Alison Smith

5.3k citations

79 papers · 3.9k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 31

Impact in

Agronomy and Crop Science top 0.5%
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
Plant Science top 0.5%
- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology

Papers in ⓘ

Plant Science 47
- Genetics and Plant Breeding 41
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology 16
Genetics 38
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock 26
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals 20

Co-authors: B. R. Cullis (45 shared papers)R. Thompson (9 shared papers)Neil Coombes (1 shared paper)A. Gilmour (3 shared papers)Wallace A. Cowling (4 shared papers)S.K. Walker (8 shared papers)R.F. Seamark (6 shared papers)Haydn Kuchel (3 shared papers)
Journals: Euphytica (7 papers)Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics (6 papers)The Journal of Agricultural Science (6 papers)Theriogenology (5 papers)Frontiers in Plant Science (4 papers)
Partner nations: Australia United Kingdom Hungary

In The Last Decade

Alison Smith

77 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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On the design of early generation variety trials with correlated data 2006 · 641 citations

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it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2006 Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics

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1	On the design of early generation variety trials with correlated data Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics ·B. R. Cullis, Alison Smith, Neil Coombes Hit paper breakdown →	2006	641
2	The analysis of crop cultivar breeding and evaluation trials: an overview of current mixed model approaches The Journal of Agricultural Science ·Alison Smith, B. R. Cullis, R. Thompson	2005	443
3	Analyzing Variety by Environment Data Using Multiplicative Mixed Models and Adjustments for Spatial Field Trend Biometrics ·Alison Smith, B. R. Cullis, R. Thompson	2001	425
4	Applications: The Analysis of Crop Variety Evaluation Data in Australia Australian & New Zealand Journal of Statistics ·Alison Smith, B. R. Cullis, A. Gilmour	2001	168
5	The Accuracy of Varietal Selection Using Factor Analytic Models for Multi‐Environment Plant Breeding Trials Crop Science ·Alison Kelly, Alison Smith, J. A. Eccleston, B. R. Cullis	2007	151
6	Factor analytic mixed models for the provision of grower information from national crop variety testing programs Theoretical and Applied Genetics ·Alison Smith, Aanandini Ganesalingam, Haydn Kuchel, B. R. Cullis	2014	128
7	GrainScan: a low cost, fast method for grain size and colour measurements Plant Methods ·Alex Whan, Alison Smith, Colin Cavanagh, Jean‐Philippe Ral, Lindsay M. Shaw, Crispin A. Howitt, Leanne Bischof	2014	125
8	A Sparse Implementation of the Average Information Algorithm for Factor Analytic and Reduced Rank Variance Models Australian & New Zealand Journal of Statistics ·R. Thompson, B. R. Cullis, Alison Smith, A. Gilmour	2003	97
9	Analysis of yield and oil from a series of canola breeding trials. Part II. Exploring variety by environment interaction using factor analysisThis article is one of a selection of papers from the conference “Exploiting Genome-wide Association in Oilseed Brassicas: a model for genetic improvement of major OECD crops for sustainable farming”. Genome ·B. R. Cullis, Alison Smith, Cameron Beeck, Wallace A. Cowling	2010	96
10	Plant breeding selection tools built on factor analytic mixed models for multi-environment trial data Euphytica ·Alison Smith, B. R. Cullis	2018	88
11	The design and analysis of multi-phase plant breeding experiments The Journal of Agricultural Science ·Alison Smith, Patrick Lim, B. R. Cullis	2006	85
12	Evaluation of perennial pasture legumes and herbs to identify species with high herbage production and persistence in mixed farming zones in southern Australia Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture ·Guangdi Li, G. M. Lodge, Geoff Moore, A. D. Craig, B. S. Dear, S. P. Boschma, Tony Albertsen, S. M. Miller, S. Harden, Richard C. Hayes, S. Hughes, R. Snowball, Alison Smith, B. R. Cullis	2008	84
13	A COMPARISON OF ANALYSIS METHODS FOR LATE‐STAGE VARIETY EVALUATION TRIALS Australian & New Zealand Journal of Statistics ·S. J. Welham, Beverley J. Gogel, Alison Smith, R. Thompson, B. R. Cullis	2010	77
14	Factor analytic and reduced animal models for the investigation of additive genotype-by-environment interaction in outcrossing plant species with application to a Pinus radiata breeding programme Theoretical and Applied Genetics ·B. R. Cullis, Paul Jefferson, R. Thompson, Alison Smith	2014	70
15	Enhanced diagnostics for the spatial analysis of field trials Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics ·Katia Stefanova, Alison Smith, B. R. Cullis	2009	69
16	Genetic and in silico comparative mapping of the polyphenol oxidase gene in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Functional & Integrative Genomics ·Rosy Raman, Harsh Raman, Katie Johnstone, Chris Lisle, Alison Smith, P Parsa Matin, H. M. Allen	2005	64
17	Varietal selection for perennial crops where data relate to multiple harvests from a series of field trials Euphytica ·Alison Smith, Joanne K. Stringer, Xianming Wei, B. R. Cullis	2007	64
18	Analysis of yield and oil from a series of canola breeding trials. Part I. Fitting factor analytic mixed models with pedigree informationThis article is one of a selection of papers from the conference “Exploiting Genome-wide Association in Oilseed Brassicas: a model for genetic improvement of major OECD crops for sustainable farming”. Genome ·Cameron Beeck, Wallace A. Cowling, Alison Smith, B. R. Cullis	2010	58
19	Timing of multiple ovulations in the ewe after treatment with FSH or PMSG with and without GnRH Reproduction ·S.K. Walker, Alison Smith, R.F. Seamark	1986	51
20	Quantitative Trait Loci for Thermal Time to Flowering and Photoperiod Responsiveness Discovered in Summer Annual-Type Brassica napus L PLoS ONE ·Matthew N. Nelson, R. Ravikesavan, Alison Smith, Sheng Chen, Cameron Beeck, Kadambot H. M. Siddique, Wallace A. Cowling	2014	50

About Alison Smith

Alison Smith is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics, Agronomy and Crop Science, Management Science and Operations Research and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, having authored 79 papers that have together received 3.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetics and Plant Breeding (41 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (26 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (20 papers), Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (16 papers), Optimal Experimental Design Methods (11 papers), Reproductive Physiology in Livestock (8 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (7 papers) and Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Agronomy and Crop Science (909 citations), Plant Science (3.1k citations), Genetics (1.8k citations), Forestry (228 citations) and Management Science and Operations Research (282 citations). Alison Smith has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and Hungary. Frequent co-authors include B. R. Cullis, R. Thompson, Neil Coombes, A. Gilmour, Wallace A. Cowling, S.K. Walker, R.F. Seamark, Haydn Kuchel, Beverley J. Gogel and Alison Kelly. Their work appears in journals such as Euphytica, Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics, The Journal of Agricultural Science, Theriogenology and Frontiers in Plant Science.

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