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Katrina Cornish

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1984
Plant biochemistry and biosynthesisPlant-Derived Bioactive Compoundsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesPlant tissue culture and regeneration

Publications

231

Citations

7,407

Est. group size

~8

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

43

Publishing since 1984

Research summary
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Katrina Cornish's research focuses on developing alternative, domestically-grown sources of natural rubber, especially from guayule and rubber dandelion (Taraxacum kok-saghyz) plants, as substitutes for the tropical Hevea rubber tree. Her work spans plant biology (how these plants make and store rubber), agricultural production methods (including hydroponics and field cultivation), and applied materials testing (e.g., medical gloves, tubing, and rubber composites made from these alternative latex sources). This research is aimed at building a more secure and diversified supply chain for natural rubber, an important industrial and medical material.

Alternative natural rubber crops (guayule, rubber dandelion)Plant biochemistry of rubber biosynthesisAgricultural production and scale-up of rubber-yielding plantsLatex-based medical and industrial materialsRubber composite materials and testing

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade with a high in 2017, a dip around 2020-2021, and a moderate, fairly steady pace of roughly 9-15 papers per year from 2022 through 2025.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 10.0/year recently
2017: 23 publications23172018: 9 publications182019: 12 publications192020: 6 publications202021: 6 publications212022: 15 publications222023: 9 publications232024: 13 publications242025: 11 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Industrial Crops and Products×16
  • Figshare×10
  • Rubber Chemistry and Technology×8
  • Elsevier eBooks×5
  • Materials×3
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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