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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 82 389 360 40 38 236 20424

John Ross publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John Ross between 1971 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John Ross published across 55 years, from 1971 to 2025, averaging 3 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2008. 9 of the 167 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

167 publications in total across all disciplines

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John Ross: publications per year, 1971 to 2025
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 1
1973 1
1974 0
1975 1
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 1
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 2
1985 2
1986 2
1987 2
1988 2
1989 4
1990 5
1991 3
1992 3
1993 2
1994 5
1995 3
1996 3
1997 3
1998 3
1999 6
2000 2
2001 4
2002 2
2003 3
2004 1
2005 4
2006 6
2007 5
2008 8
2009 5
2010 6
2011 7
2012 6
2013 3
2014 6
2015 4
2016 8
2017 5
2018 1
2019 3
2020 4
2021 4
2022 3
2023 2
2024 6
2025 3
Total 167
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John Ross 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 Ross 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, 236–240 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: 236 publications — 85th percentile

85% 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 64 236
241–245 39
246–250 46
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 Ross 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 Ross 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, 82 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: 82 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 82
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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Overview

John Ross is affiliated with the University of Tasmania in Australia and contributes to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their research spans both plant science and environmental chemistry, showing a multidisciplinary approach to studying biological and environmental systems.

Their primary subfields of study include Plant Science, Environmental Chemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science, and Molecular Biology. Ross's research topics encompass:

  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies

Several coauthors frequently collaborate with Ross, including Lloyd J. Winchell, Katherine Y. Bell, Martha J.M. Wells, Xavier Fonoll, and John Norton, reflecting a strong network of partnerships in related research areas.

Ross's work is often published in the following venues:

  • Water Environment Research
  • Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Nature Plants
  • New Phytologist

Notable recent papers by John Ross include:

  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances thermal destruction at water resource recovery facilities: A state of the science review, 2020, Water Environment Research
  • Trehalose 6-phosphate promotes seed filling by activating auxin biosynthesis, 2020, New Phytologist
  • Analyses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) through the urban water cycle: Toward achieving an integrated analytical workflow across aqueous, solid, and gaseous matrices in water and wastewater treatment, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Presence, Pathways, and Cycling through Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment, 2021, Journal of Environmental Engineering
  • Pyrolysis and gasification at water resource recovery facilities: Status of the industry, 2022, Water Environment Research

John Ross has contributed to book publications as well, including a title published by the Water Environment Federation: "Improving System-Wide Flexibility through Holistic Biosolids Planning for the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati" (2020).

Best Publications

  • MYC2 differentially modulates diverse jasmonate-dependent functions in Arabidopsis.

    Bruno Dombrecht;Gang Ping Xue;Susan J. Sprague;John A. Kirkegaard

  • Selective suppression of the magnocellular visual pathway during saccadic eye movements

    David C. Burr;M. Concetta Morrone;John Ross

  • Changes in visual perception at the time of saccades

    John Ross;M.Concetta Morrone;Michael E Goldberg;Michael E Goldberg;David C Burr

  • A visual sense of number

    David Burr;John Ross

  • Phenological Changes Reflect Climate Change in Wisconsin

    Nina L. Bradley;A. Carl Leopold;John Ross;Wellington Huffaker

  • Theory of Ostwald ripening: Competitive growth and its dependence on volume fraction

    J. A. Marqusee;John Ross

  • Sugar demand, not auxin, is the initial regulator of apical dominance

    Michael G. Mason;John J. Ross;Benjamin A. Babst;Brittany N. Wienclaw

  • Dependence of ventricular distensibility on filling of the opposite ventricle.

    RR Taylor;JW Covell;EH Sonnenblick;J Ross

  • Oxygen consumption of the heart: Newer concepts of its multifactoral determination

    Edmund H. Sonnenblick;John Ross;Eugene Braunwald

  • Adaptations of the left ventricle to chronic pressure overload

    S Sasayama;J Ross;D Franklin;C M Bloor

  • Saccadic eye movements cause compression of time as well as space

    M Concetta Morrone;John Ross;David Burr

  • Coronary Artery Reperfusion

    P. R. Maroko;Peter Libby;W. R. Ginks;C. M. Bloor

  • Seed dormancy and ABA metabolism in Arabidopsis and barley: the role of ABA 8'-hydroxylase

    Anthony Millar;J Jacobsen;John J Ross;Christopher Andrew Helliwell

  • Afterload mismatch in aortic and mitral valve disease: Implications for surgical therapy

    John Ross

  • A cardiac myocyte vascular endothelial growth factor paracrine pathway is required to maintain cardiac function

    Frank J. Giordano;Hans-Peter Gerber;Simon-Peter Williams;Nicholas VanBruggen

  • Insulin-like growth factor-1 enhances ventricular hypertrophy and function during the onset of experimental cardiac failure.

    R L Duerr;S Huang;H R Miraliakbar;R Clark

  • Influence of heart rate on mortality after acute myocardial infarction.

    Åke Hjalmarson;Elizabeth A. Gilpin;John Kjekshus;Gregory Schieman

  • Coronary Artery Reperfusion: II. REDUCTION OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCT SIZE AT 1 WEEK AFTER THE CORONARY OCCLUSION

    W. R. Ginks;H. D. Sybers;P. R. Maroko;J. W. Covell

  • Kinetics of phase transitions: Theory of Ostwald ripening

    J. A. Marqusee;John Ross

  • Evidence that auxin promotes gibberellin A1 biosynthesis in pea

    J. J. Ross;D. P. O'Neill;J. J. Smith;L. H. J. Kerckhoffs

  • Hormonal changes during non-climacteric ripening in strawberry

    G.M. Symons;Y.-J. Chua;J.J. Ross;L.J. Quittenden

  • Plant hormones in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses: An emerging role for gibberellins

    Eloise Foo;John J. Ross;William T. Jones;James B. Reid

  • Defective Long-Distance Auxin Transport Regulation in the Medicago truncatula super numeric nodules Mutant

    Giel E. van Noorden;John J. Ross;James B. Reid;Barry G. Rolfe

  • A genomics approach to understanding the role of auxin in apple ( Malus x domestica) fruit size control

    Fanny Devoghalaere;Thomas Doucen;Baptiste Guitton;Jeannette Keeling

  • Nodulation phenotypes of gibberellin and brassinosteroid mutants of pea.

    Brett J. Ferguson;John J. Ross;James B. Reid

  • Shoot‐derived abscisic acid promotes root growth

    Scott A. M. McAdam;Timothy J. Brodribb;John J. Ross

  • Branching in Pea (Action of Genes Rms3 and Rms4).

    C. A. Beveridge;J. J. Ross;I. C. Murfet

  • Auxin Regulation of the Gibberellin Pathway in Pea

    Damian P. O'Neill;John J. Ross

  • The rms1 Mutant of Pea Has Elevated Indole-3-Acetic Acid Levels and Reduced Root-Sap Zeatin Riboside Content but Increased Branching Controlled by Graft-Transmissible Signal(s)

    C. A. Beveridge;G. M. Symons;I. C. Murfet;J. J. Ross

  • The shifting paradigms of auxin biosynthesis

    Nathan D. Tivendale;John J. Ross;Jerry D. Cohen

  • Gibberellin Biosynthesis Mutations and Root Development in Pea

    Julian R. Yaxley;John J. Ross;Leanne J. Sherriff;James B. Reid

  • Auxin from the Developing Inflorescence Is Required for the Biosynthesis of Active Gibberellins in Barley Stems

    Carla M. Wolbang;Peter M. Chandler;Jennifer J. Smith;John J. Ross

  • Branching Mutant rms-2 in Pisum sativum (Grafting Studies and Endogenous Indole-3-Acetic Acid Levels).

    C. A. Beveridge;J. J. Ross;I. C. Murfet

  • New interactions between classical plant hormones

    John Ross;Damian O'Neill

  • Impaired auxin biosynthesis in the defective endosperm18 mutant is due to mutational loss of expression in the ZmYuc1 gene encoding endosperm-specific YUCCA1 protein in maize.

    Jamila Bernardi;Alessandra Lanubile;Qin-Bao Li;Dibyendu Kumar

  • Auxin dynamics after decapitation are not correlated with the initial growth of axillary buds.

    Suzanne E. Morris;Marjolein C.H. Cox;John J. Ross;Santi Krisantini

  • Corrections and Retraction: Segregation of Atrial-Specific and Inducible Expression of an Atrial Natriuretic Factor Transgene in an In vivo Murine Model of Cardiac Hypertrophy

    Howard A. Rockman;Robert S. Ross;Adrienne N. Harris;Kirk U. Knowlton

Frequent Co-Authors

James B. Reid
James B. Reid University of Tasmania
David C. Burr
David C. Burr University of Florence
Eugene Braunwald
Eugene Braunwald Harvard Medical School
Noel W. Davies
Noel W. Davies University of Leicester
James W. Covell
James W. Covell University of California, San Diego
Kenneth R. Chien
Kenneth R. Chien Karolinska Institute
Maria Concetta Morrone
Maria Concetta Morrone University of Pisa
Ian C. Murfet
Ian C. Murfet University of Tasmania
Christine A. Beveridge
Christine A. Beveridge University of Queensland
Robert A. O'Rourke
Robert A. O'Rourke American Heart Association

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