W.J. Steyn
Impact in
- Biochemistry top 1%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Plant Science top 2%
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Light effects on plants
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
Papers in
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- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies 41
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research 35
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management 22
- Plant responses to elevated CO2 5
- Light effects on plants 3
- Co-authors
- Stephanie J. E. Wand (10 shared papers)Gae Ho Hwako Norma Jacobs (9 shared papers)D.M. Holcroft (6 shared papers)Karen Inge Theron (20 shared papers)Magdalena Müller (9 shared papers)Gerard J Jacobs (1 shared paper)Alexander Smit (2 shared papers)Elmi Lötze (3 shared papers)
- Journals
- Scientia Horticulturae (8 papers)HortScience (7 papers)Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science (4 papers)Physiologia Plantarum (1 paper)Journal of Animal Science (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- South AfricaUnited StatesZimbabwe
In The Last Decade
W.J. Steyn
47 papers receiving 1.4k citations
W.J. Steyn's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 74
- Biochemistry 347
- Plant Science 1.1k
- Molecular Biology 750
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 209
- Food Science 133
Countries citing papers authored by W.J. Steyn
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Fields of papers citing papers by W.J. Steyn
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Co-authors
The 15 scholars most cited alongside W.J. Steyn, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthocyanins in vegetative tissues: a proposed unified function in photoprotection Hit paper breakdown → | 2002 | 800 |
| 2 | 2009 | 116 | |
| 3 | 2004 | 62 | |
| 4 | 2005 | 54 | |
| 5 | 2014 | 49 | |
| 6 | 2004 | 49 | |
| 7 | 1959 | 34 | |
| 8 | 2008 | 32 | |
| 9 | 2010 | 25 | |
| 10 | 2017 | 21 | |
| 11 | 2016 | 16 | |
| 12 | 2011 | 16 | |
| 13 | 2013 | 16 | |
| 14 | 2017 | 13 | |
| 15 | 2014 | 13 | |
| 16 | 2005 | 12 | |
| 17 | 2018 | 11 | |
| 18 | 2014 | 11 | |
| 19 | 2011 | 11 | |
| 20 | 2008 | 10 |
About W.J. Steyn
W.J. Steyn is a scholar working on Plant Science, Food Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Biochemistry, having authored 53 papers that have together received 1.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (41 papers), Horticultural and Viticultural Research (35 papers), Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (22 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (11 papers), Plant Gene Expression Analysis (5 papers), Plant responses to elevated CO2 (5 papers), Plant and animal studies (4 papers) and Light effects on plants (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biochemistry (347 citations), Plant Science (1.1k citations), Molecular Biology (750 citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (209 citations) and Food Science (133 citations). W.J. Steyn has collaborated with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Zimbabwe. Frequent co-authors include Stephanie J. E. Wand, Gae Ho Hwako Norma Jacobs, D.M. Holcroft, Karen Inge Theron, Magdalena Müller, Gerard J Jacobs, Alexander Smit, Elmi Lötze, Giverson Mupambi and Nigel C. Cook. Their work appears in journals such as Scientia Horticulturae, HortScience, Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, Physiologia Plantarum and Journal of Animal Science.
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