2026 John S. Boyer: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	92	247	231	89	83	190	31737

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award
2007 - Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists
1990 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1986 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)
1985 - Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

Botany
Enzyme
Gene

John S. Boyer focuses on Agronomy, Turgor pressure, Botany, Osmotic pressure and Shoot. His Agronomy research includes elements of Leaf water and Horticulture. His research in Turgor pressure intersects with topics in Dry matter, Cell Enlargement and Transpiration.

His studies deal with areas such as Grain yield and Analytical chemistry as well as Botany. His Osmotic pressure research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Biophysics and Xylem. His Shoot study deals with Hypocotyl intersecting with Etiolation.

His most cited work include:

Plant Productivity and Environment (3039 citations)
Water Relations of Plants and Soils (1558 citations)
Leaf enlargement and metabolic rates in corn, soybean, and sunflower at various leaf water potentials. (455 citations)

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

Botany, Turgor pressure, Agronomy, Photosynthesis and Biophysics are his primary areas of study. His work in Botany covers topics such as Helianthus annuus which are related to areas like Abscisic acid. His Turgor pressure research incorporates elements of Osmotic pressure, Xylem and Cell Enlargement.

His studies in Agronomy integrate themes in fields like Soil water, Water potential and Transpiration. John S. Boyer combines subjects such as Sunflower, Horticulture, Desiccation and Chloroplast with his study of Photosynthesis. His Biophysics study also includes fields such as

Cell wall which intersects with area such as Chara corallina,
Biochemistry and related Chara.

He most often published in these fields:

Botany (45.60%)
Turgor pressure (35.16%)
Agronomy (30.77%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2000-2018)?

Turgor pressure (35.16%)
Botany (45.60%)
Biochemistry (15.93%)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Turgor pressure, Botany, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Cell wall. His research integrates issues of Chara, Osmotic pressure and Agronomy in his study of Turgor pressure. The Osmotic pressure study combines topics in areas such as Water potential and Xylem, Horticulture.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Shoot and Transpiration in addition to Xylem. In his study, Sieve tube element is inextricably linked to Soil water, which falls within the broad field of Agronomy. His Botany study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Invertase and Enzyme.

Between 2000 and 2018, his most popular works were:

Sugar Input, Metabolism, and Signaling Mediated by Invertase: Roles in Development, Yield Potential, and Response to Drought and Heat (401 citations)
Grain yields with limited water (318 citations)
Conceptual framework for drought phenotyping during molecular breeding (177 citations)

Best Publications

Plant Productivity and Environment

J. S. Boyer

5748
Citations
Water Relations of Plants and Soils

Paul Jackson Kramer;John S. Boyer

2604
Citations
Sugar Input, Metabolism, and Signaling Mediated by Invertase: Roles in Development, Yield Potential, and Response to Drought and Heat

Yong-Ling Ruan;Ye Jin;Ye Jin;Yue-Jian Yang;Guo-Jing Li

925
Citations
Leaf enlargement and metabolic rates in corn, soybean, and sunflower at various leaf water potentials.

J. S. Boyer

747
Citations
Grain yields with limited water

J. S. Boyer;M. E. Westgate

586
Citations
Osmotic adjustment and the inhibition of leaf, root, stem and silk growth at low water potentials in maize

M E Westgate;J S Boyer;J S Boyer

545
Citations
Relationship of Water Potential to Growth of Leaves

John S. Boyer

477
Citations
Leaf Water Potentials Measured with a Pressure Chamber

J. S. Boyer

475
Citations
CO2 and Water Vapor Exchange across Leaf Cuticle (Epidermis) at Various Water Potentials.

J. S. Boyer;S. C. Wong;G. D. Farquhar

428
Citations
Starch and the Control of Kernel Number in Maize at Low Water Potentials

Christopher Zinselmeier;Byeong-Ryong Jeong;John S. Boyer

391
Citations
Water Deficit and Abscisic Acid Cause Differential Inhibition of Shoot versus Root Growth in Soybean Seedlings Analysis of Growth, Sugar Accumulation, and Gene Expression

Robert A. Creelman;Hugh S. Mason;Robert J. Bensen;Robert J. Bensen;John S. Boyer

389
Citations
Reproduction at Low and Pollen Water Potentials in Maize1

Mark E. Westgate;John S. Boyer

383
Citations
Stress physiology and the distribution of plants

C. B. Osmond;M. P. Austin;J. A. Berry;W. D. Billings

375
Citations
Osmoregulation, solute distribution, and growth in soybean seedlings having low water potentials.

R. F. Meyer;J. S. Boyer

371
Citations
Measuring the Water Status of Plants and Soils

John S. Boyer

366
Citations
Nitrate Reductase Activity in Maize (Zea mays L.) Leaves: I. Regulation by Nitrate Flux.

Dale L. Shaner;John S. Boyer

341
Citations
Differing Sensitivity of Photosynthesis to Low Leaf Water Potentials in Corn and Soybean

J. S. Boyer

338
Citations
Control of Leaf Expansion by Nitrogen Nutrition in Sunflower Plants : ROLE OF HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY AND TURGOR.

John W. Radin;John S. Boyer

320
Citations
Complete turgor maintenance at low water potentials in the elongating region of maize leaves.

V. Arturo Michelena;John S. Boyer

296
Citations
Nutrient Status and Mycorrhizal Enhancement of Water Transport in Soybean

G. R. Safir;J. S. Boyer;J. W. Gerdemann

296
Citations
Kok effect and the quantum yield of photosynthesis : light partially inhibits dark respiration.

Robert E. Sharp;Mark A. Matthews;John S. Boyer

281
Citations
The U.S. drought of 2012 in perspective: A call to action

J.S. Boyer;P. Byrne;K.G. Cassman;M. Cooper

267
Citations
Chloroplast Response to Low Leaf Water Potentials III. Differing Inhibition of Electron Transport and Photophosphorylation

R. W. Keck;J. S. Boyer

259
Citations
Advances in drought tolerance in plants.

John S. Boyer

253
Citations
Carbohydrate Reserves and Reproductive Development at Low Leaf Water Potentials in Maize1

Mark E. Westgate;John S. Boyer

240
Citations
Control of the rate of cell enlargement: Excision, wall relaxation, and growth-induced water potentials

J. S. Boyer;A. Cavalieri;A. Cavalieri;Ernst Detlef Schulze

219
Citations
Stem Infusion of Liquid Culture Medium Prevents Reproductive Failure of Maize at Low Water Potential

Mark G. Boyle;John S. Boyer;Page W. Morgan

216
Citations
Acclimation of Photosynthesis to Low Leaf Water Potentials

Mark A. Matthews;John S. Boyer

216
Citations
Measurement of the Water Status of Plants

J S Boyer

213
Citations
Primary Events Regulating Stem Growth at Low Water Potentials

Hiroshi Nonami;John S. Boyer

211
Citations
Mycorrhizal enhancement of water transport in soybean.

G. R. Safir;J. S. Boyer;J. W. Gerdemann

204
Citations