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D-Index
55
Citations
11694
World Ranking
1604
National Ranking
430

Lisa A. Donovan 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 Lisa A. Donovan sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 128 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Lisa A. Donovan 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 Lisa A. Donovan sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 55 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Genus

Her primary areas of investigation include Botany, Ecology, Stomatal conductance, Transpiration and Agronomy. The study incorporates disciplines such as Helianthus anomalus and Horticulture in addition to Botany. While the research belongs to areas of Ecology, Lisa A. Donovan spends her time largely on the problem of Genetic variability, intersecting her research to questions surrounding Genetic variation.

Her research in Stomatal conductance intersects with topics in Growing season, Soil water and Habitat. The Transpiration study combines topics in areas such as Shrub and Xylem. She has researched Agronomy in several fields, including Ecophysiology and Water-use efficiency.

Her most cited work include:

  • Major Ecological Transitions in Wild Sunflowers Facilitated by Hybridization (917 citations)
  • Nighttime Stomatal Conductance and Transpiration in C3 and C4 Plants (382 citations)
  • Water potential and ionic effects on germination and seedling growth of two cold desert shrubs. (226 citations)

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

Her main research concerns Botany, Ecology, Agronomy, Helianthus and Transpiration. Her study in Botany is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Helianthus annuus, Helianthus anomalus, Nutrient and Horticulture. Her studies in Ecology integrate themes in fields like Genetic variability and Genetic diversity.

Her Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Soil water, Woody plant and Water-use efficiency. Her Helianthus study also includes

  • Ecosystem which is related to area like Intraspecific competition,
  • Phylogenetic tree which intersects with area such as Genus. Lisa A. Donovan has included themes like Water use, Stomatal conductance, Hydraulic conductivity, Xylem and Water potential in her Transpiration study.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (47.90%)
  • Ecology (36.97%)
  • Agronomy (32.77%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2015-2020)?

  • Sunflower (11.76%)
  • Helianthus annuus (17.65%)
  • Helianthus (21.01%)

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

Lisa A. Donovan mainly focuses on Sunflower, Helianthus annuus, Helianthus, Botany and Salinity. Sunflower is a primary field of her research addressed under Agronomy. Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Ecology, Herbaceous plant and Resistance.

Her research combines Phylogenetic tree and Ecology. Her work deals with themes such as Phylogenetics and Nutrient, which intersect with Botany. Her Salinity research includes themes of Biomass and Horticulture.

Between 2015 and 2020, her most popular works were:

  • Massive haplotypes underlie ecotypic differentiation in sunflowers (40 citations)
  • Macroevolution of leaf defenses and secondary metabolites across the genus Helianthus (28 citations)
  • Plant hydraulics as a central hub integrating plant and ecosystem function: meeting report for 'Emerging Frontiers in Plant Hydraulics' (Washington, DC, May 2015). (25 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Genus

Lisa A. Donovan focuses on Ecology, Botany, Helianthus, Trait and Evolutionary biology. Ecology is closely attributed to Plant disease resistance in her study. Her Botany study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Macroevolution and Nutrient.

A majority of her Trait research is a blend of other scientific areas, such as Leaf mass per area, Phylogenetic tree, Structural equation modeling, Symbiosis and Xylem. Her Evolutionary biology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Adaptation, Ecotype, Locus and Haplotype. Her research investigates the connection with Adaptation and areas like Phylogenetics which intersect with concerns in Soil water, Agronomy and Exudate.

Best Publications

  • Major Ecological Transitions in Wild Sunflowers Facilitated by Hybridization

    Loren H. Rieseberg;Olivier Raymond;David M. Rosenthal;Zhao Lai

  • Nighttime Stomatal Conductance and Transpiration in C3 and C4 Plants

    Mairgareth A. Caird;James H. Richards;Lisa A. Donovan

  • Massive haplotypes underlie ecotypic differentiation in sunflowers

    Marco Todesco;Gregory L. Owens;Gregory L. Owens;Natalia Bercovich;Jean-Sébastien Légaré

  • Water potential and ionic effects on germination and seedling growth of two cold desert shrubs.

    Geraldine L Dodd;Lisa A Donovan

  • The evolution of the worldwide leaf economics spectrum

    Lisa A. Donovan;Hafiz Maherali;Christina M. Caruso;Heidrun Huber

  • Night‐time conductance in C3 and C4 species: do plants lose water at night?

    K. A. Snyder;J. H. Richards;L. A. Donovan

  • Predawn plant water potential does not necessarily equilibrate with soil water potential under well-watered conditions

    L. A. Donovan;M. J. Linton;J. H. Richards

  • Seasonal carbon isotope discrimination in a grassland community

    Mark P. Smedley;Todd E. Dawson;Jonathan P. Comstock;Lisa A. Donovan

  • How do leaf veins influence the worldwide leaf economic spectrum? Review and synthesis

    Lawren Sack;Christine Scoffoni;Grace P. John;Hendrik Poorter

  • Water stress and use of summer precipitation in a Great Basin shrub community

    L. A. Donovan;J. R. Ehleringer

  • Ecophysiological differences among juvenile and reproductive plants of several woody species.

    Lisa A. Donovan;James R. Ehleringer

  • MAGNITUDE AND MECHANISMS OF DISEQUILIBRIUM BETWEEN PREDAWN PLANT AND SOIL WATER POTENTIALS

    Lisa A. Donovan;James H. Richards;Matthew J. Linton

  • Genetic variation in Pueraria lobata (Fabaceae), an introduced, clonal, invasive plant of the southeastern United States.

    Rebecca A. Pappert;J. L. Hamrick;Lisa A. Donovan

  • Transgressive character expression in a hybrid sunflower species

    Andrea E. Schwarzbach;Lisa A. Donovan;Loren H. Rieseberg

  • Adjustments in hydraulic architecture of Pinus palustris maintain similar stomatal conductance in xeric and mesic habitats

    R.N. Addington;L.A. Donovan;R.J. Mitchell;J.M. Vose

  • Contrasting water-use patterns among size and life-history classes of a semi-arid shrub

    L. A. Donovan;J. R. Ehleringer

  • Stomatal sensitivity to vapor pressure deficit and its relationship to hydraulic conductance in Pinus palustris.

    Robert N Addington;Robert J Mitchell;Ram Oren;Lisa A Donovan

  • Predawn disequilibrium between plant and soil water potentials in two cold-desert shrubs.

    L. A. Donovan;D. J. Grisé;J. B. West;R. A. Pappert

  • Phenotypic selection on leaf water use efficiency and related ecophysiological traits for natural populations of desert sunflowers.

    Lisa A. Donovan;Susan A. Dudley;Susan A. Dudley;David M. Rosenthal;David M. Rosenthal;Fulco Ludwig

  • Habitat range and phenotypic variation in salt marsh plants.

    Christina L. Richards;Steven C. Pennings;Lisa A. Donovan

  • Potential for selection on plants for water‐use efficiency as estimated by carbon isotope discrimination

    Lisa A. Donovan;James R. Ehleringer

  • Species-specific patterns of hydraulic lift in co-occurring adult trees and grasses in a sandhill community

    J. F. Espeleta;J. F. Espeleta;J. B. West;J. B. West;L. A. Donovan

  • Carbon isotope discrimination, water-use efficiency, growth, and mortality in a natural shrub population

    Lisa A. Donovan;James R. Ehleringer

  • PHENOTYPIC DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN THREE ANCIENT HYBRID TAXA AND THEIR PARENTAL SPECIES

    David M. Rosenthal;Andrea E. Schwarzbach;Lisa A. Donovan;Olivier Raymond

  • Juvenile shrubs show differences in stress tolerance, but no competition or facilitation, along a stress gradient

    Lisa A. Donovan;James H. Richards

Frequent Co-Authors

James H. Richards
James H. Richards University of California, Davis
Loren H. Rieseberg
Loren H. Rieseberg University of British Columbia
John M. Burke
John M. Burke University of Georgia
Fulco Ludwig
Fulco Ludwig Wageningen University & Research
James R. Ehleringer
James R. Ehleringer University of Utah
Christian Lexer
Christian Lexer University of Vienna
John S. Sperry
John S. Sperry University of Utah
Lawren Sack
Lawren Sack University of California, Los Angeles
Christina L. Richards
Christina L. Richards University of South Florida
James L. Hamrick
James L. Hamrick University of Georgia

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