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D-Index
63
Citations
14344
World Ranking
1033
National Ranking
18

Vaughan Hurry 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 Vaughan Hurry sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 131 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Vaughan Hurry 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 Vaughan Hurry sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Photosynthesis

His scientific interests lie mostly in Botany, Photosynthesis, Biochemistry, Arabidopsis and Acclimatization. In his study, Canopy, Tree canopy and Phloem is strongly linked to Soil water, which falls under the umbrella field of Botany. In general Photosynthesis, his work in Photosynthetic capacity, Chlorophyll fluorescence and Photosynthetic pigment is often linked to Phycobiliprotein and Light intensity linking many areas of study.

Many of his research projects under Biochemistry are closely connected to Amino acid synthesis with Amino acid synthesis, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. His study looks at the relationship between Arabidopsis and topics such as Cold acclimation, which overlap with Herbaceous plant, Photosynthetic acclimation, Cell biology, Ectopic expression and Populus balsamifera. As a part of the same scientific family, he mostly works in the field of Acclimatization, focusing on Respiration and, on occasion, Nitrogen cycle, Evergreen and Carbon dioxide.

His most cited work include:

  • Chlorophyll Fluorescence Analysis of Cyanobacterial Photosynthesis and Acclimation (601 citations)
  • Photosynthesis, photoinhibition and low temperature acclimation in cold tolerant plants. (431 citations)
  • The hot and the cold: unravelling the variable response of plant respiration to temperature. (366 citations)

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

Vaughan Hurry mostly deals with Photosynthesis, Botany, Cold acclimation, Arabidopsis thaliana and Biochemistry. The Photosynthesis study combines topics in areas such as Acclimatization and Chlorophyll, Horticulture. His work investigates the relationship between Botany and topics such as Taiga that intersect with problems in Stomatal conductance and Picea abies.

His research integrates issues of Photosynthetic acclimation and Cell biology in his study of Cold acclimation. Vaughan Hurry usually deals with Arabidopsis thaliana and limits it to topics linked to Arabidopsis and Transcription factor and Regulon. In the field of Biochemistry, his study on Metabolism, Sucrose, Mutant and Abscisic acid overlaps with subjects such as Sucrose-phosphate synthase.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Photosynthesis (47.50%)
  • Botany (41.67%)
  • Cold acclimation (20.83%)

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

  • Ecology (12.50%)
  • Acclimatization (19.17%)
  • Taiga (6.67%)

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

Vaughan Hurry mainly focuses on Ecology, Acclimatization, Taiga, Photosynthesis and Botany. His Nutrient, Global warming, Habitat and Ecosystem study in the realm of Ecology connects with subjects such as Scale. His Acclimatization study combines topics in areas such as Canopy, Horticulture, Respiration, Biome and Rainforest.

His Taiga study also includes fields such as

  • Stomatal conductance that connect with fields like Seedling and Shoot,
  • Boreal, which have a strong connection to Spring,
  • Herbaceous plant most often made with reference to Picea abies. Within one scientific family, Vaughan Hurry focuses on topics pertaining to Abscisic acid under Botany, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Auxin. His Apetala 2 study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Arabidopsis thaliana and Cold acclimation.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Thermal limits of leaf metabolism across biomes. (97 citations)
  • Can Antarctic lichens acclimatize to changes in temperature (25 citations)
  • Interaction of Glycine Betaine and Plant Hormones: Protection of the Photosynthetic Apparatus During Abiotic Stress (23 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Photosynthesis

His scientific interests lie mostly in Acclimatization, Photosynthesis, Ecology, Boreal and Taiga. His Acclimatization study incorporates themes from Canopy, Horticulture and Respiration. His Photosynthesis study falls within the topics of Botany and Biochemistry.

His Botany research includes themes of Secondary metabolite, Auxin, Abiotic stress and Abiotic component. His research in Boreal intersects with topics in Spruce forest, Plant functional type, Nutrient and Growing season. His studies deal with areas such as Picea abies and Stomatal conductance as well as Taiga.

Best Publications

  • Chlorophyll Fluorescence Analysis of Cyanobacterial Photosynthesis and Acclimation

    Douglas Campbell;Vaughan Hurry;Adrian K. Clarke;Petter Gustafsson

  • Cold signalling and cold acclimation in plants

    Eric Ruelland;Marie-Noelle Vaultier;Alain Zachowski;Vaughan Hurry

  • The hot and the cold: unravelling the variable response of plant respiration to temperature.

    Owen Kenneth Atkin;Dan Bruhn;Vaughan Hurry;Mark G Tjoelker

  • Photosynthesis, photoinhibition and low temperature acclimation in cold tolerant plants.

    Norman P. A. Huner;Gunnar Öquist;Vaughan M. Hurry;Marianna Krol

  • A plant for all seasons: alterations in photosynthetic carbon metabolism during cold acclimation in Arabidopsis

    Mark Stitt;Vaughan Hurry

  • Acclimation of Arabidopsis leaves developing at low temperatures. Increasing cytoplasmic volume accompanies increased activities of enzymes in the Calvin cycle and in the sucrose-biosynthesis pathway.

    Åsa Strand;Vaughan Hurry;Vaughan Hurry;Stefan Henkes;Norman Huner

  • Quantification of effects of season and nitrogen supply on tree below-ground carbon transfer to ectomycorrhizal fungi and other soil organisms in a boreal pine forest.

    Mona N. Högberg;Maria J. I. Briones;Maria J. I. Briones;Sonja G. Keel;Daniel B. Metcalfe

  • High temporal resolution tracing of photosynthate carbon from the tree canopy to forest soil microorganisms

    Peter Högberg;M N Högberg;S G Göttlicher;N R Betson

  • Development of Arabidopsis thaliana leaves at low temperatures releases the suppression of photosynthesis and photosynthetic gene expression despite the accumulation of soluble carbohydrates

    Åsa Strand;Vaughan Hurry;Petter Gustafsson;Per Gardeström

  • Cold Hardening of Spring and Winter Wheat and Rape Results in Differential Effects on Growth, Carbon Metabolism, and Carbohydrate Content.

    Vaughan M. Hurry;Åsa Strand;Maria Tobiaeson;Per Gardeström

  • Are ectomycorrhizal fungi alleviating or aggravating nitrogen limitation of tree growth in boreal forests

    Torgny Näsholm;Torgny Näsholm;Peter Högberg;Oskar Franklin;Daniel Metcalfe

  • Thermal limits of leaf metabolism across biomes.

    Odhran S. O'Sullivan;Odhran S. O'Sullivan;Mary A. Heskel;Mary A. Heskel;Peter B. Reich;Peter B. Reich;Mark G. Tjoelker

  • The CBF1-dependent low temperature signalling pathway, regulon and increase in freeze tolerance are conserved in Populus spp

    Catherine Benedict;Jeffrey S. Skinner;Rengong Meng;Yongjian Chang

  • The chloroplast lumen and stromal proteomes of Arabidopsis thaliana show differential sensitivity to short- and long-term exposure to low temperature

    Estelle Goulas;Maria Schubert;Thomas Kieselbach;Leszek A. Kleczkowski

  • Altering flux through the sucrose biosynthesis pathway in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana modifies photosynthetic acclimation at low temperatures and the development of freezing tolerance

    Åsa Strand;C H Foyer;Petter Gustafsson;Per Gardeström

  • Acclimation of photosynthesis and respiration is asynchronous in response to changes in temperature regardless of plant functional group

    Catherine D Campbell;Catherine D Campbell;Lindsey J Atkinson;Joana Zaragoza-Castells;Maria Lundmark

  • The role of inorganic phosphate in the development of freezing tolerance and the acclimatization of photosynthesis to low temperature is revealed by the pho mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Vaughan Hurry;Åsa Strand;Robert Furbank;Mark Stitt

  • Convergence in the temperature response of leaf respiration across biomes and plant functional types

    Mary A. Heskel;Mary A. Heskel;Odhran S. O'Sullivan;Odhran S. O'Sullivan;Peter B. Reich;Peter B. Reich;Mark G. Tjoelker

  • Sucrose-feeding leads to increased rates of nitrate assimilation, increased rates of alpha-oxoglutarate synthesis, and increased synthesis of a wide spectrum of amino acids in tobacco leaves

    Rosa Morcuende;Anne Krapp;Vaughan Hurry;Mark Stitt

  • Concepts of plant biotic stress. Some insights into the stress physiology of virus‐infected plants, from the perspective of photosynthesis

    S. Balachandran;V. M. Hurry;S. E. Kelley;C. B. Osmond

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander G. Ivanov
Alexander G. Ivanov University of Western Ontario
Norman P. A. Huner
Norman P. A. Huner University of Western Ontario
Gunnar Öquist
Gunnar Öquist Umeå University
Per Gardeström
Per Gardeström Umeå University
Owen K. Atkin
Owen K. Atkin Australian National University
Torgny Näsholm
Torgny Näsholm Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Patrick Meir
Patrick Meir University of Edinburgh
Nathaniel R. Street
Nathaniel R. Street Umeå University
Peter B. Reich
Peter B. Reich University of Minnesota
Kevin L. Griffin
Kevin L. Griffin Columbia University

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