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J. Derek Bewley

J. Derek Bewley

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
68
Citations
18528
World Ranking
773
National Ranking
23

J. Derek Bewley 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 J. Derek Bewley sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 276 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

J. Derek Bewley 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 J. Derek Bewley sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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

  • 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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  • Physiology and Biochemistry of Seeds. in Relation to Germination

    J. Derek Bewley;Michael Black

  • Germination—Still a mystery

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

  • Physiological Aspects of Desiccation Tolerance

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  • The Encyclopedia of Seeds: Science, Technology and Uses

    Michael Black;J. Derek Bewley;Peter Halmer

  • Seed technology and its biological basis

    Michael Black;J. Derek Bewley

  • 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

  • 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

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

    J. Derek Bewley

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • Coffee seed physiology

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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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  • Desiccation‐Tolerance of Plant Tissues: A Mechanistic Overview

    Melvin J. Oliver;J. Derek Bewley

  • 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

  • Viability, dormancy, and environmental control

    J. Derek Bewley;Michael Black

  • 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

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

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

  • Physiological aspects of desiccation tolerance--a retrospect

    J. Derek Bewley

  • 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

  • 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

  • Structure and Composition

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Black
Michael Black King's College London
Henk W. M. Hilhorst
Henk W. M. Hilhorst University of Cape Town
Allison R. Kermode
Allison R. Kermode Simon Fraser University
Kent J. Bradford
Kent J. Bradford University of California, Davis
George W. Bassel
George W. Bassel University of Warwick
Robert T. Mullen
Robert T. Mullen University of Guelph
Melvin J. Oliver
Melvin J. Oliver University of Missouri
Trevor A. Thorpe
Trevor A. Thorpe University of Calgary
Edward C. Yeung
Edward C. Yeung University of Calgary
Jaideep Mathur
Jaideep Mathur University of Guelph

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