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2026

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D-Index
124
Citations
48904
World Ranking
54
National Ranking
14

Jonathan P. Lynch 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 Jonathan P. Lynch sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 368 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jonathan P. Lynch 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 Jonathan P. Lynch sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 124 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in United States Leader Award
  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2018 - Dennis R. Hoagland Award, American Society of Plant Biologists
  • 2004 - 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
  • Ecology
  • Agronomy

His primary areas of investigation include Agronomy, Botany, Phaseolus, Root system and Nutrient. The concepts of his Agronomy study are interwoven with issues in Soil water, Topsoil, Lateral root branching and Ecophysiology. His Botany study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Biomass, Salinity, Animal science and Root hair.

His Phaseolus research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Quantitative trait locus, Genetic variability, Photosynthesis and Phosphorus deficiency. His studies deal with areas such as Gravitropism, Greenhouse, Shoot and Plant breeding as well as Root system. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Competition and Phosphorus metabolism.

His most cited work include:

  • Root Architecture and Plant Productivity. (1212 citations)
  • Roots of the Second Green Revolution (818 citations)
  • Topsoil foraging – an architectural adaptation of plants to low phosphorus availability (602 citations)

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

Agronomy, Botany, Nutrient, Root system and Phaseolus are his primary areas of study. His Agronomy research incorporates themes from Soil water and Respiration. His Botany study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Horticulture and Root hair.

His study in Nutrient is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Soil fertility, Lateral root branching, Competition and Topsoil. His work deals with themes such as Gravitropism, Aerenchyma, Crown and Soil horizon, which intersect with Root system. His work carried out in the field of Phaseolus brings together such families of science as Quantitative trait locus, Germplasm, Taproot and Phosphorus deficiency.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (49.84%)
  • Botany (26.96%)
  • Nutrient (21.32%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Agronomy (49.84%)
  • Cell biology (7.84%)
  • Nutrient (21.32%)

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

His primary areas of study are Agronomy, Cell biology, Nutrient, Root and Arabidopsis. He has researched Agronomy in several fields, including Soil water, Topsoil and Phosphorus metabolism. His work in Soil water tackles topics such as Horticulture which are related to areas like Edaphic.

His Cell biology study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Auxin and Root hair elongation. His Shoot study which covers Phaseolus that intersects with Secondary growth and Water content. His Root system research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Crop and Heritability.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Root phenotypes for improved nutrient capture: an underexploited opportunity for global agriculture. (95 citations)
  • Root phenotypes for improved nutrient capture: an underexploited opportunity for global agriculture. (95 citations)
  • Rightsizing root phenotypes for drought resistance. (61 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Gene

His primary scientific interests are in Agronomy, Cell biology, Auxin, Nutrient and Lateral root. His Agronomy research incorporates elements of Respiration, Mesocosm, Phosphorus metabolism and Topsoil. The Mesocosm study which covers Secondary growth that intersects with Phaseolus.

His Phosphorus metabolism study combines topics in areas such as Photosynthesis, Biomass, Lateral root branching, Shoot and Soil chemistry. His work in Topsoil addresses issues such as Agriculture, which are connected to fields such as Ideotype. His research integrates issues of Organogenesis, Mutant, Root hair elongation and Root hair in his study of Cell biology.

Best Publications

  • Root Architecture and Plant Productivity.

    Jonathan Lynch

  • Roots of the Second Green Revolution

    Jonathan P. Lynch

  • Steep, cheap and deep: an ideotype to optimize water and N acquisition by maize root systems.

    Jonathan P. Lynch

  • Root Phenes for Enhanced Soil Exploration and Phosphorus Acquisition: Tools for Future Crops

    Jonathan P. Lynch

  • Topsoil foraging – an architectural adaptation of plants to low phosphorus availability

    Jonathan P. Lynch;Kathleen M. Brown

  • Plant and microbial strategies to improve the phosphorus efficiency of agriculture

    Alan E. Richardson;Alan E. Richardson;Jonathan P. Lynch;Peter R. Ryan;Emmanuel Delhaize

  • Shovelomics: high throughput phenotyping of maize ( Zea mays L.) root architecture in the field

    Samuel Trachsel;Shawn M. Kaeppler;Kathleen M. Brown;Jonathan P. Lynch

  • Stimulation of root hair elongation in Arabidopsis thaliana by low phosphorus availability

    T. R. Bates;J. P. Lynch

  • Root phenotypes for improved nutrient capture: an underexploited opportunity for global agriculture.

    Jonathan P. Lynch;Jonathan P. Lynch

  • Rhizoeconomics: Carbon costs of phosphorus acquisition

    Jonathan P. Lynch;Melissa D. Ho;Low phosphorus

  • Regulation of root hair density by phosphorus availability in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Z. Ma;D. G. Bielenberg;K. M. Brown;J. P. Lynch

  • Root architectural tradeoffs for water and phosphorus acquisition

    Melissa D. Ho;Juan Carlos Rosas;Kathleen M. Brown;Jonathan P. Lynch

  • Strategies and agronomic interventions to improve the phosphorus-use efficiency of farming systems

    Richard J. Simpson;Astrid Oberson;Richard A. Culvenor;Megan H. Ryan

  • Effect of phosphorus deficiency on growth angle of basal roots in Phaseolus vulgaris

    Amy M. Bonser;Jonathan Lynch;Sieglinde Snapp

  • Influx of Na+, K+, and Ca2+ into Roots of Salt-Stressed Cotton Seedlings Effects of Supplemental Ca2+

    Grant R. Cramer;Jonathan Lynch;André Läuchli;Emanuel Epstein

  • Opportunities and challenges in the subsoil: pathways to deeper rooted crops

    Jonathan P. Lynch;Jonathan P. Lynch;Tobias Wojciechowski

  • Root cortical aerenchyma improves the drought tolerance of maize (Zea mays L.).

    Jinming Zhu;Kathleen M. Brown;Jonathan P. Lynch

  • Effect of phosphorus availability on basal root shallowness in common bean.

    Hong Liao;Hong Liao;Gerardo Rubio;Gerardo Rubio;Xiaolong Yan;Aiqin Cao

  • The optimal lateral root branching density for maize depends on nitrogen and phosphorus availability

    Johannes Auke Postma;Annette Dathe;Jonathan Paul Lynch

  • Root hairs confer a competitive advantage under low phosphorus availability

    Terence R. Bates;Jonathan P. Lynch

  • The opening of Pandora’s Box: climate change impacts on soil fertility and crop nutrition in developing countries

    Samuel B. St.Clair;Jonathan P. Lynch

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathleen M. Brown
Kathleen M. Brown Pennsylvania State University
Johannes A. Postma
Johannes A. Postma Forschungszentrum Jülich
Shawn M. Kaeppler
Shawn M. Kaeppler University of Wisconsin–Madison
Gerardo Rubio
Gerardo Rubio University of Buenos Aires
Hong Liao
Hong Liao Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
Malcolm J. Bennett
Malcolm J. Bennett University of Nottingham
Samuel B. St. Clair
Samuel B. St. Clair Brigham Young University
Stephen E. Beebe
Stephen E. Beebe Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
Matthew W. Blair
Matthew W. Blair Tennessee State University
Sacha J. Mooney
Sacha J. Mooney University of Nottingham

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