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2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
99
Citations
38645
World Ranking
167
National Ranking
58

Lam-Son Phan Tran 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 Lam-Son Phan Tran sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 335 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lam-Son Phan Tran 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 Lam-Son Phan Tran sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 99 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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
  • 2020 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

Lam-Son Phan Tran spends much of his time researching Arabidopsis, Abiotic stress, Gene, Biochemistry and Abscisic acid. His Arabidopsis research integrates issues from Arabidopsis thaliana, Transcription factor, Molecular biology, Promoter and Genetically modified crops. Lam-Son Phan Tran has included themes like Photosynthesis, Oxidative stress, Osmotic shock, Cell biology and Abiotic component in his Abiotic stress study.

The concepts of his Gene study are interwoven with issues in Function and Botany, Drought tolerance. In the subject of general Biochemistry, his work in Proline, Antioxidant, Glutathione and Malondialdehyde is often linked to Ascorbic acid, thereby combining diverse domains of study. His study in Abscisic acid is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Signal transduction, Cytokinin and Metabolism.

His most cited work include:

  • Isolation and Functional Analysis of Arabidopsis Stress-Inducible NAC Transcription Factors That Bind to a Drought-Responsive cis-Element in the early responsive to dehydration stress 1 Promoter (1024 citations)
  • Functional analysis of a NAC‐type transcription factor OsNAC6 involved in abiotic and biotic stress‐responsive gene expression in rice (757 citations)
  • A dehydration‐induced NAC protein, RD26, is involved in a novel ABA‐dependent stress‐signaling pathway (667 citations)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Botany, Gene, Arabidopsis, Abiotic stress and Cell biology. Lam-Son Phan Tran has researched Botany in several fields, including Medicago truncatula, Symbiosis and Rhizosphere. His Gene study improves the overall literature in Genetics.

He focuses mostly in the field of Arabidopsis, narrowing it down to matters related to Abscisic acid and, in some cases, Cytokinin. His Abiotic stress research includes elements of Biotechnology, Abiotic component and Genomics. Lam-Son Phan Tran studies Cell biology, namely Signal transduction.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (24.80%)
  • Gene (22.40%)
  • Arabidopsis (18.80%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Antioxidant (13.60%)
  • Cell biology (18.00%)
  • Abscisic acid (16.00%)

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

Lam-Son Phan Tran mainly investigates Antioxidant, Cell biology, Abscisic acid, Horticulture and Gene. His Antioxidant research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Proline, Oxidative stress and Food science. His Cell biology research incorporates themes from Arabidopsis thaliana, Arabidopsis, Strigolactone and Abiotic stress.

He combines subjects such as Transcriptome, Essential oil, Caffeic acid and Drought tolerance with his study of Abscisic acid. His work on Cultivar, Shoot and Meristem is typically connected to Stearic acid as part of general Horticulture study, connecting several disciplines of science. His Gene study is associated with Genetics.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Heat stress effects on source-sink relationships and metabolome dynamics in wheat. (24 citations)
  • Comparative functional analyses of DWARF14 and KARRIKIN INSENSITIVE 2 in drought adaptation of Arabidopsis thaliana. (13 citations)
  • Insights into acetate-mediated copper homeostasis and antioxidant defense in lentil under excessive copper stress. (12 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

Lam-Son Phan Tran focuses on Cell biology, Strigolactone, Food science, Antioxidant and Arabidopsis. His Cell biology research is mostly focused on the topic Signal transduction. His Strigolactone research includes themes of Karrikin and Abscisic acid.

His research in Food science focuses on subjects like Catalase, which are connected to Superoxide dismutase, Metabolic pathway and Metal toxicity. His Antioxidant research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Photosynthesis, Acclimatization, Glyoxalase system and Seedling. His work carried out in the field of Arabidopsis brings together such families of science as Arabidopsis thaliana, Transcriptome, Transcription factor, Cutin and Late embryogenesis abundant proteins.

Best Publications

  • Isolation and Functional Analysis of Arabidopsis Stress-Inducible NAC Transcription Factors That Bind to a Drought-Responsive cis-Element in the early responsive to dehydration stress 1 Promoter

    Lam Son Phan Tran;Kazuo Nakashima;Yoh Sakuma;Sean D. Simpson

  • Response of plants to water stress

    Yuriko Osakabe;Keishi Osakabe;Kazuo Shinozaki;Lam-Son Phan Tran

  • Functional analysis of a NAC-type transcription factor OsNAC6 involved in abiotic and biotic stress-responsive gene expression in rice

    Kazuo Nakashima;Lam-Son P. Tran;Dong Van Nguyen;Miki Fujita

  • A dehydration‐induced NAC protein, RD26, is involved in a novel ABA‐dependent stress‐signaling pathway

    Miki Fujita;Yasunari Fujita;Kyonoshin Maruyama;Motoaki Seki

  • Analysis of Cytokinin Mutants and Regulation of Cytokinin Metabolic Genes Reveals Important Regulatory Roles of Cytokinins in Drought, Salt and Abscisic Acid Responses, and Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis

    Rie Nishiyama;Yasuko Watanabe;Yasunari Fujita;Dung Tien Le

  • Hydrogen peroxide priming modulates abiotic oxidative stress tolerance: insights from ROS detoxification and scavenging.

    Mohammad A. Hossain;Soumen Bhattacharjee;Saed-Moucheshi Armin;Pingping Qian

  • Regulation of Photosynthesis during Abiotic Stress-Induced Photoinhibition

    Mayank Anand Gururani;Jelli Venkatesh;Lam Son Phan Tran

  • Functional analysis of AHK1/ATHK1 and cytokinin receptor histidine kinases in response to abscisic acid, drought, and salt stress in Arabidopsis

    Lam-Son Phan Tran;Takeshi Urao;Feng Qin;Kyonoshin Maruyama

  • Positive regulatory role of strigolactone in plant responses to drought and salt stress

    Chien Van Ha;Marco Antonio Leyva-Gonzalez;Yuriko Osakabe;Uyen Thi Tran

  • Physiological and molecular approaches to improve drought resistance in soybean.

    Lakshmi P. Manavalan;Satish K. Guttikonda;Lam-Son Phan Tran;Henry T. Nguyen

  • Regulation and functional analysis of ZmDREB2A in response to drought and heat stresses in Zea mays L.

    Feng Qin;Masayuki Kakimoto;Yoh Sakuma;Kyonoshin Maruyama

  • Cytokinins: metabolism and function in plant adaptation to environmental stresses

    Sukbong Ha;Radomira Vankova;Kazuko Yamaguchi-Shinozaki;Kazuo Shinozaki

  • Arabidopsis DREB2A-Interacting Proteins Function as RING E3 Ligases and Negatively Regulate Plant Drought Stress–Responsive Gene Expression

    Feng Qin;Yoh Sakuma;Lam-Son Phan Tran;Kyonoshin Maruyama

  • Nitric Oxide Mitigates Salt Stress by Regulating Levels of Osmolytes and Antioxidant Enzymes in Chickpea

    Parvaiz Ahmad;Arafat A. Abdel Latef;Arafat A. Abdel Latef;Abeer Hashem;Elsayed F. Abd_Allah

  • A transposable element in a NAC gene is associated with drought tolerance in maize seedlings

    Hude Mao;Hongwei Wang;Shengxue Liu;Zhigang Li

  • Genome-Wide Survey and Expression Analysis of the Plant-Specific NAC Transcription Factor Family in Soybean During Development and Dehydration Stress

    Dung Tien Le;Rie Nishiyama;Yasuko Watanabe;Keiichi Mochida

  • ABA control of plant macroelement membrane transport systems in response to water deficit and high salinity

    Yuriko Osakabe;Kazuko Yamaguchi-Shinozaki;Kazuo Shinozaki;Lam-Son Phan Tran

  • Sensing the environment: key roles of membrane-localized kinases in plant perception and response to abiotic stress

    Yuriko Osakabe;Kazuko Yamaguchi-Shinozaki;Kazuo Shinozaki;Lam-Son Phan Tran

  • Co‐expression of the stress‐inducible zinc finger homeodomain ZFHD1 and NAC transcription factors enhances expression of the ERD1 gene in Arabidopsis

    Lam-Son Phan Tran;Kazuo Nakashima;Yoh Sakuma;Yuriko Osakabe

  • Progress studies of drought-responsive genes in rice

    Toto Hadiarto;Lam-Son Phan Tran

  • Benefits of brassinosteroid crosstalk

    Sikander Pal Choudhary;Jing-Quan Yu;Kazuko Yamaguchi-Shinozaki;Kazuo Shinozaki

  • Arabidopsis DREB2A Interacting Proteins Function as RING E3 Ligases and Negatively Regulate Plant Drought Stress Responsive Gene Expression

    Feng Qin;Yoh Sakuma;Lam-Son Phan Tran;Kyonoshin Maruyama

Frequent Co-Authors

Yasuko Watanabe
Yasuko Watanabe RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Kazuko Yamaguchi-Shinozaki
Kazuko Yamaguchi-Shinozaki University of Tokyo
Mohammad Golam Mostofa
Mohammad Golam Mostofa SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
David J. Burritt
David J. Burritt University of Otago
Kyonoshin Maruyama
Kyonoshin Maruyama Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
Arafat Abdel Hamed Abdel Latef
Arafat Abdel Hamed Abdel Latef South Valley University
Yuriko Osakabe
Yuriko Osakabe Tokyo Institute of Technology

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