2026 Wayne A. Parrott: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	65	9344	8620	4123	3699	168	12362

Research.com Recognitions

2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Wayne A. Parrott is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily focuses on Plant Science, Molecular Biology, and Biotechnology, with additional work in Agronomy and Crop Science and Genetics.

Their work covers several key topics, including:

CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
Plant tissue culture and regeneration
Soybean genetics and cultivation
Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
Transgenic Plants and Applications
Genetically Modified Organisms Research
Plant Molecular Biology Research

Frequent collaborators of Parrott include:

Peter R. LaFayette
Eudald Illa-Berenguer
Robert M. Stupar
C. Nathan Hancock
Vincent J. Pennetti

Major publication venues where Parrott has frequently contributed are:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Transgenic Research
Frontiers in Plant Science
Plant Direct
In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Parrott are:

"Regulatory approaches for genome edited agricultural plants in select countries and jurisdictions around the world," 2021, Transgenic Research
"Effects of type I Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase (DGAT1) genes on soybean (Glycine max L.) seed composition," 2021, Scientific Reports
"Two efficient CRISPR/Cas9 systems for gene editing in soybean," 2021, Transgenic Research
"Removing politics from innovations that improve food security," 2021, Transgenic Research
"Development of mPing-based activation tags for crop insertional mutagenesis," 2021, Plant Direct

Wayne A. Parrott was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2017.

Best Publications

A retrospective DNA marker assessment of the development of insect resistant soybean

James M. Narvel;David R. Walker;Brian G. Rector;John N. All

1088
Citations
Targeted genome modifications in soybean with CRISPR/Cas9

Thomas B Jacobs;Thomas B Jacobs;Peter R LaFayette;Robert J Schmitz;Wayne A Parrott

637
Citations
Morphogenic Aspects of Somatic Embryogenesis

S. A. Merkle;W. A. Parrott;B. S. Flinn

430
Citations
A molecular view of plant centromeres

Jiming Jiang;James A Birchler;Wayne A Parrott;R Kelly Dawe

377
Citations
Regulating transgenic crops sensibly: lessons from plant breeding, biotechnology and genomics.

Kent J Bradford;Allen Van Deynze;Neal Gutterson;Wayne Parrott

368
Citations
Genetic transformation, recovery, and characterization of fertile soybean transgenic for a synthetic Bacillus thuringiensis cryIAc gene.

C N Stewart;M J Adang;J N All;H R Boerma

302
Citations
Recovery of primary transformants of soybean.

W. A. Parrott;L. M. Hoffman;D. F. Hildebrand;E. G. Williams

212
Citations
Molecular Markers Associated with Water Use Efficiency and Leaf Ash in Soybean

M. A. R. Mian;M. A. Bailey;D. A. Ashley;R. Wells

209
Citations
RFLP loci associated with soybean seed protein and oil content across populations and locations.

S. H. Lee;M. A. Bailey;M. A. R. Mian;T. E. Carter

209
Citations
Insect Control and Dosage Effects in Transgenic Canola Containing a Synthetic Bacillus thuringiensis cryIAc Gene

C. N. Stewart;M. J. Adang;J. N. All;P. L. Raymer

198
Citations
GENOTYPE EFFECTS ON PROLIFERATIVE EMBRYOGENESIS AND PLANT REGENERATION OF SOYBEAN

M. A. Bailey;H. R. Boerma;W. A. Parrott

196
Citations
Molecular Markers Associated with Soybean Plant Height, Lodging, and Maturity across Locations

S. H. Lee;M. A. Bailey;M. A. R. Mian;T. E. Carter

190
Citations
OPTIMIZATION OF SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS AND EMBRYO GERMINATION IN SOYBEAN

W. A. Parrott;G. Dryden;S. Vogt;D. F. Hildebrand

187
Citations
Growth, Morphological, and Chemical Component Responses of Tall Fescue to Acremonium coenophialum

N. S. Hill;W. C. Stringer;G. E. Rottinghaus;D. P. Belesky

181
Citations
Identification of quantitative trait loci for plant height, lodging, and maturity in a soybean population segregating for growth habit.

S. H. Lee;M. A. Bailey;M. A. R. Mian;E. R. Shipe

176
Citations
Gateway-compatible vectors for high-throughput gene functional analysis in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) and other monocot species

David G.J. Mann;Peter R. LaFayette;Peter R. LaFayette;Laura L. Abercrombie;Laura L. Abercrombie;Zachary R. King;Zachary R. King

176
Citations
Molecular markers associated with seed weight in two soybean populations

M. A. R. Mian;M. A. Bailey;J. P. Tamulonis;E. R. Shipe

175
Citations
Quantitative Trait Loci for Antibiosis Resistance to Corn Earworm in Soybean

B. G. Rector;J. N. All;W. A. Parrott;H. R. Boerma

166
Citations
RECOVERY AND EVALUATION OF SOYBEAN PLANTS TRANSGENIC FOR A BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS VAR. KURSTAKI INSECTICIDAL GENE

W. A. Parrott;J. N. All;M. J. Adang;M. A. Bailey

165
Citations
Agrobacterium induced gall formation in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) and formation of shoot-like structures expressing introduced genes

W. Liu;W. A. Parrott;D. F. Hildebrand;G. B. Collins

153
Citations