Robert T. Furbank

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

• Enzyme
• Gene
• Botany

Robert T. Furbank mainly investigates Botany, Photosynthesis, Biochemistry, C4 photosynthesis and Phenomics. The concepts of his Botany study are interwoven with issues in Sucrose, Cell biology, Aquaporin and Sucrose synthase. His research integrates issues of Chloroplast and Agronomy in his study of Photosynthesis.

His Biochemistry study frequently draws connections to other fields, such as Biophysics. The various areas that he examines in his C4 photosynthesis study include Terrestrial plant, Photosynthesis system and Chlorophyll. His Phenomics study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Plant phenotyping, Agricultural engineering and Lidar.

His most cited work include:

• Phenomics – technologies to relieve the phenotyping bottleneck (890 citations)
• Raising yield potential of wheat. II. Increasing photosynthetic capacity and efficiency (371 citations)
• Suppression of Sucrose Synthase Gene Expression Represses Cotton Fiber Cell Initiation, Elongation, and Seed Development (364 citations)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Photosynthesis, Biochemistry, Botany, C4 photosynthesis and RuBisCO. His Photosynthesis study incorporates themes from Vascular bundle, Chloroplast and Chlorophyll. His research in Vascular bundle intersects with topics in Total inorganic carbon, Plasmodesma and Photosynthetic efficiency.

His Botany research incorporates themes from Cell biology, Oryza sativa, Carbon dioxide and Sucrose. His research investigates the connection with C4 photosynthesis and areas like Biophysics which intersect with concerns in Electron transport chain. The RuBisCO study combines topics in areas such as Photosynthetic capacity, Flaveria, Agronomy and Horticulture.

He most often published in these fields:

• Photosynthesis (54.29%)
• Biochemistry (35.10%)
• Botany (31.84%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

• Photosynthesis (54.29%)
• C4 photosynthesis (24.49%)
• RuBisCO (24.08%)

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

His main research concerns Photosynthesis, C4 photosynthesis, RuBisCO, Horticulture and Vascular bundle. Photosynthesis is the subject of his research, which falls under Biochemistry. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Biophysics, Chloroplast and Sucrose.

His RuBisCO research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Golden Gate Cloning, Synthetic biology and Metabolic engineering. His research integrates issues of Respiration, Stomatal conductance and Hyperspectral reflectance in his study of Horticulture. His work in Vascular bundle tackles topics such as Plasmodesma which are related to areas like Organelle Volume and Primary productivity.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

• High throughput determination of plant height, ground cover, and above-ground biomass in wheat with LiDAR (99 citations)
• High throughput determination of plant height, ground cover, and above-ground biomass in wheat with LiDAR (99 citations)
• Hyperspectral reflectance as a tool to measure biochemical and physiological traits in wheat (92 citations)

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

• Enzyme
• Gene
• Botany

Photosynthesis, RuBisCO, Biomass, Hyperspectral reflectance and Dry weight are his primary areas of study. His Photosynthesis research incorporates elements of Dwarfing and Oryza sativa. Robert T. Furbank focuses mostly in the field of RuBisCO, narrowing it down to topics relating to Agronomy and, in certain cases, Genetic architecture, Green Revolution and Genetic diversity.

Robert T. Furbank focuses mostly in the field of Biomass, narrowing it down to matters related to Phenomics and, in some cases, Field crop, Selection, Biotechnology and Sorghum. The concepts of his Hyperspectral reflectance study are interwoven with issues in Photosynthetic capacity, RuBisCO activity, Partial least squares regression and Leaf mass per area. Robert T. Furbank interconnects Biophysics, Computational biology and Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase in the investigation of issues within C4 photosynthesis.