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Christine A. Raines

Christine A. Raines

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
59
Citations
12566
World Ranking
1274
National Ranking
109

Christine A. Raines 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 Christine A. Raines sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 135 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christine A. Raines 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 Christine A. Raines sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% 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:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis, RuBisCO, Agronomy, Photosynthetic capacity and Botany are her primary areas of study. Photosynthesis is a subfield of Biochemistry that Christine A. Raines explores. Her research integrates issues of Carbon dioxide, Photorespiration, Poaceae and Pyruvate carboxylase in her study of RuBisCO.

As part of the same scientific family, Christine A. Raines usually focuses on Agronomy, concentrating on Biomass and intersecting with Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere. The study incorporates disciplines such as Nicotiana tabacum and Solanaceae in addition to Photosynthetic capacity. She studies Canopy which is a part of Botany.

Her most cited work include:

  • Raising yield potential of wheat. II. Increasing photosynthetic capacity and efficiency (371 citations)
  • Pan genome of the phytoplankton Emiliania underpins its global distribution (317 citations)
  • Increased Sedoheptulose-1,7-Bisphosphatase Activity in Transgenic Tobacco Plants Stimulates Photosynthesis and Growth from an Early Stage in Development (305 citations)

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

Christine A. Raines mostly deals with Photosynthesis, Biochemistry, Botany, RuBisCO and Chloroplast. Her Photosynthesis research incorporates themes from Biophysics and Agronomy. Her work focuses on many connections between Agronomy and other disciplines, such as Biomass, that overlap with her field of interest in Cytochrome and Productivity.

Her work deals with themes such as Emiliania huxleyi and Carbon dioxide, which intersect with Botany. Her research investigates the connection with RuBisCO and areas like Canopy which intersect with concerns in Germplasm. Christine A. Raines has included themes like Poaceae, Chlorophyll fluorescence and Solanaceae in her Photosynthetic capacity study.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Photosynthesis (46.72%)
  • Biochemistry (36.89%)
  • Botany (29.51%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2015-2020)?

  • Photosynthesis (46.72%)
  • Electron transport chain (7.38%)
  • Biophysics (9.84%)

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

Christine A. Raines focuses on Photosynthesis, Electron transport chain, Biophysics, Biochemistry and RuBisCO. Christine A. Raines works on Photosynthesis which deals in particular with Water-use efficiency. Her Electron transport chain research integrates issues from Biomass, Cytochrome and Cytochrome b6f complex.

Her studies in RuBisCO integrate themes in fields like Flux, Canopy, Crop productivity and C4 photosynthesis. Her Reporter gene study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Aldolase A and Botany. Her Photosynthetic acclimation research includes themes of Photosynthetic capacity and Carbon fixation.

Between 2015 and 2020, her most popular works were:

  • Feeding the world: improving photosynthetic efficiency for sustainable crop production (106 citations)
  • Increased SBPase activity improves photosynthesis and grain yield in wheat grown in greenhouse conditions (100 citations)
  • Importance of Fluctuations in Light on Plant Photosynthetic Acclimation. (97 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Photosynthesis

Christine A. Raines mainly focuses on Photosynthesis, Biochemistry, Arabidopsis thaliana, Greenhouse and Transgene. The Photosynthesis study combines topics in areas such as Biomass, Agronomy and Canopy. Her study explores the link between Biomass and topics such as Photosynthetic acclimation that cross with problems in Photosynthetic capacity.

Her Photosynthetic capacity study results in a more complete grasp of Botany. Christine A. Raines is interested in Arabidopsis, which is a branch of Biochemistry. Her Transgene research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Photorespiration, Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, Enzyme and Cytochrome b6f complex.

Best Publications

  • Raising yield potential of wheat. II. Increasing photosynthetic capacity and efficiency

    Martin A. J. Parry;Matthew Reynolds;Michael E. Salvucci;Christine Raines

  • The Calvin cycle revisited.

    Christine A. Raines

  • Pan genome of the phytoplankton Emiliania underpins its global distribution

    Betsy A. Read;Jessica Kegel;Mary J. Klute;Alan Kuo

  • Increased Sedoheptulose-1,7-Bisphosphatase Activity in Transgenic Tobacco Plants Stimulates Photosynthesis and Growth from an Early Stage in Development

    Stephane Lefebvre;Tracy Lawson;Oksana V. Zakhleniuk;Julie C. Lloyd

  • Increasing Photosynthetic Carbon Assimilation in C3 Plants to Improve Crop Yield: Current and Future Strategies

    Christine A. Raines

  • Feeding the world: improving photosynthetic efficiency for sustainable crop production

    Andrew J Simkin;Patricia E López-Calcagno;Christine A Raines

  • Importance of Fluctuations in Light on Plant Photosynthetic Acclimation.

    Silvere R M Vialet-Chabrand;Jack S A Matthews;Andrew J Simkin;Christine A Raines

  • Standards for plant synthetic biology: a common syntax for exchange of DNA parts.

    Nicola J. Patron;Nicola J. Patron;Diego Orzaez;Sylvestre Marillonnet;Heribert Warzecha

  • Environmental effects on exopolymer production by marine benthic diatoms: Dynamics, changes in composition, and pathways of production

    Graham J. C. Underwood;Matthew Boulcott;Christine A. Raines;Keith Waldron

  • Cold tolerance of C4 photosynthesis in Miscanthus x giganteus: adaptation in amounts and sequence of C4 photosynthetic enzymes.

    Shawna L. Naidu;Stephen P. Moose;Abdul K. AL-Shoaibi;Christine A. Raines

  • Improving yield by exploiting mechanisms underlying natural variation of photosynthesis

    Tracy Lawson;David M Kramer;Christine A Raines

  • Natural variation in photosynthetic capacity, growth, and yield in 64 field-grown wheat genotypes

    Steven M Driever;Tracy Lawson;P J Andralojc;Christine A Raines

  • Reduced sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase levels in transgenic tobacco lead to decreased photosynthetic capacity and altered carbohydrate accumulation

    Elizabeth P. Harrison;Nicola M. Willingham;Julie C. Lloyd;Christine A. Raines

  • Increased SBPase activity improves photosynthesis and grain yield in wheat grown in greenhouse conditions

    Steven M. Driever;Steven M. Driever;Andrew Simkin;Saqer Alotaibi;Stuart J. Fisk

  • Acclimation of photosynthesis to elevated CO2 under low-nitrogen nutrition is affected by the capacity for assimilate utilization. Perennial ryegrass under free-Air CO2 enrichment

    Alistair Rogers;Bernt U. Fischer;Jonathan Bryant;Marco Frehner

  • Source-sink interaction: a century old concept under the light of modern molecular systems biology.

    Tian-Gen Chang;Xin-Guang Zhu;Christine Raines

  • Over-expressing the C(3) photosynthesis cycle enzyme Sedoheptulose-1-7 Bisphosphatase improves photosynthetic carbon gain and yield under fully open air CO(2) fumigation (FACE).

    David M. Rosenthal;Anna M. Locke;Mahdi Khozaei;Christine A. Raines

  • Multigene manipulation of photosynthetic carbon assimilation increases CO2 fixation and biomass yield in tobacco

    Andrew J. Simkin;Lorna McAusland;Lauren R. Headland;Tracy Lawson

  • Phenotyping of field-grown wheat in the UK highlights contribution of light response of photosynthesis and flag leaf longevity to grain yield.

    Elizabete Carmo-Silva;P.J. Andralojc;Joanna C. Scales;Steven M. Driever

  • Stomatal conductance does not correlate with photosynthetic capacity in transgenic tobacco with reduced amounts of Rubisco

    Susanne von Caemmerer;Tracy Lawson;Kevin Oxborough;Neil R. Baker

  • Simultaneous stimulation of sedoheptulose 1,7‐bisphosphatase, fructose 1,6‐bisphophate aldolase and the photorespiratory glycine decarboxylase‐H protein increases CO2 assimilation, vegetative biomass and seed yield in Arabidopsis

    Andrew J. Simkin;Patricia E. Lopez-Calcagno;Philip A. Davey;Lauren R. Headland

  • Analysing the responses of photosynthetic CO2 assimilation to long-term elevation of atmospheric CO2 concentration

    S. P. Long;N. R. Baker;C. A. Raines

  • Transgenic approaches to manipulate the environmental responses of the C3 carbon fixation cycle.

    Christine A. Raines

  • Supplementary material from "Increased SBPase activity improves photosynthesis and grain yield in wheat grown in greenhouse conditions"

    Steven M. Driever;Andrew J. Simkin;Saqer Alotaibi;Stuart J. Fisk

Frequent Co-Authors

Tracy Lawson
Tracy Lawson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Martin A. J. Parry
Martin A. J. Parry Lancaster University
Andrew J. Simkin
Andrew J. Simkin University of Essex
Stephen P. Long
Stephen P. Long University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Andrea Polle
Andrea Polle University of Göttingen
Neil R. Baker
Neil R. Baker University of Essex
Richard J. Geider
Richard J. Geider University of Essex
Michael E. Salvucci
Michael E. Salvucci United States Department of Agriculture
Robert T. Furbank
Robert T. Furbank Australian National University
Gail Taylor
Gail Taylor University College London

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