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D-Index
81
Citations
27682
World Ranking
400
National Ranking
44

Owen K. Atkin 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 Owen K. Atkin sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 203 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Owen K. Atkin 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 Owen K. Atkin sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Photosynthesis

His main research concerns Respiration, Photosynthesis, Acclimatization, Botany and Ecology. His Cellular respiration study in the realm of Respiration interacts with subjects such as Relative growth rate. His studies in Cellular respiration integrate themes in fields like Vegetation, Biosphere and Carbon cycle.

His work carried out in the field of Photosynthesis brings together such families of science as Agronomy, Darkness, Horticulture, Carbon dioxide and Mitochondrion. His research integrates issues of Plantago, Q10, Global warming, Degree and Evergreen in his study of Acclimatization. His work on Eucalyptus pauciflora as part of general Botany study is frequently linked to Light treatment, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science.

His most cited work include:

  • TRY - a global database of plant traits (1611 citations)
  • Plant phenotypic plasticity in a changing climate (1055 citations)
  • Thermal acclimation and the dynamic response of plant respiration to temperature (892 citations)

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

Owen K. Atkin mainly investigates Respiration, Botany, Photosynthesis, Acclimatization and Ecology. The study incorporates disciplines such as Biochemistry, Carbon dioxide and Animal science in addition to Respiration. The Dry weight research Owen K. Atkin does as part of his general Botany study is frequently linked to other disciplines of science, such as Relative growth rate, therefore creating a link between diverse domains of science.

His studies deal with areas such as Agronomy and Darkness as well as Photosynthesis. In the field of Acclimatization, his study on Cold acclimation overlaps with subjects such as Arabidopsis thaliana. His research in the fields of Ecosystem, Climate change and Arctic overlaps with other disciplines such as Trait and Spatial variability.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Respiration (55.25%)
  • Botany (47.51%)
  • Photosynthesis (44.75%)

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

  • Respiration (55.25%)
  • Photosynthesis (44.75%)
  • Acclimatization (30.39%)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Respiration, Photosynthesis, Acclimatization, Trait and Agronomy. Respiration is a subfield of Botany that he explores. In general Botany, his work in Photorespiration is often linked to Philosophy and Temperature response linking many areas of study.

Owen K. Atkin has included themes like Eucalyptus, Global warming, Climate change, Horticulture and Plant physiology in his Photosynthesis study. In his work, Ecosystem is strongly intertwined with Photosynthetic capacity, which is a subfield of Acclimatization. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Intraspecific competition, Nutrient, Abiotic stress and Phenotypic plasticity.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access (179 citations)
  • Trees tolerate an extreme heatwave via sustained transpirational cooling and increased leaf thermal tolerance (93 citations)
  • Core principles which explain variation in respiration across biological scales. (33 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Photosynthesis

His primary scientific interests are in Respiration, Photosynthesis, Acclimatization, Agronomy and Trait. Owen K. Atkin works mostly in the field of Respiration, limiting it down to topics relating to Carbon cycle and, in certain cases, Plant functional type, Degree and Leaf mass per area. His Photosynthesis study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Global warming, Climate change, Climate model and Vegetation.

His Acclimatization research includes themes of Relative species abundance, Habitat, Biome, Adaptation and Photosystem II. His study in the field of Growing season also crosses realms of Heat tolerance. Owen K. Atkin interconnects Metabolic pathway and Cellular respiration in the investigation of issues within Ecology.

Best Publications

  • TRY - a global database of plant traits

    J. Kattge;S. Díaz;S. Lavorel;I. C. Prentice

  • Plant phenotypic plasticity in a changing climate

    A.B. Nicotra;O.K. Atkin;S.P. Bonser;A.M. Davidson

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • Thermal acclimation and the dynamic response of plant respiration to temperature

    Owen K. Atkin;Mark G. Tjoelker

  • The hot and the cold: unravelling the variable response of plant respiration to temperature.

    Owen Kenneth Atkin;Dan Bruhn;Vaughan Hurry;Mark G Tjoelker

  • Response of root respiration to changes in temperature and its relevance to global warming

    Owen K. Atkin;Everard J. Edwards;Beth R. Loveys

  • The crucial role of plant mitochondria in orchestrating drought tolerance.

    Owen K. Atkin;David Macherel

  • Simulated resilience of tropical rainforests to CO2-induced climate change

    Chris Huntingford;Przemyslaw Zelazowski;David Galbraith;David Galbraith;Lina M. Mercado

  • The respiratory patterns in roots in relation to their functioning

    Hans Lambers;Owen K. Atkin;Frank F. Millenaar

  • Global variability in leaf respiration in relation to climate, plant functional types and leaf traits

    Owen K. Atkin;Keith J. Bloomfield;Peter B. Reich;Peter B. Reich;Mark G. Tjoelker

  • Trees tolerate an extreme heatwave via sustained transpirational cooling and increased leaf thermal tolerance

    John E Drake;John E Drake;Mark G Tjoelker;Angelica Varhammar;Belinda E Medlyn

  • Interdependence between chloroplasts and mitochondria in the light and the dark

    Marcel H.N Hoefnagel;Owen K Atkin;Joseph T Wiskich

  • Acclimation of snow gum (Eucalyptus pauciflora) leaf respiration to seasonal and diurnal variations in temperature: the importance of changes in the capacity and temperature sensitivity of respiration

    O. K. Atkin;C. Holly;M. C. Ball

  • Leaf respiration of snow gum in the light and dark. Interactions between temperature and irradiance.

    Owen K. Atkin;John R. Evans;Marilyn C. Ball;Hans Lambers

  • Thermal acclimation of leaf and root respiration: An investigation comparing inherently fast- and slow-growing plant species

    Beth Loveys;Lindsey J Atkinson;David Sherlock;Rachel L Roberts

  • Thermal limits of leaf metabolism across biomes.

    Odhran S. O'Sullivan;Odhran S. O'Sullivan;Mary A. Heskel;Mary A. Heskel;Peter B. Reich;Peter B. Reich;Mark G. Tjoelker

  • The global spectrum of plant form and function: enhanced species-level trait dataset

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  • Mapping local and global variability in plant trait distributions

    Ethan E. Butler;Abhirup Datta;Habacuc Flores-Moreno;Ming Chen

  • High thermal acclimation potential of both photosynthesis and respiration in two lowland Plantago species in contrast to an alpine congeneric

    Owen Atkin;I Scheurwater;I Scheurwater;T L Pons

  • The art of growing plants for experimental purposes: a practical guide for the plant biologist

    Hendrik Poorter;Fabio Fiorani;Mark Stitt;Uli Schurr

  • Phenotypic plasticity and growth temperature: understanding interspecific variability

    Owen Kenneth Atkin;Beth Loveys;Lindsey J Atkinson;T L Pons

  • Acclimation of photosynthesis and respiration is asynchronous in response to changes in temperature regardless of plant functional group

    Catherine D Campbell;Catherine D Campbell;Lindsey J Atkinson;Joana Zaragoza-Castells;Maria Lundmark

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter B. Reich
Peter B. Reich University of Minnesota
Kevin L. Griffin
Kevin L. Griffin Columbia University
Patrick Meir
Patrick Meir University of Edinburgh
Matthew H. Turnbull
Matthew H. Turnbull University of Canterbury
Mark G. Tjoelker
Mark G. Tjoelker Western Sydney University
John R. Evans
John R. Evans Australian National University
Kristine Y. Crous
Kristine Y. Crous Western Sydney University
Jon Lloyd
Jon Lloyd Imperial College London
Jens Kattge
Jens Kattge Max Planck Society
Hans Lambers
Hans Lambers University of Western Australia

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