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D-Index
66
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World Ranking
889
National Ranking
238

Robert Turgeon 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 Turgeon sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 120 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert Turgeon 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 Turgeon sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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
  • DNA

Robert Turgeon spends much of his time researching Phloem, Botany, Plasmodesma, Cell biology and Biophysics. His study in Phloem is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Biochemistry and Symplast, Apoplast. Photosynthesis is the focus of his Botany research.

His Plasmodesma study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Vascular bundle, Sieve tube element, Nicotiana tabacum and Organelle biogenesis. In the subject of general Cell biology, his work in Cytoplasm is often linked to Sieve, thereby combining diverse domains of study. His work carried out in the field of Biophysics brings together such families of science as Ultrastructure, Phloem loading, Pressure Flow Hypothesis and Xylem.

His most cited work include:

  • The developmental dynamics of the maize leaf transcriptome (568 citations)
  • The Sink-Source Transition in Leaves (374 citations)
  • Phloem Transport: Cellular Pathways and Molecular Trafficking (322 citations)

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

Robert Turgeon mainly investigates Phloem, Botany, Plasmodesma, Apoplast and Sucrose. His Phloem study incorporates themes from Raffinose, Photoassimilate, Vascular bundle, Biophysics and Biochemistry. His study in Nicotiana tabacum extends to Botany with its themes.

His studies in Plasmodesma integrate themes in fields like Flux, Sieve tube element and Phloem transport. His Apoplast study combines topics in areas such as Plasmolysis and Efflux. His work in Sucrose tackles topics such as Sugar which are related to areas like Phaseolus and Turgor pressure.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Phloem (71.84%)
  • Botany (57.28%)
  • Plasmodesma (30.10%)

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

  • Phloem (71.84%)
  • Photosynthesis (19.42%)
  • Botany (57.28%)

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

His main research concerns Phloem, Photosynthesis, Botany, Xylem and Sieve tube element. His Phloem research integrates issues from Sugar, Biophysics, Arabidopsis and Cell biology. His Biophysics research includes themes of Phloem loading, Sucrose and Plasmodesma.

Robert Turgeon has researched Plasmodesma in several fields, including Amino acid, Stachyose and Apoplast. His research in Photosynthesis intersects with topics in Shoot and Metabolic pathway. In the field of Botany, his study on Pressure Flow Hypothesis and Chlorophyll fluorescence overlaps with subjects such as Sink and Heterotroph.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Towards an understanding of the molecular basis of effective RNAi against a global insect pest, the whitefly Bemisia tabaci. (45 citations)
  • Phloem Loading through Plasmodesmata: A Biophysical Analysis. (35 citations)
  • Elucidation of the Mechanisms of Long-Distance mRNA Movement in a Nicotiana benthamiana/Tomato Heterograft System (32 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • DNA

Robert Turgeon mostly deals with Phloem, Biophysics, Photosynthesis, Plasmodesma and Phloem loading. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Solanum, Transgene, Nicotiana benthamiana, RNA and Messenger RNA. His Photosynthesis research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Osmotic pressure, Sieve tube element and Xylem.

The concepts of his Plasmodesma study are interwoven with issues in Amino acid, Apoplast and Sucrose. His Phloem loading research incorporates elements of Stachyose and Raffinose.

Best Publications

  • The developmental dynamics of the maize leaf transcriptome

    Pinghua Li;Lalit Ponnala;Neeru Gandotra;Lin Wang

  • The Sink-Source Transition in Leaves

    Robert Turgeon

  • Phloem Transport: Cellular Pathways and Molecular Trafficking

    Robert Turgeon;Shmuel Wolf

  • A comprehensive picture of phloem loading strategies

    Emilie A. Rennie;Robert Turgeon

  • Sieve elements and companion cells-traffic control centers of the phloem

    Karl J. Oparka;Robert Turgeon

  • Phloem Unloading in Sink Leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana: Comparison of a Fluorescent Solute with a Fluorescent Virus.

    Alison G. Roberts;Simon Santa Cruz;Ian M. Roberts;Denton A. M. Prior

  • Substructure of freeze-substituted plasmodesmata

    B. Ding;R. Turgeon;M. V. Parthasarathy

  • Comparative analyses of C-4 and C-3 photosynthesis in developing leaves of maize and rice

    Lin Wang;Angelika Czedik-Eysenberg;Rachel A Mertz;Yaqing Si

  • Allocation, stress tolerance and carbon transport in plants: how does phloem physiology affect plant ecology?

    Jessica A. Savage;Michael J. Clearwater;Dustin F. Haines;Tamir Klein

  • Structural and Metabolic Transitions of C4 Leaf Development and Differentiation Defined by Microscopy and Quantitative Proteomics in Maize

    Wojciech Majeran;Giulia Friso;Lalit Ponnala;Brian Connolly

  • Photoassimilate-transport characteristics of nonchlorophyllous and green tissue in variegated leaves of Coleus blumei Benth.

    Leslie A. Weisberg;Larry E. Wimmers;Robert Turgeon

  • Phloem loading and plasmodesmata

    Robert Turgeon

  • Minor vein structure and sugar transport in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Edith Haritatos;Richard Medville;Robert Turgeon

  • The geminivirus BR1 movement protein binds single-stranded DNA and localizes to the cell nucleus.

    Erica Pascal;Anton A. Sanderfoot;Brian M. Ward;Richard Medville

  • Expression of a foreign gene linked to either a plant-virus or a Drosophila promoter, after electroporation of protoplasts of rice, wheat, and sorghum

    Tsai-Mei Ou-Lee;Robert Turgeon;Ray Wu

  • Graft Transmission of a Floral Stimulant Derived from CONSTANS

    Brian G. Ayre;Robert Turgeon

  • The role of phloem loading reconsidered.

    Robert Turgeon

  • Anatomical and photosynthetic acclimation to the light environment in species with differing mechanisms of phloem loading.

    Véronique Amiard;Kristine E. Mueh;Barbara Demmig-Adams;Volker Ebbert

  • The Puzzle of Phloem Pressure

    Robert Turgeon

  • Raffinose oligosaccharide concentrations measured in individual cell and tissue types in Cucumis melo L. leaves: implications for phloem loading

    Edith Haritatos;Felix Keller;Robert Turgeon

  • The absence of phloem loading in willow leaves

    Robert Turgeon;Richard Medville

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara Demmig-Adams
Barbara Demmig-Adams University of Colorado Boulder
William W. Adams
William W. Adams University of Colorado Boulder
Lailiang Cheng
Lailiang Cheng Cornell University
Abraham D. Stroock
Abraham D. Stroock Cornell University
Zhangjun Fei
Zhangjun Fei Cornell University
Thomas P. Brutnell
Thomas P. Brutnell Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Qi Sun
Qi Sun Cornell University
Karl J. Niklas
Karl J. Niklas Cornell University
Shmuel Wolf
Shmuel Wolf Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Erle C. Ellis
Erle C. Ellis University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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