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D-Index
78
Citations
18605
World Ranking
476
National Ranking
53

Wah Soon Chow 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 Wah Soon Chow sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 243 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wah Soon Chow 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 Wah Soon Chow sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 78 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.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Photosynthesis
  • Enzyme

His primary areas of study are Photosynthesis, Photosystem II, Botany, Photoprotection and Photoinhibition. His Photosynthesis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Chloroplast, Chlorophyll and Plant physiology. Wah Soon Chow interconnects Photochemistry and Chlorophyll fluorescence in the investigation of issues within Photosystem II.

His Botany course of study focuses on Horticulture and Ecophysiology. Wah Soon Chow works mostly in the field of Photoprotection, limiting it down to topics relating to Electron transport chain and, in certain cases, Photorespiration, Mehler reaction and Quantum yield, as a part of the same area of interest. In general Photosystem, his work in Quantasome is often linked to Sensory cue linking many areas of study.

His most cited work include:

  • The grand design of photosynthesis: Acclimation of the photosynthetic apparatus to environmental cues (391 citations)
  • Green Light Drives Leaf Photosynthesis More Efficiently than Red Light in Strong White Light: Revisiting the Enigmatic Question of Why Leaves are Green (351 citations)
  • UV-B damage and protection at the molecular level in plants. (343 citations)

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

His main research concerns Photosynthesis, Photosystem II, Botany, Photoinhibition and Chlorophyll fluorescence. The concepts of his Photosynthesis study are interwoven with issues in Chloroplast and Chlorophyll, Horticulture. His Photosystem II study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Photochemistry, Biophysics and Thylakoid.

His study looks at the intersection of Botany and topics like Reactive oxygen species with Pseudomonas syringae and Nicotiana tabacum. His Chlorophyll fluorescence study combines topics in areas such as Quenching and Analytical chemistry. His Photosystem research incorporates themes from Cytochrome b6f complex and Electron transport chain.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Photosynthesis (57.84%)
  • Photosystem II (52.45%)
  • Botany (41.18%)

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

  • Photosynthesis (57.84%)
  • Chlorophyll fluorescence (28.92%)
  • Photosystem I (25.49%)

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

Wah Soon Chow mainly focuses on Photosynthesis, Chlorophyll fluorescence, Photosystem I, Photoprotection and Chlorophyll. His Photosynthesis study is focused on Botany in general. His studies in Chlorophyll fluorescence integrate themes in fields like Quenching, Plant physiology, Analytical chemistry and Photosystem, Photosystem II.

The various areas that he examines in his Photosystem II study include Photochemistry, Biophysics and Chlorophyll a. He has researched Photosystem I in several fields, including Synechocystis sp., DCMU, Strain and Function. The Photoprotection study combines topics in areas such as Agronomy and Carotenoid.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Anthocyanins function as a light attenuator to compensate for insufficient photoprotection mediated by nonphotochemical quenching in young leaves of Acmena acuminatissima in winter (30 citations)
  • Relative functional and optical absorption cross-sections of PSII and other photosynthetic parameters monitored in situ, at a distance with a time resolution of a few seconds, using a prototype light induced fluorescence transient (LIFT) device (25 citations)
  • Mechanism of Photodamage of the Oxygen Evolving Mn Cluster of Photosystem II by Excessive Light Energy. (20 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Photosynthesis
  • Enzyme

Chlorophyll fluorescence, Photosynthesis, Photosystem II, Photoprotection and Biophysics are his primary areas of study. He usually deals with Chlorophyll fluorescence and limits it to topics linked to Analytical chemistry and Chlorophyll a. His Photosynthesis study improves the overall literature in Botany.

He mostly deals with Photosystem in his studies of Photosystem II. His research in Photoprotection intersects with topics in Arabidopsis thaliana, Photosynthetic capacity, Arabidopsis, Photoinhibition and Terpenoid. His Biophysics research includes elements of Reaction centre, Photosynthetic reaction centre, Quenching and Photosystem I.

Best Publications

  • Green light drives leaf photosynthesis more efficiently than red light in strong white light: revisiting the enigmatic question of why leaves are green.

    Ichiro Terashima;Takashi Fujita;Takeshi Inoue;Wah Soon Chow

  • The grand design of photosynthesis: Acclimation of the photosynthetic apparatus to environmental cues

    Jan M. Anderson;Wah Soon Chow;Youn-Il Park

  • Photoinhibition of photosynthesis represents a mechanism for the long-term regulation of photosystem II.

    Gunnar Öquist;W. S. Chow;Jan M. Anderson

  • A simple alternative approach to assessing the fate of absorbed light energy using chlorophyll fluorescence.

    Luke Hendrickson;Robert Thomas Furbank;Wah S Chow

  • UV-B damage and protection at the molecular level in plants.

    Åke Strid;Wah Soon Chow;Jan M. Anderson

  • Thylakoid Membrane Organisation in Sun/Shade Acclimation

    Jan M. Anderson;W. S. Chow;D. J. Goodchild

  • Effects of supplementary ultraviolet-B radiation on photosynthesis in Pisum sativum.

    Åke Strid;W.S. Chow;Jan M. Anderson

  • Adjustments of photosystem stoichiometry in chloroplasts improve the quantum efficiency of photosynthesis.

    Wah Soon Chow;Anastasios Melis;Jan M. Anderson

  • Photoinactivation and photoprotection of photosystem II in nature

    Jan M. Anderson;Y.-I. Park;W. S. Chow

  • How Does Cyclic Electron Flow Alleviate Photoinhibition in Arabidopsis

    Shunichi Takahashi;Sara E. Milward;Da-Yong Fan;Wah Soon Chow

  • Changes in mRNA levels and polypeptide subunits of ribulose 1,5‐bisphosphate carboxylase in response to supplementary ultraviolet‐B radiation

    B. R. Jordan;J. He;W. S. Chow;J. M. Anderson

  • Faster Rubisco is the key to superior nitrogen-use efficiency in NADP-malic enzyme relative to NAD-malic enzyme C4 grasses.

    Oula Ghannoum;John R. Evans;Wah Soon Chow;T. John Andrews

  • Growth and Photosynthetic Responses of Spinach to Salinity: Implications of K+ Nutrition for Salt Tolerance

    W S Chow;M C Ball;J M Anderson

  • Photoprotection in a zeaxanthin- and lutein-deficient double mutant of Arabidopsis.

    Krishna K. Niyogi;Connie Shih;Wah Soon Chow;Barry J. Pogson

  • Mechanistic differences in photoinhibition of sun and shade plants.

    Gunnar Öquist;Jan M. Anderson;Stephanie McCaffery;W. S. Chow

  • Photoprotection and Photoinhibitory Damage

    W.S. Chow

  • Photoinactivation of photosystem II complexes and photoprotection by non-functional neighbours in Capsicum annuum L. leaves.

    H.-Y. Lee;Y.-N. Hong;W. S. Chow

  • A mutation affecting ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE 2 gene expression reveals a link between responses to high light and drought tolerance.

    Jan Bart Rossel;Philippa B. Walter;Luke Hendrickson;Wah Soon Chow

  • Unifying model for the photoinactivation of Photosystem II in vivo under steady-state photosynthesis

    Jan M. Anderson;Jan M. Anderson;Youn-Il Park;Wah Soon Chow

  • Granal stacking of thylakoid membranes in higher plant chloroplasts: the physicochemical forces at work and the functional consequences that ensue

    Wah Soon Chow;Eun-Ha Kim;Peter Horton;Jan M. Anderson

  • Light inactivation of functional photosystem II in leaves of peas grown in moderate light depends on photon exposure

    Youn-Il Park;Wah Soon Chow;Jan M. Anderson

  • ELECTRON TRANSPORT TO OXYGEN MITIGATES AGAINST THE PHOTOINACTIVATION OF PHOTOSYSTEM II IN VIVO

    Youn-II Park;Wah Soon Chow;Wah Soon Chow;C. Barry Osmond;Jan M Anderson;Jan M Anderson

  • Salinity-Induced Potassium Deficiency Causes Loss of Functional Photosystem II in Leaves of the Grey Mangrove, Avicennia marina, Through Depletion of the Atrazine-Binding Polypeptide

    MC Ball;WS Chow;JM Anderson

  • Low temperature effects on photosynthesis and growth of grapevine

    Luke Hendrickson;Marilyn Ball;Jeffrey Wood;Wah S Chow

  • Systemic Regulation of Leaf Anatomical Structure, Photosynthetic Performance and High-light Tolerance in Sorghum

    Chuang-Dao Jiang;Xin Wang;Hui-Yuan Gao;Lei Shi

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan M. Anderson
Jan M. Anderson Australian National University
Youn-Il Park
Youn-Il Park Chungnam National University
Murray R. Badger
Murray R. Badger Australian National University
Barry J. Pogson
Barry J. Pogson Australian National University
Peter Horton
Peter Horton University of Sheffield
Shunichi Takahashi
Shunichi Takahashi University of the Ryukyus
Robert T. Furbank
Robert T. Furbank Australian National University
Ichiro Terashima
Ichiro Terashima National Chung Hsing University
Susanne von Caemmerer
Susanne von Caemmerer Australian National University
Åke Strid
Åke Strid Örebro University

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