2026 Steve W. Adkins: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	52	1879	1725	150	138	447	11784

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

Botany
Ecology
Agriculture

Steve W. Adkins mostly deals with Botany, Agronomy, Weed, Parthenium hysterophorus and Ecology. Steve W. Adkins combines subjects such as Genetic marker, RAPD and Horticulture with his study of Botany. His study in the field of Glyphosate, Cynodon dactylon, Chloris gayana and Infestation also crosses realms of Relative humidity.

His Weed research includes themes of Seed dormancy, Germination and Annual plant. His studies in Parthenium hysterophorus integrate themes in fields like Hyparrhenia hirta, Eragrostis, Species diversity and Introduced species. His work on Climate change, Weed control and Invasive species as part of general Ecology research is often related to Critical discussion, thus linking different fields of science.

His most cited work include:

Crop Production under Drought and Heat Stress: Plant Responses and Management Options (489 citations)
Climate change and the potential distribution of an invasive alien plant: Acacia nilotica ssp. indica in Australia (269 citations)
Parthenium hysterophorus L. (134 citations)

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

Agronomy, Weed, Botany, Horticulture and Parthenium hysterophorus are his primary areas of study. His Agronomy study combines topics in areas such as Competition and Introduced species. His Weed study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Biomass, Glyphosate, Weed control and Biological pest control.

His Botany research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Embryo and Tissue culture. His research in Horticulture intersects with topics in Cryopreservation and Somatic embryogenesis. His Parthenium hysterophorus study is focused on Ecology in general.

He most often published in these fields:

Agronomy (42.19%)
Weed (32.60%)
Botany (26.85%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

Weed (32.60%)
Agronomy (42.19%)
Parthenium hysterophorus (21.37%)

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

Steve W. Adkins mainly investigates Weed, Agronomy, Parthenium hysterophorus, Horticulture and Weed control. His Weed research incorporates themes from Seed dormancy, Agroforestry, Crop, Germination and Glyphosate. His Germination study is associated with Botany.

His Agronomy study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Competition and Introduced species. His Parthenium hysterophorus study deals with the bigger picture of Ecology. His work carried out in the field of Horticulture brings together such families of science as Sugar and Acclimatization.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

Germination Ecology of Two Australian Biotypes of Ragweed Parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus) Relates to Their Invasiveness (22 citations)
Utilizing the Allelopathic Potential of Brassica Species for Sustainable Crop Production: A Review (16 citations)
Weed seed spread and its prevention: The role of roadside wash down. (16 citations)

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

Botany
Ecology
Agriculture

Steve W. Adkins focuses on Weed, Parthenium hysterophorus, Agronomy, Weed control and Horticulture. Weed is a subfield of Ecology that Steve W. Adkins tackles. His Parthenium hysterophorus research integrates issues from Panicle, Biological pest control, Biomass, Phytotoxicity and Yield.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Competition and Introduced species in addition to Agronomy. His research investigates the link between Weed control and topics such as Agriculture that cross with problems in Agroforestry, Crop, Tillage, Sulfentrazone and Resistance. His Horticulture research focuses on subjects like Acclimatization, which are linked to Cocos nucifera, Tissue culture, Embryo culture and Sugar.

Best Publications

Crop Production under Drought and Heat Stress: Plant Responses and Management Options

Shah Fahad;Ali A. Bajwa;Usman Nazir;Shakeel A. Anjum

2580
Citations
Climate change and the potential distribution of an invasive alien plant: Acacia nilotica ssp. indica in Australia

D. J. Kriticos;D. J. Kriticos;R. W. Sutherst;J. R. Brown;S. W. Adkins

419
Citations
The biology of Australian weeds. 27. Parthenium hysterophorus L.

S. C. Navie;R. E. McFadyen;F. D. Panetta;S. W. Adkins

333
Citations
Biology, ecology and management of the invasive parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.).

Steve Adkins;Asad Shabbir

323
Citations
Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) detection of dwarf off-types in micropropagated Cavendish (Musa spp. AAA) bananas.

Olivia P. Damasco;Glenn C. Graham;Robert J. Henry;Steve W. Adkins

209
Citations
Single-site mutations in the carboxyltransferase domain of plastid acetyl-CoA carboxylase confer resistance to grass-specific herbicides.

Wenjie Liu;Dion K. Harrison;Dominika Chalupska;Piotr Gornicki

209
Citations
Seed dormancy mechanisms in warm season grass species

Steve W. Adkins;Sean M. Bellairs;Don S. Loch

207
Citations
What do we really know about alien plant invasion? A review of the invasion mechanism of one of the world's worst weeds

Ali Ahsan Bajwa;Bhagirath Singh Chauhan;Muhammad Farooq;Muhammad Farooq;Muhammad Farooq;Asad Shabbir

193
Citations
A comparison of initial spray characteristics produced by agricultural nozzles

Gary J. Dorr;Andrew J. Hewitt;Steve W. Adkins;Jim Hanan

191
Citations
Smoke derived from burnt vegetation stimulates germination of arable weeds

S. W. Adkins;N. C. B. Peters

140
Citations
Establishment of embryogenic callus and high protoplast yielding suspension cultures of sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrids)

Paul W. J. Taylor;Hian-Lien Ko;Stephen W. Adkins;Carl Rathus

139
Citations
Allelopathic potential of the weed, Parthenium hysterophorus L., in Australia.

S. W. Adkins;M. S. Sowerby

132
Citations
Weeds resistant to chlorsulfuron and atrazine from the north-east grain region of Australia

S. W. Adkins;D. Wills;M. Boersma;S. R. Walker

126
Citations
Climate change and biotic invasions: a case history of a tropical woody vine

D.J. Kriticos;R.W. Sutherst;J.R. Brown;S.W. Adkins

125
Citations
Somaclonal variation in rice: Drought tolerance and other agronomic characters

SW Adkins;R Kunanuvatchaidach;ID Godwin

124
Citations
Diurnal changes in radial oxygen loss and ethanol metabolism in roots of submerged and non-submerged rice seedlings

I. Waters;W. Armstrong;C. J. Thompson;T. L. Setter

121
Citations
Determining the uniformity and consistency of droplet size across spray drift reducing nozzles in a wind tunnel

J. Connor Ferguson;Chris C. O'Donnell;Bhagirath S. Chauhan;Steve W. Adkins

119
Citations
Behaviour of buried and surface‐sown seeds of Parthenium hysterophorus

S. C. Navie;F. D. Panetta;R. E. McFadyen;S. W. Adkins

111
Citations
Impact of Parthenium hysterophorus on grazing land communities in north-eastern Ethiopia

Lisanework Nigatu;Asresie Hassen;Janmejai Sharma;Steve W. Adkins

104
Citations
Assessing the deposition and canopy penetration of nozzles with different spray qualities in an oat (Avena sativa L.) canopy

J. Connor Ferguson;Rodolfo G. Chechetto;Rodolfo G. Chechetto;Andrew J. Hewitt;Andrew J. Hewitt;Bhagirath S. Chauhan

97
Citations
RAPD polymorphisms among variant and phenotypically normal rice (Oryza sativa var.indica) somaclonal progenies.

I. D. Godwin;N. Sangduen;R. Kunanuvatchaidach;G. Piperidis

96
Citations
Seed Persistence in the Field May Be Predicted by Laboratory-Controlled Aging

Rowena L. Long;F. Dane Panetta;Kathryn J. Steadman;Robin Probert

95
Citations
Germinable soil seedbanks of central Queensland rangelands invaded by the exotic weed Parthenium hysterophorus L.

Sheldon C. Navie;F. Dane Panetta;Rachel E. McFADYEN;Steve W. Adkins

94
Citations