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William E. Finch-Savage

William E. Finch-Savage

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
42
Citations
12004
World Ranking
3354
National Ranking
235

William E. Finch-Savage 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 William E. Finch-Savage sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 116 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William E. Finch-Savage 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 William E. Finch-Savage sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Ecology

William E. Finch-Savage spends much of his time researching Germination, Botany, Seed dormancy, Dormancy and Abscisic acid. His Germination study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Adaptation, Daucus carota and Seedling. His Botany study combines topics in areas such as Horticulture and Cell biology.

The various areas that William E. Finch-Savage examines in his Seed dormancy study include Ecology and Soil seed bank. His Abscisic acid research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Gibberellin and Gibberellic acid. William E. Finch-Savage has included themes like Catabolism and Abiotic stress in his Gibberellin study.

His most cited work include:

  • Seed dormancy and the control of germination (1747 citations)
  • Gene expression profiles of Arabidopsis Cvi seeds during dormancy cycling indicate a common underlying dormancy control mechanism (328 citations)
  • Seed dormancy release in Arabidopsis Cvi by dry after‐ripening, low temperature, nitrate and light shows common quantitative patterns of gene expression directed by environmentally specific sensing (248 citations)

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

William E. Finch-Savage mainly investigates Germination, Botany, Seed dormancy, Dormancy and Horticulture. His research in Germination intersects with topics in Brassica oleracea and Seedling. His research investigates the connection between Botany and topics such as Abscisic acid that intersect with issues in Gibberellic acid.

William E. Finch-Savage has researched Seed dormancy in several fields, including Gibberellin, Ecology and Cell biology. His studies in Dormancy integrate themes in fields like Regulation of gene expression and Ecotype. His Daucus carota, Allium and Hypocotyl study in the realm of Horticulture interacts with subjects such as Hydrothermal circulation.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Germination (70.67%)
  • Botany (57.33%)
  • Seed dormancy (36.00%)

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

  • Dormancy (36.00%)
  • Germination (70.67%)
  • Seed dormancy (36.00%)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Dormancy, Germination, Seed dormancy, Horticulture and Seedling. As part of the same scientific family, William E. Finch-Savage usually focuses on Dormancy, concentrating on Ecotype and intersecting with Global warming. His study looks at the relationship between Germination and topics such as Brassica oleracea, which overlap with Crop.

Seed dormancy is a subfield of Botany that William E. Finch-Savage investigates. His work deals with themes such as CLOCK, Circadian clock and Cell biology, which intersect with Botany. The Stratification and Fusarium oxysporum research William E. Finch-Savage does as part of his general Horticulture study is frequently linked to other disciplines of science, such as Outbreeding depression, therefore creating a link between diverse domains of science.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Seed dormancy cycling and the regulation of dormancy mechanisms to time germination in variable field environments. (93 citations)
  • Predicted global warming scenarios impact on the mother plant to alter seed dormancy and germination behaviour in Arabidopsis. (23 citations)
  • A laboratory simulation of Arabidopsis seed dormancy cycling provides new insight into its regulation by clock genes and the dormancy-related genes DOG1, MFT, CIPK23 and PHYA. (21 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Gene
  • Ecology

His primary scientific interests are in Seed dormancy, Dormancy, Botany, Germination and Soil seed bank. As a part of the same scientific study, William E. Finch-Savage usually deals with the Seed dormancy, concentrating on CLOCK and frequently concerns with Cell biology. His Dormancy research includes elements of Global warming, Ecotype and Abscisic acid.

As part of his studies on Global warming, he often connects relevant subjects like Horticulture. Context is intertwined with Cycling, Agronomy and Ecology in his study. William E. Finch-Savage integrates several fields in his works, including Cape verde, Quantitative trait locus and Seedling.

Best Publications

  • Seed dormancy and the control of germination

    William E. Finch‐Savage;Gerhard Leubner‐Metzger

  • Seed vigour and crop establishment: extending performance beyond adaptation

    William E. Finch-Savage;George W. Bassel

  • Gene expression profiles of Arabidopsis Cvi seeds during dormancy cycling indicate a common underlying dormancy control mechanism

    Cassandra S.C. Cadman;Peter E. Toorop;Henk W.M. Hilhorst;William E. Finch-Savage

  • The ecophysiology of seed persistence: a mechanistic view of the journey to germination or demise

    Rowena L. Long;Marta J. Gorecki;Michael Renton;Michael Renton;John K. Scott;John K. Scott

  • Seed dormancy release in Arabidopsis Cvi by dry after‐ripening, low temperature, nitrate and light shows common quantitative patterns of gene expression directed by environmentally specific sensing

    William E. Finch-Savage;Cassandra S. C. Cadman;Peter E. Toorop;James R. Lynn

  • Ethylene Interacts with Abscisic Acid to Regulate Endosperm Rupture during Germination: A Comparative Approach Using Lepidium sativum and Arabidopsis thaliana

    Ada Linkies;Kerstin Müller;Karl Morris;Veronika Turečková

  • Dormancy cycling in Arabidopsis seeds is controlled by seasonally distinct hormone-signaling pathways

    Steven Footitt;Isabel Douterelo-Soler;Heather Clay;William E. Finch-Savage

  • Seed dormancy cycling and the regulation of dormancy mechanisms to time germination in variable field environments.

    William E. Finch-Savage;Steven Footitt

  • Post-genomics dissection of seed dormancy and germination.

    Michael J. Holdsworth;William E. Finch-Savage;Phillipe Grappin;Dominique Job

  • Free radical processes and loss of seed viability during desiccation in the recalcitrant species Quercus robur L.

    George A. F. Hendry;William E. Finch-Savage;P. Christopher Thorpe;Neil M. Atherton

  • Effects of differential drying rates on viability retention of recalcitrant seeds of Ekebergia capensis

    N. W. Pammenter;Valerie Greggains;J. I. Kioko;J. Wesley-Smith

  • Effects of ‘on-farm seed priming’ on consecutive daily sowing occasions on the emergence and growth of maize in semi-arid Zimbabwe

    F.S Murungu;C Chiduza;P Nyamugafata;L.J Clark

  • Hydrothermal threshold models can describe the germination response of carrot ( Daucus carota ) and onion ( Allium cepa ) seed populations across both sub- and supra-optimal temperatures

    HR Rowse;WE Finch-Savage

  • Temperature, light and nitrate sensing coordinate Arabidopsis seed dormancy cycling resulting in winter and summer annual phenotypes

    Steven Footitt;Ziyue Huang;Heather A. Clay;Andrew Mead

  • Onion (Allium cepa L.) Seedling Emergence Patterns can be Explained by the Influence of Soil Temperature and Water Potential on Seed Germination

    W. E. Finch-Savage;K Phelps

  • Germination and post-germination growth to carrot seedling emergence: predictive threshold models and sources of variation between sowing occasions

    W. E. Finch-Savage;J. R. A. Steckel;K. Phelps

  • Quantitative genetic analysis of seed vigour and pre‐emergence seedling growth traits in Brassica oleracea

    M Bettey;W E Finch-Savage;Graham J King;J R Lynn

  • Soak conditions and temperature following sowing influence the response of maize (Zea mays L.) seeds to on-farm priming (pre-sowing seed soak)

    W.E. Finch-Savage;K.C. Dent;L.J. Clark

  • DNA damage checkpoint kinase ATM regulates germination and maintains genome stability in seeds

    Wanda M. Waterworth;Steven Footitt;Clifford M. Bray;William E. Finch-Savage

  • Embryo Water Status and Survival in the Recalcitrant Species Quercus robur L: Evidence for a Critical Moisture Content

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  • Desiccation stress in recalcitrant Quercus robur L. seeds results in lipid peroxidation and increased synthesis of jasmonates and abscisic acid

    W. E. Finch-Savage;P. S. Blake;H. A. Clay

  • Towards a genetic understanding of seed vigour in small-seeded crops using natural variation in Brassica oleracea

    William E. Finch-Savage;Heather A. Clay;James R. Lynn;Karl Morris

Frequent Co-Authors

William R. Whalley
William R. Whalley Rothamsted Research
Gerhard Leubner-Metzger
Gerhard Leubner-Metzger Royal Holloway University of London
Patricia Berjak
Patricia Berjak University of KwaZulu-Natal
Henk W. M. Hilhorst
Henk W. M. Hilhorst University of Cape Town
Norman W. Pammenter
Norman W. Pammenter University of KwaZulu-Natal
Hugh W. Pritchard
Hugh W. Pritchard Chinese Academy of Sciences
Michael Renton
Michael Renton University of Western Australia
Françoise Corbineau
Françoise Corbineau Sorbonne University
Julia Buitink
Julia Buitink University of Rennes
Michael J. Havey
Michael J. Havey University of Wisconsin–Madison

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