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Plant Science and Agronomy
Russia
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
46
Citations
22756
World Ranking
2606
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Russia Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Photosynthesis
  • Chlorophyll

Chlorophyll, Botany, Pigment, Spectral bands and Maple are his primary areas of study. Mark N. Merzlyak studies Chlorophyll, namely Photosynthetic pigment. He has included themes like Nitrogen deficiency and Nitrogen in his Botany study.

The concepts of his Pigment study are interwoven with issues in Anthocyanin, Carotenoid and Analytical chemistry. His study looks at the relationship between Carotenoid and topics such as Composition, which overlap with Near-infrared spectroscopy and Beech. His Maple research integrates issues from Wavelength and Red edge.

His most cited work include:

  • Use of a green channel in remote sensing of global vegetation from EOS- MODIS (1180 citations)
  • Relationships between leaf chlorophyll content and spectral reflectance and algorithms for non-destructive chlorophyll assessment in higher plant leaves (1049 citations)
  • Spectral reflectance changes associated with autumn senescence of Aesculus hippocastanum L. and Acer platanoides L. leaves. Spectral features and relation to chlorophyll estimation (713 citations)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Chlorophyll, Botany, Carotenoid, Pigment and Horticulture. His work deals with themes such as Photochemistry, Spectral bands, Anthocyanin and Chlorophyll a, which intersect with Chlorophyll. His Spectral bands research includes themes of Maple and Vegetation.

His studies deal with areas such as Wavelength and Red edge as well as Maple. His work on Xanthophyll is typically connected to Parietochloris incisa as part of general Carotenoid study, connecting several disciplines of science. In his research, Absorption is intimately related to Analytical chemistry, which falls under the overarching field of Pigment.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Chlorophyll (48.75%)
  • Botany (42.50%)
  • Carotenoid (35.00%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2004-2017)?

  • Botany (42.50%)
  • Chlorophyll (48.75%)
  • Carotenoid (35.00%)

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

Mark N. Merzlyak spends much of his time researching Botany, Chlorophyll, Carotenoid, Pigment and Horticulture. As a member of one scientific family, Mark N. Merzlyak mostly works in the field of Botany, focusing on Analytical chemistry and, on occasion, Dynamic range. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Absorption, Anthocyanin and Cuvette.

His work on Xanthophyll as part of general Carotenoid study is frequently linked to Parietochloris incisa, bridging the gap between disciplines. The study incorporates disciplines such as Antonovka, Composition and Plant physiology in addition to Pigment. Mark N. Merzlyak has researched Horticulture in several fields, including Reflectance spectroscopy, Reflectivity and Medicinal chemistry.

Between 2004 and 2017, his most popular works were:

  • Three-band model for noninvasive estimation of chlorophyll, carotenoids, and anthocyanin contents in higher plant leaves (359 citations)
  • Effects of light intensity and nitrogen starvation on growth, total fatty acids and arachidonic acid in the green microalga Parietochloris incisa (261 citations)
  • Light absorption by anthocyanins in juvenile, stressed, and senescing leaves (140 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Photosynthesis
  • Biochemistry

His scientific interests lie mostly in Pigment, Carotenoid, Botany, Anthocyanin and Chlorophyll. His work investigates the relationship between Pigment and topics such as Biochemistry that intersect with problems in Ultrastructure. Mark N. Merzlyak regularly links together related areas like Photoprotection in his Carotenoid studies.

His work on Parthenocissus quinquefolia as part of general Botany research is often related to Cornus alba, thus linking different fields of science. His work deals with themes such as Composition, Reflectivity and Ecology, which intersect with Anthocyanin. Chlorophyll is closely attributed to Vegetation in his study.

Best Publications

  • Use of a green channel in remote sensing of global vegetation from EOS- MODIS

    Anatoly A. Gitelson;Yoram J. Kaufman;Mark N. Merzlyak

  • Relationships between leaf chlorophyll content and spectral reflectance and algorithms for non-destructive chlorophyll assessment in higher plant leaves

    Anatoly A. Gitelson;Yuri Gritz;Mark N. Merzlyak

  • Spectral reflectance changes associated with autumn senescence of Aesculus hippocastanum L. and Acer platanoides L. leaves. Spectral features and relation to chlorophyll estimation

    Anatoly Gitelson;Mark N. Merzlyak

  • Non‐destructive optical detection of pigment changes during leaf senescence and fruit ripening

    Mark N. Merzlyak;Anatoly A. Gitelson;Olga B. Chivkunova;Victor Yu. Rakitin

  • Optical properties and nondestructive estimation of anthocyanin content in plant leaves.

    Anatoly A. Gitelson;Mark N. Merzlyak;Olga B. Chivkunova

  • Signature Analysis of Leaf Reflectance Spectra: Algorithm Development for Remote Sensing of Chlorophyll

    Anatoly A. Gitelson;Mark N. Merzlyak

  • Remote estimation of chlorophyll content in higher plant leaves

    A. A. Gitelson;M. N. Merzlyak

  • Quantitative estimation of chlorophyll-a using reflectance spectra : experiments with autumn chestnut and maple leaves

    Anatoly Gitelson;Mark N. Merzlyak

  • Assessing carotenoid content in plant leaves with reflectance spectroscopy

    Anatoly A. Gitelson;Yoav Zur;Olga B. Chivkunova;Mark N. Merzlyak

  • Three-band model for noninvasive estimation of chlorophyll, carotenoids, and anthocyanin contents in higher plant leaves

    Anatoly A. Gitelson;Galina P. Keydan;Mark N. Merzlyak

  • Remote sensing of chlorophyll concentration in higher plant leaves

    Anatoly A. Gitelson;Mark N. Merzlyak

  • Detection of Red Edge Position and Chlorophyll Content by Reflectance Measurements Near 700 nm

    Anatoly A. Gitelson;Mark N. Merzlyak;Hartmut K. Lichtenthaler

  • Reflectance spectral features and non-destructive estimation of chlorophyll, carotenoid and anthocyanin content in apple fruit

    Mark N Merzlyak;Alexei E Solovchenko;Anatoly A Gitelson

  • Effects of light intensity and nitrogen starvation on growth, total fatty acids and arachidonic acid in the green microalga Parietochloris incisa

    A. E. Solovchenko;I. Khozin-Goldberg;S. Didi-Cohen;Z. Cohen

  • Light absorption by anthocyanins in juvenile, stressed, and senescing leaves

    Mark N. Merzlyak;Olga B. Chivkunova;Alexei E. Solovchenko;K. Razi Naqvi

  • Light-stress-induced pigment changes and evidence for anthocyanin photoprotection in apples.

    Mark N Merzlyak;Olga B Chivkunova

  • Nondestructive estimation of anthocyanins and chlorophylls in anthocyanic leaves.

    Anatoly A. Gitelson;Olga B. Chivkunova;Mark N. Merzlyak

  • Screening of visible and UV radiation as a photoprotective mechanism in plants

    A. E. Solovchenko;M. N. Merzlyak

  • Application of Reflectance Spectroscopy for Analysis of Higher Plant Pigments

    M. N. Merzlyak;A. A. Gitelson;O. B. Chivkunova;A. E. Solovchenko

  • Why and What for the Leaves Are Yellow in Autumn? On the Interpretation of Optical Spectra of Senescing Leaves (Acerplatanoides L.)*

    Mark N. Merzlyak;Anatoly Gitelson

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexei Solovchenko
Alexei Solovchenko Lomonosov Moscow State University
Anatoly A. Gitelson
Anatoly A. Gitelson University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Zvi Cohen
Zvi Cohen Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Hartmut K. Lichtenthaler
Hartmut K. Lichtenthaler Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Donald C. Rundquist
Donald C. Rundquist University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Yoram J. Kaufman
Yoram J. Kaufman Goddard Space Flight Center
Sammy Boussiba
Sammy Boussiba Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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