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2562
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Peter J. Lea publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter J. Lea sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 351 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Peter J. Lea D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter J. Lea sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Peter J. Lea is affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields with a primary focus on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, complemented by contributions to Engineering and Medicine.

Their research interests are reflected in work across various specialized fields, including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Computational Mechanics, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering. Key topics in their work include Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, GABA and Rice Research, Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies, Plant Molecular Biology Research, Plant tissue culture and regeneration, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms.

Several recent publications illustrate the scope and focus of their research:

  • Impacts of environmental conditions, and allelic variation of cytosolic glutamine synthetase on maize hybrid kernel production, 2021, Communications Biology
  • The Key Role of Glutamate Dehydrogenase 2 (GDH2) in the Control of Kernel Production in Maize (Zea mays L.), 2023, Plants
  • Sir Leslie Fowden. 13 October 1925-16 December 2008, 2021, Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society
  • Experimental and numerical pore-scale characterization of multi-mode heat transfer in porous ceramics exposed to a transverse heat flux, 2024, Journal of Physics Conference Series
  • Molecular diagnosis of respiratory viral infections in cystic fibrosis, sputum versus nasopharyngeal samples, 2025, Respiratory Medicine

Frequent collaborators in their research activities include Anis M. Limami, Jacques Rouster, Bertrand Hirel, Thérèse Tercé-Laforgue, and Jérémy Lothier.

Peter J. Lea's publications are distributed across diverse venues, including:

  • Plants
  • Communications Biology
  • Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society
  • Journal of Physics Conference Series
  • Respiratory Medicine

Best Publications

  • Making the life of heavy metal-stressed plants a little easier

    Priscila L. Gratão;Andrea Polle;Peter J. Lea;Ricardo A. Azevedo

  • Glutamate in plants: metabolism, regulation, and signalling

    Brian G. Forde;Peter J. Lea

  • Photorespiration: metabolic pathways and their role in stress protection

    Astrid Wingler;Peter John Lea;W. Paul Quick;Richard C. Leegood

  • Asparagine in plants

    P.J. Lea;L. Sodek;M.A.J. Parry;P.R. Shewry

  • Alternative route for nitrogen assimilation in higher plants.

    P. J. Lea;B. J. Miflin

  • Photorespiratory nitrogen cycle

    A. J. Keys;I. F. Bird;M. J. Cornelius;P. J. Lea

  • Response of antioxidant enzymes to transfer from elevated carbon dioxide to air and ozone fumigation, in the leaves and roots of wild-type and a catalase-deficient mutant of barley

    Ricardo Antunes de Azevedo;R M Alas;R J Smith;P J Lea

  • The pathway of nitrogen assimilation in plants

    Benjamin J. Miflin;Peter J. Lea

  • Two Cytosolic Glutamine Synthetase Isoforms of Maize Are Specifically Involved in the Control of Grain Production

    Antoine Martin;Judy Lee;Thomas Kichey;Denise Gerentes

  • Rubisco Activity: Effects of Drought Stress

    Martin A. J. Parry;P. John Andralojc;Shahnaz Khan;Peter John Lea

  • Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Crops for Sustainable Agriculture

    Bertrand Hirel;Thierry Tétu;Peter J. Lea;Frédéric Dubois

  • Antioxidant enzymes responses to cadmium in radish tissues.

    Angela P. Vitória;Peter John Lea;Ricardo Antunes Azevedo

  • Do plants need nitrate? The mechanisms by which nitrogen form affects plants

    M.J. Andrews;J.A. Raven;J.A. Raven;P.J. Lea

  • Regulation of Leaf Senescence by Cytokinin, Sugars, and Light: Effects on NADH-Dependent Hydroxypyruvate Reductase

    Astrid Wingler;Antje von Schaewen;Richard C. Leegood;Peter J. Lea

  • Activity of antioxidant enzymes in response to cadmium in Crotalaria juncea

    G.J.G. Pereira;S.M.G. Molina;P.J. Lea;R.A. Azevedo

  • The enzymology and metabolism of glutamine, glutamate, and asparagine

    Peter J. Lea;Sharon A. Robinson;George R. Stewart

  • The aspartic acid metabolic pathway, an exciting and essential pathway in plants.

    R. A. Azevedo;M. Lancien;P. J. Lea

  • Phytoremediation: green technology for the clean up of toxic metals in the environment

    Priscila Lupino Gratão;Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad;Patrícia Felippe Cardoso;Peter John Lea

  • Glutamate synthase and the synthesis of glutamate in plants

    Peter John Lea;Ben J. Miflin

  • The photorespiratory nitrogen-cycle

    B. J. Miflin;A. J. Keys;P. J. Lea;R. M. Wallsgrove

Frequent Co-Authors

Ricardo Antunes Azevedo
Ricardo Antunes Azevedo Universidade de São Paulo
Benjamin J. Miflin
Benjamin J. Miflin The Hertz Corporation
Richard C. Leegood
Richard C. Leegood University of Sheffield
Alfred J. Keys
Alfred J. Keys Rothamsted Research
Bertrand Hirel
Bertrand Hirel INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Martin A. J. Parry
Martin A. J. Parry Lancaster University
Priscila Lupino Gratão
Priscila Lupino Gratão Sao Paulo State University
Astrid Wingler
Astrid Wingler University College Cork
Mitchell Andrews
Mitchell Andrews Lincoln University
John A. Raven
John A. Raven University of Dundee

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