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D-Index
55
Citations
9063
World Ranking
1643
National Ranking
439

James A. Bunce 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 James A. Bunce sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 194 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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James A. Bunce 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 James A. Bunce sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 55 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Carbon dioxide

James A. Bunce focuses on Carbon dioxide, Agronomy, Photosynthesis, Stomatal conductance and Botany. His Carbon dioxide study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Fagaceae, Quercus robur, Winter wheat and Respiration. His Agronomy research integrates issues from Abiotic component, Animal science and Transpiration.

His work carried out in the field of Photosynthesis brings together such families of science as Weed, Sorghum, Horticulture, Acclimatization and Nutrient. His research investigates the connection between Stomatal conductance and topics such as Abscisic acid that intersect with issues in Helianthus annuus. Many of his research projects under Botany are closely connected to Glycine, Volume, Water deficit and Physiological responses with Glycine, Volume, Water deficit and Physiological responses, tying the diverse disciplines of science together.

His most cited work include:

  • Acclimation of photosynthesis to temperature in eight cool and warm climate herbaceous C3 species: Temperature dependence of parameters of a biochemical photosynthesis model (132 citations)
  • Influence of increasing carbon dioxide concentration on the photosynthetic and growth stimulation of selected C4 crops and weeds (130 citations)
  • Does transpiration control stomatal responses to water vapour pressure deficit (129 citations)

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

James A. Bunce mainly focuses on Photosynthesis, Carbon dioxide, Agronomy, Botany and Horticulture. His Photosynthesis research includes elements of Acclimatization, Cultivar and Plant physiology. The Carbon dioxide study combines topics in areas such as Respiration, Stomatal conductance, Dry weight, Animal science and Transpiration.

The concepts of his Stomatal conductance study are interwoven with issues in Humidity, Vapour pressure of water, Water vapor and Vapour Pressure Deficit. His research in Botany tackles topics such as Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere which are related to areas like Environmental chemistry. His research in Horticulture intersects with topics in Photosynthetic capacity, Canopy, Biomass and Leaf area index.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Photosynthesis (64.00%)
  • Carbon dioxide (59.20%)
  • Agronomy (41.60%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2021)?

  • Photosynthesis (64.00%)
  • Agronomy (41.60%)
  • Horticulture (35.20%)

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

James A. Bunce spends much of his time researching Photosynthesis, Agronomy, Horticulture, Stomatal conductance and Carbon dioxide. His study on RuBisCO is often connected to Carboxylation as part of broader study in Photosynthesis. His study in Agronomy is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Transpiration and Plant physiology.

James A. Bunce has researched Horticulture in several fields, including Japonica, Canopy, Botany and Abiotic component. His research integrates issues of Biomass, Soil water, Vapour Pressure Deficit and Sowing in his study of Stomatal conductance. James A. Bunce regularly links together related areas like Animal science in his Carbon dioxide studies.

Between 2011 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Food security and climate change: on the potential to adapt global crop production by active selection to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (100 citations)
  • Carbon dioxide diffusion across stomata and mesophyll and photo-biochemical processes as affected by growth CO2 and phosphorus nutrition in cotton. (52 citations)
  • Responses of cotton and wheat photosynthesis and growth to cyclic variation in carbon dioxide concentration (28 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis, Agronomy, Stomatal conductance, Carbon dioxide and Horticulture are his primary areas of study. Cultivar and Sowing are subfields of Agronomy in which his conducts study. The various areas that James A. Bunce examines in his Carbon dioxide study include Acclimatization, Animal science and Plant physiology.

His studies deal with areas such as Electron transport chain, Crop and Photosynthetic photon flux density as well as Acclimatization. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Photosynthetic capacity, Phosphorus deficiency and Botany. James A. Bunce has included themes like Oryza sativa and Photosystem in his Botany study.

Best Publications

  • Elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration and temperature across an urban–rural transect

    K. George;K. George;L.H. Ziska;J.A. Bunce;B. Quebedeaux

  • Elevated carbon dioxide increases contents of antioxidant compounds in field-grown strawberries

    Shiow Y Wang;James A Bunce;J L Maas

  • Does elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration inhibit mitochondrial respiration in green plants

    Bert G. Drake;J. Azcon-Bieto;J. Berry;J. Bunce

  • Acclimation of photosynthesis to temperature in eight cool and warm climate herbaceous C3 species: Temperature dependence of parameters of a biochemical photosynthesis model

    James A. Bunce

  • Food security and climate change: on the potential to adapt global crop production by active selection to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide

    Lewis H. Ziska;James A. Bunce;Hiroyuki Shimono;David R. Gealy

  • Influence of increasing carbon dioxide concentration on the photosynthetic and growth stimulation of selected C4 crops and weeds

    Lewis H. Ziska;James A. Bunce

  • Predicting the impact of changing CO2 on crop yields: some thoughts on food

    Lewis H. Ziska;James A. Bunce

  • Does transpiration control stomatal responses to water vapour pressure deficit

    J. A. Bunce

  • Short- and long-term inhibition of respiratory carbon dioxide efflux by elevated carbon dioxide.

    James A. Bunce

  • Carbon dioxide effects on stomatal responses to the environment and water use by crops under field conditions

    Unknown

  • Respiratory responses of higher plants to atmospheric CO2 enrichment

    Stan D. Wullschleger;Lewis H. Ziska;James A. Bunce

  • Responses of stomatal conductance to light, humidity and temperature in winter wheat and barley grown at three concentrations of carbon dioxide in the field

    James A. Bunce

  • Future atmospheric carbon dioxide may increase tolerance to glyphosate

    Lewis H. Ziska;John R. Teasdale;James A. Bunce

  • Stomatal conductance, photosynthesis and respiration of temperate deciduous tree seedlings grown outdoors at an elevated concentration of carbon dioxide

    J. A. Bunce

  • Characterization of an urban-rural CO2/temperature gradient and associated changes in initial plant productivity during secondary succession.

    Lewis H Ziska;James A Bunce;Ernie W Goins

  • Relationship of photosynthetic acclimation to changes of Rubisco activity in field-grown winter wheat and barley during growth in elevated carbon dioxide

    Richard C. Sicher;James A. Bunce

  • Comparative Effects of Soil Moisture Stress and Restricted Root Zone Volume on Morphogenetic and Physiological Responses of Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]

    Donald T. Krizek;Avner Carmi;Roman M. Mirecki;Freeman W. Snyder

  • Carbon dioxide diffusion across stomata and mesophyll and photo-biochemical processes as affected by growth CO2 and phosphorus nutrition in cotton.

    Shardendu K. Singh;Shardendu K. Singh;Girish Badgujar;Girish Badgujar;Vangimalla R. Reddy;David H. Fleisher

  • Leaf Elongation in Relation to Leaf Water Potential in Soybean

    Unknown

  • Effects of humidity on short-term responses of stomatal conductance to an increase in carbon dioxide concentration

    J. A. Bunce

  • Light acclimation during and after leaf expansion in soybean.

    James A. Bunce;David T. Patterson;Mary M. Peet;Randall S. Alberte

  • How do leaf hydraulics limit stomatal conductance at high water vapour pressure deficits

    James A. Bunce

  • Acclimation of nitrogen uptake capacity of rice to elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration

    Hiroyuki Shimono;James A. Bunce

  • Direct and acclimatory responses of stomatal conductance to elevated carbon dioxide in four herbaceous crop species in the field

    James A. Bunce

  • The influence of increasing growth temperature and CO2 concentration on the ratio of respiration to photosynthesis in soybean seedlings

    Lewis H. Ziska;James A. Bunce

  • Inhibition of whole plant respiration by elevated CO2 as modified by growth temperature

    Lewis H. Ziska;James A. Bunce

  • Rising Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Seed Yield of Soybean Genotypes

    Lewis H. Ziska;James A. Bunce;Frances A. Caulfield

Frequent Co-Authors

Lewis H. Ziska
Lewis H. Ziska Columbia University
Richard C. Sicher
Richard C. Sicher Agricultural Research Service
Vangimalla R. Reddy
Vangimalla R. Reddy Agricultural Research Service
David R. Gealy
David R. Gealy Agricultural Research Service
Jann P. Conroy
Jann P. Conroy Western Sydney University
John R. Teasdale
John R. Teasdale United States Department of Agriculture
Stan D. Wullschleger
Stan D. Wullschleger Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oula Ghannoum
Oula Ghannoum Western Sydney University
Masumi Okada
Masumi Okada Iwate University
Trevor F. Keenan
Trevor F. Keenan Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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