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D-Index
62
Citations
9857
World Ranking
1125
National Ranking
100

Craig A. Atkins 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 Craig A. Atkins sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 183 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Craig A. Atkins 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 Craig A. Atkins sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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 he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Botany
  • Gene

Botany, Lupinus, Phloem, Shoot and Biochemistry are his primary areas of study. His Botany study incorporates themes from Domestication and Cytokinin. His work investigates the relationship between Lupinus and topics such as Legume that intersect with problems in Plant disease resistance.

The Phloem study combines topics in areas such as Exudate, Molecular biology, Peptide sequence, Xylem and Small RNA. His Xylem research integrates issues from Sucrose and Nitrogen. His Shoot research focuses on subjects like Asparagine, which are linked to Valine and Glutamine.

His most cited work include:

  • Purine biosynthesis. Big in cell division, even bigger in nitrogen assimilation. (152 citations)
  • Nitrate, Nitrite and Ammonia Assimilation by Leaves : Effect of Light, Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen (150 citations)
  • Asparagine Metabolism—Key to the Nitrogen Nutrition of Developing Legume Seeds (143 citations)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Biochemistry, Xylem, Agronomy and Phloem. The study of Botany is intertwined with the study of Nitrogen fixation in a number of ways. His work in Nitrogen fixation tackles topics such as Allantoic acid which are related to areas like Glutamate synthase.

His Xylem research incorporates elements of Transpiration, Asparagine, Nutrient and Nitrogen. His work carried out in the field of Agronomy brings together such families of science as Soil water, Plant nutrition and Horticulture. His Phloem research focuses on Lupinus and how it connects with Abscission.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (41.48%)
  • Biochemistry (31.82%)
  • Xylem (23.30%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2004-2021)?

  • Botany (41.48%)
  • Lupinus (17.05%)
  • Phloem (19.89%)

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

Craig A. Atkins spends much of his time researching Botany, Lupinus, Phloem, Agronomy and Horticulture. His work in the fields of Botany, such as Legume, intersects with other areas such as Genetic diversity. His Lupinus research incorporates themes from Metabolic pathway, Transcriptome, Lupinus angustifolius and Cultivar.

His research investigates the connection between Phloem and topics such as Biochemistry that intersect with problems in Exudate and Molecular biology. His studies deal with areas such as Nitrogen fixation, Nitrogen, Soil water and Ecophysiology as well as Agronomy. His study in Horticulture is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Photosynthesis and Dry matter.

Between 2004 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • A comprehensive draft genome sequence for lupin (Lupinus angustifolius), an emerging health food: insights into plant–microbe interactions and legume evolution (99 citations)
  • Macromolecular composition of phloem exudate from white lupin (Lupinus albus L.) (77 citations)
  • Macromolecules in phloem exudates—a review (69 citations)

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

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Botany

His primary scientific interests are in Lupinus, Botany, Phloem, Lupinus angustifolius and Xylem. He has included themes like Transcriptome and DNA sequencing in his Lupinus study. His Botany study focuses on Cultivar in particular.

His Phloem study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Biochemistry and Exudate. His Lupinus angustifolius research includes themes of Legume, Sustainable agriculture and Crop. Craig A. Atkins works mostly in the field of Xylem, limiting it down to topics relating to Chromosomal translocation and, in certain cases, Shoot, Quinolizidine and Alkaloid.

Best Publications

  • Purine biosynthesis. Big in cell division, even bigger in nitrogen assimilation.

    Penelope M C Smith;Craig A Atkins

  • Optimising biological N2 fixation by legumes in farming systems

    Gudni Hardarson;Craig Atkins

  • Asparagine Metabolism—Key to the Nitrogen Nutrition of Developing Legume Seeds

    Craig A. Atkins;John S. Pate;Patrick J. Sharkey

  • Nitrate, Nitrite and Ammonia Assimilation by Leaves : Effect of Light, Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen

    D. T. Canvin;C. A. Atkins

  • Economy of Carbon and Nitrogen in a Nodulated and Nonnodulated (NO3-grown) Legume

    John S. Pate;David B. Layzell;Craig A. Atkins

  • A comprehensive draft genome sequence for lupin (Lupinus angustifolius), an emerging health food: insights into plant–microbe interactions and legume evolution

    James K. Hane;Yao Ming;Lars G. Kamphuis;Matthew N. Nelson

  • Nitrogen Nutrition and Xylem Transport of Nitrogen in Ureide-producing Grain Legumes

    John S. Pate;Craig A. Atkins;Shane T. White;Ross M. Rainbird

  • Allantoin and Allantoic Acid in the Nitrogen Economy of the Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.).

    David F. Herridge;Craig A. Atkins;John S. Pate;Ross M. Rainbird

  • Photosynthesis and CO2 evolution by leaf discs: gas exchange, extraction, and ion-exchange fractionation of 14C-labeled photosynthetic products

    C. A. Atkins;D. T. Canvin

  • Nutrition of a Developing Legume Fruit Functional Economy in Terms of Carbon, Nitrogen, Water

    John S. Pate;Patrick J. Sharkey;Craig A. Atkins

  • The Forms and Sources of Cytokinins in Developing White Lupine Seeds and Fruits

    R. J. N. Emery;Qifu Ma;C. A. Atkins

  • Partitioning of carbon and nitrogen and the nutrition of root and shoot apex in a nodulated legume.

    David B. Layzell;John S. Pate;Craig A. Atkins;David T. Canvin

  • Distribution, origin, taxonomy, history and importance.

    J. S. Gladstones;C. A. Atkins;J. Hamblin

  • Significance of Photosynthetic and Respiratory Exchanges in the Carbon Economy of the Developing Pea Fruit

    Alastair M. Flinn;Craig A. Atkins;John S. Pate

  • Lupins as Crop Plants: Biology, Production and Utilization

    J. S. Gladstones;C. A. Atkins;J. Hamblin

  • Ion Circulation via Phloem and Xylem Between Root and Shoot of Nodulated White Lupin

    W. Dieter Jeschke;Craig A. Atkins;John S. Pate

  • Composition and food uses of lupins.

    D. S. Petterson;J. S. Gladstones;C. A. Atkins;J. Hamblin

  • Branch development in Lupinus angustifolius L. II. Relationship with endogenous ABA, IAA and cytokinins in axillary and main stem buds

    R.J. Neil Emery;Nancy E. Longnecker;Craig A. Atkins

  • cis-Isomers of Cytokinins Predominate in Chickpea Seeds throughout Their Development

    Robert Joseph Neil Emery;Laurent Leport;Joanne Edith Barton;Neil Clifford Turner

  • Economy of Photosynthate Use in Nitrogen-fixing Legume Nodules: Observations on Two Contrasting Symbioses.

    David B. Layzell;Ross M. Rainbird;Craig A. Atkins;John S. Pate

  • Photosynthetic Pod Wall of Pea (Pisum sativum L.): Distribution of Carbon Dioxide-fixing Enzymes in Relation to Pod Structure.

    Craig A. Atkins;John Kuo;John S. Pate;Alastair M. Flinn

  • Plant Carbonic Anhydrases: I. Distribution of Types among Species

    C. A. Atkins;B. D. Patterson;D. Graham

  • Transport of organic solutes in Phloem and xylem of a nodulated legume.

    John S. Pate;Craig A. Atkins;Kathy Hamel;David L. McNeil

  • Evidence for a Purine Pathway of Ureide Synthesis in N2-fixing Nodules of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) WALP.]

    Craig A. Atkins;Ross Rainbird;John S. Pate

Frequent Co-Authors

John S. Pate
John S. Pate University of Western Australia
David B. Layzell
David B. Layzell University of Calgary
Mark B. Peoples
Mark B. Peoples Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Felix D. Dakora
Felix D. Dakora Tshwane University of Technology
Barry J. Shelp
Barry J. Shelp University of Guelph
Karam B. Singh
Karam B. Singh Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Kadambot H. M. Siddique
Kadambot H. M. Siddique University of Western Australia
Jairo A. Palta
Jairo A. Palta Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
John Kuo
John Kuo University of Western Australia
Lars G. Kamphuis
Lars G. Kamphuis Curtin University

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