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D-Index
48
Citations
12190
World Ranking
2349
National Ranking
27

Jill E. Cairns 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 Jill E. Cairns sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 107 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Jill E. Cairns 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 Jill E. Cairns sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Agronomy
  • Statistics
  • Gene

Her main research concerns Agronomy, Hybrid, Plant breeding, Abiotic component and Germplasm. Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Upland rice, Photosynthesis, Canopy, Botany and Plant genetics. Jill E. Cairns focuses mostly in the field of Hybrid, narrowing it down to matters related to Drought tolerance and, in some cases, Gene interaction, Zea mays and Inbred strain.

Her Germplasm research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Agroforestry, Drought resistance, Crop yield, Adaptation and Oryza sativa. Her studies in Agroforestry integrate themes in fields like Molecular breeding and Stress adaptation. Her studies deal with areas such as Growing season, Yield, Climate model, Marker-assisted selection and Conservation agriculture as well as Crop yield.

Her most cited work include:

  • Field high-throughput phenotyping: the new crop breeding frontier (795 citations)
  • Linking drought‐resistance mechanisms to drought avoidance in upland rice using a QTL approach: progress and new opportunities to integrate stomatal and mesophyll responses (299 citations)
  • Translating High-Throughput Phenotyping into Genetic Gain (226 citations)

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

Agronomy, Germplasm, Agroforestry, Hybrid and Drought tolerance are her primary areas of study. Her Agronomy research includes themes of Upland rice, Canopy and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index. She works mostly in the field of Germplasm, limiting it down to concerns involving Biotechnology and, occasionally, Cropping.

She has researched Agroforestry in several fields, including Crop yield, Food security and Yield. Her Hybrid study incorporates themes from Zea mays and Inbred strain. Her research in Drought tolerance intersects with topics in Transpiration, Oryza sativa and Plant breeding.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (57.30%)
  • Germplasm (20.22%)
  • Agroforestry (15.73%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Agronomy (57.30%)
  • Germplasm (20.22%)
  • Crop (12.36%)

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

Her scientific interests lie mostly in Agronomy, Germplasm, Crop, Inbred strain and Agroforestry. Fertilizer, Hybrid and Zea mays are among the areas of Agronomy where the researcher is concentrating her efforts. Her work often combines Germplasm and Abiotic component studies.

Her Crop research includes elements of Yield, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index and Multispectral image. Her Inbred strain research incorporates elements of Grain yield and Introgression. While the research belongs to areas of Agroforestry, Jill E. Cairns spends her time largely on the problem of Waterlogging, intersecting her research to questions surrounding Food security.

Between 2018 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Genome-Wide Association Mapping and Genomic Prediction Analyses Reveal the Genetic Architecture of Grain Yield and Flowering Time Under Drought and Heat Stress Conditions in Maize. (24 citations)
  • Evaluating maize genotype performance under low nitrogen conditions using RGB UAV phenotyping techniques (22 citations)
  • Nitrogen fertilizer rate increases plant uptake and soil availability of essential nutrients in continuous maize production in Kenya and Zimbabwe. (9 citations)

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

  • Agronomy
  • Statistics
  • Gene

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Agronomy, Fertilizer, Crop, Essential nutrient and Ecosystem. Jill E. Cairns does research in Agronomy, focusing on Anthesis specifically. She combines subjects such as Zea mays, Crop yield, Hybrid and Soil nitrogen with her study of Fertilizer.

Her Crop study combines topics in areas such as Multivariate statistics, Yield, Hue and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index. By researching both Essential nutrient and Stover, Jill E. Cairns produces research that crosses academic boundaries.

Best Publications

  • Field high-throughput phenotyping: the new crop breeding frontier

    José Luis Araus;Jill E. Cairns

  • Translating High-Throughput Phenotyping into Genetic Gain

    José Luis Araus;Shawn C. Kefauver;Mainassara Zaman-Allah;Mike S. Olsen

  • Adapting maize production to climate change in sub-Saharan Africa

    Jill E. Cairns;Jon Hellin;Kai Sonder;José Luis Araus

  • Linking drought‐resistance mechanisms to drought avoidance in upland rice using a QTL approach: progress and new opportunities to integrate stomatal and mesophyll responses

    Adam H. Price;Jill E. Cairns;Peter Horton;Hamlyn G. Jones

  • Rapid breeding and varietal replacement are critical to adaptation of cropping systems in the developing world to climate change.

    Gary N. Atlin;Jill E. Cairns;Biswanath Das

  • Identification of physiological traits underlying cultivar differences in drought tolerance in rice and wheat.

    M. L. Praba;M. L. Praba;J. E. Cairns;R. C. Babu;H. R. Lafitte;H. R. Lafitte

  • Maize production in a changing climate: Impacts, adaptation, and mitigation strategies

    J.E. Cairns;K. Sonder;P.H. Zaidi;N. Verhulst;N. Verhulst

  • Unmanned aerial platform-based multi-spectral imaging for field phenotyping of maize

    M Zaman-Allah;O Vergara;J L Araus;A Tarekegne

  • Identification of Drought, Heat, and Combined Drought and Heat Tolerant Donors in Maize

    Jill E. Cairns;Jose Crossa;P. H. Zaidi;Pichet Grudloyma

  • Metabolite profiles of maize leaves in drought, heat and combined stress field trials reveal the relationship between metabolism and grain yield

    Toshihiro Obata;Sandra Witt;Jan Lisec;Natalia Palacios-Rojas

  • Climate risk management and rural poverty reduction

    James Hansen;Jon Hellin;Todd S. Rosenstock;Eleanor Fisher

  • Metabolic and Phenotypic Responses of Greenhouse-Grown Maize Hybrids to Experimentally Controlled Drought Stress

    Sandra Witt;Luis Galicia;Jan Lisec;Jill Cairns

  • Effectiveness of Genomic Prediction of Maize Hybrid Performance in Different Breeding Populations and Environments

    Vanessa S. Windhausen;Gary N. Atlin;John M. Hickey;Jose Crossa

  • Conservation agriculture in Southern Africa: Advances in knowledge

    Christian Thierfelder;Leonard Rusinamhodzi;Amos R. Ngwira;Walter Mupangwa

  • Genome-enabled prediction of genetic values using radial basis function neural networks

    J. M. González-Camacho;G. de los Campos;P. Pérez;D. Gianola

  • Genetic analysis of heat tolerance at anthesis in rice

    S.V.K. Jagadish;J. Cairns;R. Lafitte;R. Lafitte;Timothy Robert Wheeler

  • Improvement of drought resistance in rice.

    R. Serraj;A. Kumar;K. L. McNally;I. Slamet-Loedin

  • Prediction of grain yield using reflectance spectra of canopy and leaves in maize plants grown under different water regimes

    V.S. Weber;J.L. Araus;J.L. Araus;J.E. Cairns;C. Sanchez

  • Beat the stress: breeding for climate resilience in maize for the tropical rainfed environments.

    Boddupalli M. Prasanna;Jill E. Cairns;P. H. Zaidi;Yoseph Beyene

  • A framework for priority-setting in climate smart agriculture research

    Philip K. Thornton;Anthony Whitbread;Tobias Baedeker;Jill Cairns

  • A novel remote sensing approach for prediction of maize yield under different conditions of nitrogen fertilization

    Omar Vergara-Díaz;Mainassara Zaman-Allah;Benhildah Masuka;Alberto Hornero

  • Use of thermography for high throughput phenotyping of tropical maize adaptation in water stress

    Giuseppe Romano;Shamaila Zia;Wolfram Spreer;Ciro Sanchez

Frequent Co-Authors

José Luis Araus
José Luis Araus University of Barcelona
Boddupalli M. Prasanna
Boddupalli M. Prasanna International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Mainassara Zaman-Allah
Mainassara Zaman-Allah International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Cosmos Magorokosho
Cosmos Magorokosho International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Raman Babu
Raman Babu Corteva Agriscience
Gary N. Atlin
Gary N. Atlin Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Adam H. Price
Adam H. Price University of Aberdeen
José Crossa
José Crossa International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Marianne Bänziger
Marianne Bänziger International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Maryke Labuschagne
Maryke Labuschagne University of the Free State

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