A. S. Watt

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

A. S. Watt is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, A. S. Watt has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Plant Science, 7 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 5 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in A. S. Watt's work include Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (9 papers), Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (5 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (4 papers). A. S. Watt is often cited by papers focused on Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (9 papers), Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (5 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (4 papers). A. S. Watt collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and Portugal. A. S. Watt's co-authors include R.H. Marrs, R. G. West, L. Leyton, Allen Keast, Christian Colombo, Walter L. Kubiëna, Nigel E. Stork, Barry Bolton and Diane S. Srivastava and has published in prestigious journals such as New Phytologist, Journal of Ecology and Journal of Animal Ecology.

In The Last Decade

A. S. Watt

27 papers receiving 770 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Bracken Versus Heather, A Study in Plant Sociology

1955 235 citations A. S. Watt Journal of Ecology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. S. Watt United Kingdom	17	610	450	359	332	150	28	1.1k
M. E. D. Poore Malaysia	12	419 0.7×	309 0.7×	248 0.7×	230 0.7×	147 1.0×	24	818
F. H. Perring United States	14	385 0.6×	577 1.3×	280 0.8×	407 1.2×	108 0.7×	29	1.1k
J. G. Tracey Australia	16	978 1.6×	320 0.7×	522 1.5×	509 1.5×	366 2.4×	23	1.5k
R. F. Parsons Australia	18	514 0.8×	352 0.8×	300 0.8×	320 1.0×	186 1.2×	44	950
Henry J. Oosting United States	14	429 0.7×	392 0.9×	384 1.1×	223 0.7×	280 1.9×	18	1.0k
Andrew M. Greller United States	16	630 1.0×	490 1.1×	450 1.3×	579 1.7×	311 2.1×	59	1.4k
A. T. Harrison United States	14	296 0.5×	331 0.7×	254 0.7×	188 0.6×	267 1.8×	19	733
J. Braun-Blanquet	9	233 0.4×	687 1.5×	159 0.4×	408 1.2×	78 0.5×	19	998
Janice C. Beatley United States	12	637 1.0×	401 0.9×	648 1.8×	306 0.9×	336 2.2×	21	1.2k
R. L. Jefferies United Kingdom	14	500 0.8×	413 0.9×	776 2.2×	255 0.8×	157 1.0×	19	1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by A. S. Watt

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. S. Watt

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All Works

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Watt, A. S., et al.. (1995). Ecology of insects in Cameroon plantation forests. Final report to UK Overseas Development Administration (ODA)/GOC Office National de Developpement des Forets (ONADEF): Forest Management and Regeneration Project, Mbalmayo, Cameroon - report for 1993-4. 1 indexed citations

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Watt, A. S.. (1981). Further Observations on the Effects of Excluding Rabbits from Grassland A in East Anglian Breckland: The Pattern of Change and Factors Affecting it (1936-73). Journal of Ecology. 69(2). 509–509. 65 indexed citations

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Watt, A. S.. (1981). A Comparison of Grazed and Ungrazed Grassland A in East Anglian Breckland. Journal of Ecology. 69(2). 499–499. 59 indexed citations

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Watt, A. S.. (1979). A NOTE ON AERATION AND AERENCHYMA IN THE RHIZOME OF BRACKEN (PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM (L.) KUHN VAR. AQUILINUM). New Phytologist. 82(3). 769–776. 6 indexed citations

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Watt, A. S.. (1971). CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ECOLOGY OF BRACKEN (PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM). New Phytologist. 70(5). 967–986. 49 indexed citations

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Watt, A. S.. (1971). Rare Species in Breckland: Their Management for Survival. Journal of Applied Ecology. 8(2). 593–593. 10 indexed citations

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Watt, A. S.. (1970). CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ECOLOGY OF BRACKEN (PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM). New Phytologist. 69(2). 431–449. 22 indexed citations

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Watt, A. S.. (1969). CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ECOLOGY OF BRACKEN (PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM). New Phytologist. 68(3). 841–859. 9 indexed citations

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Watt, A. S.. (1967). THE DIFFERENTIATION AND FATE OF THE BRACKEN (PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM) FROND AND THEIR RELATION TO THE AGE‐STRUCTURE OF THE SHOOT AND FROND POPULATION. New Phytologist. 66(1). 75–84. 5 indexed citations

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Watt, A. S.. (1964). Some Factors Affecting Bracken in Breckland. Journal of Ecology. 52(1). 63–63. 22 indexed citations

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Watt, A. S.. (1962). The Effect of Excluding Rabbits from Grassland a (Xerobrometum) in Breckland, 1936-60. Journal of Ecology. 50(1). 181–181. 44 indexed citations

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Watt, A. S.. (1960). The Effect of Excluding Rabbits from Acidiphilous Grassland in Breckland. Journal of Ecology. 48(3). 601–601. 24 indexed citations

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Watt, A. S., et al.. (1960). Biogeography and Ecology in Australia.. Journal of Ecology. 48(2). 493–493. 28 indexed citations

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Watt, A. S.. (1960). Population Changes in Acidiphilous Grass-Heath in Breckland, 1936-57. Journal of Ecology. 48(3). 605–605. 38 indexed citations

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Watt, A. S.. (1957). The Effect of Excluding Rabbits from Grassland B (Mesobrometum) in Breckland. Journal of Ecology. 45(3). 861–861. 56 indexed citations

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Watt, A. S.. (1956). CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ECOLOGY OF BRACKEN (PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM). New Phytologist. 55(3). 369–381. 14 indexed citations

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Watt, A. S. & L. Leyton. (1955). The Growth and Mineral Nutrition of Spruce and Pine in Heathland Plantations.. Journal of Ecology. 43(2). 657–657. 16 indexed citations

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Watt, A. S.. (1955). Stone Stripes in Breckland, Norfolk. Geological Magazine. 92(2). 173–174. 10 indexed citations

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Watt, A. S.. (1954). The integrity of the water factor. Vegetatio. 5-6(1). 29–35. 2 indexed citations

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Watt, A. S.. (1954). CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ECOLOGY OF BRACKEN (PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM). New Phytologist. 53(1). 117–130. 30 indexed citations

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