2026 J. Derek Bewley: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	68	773	23	276	18528

Research.com Recognitions

1982 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

Botany
Enzyme
Gene

J. Derek Bewley mainly investigates Botany, Germination, Endosperm, Biochemistry and Desiccation. His Botany research incorporates themes from Embryo and Cell biology. His work carried out in the field of Germination brings together such families of science as Gibberellin, Abscisic acid, Physiology and Seedling.

His Endosperm study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Trigonella and Cell wall. In his work, Ripening, Mutant, Gene family and Arabidopsis is strongly intertwined with Lycopersicon, which is a subfield of Biochemistry. His Desiccation study combines topics in areas such as Moss, Phaseolus and Protein biosynthesis.

His most cited work include:

Physiology and Biochemistry of Seeds. in Relation to Germination (742 citations)
Germination—Still a mystery (362 citations)
The Encyclopedia of Seeds: Science, Technology and Uses (228 citations)

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

J. Derek Bewley focuses on Botany, Germination, Biochemistry, Desiccation and Endosperm. The study incorporates disciplines such as Storage protein, Abscisic acid, Embryo and Protein biosynthesis in addition to Botany. His Germination study is concerned with Horticulture in general.

As part of the same scientific family, J. Derek Bewley usually focuses on Biochemistry, concentrating on Lycopersicon and intersecting with Ripening. J. Derek Bewley interconnects Phaseolus and Respiration in the investigation of issues within Desiccation. His Endosperm study incorporates themes from Cell wall, Gibberellin, Lactuca, Gibberellic acid and Ricinus.

He most often published in these fields:

Botany (56.37%)
Germination (46.08%)
Biochemistry (26.96%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2000-2015)?

Botany (56.37%)
Germination (46.08%)
Endosperm (25.00%)

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

Botany, Germination, Endosperm, Horticulture and Biochemistry are his primary areas of study. His Botany research includes elements of Storage protein, Arabidopsis, Mutant, Carbohydrate and Cell biology. His Germination study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Gibberellin, Abscisic acid and Embryo.

J. Derek Bewley has researched Endosperm in several fields, including Peptide sequence, Gibberellic acid, Cell wall and Solanaceae. His work on Seed dormancy and Dormancy as part of general Horticulture study is frequently linked to Dry storage and Moisture, bridging the gap between disciplines. His work in Biochemistry covers topics such as Lycopersicon which are related to areas like Ripening, Cell fractionation and Protoplast.

Between 2000 and 2015, his most popular works were:

Germination—Still a mystery (362 citations)
The Encyclopedia of Seeds: Science, Technology and Uses (228 citations)
Germination of Arabidopsis thaliana seeds is not completed as a result of elongation of the radicle but of the adjacent transition zone and lower hypocotyl (100 citations)

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

Botany
Gene
Enzyme

His scientific interests lie mostly in Germination, Botany, Endosperm, Radicle and Embryo. His work focuses on many connections between Germination and other disciplines, such as Gibberellin, that overlap with his field of interest in Aleurone. His Botany research includes themes of Complementation and Cell biology.

His Endosperm research incorporates elements of Cell wall, Lycopersicon and Solanaceae. J. Derek Bewley focuses mostly in the field of Radicle, narrowing it down to topics relating to Hypocotyl and, in certain cases, Endoreduplication, Arabidopsis thaliana and Cell division. His Dormancy study which covers Sowing that intersects with Seedling.

Best Publications

Seed Germination and Dormancy.

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2270
Citations
Physiology and Biochemistry of Seeds. in Relation to Germination

J. Derek Bewley;Michael Black

1223
Citations
Germination—Still a mystery

Hiroyuki Nonogaki;George W. Bassel;J. Derek Bewley

978
Citations
Physiological Aspects of Desiccation Tolerance

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643
Citations
The Encyclopedia of Seeds: Science, Technology and Uses

Michael Black;J. Derek Bewley;Peter Halmer

479
Citations
Seed technology and its biological basis

Michael Black;J. Derek Bewley

256
Citations
Induction of Heat Shock Protein Messenger RNA in Maize Mesocotyls by Water Stress, Abscisic Acid, and Wounding

J. J. Heikkila;J. E. T. Papp;G. A. Schultz;J. Derek Bewley

252
Citations
Starch branching enzymes belonging to distinct enzyme families are differentially expressed during pea embryo development.

Rachel A. Burton;J. Derek Bewley;Alison M. Smith;Madan K. Bhattacharyya

249
Citations
Breaking down the walls — a role for endo-β-mannanase in release from seed dormancy?

J. Derek Bewley

237
Citations
The Role of Maturation Drying in the Transition from Seed Development to Germination I. ACQUISITION OF DESICCATION–TOLERANCE AND GERMINABILITY DURING DEVELOPMENT OF Ricinus communis L. SEEDS

Allison R. Kermode;J.Derek Bewley

218
Citations
Germination of Arabidopsis thaliana seeds is not completed as a result of elongation of the radicle but of the adjacent transition zone and lower hypocotyl

Elwira Sliwinska;George W. Bassel;J. Derek Bewley

192
Citations
The Role of Maturation Drying in the Transition from Seed Development to Germination

Allison R. Kermode;David J. Gifford;J. Derek Bewley

189
Citations
Coffee seed physiology

Mirian T. S. Eira;E. A. Amaral da Silva;Renato D. De Castro;Stéphane Dussert

186
Citations
Abscisic acid and osmoticum prevent germination of developing alfalfa embryos, but only osmoticum maintains the synthesis of developmental proteins

Nanfei Xu;Kelsye M. Coulter;J. Derek Bewley

179
Citations
A new assay for quantifying endo-β-d-mannanase activity using congo red dye

Bruce Downie;Henk W.M. Hilhorst;J. Derek Bewley

168
Citations
procera is a putative DELLA mutant in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum): effects on the seed and vegetative plant

George W. Bassel;Robert T. Mullen;J. Derek Bewley

161
Citations
Desiccation Tolerance in Vegetative Plant Tissues and Seeds: Protein Synthesis in Relation to Desiccation and a Potential Role for Protection and Repair Mechanisms

J. D. Bewley;M. J. Oliver

147
Citations
Responses of the moss Tortula ruralis to desiccation treatments. I. Effects of minimum water content and rates of dehydration and rehydration

Mark W. Schonbeck;J. Derek Bewley

142
Citations
Seed development in Ricinus communis (castor bean). I. Descriptive morphology

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137
Citations
Desiccation‐Tolerance of Plant Tissues: A Mechanistic Overview

Melvin J. Oliver;J. Derek Bewley

126
Citations
Exogenous gibberellins inhibit coffee (Coffea arabica cv. Rubi) seed germination and cause cell death in the embryo

E. A. Amaral da Silva;Peter E. Toorop;Jaap Nijsse;J. Derek Bewley

118
Citations
Viability, dormancy, and environmental control

J. Derek Bewley;Michael Black

118
Citations
Plant Desiccation and Protein Synthesis VI. Changes in Protein Synthesis Elicited by Desiccation of the Moss Tortula ruralis are Effected at the Translational Level

Melvin J. Oliver;J. Derek Bewley

112
Citations
Desiccation-Tolerant and Desiccation-Intolerant Stages during the Development and Germination of Phaseolus vulgaris Seeds

Juthika Dasgupta;J. Derek Bewley;Edward C. Yeung

110
Citations
Physiological aspects of desiccation tolerance--a retrospect

J. Derek Bewley

108
Citations
Galactomannan, soluble sugar and starch mobilization following germination of Trigonella foenum-graecum seeds

Lynnette M.A. Dirk;Lynnette M.A. Dirk;Alexander R. van der Krol;Dick Vreugdenhil;Henk W.M. Hilhors

108
Citations
Characterization of expression, and cloning, of β‐d‐xylosidase and α‐l‐arabinofuranosidase in developing and ripening tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) fruit

Akihiro Itai;Koji Ishihara;J. Derek Bewley

105
Citations
Structure and Composition

J. Derek Bewley;Kent J. Bradford;Henk W. M. Hilhorst;Hiro Nonogaki

17
Citations