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D-Index
58
Citations
15136
World Ranking
1320
National Ranking
110

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.

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36 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.

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.

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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.

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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