John N. Ferguson

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 728 citations indexed

About

John N. Ferguson is a scholar working on Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, John N. Ferguson has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 728 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Plant Science, 9 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in John N. Ferguson's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (9 papers), Plant responses to elevated CO2 (7 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (6 papers). John N. Ferguson is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (9 papers), Plant responses to elevated CO2 (7 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (6 papers). John N. Ferguson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. John N. Ferguson's co-authors include Andrew D. B. Leakey, Charles P. Pignon, Alex Wu, Graeme Hammer, Zhenong Jin, David B. Lobell, Erik H. Murchie, Zoe A. Wilson, Ulrike Bechtold and Tracy Lawson and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Nature Communications and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

John N. Ferguson

22 papers receiving 717 citations

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Water Use Efficiency as a Constraint and Target for Improving the Resilience and Productivity of C₃ and C₄ Crops

2019 230 citations Andrew D. B. Leakey, John N. Ferguson et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A deficient CP24 allele defines variation for dynamic nonphotochemical quenching and photosystem II efficiency in maize 2025 ·The Plant Cell ·John N. Ferguson, Leonardo Caproni, Julia Walter, Katie Shaw, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Georgia Taylor, (unknown), Jyotirmaya Mathan, (unknown), (unknown), Bernard Genty, Mario Enrico Pè, Tracy Lawson, Matteo Dell’Acqua, Johannes Kromdijk	5
2	A guide to photosynthetic gas exchange measurements: Fundamental principles, best practice and potential pitfalls 2024 ·Plant Cell & Environment ·Florian A. Busch, Elizabeth A. Ainsworth, Anna Amtmann, Amanda P. Cavanagh, Steven M. Driever, John N. Ferguson, Johannes Kromdijk, Tracy Lawson, Andrew D. B. Leakey, Jack S. A. Matthews, Katherine Meacham‐Hensold, (unknown), Silvère Vialet‐Chabrand, Berkley J. Walker, Maria Papanatsiou	42
3	Reducing stomatal density by expression of a synthetic epidermal patterning factor increases leaf intrinsic water use efficiency and reduces plant water use in a C4 crop 2024 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·John N. Ferguson, (unknown), (unknown), Truyen Quach, (unknown), Zhengxiang Ge, Natalya Nersesian, Shirley Sato, Tom Clemente, Andrew D. B. Leakey	20
4	Excised leaves show limited and species-specific effects on photosynthetic parameters across crop functional types 2023 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·John N. Ferguson, (unknown), Tracy Lawson, Johannes Kromdijk	13
5	Chlorophyll fluorescence-based high-throughput phenotyping facilitates the genetic dissection of photosynthetic heat tolerance in African ( Oryza glaberrima ) and Asian ( Oryza sativa ) rice 2023 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·(unknown), John N. Ferguson, Lorna McAusland, (unknown), Christine Tranchant‐Dubreuil, Philippe Cubry, François Sabot, Darren M. Wells, Adam H. Price, Zoe A. Wilson, Erik H. Murchie	12
6	Approaches and determinants to sustainably improve crop production 2022 ·Food and Energy Security ·Alaín Gojon, Laurent Nussaume, Doan‐Trung Luu, Erik H. Murchie, Alexandra Baekelandt, (unknown), Jean‐Pierre Cohan, Thierry Desnos, Dirk Inzé, John N. Ferguson, (unknown), Anne Krapp, René Klein Lankhorst, Christophe Maurel, Hatem Rouached, M. A. J. Parry, Mathias Pribil, Lars B. Scharff, Philippe Nacry	19
7	The leaf economics spectrum of triploid and tetraploid C₄ grass Miscanthus x giganteus 2022 ·Plant Cell & Environment ·Shuai Li, Christopher A. Moller, (unknown), (unknown), Erik J. Sacks, (unknown), (unknown), Brian S. Baldwin, (unknown), John N. Ferguson, Andrew D. B. Leakey, Elizabeth A. Ainsworth	8
8	Machine learning-enabled phenotyping for GWAS and TWAS of WUE traits in 869 field-grown sorghum accessions 2021 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·John N. Ferguson, Samuel B. Fernandes, Brandon Monier, Nathan D. Miller, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Roberto Lozano, Ravi Valluru, Edward S. Buckler, Michael A. Gore, Patrick J. Brown, Edgar P. Spalding, Andrew D. B. Leakey	61
9	The potential of resilient carbon dynamics for stabilizing crop reproductive development and productivity during heat stress 2021 ·Plant Cell & Environment ·John N. Ferguson, (unknown), Erik H. Murchie, Zoe A. Wilson	40
10	Out of Africa: characterizing the natural variation in dynamic photosynthetic traits in a diverse population of African rice (Oryza glaberrima) 2021 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·(unknown), (unknown), John N. Ferguson, (unknown), Ranjan Swarup, Sean Mayes, Erik H. Murchie	16
11	The barley immune receptor Mla recognizes multiple pathogens and contributes to host range dynamics 2021 ·Nature Communications ·Jan Bettgenhaeuser, Inmaculada Hernández‐Pinzón, (unknown), (unknown), Phon Green, (unknown), Matthew Smoker, John N. Ferguson, (unknown), Amelia Hubbard, Rosemary Bayles, Robbie Waugh, Brian J. Steffenson, Brande B. H. Wulff, Antonín Dreiseitl, E. R. Ward, Matthew Moscou	36
12	Rapid temperature responses of photosystem II efficiency forecast genotypic variation in rice vegetative heat tolerance 2020 ·The Plant Journal ·John N. Ferguson, Lorna McAusland, (unknown), Adam H. Price, Zoe A. Wilson, Erik H. Murchie	38
13	Climate change and abiotic stress mechanisms in plants 2019 ·Emerging Topics in Life Sciences ·John N. Ferguson	37
14	Deleterious Mutation Burden and Its Association with Complex Traits in Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) 2019 ·Genetics ·Ravi Valluru, Élodie Gazave, Samuel B. Fernandes, John N. Ferguson, Roberto Lozano, (unknown), Tao Zuo, Patrick J. Brown, Andrew D. B. Leakey, Michael A. Gore, Edward S. Buckler, Nonoy Bandillo	45
15	Natural variation of life‐history traits, water use, and drought responses in Arabidopsis 2018 ·Plant Direct ·John N. Ferguson, Matt Humphry, Tracy Lawson, Oliver Brendel, Ulrike Bechtold	19
16	To defend or to grow: lessons from Arabidopsis C24 2018 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·Ulrike Bechtold, John N. Ferguson, Philip M. Mullineaux	26
17	Isolation and fine mapping of Rps6: an intermediate host resistance gene in barley to wheat stripe rust 2016 ·Theoretical and Applied Genetics ·(unknown), John N. Ferguson, (unknown), Phon Green, Amelia Hubbard, Matthew Moscou	25
18	Potential use of leaf carbon isotope discrimination for the selection of shade-tolerant species 2006 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·(unknown), Áiné Ní Dhubháin, John N. Ferguson, Olaf Schmidt, Jens Dyckmans, Bruce Osborne, Kevin Black	3
19	Pulmonary Embolization and Oral Contraceptive 1967 ·JAMA ·John N. Ferguson	2
20	Surgical repair of ruptured papillary muscle complicating posterior myocardial infarction 1963 ·The American Journal of Cardiology ·Arnold Adicoff, Carl S. Alexander, John N. Ferguson, William D. Kelly	18

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