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D-Index
58
Citations
11136
World Ranking
1360
National Ranking
354

John J. Burke 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 J. Burke sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 195 publications — 76th percentile

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

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

John J. Burke 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 J. Burke sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 58 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% 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:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

His scientific interests lie mostly in Mutant, Genetics, Chloroplast, Chlorophyll and Botany. John J. Burke focuses mostly in the field of Mutant, narrowing it down to matters related to Cell biology and, in some cases, Arabidopsis, Heat shock protein, Arabidopsis thaliana and Etiolation. He interconnects Sorghum and Germplasm in the investigation of issues within Genetics.

His Chloroplast study incorporates themes from Photosynthesis, Dehydrogenase, Enzyme and Horticulture. The Chlorophyll study combines topics in areas such as Senescence and Electron transport chain. His Botany research focuses on Paraquat and how it connects with Genetically modified crops, Nicotiana tabacum, Photosynthetic capacity and Plant morphology.

His most cited work include:

  • Increased resistance to oxidative stress in transgenic plants that overexpress chloroplastic Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase. (486 citations)
  • Chlorophyll Proteins of Photosystem I (478 citations)
  • Applying genotyping (TILLING) and phenotyping analyses to elucidate gene function in a chemically induced sorghum mutant population. (208 citations)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Agronomy, Sorghum, Botany, Germplasm and Genetics. His Agronomy study frequently draws parallels with other fields, such as Canopy. His study in Sorghum is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Quantitative trait locus, Mutant and Drought tolerance.

His work deals with themes such as Chloroplast, Horticulture and Sucrose, which intersect with Botany. His Horticulture research includes themes of Poaceae and Gossypium. His study looks at the relationship between Chlorophyll and fields such as Photosynthesis, as well as how they intersect with chemical problems.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (36.14%)
  • Sorghum (28.92%)
  • Botany (25.30%)

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

  • Sorghum (28.92%)
  • Agronomy (36.14%)
  • Genetics (15.66%)

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

Sorghum, Agronomy, Genetics, Gene and Botany are his primary areas of study. The study incorporates disciplines such as Pollen and Hybrid in addition to Sorghum. His Agronomy research incorporates themes from Adaptation and Cold tolerance.

His work in Botany tackles topics such as Dhurrin which are related to areas like Sugar and Plant development. The various areas that John J. Burke examines in his Drought tolerance study include Arabidopsis and Irrigation. His studies in Photosynthesis integrate themes in fields like Biophysics, Quenching and Chlorophyll.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Genome-wide association analysis of seedling traits in diverse Sorghum germplasm under thermal stress. (40 citations)
  • Overexpression of the Rice SUMO E3 Ligase Gene OsSIZ1 in Cotton Enhances Drought and Heat Tolerance, and Substantially Improves Fiber Yields in the Field under Reduced Irrigation and Rainfed Conditions. (37 citations)
  • Diversity analysis of cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum L.) germplasm using the CottonSNP63K Array (25 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

John J. Burke mainly focuses on Gene, Sorghum, Agronomy, Molecular breeding and Methane sulfonate. Gene is a subfield of Genetics that he studies. The Genetics study combines topics in areas such as Lipidome and Lipidomics.

John J. Burke combines subjects such as Adaptation, Genome-wide association study and Stamen with his study of Sorghum. His Agronomy study incorporates themes from Photosynthesis, Arabidopsis and Abiotic stress. He interconnects Botany, Pollen, Gametophyte and Sterility in the investigation of issues within Mutant.

Best Publications

  • Increased resistance to oxidative stress in transgenic plants that overexpress chloroplastic Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase.

    Ashima Sen Gupta;J. L. Heinen;A. S. Holaday;J. J. Burke

  • Chlorophyll Proteins of Photosystem I

    John E. Mullet;John J. Burke;Charles J. Arntzen

  • Involvement of the light-harvesting complex in cation regulation of excitation energy distribution in chloroplasts.

    J.J. Burke;C.L. Ditto;C.J. Arntzen

  • Applying genotyping (TILLING) and phenotyping analyses to elucidate gene function in a chemically induced sorghum mutant population.

    Zhanguo Xin;Ming Li Wang;Noelle A Barkley;Gloria Burow

  • Crop-Specific Thermal Kinetic Windows in Relation to Wheat and Cotton Biomass Production

    J. J. Burke;J. R. Mahan;J. L. Hatfield

  • High-throughput DNA extraction method suitable for PCR.

    Zhanguo Xin;Jeff P Velten;Melvin J Oliver;John J Burke

  • Effect of water stress on the chloroplast antioxidant system: I. Alterations in glutathione reductase activity.

    Patricia E. Gamble;John J. Burke

  • Development of a 63K SNP Array for Cotton and High-Density Mapping of Intraspecific and Interspecific Populations of Gossypium spp.

    Amanda M Hulse-Kemp;Jana Lemm;Joerg Plieske;Hamid Ashrafi

  • Evidence for the role of surface-exposed segments of the light-harvesting complex in cation-mediated control of chloroplast structure and function☆

    Katherine E. Steinback;John J. Burke;Charles J. Arntzen

  • A developmental study of photosystem I peripheral chlorophyll proteins.

    John E. Mullet;John J. Burke;Charles J. Arntzen

  • Cotton yield and applied water relationships under drip irrigation

    Donald F Wanjura;Dan R Upchurch;James R Mahan;John J Burke

  • Accumulation of heat shock proteins in field-grown cotton.

    John J. Burke;Jerry L. Hatfield;Robert R. Klein;John E. Mullet

  • Physiology and proteomics of the water‐deficit stress response in three contrasting peanut genotypes

    Kameswara Rao Kottapalli;Randeep Rakwal;Randeep Rakwal;Junko Shibato;Gloria Burow

  • Heat Shock Protein Synthesis and Thermal Tolerance in Wheat

    M. Krishnan;Henry T. Nguyen;John J. Burke

  • Effects of water stress on the organic Acid and carbohydrate compositions of cotton plants.

    Judy D. Timpa;John J. Burke;Jerry E. Quisenberry;Charles W. Wendt

  • Plant Morphological and Biochemical Responses to Field Water Deficits I. Responses of Glutathione Reductase Activity and Paraquat Sensitivity

    John J. Burke;Patricia E. Gamble;Jerry L. Hatfield;Jerry E. Quisenberry

  • Plant lipidomics: discerning biological function by profiling plant complex lipids using mass spectrometry.

    Ruth Welti;Jyoti Shah;Weiqi Li;Maoyin Li

  • Biochemical Changes that Occur during Senescence of Wheat Leaves: I. Basis for the Reduction of Photosynthesis

    Pamela J. Camp;Steven C. Huber;John J. Burke;Donald E. Moreland

  • Characterization of the Arabidopsis thermosensitive mutant atts02 reveals an important role for galactolipids in thermotolerance.

    Junping Chen;John J. Burke;Zhanguo Xin;Changcheng Xu

  • Analysis of the Light-harvesting Pigment-Protein Complex of Wild Type and a Chlorophyll-b-less Mutant of Barley

    John J. Burke;Katherine E. Steinback;Charles J. Arntzen

  • Related to ABA‐Insensitive3(ABI3)/Viviparous1 and AtABI5 transcription factor coexpression in cotton enhances drought stress adaptation

    Amandeep Mittal;Srinivas S. L. Gampala;Glen L. Ritchie;Paxton Payton

  • FtsH11 protease plays a critical role in Arabidopsis thermotolerance

    Junping Chen;John J. Burke;Jeff Velten;Zhanguo Xin

  • Genetic diversity of transpiration efficiency in sorghum

    Zhanguo Xin;Rob Aiken;John Burke

  • Overexpression of the Rice SUMO E3 Ligase Gene OsSIZ1 in Cotton Enhances Drought and Heat Tolerance, and Substantially Improves Fiber Yields in the Field under Reduced Irrigation and Rainfed Conditions.

    Neelam Mishra;Li Sun;Xunlu Zhu;Jennifer Smith

  • In Vitro Analysis of Cotton Pollen Germination

    John J. Burke;Jeff Velten;Melvin J. Oliver

  • Identification of genetic diversity and mutations in higher plant acquired thermotolerance

    John J. Burke

  • Genetic dissection of early-season cold tolerance in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench)

    Gloria Burow;Gloria Burow;John J. Burke;John J. Burke;Zhanguo Xin;Cleve D. Franks;Cleve D. Franks

  • Genome-wide association analysis of seedling traits in diverse Sorghum germplasm under thermal stress

    Ratan Chopra;Gloria Burow;John J. Burke;Nicholas Gladman

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhanguo Xin
Zhanguo Xin US Department of Agriculture
Melvin J. Oliver
Melvin J. Oliver University of Missouri
Mauricio Ulloa
Mauricio Ulloa US Department of Agriculture
Doreen Ware
Doreen Ware Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
David M. Stelly
David M. Stelly Texas A&M University
Paxton Payton
Paxton Payton Agricultural Research Service
Robert R. Klein
Robert R. Klein Agricultural Research Service
Mark D. Burow
Mark D. Burow Texas A&M University
Richard G. Percy
Richard G. Percy Agricultural Research Service
John E. Mullet
John E. Mullet Texas A&M University

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