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Clay Sneller

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1992
Soybean genetics and cultivationWheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyGenetics and Plant BreedingGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsLegume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis

Publications

124

Citations

4,377

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

34

Publishing since 1992

Research summary
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Clay Sneller works on plant breeding and genetics, focusing on crops such as maize, wheat, rice, and legumes that are important for food security, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Much of the work involves tracking genetic progress in national crop breeding programs over time, applying genomic tools (like genotyping-by-sequencing and genome-wide association studies) to find genes linked to traits such as disease resistance, yield, and nutrient use, and evaluating breeding methods like genomic selection.

Crop genetics and breedingGenomic selection and genotyping methodsGenome-wide association studies (GWAS) for trait discoveryBreeding program evaluation in sub-Saharan AfricaDisease resistance and nutrient-use traits in crops

Publication output was higher and more variable in the earlier part of the decade (2017-2020, peaking at 9 in 2020) and has since settled into a lower, steadier pace of about 2-3 papers per year from 2021-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.8/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 5 publications182019: 7 publications192020: 9 publications9202021: 3 publications212022: 6 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 3 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Crop Science×6
  • Frontiers in Plant Science×6
  • Figshare×4
  • Scientific Reports×3
  • Theoretical and Applied Genetics×3
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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