| The evolution of C4 photosynthesis RF Sage New phytologist 161 (2), 341-370, 2004 | 1678 | 2004 |
| The temperature response of C3 and C4 photosynthesis RF Sage, DS Kubien Plant, cell & environment 30 (9), 1086-1106, 2007 | 1391 | 2007 |
| One thousand plant transcriptomes and the phylogenomics of green plants Nature 574 (7780), 679-685, 2019 | 1380 | 2019 |
| The biogeography of C4 photosynthesis: patterns and controlling factors RF Sage, DA Wedin, M Li C4 plant biology 10, 313-376, 1999 | 1359* | 1999 |
| The Origins of C4 Grasslands: Integrating Evolutionary and Ecosystem Science EJ Edwards, CP Osborne, CAE Strömberg, SA Smith, ... science 328 (5978), 587-591, 2010 | 1123 | 2010 |
| Photorespiration and the Evolution of C4 Photosynthesis RF Sage, TL Sage, F Kocacinar Annual review of plant biology 63 (1), 19-47, 2012 | 855 | 2012 |
| Acclimation of Photosynthesis to Elevated CO2 in Five C3 Species RF Sage, TD Sharkey, JR Seemann Plant Physiology 89 (2), 590-596, 1989 | 830 | 1989 |
| Acclimation of photosynthesis to increasing atmospheric CO2: The gas exchange perspective RF Sage Photosynthesis research 39, 351-368, 1994 | 792 | 1994 |
| Climate change and the evolution of C4 photosynthesis JR Ehleringer, RF Sage, LB Flanagan, RW Pearcy Trends in ecology & evolution 6 (3), 95-99, 1991 | 788 | 1991 |
| The C4 plant lineages of planet Earth RF Sage, PA Christin, EJ Edwards Journal of experimental botany 62 (9), 3155-3169, 2011 | 651 | 2011 |
| The nitrogen use efficiency of C3 and C4 plants: II. Leaf nitrogen effects on the gas exchange characteristics of Chenopodium album (L.) and Amaranthus retroflexus (L.) RF Sage, RW Pearcy Plant physiology 84 (3), 959-963, 1987 | 558 | 1987 |
| Variation in the kcat of Rubisco in C3 and C4 plants and some implications for photosynthetic performance at high and low temperature RF Sage Journal of Experimental Botany 53 (369), 609-620, 2002 | 417 | 2002 |
| Exploiting the engine of C4 photosynthesis RF Sage, XG Zhu Journal of experimental botany 62 (9), 2989-3000, 2011 | 365 | 2011 |
| The Effect of Temperature on the Occurrence of O2 and CO2 Insensitive Photosynthesis in Field Grown Plants RF Sage, TD Sharkey Plant physiology 84 (3), 658-664, 1987 | 362 | 1987 |
| Environmental and evolutionary preconditions for the origin and diversification of the C4 photosynthetic syndrome RF Sage Plant Biology 3 (03), 202-213, 2001 | 333 | 2001 |
| Rubisco, Rubisco activase, and global climate change RF Sage, DA Way, DS Kubien Journal of experimental botany 59 (7), 1581-1595, 2008 | 325 | 2008 |
| Global change biology: a primer RF Sage Global Change Biology 26 (1), 3-30, 2020 | 303 | 2020 |
| A portrait of the C4 photosynthetic family on the 50th anniversary of its discovery: species number, evolutionary lineages, and Hall of Fame RF Sage Journal of experimental botany 68 (2), e11-e28, 2017 | 299 | 2017 |
| The nitrogen use efficiency of C3 and C4 plants: III. Leaf nitrogen effects on the activity of carboxylating enzymes in Chenopodium album (L.) and Amaranthus retroflexus (L.) RF Sage, RW Pearcy, JR Seemann Plant physiology 85 (2), 355-359, 1987 | 297 | 1987 |
| Quo vadis C4? An ecophysiological perspective on global change and the future of C4 plants RF Sage, DS Kubien Photosynthesis research 77, 209-225, 2003 | 277 | 2003 |
