A Flexible Growth Function for Empirical Use1959 · 3.1k citations
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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.
Countries citing papers authored by F. J. RICHARDS
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This network shows the impact of papers produced by F. J. RICHARDS. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by F. J. RICHARDS. The network helps show where F. J. RICHARDS may publish in the future.
Co-authors
The 7 scholars most cited alongside F. J. RICHARDS, linked wherever they
have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers
they share.
Border = papers with F. J. RICHARDSLine = papers co-authored togetherF. J. RICHARDS links everyone, so they are left out of the graph.
F. J. RICHARDS is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Soil Science, Food Science and Infectious Diseases, having authored 6 papers that have together received 3.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (3 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (1 paper), Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (1 paper), Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals (1 paper), RNA modifications and cancer (1 paper), Irrigation Practices and Water Management (1 paper), RNA Research and Splicing (1 paper) and Potato Plant Research (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.1k citations), Modeling and Simulation (165 citations), Global and Planetary Change (770 citations), Agronomy and Crop Science (270 citations) and Plant Science (831 citations). F. J. RICHARDS has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Panama and United States. Frequent co-authors include C. J. Sinclair, C. Hackett, Miriam Llorian, Sanjay Sinha, Christopher W. J. Smith, Clare Gooding and Aishwarya G. Jacob. Their work appears in journals such as Annals of Botany, Journal of Experimental Botany, Nature and eLife.
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