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Alexander V. Ruban publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexander V. Ruban sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 248 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Alexander V. Ruban D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexander V. Ruban sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 87 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Alexander V. Ruban is a researcher affiliated with Queen Mary University of London in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant emphasis on molecular biology and plant science. The research topics covered include photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, and the effects of light on plants.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of photosynthesis, including the mechanisms involved in light harvesting and energy dissipation. Notable recent publications include:

  • The Mechanism of Non-Photochemical Quenching in Plants: Localization and Driving Forces (2020, Plant and Cell Physiology)
  • Structural variability, coordination and adaptation of a native photosynthetic machinery (2020, Nature Plants)
  • Rapid regulation of photosynthetic light harvesting in the absence of minor antenna and reaction centre complexes (2020, Journal of Experimental Botany)
  • Multimeric and monomeric photosystem II supercomplexes represent structural adaptations to low- and high-light conditions (2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry)
  • Unraveling the Excited-State Dynamics and Light-Harvesting Functions of Xanthophylls in Light-Harvesting Complex II Using Femtosecond Stimulated Raman Spectroscopy (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)

Alexander V. Ruban frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Sam Wilson
  • Francesco Saccon
  • Martin Nieger
  • Edgar Niecke
  • Vasco Giovagnetti

Over the course of their career, publications have appeared regularly in notable venues such as The Cambridge Structural Database, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, Journal of Experimental Botany, Journal of the American Chemical Society, and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

The subfields of study that frame their contributions include cellular and molecular neuroscience, materials chemistry, and atomic and molecular physics and optics. Their research spans topics related to crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, and spectroscopy and quantum chemical studies. Additionally, their work has connections to algal biology and biofuel production.

Best Publications

  • Identification of a mechanism of photoprotective energy dissipation in higher plants

    Alexander V. Ruban;Rudi Berera;Cristian Ilioaia;Cristian Ilioaia;Ivo H. M. van Stokkum

  • Nonphotochemical Chlorophyll Fluorescence Quenching: Mechanism and Effectiveness in Protecting Plants from Photodamage

    Alexander V. Ruban

  • The photoprotective molecular switch in the photosystem II antenna

    Alexander V. Ruban;Matthew P. Johnson;Christopher D.P. Duffy

  • Molecular basis of photoprotection and control of photosynthetic light-harvesting

    Andrew A. Pascal;Zhenfeng Liu;Koen Broess;Bart van Oort

  • Control of the light-harvesting function of chloroplast membranes by aggregation of the LHCII chlorophyll-protein complex.

    P. Horton;A.V. Ruban;D. Rees;A.A. Pascal

  • Molecular design of the photosystem II light-harvesting antenna: photosynthesis and photoprotection

    Peter Horton;Alexander Ruban

  • Regulation of Light Harvesting in Green Plants (Indication by Nonphotochemical Quenching of Chlorophyll Fluorescence).

    P. Horton;A. V. Ruban;R. G. Walters

  • Photoprotective Energy Dissipation Involves the Reorganization of Photosystem II Light-Harvesting Complexes in the Grana Membranes of Spinach Chloroplasts

    Matthew P. Johnson;Tomasz K. Goral;Christopher D.P. Duffy;Anthony P.R. Brain

  • Control of the light harvesting function of chloroplast membranes: The LHCII‐aggregation model for non‐photochemical quenching

    Peter Horton;Mark Wentworth;Alexander Ruban

  • Determination of the stoichiometry and strength of binding of xanthophylls to the photosystem II light harvesting complexes.

    Alexander V. Ruban;Pamela J. Lee;Mark Wentworth;Andrew J. Young

  • Regulation of Photosystem II

    P. Horton;A. V. Ruban

  • Absence of the Lhcb1 and Lhcb2 proteins of the light-harvesting complex of photosystem II - effects on photosynthesis, grana stacking and fitness

    Jenny Andersson;Mark Wentworth;Robin G Walters;Caroline A Howard

  • Photochemistry beyond the red limit in chlorophyll f–containing photosystems

    Dennis J. Nürnberg;Jennifer Morton;Stefano Santabarbara;Alison Telfer

  • Evolution under the sun: optimizing light harvesting in photosynthesis

    Alexander V Ruban

  • Dynamics of Xanthophyll-Cycle Activity in Different Antenna Subcomplexes in the Photosynthetic Membranes of Higher Plants (The Relationship between Zeaxanthin Conversion and Nonphotochemical Fluorescence Quenching).

    A. Farber;A. J. Young;A. V. Ruban;P. Horton

  • Lack of the Light-Harvesting Complex CP24 Affects the Structure and Function of the Grana Membranes of Higher Plant Chloroplasts

    László Kovács;Jakob Damkjær;Sami Kereïche;Cristian Ilioaia

  • The Effects of Illumination on the Xanthophyll Composition of the Photosystem II Light-Harvesting Complexes of Spinach Thylakoid Membranes.

    Alexander V. Ruban;Andrew J. Young;Andrew A. Pascal;Peter Horton

  • Induction of Nonphotochemical Energy Dissipation and Absorbance Changes in Leaves (Evidence for Changes in the State of the Light-Harvesting System of Photosystem II in Vivo)

    A. V. Ruban;A. J. Young;P. Horton

  • Photosynthetic acclimation: Does the dynamic structure and macro‐organisation of photosystem II in higher plant grana membranes regulate light harvesting states?

    Peter Horton;Matthew P. Johnson;Maria L. Perez-Bueno;Anett Z. Kiss

  • The super-excess energy dissipation in diatom algae: comparative analysis with higher plants.

    Alexander V. Ruban;Johann Lavaud;Bernard Rousseau;Gerard Guglielmi

  • The PsbS Protein Controls the Organization of the Photosystem II Antenna in Higher Plant Thylakoid Membranes

    Anett Z. Kiss;Alexander V. Ruban;Peter Horton

  • Viewing oxidative stress through the lens of oxidative signalling rather than damage

    Christine H. Foyer;Alexander V. Ruban;Graham Noctor

  • Elevated Zeaxanthin Bound to Oligomeric LHCII Enhances the Resistance of Arabidopsis to Photooxidative Stress by a Lipid-protective, Antioxidant Mechanism

    Matthew P. Johnson;Michel Havaux;Christian Triantaphylides;Brigitte Ksas

  • The zeaxanthin-independent and zeaxanthin-dependent qE components of nonphotochemical quenching involve common conformational changes within the photosystem II antenna in Arabidopsis.

    Matthew P. Johnson;María L. Pérez-Bueno;Ahmad Zia;Peter Horton

  • Light-harvesting antenna composition controls the macrostructure and dynamics of thylakoid membranes in Arabidopsis

    Tomasz K. Goral;Matthew P. Johnson;Christopher D. P. Duffy;Anthony P. R. Brain

  • Regulation of Non-Photochemical Quenching of Chlorophyll Fluorescence in Plants

    AV Ruban;P Horton

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Horton
Peter Horton University of Sheffield
Bruno Robert
Bruno Robert University of Paris-Saclay
Rienk van Grondelle
Rienk van Grondelle Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Andrew J. Young
Andrew J. Young Liverpool John Moores University
Conrad W. Mullineaux
Conrad W. Mullineaux Queen Mary University of London
Stefan Jansson
Stefan Jansson Umeå University
Erik H. Murchie
Erik H. Murchie University of Nottingham
Herbert van Amerongen
Herbert van Amerongen Wageningen University & Research
Graham Noctor
Graham Noctor University of Paris-Saclay
Egbert J. Boekema
Egbert J. Boekema University of Groningen

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