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D-Index
61
Citations
10480
World Ranking
1179
National Ranking
102

Robert Bruce Knox 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 Robert Bruce Knox sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 193 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert Bruce Knox 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 Robert Bruce Knox sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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
  • Gene
  • Genetics

Robert Bruce Knox mostly deals with Pollen, Botany, Stamen, Microspore and Allergen. His Pollen research integrates issues from Cytoplasm, Cell biology, Amyloplast and Monoclonal antibody. His Botany research focuses on Plastid and how it relates to Protoplasm.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Complementary DNA and In situ hybridization in addition to Stamen. His work carried out in the field of Microspore brings together such families of science as clone, Genetics, cDNA library and Molecular biology. His study in Allergen is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Lolium and Asthma.

His most cited work include:

  • Mechanism of grass-pollen-induced asthma (298 citations)
  • Major grass pollen allergen Lol p 1 binds to diesel exhaust particles: implications for asthma and air pollution. (257 citations)
  • Callose and determination of pistil viability and incompatibility. (161 citations)

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

Robert Bruce Knox focuses on Botany, Pollen, Allergen, Pollen tube and Pollination. Much of his study explores Botany relationship to Cell biology. His research in Pollen is mostly concerned with Stamen.

His studies deal with areas such as Immunoglobulin E, Sorghum and Biochemistry, Nucleic acid as well as Allergen. In his work, Pollen adhesion is strongly intertwined with Germination, which is a subfield of Pollen tube. He has researched Pollination in several fields, including Sexual reproduction, Intraspecific competition, Mimosoideae and Nectar.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (60.53%)
  • Pollen (61.40%)
  • Allergen (16.67%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1991-2011)?

  • Botany (60.53%)
  • Pollen (61.40%)
  • Allergen (16.67%)

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

Botany, Pollen, Allergen, Biochemistry and Epitope are his primary areas of study. His Botany study often links to related topics such as Agronomy. His study looks at the intersection of Pollen and topics like Grass pollen with Asthma.

His Allergen study combines topics in areas such as Sorghum and Lolium, Poaceae. His work on Nucleic acid and Plant cell as part of general Biochemistry study is frequently connected to Preparation method and Immunocytochemistry, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them. His Epitope research includes elements of Immunoglobulin E, Molecular biology and Monoclonal antibody.

Between 1991 and 2011, his most popular works were:

  • Mechanism of grass-pollen-induced asthma (298 citations)
  • Major grass pollen allergen Lol p 1 binds to diesel exhaust particles: implications for asthma and air pollution. (257 citations)
  • Grass pollen, thunderstorms and asthma (138 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Genetics

His scientific interests lie mostly in Pollen, Botany, Tapetum, Stamen and Allergen. Robert Bruce Knox applies his multidisciplinary studies on Pollen and Paraformaldehyde in his research. His work deals with themes such as Nucleic acid and Pollen allergen, which intersect with Botany.

Robert Bruce Knox combines subjects such as Cytoplasm and Plastid with his study of Tapetum. His research in Allergen intersects with topics in Lolium and Asthma. The Allergy study combines topics in areas such as Osmotic shock, Poaceae and Immunopathology.

Best Publications

  • Mechanism of grass-pollen-induced asthma

    C Suphioglu;M.B Singh;P Taylor;R.B Knox

  • Major grass pollen allergen Lol p 1 binds to diesel exhaust particles: implications for asthma and air pollution.

    R. B. Knox;C. Suphioglu;P. Taylor;R. Desai

  • Protein Pellicle of Stigmatic Papillae as a Probable Recognition Site in Incompatibility Reactions

    O. Mattsson;O. Mattsson;R. B. Knox;R. B. Knox;J. Heslop-Harrison;Y. Heslop-Harrison

  • ANT INHIBITION OF POLLEN FUNCTION: A POSSIBLE REASON WHY ANT POLLINATION IS RARE

    Andrew J. Beattie;Christine Turnbull;R. B. Knox;R. B. Knox;E. G. Williams;E. G. Williams

  • Callose and determination of pistil viability and incompatibility.

    C. Dumas;R. B. Knox

  • Grass pollen, thunderstorms and asthma

    R. B. Knox

  • THE VULNERABILITY OF POLLEN AND FUNGAL SPORES TO ANT SECRETIONS: EVIDENCE AND SOME EVOLUTIONARY IMPLICATIONS

    Andrew J. Beattie;Christine Turnbull;Terryn Hough;Sieglinde Jobson

  • Antibiotic Production: a Possible Function for the Metapleural Glands of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    Andrew J. Beattie;Christine L. Turnbull;Terryn Hough;R. Bruce Knox

  • Pollen-wall Proteins: ‘Gametophytic’ and ‘Sporophytic’ Fractions in the Pollen Walls of the Malvaceae

    J. Heslop-Harrison;Y. Heslop-Harrison;R. B. Knox;B. Howlett

  • Pollen....Wall Proteins: Exine....Held Fractions Associated with the Incompatibility Response in Cruciferae

    J. Heslop-Harrison;R. B. Knox;Y. Heslop-Harrison

  • The spatial association of the sperm cells and vegetative nucleus in the pollen grain of Brassica

    C. Dumas;R. B. Knox;T. Gaude

  • Function of the polyad in reproduction of Acacia.

    J. Kenrick;R. B. Knox

  • Pollen—Pistil Recognition: New Concepts from Electron Microscopy and Cytochemistry

    C. Dumas;C. Dumas;R.B. Knox;R.B. Knox;T. Gaude;T. Gaude

  • Genetic control of male fertility in Arabidopsis thaliana : structural analyses of postmeiotic developmental mutants

    P E Taylor;J A Glover;M Lavithis;S Craig

  • Pollen-Wall Proteins: Release of the Allergen Antigen E From intine and Exine Sites in Pollen Grains of Ragweed and Cosmos

    B. J. Howlett;R. B. Knox;J. Heslop-Harrison

  • Pollen-Wall Proteins: Physicochemical Characterization and Role in Self-Incompatibility in Cosmos bipinnatus

    B. J. Howlett;R. B. Knox;J. D. Paxton;John Heslop-Harrison

  • Bcp1, a gene required for male fertility in Arabidopsis

    Huiling Xu;R. B. Knox;P. E. Taylor;M. B. Singh

  • Cytochemical Localization of Enzymes in the Wall of the Pollen Grain

    R. B. Knox;J. Heslop-Harrison

  • Microspores : evolution and ontogeny

    Unknown

  • Ultrastructural analysis of the sperm cells of mature pollen of maize, Zea mays

    C. A. McConchie;T. Hough;R. B. Knox

  • Grass pollen allergens: antigenic relationships detected using monoclonal antibodies and dot blotting immunoassay.

    M B Singh;R B Knox

  • Genetic control of male fertility in Arabidopsis thaliana : structural analysis of premeiotic developmental mutants

    A. M. Chaudhury;S. Craig;E. S. Dennis;M. Lavithis

  • Development of Plastids in Pollen and Tapetum of Rye-grass, Lolium perenne L

    E. Pacini;E. Pacini;P. E. Taylor;M. B. Singh;R. B. Knox

  • Incidence of Cladosporium, alternaria and total fungal spores in the atmosphere of melbourne (Australia) over three years

    Teresa Mitakakis;Eng Kok Ong;Alexia Stevens;David Guest

  • Localization of the two major allergens in rye-grass pollen using specific monoclonal antibodies and quantitative analysis of immunogold labelling.

    P. E. Taylor;I. A. Staff;M. B. Singh;R. B. Knox

  • Applications of fluorochromes to pollen biology. II. The DNA probes ethidium bromide and Hoechst 33258 in conjunction with the callose-specific aniline blue fluorochrome.

    T. Hough;P. Bernhardt;R. B. Knox;E. G. Williams

  • Cellular localization of water soluble, allergenic proteins in rye-grass (Lolium perenne) pollen using monoclonal and specific IgE antibodies with immunogold probes.

    I. A. Staff;P. E. Taylor;P. Smith;M. B. Singh

  • The interrelationship between the accumulation of lipids, protein and the level of acyl carrier protein during the development of Brassica napus L. pollen.

    D. E. Evans;D. E. Evans;P. E. Taylor;M. B. Singh;R. B. Knox

  • Seasonal distribution of pollen in the atmosphere of melbourne: an airborne pollen calendar

    Eng Kok Ong;Mohan Bir Singh;Robert Bruce Knox

  • Quantitative analysis of lipids and protein from the pollen of Brassica napus L.

    D.E. Evans;D.E. Evans;P.E. Taylor;M.B. Singh;R.B. Knox

  • The male germ unit of Rhododendron: quantitative cytology, three-dimensional reconstruction, isolation and detection using fluorescent probes

    P. Taylor;J. Kenrick;Y. Li;V. Kaul

  • Immunological relationships among group I and group V allergens from grass pollen

    P.M. Smith;E.K. Ong;R.B. Knox;M.B. Singh

  • Development and Histochemistry of the Pistil of the Grape, Vitis vinifera

    xJ. A. Considine;R. B. Knox

  • Grass pollen in the atmosphere of Melbourne: Seasonal distribution over nine years

    Eng Kok Ong;Mohan Bir Singh;Robert Bruce Knox

  • The structure and composition of aleurone grains in the barley aleurone layer

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Mohan B. Singh
Mohan B. Singh University of Melbourne
James McCluskey
James McCluskey University of Melbourne
Richard J. Simpson
Richard J. Simpson La Trobe University
Elizabeth S. Dennis
Elizabeth S. Dennis Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Adrienne E. Clarke
Adrienne E. Clarke University of Melbourne
Jennifer M. Rolland
Jennifer M. Rolland Monash University
Christian Dumas
Christian Dumas École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Paul J. Taylor
Paul J. Taylor University of Queensland
Barbara J. Howlett
Barbara J. Howlett University of Melbourne
Rinaldo Bellomo
Rinaldo Bellomo Monash University

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