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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
33
Citations
3545
World Ranking
5762
National Ranking
1396

Randy Wells 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 Randy Wells sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 96 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Randy Wells 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 Randy Wells sits on this spectrum.

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: 33 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Direct observations of the effects of aerosol loading on net ecosystem CO2 exchanges over different landscapes

    Dev Niyogi;Hsin I. Chang;V. K. Saxena;Teddy Holt;Teddy Holt

  • Molecular Markers Associated with Water Use Efficiency and Leaf Ash in Soybean

    M. A. R. Mian;M. A. Bailey;D. A. Ashley;R. Wells

  • Tolerance and accumulation of shikimic acid in response to glyphosate applications in glyphosate-resistant and nonglyphosate-resistant cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.).

    Wendy A Pline;John W Wilcut;Stephen O Duke;Keith L Edmisten

  • Soybean Growth Response to Plant Density: Relationships among Canopy Photosynthesis, Leaf Area, and Light Interception

    Randy Wells

  • Reproductive abnormalities in glyphosate-resistant cotton caused by lower CP4-EPSPS levels in the male reproductive tissue

    Wendy A. Pline;Ryan Viator;John W. Wilcut;Keith L. Edmisten

  • Canopy photosynthesis and its relationship to plant productivity in near-isogenic cotton lines differing in leaf morphology.

    Randy Wells;William R. Meredith;J. Ray Williford

  • Cultivar Differences in Canopy Apparent Photosynthesis and Their Relationship to Seed Yield in Soybeans1

    R. Wells;L. L. Schulze;D. A. Ashley;H. R. Boerma

  • Comparative Growth of Obsolete and Modern Cotton Cultivars. III. Relationship of Yield to Observed Growth Characteristics 1

    Randy Wells;William R. Meredith

  • Phenotypic Diversity of Modern Chinese and North American Soybean Cultivars

    Zhanglin Cui;Thomas E. Carter;Joseph W. Burton;Randy Wells

  • Response of Soybean Photosynthesis and Chloroplast Membrane Function to Canopy Development and Mutual Shading

    Kent O. Burkey;Randy Wells

  • Comparative Growth of Obsolete and Modern Cotton Cultivars. I. Vegetative Dry Matter Partitioning1

    Randy Wells;William R. Meredith

  • Absorption and translocation of glyphosate in glyphosate-resistant cotton as influenced by application method and growth stage

    Wendy A. Pline;Andrew J. Price;John W. Wilcut;Keith L. Edmisten

  • Soybean Growth and Light Interception: Response to Differing Leaf and Stem Morphology

    Randy Wells;Joseph W. Burton;Thomas C. Kilen

  • Glyphosate-induced reductions in pollen viability and seed set in glyphosate-resistant cotton and attempted remediation by gibberellic acid (GA3)

    Wendy A. Pline;Keith L. Edmisten;John W. Wilcut;Randy Wells

  • Peanut Response to Planting Pattern, Row Spacing, and Irrigation

    James E. Lanier;David L. Jordan;Janet F. Spears;Randy Wells

  • Fiber Yield and Quality of Cotton Grown at Two Divergent Population Densities

    Michael A. Jones;Randy Wells

  • Kinetic complexity of chloroplastal deoxyribonucleic acid and mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid from higher plants.

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  • Potential for increasing cotton yields through enhanced partitioning to reproductive structures

    William R. Meredith;Randy Wells

  • Use of digital image analysis, viability stains, and germination assays to estimate conventional and glyphosate-resistant cotton pollen viability

    Wendy A. Pline;Keith L. Edmisten;Tim Oliver;John W. Wilcut

  • Physiological and morphological response of glyphosate-resistant and non-glyphosate-resistant cotton seedlings to root-absorbed glyphosate

    Wendy A Pline;John W Wilcut;Keith L Edmisten;Randy Wells

  • Measuring Canopy Coverage with Digital Imaging

    Alexander M. Stewart;Keith L. Edmisten;Randy Wells;Guy D. Collins

  • Peanut response to inoculation and nitrogen fertilizer

    James E. Lanier;David L. Jordan;Janet F. Spears;Randy Wells

  • The Influence of Defoliation Timing on Yields and Quality of Two Cotton Cultivars

    Joel C. Faircloth;Keith L. Edmisten;Randy Wells;Alexander M. Stewart

Frequent Co-Authors

David L. Jordan
David L. Jordan North Carolina State University
John W. Wilcut
John W. Wilcut North Carolina State University
Alan C. York
Alan C. York North Carolina State University
Kent O. Burkey
Kent O. Burkey Agricultural Research Service
Joseph W. Burton
Joseph W. Burton Agricultural Research Service
Derrick M. Oosterhuis
Derrick M. Oosterhuis University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Fitzgerald L. Booker
Fitzgerald L. Booker North Carolina State University
Stephen O. Duke
Stephen O. Duke University of Mississippi
Ian C. Burke
Ian C. Burke Washington State University
Marc W. van Iersel
Marc W. van Iersel University of Georgia

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