents

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  • Late Blight Resistance of RB Transgenic Potato Lines

    Joseph C. Kuhl;Kelly Zarka;Joseph Coombs;William W. Kirk

  • Genetic Linkage Mapping of Economically Important Traits in Cultivated Tetraploid Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)

    Alicia N. Massa;Norma C. Manrique-Carpintero;Joseph J. Coombs;Daniel G. Zarka

  • Use of Marker-assisted Selection to Breed for Resistance to Common Bacterial Blight in Common Bean

    Patrick D. O'Boyle;James D. Kelly;William W. Kirk

  • Fusarium root rot incidence and root system architecture in grafted common bean lines

    Karen A. Cichy;Karen A. Cichy;Sieglinde S. Snapp;William W. Kirk

  • A Simple Model for Rapid and Nondestructive Estimation of Bell Pepper Fruit Volume

    Mathieu Ngouajio;William Kirk;Ronald Goldy

  • Susceptibility of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) foliage and tubers to the US8 genotype of Phytophthora infestans.

    William W. Kirk;Kimberly J. Felcher;David S. Douches;Brendan A. Niemira

  • Root, shoot tissues of Brassica juncea and Cereal secale promote potato health

    Sieglinde S. Snapp;Kanchan U. Date;William Kirk;Katherine O’Neil

  • Evaluation and comparison of biocontrol and conventional fungicides for control of postharvest potato tuber diseases

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  • The potential use of visible/near infrared spectroscopy and hyperspectral imaging to predict processing-related constituents of potatoes

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  • Streptomyces – from Basic Microbiology to Role as a Plant Pathogen

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  • Organic amendment effects on potato productivity and quality are related to soil microbial activity

    H. T. Ninh;A. S. Grandy;K. Wickings;S. S. Snapp

  • Optimizing Fungicide Timing for the Control of Rhizoctonia Crown and Root Rot of Sugar Beet Using Soil Temperature and Plant Growth Stages

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  • Heterokaryotic nuclear conditions and a heterogeneous nuclear population are observed by flow cytometry in <i>Phytophthora infestans</i>

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  • A web-based interactive system for risk management of potato late blight in Michigan

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  • Meta-Analysis of the Effects of QoI and DMI Fungicide Combinations on Fusarium Head Blight and Deoxynivalenol in Wheat

    P. A. Paul;C. A. Bradley;L. V. Madden;F. Dalla Lana

  • Effects of Pre- and Postanthesis Applications of Demethylation Inhibitor Fungicides on Fusarium Head Blight and Deoxynivalenol in Spring and Winter Wheat.

    Pierce A. Paul;Carl A. Bradley;Laurence V. Madden;Felipe Dalla Lana

Frequent Co-Authors

G. Craig Yencho
G. Craig Yencho North Carolina State University
Rosemary Loria
Rosemary Loria University of Florida
Raymond Hammerschmidt
Raymond Hammerschmidt Michigan State University
David M. Spooner
David M. Spooner US Department of Agriculture
David S. Douches
David S. Douches Michigan State University
Robert K. Prange
Robert K. Prange Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Jiwan P. Palta
Jiwan P. Palta University of Wisconsin–Madison
Brent H. McCown
Brent H. McCown University of Wisconsin–Madison
Richard E. Veilleux
Richard E. Veilleux Virginia Tech
Ivan Simko
Ivan Simko United States Department of Agriculture

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