John H. Troughton

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

John H. Troughton is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, John H. Troughton has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Plant Science, 13 papers in Ecology and 12 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in John H. Troughton's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (10 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (10 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (7 papers). John H. Troughton is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (10 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (10 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (7 papers). John H. Troughton collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and Germany. John H. Troughton's co-authors include S. K. Imbamba, Larry L. Tieszen, T.A. Rafter, Klaus Winter, M. M. Ludlow, Joseph A. Berry, K. J. McCree, R. J. Jones, Harold A. Mooney and Ernesto Medina and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

John H. Troughton

46 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The distribution of C3 and C4 grasses and carbon isotope discrimination along an altitudinal and moisture gradient in Kenya

1979 457 citations Larry L. Tieszen, S. K. Imbamba et al. Oecologia profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John H. Troughton New Zealand	27	991	946	594	531	509	46	2.7k
Bruce N. Smith United States	32	1.9k 1.9×	1.7k 1.8×	1.0k 1.7×	669 1.3×	777 1.5×	115	5.0k
James A. Teeri United States	29	957 1.0×	1.7k 1.8×	754 1.3×	1.1k 2.1×	268 0.5×	61	3.1k
Avinoam Danin Israel	36	936 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	419 0.7×	415 0.8×	262 0.5×	113	4.1k
Richard J. Hebda Canada	31	637 0.6×	623 0.7×	1.3k 2.2×	548 1.0×	227 0.4×	101	2.7k
Carolina Villagrán Chile	28	717 0.7×	468 0.5×	997 1.7×	351 0.7×	167 0.3×	59	2.6k
Alan Graham United States	34	714 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	615 1.0×	351 0.7×	996 2.0×	101	4.1k
Daniel I. Axelrod United States	36	926 0.9×	1.9k 2.0×	843 1.4×	503 0.9×	1.3k 2.6×	91	5.4k
William G. Chaloner United Kingdom	34	222 0.2×	915 1.0×	1.2k 2.1×	602 1.1×	763 1.5×	89	3.7k
Henriette Méon France	13	802 0.8×	374 0.4×	2.6k 4.4×	173 0.3×	241 0.5×	38	3.7k
Elso S. Barghoorn United States	36	602 0.6×	373 0.4×	1.2k 2.1×	93 0.2×	679 1.3×	87	3.8k

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Tieszen, Larry L., et al.. (1979). The distribution of C3 and C4 grasses and carbon isotope discrimination along an altitudinal and moisture gradient in Kenya. Oecologia. 37(3). 337–350. 457 indexed citations breakdown →

Bloom, Arnold J. & John H. Troughton. (1979). High productivity and photosynthetic flexibility in a CAM plant. Oecologia. 38(1). 35–43. 40 indexed citations

Tieszen, Larry L., et al.. (1979). Use of δ13C values to determine vegetation selectivity in East African herbivores. Oecologia. 37(3). 351–359. 151 indexed citations

MINCHIN, P. E. H., et al.. (1978). Transient Inhibition of Translocation in Ipomoea alba L. by Small Temperature Reductions. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 5(2). 127–130. 6 indexed citations

Winter, Klaus, et al.. (1978). Seasonal shift from C3 photosynthesis to Crassulacean Acid Metabolism in Mesembryanthemum crystallinum growing in its natural environment. Oecologia. 34(2). 225–237. 121 indexed citations

Troughton, John H., et al.. (1977). Variable carbon isotope ratios of Dudleya species growing in natural environments. Oecologia. 30(4). 307–311. 23 indexed citations

Troughton, John H., et al.. (1977). Relations between Light Level, Sucrose Concentration, and Translocation of Carbon 11 in Zea mays Leaves. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 59(5). 808–820. 44 indexed citations

Winter, Klaus, et al.. (1976). ?13C values of grass species collected in the northern Sahara desert. Oecologia. 25(2). 115–123. 43 indexed citations

Winter, Klaus, John H. Troughton, M. Evenari, Andr� L�uchli, & Ulrich L�ttge. (1976). Mineral Ion composition and occurrence of CAM-like diurnal malate fluctuations in plants of coastal and desert habitats of israel and the Sinai. Oecologia. 25(2). 125–143. 32 indexed citations

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Christeller, John T., William A. Laing, & John H. Troughton. (1976). Isotope Discrimination by Ribulose 1,5-Diphosphate Carboxylase. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 57(4). 580–582. 73 indexed citations

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Pearcy, Robert W. & John H. Troughton. (1975). C₄ Photosynthesis in Tree Form Euphorbia Species from Hawaiian Rainforest Sites. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 55(6). 1054–1056. 50 indexed citations

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Troughton, John H., et al.. (1975). Temperature effects on the carbon-isotope ratio of C3, C4 and crassulacean-acid-metabolism (CAM) plants. Planta. 123(2). 185–190. 77 indexed citations

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Murata, Norio, John H. Troughton, & David C. Fork. (1975). Relationships between the Transition of the Physical Phase of Membrane Lipids and Photosynthetic Parameters in Anacystis nidulans and Lettuce and Spinach Chloroplasts. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 56(4). 508–517. 84 indexed citations

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Ludlow, M. M., et al.. (1975). Differences in natural carbon isotope ratios of milk and hair from cattle grazing tropical and temperate pastures. Nature. 256(5518). 602–602. 106 indexed citations

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Troughton, John H., et al.. (1974). Leaf anatomy of Atriplex buchananii. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 12(2). 167–177. 9 indexed citations

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Sheridan, J. E. & John H. Troughton. (1973). Conidiophores and Conidia of the Kerosene Fungus Cladosporium resinae in the Light and Scanning Electron Microscopes. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 11(1). 145–152. 3 indexed citations

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Troughton, John H., et al.. (1972). Chlorophyll a/b ratios in C3- and C4-plants. Photosynthetica. 14 indexed citations

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Troughton, John H. & T.A. Rafter. (1972). Carbon isotope fractionation by plants. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 123(3). 213–6. 227 indexed citations

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Troughton, John H.. (1971). The lack of carbon dioxide evolution in maize leaves in the light. Planta. 100(1). 87–92. 10 indexed citations

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McCree, K. J. & John H. Troughton. (1966). Non-Existence of an Optimum Leaf Area Index for the Production Rate of White Clover Grown Under Constant Conditions. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 41(10). 1615–1622. 53 indexed citations

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