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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 58 1320 1208 110 102 125 15136

Peter J. Franks publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter J. Franks between 1986 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter J. Franks published across 39 years, from 1986 to 2024, averaging 5.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2020. 3 of the 199 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2020. 1986: 2 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 2 publications
1986 2024

199 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter J. Franks: publications per year, 1986 to 2024
Year Publications
1986 2
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 1
1992 3
1993 1
1994 0
1995 3
1996 0
1997 7
1998 2
1999 3
2000 2
2001 11
2002 4
2003 7
2004 2
2005 3
2006 6
2007 7
2008 6
2009 9
2010 10
2011 11
2012 13
2013 11
2014 7
2015 10
2016 4
2017 8
2018 11
2019 7
2020 15
2021 7
2022 1
2023 1
2024 2
Total 199
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Peter J. Franks 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 Peter J. Franks sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 121–125 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 125 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233 125
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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Peter J. Franks 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 Peter J. Franks sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91 58
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Photosynthesis

Peter J. Franks focuses on Transpiration, Stomatal conductance, Botany, Horticulture and Photosynthesis. His Stomatal conductance research integrates issues from Ecology, Climate change, Herbaceous plant and Water-use efficiency. His work on Guard cell and Shoot as part of general Botany study is frequently connected to Plant Stomata, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them.

His Guard cell research incorporates elements of Stomatal aperture and Biophysics, Turgor pressure. The various areas that Peter J. Franks examines in his Horticulture study include Rainforest, Temperate climate and Liana. The Atmospheric sciences study combines topics in areas such as Eucalyptus gomphocephala and Xylem.

His most cited work include:

  • Maximum leaf conductance driven by CO2 effects on stomatal size and density over geologic time (471 citations)
  • The Mechanical Diversity of Stomata and Its Significance in Gas-Exchange Control (347 citations)
  • Smaller, faster stomata: scaling of stomatal size, rate of response, and stomatal conductance (255 citations)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Stomatal conductance, Transpiration, Ecology and Guard cell. His Botany research includes elements of Atmospheric sciences and Horticulture. His work deals with themes such as Stomatal density, Carbon dioxide, Agronomy and Water-use efficiency, which intersect with Stomatal conductance.

His study in the field of Stomatal aperture also crosses realms of Plant Stomata. As a part of the same scientific family, he mostly works in the field of Ecology, focusing on Evolutionary developmental biology and, on occasion, Function. His Guard cell research includes elements of Osmotic pressure and Turgor pressure.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (80.00%)
  • Stomatal conductance (48.57%)
  • Transpiration (48.57%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • Botany (80.00%)
  • Ecology (42.86%)
  • Atmospheric sciences (22.86%)

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

His main research concerns Botany, Ecology, Atmospheric sciences, Stomatal conductance and Fern. The various areas that Peter J. Franks examines in his Botany study include Habitat and Cretaceous. His work in the fields of Ecology, such as Carbon uptake, intersects with other areas such as New crop, Gradual progression and Molecular evolution.

His study in Stomatal conductance is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Photosynthetic capacity, Agronomy and Transpiration. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Hydraulic conductivity and Diurnal cycle. His work in the fields of Nephrolepis exaltata overlaps with other areas such as Azolla filiculoides, Conserved sequence, Hordeum vulgare and Polystichum proliferum.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Increasing water‐use efficiency directly through genetic manipulation of stomatal density (145 citations)
  • Molecular Evolution of Grass Stomata. (91 citations)
  • Evolutionary Conservation of ABA Signaling for Stomatal Closure (79 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Photosynthesis

Peter J. Franks mostly deals with Botany, Stomatal conductance, Guard cell, Ecology and Photosynthesis. His research in the fields of Fern and Nephrolepis exaltata overlaps with other disciplines such as Azolla filiculoides, Conserved sequence and Hordeum vulgare. The study incorporates disciplines such as Plant morphology, Allometry and Transpiration in addition to Stomatal conductance.

Cell biology covers he research in Guard cell. As part of his studies on Ecology, Peter J. Franks frequently links adjacent subjects like Evolutionary developmental biology. In general Photosynthesis, his work in Photosynthetic capacity, Stomatal density and Water-use efficiency is often linked to Groundwater resources linking many areas of study.

Best Publications

  • Maximum leaf conductance driven by CO2 effects on stomatal size and density over geologic time

    Peter J. Franks;David J. Beerling

  • The Mechanical Diversity of Stomata and Its Significance in Gas-Exchange Control

    Peter Joseph Franks;Graham Farquhar

  • Smaller, faster stomata: scaling of stomatal size, rate of response, and stomatal conductance

    Paul L. Drake;Ray H. Froend;Peter J. Franks

  • Plasticity in maximum stomatal conductance constrained by negative correlation between stomatal size and density: an analysis using Eucalyptus globulus.

    Peter J. Franks;Peter J. Franks;Paul L. Drake;David J. Beerling

  • Sensitivity of plants to changing atmospheric CO2 concentration: From the geological past to the next century

    Peter J Franks;Mark A Adams;Jeffrey S. Amthor;Margaret M Barbour

  • Stomata: key players in the earth system, past and present

    Joseph A Berry;David J Beerling;Peter J Franks;Peter J Franks

  • Genetic manipulation of stomatal density influences stomatal size, plant growth and tolerance to restricted water supply across a growth carbon dioxide gradient

    Timothy Doheny-Adams;Lee Hunt;Peter J. Franks;Peter J. Franks;David J. Beerling

  • Anisohydric but isohydrodynamic: seasonally constant plant water potential gradient explained by a stomatal control mechanism incorporating variable plant hydraulic conductance.

    Peter J. Franks;Paul L. Drake;Ray H. Froend

  • Increasing water‐use efficiency directly through genetic manipulation of stomatal density

    Peter J. Franks;Timothy W. Doheny-Adams;Zoe J. Britton-Harper;Julie E. Gray

  • The effect of exogenous abscisic acid on stomatal development, stomatal mechanics, and leaf gas exchange in Tradescantia virginiana.

    Peter Joseph Franks;Graham Farquhar

  • Mutualistic mycorrhiza-like symbiosis in the most ancient group of land plants

    Claire P. Humphreys;Peter J. Franks;Peter J. Franks;Mark Rees;Martin I. Bidartondo

  • Molecular Evolution of Grass Stomata.

    Zhong-Hua Chen;Zhong-Hua Chen;Guang Chen;Fei Dai;Yizhou Wang

  • Evolutionary Conservation of ABA Signaling for Stomatal Closure

    Shengguan Cai;Guang Chen;Yuanyuan Wang;Yuqing Huang

  • A relationship between humidity response, growth form and photosynthetic operating point in C3 plants

    P Franks;P Franks;Graham Farquhar

  • Photosynthetic pathway and ecological adaptation explain stomatal trait diversity amongst grasses

    S. H. Taylor;P. J. Franks;S. P. Hulme;E. Spriggs

  • Optimal allocation of leaf epidermal area for gas exchange

    Hugo J. de Boer;Hugo J. de Boer;Charles A. Price;Charles A. Price;Friederike Wagner-Cremer;Stefan C. Dekker

  • The apparent feedforward response of stomata to air vapour pressure deficit: information revealed by different experimental procedures with two rainforest trees

    P. J. Franks;P. J. Franks;I. R. Cowan;G. D. Farquhar;G. D. Farquhar

  • Land Plants Acquired Active Stomatal Control Early in Their Evolutionary History

    Elizabeth M. Ruszala;David J. Beerling;Peter J. Franks;Peter J. Franks;Caspar Chater

  • Evolution of chloroplast retrograde signaling facilitates green plant adaptation to land

    Chenchen Zhao;Chenchen Zhao;Yuanyuan Wang;Kai Xun Chan;D. Blaine Marchant

  • A study of stomatal mechanics using the cell pressure probe

    P. J. Franks;I. R. Cowan;G. D. Farquhar;G. D. Farquhar

  • Physiological framework for adaptation of stomata to CO2 from glacial to future concentrations

    Peter J. Franks;Ilia J. Leitch;Elizabeth M. Ruszala;Alistair M. Hetherington

  • Higher rates of leaf gas exchange are associated with higher leaf hydrodynamic pressure gradients

    Peter J. Franks

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Beerling
David J. Beerling University of Sheffield
Graham D. Farquhar
Graham D. Farquhar Australian National University
Dana L. Royer
Dana L. Royer Wesleyan University
Zhong-Hua Chen
Zhong-Hua Chen University of Adelaide
Joseph A. Berry
Joseph A. Berry Carnegie Institution for Science
Douglas E. Soltis
Douglas E. Soltis University of Florida
Michael R. Blatt
Michael R. Blatt University of Glasgow
Eviatar Nevo
Eviatar Nevo University of Haifa
Guoping Zhang
Guoping Zhang Zhejiang University
Fei Dai
Fei Dai Zhejiang University

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