W. J. Davies

24.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
228 papers, 17.7k citations indexed

About

W. J. Davies is a scholar working on Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, W. J. Davies has authored 228 papers receiving a total of 17.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 179 papers in Plant Science, 76 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 25 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in W. J. Davies's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (75 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (69 papers) and Plant responses to elevated CO2 (31 papers). W. J. Davies is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (75 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (69 papers) and Plant responses to elevated CO2 (31 papers). W. J. Davies collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Australia. W. J. Davies's co-authors include Jianhua Zhang, Sally Wilkinson, Ian C. Dodd, François Tardieu, Robert E. Sharp, H. G. Jones, P. G. Blackman, C. L. Trejo, Mark A. Bacon and Wolfram Hartung and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

W. J. Davies

222 papers receiving 16.4k 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.

Root Signals and the Regulation of Growth and Development of Plants in Drying Soil

1991 1.1k citations W. J. Davies et al. profile →
ABA‐based chemical signalling: the co‐ordination of responses to stress in plants

2002 714 citations Sally Wilkinson, W. J. Davies profile →
Improving crop productivity and resource use efficiency to ensure food security and environmental quality in China

2011 515 citations Mingsheng Fan, Jianbo Shen et al. Journal of Experimental Botany profile →
Drought, ozone, ABA and ethylene: new insights from cell to plant to community

2009 499 citations Sally Wilkinson, W. J. Davies profile →
Solute regulation and growth by roots and shoots of water-stressed maize plants

1979 352 citations W. J. Davies et al. profile →
Agricultural fertilisers contribute substantially to microplastic concentrations in UK soils

2024 61 citations W. J. Davies, Martin R. McAinsh et al. profile →

Peers

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. J. Davies

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Depletion of the paternal gut microbiome alters sperm small RNAs and impacts offspring physiology and behavior in mice 2024 ·Brain Behavior and Immunity ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sonali N. Reisinger, (unknown), W. J. Davies, Rikeish R. Muralitharan, Hamdi Jama, (unknown), Francine Z. Marques, Carolina Gubert, Anthony J. Hannan	9
2	The tubular baffled reactor and its potential for the biological methanation of carbon dioxide 2024 ·Renewable Energy ·(unknown), (unknown), Xiongwei Ni, W. J. Davies, William Barton, (unknown), Tim Patterson, Sandra Esteves	0
3	Professor Peter J. Lea: The man, the scientist 2024 ·Annals of Applied Biology ·Ricardo Antunes Azevedo, M. A. J. Parry, Alfred J. Keys, B. J. Miflin, W. J. Davies, Adam H. Price, Bertrand Hirel	2
4	A nationwide assessment of microplastic abundance in agricultural soils: The influence of plastic crop covers within the United Kingdom 2023 ·Plants People Planet ·(unknown), W. J. Davies, Martin R. McAinsh, Carly Stevens	34
5	Sustainable production of healthy, affordable food in theUK: The pros and cons of plasticulture 2022 ·Food and Energy Security ·(unknown), W. J. Davies, Martin R. McAinsh, Carly Stevens	11
6	Neighbouring plants modify maize root foraging for phosphorus: coupling nutrients and neighbours for improved nutrient‐use efficiency 2019 ·New Phytologist ·Deshan Zhang, Yang Lyu, Hongbo Li, Xiaoyan Tang, Ran Hu, Zed Rengel, Fusuo Zhang, W. R. Whalley, W. J. Davies, James F. Cahill, Jianbo Shen	77
7	Root competition resulting from spatial variation in nutrient distribution elicits decreasing maize yield at high planting density 2018 ·Plant and Soil ·Hongbo Li, Xin Wang, Rob W. Brooker, Zed Rengel, Fusuo Zhang, W. J. Davies, Jianbo Shen	31
8	Stomatal and growth responses to hydraulic and chemical changes induced by progressive soil drying 2017 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·Xiaoqing Li, Sally Wilkinson, Jianbo Shen, Brian Forde, W. J. Davies	12
9	Reasons for Corbyn 2017 ·London review of books ·W. J. Davies	1
10	Improving crop productivity and resource use efficiency to ensure food security and environmental quality in China breakdown → 2011 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·Mingsheng Fan, Jianbo Shen, Lixing Yuan, Rongfeng Jiang, X. Chen, W. J. Davies, Fusuo Zhang	515
11	Leaf Growth and Stomatal Sensitivity after Water Stress Relief and its Relation to Xylem Sap Absicisic Acid 2000 ·Nature ·Mohd Razi Ismail, W. J. Davies	3
12	Photosynthetic activity of the calyx, green shoulder, pericarp, and locular parenchyma of tomato fruit 1999 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·R.M. Smillie, S. E. Hetherington, W. J. Davies	39
13	Chickasaw: An analytical dictionary. By Pamela Munro and Catherine Willmond. Norman & London: University of Oklahoma Press, 1994, Pp. lxxiii, 539. 1996 ·Language ·W. J. Davies	1
14	Genetic variation in abscisic acid accumulation in wheat roots and the possible implications of this for the response of root growth to drying soil. 1994 ·Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University) ·(unknown), W. J. Davies, S. A. Quarrie	1
15	Stomata of micropropagated Delphinium plants respond to abscisic acid (ABA), CO2, light and water potential but fail to close fully. 1993 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Jorge M. Santamaría, W. J. Davies, C. J. Atkinson	19
16	Abscisic acid : physiology and biochemistry 1991 ·W. J. Davies, H. G. Jones	252
17	Plant Growth Substances and the Regulation of Growth Under Drought 1986 ·Australian Journal of Plant Physiology ·W. J. Davies, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	131
18	Short- and Long-term Effects of Antitranspirants on Water Relations and Photosynthesis of Woody Plants1,2 1974 ·Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science ·W. J. Davies, (unknown)	23
19	Los pastos y prados en España. 1968 ·W. J. Davies	2
20	The grass crop, its development, use and maintenance. 1952 ·W. J. Davies	17

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