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Michael C. F. Proctor

Michael C. F. Proctor

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
46
Citations
10375
World Ranking
2638
National Ranking
208

Michael C. F. Proctor 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 Michael C. F. Proctor sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 219 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael C. F. Proctor 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 Michael C. F. Proctor sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% 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
  • Photosynthesis

Michael C. F. Proctor mostly deals with Botany, Photosynthesis, Desiccation, Bryophyte and Desiccation tolerance. When carried out as part of a general Botany research project, his work on Pollinator is frequently linked to work in Water content, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study. His studies in Photosynthesis integrate themes in fields like Chlorophyll and Respiration.

Particularly relevant to Poikilohydry is his body of work in Desiccation. Michael C. F. Proctor has included themes like Mesophyte, Turgor pressure, Dry weight, Chlorophyll a and Plant ecology in his Bryophyte study. The study incorporates disciplines such as Honey Bees, Pollination, Buzz pollination, Pollination management and Foraging in addition to Horticulture.

His most cited work include:

  • The pollination of flowers (583 citations)
  • Ecological gradients, subdivisions and terminology of north‐west European mires (348 citations)
  • Desiccation-tolerance in bryophytes: a review (290 citations)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Botany, Desiccation, Ecology, Photosynthesis and Chlorophyll fluorescence. His Botany research focuses on Horticulture and how it connects with Pollination and Buzz pollination. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Canopy, Grimmia pulvinata and Respiration.

His work in Ecology tackles topics such as Thallus which are related to areas like Buellia and Morphology. Michael C. F. Proctor usually deals with Photosynthesis and limits it to topics linked to Chlorophyll a and Carotenoid and Chlorophyll c. His Chlorophyll fluorescence research includes elements of Photochemistry, Photoprotection and Photosynthetic pigment.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (66.18%)
  • Desiccation (36.76%)
  • Ecology (29.41%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2003-2018)?

  • Botany (66.18%)
  • Chlorophyll fluorescence (26.47%)
  • Desiccation (36.76%)

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

Michael C. F. Proctor mainly focuses on Botany, Chlorophyll fluorescence, Desiccation, Ecology and Photosynthesis. His Botany research integrates issues from Halophyte and Salinity. The concepts of his Chlorophyll fluorescence study are interwoven with issues in Photochemistry, Photoprotection and Photosynthetic efficiency.

His Desiccation research focuses on Desiccation tolerance in particular. In the field of Desiccation tolerance, his study on Poikilohydry overlaps with subjects such as Thylakoid. His work on Ombrotrophic, Bog and Bioindicator as part of general Ecology study is frequently linked to Biological evolution, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science.

Between 2003 and 2018, his most popular works were:

  • Desiccation-tolerance in bryophytes: a review (290 citations)
  • Are Bryophytes Shade Plants? Photosynthetic Light Responses and Proportions of Chlorophyll a, Chlorophyll b and Total Carotenoids (198 citations)
  • Desiccation Tolerance in the Moss Polytrichum formosum: Physiological and Fine-structural Changes during Desiccation and Recovery (128 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Photosynthesis

Botany, Photosynthesis, Desiccation tolerance, Desiccation and Chlorophyll fluorescence are his primary areas of study. His work on Chlorophyll and Polytrichaceae as part of general Botany study is frequently linked to Pogonatum and Saturation, bridging the gap between disciplines. Michael C. F. Proctor combines subjects such as Bryophyte, Carotenoid and Chlorophyll a with his study of Photosynthesis.

His work carried out in the field of Desiccation tolerance brings together such families of science as Sporophyte, Phenotypic plasticity, Gametophyte and Respiration. His Desiccation research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Canopy, Microclimate and Seasonality. His research in Poikilohydry intersects with topics in Trichomanes, Hymenophyllum, Hymenophyllaceae, Fern and Species diversity.

Best Publications

  • The pollination of flowers

    Michael C. F. Proctor;Peter Yeo

  • British Plant Communities: British Plant Communities

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  • Desiccation-tolerance in bryophytes: a review

    Michael C. F. Proctor;Melvin J. Oliver;Andrew J. Wood;Peter Alpert

  • Ecological gradients, subdivisions and terminology of north‐west European mires

    B. D. Wheeler;M. C. F. Proctor

  • Poikilohydry and homoihydry: antithesis or spectrum of possibilities?

    Michael C. F. Proctor;Zoltán Tuba

  • Are Bryophytes Shade Plants? Photosynthetic Light Responses and Proportions of Chlorophyll a, Chlorophyll b and Total Carotenoids

    Mariann Marschall;Michael C. F. Proctor

  • Physiological Ecology: Water Relations, Light and Temperature Responses, Carbon Balance

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  • PHOTOSYNTHESIS, RESPIRATION AND WATER CONTENT IN BRYOPHYTES

    T. J. K. Dilks;M. C. F. Proctor

  • The bryophyte paradox: tolerance of desiccation, evasion of drought

    Michael C.F. Proctor

  • The physiological basis of bryophyte production

    M. C. F. Proctor

  • Photosynthetic responses of a moss, Tortula ruralis, ssp. ruralis, and the lichens Cladonia convoluta and C. furcata to water deficit and short periods of desiccation, and their ecophysiological significance: A baseline study at present-day CO2 concentration

    Zoltan Tuba;Zsolt Csintalan;Michael C. F. Proctor

  • Rapid recovery of photosystems on rewetting desiccation‐tolerant mosses: chlorophyll fluorescence and inhibitor experiments

    Michael C.F. Proctor;Nicholas Smirnoff

  • Desiccation Tolerance in the Moss Polytrichum formosum: Physiological and Fine-structural Changes during Desiccation and Recovery

    Michael C. F. Proctor;Roberto Ligrone;Jeffrey G. Duckett

  • The ecology of severe moorland fire on the north York Moors: effects of the 1976 fires, and subsequent surface and vegetation development

    E. Maltby;C. J. Legg;M. C. F. Proctor

  • Vegetative tissues: bryophytes, vascular resurrection plants and vegetative propagules.

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  • Patterns of desiccation tolerance and recovery in bryophytes

    Michael Proctor

  • The pattern of recovery of bryophytes after desiccation

    T. J. K. Dilks;M. C. F. Proctor

  • The Ecology of Severe Moorland Fire on the North York Moors: Seed Distribution and Seedling Establishment of Calluna Vulgaris

    C. J. Legg;E. Maltby;M. C. F. Proctor

  • Chlorophyll Fluorescence during Drying and Rehydration in the Mosses Rhytidiadelphus loreus (Hedw.) Warnst.,Anomodon viticulosus (Hedw.) Hook. & Tayl. and Grimmia pulvinata (Hedw.) Sm.

    Zsolt Csintalan;Michael C.F. Proctor;Zoltán Tuba

  • THE REQUIREMENT OF AQUATIC BRYOPHYTES FOR FREE CO2 AS AN INORGANIC CARBON SOURCE: SOME EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE

    Janet T. Bain;M. C. F. Proctor

  • Water-content components in bryophytes: analysis of pressure-volume relationships

    Michael C.F. Proctor;Zoltán Nagy;Zsolt Csintalan;Zoltán Takács

  • Microclimate, light adaptation and desiccation tolerance of epiphytic bryophytes in two Venezuelan cloud forests

    Yelitza León‐Vargas;Stefan Engwald;Michael C. F. Proctor

  • THE EFFECT OF DESICCATION ON SUBSEQUENT ASSIMILATION AND RESPIRATION OF THE BRYOPHYTES ANOMODON VITICULOSUS AND PORELLA PLATYPHYLLA

    H. M. Hinshiri;M. C. F. Proctor

  • The Natural History of Pollination.

    Jeffrey K. Conner;Michael Proctor;Peter Yeo;Andrew Lack

  • The Pollination of Flowers.

    H. G. Baker;Michael Proctor;Peter Yeo

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas Smirnoff
Nicholas Smirnoff University of Exeter
Jeffrey G. Duckett
Jeffrey G. Duckett Queen Mary University of London
T.G. Allan Green
T.G. Allan Green University of Waikato
Melvin J. Oliver
Melvin J. Oliver University of Missouri
Hartmut K. Lichtenthaler
Hartmut K. Lichtenthaler Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Silvia Pressel
Silvia Pressel Natural History Museum
Brent D. Mishler
Brent D. Mishler University of California, Berkeley
Peter Alpert
Peter Alpert University of Massachusetts Amherst

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