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D-Index
63
Citations
12466
World Ranking
1056
National Ranking
282

Maciej A. Zwieniecki 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 Maciej A. Zwieniecki sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 155 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Maciej A. Zwieniecki 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 Maciej A. Zwieniecki sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 63 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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

  • 2012 - William S. Cooper Award, The Ecological Society of America Angiosperms helped put the rain in the rainforests: The impact of plant physiological evolution on tropical biodiversity. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 97:527-540

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Photosynthesis

Maciej A. Zwieniecki spends much of his time researching Botany, Xylem, Transpiration, Water transport and Hydraulic conductivity. In his work, Aceraceae is strongly intertwined with Horticulture, which is a subfield of Botany. His work carried out in the field of Xylem brings together such families of science as Vascular bundle, Cavitation, Mechanics and Biophysics.

His work in Biophysics addresses subjects such as Biochemistry, which are connected to disciplines such as Lignin. In general Transpiration study, his work on Transpiration stream often relates to the realm of Plant Stomata, Microfluidics and Layer, thereby connecting several areas of interest. The concepts of his Hydraulic conductivity study are interwoven with issues in Swelling, Reticulate and Fraxinus.

His most cited work include:

  • Hydrogel control of xylem hydraulic resistance in plants. (442 citations)
  • Leaf hydraulic capacity in ferns, conifers and angiosperms: impacts on photosynthetic maxima (290 citations)
  • Angiosperm leaf vein evolution was physiologically and environmentally transformative (268 citations)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Xylem, Transpiration, Horticulture and Biophysics. His research in Botany intersects with topics in Hydraulic conductivity and Aquaporin. He combines subjects such as Sugar, Parenchyma, Phloem and Water stress with his study of Xylem.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Soil water, Agronomy and Stomatal conductance in addition to Transpiration. Maciej A. Zwieniecki interconnects Bloom, Acclimatization and Carbohydrate in the investigation of issues within Horticulture. His studies in Biophysics integrate themes in fields like Membrane and Biochemistry.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (52.08%)
  • Xylem (39.58%)
  • Transpiration (19.44%)

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

  • Horticulture (17.36%)
  • Xylem (39.58%)
  • Sugar (9.03%)

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

Maciej A. Zwieniecki mainly focuses on Horticulture, Xylem, Sugar, Biophysics and Phenology. The various areas that Maciej A. Zwieniecki examines in his Horticulture study include Bloom and Carbohydrate. In his study, Salinity is inextricably linked to Rootstock, which falls within the broad field of Xylem.

He has researched Biophysics in several fields, including Sporopollenin, Phloem and Apoplast. His work in Phloem tackles topics such as Sugar transport which are related to areas like Botany. Maciej A. Zwieniecki is interested in Absorption of water, which is a field of Botany.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The pitfalls of in vivo imaging techniques: evidence for cellular damage caused by synchrotron X-ray computed micro-tomography. (23 citations)
  • Priming xylem for stress recovery depends on coordinated activity of sugar metabolic pathways and changes in xylem sap pH (19 citations)
  • Diurnal Variation in Nonstructural Carbohydrate Storage in Trees: Remobilization and Vertical Mixing. (18 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Gene

His primary areas of study are Horticulture, Xylem, Agronomy, Context and Carbohydrate metabolism. His studies deal with areas such as Cuticle and Absorption of water as well as Horticulture. His research integrates issues of Starch, Sucrose, Biophysics, Diel vertical migration and Machine learning in his study of Xylem.

His Starch research includes themes of Diurnal temperature variation and Canopy, Botany. His Agronomy research incorporates themes from Hydraulic conductivity, Seasonality, Forest health and Water content. His Carbohydrate metabolism study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Apoplast, Osmosis, Metabolic pathway, Sugar and Maltose.

Best Publications

  • Hydrogel control of xylem hydraulic resistance in plants.

    Maciej A. Zwieniecki;Peter J. Melcher;N. Michele Holbrook

  • Leaf hydraulic capacity in ferns, conifers and angiosperms: impacts on photosynthetic maxima

    Tim J. Brodribb;Tim J. Brodribb;N. Michele Holbrook;Maciej A. Zwieniecki;Beatriz Palma

  • Angiosperm leaf vein evolution was physiologically and environmentally transformative

    C. Kevin Boyce;Tim J. Brodribb;Taylor S. Feild;Maciej A. Zwieniecki

  • Embolism Repair and Xylem Tension: Do We Need a Miracle?

    NM Holbrook;MA Zwieniecki

  • Confronting Maxwell's demon: biophysics of xylem embolism repair

    Maciej A. Zwieniecki;N. Michele Holbrook

  • In Vivo Observation of Cavitation and Embolism Repair Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    N. Michele Holbrook;Eric T. Ahrens;Michael J. Burns;Maciej A. Zwieniecki

  • The hydraulic conductance of the angiosperm leaf lamina: a comparison of three measurement methods.

    Lawren Sack;Peter J. Melcher;Maciej A. Zwieniecki;N. Michele Holbrook

  • Sensing embolism in xylem vessels: the role of sucrose as a trigger for refilling

    Francesca Secchi;Maciej A. Zwieniecki

  • Low leaf hydraulic conductance associated with drought tolerance in soybean

    Thomas R. Sinclair;Maciej A. Zwieniecki;Noel Michele Holbrook

  • Independent variation in photosynthetic capacity and stomatal conductance leads to differences in intrinsic water use efficiency in 11 soybean genotypes before and during mild drought

    Matthew E. Gilbert;Maciej A. Zwieniecki;N. Michele Holbrook

  • Vascular transport in plants

    N. Michele Holbrook;Maciej A. Zwieniecki

  • The Physicochemical Hydrodynamics of Vascular Plants

    Abraham D. Stroock;Vinay V. Pagay;Maciej A. Zwieniecki;N. Michele Holbrook

  • Sap flow and sugar transport in plants

    Kaare Hartvig Jensen;Kirstine Berg-Sørensen;Henrik Bruus;N. M. Holbrook

  • Optimal vein density in artificial and real leaves

    X. Noblin;Lakshminarayanan Mahadevan;I. A. Coomaraswamy;David A. Weitz

  • Diurnal variation in xylem hydraulic conductivity in white ash (Fraxinus americana L.), red maple (Acer rubrum L.) and red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.)

    M. A. Zwieniecki;N. M. Holbrook

  • Evolution of xylem lignification and hydrogel transport regulation

    C. Kevin Boyce;Maciej A. Zwieniecki;George D. Cody;Chris Jacobsen

  • Changes in pit membrane porosity due to deflection and stretching: the role of vestured pits.

    Brendan Choat;Steven Jansen;Maciej A. Zwieniecki;Erik Smets

  • The spatial pattern of air seeding thresholds in mature sugar maple trees

    Brendan Choat;Eleanor C. Lahr;Peter J. Melcher;Maciej A. Zwieniecki

  • Stomatal Control and Leaf Thermal and Hydraulic Capacitances under Rapid Environmental Fluctuations

    Stanislaus J. Schymanski;Dani Or;Maciej Zwieniecki

  • Bordered Pit Structure and Vessel Wall Surface Properties. Implications for Embolism Repair

    Maciej Andrzej Zwieniecki;Noel Michele Holbrook

  • Patterns of PIP gene expression in Populus trichocarpa during recovery from xylem embolism suggest a major role for the PIP1 aquaporin subfamily as moderators of refilling process.

    Francesca Secchi;Maciej A. Zwieniecki

Frequent Co-Authors

N. Michele Holbrook
N. Michele Holbrook Harvard University
Andrew J. McElrone
Andrew J. McElrone United States Department of Agriculture
Timothy J. Brodribb
Timothy J. Brodribb University of Tasmania
Craig R. Brodersen
Craig R. Brodersen Yale University
Tomas Bohr
Tomas Bohr Technical University of Denmark
Taylor S. Feild
Taylor S. Feild James Cook University
Malcolm P. North
Malcolm P. North US Forest Service
Thomas R. Sinclair
Thomas R. Sinclair North Carolina State University
Brendan Choat
Brendan Choat Western Sydney University
David Granot
David Granot Agricultural Research Organization

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