Brett J. Ferguson

6.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
72 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Brett J. Ferguson is a scholar working on Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brett J. Ferguson has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Plant Science, 32 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Brett J. Ferguson's work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (57 papers), Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (32 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (24 papers). Brett J. Ferguson is often cited by papers focused on Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (57 papers), Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (32 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (24 papers). Brett J. Ferguson collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and United States. Brett J. Ferguson's co-authors include Peter M. Gresshoff, Christine A. Beveridge, Dugald Reid, Ulrike Mathesius, Satomi Hayashi, Meng‐Han Lin, Elizabeth A. Dun, April H. Hastwell, James B. Reid and Yu‐Hsiang Lin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Plant Cell and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Brett J. Ferguson

70 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Molecular Analysis of Legume Nodule Development and Autoregulation

2010 447 citations Brett J. Ferguson, Arief Indrasumunar et al. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology profile →
Legume nodulation: The host controls the party

2018 266 citations Brett J. Ferguson, Céline Mens et al. Plant Cell & Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brett J. Ferguson Australia	36	4.3k	1.3k	824	387	123	72	4.6k
Jean‐Marcel Ribaut Mexico	36	4.6k 1.1×	1.0k 0.8×	619 0.8×	156 0.4×	113 0.9×	54	5.0k
Beáta Barnabás Hungary	15	2.0k 0.5×	494 0.4×	617 0.7×	310 0.8×	106 0.9×	37	2.3k
Sigrid Heuer Philippines	36	5.7k 1.3×	386 0.3×	890 1.1×	316 0.8×	319 2.6×	60	6.1k
Jorge E. Mayer Colombia	25	2.2k 0.5×	603 0.5×	587 0.7×	98 0.3×	208 1.7×	44	2.6k
Douglas R. Cook United States	39	5.5k 1.3×	1.0k 0.8×	883 1.1×	425 1.1×	59 0.5×	82	6.0k
Christian Staehelin China	35	3.4k 0.8×	994 0.8×	681 0.8×	184 0.5×	97 0.8×	89	3.8k
Abhishek Rathore India	39	4.1k 1.0×	488 0.4×	409 0.5×	293 0.8×	184 1.5×	178	4.6k
Hai‐Chun Jing China	26	1.8k 0.4×	448 0.4×	956 1.2×	82 0.2×	63 0.5×	58	2.3k
Andrea Genre Italy	36	4.7k 1.1×	315 0.3×	618 0.8×	560 1.4×	172 1.4×	78	5.1k
Maurizio Sattin Italy	28	2.2k 0.5×	534 0.4×	606 0.7×	272 0.7×	112 0.9×	75	2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brett J. Ferguson

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Zhang, Jinzhong, Donald M. Gardiner, Peter van Dam, et al.. (2025). Long-Read Draft Genome Sequences of Two Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Isolates from Banana (Musa spp.). Journal of Fungi. 11(6). 421–421.

Liu, Yü, Qin Han, Yuqin Chen, et al.. (2024). Soybean nodulation shapes the rhizosphere microbiome to increase rapeseed yield. Journal of Advanced Research. 75. 95–110. 5 indexed citations

Hastwell, April H., Xitong Chu, Yuhan Liu, & Brett J. Ferguson. (2024). The parallel narrative of RGF/GLV/CLEL peptide signalling. Trends in Plant Science. 29(12). 1342–1355. 3 indexed citations

Gresshoff, Peter M., et al.. (2023). Legumes Regulate Symbiosis with Rhizobia via Their Innate Immune System. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(3). 2800–2800. 14 indexed citations

Chu, Xitong, Huanan Su, Satomi Hayashi, Peter M. Gresshoff, & Brett J. Ferguson. (2021). Spatiotemporal changes in gibberellin content are required for soybean nodulation. New Phytologist. 234(2). 479–493. 20 indexed citations

Zhang, Mengbai, Huanan Su, Peter M. Gresshoff, & Brett J. Ferguson. (2021). Shoot‐derived miR2111 controls legume root and nodule development. Plant Cell & Environment. 44(5). 1627–1641. 41 indexed citations

Bhowmik, Sudipta, et al.. (2021). Potential Biotechnological Applications of Autophagy for Agriculture. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 760407–760407. 11 indexed citations

Wang, Youning, Wei Yang, Lin Zhu, et al.. (2019). GmYUC2a mediates auxin biosynthesis during root development and nodulation in soybean. Journal of Experimental Botany. 70(12). 3165–3176. 46 indexed citations

Mens, Céline, et al.. (2018). Local and Systemic Effect of Cytokinins on Soybean Nodulation and Regulation of Their Isopentenyl Transferase (IPT) Biosynthesis Genes Following Rhizobia Inoculation. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 1150–1150. 41 indexed citations

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Hastwell, April H., Thomas C. de Bang, Peter M. Gresshoff, & Brett J. Ferguson. (2017). CLE peptide-encoding gene families in Medicago truncatula and Lotus japonicus, compared with those of soybean, common bean and Arabidopsis. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 9384–9384. 45 indexed citations

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Batley, Jacqueline, et al.. (2017). Neodiversification of homeologous CLAVATA1-like receptor kinase genes in soybean leads to distinct developmental outcomes. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 8878–8878. 20 indexed citations

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Hayashi, Satomi, Peter M. Gresshoff, & Brett J. Ferguson. (2014). Mechanistic action of gibberellins in legume nodulation. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 56(10). 971–978. 49 indexed citations

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Foo, Eloise, Brett J. Ferguson, & James B. Reid. (2014). The potential roles of strigolactones and brassinosteroids in the autoregulation of nodulation pathway. Annals of Botany. 113(6). 1037–1045. 29 indexed citations

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Lin, Meng‐Han, Peter M. Gresshoff, & Brett J. Ferguson. (2012). Systemic Regulation of Soybean Nodulation by Acidic Growth Conditions. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 160(4). 2028–2039. 54 indexed citations

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Reid, Dugald, Brett J. Ferguson, & Peter M. Gresshoff. (2011). Inoculation- and Nitrate-Induced CLE Peptides of Soybean Control NARK-Dependent Nodule Formation. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 24(5). 606–618. 218 indexed citations

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Ferguson, Brett J. & Arief Indrasumunar. (2011). Soybean nodulation and nitrogen fixation. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 1. 103–119. 1 indexed citations

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Ferguson, Brett J. & P.M. Gresshoff. (2009). Soybean as a model legume. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 53(7). 2–2. 11 indexed citations

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Gresshoff, Peter M., Brett J. Ferguson, Arief Indrasumunar, & Qunyi Jiang. (2009). Modern genetics and biotechnology of soybean: Nitrogen fixation and nodulation. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 31(6). 320–326. 1 indexed citations

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Dodd, Ian C., Brett J. Ferguson, & Christine A. Beveridge. (2008). Apical Wilting and Petiole Xylem Vessel Diameter of the rms2 Branching Mutant of Pea are Shoot Controlled and Independent of a Long-Distance Signal Regulating Branching. Plant and Cell Physiology. 49(5). 791–800. 11 indexed citations

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Ferguson, Brett J., et al.. (2005). Cytokinin accumulation and an altered ethylene response mediate the pleiotropic phenotype of the pea nodulation mutant R50 (sym16). Canadian Journal of Botany. 83(8). 989–1000. 32 indexed citations

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