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D-Index
37
Citations
5138
World Ranking
4646
National Ranking
1154

Matthew I. Daws 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 Matthew I. Daws sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 96 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Matthew I. Daws 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 Matthew I. Daws sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 37 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Habitat

Matthew I. Daws mainly focuses on Germination, Botany, Ecology, Seedling and Agronomy. In general Germination, his work in Recalcitrant seed is often linked to Smoke linking many areas of study. His Botany research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Habitat, Horticulture and Ex situ conservation.

Within one scientific family, Matthew I. Daws focuses on topics pertaining to Water potential under Horticulture, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Climate change, Water balance and Vegetation. His work on Understory and Rainforest is typically connected to Phylogenetic comparative methods as part of general Ecology study, connecting several disciplines of science. His Seedling study frequently involves adjacent topics like Plant litter.

His most cited work include:

  • Ecological correlates of ex situ seed longevity: a comparative study on 195 species. (168 citations)
  • Topographic position affects the water regime in a semideciduous tropical forest in Panama (134 citations)
  • The relationship between seed mass and mean time to germination for 1037 tree species across five tropical forests (123 citations)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Germination, Botany, Agronomy, Ecology and Horticulture. His Germination research integrates issues from Range, Darkness and Seedling. His Seedling research includes themes of Canopy and Litter.

His work carried out in the field of Botany brings together such families of science as Seed dispersal and Water content. The study incorporates disciplines such as Abundance, Restoration ecology, Species richness, Understory and Acacia in addition to Agronomy. Matthew I. Daws has included themes like Water potential and Interspecific competition in his Horticulture study.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Germination (75.53%)
  • Botany (71.28%)
  • Agronomy (31.91%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Botany (71.28%)
  • Species richness (21.28%)
  • Germination (75.53%)

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

Matthew I. Daws mainly investigates Botany, Species richness, Germination, Agronomy and Ecology. Matthew I. Daws performs multidisciplinary study on Botany and Micropropagation in his works. His work in Species richness tackles topics such as Restoration ecology which are related to areas like Climate change.

Borrowing concepts from Gametophyte, Matthew I. Daws weaves in ideas under Germination. In the field of Agronomy, his study on Seedling and Field experiment overlaps with subjects such as Smoke. His research in Ecology focuses on subjects like Seed dispersal, which are connected to Predation, Natural selection and Crypsis.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Campanulaceae: a family with small seeds that require light for germination. (32 citations)
  • Campanulaceae: a family with small seeds that require light for germination. (32 citations)
  • Thermal buffering capacity of the germination phenotype across the environmental envelope of the Cactaceae (25 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Habitat

Matthew I. Daws spends much of his time researching Germination, Botany, Ecology, Darkness and Climate change. His work deals with themes such as Range and Aloysia, which intersect with Germination. Matthew I. Daws incorporates Botany and Latitude in his studies.

Vegetation, Calluna, Fire regime, Plant ecology and Biodiversity are the primary areas of interest in his Ecology study. The various areas that Matthew I. Daws examines in his Darkness study include Gibberellin, photoperiodism, Campanulaceae, Gibberellic acid and Nitrate. His Climate change study incorporates themes from Species evenness, Species richness and Restoration ecology.

Best Publications

  • Ecological correlates of ex situ seed longevity: a comparative study on 195 species.

    Robin J. Probert;Matthew I. Daws;Fiona R. Hay

  • The relationship between seed mass and mean time to germination for 1037 tree species across five tropical forests

    Natalia Norden;Matthew I. Daws;Camille Antoine;Mailyn A. Gonzalez

  • Topographic position affects the water regime in a semideciduous tropical forest in Panama

    Matthew I. Daws;Christopher E. Mullins;David F.R.P. Burslem;Steven R. Paton

  • Traits of recalcitrant seeds in a semi-deciduous tropical forest in Panamá: some ecological implications

    Matthew I. Daws;Nancy C. Garwood;H. W. Pritchard

  • Prediction of Desiccation Sensitivity in Seeds of Woody Species: A Probabilistic Model Based on Two Seed Traits and 104 Species

    M. I. Daws;N. C. Garwood;H. W. Pritchard

  • Ecological correlates of seed desiccation tolerance in tropical African dryland trees.

    Hugh W. Pritchard;Matthew I. Daws;Benjamin J. Fletcher;Christiane S. Gaméné

  • Impact of red : far red ratios on germination of temperate forest herbs in relation to shade tolerance, seed mass and persistence in the soil

    M. Jankowska-Blaszczuk;M. I. Daws

  • Differences in seed germination responses may promote coexistence of four sympatric Piper species

    M. I. Daws;David Francis Robert Philip Burslem;Lora M Crabtree;P. Kirkman

  • AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora.

    Daniel Falster;Rachael Gallagher;Rachael Gallagher;Elizabeth H. Wenk;Ian J. Wright

  • Butenolide from plant-derived smoke enhances germination and seedling growth of arable weed species

    Matthew I. Daws;Jennifer Davies;Hugh W. Pritchard;Neville A. C. Brown

  • Developmental heat sum influences recalcitrant seed traits in Aesculus hippocastanum across Europe

    M. I. Daws;E. Lydall;P. Chmielarz;O. Leprince

  • Smoke-derived butenolide: Towards understanding its biological effects

    M.E. Light;M.I. Daws;J. Van Staden

  • Physical dormancy in seeds: a game of hide and seek?

    Torbjørn Rage Paulsen;Louise Colville;Ilse Kranner;Ilse Kranner;Matthew I. Daws;Matthew I. Daws

  • Germination responses to water potential in neotropical pioneers suggest large-seeded species take more risks.

    Matthew I. Daws;Matthew I. Daws;Lora M Crabtree;James W. Dalling;Christopher Mullins

  • Patterns in the seed germination response to smoke in plants from the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

    N.A.C. Brown;J. van Staden;M.I. Daws;T. Johnson

  • Variable desiccation tolerance in Acer pseudoplatanus seeds in relation to developmental conditions: a case of phenotypic recalcitrance?

    Matthew I Daws;Hazel Cleland;Pawel Chmielarz;Fabio Gorian

  • Seed‐based approach for identifying flora at risk from climate warming

    Anne Cochrane;Matthew I. Daws;Fiona R. Hay

  • The Role of Botanic Gardens in the Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration

    Kate A. Hardwick;Peggy Fiedler;Lyndon C. Lee;Bruce Pavlik

  • Campanulaceae: a family with small seeds that require light for germination.

    Katerina Koutsovoulou;Matthew I. Daws;Matthew I. Daws;Costas A. Thanos

  • Effects of topographic position, leaf litter and seed size on seedling demography in a semi-deciduous tropical forest in Panamá

    Matthew I Daws;Matthew I Daws;Timothy R. H. Pearson;David F. R P. Burslem;Christopher E. Mullins

  • Prescribed burning of northern heathlands: Calluna vulgaris germination cues and seed-bank dynamics

    Inger E. Måren;Zdeněk Janovský;Joachim P. Spindelböck;Matthew I. Daws

Frequent Co-Authors

Hugh W. Pritchard
Hugh W. Pritchard Chinese Academy of Sciences
Mark Tibbett
Mark Tibbett University of Reading
Rachel J. Standish
Rachel J. Standish Murdoch University
David F. R. P. Burslem
David F. R. P. Burslem University of Aberdeen
Kathryn J. Steadman
Kathryn J. Steadman University of Queensland
Steve W. Adkins
Steve W. Adkins University of Queensland
Ilse Kranner
Ilse Kranner University of Innsbruck
Vigdis Vandvik
Vigdis Vandvik University of Bergen
Gianluigi Bacchetta
Gianluigi Bacchetta University of Cagliari
Richard J. Hobbs
Richard J. Hobbs University of Western Australia

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