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Plant Science and Agronomy
France
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
90
Citations
24749
World Ranking
286
National Ranking
2

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.

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36 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.

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.

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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.

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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