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Plant Science and Agronomy
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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 92 247 231 89 83 190 31737

John S. Boyer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John S. Boyer between 1965 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John S. Boyer published across 59 years, from 1965 to 2023, averaging 3.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 1995. 12 of the 204 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1965 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 1995. 1965: 2 publications 1966: 1 publication 1967: 5 publications 1968: 1 publication 1969: 2 publications 1970: 4 publications 1971: 6 publications 1972: 4 publications 1973: 4 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 7 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 5 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 12 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 2 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 1 publication 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 12 publications
1965 2023

204 publications in total across all disciplines

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John S. Boyer: publications per year, 1965 to 2023
Year Publications
1965 2
1966 1
1967 5
1968 1
1969 2
1970 4
1971 6
1972 4
1973 4
1974 2
1975 4
1976 7
1977 2
1978 4
1979 3
1980 5
1981 2
1982 5
1983 6
1984 6
1985 8
1986 4
1987 7
1988 6
1989 3
1990 6
1991 10
1992 2
1993 3
1994 1
1995 12
1996 4
1997 4
1998 0
1999 3
2000 2
2001 1
2002 3
2003 2
2004 5
2005 3
2006 5
2007 2
2008 3
2009 2
2010 4
2011 1
2012 2
2013 2
2014 0
2015 3
2016 2
2017 1
2018 1
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 0
2023 12
Total 204
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John S. Boyer 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 S. Boyer 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, 186–190 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: 190 publications — 74th percentile

74% 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
186–190 114 190
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
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 S. Boyer 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 S. Boyer 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, 92 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: 92 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16 92
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 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

  • Water Relations of Plants and Soils

    Paul Jackson Kramer;John S. Boyer

  • 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

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

    J. S. Boyer

  • Grain yields with limited water

    J. S. Boyer;M. E. Westgate

  • 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

  • Relationship of Water Potential to Growth of Leaves

    John S. Boyer

  • Leaf Water Potentials Measured with a Pressure Chamber

    J. S. Boyer

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

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

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

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

  • 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

  • Reproduction at Low and Pollen Water Potentials in Maize1

    Mark E. Westgate;John S. Boyer

  • Stress physiology and the distribution of plants

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

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

    R. F. Meyer;J. S. Boyer

  • Measuring the Water Status of Plants and Soils

    John S. Boyer

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

    Dale L. Shaner;John S. Boyer

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

    J. S. Boyer

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

    John W. Radin;John S. Boyer

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

    V. Arturo Michelena;John S. Boyer

  • Nutrient Status and Mycorrhizal Enhancement of Water Transport in Soybean

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

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

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

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

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

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

    R. W. Keck;J. S. Boyer

  • Advances in drought tolerance in plants.

    John S. Boyer

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

    Mark E. Westgate;John S. Boyer

  • 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

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

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

  • Acclimation of Photosynthesis to Low Leaf Water Potentials

    Mark A. Matthews;John S. Boyer

  • Measurement of the Water Status of Plants

    J S Boyer

  • Primary Events Regulating Stem Growth at Low Water Potentials

    Hiroshi Nonami;John S. Boyer

  • Mycorrhizal enhancement of water transport in soybean.

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul J. Kramer
Paul J. Kramer Duke University
John E. Mullet
John E. Mullet Texas A&M University
Robert E. Sharp
Robert E. Sharp University of Missouri
Mark A. Matthews
Mark A. Matthews University of California, Davis
John B. Passioura
John B. Passioura Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Donald R. Ort
Donald R. Ort University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Rainer Matyssek
Rainer Matyssek Technical University of Munich
David A. Grantz
David A. Grantz University of California, Riverside
Hugh S. Mason
Hugh S. Mason Arizona State University
Matthew P. Reynolds
Matthew P. Reynolds International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

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