Avital Bechar

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Avital Bechar is a scholar working on Plant Science, Social Psychology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Avital Bechar has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Plant Science, 14 papers in Social Psychology and 11 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Avital Bechar's work include Smart Agriculture and AI (19 papers), Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control (11 papers) and Plant and animal studies (11 papers). Avital Bechar is often cited by papers focused on Smart Agriculture and AI (19 papers), Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control (11 papers) and Plant and animal studies (11 papers). Avital Bechar collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Hungary. Avital Bechar's co-authors include Clément Vigneault, Yael Edan, Raziel Riemer, D. Eisikowitch, Yiftach Vaknin, S. Gan‐Mor, Shimon Y. Nof, Dionysis Bochtis, Lefteris Benos and Sigal Berman and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Scientific Reports and New Phytologist.

In The Last Decade

Avital Bechar

71 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Agricultural robots for field operations: Concepts and co... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Agricultural robots for field operations: Concepts and components
    2016 470 citations Avital Bechar et al. Biosystems Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Avital Bechar Israel 20 1.1k 238 217 174 149 74 1.8k
Glen C. Rains United States 22 754 0.7× 117 0.5× 181 0.8× 145 0.8× 56 0.4× 110 1.4k
Patrizia Busato Italy 17 1.4k 1.2× 274 1.2× 57 0.3× 294 1.7× 89 0.6× 73 2.8k
Xiongkui He China 30 1.7k 1.5× 165 0.7× 69 0.3× 70 0.4× 127 0.9× 153 2.5k
Hans W. Griepentrog Germany 25 1.6k 1.4× 335 1.4× 91 0.4× 71 0.4× 64 0.4× 110 2.3k
Clément Vigneault Canada 22 1.3k 1.2× 158 0.7× 53 0.2× 420 2.4× 80 0.5× 54 2.1k
Simon Blackmore United Kingdom 23 1.2k 1.1× 207 0.9× 89 0.4× 59 0.3× 67 0.4× 70 2.2k
Stavros Vougioukas United States 27 1.1k 1.0× 410 1.7× 33 0.2× 134 0.8× 204 1.4× 107 2.1k
Ta‐Te Lin Taiwan 28 699 0.6× 109 0.5× 201 0.9× 148 0.9× 19 0.1× 102 2.1k
Long Qi China 25 835 0.8× 223 0.9× 29 0.1× 228 1.3× 60 0.4× 129 1.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Avital Bechar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Avital Bechar

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Avital Bechar. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Avital Bechar based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Avital Bechar. Avital Bechar is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Bechar, Avital, et al.. (2024). Kinematic Optimization of a Robotic Arm for Automation Tasks with Human Demonstration. 7172–7178. 1 indexed citations
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Bechar, Avital, et al.. (2021). Power on! Low‐energy electrophysical treatment is an effective new weed control approach. Pest Management Science. 77(9). 4138–4147. 20 indexed citations
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Riemer, Raziel, et al.. (2020). Shoulder moments and angles during single and combined manual material handling tasks. Ergonomics. 64(5). 613–624. 3 indexed citations
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Bechar, Avital, et al.. (2020). Investigation of 3D dynamic and quasistatic models for spinal moments during combined manual material handling tasks. Applied Ergonomics. 91. 103305–103305. 3 indexed citations
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Bechar, Avital, et al.. (2020). Can electrostatic fields limit the take-off of tiny whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci)?. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 206(6). 809–817. 1 indexed citations
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Riemer, Raziel, et al.. (2019). Differences in spinal moments, kinematics and pace during single-task and combined manual material handling jobs. Applied Ergonomics. 81. 102871–102871. 14 indexed citations
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Bechar, Avital, et al.. (2019). Workers’ biomechanical loads and kinematics during multiple-task manual material handling. Applied Ergonomics. 83. 102985–102985. 21 indexed citations
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Bechar, Avital, et al.. (2017). Automated Simulation-Based Workplace Design that Considers Ergonomics and Productivity. International Journal of Simulation Modelling. 16(1). 5–18. 26 indexed citations
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Riemer, Raziel, et al.. (2017). Factors determining workers' pace while conducting continuous sequential lifting, carrying, and lowering tasks. Applied Ergonomics. 67. 61–70. 20 indexed citations
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Bloch, Victor, Amir Degani, & Avital Bechar. (2017). A methodology of orchard architecture design for an optimal harvesting robot. Biosystems Engineering. 166. 126–137. 46 indexed citations
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Bechar, Avital, et al.. (2016). Robotic Disease Detection in Greenhouses: Combined Detection of Powdery Mildew and Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 1(1). 354–360. 96 indexed citations
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Edan, Yael, et al.. (2009). Algorithms for dynamic switching of collaborative human-robot system in target recognition tasks. IFAC Proceedings Volumes. 42(4). 2179–2184. 2 indexed citations
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Vaknin, Yiftach, et al.. (2001). Are flowers morphologically adapted to take advantage of electrostatic forces in pollination?. New Phytologist. 152(2). 301–306. 23 indexed citations
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Bechar, Avital, et al.. (2000). Human-machine collaboration for melons detection.. 1–7. 1 indexed citations
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Bechar, Avital, et al.. (1999). MODELING AND EXPERIMENT ANALYSIS OF ELECTROSTATIC DATE POLLINATION. Transactions of the ASAE. 42(6). 1511–1516. 11 indexed citations
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Vaknin, Yiftach, et al.. (1999). Effects of desiccation and dilution on germinability of almond pollen. The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology. 74(3). 321–327. 9 indexed citations
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Gan‐Mor, S., et al.. (1995). Relevance of Electrostatic Forces in Natural and Artificial Pollination. Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University). 37(3). 189–194. 28 indexed citations

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