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Ireland
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
60
Citations
12949
World Ranking
1211
National Ranking
1

Ronan Sulpice 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 Ronan Sulpice sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 135 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ronan Sulpice 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 Ronan Sulpice sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Ireland Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

His primary areas of investigation include Biochemistry, Arabidopsis, Botany, Metabolism and Arabidopsis thaliana. His study on Solanaceae is often connected to Genetically modified tomato as part of broader study in Biochemistry. His Arabidopsis research focuses on Darkness and how it connects with Biophysics and Protein degradation.

Ronan Sulpice combines subjects such as Gene, Horticulture and Gene expression profiling with his study of Botany. His Metabolism research includes themes of Photosynthesis, Photorespiration, Enzyme assay, Plant physiology and Metabolite. The various areas that Ronan Sulpice examines in his Arabidopsis thaliana study include Transcriptome, Circadian clock and Metabolomics.

His most cited work include:

  • Genomic and metabolic prediction of complex heterotic traits in hybrid maize (390 citations)
  • Starch as a major integrator in the regulation of plant growth (385 citations)
  • Arabidopsis Plants Acclimate to Water Deficit at Low Cost through Changes of Carbon Usage: An Integrated Perspective Using Growth, Metabolite, Enzyme, and Gene Expression Analysis (295 citations)

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

Ronan Sulpice spends much of his time researching Botany, Biochemistry, Arabidopsis, Arabidopsis thaliana and Photosynthesis. His Botany research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Biomass, Phenotype, Circadian clock and Starch. Ronan Sulpice interconnects Darkness, Transcriptome, Quantitative trait locus and Protein biosynthesis in the investigation of issues within Arabidopsis.

Ronan Sulpice has included themes like Secondary metabolism and Cold acclimation in his Arabidopsis thaliana study. He works mostly in the field of Photosynthesis, limiting it down to topics relating to Sucrose and, in certain cases, Carbohydrate, as a part of the same area of interest. His Metabolism research includes elements of Amino acid, Nitrogen assimilation, Function, Plant physiology and Metabolite.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (39.67%)
  • Biochemistry (33.06%)
  • Arabidopsis (32.23%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Sucrose (14.05%)
  • Botany (39.67%)
  • Metabolism (19.83%)

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

Ronan Sulpice mainly investigates Sucrose, Botany, Metabolism, Starch and Sea lettuce. His studies deal with areas such as Photosynthesis and Metabolite as well as Sucrose. In his study, Carbon source and Carbohydrate is inextricably linked to Fructan, which falls within the broad field of Photosynthesis.

The Botany study combines topics in areas such as Biomass, Arabidopsis thaliana, Arabidopsis and Gene expression. His work deals with themes such as Cultivar, Horticulture and Cell biology, which intersect with Metabolism. Ronan Sulpice conducted interdisciplinary study in his works that combined Starch and Light intensity.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Capsaicinoids: Pungency beyond Capsicum (34 citations)
  • Multiple circadian clock outputs regulate diel turnover of carbon and nitrogen reserves (15 citations)
  • Extensive Variations in Diurnal Growth Patterns and Metabolism Among Ulva spp. Strains (12 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

His main research concerns Biomass, Botany, Sucrose, Sea lettuce and Photosynthesis. The concepts of his Biomass study are interwoven with issues in Seasonality, Metabolite, Nitrate, Ecosystem and Nutrient. His Botany study frequently draws parallels with other fields, such as Range.

He has researched Sucrose in several fields, including Starch, TOC1, Circadian clock, Cell biology and Metabolism. His Sea lettuce study spans across into fields like Ecophysiology, Eutrophication, Abundance, Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture and Lipidome. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Capsicum chinense and Cultivar, Sympodial, Horticulture.

Best Publications

  • Genomic and metabolic prediction of complex heterotic traits in hybrid maize

    Christian Riedelsheimer;Angelika Czedik-Eysenberg;Christoph Grieder;Jan Lisec

  • Starch as a major integrator in the regulation of plant growth.

    Ronan Sulpice;Eva-Theresa Pyl;Hirofumi Ishihara;Sandra Trenkamp

  • Arabidopsis Plants Acclimate to Water Deficit at Low Cost through Changes of Carbon Usage: An Integrated Perspective Using Growth, Metabolite, Enzyme, and Gene Expression Analysis

    Irène Hummel;Florent Pantin;Ronan Sulpice;Maria Piques

  • Adjustment of growth, starch turnover, protein content and central metabolism to a decrease of the carbon supply when Arabidopsis is grown in very short photoperiods

    Yves Gibon;Eva-Theresa Pyl;Ronan Sulpice;John E. Lunn

  • Genome-wide association mapping of leaf metabolic profiles for dissecting complex traits in maize

    Christian Riedelsheimer;Jan Lisec;Angelika Czedik-Eysenberg;Ronan Sulpice

  • Multilevel Analysis of Primary Metabolism Provides New Insights into the Role of Potassium Nutrition for Glycolysis and Nitrogen Assimilation in Arabidopsis Roots

    Patrick Armengaud;Ronan Sulpice;Anthony J. Miller;Mark Stitt

  • Deficiency of mitochondrial fumarase activity in tomato plants impairs photosynthesis via an effect on stomatal function.

    Adriano Nunes-Nesi;Fernando Carrari;Yves Gibon;Ronan Sulpice

  • Variation of enzyme activities and metabolite levels in 24 Arabidopsis accessions growing in carbon-limited conditions.

    Joanna M. Cross;Maria von Korff;Thomas Altmann;Linda Bartzetko

  • RNA Interference of LIN5 in Tomato Confirms Its Role in Controlling Brix Content, Uncovers the Influence of Sugars on the Levels of Fruit Hormones, and Demonstrates the Importance of Sucrose Cleavage for Normal Fruit Development and Fertility

    María Inés Zanor;Sonia Osorio;Adriano Nunes-Nesi;Fernando Carrari

  • Use of reverse-phase liquid chromatography, linked to tandem mass spectrometry, to profile the Calvin cycle and other metabolic intermediates in Arabidopsis rosettes at different carbon dioxide concentrations.

    Stéphanie Arrivault;Manuela Guenther;Alexander Ivakov;Regina Feil

  • Increased leaf size: different means to an end

    Nathalie Gonzalez;Stefanie De Bodt;Ronan Sulpice;Yusuke Jikumaru

  • EZ-Rhizo: integrated software for the fast and accurate measurement of root system architecture.

    Patrick Armengaud;Kevin Zambaux;Adrian Hills;Ronan Sulpice

  • Arabidopsis Coordinates the Diurnal Regulation of Carbon Allocation and Growth across a Wide Range of Photoperiods

    Ronan Sulpice;Anna Flis;Alexander A. Ivakov;Federico Apelt

  • High‐density kinetic analysis of the metabolomic and transcriptomic response of Arabidopsis to eight environmental conditions

    Camila Caldana;Thomas Degenkolbe;Alvaro Cuadros-Inostroza;Sebastian Klie

  • Disruption of the Arabidopsis circadian clock is responsible for extensive variation in the cold-responsive transcriptome

    Zuzanna Bieniawska;Carmen Espinoza;Armin Schlereth;Ronan Sulpice

  • Systems-based analysis of Arabidopsis leaf growth reveals adaptation to water deficit

    Katja Baerenfaller;Catherine Massonnet;Sean Walsh;Sacha Baginsky

  • Variability of candidate genes, genetic structure and association with sugar accumulation and climacteric behavior in a broad germplasm collection of melon ( Cucumis melo L.)

    Carmen Leida;Claudio Moser;Cristina Esteras;Ronan Sulpice;Ronan Sulpice

  • Metabolic Networks: How to Identify Key Components in the Regulation of Metabolism and Growth

    Mark Stitt;Ronan Sulpice;Joost Keurentjes

  • Characterization of a recently evolved flavonol-phenylacyltransferase gene provides signatures of natural light selection in Brassicaceae

    Takayuki Tohge;Regina Wendenburg;Hirofumi Ishihara;Ryo Nakabayashi

  • Circadian control of root elongation and C partitioning in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Nima Yazdanbakhsh;Ronan Sulpice;Alexander Graf;Mark Stitt

  • Network Analysis of Enzyme Activities and Metabolite Levels and Their Relationship to Biomass in a Large Panel of Arabidopsis Accessions

    Ronan Sulpice;Sandra Trenkamp;Matthias Steinfath;Bjorn Usadel

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Stitt
Mark Stitt Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Alisdair R. Fernie
Alisdair R. Fernie Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Yves Gibon
Yves Gibon University of Bordeaux
Adriano Nunes-Nesi
Adriano Nunes-Nesi Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Wagner L. Araújo
Wagner L. Araújo Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Björn Usadel
Björn Usadel Forschungszentrum Jülich
John E. Lunn
John E. Lunn Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Thomas Altmann
Thomas Altmann Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
Norio Murata
Norio Murata National Institute for Basic Biology
Joost J. B. Keurentjes
Joost J. B. Keurentjes Wageningen University & Research

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