Elliot L. Heffner

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
9 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Elliot L. Heffner is a scholar working on Genetics, Plant Science and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Elliot L. Heffner has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Genetics, 9 papers in Plant Science and 0 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Elliot L. Heffner's work include Genetics and Plant Breeding (9 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (8 papers) and Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (5 papers). Elliot L. Heffner is often cited by papers focused on Genetics and Plant Breeding (9 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (8 papers) and Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (5 papers). Elliot L. Heffner collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Ireland. Elliot L. Heffner's co-authors include Mark E. Sorrells, Jean‐Luc Jannink, Aaron J. Lorenz, Edward Souza, Hiroyoshi Iwata, Jessica Rutkoski, Hugh G. Gauch, Jesse Munkvold, Paulo Canas Rodrigues and David A. Van Sanford and has published in prestigious journals such as Theoretical and Applied Genetics, Crop Science and Euphytica.

In The Last Decade

Elliot L. Heffner

9 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Genomic Selection for Crop Improvement 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2010 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Genomic Selection for Crop Improvement
    2009 1.1k citations Elliot L. Heffner, Mark E. Sorrells et al. Crop Science profile →
  2. Plant Breeding with Genomic Selection: Gain per Unit Time and Cost
    2010 436 citations Elliot L. Heffner, Aaron J. Lorenz et al. Crop Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Elliot L. Heffner United States 8 2.1k 1.7k 157 142 42 9 2.3k
F. Breseghello Brazil 18 1.9k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 292 1.9× 160 1.1× 46 1.1× 35 2.0k
Jordi Comadran United Kingdom 18 1.9k 0.9× 884 0.5× 243 1.5× 497 3.5× 49 1.2× 21 2.0k
Alfonso Cuesta‐Marcos United States 19 1.2k 0.6× 607 0.4× 186 1.2× 215 1.5× 38 0.9× 37 1.3k
Yongxiang Li China 23 1.7k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 271 1.7× 365 2.6× 17 0.4× 70 1.8k
Lesley Fish United Kingdom 14 1.3k 0.6× 674 0.4× 377 2.4× 156 1.1× 25 0.6× 19 1.4k
Brigitte Gouesnard France 17 966 0.5× 667 0.4× 169 1.1× 124 0.9× 32 0.8× 34 1.1k
Marie-Hélène Tixier France 10 2.5k 1.2× 1.1k 0.6× 261 1.7× 303 2.1× 22 0.5× 12 2.6k
Livinus Emebiri Australia 20 949 0.5× 413 0.2× 192 1.2× 143 1.0× 55 1.3× 65 1.1k
Mark Sawkins Mexico 16 1.4k 0.7× 761 0.4× 275 1.8× 321 2.3× 42 1.0× 21 1.6k
Héctor Sánchez‐Villeda United States 11 1.0k 0.5× 779 0.5× 72 0.5× 287 2.0× 17 0.4× 15 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Elliot L. Heffner

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Fields of papers citing papers by Elliot L. Heffner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elliot L. Heffner

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All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Cabrera, Antonio, Mary J. Guttieri, Edward Souza, et al.. (2015). Identification of milling and baking quality QTL in multiple soft wheat mapping populations. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 128(11). 2227–2242. 19 indexed citations
2.
Heffner, Elliot L., Jean‐Luc Jannink, & Mark E. Sorrells. (2011). Genomic Selection Accuracy using Multifamily Prediction Models in a Wheat Breeding Program. The Plant Genome. 4(1). 263 indexed citations
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Heffner, Elliot L., Jean‐Luc Jannink, Hiroyoshi Iwata, Edward Souza, & Mark E. Sorrells. (2011). Genomic Selection Accuracy for Grain Quality Traits in Biparental Wheat Populations. Crop Science. 51(6). 2597–2606. 195 indexed citations
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Heffner, Elliot L., Jean‐Luc Jannink, & Mark E. Sorrells. (2011). Genomic Selection Accuracy using Multifamily Prediction Models in a Wheat Breeding Program. The Plant Genome. 4(1). 65–65. 175 indexed citations
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Heffner, Elliot L., Aaron J. Lorenz, Jean‐Luc Jannink, & Mark E. Sorrells. (2010). Plant Breeding with Genomic Selection: Gain per Unit Time and Cost. Crop Science. 50(5). 1681–1690. 436 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gauch, Hugh G., Paulo Canas Rodrigues, Jesse Munkvold, Elliot L. Heffner, & Mark E. Sorrells. (2010). Two New Strategies for Detecting and Understanding QTL × Environment Interactions. Crop Science. 51(1). 96–113. 30 indexed citations
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Rutkoski, Jessica, Elliot L. Heffner, & Mark E. Sorrells. (2010). Genomic selection for durable stem rust resistance in wheat. Euphytica. 179(1). 161–173. 92 indexed citations
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Heffner, Elliot L., Mark E. Sorrells, & Jean‐Luc Jannink. (2009). Genomic Selection for Crop Improvement. Crop Science. 49(1). 1–12. 1073 indexed citations breakdown →
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Heffner, Elliot L., et al.. (2008). Dominant male-sterile populations for association mapping and introgression of exotic wheat germplasm. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 59(5). 470–474. 2 indexed citations

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