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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 95 893 841 125 119 287 36948

Wayne Powell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wayne Powell between 1980 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wayne Powell published across 47 years, from 1980 to 2026, averaging 7.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 1997. 6 of the 352 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 1997. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 7 publications 1985: 10 publications 1986: 11 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 19 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 1 publication
1980 2026

352 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wayne Powell: publications per year, 1980 to 2026
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 1
1984 7
1985 10
1986 11
1987 6
1988 5
1989 3
1990 11
1991 8
1992 12
1993 8
1994 9
1995 9
1996 13
1997 19
1998 12
1999 16
2000 10
2001 8
2002 7
2003 10
2004 15
2005 5
2006 5
2007 6
2008 6
2009 13
2010 2
2011 4
2012 6
2013 11
2014 6
2015 4
2016 6
2017 9
2018 8
2019 11
2020 15
2021 10
2022 3
2023 2
2024 3
2025 5
2026 1
Total 352
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Wayne Powell publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wayne Powell sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 285–294 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 287 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80 287
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Wayne Powell D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wayne Powell sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 94–95 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70 95
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Wayne Powell is affiliated with Scotland's Rural College in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. They have contributed extensively to the subfields of plant science and genetics, with additional work in ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, nutrition and dietetics, and food science.

Themes central to Powell's research include genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, genetics and plant breeding, wheat and barley genetics and pathology, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, child nutrition and water access, plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms, and seed and plant biochemistry.

Frequent co-authors in Powell's work include Ian Mackay, Chin Jian Yang, Rajiv Sharma, Joanne Russell, and Klaus Pillen. These collaborations have supported a significant output across various research topics within their fields of study.

Powell has published multiple papers in academic journals and research venues. Notable recent publications include:

  • Understanding the classics: the unifying concepts of transgressive segregation, inbreeding depression and heterosis and their central relevance for crop breeding, 2020, Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • Enhancing African orphan crops with genomics, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Water insecurity compounds the global coronavirus crisis, 2020, Water International
  • Genome-wide analysis of epigenetic and transcriptional changes associated with heterosis in pigeonpea, 2020, Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • Determining appropriate interventions to mainstream nutritious orphan crops into African food systems, 2020, Global Food Security

Powell's works have appeared repeatedly in several publication venues, including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Theoretical and Applied Genetics, Scientific Reports, Plant Biotechnology Journal, and Agronomy.

Throughout their career, Wayne Powell has been recognized with the title of Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, awarded in 2018.

Best Publications

  • The comparison of RFLP, RAPD, AFLP and SSR (microsatellite) markers for germplasm analysis

    Wayne Powell;Michele Morgante;Chaz Andre;Michael Hanafey

  • Polymorphism revealed by simple sequence repeats

    Wayne Powell;Gordon C. Machray;Jim Provan

  • Microsatellites are preferentially associated with nonrepetitive DNA in plant genomes.

    Michele Morgante;Michael Hanafey;Wayne Powell;Wayne Powell

  • Direct comparison of levels of genetic variation among barley accessions detected by RFLPs, AFLPs, SSRs and RAPDs

    J. R. Russell;J. D. Fuller;M. Macaulay;B. G. Hatz

  • Chloroplast microsatellites: new tools for studies in plant ecology and evolution

    Jim Provan;Wayne Powell;Peter M. Hollingsworth

  • A Simple Sequence Repeat-Based Linkage Map of Barley

    L Ramsay;M Macaulay;S degli Ivanissevich;K MacLean

  • Polymorphic simple sequence repeat regions in chloroplast genomes: applications to the population genetics of pines

    W Powell;M Morgante;R McDevitt;G G Vendramin

  • Genetic distribution of Bare-1-like retrotransposable elements in the barley genome revealed by sequence-specific amplification polymorphisms (S-SAP)

    R. Waugh;K. McLean;A. J. Flavell;S. R. Pearce

  • Comparison of PCR-based marker systems for the analysis of genetic relationships in cultivated potato

    Dan Milbourne;Rhonda Meyer;John E. Bradshaw;Eileen Baird

  • Isolation of EST-derived microsatellite markers for genotyping the A and B genomes of wheat.

    I. Eujayl;M. E. Sorrells;M. Baum;P. Wolters

  • Methods for linkage disequilibrium mapping in crops.

    Ian Mackay;Wayne Powell

  • Control of flowering time in temperate cereals: genes, domestication, and sustainable productivity

    James Cockram;Huw Jones;Fiona J. Leigh;Donal O'Sullivan

  • From mutations to MAGIC: resources for gene discovery, validation and delivery in crop plants.

    Colin Cavanagh;Matthew Morell;Ian Mackay;Wayne Powell

  • Detection of genetic variation between and within populations of Gliricidia sepium and G. maculata using RAPD markers

    K J Chalmers;R Waugh;J I Sprent;A J Simons

  • Detection of genetic diversity in tea (Camellia sinensis) using RAPD markers

    Wachira Fn;Waugh R;Hackett Ca;Powell W

  • How much effort is required to isolate nuclear microsatellites from plants

    J. Squirrell;P. M. Hollingsworth;M. Woodhead;J. Russell

  • Diversity and genetic differentiation among populations of Indian and Kenyan tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) revealed by AFLP markers

    S. Paul;F. N. Wachira;W. Powell;R. Waugh

  • 4 – Generating and Using DNA Markers in Plants

    J. Antoni Rafalski;Julie M. Vogel;Michele Morgante;Wayne Powell

  • Detection of genetic diversity and selective gene introgression in coffee using RAPD markers.

    C. Orozco-Castillo;K. J. Chalmers;R. Waugh;W. Powell

  • Wild barley: a source of genes for crop improvement in the 21st century?

    R.P. Ellis;B.P. Forster;D. Robinson;L.L. Handley

Frequent Co-Authors

Joanne Russell
Joanne Russell James Hutton Institute
William T. B. Thomas
William T. B. Thomas James Hutton Institute
Robbie Waugh
Robbie Waugh James Hutton Institute
Ian K. Dawson
Ian K. Dawson Scotland's Rural College
Brian P. Forster
Brian P. Forster International Atomic Energy Agency
Ian Mackay
Ian Mackay National Institute of Agricultural Botany
Kenneth J. Chalmers
Kenneth J. Chalmers University of Adelaide
Michele Morgante
Michele Morgante University of Udine
James W. McNicol
James W. McNicol University of Dundee
Luke Ramsay
Luke Ramsay James Hutton Institute

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