A. Fahn

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

A. Fahn is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Fahn has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Plant Science, 38 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 28 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in A. Fahn's work include Plant Reproductive Biology (19 papers), Plant and animal studies (15 papers) and Plant Diversity and Evolution (13 papers). A. Fahn is often cited by papers focused on Plant Reproductive Biology (19 papers), Plant and animal studies (15 papers) and Plant Diversity and Evolution (13 papers). A. Fahn collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Netherlands. A. Fahn's co-authors include Ella Werker, Peter Baas, Pieter Baas, Ben Welle, Y. Waisel, Ray F. Evert, Yaacov Lensky, E. Zamski, Hagit Zer and Shlomo Trachtenberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New Phytologist and Annals of Botany.

In The Last Decade

A. Fahn

72 papers receiving 2.8k citations

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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.

Secretory tissues in vascular plants

1988 525 citations A. Fahn New Phytologist profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
A. Fahn	1.7k	1.6k	1.2k	389	313	72	3.2k
Sílvia Rodrigues Machado	1.4k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	912 0.7×	247 0.6×	190 0.6×	152	2.7k
Jerome P. Miksche	1.8k 1.1×	622 0.4×	1.1k 0.9×	220 0.6×	152 0.5×	58	2.5k
Teresa Terrazas	1.4k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	604 0.5×	1.2k 3.0×	312 1.0×	257	3.0k
Francis Hallé	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	461 0.4×	152 0.4×	587 1.9×	31	2.8k
Roni Aloni	3.6k 2.0×	505 0.3×	2.2k 1.8×	136 0.3×	589 1.9×	98	4.5k
Fernando O. Zuloaga	2.1k 1.2×	3.4k 2.1×	750 0.6×	231 0.6×	119 0.4×	197	4.2k
Walter Eschrich	1.9k 1.1×	361 0.2×	670 0.6×	142 0.4×	282 0.9×	95	2.5k
Khidir W. Hilu	3.0k 1.7×	3.4k 2.1×	2.7k 2.2×	307 0.8×	68 0.2×	113	5.7k
James D. Mauseth	1.4k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	594 0.5×	1.5k 4.0×	218 0.7×	115	2.5k
Trevor R. Hodkinson	2.3k 1.3×	2.0k 1.2×	1.4k 1.2×	123 0.3×	153 0.5×	144	4.3k

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Fahn, A.. (2002). Functions and location of secretory tissues in plants and their possible evolutionary trends. Israel Journal of Plant Sciences. 50(1). 0–0. 44 indexed citations

Zer, Hagit & A. Fahn. (1992). Floral Nectaries of Rosmarinus officinalis L. Structure, Ultrastructure and Nectar Secretion. Annals of Botany. 70(5). 391–397. 52 indexed citations

Fahn, A.. (1988). Secretory tissues in vascular plants. New Phytologist. 108(3). 229–257. 525 indexed citations breakdown →

Fahn, A.. (1987). The Extrafloral Nectaries of Sambucus nigra. Annals of Botany. 60(3). 299–308. 21 indexed citations

Welle, Ben, A. Fahn, Ella Werker, & Pieter Baas. (1987). Wood Anatomy and Identification of Trees and Shrubs from Israel and Adjacent Regions. Taxon. 36(3). 665–665. 208 indexed citations

Fahn, A.. (1986). Structural and Functional Properties of Trichomes of Xeromorphic Leaves. Annals of Botany. 57(5). 631–637. 107 indexed citations

Trachtenberg, Shlomo & A. Fahn. (1981). The Mucilage Cells of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.-Development, Ultrastructure, and Mucilage Secretion. Botanical Gazette. 142(2). 206–213. 51 indexed citations

Fahn, A., et al.. (1980). Ultrastructure of the Resin Ducts of Mangifera indica L. (Anacardiaceae). 1. Differentiation and Senescence of the Shoot Ducts. Annals of Botany. 46(2). 225–233. 33 indexed citations

Fahn, A., et al.. (1980). Ultrastructure of the Resin Ducts of Mangifera indica L. (Anacardiaceae). 2. Resin Secretion in the Primary Stem Ducts. Annals of Botany. 46(6). 779–783. 29 indexed citations

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Fahn, A., et al.. (1979). Ultrastructure, Development and Secretion in the Nectary of Banana Flowers. Annals of Botany. 44(1). 85–93. 44 indexed citations

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Fahn, A.. (1979). Ultrastructure of Nectaries in Relation to Nectar Secretion. American Journal of Botany. 66(8). 977–977. 48 indexed citations

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Carmi, Avner, Tsvi Sachs, & A. Fahn. (1972). THE RELATION OF RAY SPACING TO CAMBIAL GROWTH. New Phytologist. 71(2). 349–353. 23 indexed citations

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Fahn, A. & E. Zamski. (1970). The influence of pressure, wind, wounding and growth substances on the rate of resin duct formation in Pinus halepensis wood.. Israel journal of botany. Basic and applied plant sciences. 19. 429–446. 57 indexed citations

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Werker, Ella & A. Fahn. (1969). Resin ducts of Pinus halepensis Mill.-Their structure, development and pattern of arrangement. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 62(4). 379–411. 47 indexed citations

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Fahn, A., et al.. (1965). Structure and development of the epidermis in articulated Chenopodiaceae. 13. 177–192. 8 indexed citations

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Waisel, Y. & A. Fahn. (1965). THE EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENT ON WOOD FORMATION AND CAMBIAL ACTIVITY IN ROBINIA PSEUDACACIA L.. New Phytologist. 64(3). 436–436. 32 indexed citations

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Fahn, A., et al.. (1963). Vegetative Shoot Apex in Banana and Zonal Changes as it Becomes Reproductive. Botanical Gazette. 124(4). 246–250. 16 indexed citations

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Fahn, A., et al.. (1960). The effect of annual and bi-annual pruning on the seasonal changes in xylem formation in the grapevine.. Annals of Botany. 24. 2 indexed citations

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Fahn, A., et al.. (1960). The Effect of Annual and Bi-annual Pruning on the Seasonal Changes in Xylem Formation in the Grapevine: With five Figures in the Text. Annals of Botany. 24(2). 159–171. 6 indexed citations

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Fahn, A. & Tova Arzee. (1959). Vascularization of Articulated Chenopodiaceae and the Nature of Their Fleshy Cortex. American Journal of Botany. 46(5). 330–330. 15 indexed citations

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