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2026

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D-Index
79
Citations
27034
World Ranking
435
National Ranking
7

Rowan F. Sage 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 Rowan F. Sage sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 205 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rowan F. Sage 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 Rowan F. Sage sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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 Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Canada Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Photosynthesis

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Photosynthesis, Botany, RuBisCO, C4 photosynthesis and Ecology. His Photosynthesis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Chenopodium, Agronomy, Carbon dioxide and Pyruvate carboxylase. His Botany study combines topics in areas such as Productivity, Climate change and Chloroplast.

His RuBisCO study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Photorespiration, Electron transport chain and Acclimatization. His research in Acclimatization tackles topics such as Chlorophyll which are related to areas like Dry weight. His studies deal with areas such as Plant nutrition and Biogeography as well as C4 photosynthesis.

His most cited work include:

  • The evolution of C4 photosynthesis (901 citations)
  • The Origins of C4 Grasslands: Integrating Evolutionary and Ecosystem Science (666 citations)
  • The temperature response of C3 and C4 photosynthesis (661 citations)

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

Rowan F. Sage mostly deals with Botany, Photosynthesis, RuBisCO, C4 photosynthesis and Ecology. Rowan F. Sage has included themes like Chloroplast, Horticulture and Phylogenetics in his Botany study. Rowan F. Sage has researched Phylogenetics in several fields, including Evolutionary biology and Phylogenetic tree.

The Photosynthesis study combines topics in areas such as Acclimatization, Carbon dioxide and Pyruvate carboxylase. His study in RuBisCO is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Biophysics, Electron transport chain, Photosynthetic capacity and Plant physiology. The various areas that Rowan F. Sage examines in his C4 photosynthesis study include Water-use efficiency, Xylem and Metabolic pathway.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (67.47%)
  • Photosynthesis (63.86%)
  • RuBisCO (36.14%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Botany (67.47%)
  • Photosynthesis (63.86%)
  • RuBisCO (36.14%)

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

Rowan F. Sage mainly focuses on Botany, Photosynthesis, RuBisCO, Photorespiration and C4 photosynthesis. The study incorporates disciplines such as Ecology, Chloroplast and Phylogenetics in addition to Botany. The concepts of his Photosynthesis study are interwoven with issues in Electron transport chain, Cultivar and Plant physiology.

He combines subjects such as Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase, Natural variation, Biome and Plant evolution with his study of RuBisCO. His Photorespiration research integrates issues from Guadua, C3 photosynthesis, Metabolism and Nitrogen assimilation. As a part of the same scientific family, Rowan F. Sage mostly works in the field of C4 photosynthesis, focusing on Transcriptome and, on occasion, Pyruvate carboxylase and Natural.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Dissecting Molecular Evolution in the Highly Diverse Plant Clade Caryophyllales Using Transcriptome Sequencing (144 citations)
  • A roadmap for research on crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) to enhance sustainable food and bioenergy production in a hotter, drier world (122 citations)
  • A portrait of the C4 photosynthetic family on the 50th anniversary of its discovery: species number, evolutionary lineages, and Hall of Fame. (90 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Gene

His primary scientific interests are in Botany, RuBisCO, Photorespiration, Photosynthesis and Chloroplast. His Botany research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Phylogenetics and Molecular phylogenetics. His work in RuBisCO addresses subjects such as Assimilation, which are connected to disciplines such as Biological system and Co2 concentration.

His work deals with themes such as Carbon loss, Nitrogen assimilation, Photosynthetic efficiency, Biome and Metabolism, which intersect with Photorespiration. His Photosynthesis study incorporates themes from Ecology, Biodiversity, Algae and Miscanthus. His studies in Chloroplast integrate themes in fields like Asteraceae and DNA sequencing.

Best Publications

  • The evolution of C4 photosynthesis

    Rowan F. Sage

  • The temperature response of C(3) and C(4) photosynthesis.

    Rowan F. Sage;David S. Kubien

  • The Origins of C4 Grasslands: Integrating Evolutionary and Ecosystem Science

    Erika J. Edwards;Colin P. Osborne;Caroline A.E. Strömberg;Stephen A. Smith

  • Photorespiration and the Evolution of C4 Photosynthesis

    Rowan F. Sage;Tammy L. Sage;Ferit Kocacinar

  • Acclimation of Photosynthesis to Elevated CO2 in Five C3 Species

    Rowan F. Sage;Thomas D. Sharkey;Jeffrey R. Seemann

  • Acclimation of photosynthesis to increasing atmospheric CO2: The gas exchange perspective

    Rowan F. Sage

  • Climate change and the evolution of C4 photosynthesis

    James R. Ehleringer;Rowan F. Sage;Lawrence B. Flanagan;Robert W. Pearcy

  • The C4 plant lineages of planet Earth

    Rowan F. Sage;Pascal-Antoine Christin;Erika J. Edwards

  • The Nitrogen Use Efficiency of C3 and C4 Plants II. Leaf Nitrogen Effects on the Gas Exchange Characteristics of Chenopodium album (L.) and Amaranthus retroflexus (L.)

    Rowan F Sage;Robert W. Pearcy

  • The biogeography of c4 photosynthesis ; patterns and controlling factors

    Rowan F Sage;D.A. Wedin;L. Meirong;Russell K Monson

  • Variation in the kcat of Rubisco in C3 and C4 plants and some implications for photosynthetic performance at high and low temperature

    Rowan F. Sage

  • Exploiting the engine of C4 photosynthesis

    Rowan F. Sage;Xin-Guang Zhu

  • The Effect of Temperature on the Occurrence of O2 and CO2 Insensitive Photosynthesis in Field Grown Plants

    Rowan F. Sage;Thomas D. Sharkey

  • Global change biology: A primer

    Rowan F. Sage

  • Environmental and Evolutionary Preconditionsfor the Origin and Diversification of the C4 PhotosyntheticSyndrome

    R. F. Sage

  • Rubisco, Rubisco activase, and global climate change

    Rowan F. Sage;Danielle A. Way;David S. Kubien

  • The Nitrogen Use Efficiency of C3 and C4 Plants : III. Leaf Nitrogen Effects on the Activity of Carboxylating Enzymes in Chenopodium album (L.) and Amaranthus retroflexus (L.)

    Rowan F. Sage;Robert W. Pearcy;Jeffrey R. Seemann

  • Quo vadis C4? ∗ An ecophysiological perspective on global change and the future of C4 plants

    Rowan F. Sage;David S. Kubien

  • Is C4 photosynthesis less phenotypically plastic than C3 photosynthesis

    Rowan F. Sage;Athena D. McKown

  • The Functional Anatomy of Rice Leaves: Implications for Refixation of Photorespiratory CO2 and Efforts to Engineer C4 Photosynthesis into Rice.

    Tammy L. Sage;Rowan F. Sage

  • Was low atmospheric CO2 during the Pleistocene a limiting factor for the origin of agriculture

    Rowan F. Sage

  • C4 Photosynthesis and Related CO2 Concentrating Mechanisms

    Agepati S. Raghavendra;Rowan F. Sage

Frequent Co-Authors

Tammy L. Sage
Tammy L. Sage University of Toronto
Robert W. Pearcy
Robert W. Pearcy University of California, Davis
Florian A. Busch
Florian A. Busch Australian National University
Pascal-Antoine Christin
Pascal-Antoine Christin University of Sheffield
Danielle A. Way
Danielle A. Way University of Western Ontario
Erika J. Edwards
Erika J. Edwards Yale University
Julian M. Hibberd
Julian M. Hibberd University of Cambridge
Gane Ka-Shu Wong
Gane Ka-Shu Wong University of Alberta
Thomas D. Sharkey
Thomas D. Sharkey Michigan State University
Jeffrey R. Seemann
Jeffrey R. Seemann University of Connecticut

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