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John Clifton-Brown

John Clifton-Brown

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
46
Citations
11709
World Ranking
2625
National Ranking
164

John Clifton-Brown 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 John Clifton-Brown sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 149 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John Clifton-Brown 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 John Clifton-Brown sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% 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 he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Botany

John Clifton-Brown mainly investigates Miscanthus, Agronomy, Miscanthus giganteus, Biomass and Energy crop. His Miscanthus study typically links adjacent topics like Carbon sequestration. John Clifton-Brown works mostly in the field of Agronomy, limiting it down to topics relating to Miscanthus sinensis and, in certain cases, Miscanthus sacchariflorus, Dry matter, Hybrid and Perennial plant, as a part of the same area of interest.

John Clifton-Brown performs integrative Biomass and Energy source research in his work. His Energy crop research incorporates themes from Agroforestry and Crop yield. His study in Crop yield is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Carbon mitigation and Global Change Biology.

His most cited work include:

  • Miscanthus : European experience with a novel energy crop (789 citations)
  • Full accounting of the greenhouse gas (CO2, N2O, CH4) budget of nine European grassland sites (372 citations)
  • Costs of producing miscanthus and switchgrass for bioenergy in Illinois (355 citations)

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

His primary areas of study are Miscanthus, Agronomy, Biomass, Bioenergy and Energy crop. The study incorporates disciplines such as Perennial plant, Botany and Agroforestry in addition to Miscanthus. His research on Agronomy frequently links to adjacent areas such as Miscanthus sacchariflorus.

His work in Biomass covers topics such as Water-use efficiency which are related to areas like Transpiration. His Energy crop study incorporates themes from Environmental protection, Panicum virgatum, Carbon sequestration, Crop yield and Interception. His Carbon sequestration course of study focuses on Soil carbon and Grassland.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Miscanthus (86.26%)
  • Agronomy (64.12%)
  • Biomass (43.51%)

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

  • Miscanthus (86.26%)
  • Agronomy (64.12%)
  • Bioenergy (34.35%)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Miscanthus, Agronomy, Bioenergy, Biomass and Perennial plant. He is involved in the study of Miscanthus that focuses on Miscanthus giganteus in particular. His work on Water-use efficiency as part of his general Agronomy study is frequently connected to Energy source, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science.

His Bioenergy study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Willow and Cultivar. John Clifton-Brown interconnects Hectare, Methane yield, Methane, Anaerobic digestion and Fibre content in the investigation of issues within Biomass. His studies in Perennial plant integrate themes in fields like Biomass and Hybrid.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Breeding progress and preparedness for mass‐scale deployment of perennial lignocellulosic biomass crops switchgrass, miscanthus, willow and poplar (48 citations)
  • Pilot-scale production of xylo-oligosaccharides and fermentable sugars from Miscanthus using steam explosion pretreatment (18 citations)
  • Harvest date and leaf:stem ratio determine methane hectare yield of miscanthus biomass (18 citations)

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

  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Botany

John Clifton-Brown mainly focuses on Miscanthus, Biomass, Agroforestry, Agronomy and Bioenergy. John Clifton-Brown connects Miscanthus with Enzymatic hydrolysis in his study. His Bioenergy study frequently involves adjacent topics like Germplasm.

His Cultivar research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Willow and Panicum virgatum. His work carried out in the field of Perennial plant brings together such families of science as Hybrid and Abiotic component. His work deals with themes such as Water quality, Biogas and Agricultural land, which intersect with Gross margin.

Best Publications

  • Miscanthus : European experience with a novel energy crop

    I. Lewandowski;J.C. Clifton-Brown;J.M.O. Scurlock;W. Huisman

  • Full accounting of the greenhouse gas (CO2, N2O, CH4) budget of nine European grassland sites

    J.F. Soussana;V. Allard;K. Pilegaard;P. Ambus

  • Costs of producing miscanthus and switchgrass for bioenergy in Illinois

    Madhu Khanna;Basanta Dhungana;John Cedric Clifton-Brown

  • Carbon mitigation by the energy crop, Miscanthus

    John C. Clifton-Brown;John C. Clifton-Brown;Jöern Breuer;Michael B. Jones

  • Performance of 15 Miscanthus genotypes at five sites in Europe

    John C. Clifton-Brown;Iris Lewandowski;Bengt Andersson;Gottlieb Basch

  • Miscanthus biomass production for energy in Europe and its potential contribution to decreasing fossil fuel carbon emissions

    John C. Clifton-brown;Paul F. Stampfl;Michael B. Jones

  • Partitioning European grassland net ecosystem CO2 exchange into gross primary productivity and ecosystem respiration using light response function analysis

    T. G. Gilmanov;J. F. Soussana;L. Aires;V. Allard

  • Miscanthus for Renewable Energy Generation: European Union Experience and Projections for Illinois

    Emily A. Heaton;John Clifton-Brown;Thomas B. Voigt;Michael B. Jones

  • Effects of climate and management intensity on nitrous oxide emissions in grassland systems across Europe

    C.R. Flechard;P. Ambus;U. Skiba;R.M. Rees

  • Food vs. fuel: the use of land for lignocellulosic 'next generation' energy crops that minimize competition with primary food production.

    John Valentine;John Cedric Clifton-Brown;Astley Hastings;Paul Russell Robson

  • Environment and harvest time affects the combustion qualities of Miscanthus genotypes

    I. Lewandowski;J. C. Clifton-Brown;B. Andersson;G. Basch

  • Water Use Efficiency and Biomass Partitioning of Three Different Miscanthus Genotypes with Limited and Unlimited Water Supply

    J. C. Clifton-Brown;I. Lewandowski

  • Overwintering problems of newly established Miscanthus plantations can be overcome by identifying genotypes with improved rhizome cold tolerance

    J. C. Clifton-Brown;I. Lewandowski

  • Environmental costs and benefits of growing Miscanthus for bioenergy in the UK

    Jon P. McCalmont;Astley Hastings;Niall P. McNamara;Goetz M. Richter

  • Screening Miscanthus genotypes in field trials to optimise biomass yield and quality in Southern Germany

    John Cedric Clifton-Brown;John Cedric Clifton-Brown;Iris Lewandowski

  • Progress on Optimizing Miscanthus Biomass Production for the European Bioeconomy: Results of the EU FP7 Project OPTIMISC

    Iris Lewandowski;John Clifton-Brown;Luisa M. Trindade;Gerard C. van der Linden

  • The development of MISCANFOR, a new Miscanthus crop growth model: towards more robust yield predictions under different climatic and soil conditions

    Astley Hastings;John C. Clifton-Brown;Martin Wattenbach;C. Paul Mitchell

  • Variation in Miscanthus chemical composition and implications for conversion by pyrolysis and thermo-chemical bio-refining for fuels and chemicals

    Edward Hodgson;Daniel Nowakowski;Ian Shield;Andrew Riche

  • Progress in upscaling Miscanthus biomass production for the European bio‐ economy with seed based hybrids

    John Clifton-Brown;Astley Francis St John Hastings;Michal Mos;Jon P. McCalmont

  • The modelled productivity of Miscanthus×giganteus (GREEF et DEU) in Ireland.

    J.C. Clifton-Brown;J.C. Clifton-Brown;B. Neilson;I. Lewandowski;M.B. Jones

Frequent Co-Authors

Iain S. Donnison
Iain S. Donnison Aberystwyth University
Iris Lewandowski
Iris Lewandowski University of Hohenheim
Peter Smith
Peter Smith University of Aberdeen
Jean-François Soussana
Jean-François Soussana INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Kim Pilegaard
Kim Pilegaard Technical University of Denmark
Per Ambus
Per Ambus University of Copenhagen
Uffe Jørgensen
Uffe Jørgensen Aarhus University
Salvatore Luciano Cosentino
Salvatore Luciano Cosentino University of Catania
Niall P. McNamara
Niall P. McNamara UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Isabel Roldán-Ruiz
Isabel Roldán-Ruiz Ghent University

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