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D-Index
38
Citations
4945
World Ranking
4450
National Ranking
292

Michael R. Thorpe 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 R. Thorpe sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 110 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael R. Thorpe 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 R. Thorpe sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Biochemistry
  • Ecology

His primary areas of investigation include Botany, Phloem, Pressure Flow Hypothesis, Sieve tube element and Phloem transport. His work carried out in the field of Botany brings together such families of science as Sugar and Nutrient. His Phloem study deals with Sink intersecting with Turgor pressure, Osmotic pressure and Ecology.

His research investigates the connection between Pressure Flow Hypothesis and topics such as Apoplast that intersect with issues in Transpiration, Transpiration stream and Horticulture. His study looks at the relationship between Sieve tube element and topics such as Xylem, which overlap with Photoassimilate. His Phloem transport research includes themes of Biophysics, Convection, Pressure gradient and Phloem loading.

His most cited work include:

  • Identification of a New Glucosinolate-Rich Cell Type in Arabidopsis Flower Stalk (194 citations)
  • Jasmonic acid induces rapid changes in carbon transport and partitioning in Populus. (176 citations)
  • A Simple Mechanistic Model of Phloem Transport which Explains Sink Priority (175 citations)

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

Botany, Phloem, Phloem transport, Biophysics and Apoplast are his primary areas of study. Michael R. Thorpe interconnects Sink and Horticulture in the investigation of issues within Botany. His study in Phloem focuses on Sieve tube element in particular.

His studies deal with areas such as Developmental biology, Photoassimilate and Phloem loading as well as Phloem transport. His Biophysics research incorporates themes from Membrane and Forisome. His Osmotic pressure study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Coat and Turgor pressure.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (68.33%)
  • Phloem (51.67%)
  • Phloem transport (25.00%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2007-2013)?

  • Botany (68.33%)
  • Phloem (51.67%)
  • Phloem transport (25.00%)

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

His main research concerns Botany, Phloem, Phloem transport, Shoot and Transpiration. As part of his studies on Botany, Michael R. Thorpe often connects relevant areas like Biophysics. His Phloem research integrates issues from Plant species, Hordeum vulgare, Metabolism and Cell biology.

Michael R. Thorpe combines subjects such as Ecophysiology and Biochemistry with his study of Phloem transport. His work deals with themes such as Pseudomonas fluorescens, Pathogen, Inoculation, Fusarium and Hordeum, which intersect with Shoot. His Transpiration study combines topics in areas such as Carbon cycle and Xylem, Horticulture.

Between 2007 and 2013, his most popular works were:

  • Non-invasive approaches for phenotyping of enhanced performance traits in bean (105 citations)
  • Lymantria dispar herbivory induces rapid changes in carbon transport and partitioning in Populus nigra (61 citations)
  • Jasmonic acid treatment to part of the root system is consistent with simulated leaf herbivory, diverting recently assimilated carbon towards untreated roots within an hour (57 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Biochemistry
  • Organic chemistry

His primary areas of study are Botany, Herbivore, Phloem, Root system and Poaceae. Michael R. Thorpe combines Botany and Salicaceae in his research. His Herbivore study frequently links to adjacent areas such as Lymantria dispar.

His Root system research includes elements of Plant species, Shoot and Hordeum vulgare.

Best Publications

  • Identification of a New Glucosinolate-Rich Cell Type in Arabidopsis Flower Stalk

    Olga A. Koroleva;Andrew Davies;Rosalia Deeken;Michael R. Thorpe

  • A Simple Mechanistic Model of Phloem Transport which Explains Sink Priority

    P. E. H. Minchin;M. R. Thorpe;J. F Farrar

  • Jasmonic acid induces rapid changes in carbon transport and partitioning in Populus.

    Benjamin A. Babst;Richard A. Ferrieri;Dennis W. Gray;Dennis W. Gray;Manuel Lerdau

  • Xylem, Phloem and Transpiration Flows in a Grape: Application of a Technique for Measuring the Volume of Attached Fruits to High Resolution Using Archimedes' Principle

    A. Lang;M. R. Thorpe

  • 11C-imaging: methyl jasmonate moves in both phloem and xylem, promotes transport of jasmonate, and of photoassimilate even after proton transport is decoupled.

    Michael R. Thorpe;Abigail P. Ferrieri;Matthias M. Herth;Richard A. Ferrieri

  • Non-invasive approaches for phenotyping of enhanced performance traits in bean

    Uwe Rascher;Stephan Blossfeld;Fabio Fiorani;Siegfried Jahnke

  • Measurement of Unloading and Reloading of Photo-assimilate within the Stem of Bean

    P. E. H. Minchin;M. R. Thorpe

  • Interception of Diffuse and Direct-beam Radiation by a Hedgerow Apple Orchard

    D. A. Charles-Edwards;M. R. Thorpe

  • Responses of apple leaf stomata to environmental factors

    B. Warrit;J. J. Landsberg;M. R. Thorpe

  • Diurnal Energy, Water and CO 2 Exchanges in an Apple (Malus pumila) Orchard

    J. J. Landsberg;C. L. Beadle;P. V. Biscoe;D. R. Butler

  • What determines carbon partitioning between competing sinks

    P.E.H. Minchin;M.R. Thorpe

  • Using the short-lived isotope 11C in mechanistic studies of photosynthate transport

    Peter E H Minchin;Michael R Thorpe

  • Radiant Heating of Apples

    M. R. Thorpe

  • Direct measurements of sieve element hydrostatic pressure reveal strong regulation after pathway blockage.

    Nick Gould;Peter E. H. Minchin;Peter E. H. Minchin;Michael R. Thorpe;Michael R. Thorpe

  • Responses of apple leaf stomata: a model for single leaves and a whole tree

    M. R. Thorpe;B. Warrit;J. J. Landsberg

  • Net radiation and transpiration of apple trees in rows

    M.R. Thorpe

  • Water Potential, Translocation and Assimilate Partitioning

    Alexander Lang;M. R. Thorpe

  • Use of carbon‐11 in Populus shows that exogenous jasmonic acid increases biosynthesis of isoprene from recently fixed carbon

    Richard A. Ferrieri;Dennis W. Gray;Benjamin A. Babst;Michael J. Schueller

  • Lymantria dispar herbivory induces rapid changes in carbon transport and partitioning in Populus nigra

    Benjamin A. Babst;Richard A. Ferrieri;Michael R. Thorpe;Colin M. Orians

  • Short-term control of root: shoot partitioning

    P.E.H. Minichin;M.R. Thorpe;J.F. Farrar

  • Apoplastic Phloem Unloading in the Stem of Bean

    P. E. H. Minchin;M. R. Thorpe

  • Phloem hydrostatic pressure relates to solute loading rate: a direct test of the Münch hypothesis

    Nick Gould;Michael R Thorpe;Olga Koroleva;Peter E H Minchin

  • Jasmonic acid treatment to part of the root system is consistent with simulated leaf herbivory, diverting recently assimilated carbon towards untreated roots within an hour

    Gunnar Jakob Henkes;Gunnar Jakob Henkes;Michael R. Thorpe;Peter E. H. Minchin;Ulrich Schurr

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrich Schurr
Ulrich Schurr Forschungszentrum Jülich
Colin M. Orians
Colin M. Orians Tufts University
Jeremy Pritchard
Jeremy Pritchard University of Birmingham
Manuel T. Lerdau
Manuel T. Lerdau University of Virginia
Matthew J. Paul
Matthew J. Paul Rothamsted Research
Philip J. White
Philip J. White James Hutton Institute
Michael Bonkowski
Michael Bonkowski University of Cologne
Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh
Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh University of Washington
Shizue Matsubara
Shizue Matsubara Forschungszentrum Jülich
Ewald Komor
Ewald Komor University of Bayreuth

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