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D-Index
33
Citations
5107
World Ranking
5606
National Ranking
1363

Ronald J. Newton 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 Ronald J. Newton sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 117 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ronald J. Newton 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 Ronald J. Newton sits on this spectrum.

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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

  • Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants

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  • MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI INCREASE CHROMIUM UPTAKE BY SUNFLOWER PLANTS: INFLUENCE ON TISSUE MINERAL CONCENTRATION, GROWTH, AND GAS EXCHANGE

    F. T. Davies;J. D. Puryear;R. J. Newton;J. N. Egilla

  • Mycorrhizal fungi enhance accumulation and tolerance of chromium in sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

    Fred T. Davies;Jeffrey D. Puryear;Ronald J. Newton;Jonathan N. Egilla

  • Genome size and environmental factors in the genus Pinus

    Izumi Wakamiya;Ronald J. Newton;J. Spencer Johnston;H. James Price

  • Gene expression under water deficit in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda):isolation and characterization of cDNA clones.

    Shujun Chang;Jeffrey D. Puryear;M. A. Dilip L. Dias;Edward A. Funkhouser

  • Expression analysis of a gene family in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) induced by water deficit stress

    Veeraragavan Padmanabhan;Dilip M.A.L. Dias;Ronald J. Newton

  • Physiological Changes in Cultured Sorghum Cells in Response to Induced Water Stress: I. Free Proline

    Shyamala Bhaskaran;Roberta H. Smith;Ronald J. Newton

  • Growth enhancement of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) seedlings by silicon

    S.F. Emadian;R.J. Newton

  • Assessment of Cr tolerance and accumulation in selected plant species

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  • Enhanced stress tolerance in transgenic pine expressing the pepper CaPF1 gene is associated with the polyamine biosynthesis.

    Wei Tang;R. J. Newton;C. Li;T. M. Charles

  • Somatic embryogenesis in slash pine (Pinus elliottii) from immature embryos cultured in vitro

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  • Salinity tolerance in Sorghum. I. Whole plant response to sodium chloride in S. bicolor and S. halepense

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  • Molecular and physiological genetics of drought tolerance in forest species

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  • Physiological Changes in Cultured Sorghum Cells in Response to Induced Water Stress II. Soluble Carbohydrates and Organic Acids

    Ronald J. Newton;Shyamala Bhaskaran;Jeffrey D. Puryear;Roberta H. Smith

  • DROUGHT STRESS RESPONSES OF MICROSERIS SPECIES DIFFERING IN NUCLEAR DNA CONTENT

    Y. Castro-Jimenez;R. J. Newton;H. J. Price;R. S. Halliwell

  • Physiological Responses of Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) Seedlings to Drought Stress: Osmotic Adjustment and Tissue Elasticity

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  • TURION FORMATION AND GERMINATION IN SPIRODELA POLYRHIZA

    R. J. Newton;D. R. Shelton;S. Disharoon;J. E. Duffey

  • Pine genome size diversity and water relations

    Izumi Wakamiya;H. James Price;Michael Gerard Messina;Ronald J. Newton

  • ABSCISIC ACID EFFECTS ON FRONDS AND ROOTS OF LEMNA MINOR L.

    R. J. Newton

  • Free proline changes in Pinus taeda L. callus in response to drought stress

    R. J. Newton;S. Sen;J. D. Puryear

  • Expression of an abscisic acid responsive promoter in Picea abies (L.) Karst. following bombardment from an electric discharge particle accelerator.

    R. J. Newton;H. S. Yibrah;Niu Dong;D. H. Clapham

  • Cloning of a cDNA for a chitinase homologue which lacks chitin-binding sites and is down-regulated by water stress and wounding

    Shujung Chang;Jeff Puryear;Edward A. Funkhouser;Ronald J. Newton

  • Abscisic acid: a role in shoot enhancement from loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) cotyledon explants.

    S. Sen;R. J. Newton;F. Fong;P. Neuman

  • Abscisic Acid Effects on Growth and Metabolism in the Roots ofLemna minor

    Ronald J. Newton

  • Solute contributions to osmotic potential in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) callus

    R.J. Newton;S. Sen;J.D. Puryear

  • Water Stress-Induced Changes in Protein Synthesis of Slash Pine Hypocotyls

    J.V. Valluri;J. Castillon;R.J. Newton;E.J. Soltes

  • A Simple Method for Identifying Plant/T-DNA Junction Sequences Resulting from Agrobacterium-mediated DNA Transformation

    Yuanxiang Zhou;Ronald J. Newton;Jean H. Gould

  • Growth response of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) seedlings to ozone fumigation

    Arthur E. Wiselogel;James K. Bailey;Ronald J. Newton;Franklin Fong

  • cDNAs induced by ozone from Atriplex canescens (saltbush) and their response to sulfur dioxide and water‐deficit

    Eun-Gyu No;Richard B. Flagler;Martha A. Swize;John Cairney

  • Analysis And Localization of the Water-Deficit Stress-Induced Gene (lp3)

    Jau-Tay Wang;Jean H. Gould;Veera Padmanabhan;Ronald J. Newton

  • Characterizing gene responses to drought stress in fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens (Pursh.) Nutt.)

    Linda S. Adair;David L. Andrews;John Cairney;Edward A. Funkhouser

Frequent Co-Authors

John Cairney
John Cairney University of Queensland
J. Spencer Johnston
J. Spencer Johnston Texas A&M University

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