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Plant Science and Agronomy
South Africa
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
65
Citations
13576
World Ranking
938
National Ranking
10

Jill M. Farrant 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 M. Farrant sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 208 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jill M. Farrant 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 M. Farrant sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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 South Africa Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2011 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

Jill M. Farrant focuses on Botany, Desiccation, Resurrection plant, Desiccation tolerance and Biochemistry. Her work in Botany tackles topics such as Chloroplast which are related to areas like Western blot and Photosystem II. She has researched Desiccation in several fields, including Water stress and Cell wall.

The Resurrection plant study combines topics in areas such as Photosynthesis, Thylakoid, Membrane integrity and Dehydration. Her Desiccation tolerance study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Sucrose, Crop species, Mohria caffrorum and Drought tolerance. Her Biochemistry study combines topics in areas such as Myrothamnus flabellifolius, Seed dormancy and Germination.

Her most cited work include:

  • ROS production and protein oxidation as a novel mechanism for seed dormancy alleviation. (351 citations)
  • A comparison of mechanisms of desiccation tolerance among three angiosperm resurrection plant species (240 citations)
  • Protection mechanisms against excess light in the resurrection plants Craterostigma wilmsii and Xerophyta viscosa (234 citations)

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

Jill M. Farrant spends much of her time researching Botany, Desiccation, Desiccation tolerance, Resurrection plant and Biochemistry. As a part of the same scientific family, Jill M. Farrant mostly works in the field of Botany, focusing on Abscisic acid and, on occasion, Dormancy. Her Desiccation research integrates issues from Cell wall, Dehydration and Horticulture.

Jill M. Farrant has included themes like Pectin and Craterostigma in her Cell wall study. In her study, Eragrostis is strongly linked to Drought tolerance, which falls under the umbrella field of Desiccation tolerance. As a member of one scientific family, Jill M. Farrant mostly works in the field of Resurrection plant, focusing on Photosynthesis and, on occasion, Chlorophyll.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (54.92%)
  • Desiccation (41.45%)
  • Desiccation tolerance (37.31%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Desiccation tolerance (37.31%)
  • Desiccation (41.45%)
  • Botany (54.92%)

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

Her primary scientific interests are in Desiccation tolerance, Desiccation, Botany, Resurrection plant and Photosynthesis. Her Desiccation tolerance research incorporates elements of Evolutionary biology, Genome, Cell biology and Drought tolerance. Her study in Desiccation is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Habitat, Dehydration and Metabolomics.

Her research investigates the connection between Botany and topics such as Transcriptome that intersect with issues in Phylogenetics. Her studies in Resurrection plant integrate themes in fields like Range, Species distribution and Crop. Her research investigates the link between Photosynthesis and topics such as Chloroplast that cross with problems in Biophysics and Chlorophyll.

Between 2016 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • A footprint of desiccation tolerance in the genome of Xerophyta viscosa (72 citations)
  • Acquisition and Loss of Desiccation Tolerance (25 citations)
  • Desiccation Tolerance: Avoiding Cellular Damage During Drying and Rehydration. (24 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

Her primary areas of investigation include Desiccation tolerance, Desiccation, Botany, Resurrection plant and Photosynthesis. The concepts of her Desiccation tolerance study are interwoven with issues in Dry weight, Agriculture and Cell damage. Her work deals with themes such as Tracheid, Cell biology, Metabolic Stress, Gene and Drought tolerance, which intersect with Desiccation.

Her Botany research includes themes of Lipidomics and Habitat. Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Magnoliopsida, Species distribution, Late embryogenesis abundant proteins and Dehydration. The various areas that Jill M. Farrant examines in her Photosynthesis study include Reactive oxygen species and Western blot.

Best Publications

  • Acquisition and Loss of Desiccation Tolerance

    Christina W. Vertucci;Jill M. Farrant

  • ROS production and protein oxidation as a novel mechanism for seed dormancy alleviation.

    Krystyna Oracz;Hayat El-Maarouf Bouteau;Jill M Farrant;Keren Cooper

  • A comparison of mechanisms of desiccation tolerance among three angiosperm resurrection plant species

    Jill M. Farrant

  • Protection mechanisms against excess light in the resurrection plants Craterostigma wilmsii and Xerophyta viscosa

    Heather W. Sherwin;Jill M. Farrant

  • Protection mechanisms in the resurrection plant Xerophyta viscosa (Baker): both sucrose and raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) accumulate in leaves in response to water deficit

    Shaun Peters;Sagadevan G. Mundree;Jennifer A. Thomson;Jill M. Farrant

  • Adaptations of higher plant cell walls to water loss: drought vs desiccation.

    John P. Moore;Mäite Vicré-Gibouin;Jill M. Farrant;Azeddine Driouich

  • Recalcitrance: a current assessment

    J. M. Farrant;N. W. Pammenter;P. Berjak

  • Catalase is a key enzyme in seed recovery from ageing during priming

    Serge Kibinza;Jérémie Bazin;Christophe Bailly;Jill M. Farrant

  • Physiological and molecular insights into drought tolerance

    Sagadevan G Mundree;Bienyameen Baker;Shaheen Mowla;Shaun Peters

  • Desiccation Tolerance: Avoiding Cellular Damage During Drying and Rehydration.

    Melvin J. Oliver;Melvin J. Oliver;Jill Margaret Farrant;Henk Hilhorst;Sagadevan Mundree

  • Towards a systems-based understanding of plant desiccation tolerance

    John P. Moore;Ngoc Tuan Le;Wolf F. Brandt;Azeddine Driouich

  • Programming desiccation-tolerance: from plants to seeds to resurrection plants

    Jill M Farrant;John P Moore

  • The signature of seeds in resurrection plants: a molecular and physiological comparison of desiccation tolerance in seeds and vegetative tissues

    Nicola Illing;Katherine J. Denby;Helen Collett;Arthur Shen

  • Inclusion of polyvinylpyrrolidone in the polymerase chain reaction reverses the inhibitory effects of polyphenolic contamination of RNA

    Priyum K. Koonjul;Wolf F. Brandt;Jill M. Farrant;George G. Lindsey

  • Mechanisms of Desiccation Tolerance in Angiosperm Resurrection Plants

    Jill M. Farrant

  • Seed development in relation to desiccation tolerance: A comparison between desiccation-sensitive (recalcitrant) seeds of Avicennia marina and desiccation-tolerant types

    Jill M. Farrant;N. W. Pammenter;Patricia Berjak

  • Insights into the cellular mechanisms of desiccation tolerance among angiosperm resurrection plant species

    M. Vicré;J. M. Farrant;A. Driouich

  • Differences in Rehydration of Three Desiccation-tolerant Angiosperm Species

    Heather W. Sherwin;Jill M. Farrant

  • The Basis of Recalcitrant Seed Behaviour

    Patricia Berjak;Jill M. Farrant;N. W. Pammenter

  • Desiccation stress and damage.

    C. Walters;J. M. Farrant;N. W. Pammenter;P. Berjak

Frequent Co-Authors

Norman W. Pammenter
Norman W. Pammenter University of KwaZulu-Natal
Patricia Berjak
Patricia Berjak University of KwaZulu-Natal
Sagadevan G. Mundree
Sagadevan G. Mundree Queensland University of Technology
Henk W. M. Hilhorst
Henk W. M. Hilhorst University of Cape Town
Azeddine Driouich
Azeddine Driouich University of Rouen
Melvin J. Oliver
Melvin J. Oliver University of Missouri
Wilco Ligterink
Wilco Ligterink KeyGene (Netherlands)
Christina Walters
Christina Walters Agricultural Research Service
Patrice Lerouge
Patrice Lerouge University of Rouen
Christophe Bailly
Christophe Bailly École Centrale de Lyon

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