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Plant Science and Agronomy
South Africa
2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 65 925 852 9 8 246 14573

John R. N. Taylor publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John R. N. Taylor between 1966 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John R. N. Taylor published across 60 years, from 1966 to 2025, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2011. 13 of the 384 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1966 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2011. 1966: 1 publication 1967: 1 publication 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 3 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 26 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 7 publications
1966 2025

384 publications in total across all disciplines

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John R. N. Taylor: publications per year, 1966 to 2025
Year Publications
1966 1
1967 1
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 1
1983 1
1984 3
1985 2
1986 4
1987 5
1988 5
1989 3
1990 4
1991 3
1992 6
1993 4
1994 3
1995 5
1996 5
1997 9
1998 4
1999 7
2000 11
2001 8
2002 6
2003 12
2004 18
2005 17
2006 7
2007 11
2008 12
2009 12
2010 9
2011 26
2012 21
2013 13
2014 10
2015 12
2016 14
2017 12
2018 14
2019 11
2020 11
2021 8
2022 6
2023 14
2024 6
2025 7
Total 384
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John R. N. Taylor 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 R. N. Taylor sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 246–250 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 246 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46 246
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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John R. N. Taylor 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 R. N. Taylor sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 65 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
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.

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58 65
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Food science
  • Biochemistry

John R.N. Taylor mostly deals with Sorghum, Food science, Starch, Agronomy and Prolamin. His Sorghum research includes themes of Brewing, Biotechnology, Food technology and Gluten free. His study in Food science is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Endosperm, Botany, Amylase and Polyphenol.

His Starch study incorporates themes from Legume, Viscosity and Absorption of water. His work carried out in the field of Agronomy brings together such families of science as Starch hydrolysis and Horticulture. His Plant protein study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Fractionation and Gluten.

His most cited work include:

  • Linguistic Categorization: Prototypes in Linguistic Theory (672 citations)
  • Novel food and non-food uses for sorghum and millets. (363 citations)
  • MutS mediates heteroduplex loop formation by a translocation mechanism (296 citations)

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

His primary areas of study are Sorghum, Food science, Agronomy, Starch and Linguistics. His Sorghum study combines topics in areas such as Endosperm, Cultivar, Biotechnology, Brewing and Tannin. His Tannin research incorporates elements of Proanthocyanidin and Polyphenol.

The various areas that he examines in his Food science study include Botany and Amylase. His Agronomy research incorporates themes from Free amino nitrogen, Horticulture and Food technology. The concepts of his Starch study are interwoven with issues in Granule and Polysaccharide.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Sorghum (39.18%)
  • Food science (38.14%)
  • Agronomy (17.87%)

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

  • Food science (38.14%)
  • Sorghum (39.18%)
  • Starch (15.46%)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Food science, Sorghum, Starch, Gluten and Zinc. In general Food science, his work in Fermentation and Food processing is often linked to Gamma irradiation and Bioavailability linking many areas of study. His Sorghum study deals with the bigger picture of Agronomy.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Quality, Brewing and Agricultural biotechnology in addition to Agronomy. John R.N. Taylor combines subjects such as Sugar, Cellulose, Pectin and Wet-milling with his study of Starch. His Gluten study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Coacervate, Rheology, Acetic acid and Viscoelasticity.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Vascular complications from resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta: Life over limb? (33 citations)
  • Formation and properties of viscoelastic masses made from kafirin by a process of simple coacervation from solution in glacial acetic acid using water (12 citations)
  • Measuring consumers' interest in instant fortified pearl millet products: a field experiment in Touba, Senegal. (10 citations)

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

  • Enzyme
  • Food science
  • Biochemistry

John R.N. Taylor focuses on Sorghum, Food science, Rheology, Gluten and Viscoelasticity. Sorghum is a primary field of his research addressed under Agronomy. In the subject of general Food science, his work in Whole grains, Nutritional composition, Food products and Protein quality is often linked to Low income, thereby combining diverse domains of study.

His studies in Rheology integrate themes in fields like Legume, Chromatography, Ingredient and Dissolution. His studies deal with areas such as Fermentation, Starch, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Pectin and Wheat flour as well as Gluten. His Viscoelasticity research integrates issues from Coacervate, Acetic acid, Biochemistry and Water binding.

Best Publications

  • Factors affecting sorghum protein digestibility

    K.G Duodu;J.R.N Taylor;P.S Belton;B.R Hamaker

  • Novel food and non-food uses for sorghum and millets.

    John R.N. Taylor;Tilman J. Schober;Scott R. Bean

  • Effect of Grain Structure and Cooking on Sorghum and Maize in vitro Protein Digestibility

    K.G. Duodu;A. Nunes;I. Delgadillo;M.L. Parker

  • Effects of endosperm texture and cooking conditions on the in vitro starch digestibility of sorghum and maize flours

    L.I. Ezeogu;L.I. Ezeogu;K.G. Duodu;J.R.N. Taylor

  • The effect of sorghum type and processing on the antioxidant properties of African sorghum-based foods

    Nomusa R. Dlamini;Nomusa R. Dlamini;Nomusa R. Dlamini;John R.N. Taylor;Lloyd W. Rooney

  • Sorghum and millets: protein sources for Africa

    Peter S Belton;John R.N Taylor

  • Effects of processing sorghum and millets on their phenolic phytochemicals and the implications of this to the health‐enhancing properties of sorghum and millet food and beverage products

    J.R.N. Taylor;Kwaku Gyebi Duodu

  • Sorghum kafirin interaction with various phenolic compounds

    Naushad M. Emmambux;John R. N. Taylor

  • Nutritional quality, sensory quality and consumer acceptability of sorghum and bread wheat biscuits fortified with defatted soy flour

    Charlotte A. Serrem;Charlotte A. Serrem;Henriëtte L. de Kock;John R. N. Taylor

  • Development of a Protein-rich Composite Sorghum–Cowpea Instant Porridge by Extrusion Cooking Process☆

    L.A.M Pelembe;C Erasmus;J.R.N Taylor

  • Increasing the utilisation of sorghum, millets and pseudocereals: Developments in the science of their phenolic phytochemicals, biofortification and protein functionality

    J.R.N. Taylor;Peter S. Belton;Trust Beta;Kwaku Gyebi Duodu

  • Starch properties as affected by sorghum grain chemistry

    Trust Beta;Harold Corke;Lloyd W Rooney;John R N Taylor

  • Influence of Cooking Conditions on the Protein Matrix of Sorghum and Maize Endosperm Flours

    Lewis I. Ezeogu;Lewis I. Ezeogu;K. Gyebi Duodu;M. Naushad Emmambux;John R. N. Taylor

  • Pseudocereals and Less Common Cereals: Grain Properties and Utilization Potential

    Peter S. Belton;John R. N. Taylor

  • Determination of Improved Steeping Conditions for Sorghum Malting

    J. Dewar;J.R.N. Taylor;P. Berjak

  • Effect of Heat Treatment and Particle Size of Different Brans on Loaf Volume of Brown Bread

    S de Kock;S de Kock;J Taylor;J.R.N Taylor

  • Physico-chemical Characterization of Grain Tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] Starch

    Geremew Bultosa;Alan N. Hall;John R. N. Taylor

  • Effect of Chemical Treatments on Polyphenols and Malt Quality in Sorghum

    T. Beta;L.W. Rooney;L.T. Marovatsanga;J.R.N. Taylor

  • EFFECT OF GERMINATION TIME, TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE ON MALTING OF SORGHUM

    P. Morrall;H. K. Boyd;J. R. N. Taylor;W. H. Van Der Walt

  • Phenolic compounds and kernel characteristics of Zimbabwean sorghums

    Trust Beta;Lloyd W Rooney;Lillian T Marovatsanga;John R N Taylor

  • Rheological properties of kafirin and zein prolamins

    Anna Oom;Anders Pettersson;John R.N. Taylor;Mats Stading;Mats Stading

  • Developments in sorghum food technologies

    John R.N Taylor;Janice Dewar

Frequent Co-Authors

Lloyd W. Rooney
Lloyd W. Rooney Texas A&M University
René Dirven
René Dirven University of Duisburg-Essen
Trust Beta
Trust Beta University of Manitoba
Peter S. Belton
Peter S. Belton University of East Anglia
Mario G. Ferruzzi
Mario G. Ferruzzi North Carolina State University
Nikola Kasabov
Nikola Kasabov Auckland University of Technology
Bruce R. Hamaker
Bruce R. Hamaker Purdue University West Lafayette
Harold Corke
Harold Corke Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Ronald W. Langacker
Ronald W. Langacker University of California, San Diego

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