A. Blum

13.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
105 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

A. Blum is a scholar working on Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Blum has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Plant Science, 53 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 14 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in A. Blum's work include Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (37 papers), Genetics and Plant Breeding (28 papers) and Bioenergy crop production and management (23 papers). A. Blum is often cited by papers focused on Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (37 papers), Genetics and Plant Breeding (28 papers) and Bioenergy crop production and management (23 papers). A. Blum collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Vietnam. A. Blum's co-authors include Henry T. Nguyen, Jorge E. Mayer, G. Golan, L. Shpiler, R. Chandra Babu, B. Sinmena, H. T. Nguyen, Charles Y. Sullivan, W. R. Jordan and G. F. Arkin and has published in prestigious journals such as PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, Journal of Experimental Botany and Plant Cell & Environment.

In The Last Decade

A. Blum

104 papers receiving 8.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Drought resistance, water-use efficiency, and yield potential—are they compatible, dissonant, or mutually exclusive?

2005 1.0k citations A. Blum Australian Journal of Agricultural Research profile →
Effective use of water (EUW) and not water-use efficiency (WUE) is the target of crop yield improvement under drought stress

2009 923 citations A. Blum Field Crops Research profile →
Cell Membrane Stability as a Measure of Drought and Heat Tolerance in Wheat¹

1981 884 citations A. Blum et al. Crop Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. Blum Israel	46	7.9k	2.6k	1.3k	942	898	105	9.1k
R. A. Fischer Australia	47	7.5k 0.9×	4.2k 1.6×	1.5k 1.1×	1.4k 1.5×	495 0.6×	97	9.1k
Rachid Serraj Philippines	45	6.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	904 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	634 0.7×	114	7.8k
G. J. Rebetzke Australia	60	10.3k 1.3×	3.9k 1.5×	1.3k 1.0×	1.0k 1.1×	575 0.6×	162	11.3k
M. Tollenaar Canada	51	6.7k 0.9×	5.5k 2.1×	447 0.3×	1.1k 1.2×	451 0.5×	116	7.8k
Anthony G. Condon Australia	42	7.3k 0.9×	2.6k 1.0×	2.1k 1.6×	800 0.8×	610 0.7×	76	8.3k
Janet I. Sprent United Kingdom	63	9.8k 1.2×	3.4k 1.3×	563 0.4×	1.9k 2.0×	982 1.1×	236	12.4k
Richard A. Richards Australia	46	6.9k 0.9×	3.2k 1.2×	925 0.7×	741 0.8×	536 0.6×	80	7.5k
P. Stamp Switzerland	42	5.2k 0.7×	2.1k 0.8×	265 0.2×	869 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	221	6.1k
John S. Boyer United States	46	6.0k 0.8×	896 0.3×	1.6k 1.2×	555 0.6×	1.4k 1.5×	79	7.0k
Jairo A. Palta Australia	42	5.8k 0.7×	2.2k 0.8×	995 0.8×	1.4k 1.5×	504 0.6×	171	6.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. Blum

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20 of 20 papers shown

Flynn, Christopher, Guangfei Tang, Marike Johanne Boenisch, et al.. (2018). Fusarium toxisomes may be necessary for synthesis of high levels of deoxynivalenol and production of the distinct sesquiterpene mycotoxin, culmorin. Phytopathology. 108(10). 2 indexed citations

Blum, A.. (2013). Heterosis, stress, and the environment: a possible road map towards the general improvement of crop yield. Journal of Experimental Botany. 64(16). 4829–4837. 52 indexed citations

Babu, R. Chandra, et al.. (2004). HVA1, a LEA gene from barley confers dehydration tolerance in transgenic rice (Oryza sativa L.) via cell membrane protection. Plant Science. 166(4). 855–862. 220 indexed citations

Blum, A. & Charles Y. Sullivan. (1997). The Effect of Plant Size on Wheat Response to Agents of Drought Stress. I. Root Drying. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 24(1). 35–41. 50 indexed citations

Blum, A., Charles Y. Sullivan, & Huy The Nguyen. (1997). The Effect of Plant Size on Wheat Response to Agents of Drought Stress. II. Water Deficit, Heat and ABA. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 24(1). 43–48. 37 indexed citations

Blum, A.. (1996). Crop responses to drought and the interpretation of adaptation. Plant Growth Regulation. 20(2). 135–148. 403 indexed citations

Blum, A. & B. Sinmena. (1995). Isolation and characterization of variant wheat cultivars for ABA sensitivity. Plant Cell & Environment. 18(1). 77–83. 16 indexed citations

Blum, A., B. Sinmena, Jorge E. Mayer, G. Golan, & L. Shpiler. (1994). Stem Reserve Mobilisation Supports Wheat-Grain Filling Under Heat Stress. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 21(6). 771–781. 200 indexed citations

Klueva, Natalya, et al.. (1994). The Heat-Shock Response and Expression of Heat-Shock Proteins in Wheat Under Diurnal Heat Stress and Field Conditions. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 21(6). 857–867. 27 indexed citations

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Sarig, Shlomo, Yaacov Okon, & A. Blum. (1992). Effect ofAzospirillum brasilenseinoculation on growth dynamics and hydraulic conductivity of sorghum bicolor roots. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 15(6-7). 805–819. 36 indexed citations

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Blum, A., et al.. (1990). Effective Management of Agricultural Knowledge Systems (AKS): An Analytical Approach.. 29(1). 27–37. 6 indexed citations

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Blum, A., et al.. (1990). Wheat recovery from drought stress at the tillering stage of development. Field Crops Research. 24(1-2). 67–85. 57 indexed citations

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Blum, A., Jorge E. Mayer, & G. Golan. (1989). Agronomic and physiological assessments of genotypic variation for drought resistance in sorghum. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 40(1). 49–61. 55 indexed citations

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Blum, A.. (1989). The Temperature Response of Gas Exchange in Sorghum Leaves and the Effect of Heterosis. Journal of Experimental Botany. 40(4). 453–460. 7 indexed citations

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Blum, A., Jorge E. Mayer, & G. Golan. (1988). The Effect of Grain Number per Ear (Sink Size) on Source Activity and its Water-Relations in Wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany. 39(1). 106–114. 59 indexed citations

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Blum, A.. (1983). Marriage guidance counsellor.. BMJ. 286(6378). 1619–1620. 1 indexed citations

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Blum, A., G. F. Arkin, & W. R. Jordan. (1977). Sorghum Root Morphogenesis and Growth. I. Effect of Maturity Genes¹. Crop Science. 17(1). 149–153. 35 indexed citations

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Blum, A.. (1977). Basis of Heterosis in the Differentiating Sorghum Panicle¹. Crop Science. 17(6). 880–882. 4 indexed citations

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Blum, A., et al.. (1976). Genotypic Responses in Sorghum to Drought Stress. III. Free Proline Accumulation and Drought Resistance¹. Crop Science. 16(3). 428–431. 139 indexed citations

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Blum, A.. (1972). Breeding for insect resistance in crop plants with special reference to sorghum. 3 indexed citations

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