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D-Index
37
Citations
5050
World Ranking
4654
National Ranking
1157

Erik S. Runkle 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 Erik S. Runkle sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 180 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Erik S. Runkle 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 Erik S. Runkle sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Far-red radiation promotes growth of seedlings by increasing leaf expansion and whole-plant net assimilation

    Yujin Park;Erik S. Runkle

  • Specific functions of red, far red, and blue light in flowering and stem extension of long-day plants

    Erik S. Runkle;Royal D. Heins

  • LED lighting for urban agriculture

    Toyoki Kozai;Kazuhiro Fujiwara;Erik S. Runkle

  • Promotion of lettuce growth under an increasing daily light integral depends on the combination of the photosynthetic photon flux density and photoperiod

    Nathan Kelly;Daegeun Choe;Qingwu Meng;Erik S. Runkle

  • LEDs: the future of greenhouse lighting!

    C. A. Mitchell;A. J. Both;C. M. Bourget;J. F. Burr

  • Light-Emitting Diodes in Horticulture

    Cary A. Mitchell;Michael P. Dzakovich;Celina Gomez;Roberto Lopez

  • Environmental Physiology of Growth and Flowering of Orchids

    Roberto G. Lopez;Erik S. Runkle

  • Temperature during the day, but not during the night, controls flowering of Phalaenopsis orchids.

    Matthew G. Blanchard;Erik S. Runkle

  • Growth of Impatiens, Petunia, Salvia, and Tomato Seedlings under Blue, Green, and Red Light-emitting Diodes

    Heidi Marie Wollaeger;Erik S. Runkle

  • Photosynthetic Daily Light Integral during Propagation Influences Rooting and Growth of Cuttings and Subsequent Development of New Guinea Impatiens and Petunia

    Roberto G. Lopez;Erik S. Runkle

  • Substituting green or far-red radiation for blue radiation induces shade avoidance and promotes growth in lettuce and kale

    Qingwu Meng;Nathan Kelly;Erik S. Runkle

  • Far-red radiation interacts with relative and absolute blue and red photon flux densities to regulate growth, morphology, and pigmentation of lettuce and basil seedlings

    Qingwu Meng;Erik S. Runkle

  • Benzyladenine Promotes Flowering in Doritaenopsis and Phalaenopsis Orchids

    Matthew G. Blanchard;Erik S. Runkle

  • Photosynthetic daily light integral during the seedling stage influences subsequent growth and flowering of Celosia, Impatiens, Salvia, Tagetes, and Viola

    Lee Ann Pramuk;Erik S. Runkle

  • A Moderate to High Red to Far-red Light Ratio from Light-emitting Diodes Controls Flowering of Short-day Plants

    Daedre S. Craig;Erik S. Runkle

  • Increasing greenhouse production by spectral-shifting and unidirectional light-extracting photonics

    Lihua Shen;Runnan Lou;Yujin Park;Yujin Park;Yuning Guo

  • Modeling the effects of temperature and photosynthetic daily light integral on growth and flowering of Salvia splendens and Tagetes patula

    Lee Ann Moccaldi;Erik S. Runkle

  • Spectral effects of light-emitting diodes on plant growth, visual color quality, and photosynthetic photon efficacy: White versus blue plus red radiation.

    Yujin Park;Erik S. Runkle

  • Flowering of herbaceous perennials under various night interruption and cyclic lighting treatments

    Erik S. Runkle;Royal D. Heins;Arthur C. Cameron;William H. Carlson

  • Height Control of Poinsettia Using Photoselective Filters

    Sean C. Clifford;Erik S. Runkle;F. Allen Langton;Andrew Mead

  • Stem extension and subsequent flowering of seedlings grown under a film creating a far-red deficient environment

    Erik S Runkle;Royal D Heins

Frequent Co-Authors

Royal D. Heins
Royal D. Heins Michigan State University
Ronggui Yang
Ronggui Yang Peking University
Erik D. Goodman
Erik D. Goodman Michigan State University
Chieri Kubota
Chieri Kubota The Ohio State University
Xiaobo Yin
Xiaobo Yin University of Hong Kong
Hiroshi Shimizu
Hiroshi Shimizu Osaka University
Andrew Mead
Andrew Mead Rothamsted Research
Toyoki Kozai
Toyoki Kozai Chiba University
Bruce Bugbee
Bruce Bugbee Utah State University
Kalyanmoy Deb
Kalyanmoy Deb Michigan State University

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