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Kristin L. Mercer

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1983
Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsChromosomal and Genetic VariationsGenetic diversity and population structurePlant and animal studiesGenetic and Environmental Crop Studies

Publications

107

Citations

2,304

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

44

Publishing since 1983

Research summary
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Kristin L. Mercer studies how crop plants evolve and interact with their wild relatives, focusing on species such as chile peppers, sunflowers, tomatoes, and radishes. Her work combines genetics, evolutionary biology, and ecology to understand crop domestication, genetic diversity loss, hybridization between crops and wild relatives, and how these plants respond to environmental stresses like heat, drought, and UV exposure. This research has implications for conserving crop genetic diversity and understanding agricultural biodiversity.

Crop domestication and evolutionCrop-wild hybridization and gene flowGenetic diversity and conservation of crop relativesPlant adaptation to environmental stressAgrobiodiversity and agroecology

Publication output was higher around 2017-2019 and has since declined to a slower, more modest pace over the last five years.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.4/year recently
2017: 23 publications23172018: 6 publications182019: 13 publications192020: 6 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 9 publications222023: 6 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 3 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Figshare×28
  • Harvard Dataverse×8
  • PLoS ONE×5
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×4
  • Evolutionary Applications×3
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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