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Plant Science and Agronomy
France
2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 90 286 267 2 2 220 24749

François Tardieu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by François Tardieu between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. François Tardieu published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 5.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2019. 8 of the 238 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2019. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 4 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 4 publications
1982 2025

238 publications in total across all disciplines

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François Tardieu: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 2
1987 3
1988 3
1989 1
1990 4
1991 8
1992 5
1993 4
1994 5
1995 3
1996 7
1997 3
1998 8
1999 3
2000 5
2001 3
2002 4
2003 5
2004 4
2005 4
2006 6
2007 6
2008 7
2009 14
2010 10
2011 5
2012 10
2013 3
2014 6
2015 9
2016 12
2017 8
2018 7
2019 16
2020 11
2021 6
2022 7
2023 2
2024 4
2025 4
Total 238
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François Tardieu 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 François Tardieu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 216–220 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 220 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86 220
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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François Tardieu 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 François Tardieu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 90 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18 90
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in France Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Ecology

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Xylem, Soil water, Stomatal conductance and Abscisic acid. In general Botany, his work in Poaceae, Meristem and Transpiration is often linked to Elongation linking many areas of study. As a member of one scientific family, François Tardieu mostly works in the field of Transpiration, focusing on Agronomy and, on occasion, Effects of global warming and Global warming.

François Tardieu has researched Soil water in several fields, including Quantitative trait locus, Genetic variability, Helianthus annuus and Shoot. His research in Stomatal conductance tackles topics such as Turgor pressure which are related to areas like Soil drying, Root system, Hydroponics and Soil compaction. As part of one scientific family, he deals mainly with the area of Abscisic acid, narrowing it down to issues related to the Hydraulic conductivity, and often Aquaporin and Plant physiology.

His most cited work include:

  • Variability among species of stomatal control under fluctuating soil water status and evaporative demand: modelling isohydric and anisohydric behaviours (879 citations)
  • Integration of hydraulic and chemical signalling in the control of stomatal conductance and water status of droughted plants (420 citations)
  • PHENOPSIS, an automated platform for reproducible phenotyping of plant responses to soil water deficit in Arabidopsis thaliana permitted the identification of an accession with low sensitivity to soil water deficit. (418 citations)

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

His main research concerns Botany, Agronomy, Horticulture, Quantitative trait locus and Soil water. The Xylem and Poaceae research François Tardieu does as part of his general Botany study is frequently linked to other disciplines of science, such as Elongation, therefore creating a link between diverse domains of science. His study in Xylem is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Abscisic acid and Stomatal conductance.

His work carried out in the field of Agronomy brings together such families of science as Genetic variability, Growth rate and Transpiration. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Vapour Pressure Deficit and Leaf expansion. His research in Quantitative trait locus intersects with topics in Inbred strain, Genetic variation and Allele.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (36.73%)
  • Agronomy (35.71%)
  • Horticulture (16.33%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Phenomics (5.10%)
  • Agronomy (35.71%)
  • Quantitative trait locus (15.82%)

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

Phenomics, Agronomy, Quantitative trait locus, Agriculture and Genetic variability are his primary areas of study. The study incorporates disciplines such as Selection and Transpiration in addition to Agronomy. His research in Genetic variability intersects with topics in Hybrid and Phenology.

His work is dedicated to discovering how Allele, Florigen are connected with Botany and other disciplines. François Tardieu focuses mostly in the field of Water potential, narrowing it down to matters related to Introgression and, in some cases, Stomatal conductance. His Stomatal conductance research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Ecology and Xylem.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Plant Phenomics, From Sensors to Knowledge (196 citations)
  • The Physiological Basis of Drought Tolerance in Crop Plants: A Scenario-Dependent Probabilistic Approach. (124 citations)
  • Modelling strategies for assessing and increasing the effectiveness of new phenotyping techniques in plant breeding (74 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Ecology

His primary areas of study are Phenomics, Agronomy, Yield, Context and Plant breeding. His Phenomics study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Ontology, Field, Plot and Transpiration. His Transpiration study combines topics in areas such as Quantitative trait locus, Genetic variation, Water potential and Stomatal conductance.

His Crop yield, Crop and Zea mays study in the realm of Agronomy connects with subjects such as Reproductive failure. His Crop yield research includes elements of Genetic variability, Effects of global warming and Sowing. His Plant breeding research incorporates elements of Agriculture, Rainfed agriculture, Selection and Livestock.

Best Publications

  • Variability among species of stomatal control under fluctuating soil water status and evaporative demand: modelling isohydric and anisohydric behaviours

    François Tardieu;Thierry Simonneau

  • Quantitative Trait Loci and Crop Performance under Abiotic Stress: Where Do We Stand?

    Nicholas C. Collins;François Tardieu;Roberto Tuberosa

  • Integration of hydraulic and chemical signalling in the control of stomatal conductance and water status of droughted plants

    F. Tardieu;W. J. Davies

  • Any trait or trait-related allele can confer drought tolerance: just design the right drought scenario.

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  • Plant Phenomics, From Sensors to Knowledge

    François Tardieu;Llorenç Cabrera-Bosquet;Tony P. Pridmore;Malcolm J. Bennett

  • PHENOPSIS, an automated platform for reproducible phenotyping of plant responses to soil water deficit in Arabidopsis thaliana permitted the identification of an accession with low sensitivity to soil water deficit.

    Christine Granier;Luis Aguirrezabal;Luis Aguirrezabal;Karine Chenu;Sarah Jane Cookson

  • The Physiological Basis of Drought Tolerance in Crop Plants: A Scenario-Dependent Probabilistic Approach.

    François Tardieu;Thierry Simonneau;Bertrand Muller

  • Combining Quantitative Trait Loci Analysis and an Ecophysiological Model to Analyze the Genetic Variability of the Responses of Maize Leaf Growth to Temperature and Water Deficit

    Matthieu Reymond;Bertrand Muller;Agnès Leonardi;Alain Charcosset

  • Models for navigating biological complexity in breeding improved crop plants

    Graeme Hammer;Mark Cooper;François Tardieu;Stephen Welch

  • Drought and abscisic acid effects on aquaporin content translate into changes in hydraulic conductivity and leaf growth rate: a trans-scale approach.

    Boris Parent;Charles Hachez;Elise Redondo;Thierry Simonneau

  • How Do Chemical Signals Work in Plants that Grow in Drying Soil

    W. J. Davies;F. Tardieu;C. L. Trejo

  • Stomatal Response to Abscisic Acid Is a Function of Current Plant Water Status

    François Tardieu;William J. Davies

  • Virtual plants: modelling as a tool for the genomics of tolerance to water deficit.

    François Tardieu

  • Dissection and modelling of abiotic stress tolerance in plants.

    François Tardieu;Roberto Tuberosa

  • Temperature responses of developmental processes have not been affected by breeding in different ecological areas for 17 crop species

    Boris Parent;François Tardieu

  • Spatial distributions of expansion rate, cell division rate and cell size in maize leaves: a synthesis of the effects of soil water status, evaporative demand and temperature

    François Tardieu;Matthieu Reymond;Philippe Hamard;Christine Granier

  • Characterizing drought stress and trait influence on maize yield under current and future conditions

    Matthew T. Harrison;Matthew T. Harrison;François Tardieu;Zhanshan Dong;Carlos D. Messina

  • The art of growing plants for experimental purposes: a practical guide for the plant biologist

    Hendrik Poorter;Fabio Fiorani;Mark Stitt;Uli Schurr

  • Genomic prediction of maize yield across European environmental conditions

    Emilie J. Millet;Willem Kruijer;Aude Coupel-Ledru;Aude Coupel-Ledru;Santiago Alvarez Prado;Santiago Alvarez Prado

  • Simulating the Yield Impacts of Organ-Level Quantitative Trait Loci Associated With Drought Response in Maize: A “Gene-to-Phenotype” Modeling Approach

    Karine Chenu;Scott C. Chapman;François Tardieu;Greg McLean

  • Modelling leaf expansion in a fluctuating environment: are changes in specific leaf area a consequence of changes in expansion rate?

    F. Tardieu;C. Granier;B. Muller

  • Temperature Affects Expansion Rate of Maize Leaves without Change in Spatial Distribution of Cell Length (Analysis of the Coordination between Cell Division and Cell Expansion)

    Halin Ben-Haj-Salah;F. Tardieu

  • Xylem ABA controls the stomatal conductance of field‐grown maize subjected to soil compaction or soil drying

    F. Tardieu;Jianhua Zhang;Jianhua Zhang;N. Katerji;O. Bethenod

  • Control of leaf growth by abscisic acid: hydraulic or non‐hydraulic processes?

    François Tardieu;Boris Parent;Thierry Simonneau

Frequent Co-Authors

Thierry Simonneau
Thierry Simonneau INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Karine Chenu
Karine Chenu University of Queensland
Christine Granier
Christine Granier INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Graeme L. Hammer
Graeme L. Hammer University of Queensland
Bertrand Muller
Bertrand Muller INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Scott C. Chapman
Scott C. Chapman University of Queensland
Xavier Draye
Xavier Draye Université Catholique de Louvain
William J. Davies
William J. Davies Lancaster University
Roberto Tuberosa
Roberto Tuberosa University of Bologna
Alain Charcosset
Alain Charcosset INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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