F. A. SMITH

16.8k citations

176 papers · 14.0k · 6 hit papers · h-index 52

Impact in

Plant Science top 0.05%
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
Soil Science top 0.5%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

Papers in

Plant Science 109
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions 64
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism 31
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis 28
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance 23
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance 18
- Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies 11
Molecular Biology 45
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms 29

Co-authors: Sally E. Smith (58 shared papers)Iver Jakobsen (8 shared papers)Nancy Collins Johnson (1 shared paper)N. A. Walker (17 shared papers)Mette Grønlund (1 shared paper)Suzanne Pope (2 shared papers)Jan Jansa (1 shared paper)John A. Raven (10 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Experimental Botany (31 papers)New Phytologist (29 papers)Plant and Soil (9 papers)Plant Cell & Environment (8 papers)The Journal of Membrane Biology (5 papers)
Partner nations: Australia United Kingdom United States

In The Last Decade

F. A. SMITH

172 papers receiving 13.0k citations

F. A. SMITH's Hit Papers

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Roles of Arbuscular Mycorrhizas in Plant Phosphorus Nutrition: Interactions between Pathways of Phosphorus Uptake in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Roots Have Important Implications for Understanding and Manipulating Plant Phosphorus Acquisition 2011 · 999 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2011 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
2011 Annual Review of Plant Biology
2009 Plant and Soil
2004 New Phytologist
2003 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
1997 New Phytologist

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1	Functioning of mycorrhizal associations along the mutualism–parasitism continuum* New Phytologist ·Nancy Collins Johnson, J‐H. GRAHAM, F. A. SMITH Hit paper breakdown →	1997	1622
2	Roles of Arbuscular Mycorrhizas in Plant Nutrition and Growth: New Paradigms from Cellular to Ecosystem Scales Annual Review of Plant Biology ·Sally E. Smith, F. A. SMITH Hit paper breakdown →	2011	1295
3	Roles of Arbuscular Mycorrhizas in Plant Phosphorus Nutrition: Interactions between Pathways of Phosphorus Uptake in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Roots Have Important Implications for Understanding and Manipulating Plant Phosphorus Acquisition PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Sally E. Smith, Iver Jakobsen, Mette Grønlund, F. A. SMITH Hit paper breakdown →	2011	999
4	Mycorrhizal Fungi Can Dominate Phosphate Supply to Plants Irrespective of Growth Responses PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Sally E. Smith, F. A. SMITH, Iver Jakobsen Hit paper breakdown →	2003	807
5	Functional diversity in arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbioses: the contribution of the mycorrhizal P uptake pathway is not correlated with mycorrhizal responses in growth or total P uptake New Phytologist ·Sally E. Smith, F. A. SMITH, Iver Jakobsen Hit paper breakdown →	2004	584
6	Plant performance in stressful environments: interpreting new and established knowledge of the roles of arbuscular mycorrhizas Plant and Soil ·Sally E. Smith, Evelina Facelli, Suzanne Pope, F. A. SMITH Hit paper breakdown →	2009	432
7	Are there benefits of simultaneous root colonization by different arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi? New Phytologist ·Jan Jansa, F. A. SMITH, Sally E. Smith	2007	410
8	Structural diversity in (vesicular)–arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses New Phytologist ·F. A. SMITH, Sally E. Smith	1997	393
9	Root distribution and interactions between intercropped species Oecologia ·Long Li, Jianhao Sun, Fusuo Zhang, Tianwen Guo, Xingguo Bao, F. A. SMITH, Sally E. Smith	2005	341
10	More than a carbon economy: nutrient trade and ecological sustainability in facultative arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses New Phytologist ·F. A. SMITH, Emily J. Grace, Sally E. Smith	2009	282
11	PHOTOSYNTHESIS BY AQUATIC PLANTS: EFFECTS OF UNSTIRRED LAYERS IN RELATION TO ASSIMILATION OF CO₂ AND HCO₃⁻AND TO CARBON ISOTOPIC DISCRIMINATION New Phytologist ·F. A. SMITH, N. A. Walker	1980	280
12	Spatial differences in acquisition of soil phosphate between two arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in symbiosis with Medicago truncatula New Phytologist ·F. A. SMITH, Iver Jakobsen, Sally E. Smith	2000	254
13	What is the significance of the arbuscular mycorrhizal colonisation of many economically important crop plants? Plant and Soil ·F. A. SMITH, Sally E. Smith	2011	219
14	Arbuscular mycorrhizas influence plant diversity and community structure in a semiarid herbland New Phytologist ·Patrick O’Connor, Sally E. Smith, F. A. SMITH	2002	217
15	Arsenic uptake and toxicity in plants: integrating mycorrhizal influences Plant and Soil ·Sally E. Smith, Helle M. Christophersen, Suzanne Pope, F. A. SMITH	2009	178
16	Arbuscular mycorrhizal inhibition of growth in barley cannot be attributed to extent of colonization, fungal phosphorus uptake or effects on expression of plant phosphate transporter genes New Phytologist ·Emily J. Grace, Olivier Cotsaftis, Mark Tester, F. A. SMITH, Sally E. Smith	2008	176
17	Structural differences in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses: more than 100 years after Gallaud, where next? Mycorrhiza ·Sandy Dickson, F. A. SMITH, Sally E. Smith	2007	161
18	Functional diversity in arbuscular mycorrhizas: exploitation of soil patches with different phosphate enrichment differs among fungal species Plant Cell & Environment ·Timothy R. Cavagnaro, F. A. SMITH, Sally E. Smith, Iver Jakobsen	2005	144
19	The arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus mosseae gives contradictory effects on phosphorus and arsenic acquisition by Medicago sativa Linn The Science of The Total Environment ·Baodong Chen, Xueyi Xiao, Yong‐Guan Zhu, F. A. SMITH, Zhen-miao Xie, Sally E. Smith	2006	140
20	Morphology of arbuscular mycorrhizas is influenced by fungal identity New Phytologist ·Timothy R. Cavagnaro, L‐L. Gao, F. A. SMITH, S. E. Smith	2001	140

About F. A. SMITH

F. A. SMITH is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Environmental Chemistry, having authored 176 papers that have together received 14.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (64 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (31 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (29 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (28 papers), Fungal Biology and Applications (23 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (23 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (18 papers) and Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Plant Science (11.4k citations), Soil Science (1.4k citations), Pharmacology (2.1k citations), Insect Science (1.4k citations) and Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.3k citations). F. A. SMITH has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Frequent co-authors include Sally E. Smith, Iver Jakobsen, Nancy Collins Johnson, N. A. Walker, Mette Grønlund, Suzanne Pope, Jan Jansa, John A. Raven, Evelina Facelli and Emily J. Grace. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Experimental Botany, New Phytologist, Plant and Soil, Plant Cell & Environment and The Journal of Membrane Biology.

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