Rowan F. Sage

21.1k total citations · 7 hit papers
164 papers, 13.6k citations indexed

About

Rowan F. Sage is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Rowan F. Sage has authored 164 papers receiving a total of 13.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Plant Science, 91 papers in Molecular Biology and 52 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Rowan F. Sage's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (80 papers), Plant responses to elevated CO2 (50 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (49 papers). Rowan F. Sage is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (80 papers), Plant responses to elevated CO2 (50 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (49 papers). Rowan F. Sage collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Rowan F. Sage's co-authors include David S. Kubien, Tammy L. Sage, Robert W. Pearcy, Thomas D. Sharkey, Jeffrey R. Seemann, Ferit Kocaçınar, Danielle A. Way, Erika J. Edwards, Pascal‐Antoine Christin and Florian A. Busch and has published in prestigious journals such as Trends in Ecology & Evolution, The Science of The Total Environment and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Rowan F. Sage

161 papers receiving 13.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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 evolution of C₄photosynthesis

2003 964 citations Rowan F. Sage New Phytologist profile →
The temperature response of C₃and C₄photosynthesis

2007 854 citations Rowan F. Sage, David S. Kubien Plant Cell & Environment profile →
Photorespiration and the Evolution of C₄Photosynthesis

2012 555 citations Rowan F. Sage, Tammy L. Sage et al. profile →
Acclimation of photosynthesis to increasing atmospheric CO2: The gas exchange perspective

1994 513 citations Rowan F. Sage profile →
Acclimation of Photosynthesis to Elevated CO₂ in Five C₃ Species

1989 498 citations Rowan F. Sage et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
The C4 plant lineages of planet Earth

2011 447 citations Rowan F. Sage, Erika J. Edwards et al. Journal of Experimental Botany profile →
The Greening of the Sahara: Past Changes and Future Implications

2020 138 citations Rowan F. Sage et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rowan F. Sage Canada	62	8.6k	5.9k	4.5k	2.7k	2.2k	164	13.6k
Ichiro Terashima Japan	66	11.1k 1.3×	5.9k 1.0×	5.4k 1.2×	1.6k 0.6×	903 0.4×	178	13.9k
Klaus Winter Panama	67	8.0k 0.9×	5.2k 0.9×	4.2k 0.9×	4.9k 1.8×	1.4k 0.7×	290	14.4k
Tracy Lawson United Kingdom	61	9.4k 1.1×	4.6k 0.8×	3.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	715 0.3×	188	13.2k
Donald R. Ort United States	72	15.9k 1.9×	9.2k 1.6×	5.6k 1.2×	1.9k 0.7×	3.1k 1.4×	206	23.5k
Bernard Genty France	38	9.1k 1.1×	5.8k 1.0×	3.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	729 0.3×	53	13.0k
Susanne von Caemmerer Australia	72	17.5k 2.0×	8.8k 1.5×	12.7k 2.9×	1.9k 0.7×	3.7k 1.7×	158	24.7k
William W. Adams United States	56	9.6k 1.1×	7.4k 1.3×	3.2k 0.7×	2.6k 1.0×	731 0.3×	132	14.3k
Jeroni Galmés Spain	48	7.6k 0.9×	2.4k 0.4×	5.0k 1.1×	1.0k 0.4×	1.1k 0.5×	118	9.9k
Giles N. Johnson United Kingdom	39	10.2k 1.2×	6.5k 1.1×	2.0k 0.4×	1.6k 0.6×	364 0.2×	71	14.8k
Barbara Demmig‐Adams United States	58	10.5k 1.2×	8.8k 1.5×	3.2k 0.7×	2.8k 1.0×	633 0.3×	149	16.0k

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Stata, Matt, Ming‐Ju Amy Lyu, Hongbing Liu, et al.. (2025). How evolution repeatedly builds complexity: a case study with C₄ photosynthesis in Blepharis (Acanthaceae). New Phytologist. 248(4). 2092–2110.

Monson, Russell K., Shuai Li, Elizabeth A. Ainsworth, et al.. (2025). C₄ photosynthesis, trait spectra, and the fast‐efficient phenotype. New Phytologist. 246(3). 879–893. 2 indexed citations

Stata, Matt, Rowan F. Sage, Hongbing Liu, et al.. (2024). Evolutionary diversification of C2 photosynthesis in the grass genus Homolepis (Arthropogoninae). Annals of Botany. 135(4). 769–788. 2 indexed citations

Stata, Matt, Terry Desmond Macfarlane, Martha Ludwig, et al.. (2024). Tribulus (Zygophyllaceae) as a case study for the evolution of C₂ and C₄ photosynthesis. Plant Cell & Environment. 47(9). 3541–3560. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Hongbing, Lei Wang, Rowan F. Sage, et al.. (2024). The genome of Eleocharis vivipara elucidates the genetics of C₃–C₄ photosynthetic plasticity and karyotype evolution in the Cyperaceae. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 66(11). 2505–2527. 7 indexed citations

Qu, Yuchen, Kazuma Sakoda, Yu Tanaka, et al.. (2024). C₄ monocots and C₄ dicots exhibit rapid photosynthetic induction response in contrast to C₃ plants. Physiologia Plantarum. 176(4). e14431–e14431. 4 indexed citations

Sage, Rowan F., Maurício Quesada, Johanne Brunet, & Ramiro Aguilar. (2024). An introduction to the Special Issue on Global Change and Plant Reproduction. Annals of Botany. 135(1-2). 1–8. 1 indexed citations

Tang, Qiming, et al.. (2024). Increased α-ketoglutarate links the C3–C4 intermediate state to C4 photosynthesis in the genus Flaveria. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 195(1). 291–305. 3 indexed citations

Kooi, Casper J. van der & Rowan F. Sage. (2023). A Focus on Plant Reproduction, and a New Cover for Annals of Botany. Annals of Botany. 132(1). i–iv.

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Sage, Rowan F., Ian S. Gilman, J. Andrew C. Smith, Katia Silvera, & Erika J. Edwards. (2023). Atmospheric CO2 decline and the timing of CAM plant evolution. Annals of Botany. 132(4). 753–770. 15 indexed citations

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Kirschbaum, Miko U. F., Annette Cowie, Josep Peñuelas, et al.. (2023). Is tree planting an effective strategy for climate change mitigation?. The Science of The Total Environment. 909. 168479–168479. 23 indexed citations

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Adachi, Shunsuke, Matt Stata, Shifeng Cheng, et al.. (2022). The Evolution of C4 Photosynthesis in Flaveria (Asteraceae): Insights from the Flaveria linearis Complex. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 191(1). 233–251. 13 indexed citations

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Peixoto, Murilo de Melo, Tammy L. Sage, Florian A. Busch, et al.. (2021). Elevated efficiency of C₃ photosynthesis in bamboo grasses: A possible consequence of enhanced refixation of photorespired CO₂. GCB Bioenergy. 13(6). 941–954. 5 indexed citations

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Asao, Shinichi, Robert T. Furbank, Susanne von Caemmerer, et al.. (2021). The crucial roles of mitochondria in supporting C₄ photosynthesis. New Phytologist. 233(3). 1083–1096. 17 indexed citations

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Sage, Rowan F.. (2019). Global change biology: A primer. Global Change Biology. 26(1). 3–30. 207 indexed citations

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Raghavendra, Agepati S. & Rowan F. Sage. (2011). C[4] photosynthesis and related CO[2] concentrating mechanisms. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 13 indexed citations

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Sage, Rowan F. & Xin-Guang Zhu. (2011). Exploiting the engine of C4 photosynthesis. Journal of Experimental Botany. 62(9). 2989–3000. 199 indexed citations

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Kocaçınar, Ferit & Rowan F. Sage. (2003). Photosynthetic pathway alters xylem structure and hydraulic function in herbaceous plants. Plant Cell & Environment. 26(12). 2015–2026. 67 indexed citations

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Kubien, David S., et al.. (2001). Photoinhibition in C4 and C3 grasses native to high latitudes. Science Access. 3(1). 1 indexed citations

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Sage, Rowan F. & R. K. Monson. (1999). C[4] plant biology. Academic Press eBooks. 97 indexed citations

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