Mark E. Sorrells

42.0k total citations · 11 hit papers
289 papers, 26.7k citations indexed

About

Mark E. Sorrells is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark E. Sorrells has authored 289 papers receiving a total of 26.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 276 papers in Plant Science, 149 papers in Genetics and 30 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Mark E. Sorrells's work include Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (186 papers), Genetics and Plant Breeding (149 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (126 papers). Mark E. Sorrells is often cited by papers focused on Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (186 papers), Genetics and Plant Breeding (149 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (126 papers). Mark E. Sorrells collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and France. Mark E. Sorrells's co-authors include Jean‐Luc Jannink, Rajeev K. Varshney, Andreas Graner, Elliot L. Heffner, F. Breseghello, Jesse Poland, James A. Anderson, Steven D. Tanksley, Nicolas Heslot and Rui Hai Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Mark E. Sorrells

285 papers receiving 25.2k citations

Hit Papers

Genic microsatellite markers in plants: features and appl... 1993 2026 2004 2015 2004 1993 2012 2009 2005 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Genic microsatellite markers in plants: features and applications
    2004 1.5k citations Rajeev K. Varshney, Mark E. Sorrells et al. profile →
  2. Optimizing parental selection for genetic linkage maps
    1993 1.3k citations Mark E. Sorrells et al. profile →
  3. Development of High-Density Genetic Maps for Barley and Wheat Using a Novel Two-Enzyme Genotyping-by-Sequencing Approach
    2012 1.3k citations Jesse Poland, Mark E. Sorrells et al. profile →
  4. Genomic Selection for Crop Improvement
    2009 1.1k citations Mark E. Sorrells, Jean‐Luc Jannink et al. Crop Science profile →
  5. Association Mapping of Kernel Size and Milling Quality in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Cultivars
    2005 850 citations Mark E. Sorrells et al. Genetics profile →
  6. Abundance, variability and chromosomal location of microsatellites in wheat
    1995 592 citations Mark E. Sorrells et al. profile →
  7. Data mining for simple sequence repeats in expressed sequence tags from barley, maize, rice, sorghum and wheat
    2002 544 citations Mark E. Sorrells et al. profile →
  8. Genomic Selection in Wheat Breeding using Genotyping‐by‐Sequencing
    2012 507 citations Jesse Poland, Julie C. Dawson et al. The Plant Genome profile →
  9. Genomic Selection in Plant Breeding: A Comparison of Models
    2011 488 citations Mark E. Sorrells, Jean‐Luc Jannink et al. Crop Science profile →
  10. Plant Breeding with Genomic Selection: Gain per Unit Time and Cost
    2010 436 citations Jean‐Luc Jannink, Mark E. Sorrells et al. Crop Science profile →
  11. Designing Future Crops: Genomics-Assisted Breeding Comes of Age
    2021 276 citations Rajeev K. Varshney, Mark E. Sorrells et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mark E. Sorrells United States 86 23.2k 13.0k 3.9k 2.3k 1.1k 289 26.7k
Susan R. McCouch United States 91 28.8k 1.2× 17.4k 1.3× 6.4k 1.7× 1.0k 0.5× 1.3k 1.1× 238 32.4k
Masahiro Yano Japan 99 31.4k 1.4× 13.7k 1.1× 8.5k 2.2× 1.3k 0.6× 666 0.6× 288 33.7k
Peter Langridge Australia 75 15.3k 0.7× 3.7k 0.3× 5.2k 1.3× 1.8k 0.8× 705 0.6× 282 17.9k
Steven D. Tanksley United States 94 29.7k 1.3× 11.3k 0.9× 12.4k 3.2× 816 0.4× 2.1k 1.9× 236 33.7k
Jorge Dubcovsky United States 86 23.8k 1.0× 7.1k 0.5× 5.9k 1.5× 5.0k 2.2× 744 0.7× 282 24.9k
Robbie Waugh United Kingdom 76 15.8k 0.7× 5.9k 0.5× 4.7k 1.2× 1.1k 0.5× 1.0k 0.9× 282 18.2k
Zhonghu He China 69 13.4k 0.6× 4.3k 0.3× 1.9k 0.5× 2.9k 1.3× 359 0.3× 438 14.9k
Qifa Zhang China 84 22.3k 1.0× 11.5k 0.9× 8.7k 2.3× 769 0.3× 567 0.5× 241 25.3k
Jeffrey L. Bennetzen United States 79 18.7k 0.8× 4.7k 0.4× 12.1k 3.1× 853 0.4× 1.6k 1.4× 221 23.1k
C. Robin Buell United States 76 14.1k 0.6× 3.6k 0.3× 9.8k 2.5× 602 0.3× 953 0.8× 249 19.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Daigh, Aaron Lee M., Samira H. Daroub, Peter Kyveryga, et al.. (2025). The value and broader impacts of agricultural and environmental scientific meetings. Agricultural & Environmental Letters. 10(1).
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Meints, Brigid, Lucı́a Gutiérrez, Patrick M. Hayes, et al.. (2024). Genome‐wide association of an organic naked barley diversity panel identified quantitative trait loci for disease resistance. The Plant Genome. 17(4). e20530–e20530. 1 indexed citations
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Sorrells, Mark E., et al.. (2023). Malting quality and preharvest sprouting traits are genetically correlated in spring malting barley. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 136(3). 1 indexed citations
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Campbell, Malachy T., Haixiao Hu, Melanie Caffe, et al.. (2022). Generalizable approaches for genomic prediction of metabolites in plants. The Plant Genome. 15(2). e20205–e20205. 7 indexed citations
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Kucek, Lisa Kissing, Ellen B. Mallory, Heather Darby, Julie C. Dawson, & Mark E. Sorrells. (2021). Breeding wheat for weed-competitive ability: I. Correlated traits. Euphytica. 217(11). 8 indexed citations
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Kucek, Lisa Kissing, Julie C. Dawson, Heather Darby, et al.. (2021). Breeding wheat for weed-competitive ability: II–measuring gains from selection and local adaptation. Euphytica. 217(11). 3 indexed citations
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Benscher, David, et al.. (2021). Triticum varieties grown as ‘ancient grains’ in New York differ in susceptibility to Fusarium head blight and harbor diverse Fusarium flora. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 159(3). 693–699. 1 indexed citations
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Hu, Haixiao, Malachy T. Campbell, Corey D. Broeckling, et al.. (2021). Selection for seed size has uneven effects on specialized metabolite abundance in oat ( Avena sativa L.). G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 12(3). 9 indexed citations
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Mondal, Suchismita, José Crossa, Ravi P. Singh, et al.. (2020). Aerial high‐throughput phenotyping enables indirect selection for grain yield at the early generation, seed‐limited stages in breeding programs. Crop Science. 60(6). 3096–3114. 39 indexed citations
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VanBuren, Robert, Ching Man Wai, Xuewen Wang, et al.. (2020). Exceptional subgenome stability and functional divergence in the allotetraploid Ethiopian cereal teff. Nature Communications. 11(1). 884–884. 119 indexed citations
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Jannink, Jean‐Luc, et al.. (2019). Homeologous Epistasis in Wheat: The Search for an Immortal Hybrid. Genetics. 211(3). 1105–1122. 11 indexed citations
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González-Pérez, Lorena, José Crossa, Paulino Pérez‐Rodríguez, et al.. (2019). Hyperspectral Reflectance-Derived Relationship Matrices for Genomic Prediction of Grain Yield in Wheat. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 9(4). 1231–1247. 107 indexed citations
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Hu, Haixiao, Juan J. Gutiérrez-González, Xinfang Liu, et al.. (2019). Heritable temporal gene expression patterns correlate with metabolomic seed content in developing hexaploid oat seed. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 18(5). 1211–1222. 19 indexed citations
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Jannink, Jean‐Luc, et al.. (2018). A Low Resolution Epistasis Mapping Approach To Identify Chromosome Arm Interactions in Allohexaploid Wheat. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 9(3). 675–684. 10 indexed citations
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Jannink, Jean‐Luc, et al.. (2018). Prediction of Subgenome Additive and Interaction Effects in Allohexaploid Wheat. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 9(3). 685–698. 7 indexed citations
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Soriano, José Miguel, Dolors Villegas, Mark E. Sorrells, & C. Royo. (2018). Durum Wheat Landraces from East and West Regions of the Mediterranean Basin Are Genetically Distinct for Yield Components and Phenology. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 80–80. 53 indexed citations
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Varshney, Rajeev K., Manish Roorkiwal, & Mark E. Sorrells. (2017). Genomic Selection for Crop Improvement: New Molecular Breeding Strategies for Crop Improvement. Open Access Repository of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics). 6 indexed citations
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Sorrells, Mark E.. (2012). Genomic Selection in Plants: Empirical Results and Implications for Wheat and Barley Breeding Programs. 1 indexed citations
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Munkvold, Jesse, et al.. (2011). Comparative genetic analysis of a wheat seed dormancy QTL with rice and Brachypodium identifies candidate genes for ABA perception and calcium signaling. Functional & Integrative Genomics. 11(3). 479–490. 19 indexed citations
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Paterson, Andrew H., et al.. (1990). Variation in peroxidase isozymes during grain maturation in wheat genotypes near-isogenic for grain dormancy factors.. Cereal Research Communications. 18(3). 209–215. 1 indexed citations

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