2026 Craig A. Atkins: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	62	1125	1031	100	93	183	9857

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

283
Citations
Optimising biological N2 fixation by legumes in farming systems

Gudni Hardarson;Craig Atkins

278
Citations
Asparagine Metabolism—Key to the Nitrogen Nutrition of Developing Legume Seeds

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

246
Citations
Nitrate, Nitrite and Ammonia Assimilation by Leaves : Effect of Light, Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen

D. T. Canvin;C. A. Atkins

232
Citations
Economy of Carbon and Nitrogen in a Nodulated and Nonnodulated (NO3-grown) Legume

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

215
Citations
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

213
Citations
Nitrogen Nutrition and Xylem Transport of Nitrogen in Ureide-producing Grain Legumes

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

195
Citations
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

190
Citations
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

189
Citations
Nutrition of a Developing Legume Fruit Functional Economy in Terms of Carbon, Nitrogen, Water

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

184
Citations
The Forms and Sources of Cytokinins in Developing White Lupine Seeds and Fruits

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

162
Citations
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

162
Citations
Distribution, origin, taxonomy, history and importance.

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

151
Citations
Significance of Photosynthetic and Respiratory Exchanges in the Carbon Economy of the Developing Pea Fruit

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

149
Citations
Lupins as Crop Plants: Biology, Production and Utilization

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

148
Citations
Ion Circulation via Phloem and Xylem Between Root and Shoot of Nodulated White Lupin

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

144
Citations
Composition and food uses of lupins.

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

143
Citations
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

140
Citations
cis-Isomers of Cytokinins Predominate in Chickpea Seeds throughout Their Development

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

140
Citations
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

133
Citations
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

121
Citations
Plant Carbonic Anhydrases: I. Distribution of Types among Species

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

115
Citations
Transport of organic solutes in Phloem and xylem of a nodulated legume.

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

115
Citations
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

114
Citations