John R. Evans

31.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
265 papers, 22.7k citations indexed

About

John R. Evans is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, John R. Evans has authored 265 papers receiving a total of 22.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 128 papers in Plant Science, 78 papers in Molecular Biology and 78 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in John R. Evans's work include Plant responses to elevated CO2 (76 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (76 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (64 papers). John R. Evans is often cited by papers focused on Plant responses to elevated CO2 (76 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (76 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (64 papers). John R. Evans collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. John R. Evans's co-authors include Susanne von Caemmerer, Hendrik Poorter, Ichiro Terashima, Graham D. Farquhar, Owen K. Atkin, Michelle Watt, Jeffrey R. Seemann, David Kramer, Erling �gren and Graham S. Hudson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

John R. Evans

262 papers receiving 21.5k citations

Hit Papers

Photosynthesis and nitrogen relationships in leaves of C3... 1983 2026 1997 2011 1989 2001 1983 1986 2017 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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.

  1. Photosynthesis and nitrogen relationships in leaves of C3 plants
    1989 2.6k citations John R. Evans profile →
  2. Photosynthetic acclimation of plants to growth irradiance: the relative importance of specific leaf area and nitrogen partitioning in maximizing carbon gain
    2001 951 citations John R. Evans, Hendrik Poorter Plant Cell & Environment profile →
  3. Nitrogen and Photosynthesis in the Flag Leaf of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
    1983 596 citations John R. Evans profile →
  4. Carbon Isotope Discrimination measured Concurrently with Gas Exchange to Investigate CO2 Diffusion in Leaves of Higher Plants
    1986 567 citations John R. Evans et al. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology profile →
  5. Physiological and structural tradeoffs underlying the leaf economics spectrum
    2017 486 citations Yusuke Onoda, Ian J. Wright et al. New Phytologist profile →
  6. The nitrogen cost of photosynthesis
    2018 298 citations John R. Evans et al. Journal of Experimental Botany profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John R. Evans Australia 82 14.8k 9.2k 5.9k 2.7k 2.4k 265 22.7k
Joseph A. Berry United States 95 19.7k 1.3× 32.0k 3.5× 7.8k 1.3× 4.8k 1.8× 2.9k 1.2× 313 48.6k
Richard G. Allen United States 65 9.2k 0.6× 23.0k 2.5× 986 0.2× 892 0.3× 2.3k 1.0× 281 38.5k
Russell K. Monson United States 79 7.4k 0.5× 9.7k 1.0× 2.4k 0.4× 1.9k 0.7× 2.2k 0.9× 233 19.5k
H. G. Jones United Kingdom 56 10.4k 0.7× 6.1k 0.7× 1.5k 0.3× 984 0.4× 895 0.4× 261 15.1k
Stan D. Wullschleger United States 71 7.2k 0.5× 9.0k 1.0× 1.2k 0.2× 2.1k 0.8× 698 0.3× 257 16.2k
Philip J. White United Kingdom 79 20.7k 1.4× 1.4k 0.2× 3.8k 0.6× 729 0.3× 1.2k 0.5× 429 29.4k
Ying‐Ping Wang China 73 4.1k 0.3× 11.0k 1.2× 2.7k 0.5× 2.2k 0.8× 737 0.3× 536 21.8k
Dani Or Switzerland 78 2.1k 0.1× 3.5k 0.4× 1.0k 0.2× 468 0.2× 800 0.3× 439 21.5k
Richard P. Phillips United States 62 6.6k 0.4× 4.9k 0.5× 389 0.1× 3.5k 1.3× 815 0.3× 160 14.6k
Fulai Liu China 68 9.2k 0.6× 2.2k 0.2× 1.3k 0.2× 192 0.1× 552 0.2× 421 15.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Amthor, Jeffrey S., Joseph R. Stinziano, John R. Evans, et al.. (2024). The importance of species‐specific and temperature‐sensitive parameterisation of A/Ci models: A case study using cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) and the automated ‘OptiFitACi’ R‐package. Plant Cell & Environment. 47(5). 1701–1715. 6 indexed citations
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Groszmann, Michael, Weihua Chen, Jiaen Qiu, et al.. (2023). A high-throughput yeast approach to characterize aquaporin permeabilities: Profiling the Arabidopsis PIP aquaporin sub-family. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 17 indexed citations
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Sales, Cristina Rodrigues Gabriel, Gemma Molero, John R. Evans, et al.. (2022). Phenotypic variation in photosynthetic traits in wheat grown under field versus glasshouse conditions. Journal of Experimental Botany. 73(10). 3221–3237. 17 indexed citations
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Joynson, Ryan, Gemma Molero, Laura‐Jayne Gardiner, et al.. (2021). Uncovering candidate genes involved in photosynthetic capacity using unexplored genetic variation in Spring Wheat. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 19(8). 1537–1552. 16 indexed citations
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Khan, Hammad Aziz, Yukiko Nakamura, Robert T. Furbank, & John R. Evans. (2020). Effect of leaf temperature on the estimation of photosynthetic and other traits of wheat leaves from hyperspectral reflectance. Journal of Experimental Botany. 72(4). 1271–1281. 16 indexed citations
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Knauer, Jürgen, Sönke Zaehle, Martin G. De Kauwe, et al.. (2019). Effects of mesophyll conductance on vegetation responses to elevated CO 2 concentrations in a land surface model. Global Change Biology. 25(5). 1820–1838. 36 indexed citations
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Coast, Onoriode, Shahen Shah, Alexander Ivakov, et al.. (2019). Predicting dark respiration rates of wheat leaves from hyperspectral reflectance. Plant Cell & Environment. 42(7). 2133–2150. 60 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Hoa Thi, Patrick Meir, Lawren Sack, et al.. (2017). Leaf water storage increases with salinity and aridity in the mangrove Avicennia marina: integration of leaf structure, osmotic adjustment and access to multiple water sources. Plant Cell & Environment. 40(8). 1576–1591. 79 indexed citations
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Onoda, Yusuke, Ian J. Wright, John R. Evans, et al.. (2017). Physiological and structural tradeoffs underlying the leaf economics spectrum. New Phytologist. 214(4). 1447–1463. 486 indexed citations breakdown →
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Barbour, Margaret M., John R. Evans, Kevin A. Simonin, & Susanne von Caemmerer. (2016). Online CO 2 and H 2 O oxygen isotope fractionation allows estimation of mesophyll conductance in C 4 plants, and reveals that mesophyll conductance decreases as leaves age in both C 4 and C 3 plants. New Phytologist. 210(3). 875–889. 87 indexed citations
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Ringler, A. T. & John R. Evans. (2015). A Quick SEED Tutorial. Seismological Research Letters. 86(6). 1717–1725. 14 indexed citations
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Luetgert, J. H., et al.. (2009). NetQuakes - A new approach to urban strong-motion seismology. AGUFM. 2009. 6 indexed citations
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Evans, John R., et al.. (2005). TREMOR: A Wireless MEMS Accelerograph for Dense Arrays. Earthquake Spectra. 21(1). 91–124. 11 indexed citations
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Evans, John R., Bruce R. Julian, & G. R. Foulger. (2005). Guided Seismic Waves: Possible Diagnostics for Hot Plumes in the Mantle. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 1 indexed citations
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Ellsworth, William L., Mehmet Çelebi, John R. Evans, et al.. (2004). Near‐Field Ground Motion of the 2002 Denali Fault, Alaska, Earthquake Recorded at Pump Station 10. Earthquake Spectra. 20(3). 597–615. 118 indexed citations
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Evans, John R., et al.. (2002). Synthesis and Characterisation of Hydroxyapatite and Fluorapatite. Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering. 1 indexed citations
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Evans, John R.. (1995). Carbon Fixation Profiles Do Reflect Light Absorption Profiles in Leaves. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 22(6). 865–873. 47 indexed citations
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Evans, John R. & H. M. Iyer. (1979). Deep structure under Yellowstone and the eastern Snake River Plain from teleseismic P-wave delays. 2017. 2354564–2354564. 3 indexed citations
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Badenoch, J., P.D. Bedford, & John R. Evans. (1955). MASSIVE DIVERTICULOSIS OF THE SMALL INTESTINE WITH STEATORRHOEA AND MEGALOBLASTIC ANAEMIA. QJM. 24(96). 321–30. 94 indexed citations

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