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D-Index
62
Citations
11302
World Ranking
1118
National Ranking
302

Carl E. Sams 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 Carl E. Sams sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 262 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Carl E. Sams 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 Carl E. Sams sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 62 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Horticulture
  • Enzyme

Carl E. Sams spends much of his time researching Botany, Postharvest, Calcium, Horticulture and Malus. His Brassica oleracea, Microgreen and Sprouting study in the realm of Botany connects with subjects such as Blue light and Light-emitting diode. Carl E. Sams has included themes like Food science and Agronomy in his Postharvest study.

The Calcium study combines topics in areas such as Botrytis cinerea and Nitrogen. Carl E. Sams regularly links together related areas like Secondary metabolite in his Horticulture studies. His research in Malus intersects with topics in Calcium uptake and Epicuticular wax.

His most cited work include:

  • Preharvest factors affecting postharvest texture (219 citations)
  • Seed quality QTL in a prominent soybean population. (203 citations)
  • Physicochemical properties and bioactivity of fungal chitin and chitosan. (187 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Horticulture, Botany, Agronomy, Calcium and Postharvest. His research on Horticulture often connects related topics like Soybean oil. Carotenoid, Glucosinolate, Brassica, Brassica oleracea and Chlorophyll are among the areas of Botany where Carl E. Sams concentrates his study.

His study in Agronomy is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Photosynthesis, Loam, Nutrient and Boron. His Calcium research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Penicillium expansum, Botrytis cinerea, Food science and Cell wall. Postharvest is closely attributed to Epicuticular wax in his research.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Horticulture (44.16%)
  • Botany (31.60%)
  • Agronomy (27.27%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?

  • Horticulture (44.16%)
  • Agronomy (27.27%)
  • Botany (31.60%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Horticulture, Agronomy, Botany, Carotenoid and Shoot. His Horticulture study incorporates themes from Photosynthesis, Calcium, Nutrient and Zeaxanthin. Phosphorus is closely connected to Potassium in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Calcium.

The concepts of his Agronomy study are interwoven with issues in Soil biodiversity and Pepper. In general Botany study, his work on Sprouting often relates to the realm of Light-emitting diode, thereby connecting several areas of interest. His Carotenoid research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Hydroponics, Chlorophyll, Abscisic acid and Animal science.

Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Increases in Shoot Tissue Pigments, Glucosinolates, and Mineral Elements in Sprouting Broccoli after Exposure to Short-duration Blue Light from Light Emitting Diodes (101 citations)
  • Sprouting Broccoli Accumulate Higher Concentrations of Nutritionally Important Metabolites under Narrow-band Light-emitting Diode Lighting (42 citations)
  • Selenium influences glucosinolate and isothiocyanates and increases sulfur uptake in Arabidopsis thaliana and rapid-cycling Brassica oleracea. (41 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Botany
  • Horticulture
  • Enzyme

Carl E. Sams spends much of his time researching Botany, Agronomy, Horticulture, Carotenoid and Pigment. His work on Sprouting as part of general Botany research is often related to Light-emitting diode, thus linking different fields of science. In his research on the topic of Agronomy, Carbon and Rotation system is strongly related with Pepper.

His Horticulture study frequently involves adjacent topics like Growing season. His Carotenoid study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Proline, Chlorophyll and Genotype. His Pigment study combines topics in areas such as Zeaxanthin and Shoot.

Best Publications

  • Preharvest factors affecting postharvest texture

    Carl E. Sams

  • Changes in cell wall neutral sugar composition during fruit ripening: a species survey

    Kenneth C. Gross;Carl E. Sams

  • Seed quality QTL in a prominent soybean population.

    D. L. Hyten;D. L. Hyten;V. R. Pantalone;C. E. Sams;A. M. Saxton

  • Physicochemical properties and bioactivity of fungal chitin and chitosan.

    Tao Wu;Svetlana Zivanovic;F. Ann Draughon;William S. Conway

  • Increases in Shoot Tissue Pigments, Glucosinolates, and Mineral Elements in Sprouting Broccoli after Exposure to Short-duration Blue Light from Light Emitting Diodes

    Dean A. Kopsell;Carl E. Sams

  • Quantitative Trait Loci for Seed Protein and Oil Concentration, and Seed Size in Soybean

    D. R. Panthee;V. R. Pantalone;D. R. West;A. M. Saxton

  • The Role of Calcium and Nitrogen in Postharvest Quality and Disease Resistance of Apples

    Esmaeil Fallahi;William S. Conway;Kenneth D. Hickey;Carl E. Sams

  • Irradiance from Distinct Wavelength Light-emitting Diodes Affect Secondary Metabolites in Kale

    Mark G. Lefsrud;Dean A. Kopsell;Carl E. Sams

  • Chitin and chitosan--value-added products from mushroom waste.

    Tao Wu;Svetlana Zivanovic;and F. Ann Draughon;Carl E. Sams

  • Calcium treatment of apples and potatoes to reduce postharvest decay.

    W. S. Conway;C. E. Sams;R. G. Mcguire;A. Kelman

  • ADDITIVE EFFECTS OF POSTHARVEST CALCIUM AND HEAT TREATMENT ON REDUCING DECAY AND MAINTAINING QUALITY IN APPLES

    William S. Conway;Carl E. Sams;Chien Yi Wang;Judith A. Abbott

  • The effects of postharvest infiltration of calcium, magnesium, or strontium on decay, firmness, respiration, and ethylene production in apples

    W. S Conway;C. E Sams

  • PRE- AND POSTHARVEST CALCIUM TREATMENT OF APPLE FRUIT AND ITS EFFECT ON QUALITY

    W.S. Conway;C.E. Sams;K.D. Hickey

  • Relationship of climate and genotype to seasonal variation in the glucosinolate-myrosinase system. II. Myrosinase activity in ten cultivars of Brassica oleracea grown in fall and spring seasons

    Craig S Charron;Arnold M Saxton;Carl E Sams

  • Firmness and decay of apples following postharvest pressure infiltration of calcium and heat treatment

    Carl E. Sams;William S. Conway;Judith A. Abbott;Russell J. Lewis

  • RNA:protein ratio of the unicellular organism as a characteristic of phosphorous and nitrogen stoichiometry and of the cellular requirement of ribosomes for protein synthesis.

    Tatiana V Karpinets;Tatiana V Karpinets;Duncan J Greenwood;Carl E Sams;John T Ammons

  • Inhibition of Pythium ultimum and Rhizoctonia solani by Shredded Leaves of Brassica Species

    Craig S. Charron;Carl E. Sams

  • Chemical changes in the cortical tissue and cell walls of calcium-infiltrated ‘Golden Delicious’ apples during storage

    Catherine O Chardonnet;Craig S Charron;Carl E Sams;William S Conway

  • Molecular targets of apigenin in colorectal cancer cells: Involvement of p21, NAG-1 and p53.

    Yi Zhong;Chutwadee Krisanapun;Chutwadee Krisanapun;Seong-Ho Lee;Thararat Nualsanit

  • Survival and Growth of Listeria monocytogenes on Fresh-Cut Apple Slices and Its Interaction with Glomerella cingulata and Penicillium expansum

    William S Conway;Britta Leverentz;Robert A Saftner;Wojciech J Janisiewicz

  • Postharvest Calcium Treatment of Apple Fruit to Provide Broad-Spectrum Protection Against Postharvest Pathogens

    W. S. Conway;C. E. Sams;J. A. Abbott;B. D. Bruton

Frequent Co-Authors

Dean A. Kopsell
Dean A. Kopsell University of Florida
Arnold M. Saxton
Arnold M. Saxton University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Dilip R. Panthee
Dilip R. Panthee North Carolina State University
William S. Conway
William S. Conway United States Department of Agriculture
Alley E. Watada
Alley E. Watada United States Department of Agriculture
Robert A. Saftner
Robert A. Saftner United States Department of Agriculture
Bruce D. Whitaker
Bruce D. Whitaker United States Department of Agriculture
Wojciech J. Janisiewicz
Wojciech J. Janisiewicz United States Department of Agriculture
David L. Hyten
David L. Hyten University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Chien Y. Wang
Chien Y. Wang United States Department of Agriculture

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