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D-Index
47
Citations
7262
World Ranking
2570
National Ranking
633

Christina Walters 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 Christina Walters sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 124 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christina Walters 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 Christina Walters sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Gene

Christina Walters focuses on Botany, Desiccation, Horticulture, Longevity and Germination. Her biological study focuses on Recalcitrant seed. Within one scientific family, Christina Walters focuses on topics pertaining to Desiccation tolerance under Recalcitrant seed, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Respiration and Phaseolus.

Her Horticulture study combines topics in areas such as Brassicaceae and Genetic diversity. She integrates many fields, such as Longevity, Ecology and Liquid nitrogen, in her works. Her Germination research incorporates themes from Arrhenius plot, Cultivar and Shelf life.

Her most cited work include:

  • Longevity of seeds stored in a genebank: species characteristics (290 citations)
  • Understanding the mechanisms and kinetics of seed aging (281 citations)
  • Longevity of cryogenically stored seeds (164 citations)

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

Botany, Horticulture, Desiccation, Germination and Longevity are her primary areas of study. Her Botany research includes themes of Cryopreservation and Relative humidity. Particularly relevant to Desiccation tolerance is her body of work in Desiccation.

Her work deals with themes such as RNA and Hydrothermal circulation, which intersect with Germination. Christina Walters has included themes like Biophysics and Aesculus hippocastanum in her Recalcitrant seed study. Her Germplasm research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Differential scanning calorimetry, Cultivar and Genetic diversity, Ex situ conservation.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (48.04%)
  • Horticulture (26.47%)
  • Desiccation (21.57%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Horticulture (26.47%)
  • Botany (48.04%)
  • Longevity (15.69%)

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

Her primary areas of study are Horticulture, Botany, Longevity, Germination and Moisture. Her Horticulture study typically links adjacent topics like RNA. Her study on Botany is mostly dedicated to connecting different topics, such as Embryo.

Her Germination research integrates issues from Seeding, Orchard and Seedling. Her work investigates the relationship between Germplasm and topics such as Biotechnology that intersect with problems in Ex situ conservation. Her Dry matter and Desiccation tolerance study, which is part of a larger body of work in Agronomy, is frequently linked to Dalea carthagenensis, bridging the gap between disciplines.

Between 2017 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Exploring the fate of mRNA in aging seeds: protection, destruction, or slow decay? (21 citations)
  • The kinetics of ageing in dry-stored seeds: a comparison of viability loss and RNA degradation in unique legacy seed collections (15 citations)
  • Solid-State Biology and Seed Longevity: A Mechanical Analysis of Glasses in Pea and Soybean Embryonic Axes. (13 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Ecology

Christina Walters mainly investigates Longevity, Total rna, Moisture, Ageing and Germplasm. Longevity overlaps with fields such as Fragility, Dynamic mechanical analysis, Amorphous solid, Pisum and Sativum in her research. Her Total rna research includes elements of Rna degradation and Germination, Horticulture.

In her papers, Christina Walters integrates diverse fields, such as Moisture, Liquid nitrogen, Differential scanning calorimetry, Spore, Degradation and Atmospheric temperature range. Her Ageing study spans across into fields like RNA integrity number, Chloroplast, Desiccation, Botany and Chlorophyll. Christina Walters has researched Germplasm in several fields, including Habitat destruction, Biodiversity, Agroforestry and Genetic diversity.

Best Publications

  • Longevity of seeds stored in a genebank: species characteristics

    Christina Walters;Lana M. Wheeler;Judith M. Grotenhuis

  • Understanding the mechanisms and kinetics of seed aging

    Christina Walters

  • Longevity of cryogenically stored seeds

    Christina Walters;Lana Wheeler;Phillip C Stanwood

  • Structural mechanics of seed deterioration: Standing the test of time

    Christina Walters;Daniel Ballesteros;Veronica A. Vertucci

  • Dying while Dry: Kinetics and Mechanisms of Deterioration in Desiccated Organisms'

    Christina Walters;Lisa M. Hill;Lana J. Wheeler

  • Preservation of Recalcitrant Seeds

    Christina Walters;Patricia Berjak;Norman Pammenter;Kathryn Kennedy

  • Orthodoxy, recalcitrance and in-between: describing variation in seed storage characteristics using threshold responses to water loss.

    Christina Walters

  • Plant vitrification solution 2 lowers water content and alters freezing behavior in shoot tips during cryoprotection.

    Gayle M. Volk;Christina Walters

  • Desiccation damage, accelerated ageing and respiration in desiccation tolerant and sensitive seeds

    Christina Walters;N.W. Pammenter;Patricia Berjak;Jennifer Crane

  • Desiccation stress and damage.

    C. Walters;J. M. Farrant;N. W. Pammenter;P. Berjak

  • Coffee seed physiology

    Mirian T. S. Eira;E. A. Amaral da Silva;Renato D. De Castro;Stéphane Dussert

  • Conformation of a Group 2 Late Embryogenesis Abundant Protein from Soybean. Evidence of Poly (l-Proline)-type II Structure

    Jose L. Soulages;Kangmin Kim;Estela L. Arrese;Christina Walters

  • Temperature-Induced Extended Helix/Random Coil Transitions in a Group 1 Late Embryogenesis-Abundant Protein from Soybean

    Jose L. Soulages;Kangmin Kim;Christina Walters;John C. Cushman

  • The Effects of Two Drying Rates on the Desiccation Tolerance of Embryonic Axes of Recalcitrant Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lamk.) Seeds

    James Wesley-Smith;N. W. Pammenter;Patricia Berjak;Christina Walters

  • Detailed characterization of mechanical properties and molecular mobility within dry seed glasses: relevance to the physiology of dry biological systems

    Daniel Ballesteros;Christina Walters

  • Subcellular organization and metabolic activity during the development of seeds that attain different levels of desiccation tolerance.

    Jill M. Farrant;N. W. Pammenter;Patricia Berjak;Christina Walters

  • Cryopreservation of Malus germplasm using a winter vegetative bud method: results from 1915 accessions.

    Leigh E Towill;Philip L Forshline;Christina Walters;John W Waddell

  • Cryobiotechnologies: Tools for expanding long-term ex situ conservation to all plant species

    Valerie C. Pence;Daniel Ballesteros;Christina Walters;Barbara M. Reed

  • Storage behavior of Typha latifolia pollen at low water contents : Interpretation on the basis of water activity and glass concepts

    Julia Buitink;Christina Walters;Folkert A. Hoekstra;Jennifer Crane

  • The unique role of seed banking and cryobiotechnologies in plant conservation

    Christina Walters;Valerie C. Pence

  • Triacylglycerols determine the unusual storage physiology of Cuphea seed

    Jennifer Crane;Annette L. Miller;J. William Van Roekel;Christina Walters

Frequent Co-Authors

Patricia Berjak
Patricia Berjak University of KwaZulu-Natal
Gayle M. Volk
Gayle M. Volk Agricultural Research Service
Norman W. Pammenter
Norman W. Pammenter University of KwaZulu-Natal
Michael F. Antolin
Michael F. Antolin Colorado State University
Hugh W. Pritchard
Hugh W. Pritchard Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jill M. Farrant
Jill M. Farrant University of Cape Town
Roger L. Sheley
Roger L. Sheley Agricultural Research Service
John C. Cushman
John C. Cushman University of Nevada Reno
Gerald N. Flerchinger
Gerald N. Flerchinger Agricultural Research Service
Julia Buitink
Julia Buitink University of Rennes

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