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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
72
Citations
24741
World Ranking
614
National Ranking
183

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Photosynthesis
  • Ecology

William W. Adams mostly deals with Photosynthesis, Botany, Xanthophyll, Chlorophyll fluorescence and Photoinhibition. His Photosystem II study in the realm of Photosynthesis interacts with subjects such as Excess energy. His study in the fields of Photoprotection, Electron transport chain and Terpenoid under the domain of Botany overlaps with other disciplines such as Isoprene synthase and Isoprene synthase activity.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Biophysics and Antheraxanthin, Violaxanthin, Zeaxanthin. His work in Chlorophyll fluorescence covers topics such as Photosynthetic capacity which are related to areas like Chlorophyll a. His research in Photoinhibition intersects with topics in Photochemistry and Chlorophyll.

His most cited work include:

  • Photoprotection and Other Responses of Plants to High Light Stress (2055 citations)
  • The role of xanthophyll cycle carotenoids in the protection of photosynthesis (1323 citations)
  • Using chlorophyll fluorescence to assess the fraction of absorbed light allocated to thermal dissipation of excess excitation (633 citations)

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

William W. Adams focuses on Photosynthesis, Botany, Xanthophyll, Photoinhibition and Photoprotection. His work deals with themes such as Chlorophyll and Acclimatization, which intersect with Photosynthesis. His study in the field of Phloem, Crassulacean acid metabolism and Photosynthetic acclimation also crosses realms of Light intensity.

He has included themes like Biophysics and Antheraxanthin, Violaxanthin, Zeaxanthin in his Xanthophyll study. He frequently studies issues relating to Photochemistry and Photoinhibition. His Photoprotection research focuses on Evergreen and how it relates to Overwintering.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Photosynthesis (73.38%)
  • Botany (64.03%)
  • Xanthophyll (38.13%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2020)?

  • Photosynthesis (73.38%)
  • Botany (64.03%)
  • Photosynthetic capacity (16.55%)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Photosynthesis, Botany, Photosynthetic capacity, Xylem and Phloem. His study on Photoprotection is often connected to Light intensity as part of broader study in Photosynthesis. His studies deal with areas such as Biomass, Photoinhibition and Biological system as well as Photoprotection.

His Botany study focuses on Plant physiology in particular. The various areas that William W. Adams examines in his Photosynthetic capacity study include Transfer cell and Apoplast. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Arabidopsis thaliana and Transpiration.

Between 2015 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Habitat Temperature and Precipitation of Arabidopsis thaliana Ecotypes Determine the Response of Foliar Vasculature, Photosynthesis, and Transpiration to Growth Temperature (37 citations)
  • Environmental regulation of intrinsic photosynthetic capacity: an integrated view (35 citations)
  • Growth temperature impact on leaf form and function in Arabidopsis thaliana ecotypes from northern and southern Europe (28 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Photosynthesis
  • Ecology

William W. Adams mainly investigates Photosynthesis, Botany, Ecotype, Photosynthetic capacity and Xylem. His work in Photoprotection and Photoinhibition is related to Photosynthesis. His study explores the link between Ecotype and topics such as Arabidopsis thaliana that cross with problems in Regulon, Salinity, Growing season and Acclimatization.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Plant physiology, Phloem loading and Apoplast in addition to Photosynthetic capacity. William W. Adams combines subjects such as Phloem and Transpiration with his study of Xylem. His Ecology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Chloroplast and Function.

Best Publications

  • Photoprotection and Other Responses of Plants to High Light Stress

    B Demmig-Adams;W W Adams

  • The role of xanthophyll cycle carotenoids in the protection of photosynthesis

    Barbara Demmig-Adams;William W. Adams

  • Using chlorophyll fluorescence to assess the fraction of absorbed light allocated to thermal dissipation of excess excitation

    Barbara Demmig-Adams;William W. Adams;David H. Barker;Barry A. Logan

  • Photoprotection in an ecological context: the remarkable complexity of thermal energy dissipation.

    Barbara Demmig‐Adams;William W. Adams

  • Antioxidants in photosynthesis and human nutrition.

    Barbara Demmig-Adams;William W. Adams

  • Xanthophyll cycle and light stress in nature: uniform response to excess direct sunlight among higher plant species

    Barbara Demmig-Adams;William W. Adams

  • 'Photoinhibition' During Winter Stress: Involvement of Sustained Xanthophyll Cycle-Dependent Energy Dissipation

    W. W. Adams;B. Demmig-Adams;A. S. Verhoeven;D. H. Barker

  • Modulation of photosynthetic energy conversion efficiency in nature: from seconds to seasons

    Barbara Demmig-Adams;Christopher M. Cohu;Onno Muller;William W. Adams

  • Relationships Among Isoprene Emission Rate Photosynthesis and Isoprene Synthase Activity as Influenced by Temperature

    Russell K. Monson;Charles H. Jaeger;William W. Adams;Edward M. Driggers

  • Photoprotective Strategies of Overwintering Evergreens

    William W. Adams;C. Ryan Zarter;Volker Ebbert;Barbara Demmig-Adams

  • Carotenoid composition and down regulation of photosystem II in three conifer species during the winter

    William W. Adams;Barbara Demmig‐Adams

  • Enhanced Employment of the Xanthophyll Cycle and Thermal Energy Dissipation in Spinach Exposed to High Light and N Stress

    AS Verhoeven;B Demmig-Adams;Wwiii Adams

  • Non-photochemical quenching and energy dissipation in plants, algae and cyanobacteria

    Barbara Demmig-Adams;Gyozo Garab;William Adams;Govindjee

  • Carotenoid composition in sun and shade leaves of plants with different life forms

    B. Demmig‐Adams;W. W. Adams

  • Operation of the xanthophyll cycle in higher plants in response to diurnal changes in incident sunlight

    William W. Adams;Barbara Demmig-Adams

  • Inhibition of Zeaxanthin Formation and of Rapid Changes in Radiationless Energy Dissipation by Dithiothreitol in Spinach Leaves and Chloroplasts

    Barbara Demmig-Adams;William W. Adams;Ulrich Heber;Spidola Neimanis

  • Photoprotection, photoinhibition, gene regulation, and environment

    Barbara Demmig-Adams;William W. Adams;Autar K. Mattoo

  • Harvesting sunlight safely.

    Barbara Demmig-Adams;William W. Adams

  • Photochemical efficiency of photosystem II, photon yield of O2 evolution, photosynthetic capacity, and carotenoid composition during the midday depression of net CO2 uptake in Arbutus unedo growing in Portugal

    Barbara Demmig-Adams;William W. Adams;Klaus Winter;Angelika Meyer

  • Chlorophyll Fluorescence as a Tool to Monitor Plant Response to the Environment

    William W. Adams;Barbara Demmig-Adams

  • The xanthophyll cycle and sustained thermal energy dissipation activity in Vinca minor and Euonymus kiautschovicus in winter

    W. W. Adams;B. Demmig-Adams

  • Crassulacean acid metabolism

    C. Barry Osmond;William W. Adams;Stanley D. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara Demmig-Adams
Barbara Demmig-Adams University of Colorado Boulder
Barry A. Logan
Barry A. Logan Bowdoin College
Onno Muller
Onno Muller Forschungszentrum Jülich
Klaus Winter
Klaus Winter Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Otto L. Lange
Otto L. Lange University of Würzburg
Robert Turgeon
Robert Turgeon Cornell University
Ulrich Schreiber
Ulrich Schreiber University of Würzburg
William J. Emery
William J. Emery University of Colorado Boulder
Iwona Adamska
Iwona Adamska University of Konstanz
Stanley D. Smith
Stanley D. Smith University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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