C. Ritchie Bell

5.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
53 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

C. Ritchie Bell is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, C. Ritchie Bell has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Plant Science, 18 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in C. Ritchie Bell's work include Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (11 papers), Plant chemical constituents analysis (10 papers) and Plant and animal studies (7 papers). C. Ritchie Bell is often cited by papers focused on Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (11 papers), Plant chemical constituents analysis (10 papers) and Plant and animal studies (7 papers). C. Ritchie Bell collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. C. Ritchie Bell's co-authors include Albert E. Radford, Harry E. Ahles, William C. Dickison, M. Sowers, Robert Scragg, Lincoln Constance, Tsan‐Iang Chuang, William Louis Culberson, M. Franklin and M. A. Holder-Franklin and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

C. Ritchie Bell

49 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Vascular Plant Systematics 1958 2026 1980 2003 1975 1968 1958 400 800 1.2k
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. Vascular Plant Systematics
    1975 1.2k citations Albert E. Radford, William C. Dickison et al. Taxon profile →
  2. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas
    1968 1.1k citations Albert E. Radford, C. Ritchie Bell et al. profile →
  3. Index to Plant Chromosome Numbers
    1958 470 citations C. Ritchie Bell Journal of Heredity profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
C. Ritchie Bell United States 19 2.2k 2.0k 869 537 482 53 4.2k
Val R. Beasley United States 42 943 0.4× 1.3k 0.6× 653 0.8× 203 0.4× 1.1k 2.2× 127 5.7k
Thomas L. Rost United States 38 3.4k 1.5× 614 0.3× 1.6k 1.9× 443 0.8× 267 0.6× 138 4.4k
J. M. Moorby United Kingdom 38 1.3k 0.6× 388 0.2× 441 0.5× 207 0.4× 603 1.3× 198 4.4k
Christophe Robin France 33 1.9k 0.8× 385 0.2× 401 0.5× 257 0.5× 473 1.0× 85 3.2k
Paul Bailey United Kingdom 30 2.8k 1.3× 534 0.3× 2.4k 2.8× 484 0.9× 826 1.7× 78 5.2k
Ulrike Mathesius Australia 45 6.5k 2.9× 756 0.4× 2.1k 2.5× 711 1.3× 610 1.3× 104 8.6k
P. B. Adams United States 25 1.1k 0.5× 269 0.1× 405 0.5× 600 1.1× 454 0.9× 104 3.0k
Irja Saar Estonia 14 2.3k 1.1× 880 0.4× 871 1.0× 242 0.5× 934 1.9× 41 3.7k
A.E. van Wyk South Africa 25 1.7k 0.7× 1.5k 0.7× 821 0.9× 604 1.1× 312 0.6× 269 3.3k
J. M. A. Tilley China 11 1.2k 0.6× 675 0.3× 274 0.3× 96 0.2× 615 1.3× 23 6.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by C. Ritchie Bell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. Ritchie Bell

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Benedictus, Lindert & C. Ritchie Bell. (2016). The risks of using allogeneic cell lines for vaccine production: the example of Bovine Neonatal Pancytopenia. Expert Review of Vaccines. 16(1). 65–71. 6 indexed citations
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Bell, C. Ritchie, Niall D. MacHugh, Timothy Connelley, Kathryn A. Degnan, & W. Ivan Morrison. (2015). Haematopoietic depletion in vaccine-induced neonatal pancytopenia depends on both the titre and specificity of alloantibody and levels of MHC I expression. Vaccine. 33(30). 3488–3496. 8 indexed citations
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Melzi, Eleonora, S. F. E. Scholes, C. Ritchie Bell, et al.. (2012). Demonstration of early functional compromise of bone marrow derived hematopoietic progenitor cells during bovine neonatal pancytopenia through in vitro culture of bone marrow biopsies. BMC Research Notes. 5(1). 599–599. 6 indexed citations
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Bell, C. Ritchie. (2011). Bovine Neonatal Pancytopenia or bleeding calf syndrome. 16(1). 24–28.
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Bell, C. Ritchie, Phil Scott, David J. Wilson, et al.. (2010). Idiopathic bovine neonatal pancytopenia in a Scottish beef herd. Veterinary Record. 167(24). 938–940. 15 indexed citations
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Connor, Daniel F., Thomas G. Hinton, & C. Ritchie Bell. (1997). Variance partitioning as a guide for sampling and comparing spatial distributions of Hg and 137Cs in sediments. The Science of The Total Environment. 206(2-3). 167–176. 2 indexed citations
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Reid, Gillian, et al.. (1996). Flavocytochrome b2: an ideal model system for studying protein-mediated electron transfer. Biochemical Society Transactions. 24(1). 73–77. 7 indexed citations
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Bell, C. Ritchie, et al.. (1995). Variable Response of Bacteria Isolated From Grapevine Xylem to Control Grape Crown Gall Disease in planta. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture. 46(4). 499–508. 25 indexed citations
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Bell, C. Ritchie, et al.. (1995). A full factorial analysis of nine factors influencing in vitro antagonistic screens for potential biocontrol agents. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 41(3). 284–293. 17 indexed citations
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Bell, C. Ritchie & William D. Ramey. (1991). Hybrid biovars of Agrobacterium species isolated from conifer roots. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 37(1). 34–41. 3 indexed citations
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Bell, C. Ritchie, et al.. (1985). REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF APIACEAE. II. CRYPTIC SPECIALIZATION AND FLORAL EVOLUTION IN THASPIUM AND ZIZIA. American Journal of Botany. 72(2). 231–247. 28 indexed citations
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Bell, C. Ritchie, M. A. Holder-Franklin, & M. Franklin. (1980). Heterotrophic bacteria in two canadian rivers—I. seasonal variations in the predominant bacterial populations. Water Research. 14(5). 449–460. 32 indexed citations
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Radford, Albert E., et al.. (1975). Vascular Plant Systematics. Taxon. 24(2/3). 383–383. 1226 indexed citations breakdown →
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Constance, Lincoln, Tsan‐Iang Chuang, & C. Ritchie Bell. (1971). CHROMOSOME NUMBERS IN UMBELLIFERAE. IV.. American Journal of Botany. 58(6). 577–587. 18 indexed citations
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Bell, C. Ritchie. (1967). Plant Variation and Classification. 5 indexed citations
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Bell, C. Ritchie & Lincoln Constance. (1966). CHROMOSOME NUMBERS IN UMBELLIFERAE. III. American Journal of Botany. 53(5). 512–520. 20 indexed citations
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Bell, C. Ritchie. (1964). Cytomixis in <i>Tauschia nudicaulis</i> Schlecht (Apiaceae). CYTOLOGIA. 29(4). 396–398. 32 indexed citations
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Bell, C. Ritchie & Lincoln Constance. (1960). CHROMOSOME NUMBERS IN UMBELLIFERAE. II. American Journal of Botany. 47(1). 24–32. 24 indexed citations
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Bell, C. Ritchie. (1958). Index to Plant Chromosome Numbers. Journal of Heredity. 49(5). 249–249. 470 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bell, C. Ritchie. (1954). The Sanicula crassicaulis complex (Umbelliferae) : a study of variation and polyploidy. University of California Press eBooks. 6 indexed citations

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