A. W. Specht

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 715 citations indexed

About

A. W. Specht is a scholar working on Plant Science, Pollution and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, A. W. Specht has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 715 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Plant Science, 5 papers in Pollution and 4 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in A. W. Specht's work include Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (7 papers), Heavy metals in environment (5 papers) and Agricultural Science and Fertilization (4 papers). A. W. Specht is often cited by papers focused on Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (7 papers), Heavy metals in environment (5 papers) and Agricultural Science and Fertilization (4 papers). A. W. Specht collaborates with scholars based in United States, Philippines and Israel. A. W. Specht's co-authors include J. V. Lagerwerff, Paul F. Smith, J. C. Brown, Roger S. Holmes, L. O. Tiffin, Walter Reuther, W. H. Armiger, Francis E. Clark, Robert A. Steinberg and B. G. Chitwood and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

A. W. Specht

20 papers receiving 587 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.

Contamination of roadside soil and vegetation with cadmium, nickel, lead, and zinc

1970 440 citations J. V. Lagerwerff, A. W. Specht Environmental Science & Technology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. W. Specht United States	11	329	321	126	83	69	22	715
T. J. Ganje United States	12	401 1.2×	215 0.7×	93 0.7×	102 1.2×	90 1.3×	17	669
Robert H. Daines United States	9	221 0.7×	203 0.6×	123 1.0×	20 0.2×	39 0.6×	28	560
James Vlamis United States	17	237 0.7×	519 1.6×	33 0.3×	169 2.0×	47 0.7×	39	846
B. R. Sabey United States	14	299 0.9×	197 0.6×	39 0.3×	291 3.5×	53 0.8×	29	760
Naoharu Mizuno Japan	12	289 0.9×	273 0.9×	151 1.2×	27 0.3×	37 0.5×	36	622
W. R. Johnston United Kingdom	12	139 0.4×	188 0.6×	53 0.4×	49 0.6×	20 0.3×	17	395
DJ David	10	225 0.7×	195 0.6×	44 0.3×	140 1.7×	44 0.6×	12	462
F. Haghiri United States	8	219 0.7×	209 0.7×	40 0.3×	101 1.2×	65 0.9×	13	438
Esko Lakanen	5	184 0.6×	155 0.5×	24 0.2×	129 1.6×	26 0.4×	15	452
GSP Ritchie	14	195 0.6×	170 0.5×	35 0.3×	257 3.1×	38 0.6×	17	565

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. W. Specht

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Júnior, Alberto Luiz Marsaro, et al.. (2020). Lagartas desfolhadoras associadas à cultura da canola.. infoteca-e (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation). 1 indexed citations

Lagerwerff, J. V. & A. W. Specht. (1971). Occurrence of environmental cadmium and zinc, and their uptake by plants. 4. 4 indexed citations

Lagerwerff, J. V. & A. W. Specht. (1970). Contamination of roadside soil and vegetation with cadmium, nickel, lead, and zinc. Environmental Science & Technology. 4(7). 583–586. 440 indexed citations breakdown →

Brown, J. C., et al.. (1961). Stability and Concentration of Metal Chelates, Factors in Iron Chlorosis of Plants. Agronomy Journal. 53(2). 85–90. 19 indexed citations

Brown, J. C., et al.. (1961). Iron Absorption by Roots as Affected by Plant Species and Concentration of Chelating Agent. Agronomy Journal. 53(2). 81–85. 14 indexed citations

Åsen, S., Neil W. Stuart, & A. W. Specht. (1960). Color of Hydrangea macrophylla sepals as influenced by the carry-over effects from summer applications of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.. 76. 6 indexed citations

Specht, A. W.. (1960). EVIDENCE FOR AND SOME IMPLICATIONS OF A VARIATION-CONTROL MECHANISM IN PLANT COMPOSITION. Soil Science. 89(2). 83–91. 5 indexed citations

Specht, A. W., et al.. (1957). AN EMISSION SPECTROCHEMICAL ANALYTICAL SYSTEM AS A TOOL IN PLANT-NUTRITION AND SOIL INVESTIGATIONS. Soil Science. 83(1). 15–32. 3 indexed citations

Clark, Francis E., et al.. (1957). Influence of Organic Additions and Flooding on Iron and Manganese Uptake by Rice¹. Agronomy Journal. 49(11). 586–589. 19 indexed citations

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Specht, A. W., et al.. (1956). Effect of Nutrition on Trifolium hirtum Inoculated with Rhizobium trifolii. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 20(4). 489–495. 4 indexed citations

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Brown, J. C., Roger S. Holmes, & A. W. Specht. (1955). Iron, the Limiting Element in a Chlorosis: Part II. Copper-Phosphorus Induced Chlorosis Dependent upon Plant Species and Varieties. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 30(5). 457–462. 20 indexed citations

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Steinberg, Robert A., et al.. (1955). Effects of Micronutrient Deficiencies on Mineral Composition, Nitrogen Fractions, Ascorbic Acid and Burn of Tobacco Grown to Flowering in Water Culture.. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 30(2). 123–129. 14 indexed citations

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Brown, J. C., Roger S. Holmes, R. Shapiro, & A. W. Specht. (1955). EFFECTS OF PHOSPHORUS AND COPPER SALTS ON IRON CHLOROSIS OF RICE IN FLOODED AND NONFLOODED SOIL AND THE ASSOCIATED ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY. Soil Science. 79(5). 363–372. 9 indexed citations

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Smith, Paul F., et al.. (1954). Effect of Differential Nitrogen, Potassium, and Magnesium Supply to Young Valencia Orange Trees in Sand Culture on Mineral Composition Especially of Leaves and Fibrous Roots.. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 29(4). 349–355. 17 indexed citations

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Armiger, W. H., et al.. (1954). Plant Nutrients from Slag, Furnace Slag as Source of Plant Nutrients and Its Liming Effectiveness Relative to Limestone. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2(9). 458–462. 3 indexed citations

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Specht, A. W., et al.. (1954). Double-chamber electrode for spectrochemical determination of chlorine and other halogens. Spectrochimica Acta. 6(4). 331–333. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, Paul F. & A. W. Specht. (1953). Heavy-Metal Nutrition and Iron Chlorosis of Citrus Seedlings. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 28(3). 371–382. 48 indexed citations

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Smith, Paul F. & A. W. Specht. (1953). Mineral composition of Valencia orange seedlings grown in solution with varying amounts of copper, zinc, manganese, and iron. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 66. 3 indexed citations

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Chitwood, B. G., et al.. (1952). Root-knot nematodes. Plant and Soil. 4(1). 77–95. 12 indexed citations

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Reuther, Walter, Paul F. Smith, & A. W. Specht. (1952). ACCUMULATION OF THE MAJOR BASES AND HEAVY METALS IN FLORIDA CITRUS SOILS IN RELATION TO PHOSPHATE FERTILIZATION. Soil Science. 73(5). 375–382. 10 indexed citations

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