World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
82
Citations
21226
World Ranking
387
National Ranking
39

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Genus

His primary scientific interests are in Botany, Shoot, Xylem, Phloem and Legume. The Botany study combines topics in areas such as Nutrient, Soil water and Nitrate. His research investigates the connection between Shoot and topics such as Sowing that intersect with problems in Photosynthesis and Native plant.

His Phloem research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Petiole, Dry matter, Sucrose, Asparagine and Lupinus. Within one scientific family, John S. Pate focuses on topics pertaining to Nitrogen fixation under Legume, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Ecosystem, Pasture, Field pea, Plant nutrition and Fertilizer. Many of his research projects under Agronomy are closely connected to Form and function with Form and function, tying the diverse disciplines of science together.

His most cited work include:

  • An appraisal of recent field measurements of symbiotic N2 fixation by annual legumes (305 citations)
  • Seed Ageing and Smoke: Partner Cuesin the Amelioration of Seed Dormancyin Selected Australian Native Species (177 citations)
  • The Significance of Root Starch in Post-fire Shoot Recovery of the Resprouter Stirlingia latifolia R. Br. (Proteaceae) (164 citations)

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

John S. Pate focuses on Botany, Xylem, Agronomy, Shoot and Phloem. John S. Pate interconnects Haustorium, Nutrient, Horticulture and Sucrose in the investigation of issues within Botany. His Xylem research includes elements of Asparagine, Biochemistry, Nitrate, Root system and Transpiration.

His work deals with themes such as Nitrogen fixation and Plant nutrition, which intersect with Agronomy. His Shoot research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Vegetative reproduction and Sowing. His study explores the link between Phloem and topics such as Lupinus that cross with problems in Legume.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (55.39%)
  • Xylem (30.39%)
  • Agronomy (22.06%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1999-2019)?

  • Botany (55.39%)
  • Ecology (10.29%)
  • Agronomy (22.06%)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Ecology, Agronomy, Horticulture and Xylem. His study in Botany is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Haustorium and Host. In general Ecology study, his work on Proteaceae, Ecosystem, Vegetation and Shrub often relates to the realm of Ferricrete, thereby connecting several areas of interest.

In his work, Nitrogen fixation is strongly intertwined with Plant nutrition, which is a subfield of Shrub. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Coppicing and Hydraulic redistribution, Transpiration. He has researched Xylem in several fields, including Soil morphology, Phloem and Bulk density.

Between 1999 and 2019, his most popular works were:

  • An appraisal of recent field measurements of symbiotic N2 fixation by annual legumes (305 citations)
  • Seasonal water acquisition and redistribution in the Australian woody phreatophyte, Banksia prionotes (117 citations)
  • Co-occurrence of Proteaceae, laterite and related oligotrophic soils: coincidental associations or causative inter-relationships? (87 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Genus

John S. Pate mainly investigates Agronomy, Botany, Coppicing, Transpiration and Shoot. John S. Pate has included themes like Nitrogen fixation and N2 Fixation in his Agronomy study. Botany is closely attributed to δ13C in his research.

His Coppicing study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Biomass, Shrub, Eucalyptus and Eucalyptus kochii. His research integrates issues of Hydraulic conductivity, Soil water, Banksia prionotes and Water content in his study of Transpiration. The concepts of his Shoot study are interwoven with issues in Dry weight, Cultivar, Phloem and Alkaloid.

Best Publications

  • The promotive effect of smoke derived from burnt native vegetation on seed germination of Western Australian plants

    Kingsley W. Dixon;Shauna Roche;John S. Pate

  • Seasonal water uptake and movement in root systems of Australian phraeatophytic plants of dimorphic root morphology: a stable isotope investigation

    Todd E. Dawson;John S Pate

  • An appraisal of recent field measurements of symbiotic N2 fixation by annual legumes

    Murray J. Unkovich;John S. Pate

  • Seedling Growth and Storage Characteristics of Seeder and Resprouter Species of Mediterranean-type Ecosystems of S. W. Australia

    John S. Pate;Raymond H. Froend;Barbara J. Bowen;Annette Hansen

  • Mobilization of Minerals to Developing Seeds of Legumes

    P. J. Hocking;J. S. Pate

  • Environmental and physiological controls over oxygen and carbon isotope composition of Tasmanian blue gum, Eucalyptus globulus.

    Lucas A. Cernusak;Graham D. Farquhar;John S. Pate

  • The Significance of Root Starch in Post-fire Shoot Recovery of the Resprouter Stirlingia latifolia R. Br. (Proteaceae)

    Barbara J. Bowen;John S. Pate

  • Asparagine Metabolism—Key to the Nitrogen Nutrition of Developing Legume Seeds

    Craig A. Atkins;John S. Pate;Patrick J. Sharkey

  • Seed Ageing and Smoke: Partner Cuesin the Amelioration of Seed Dormancyin Selected Australian Native Species

    Shauna Roche;Kingsley W. Dixon;John S. Pate

  • Potential precision of the δ15N natural abundance method in field estimates of nitrogen fixation by crop and pasture legumes in south-west Australia

    M.J. Unkovich;John Pate;P. Sanford;E.L. Armstrong

  • The Carbon Balance of a Legume and the Functional Economy of its Root Nodules

    Unknown

  • Availability of organic and inorganic forms of phosphorus to lupins (Lupinus spp.)

    M.A. Adams;John Pate

  • Economy of Carbon and Nitrogen in a Nodulated and Nonnodulated (NO3-grown) Legume

    John S. Pate;David B. Layzell;Craig A. Atkins

  • Effects of P deficiency on assimilation and transport of nitrate and phosphate in intact plants of castor bean (Ricinus communis L.)

    W. Dieter Jeschke;Ernest A. Kirkby;Andreas D. Peuke;John S. Pate

  • Seasonal water acquisition and redistribution in the Australian woody phreatophyte, Banksia prionotes

    Stephen S.O. Burgess;John S. Pate;Mark A. Adams;Todd E. Dawson

  • Xylem to phloem transfer of solutes in fruiting shoots of legumes, studied by a phloem bleeding technique

    J. S. Pate;P. J. Sharkey;O. A. M. Lewis

  • Nitrogen Nutrition and Xylem Transport of Nitrogen in Ureide-producing Grain Legumes

    John S. Pate;Craig A. Atkins;Shane T. White;Ross M. Rainbird

  • δ13C analysis of phloem sap carbon: novel means of evaluating seasonal water stress and interpreting carbon isotope signatures of foliage and trunk wood of Eucalyptus globulus

    John Pate;David Arthur

  • Utilization of net photosynthate for nitrogen fixation and protein production in an annual legume.

    David F. Herridge;John S. Pate

  • Diurnal variation in the stable isotope composition of water and dry matter in fruiting Lupinus angustifolius under field conditions

    Lucas Cernusak;John S Pate;Graham Farquhar

  • Modeling the Transport and Utilization of Carbon and Nitrogen in a Nodulated Legume

    John S. Pate;David B. Layzell;David L. McNeil

  • Nutrition of a Developing Legume Fruit Functional Economy in Terms of Carbon, Nitrogen, Water

    John S. Pate;Patrick J. Sharkey;Craig A. Atkins

  • Nitrogen fixation by annual legumes in Australian Mediterranean agriculture

    Murray J. Unkovich;John S. Pate;Paul Sanford

  • Phloem bleeding from legume fruits-A technique for study of fruit nutrition.

    J. S. Pate;P. J. Sharkey;O. A. M. Lewis

  • For everything a season: smoke-induced seed germination and seedling recruitment in a Western Australian Banksia woodland

    Shauna Roche;Kingsley W. Dixon;John S. Pate

  • Partitioning of carbon and nitrogen and the nutrition of root and shoot apex in a nodulated legume.

    David B. Layzell;John S. Pate;Craig A. Atkins;David T. Canvin

  • 15N natural abundance of plant and soil components of a Banksia woodland ecosystem in relation to nitrate utilization, life form, mycorrhizal status and N2-fixing abilities of component species.

    John Pate;G.R. Stewart;M. Unkovich

  • Significance of Photosynthetic and Respiratory Exchanges in the Carbon Economy of the Developing Pea Fruit

    Alastair M. Flinn;Craig A. Atkins;John S. Pate

  • The Biology of Australian Plants.

    M. G. Pitman;J. S. Pate;A. J. McComb

Frequent Co-Authors

Craig A. Atkins
Craig A. Atkins University of Western Australia
Murray Unkovich
Murray Unkovich University of Adelaide
Kingsley W. Dixon
Kingsley W. Dixon Curtin University
Mark B. Peoples
Mark B. Peoples Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
David B. Layzell
David B. Layzell University of Calgary
John Kuo
John Kuo University of Western Australia
Michael W. Shane
Michael W. Shane University of Western Australia
David L. McNeil
David L. McNeil University of Tasmania
Hans Lambers
Hans Lambers University of Western Australia
Jen A. McComb
Jen A. McComb Murdoch University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing John S. Pate

Recently Published Articles