Christopher M. Richards

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
96 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Christopher M. Richards is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher M. Richards has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Plant Science, 38 papers in Genetics and 32 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Christopher M. Richards's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (35 papers), Plant and animal studies (13 papers) and Horticultural and Viticultural Research (11 papers). Christopher M. Richards is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (35 papers), Plant and animal studies (13 papers) and Horticultural and Viticultural Research (11 papers). Christopher M. Richards collaborates with scholars based in United States, Iran and Italy. Christopher M. Richards's co-authors include Gayle M. Volk, Patrick A. Reeves, Adam D. Henk, Andrew G. Young, Ann A. Reilley, David E. McCauley, Christina Walters, Philip L. Forsline, Sheri A. Church and Lee Panella and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Christopher M. Richards

94 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

Crop genetic erosion: understanding and responding to loss of crop diversity

2021 212 citations Colin K. Khoury, Stephen B. Brush et al. New Phytologist profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Christopher M. Richards	2.0k	1.1k	1.1k	813	496	96	3.4k
Juan Pedro Martı́n	1.4k 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	776 0.7×	765 0.9×	346 0.7×	65	2.9k
Richard J. A. Buggs	1.9k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	939 0.9×	1.3k 1.5×	305 0.6×	71	3.0k
Eric von Wettberg	2.5k 1.2×	697 0.6×	850 0.8×	622 0.8×	445 0.9×	110	3.5k
Oliver Gailing	1.3k 0.6×	1.4k 1.2×	693 0.7×	1.0k 1.3×	589 1.2×	201	3.1k
Stephen A. Harris	1.9k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	2.1k 2.0×	1.4k 1.7×	597 1.2×	91	4.5k
Myriam Gaudeul	1.2k 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	1.4k 1.4×	863 1.1×	477 1.0×	58	2.8k
Valérie Le Corre	2.0k 1.0×	1.5k 1.3×	850 0.8×	885 1.1×	540 1.1×	58	3.5k
Juli Caujapé‐Castells	1.1k 0.5×	954 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	614 0.8×	429 0.9×	109	2.4k
Fabrice Roux	3.2k 1.6×	1.3k 1.2×	744 0.7×	1.3k 1.6×	302 0.6×	88	4.5k
Francis C. Yeh	1.4k 0.7×	1.6k 1.4×	808 0.8×	868 1.1×	704 1.4×	94	3.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Reeves, Patrick A., Ann A. Reilley, Lee Panella, & Christopher M. Richards. (2026). Pooled sequencing data for management and use of heterogeneous germplasm: Examples from sugar beet. Crop Science. 66(1).

Heidari, Bahram, et al.. (2023). Genetic variation and response to selection of photosynthetic and forage characteristics in Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) ecotypes under drought conditions. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1239860–1239860. 4 indexed citations

Heidari, Bahram, et al.. (2022). Assessing the potential of native ecotypes of Poa pratensis L. for forage yield and phytochemical compositions under water deficit conditions. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 1121–1121. 11 indexed citations

Lusty, Charlotte, N. Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton, Luigi Guarino, et al.. (2021). Envisaging an Effective Global Long-Term Agrobiodiversity Conservation System That Promotes and Facilitates Use. Plants. 10(12). 2764–2764. 4 indexed citations

Khoury, Colin K., Stephen B. Brush, Denise E. Costich, et al.. (2021). Crop genetic erosion: understanding and responding to loss of crop diversity. New Phytologist. 233(1). 84–118. 212 indexed citations breakdown →

Panella, Leonard W., Ann Fenwick, Piergiorgio Stevanato, et al.. (2020). FC242 (PI 687276), A Sugar Beet Population With Enhanced Disease Resistance Derived From A Crop Wild Relative, WB242.. Journal of Sugarbeet Research. 57(1 & 2). 23–37.

Sousa, V. A. de, Patrick A. Reeves, Ann A. Reilley, et al.. (2020). Genetic diversity and biogeographic determinants of population structure in Araucaria angustifolia (Bert.) O. Ktze. Conservation Genetics. 21(2). 217–229. 19 indexed citations

Volk, Gayle M., Adam D. Henk, Christopher M. Richards, Nahla Bassil, & Joseph Postman. (2018). Chloroplast sequence data differentiate Maleae, and specifically Pyrus, species in the USDA-ARS National Plant Germplasm System. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 66(1). 5–15. 5 indexed citations

Gross, Briana L., Gayle M. Volk, Christopher M. Richards, et al.. (2013). Diversity Captured in the USDA-ARS National Plant Germplasm System Apple Core Collection. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 138(5). 375–381. 15 indexed citations

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Volk, Gayle M., Adam D. Henk, Christopher M. Richards, Philip L. Forsline, & Chih-Cheng T. Chao. (2013). Malus sieversii: A Diverse Central Asian Apple Species in the USDA-ARS National Plant Germplasm System. HortScience. 48(12). 1440–1444. 21 indexed citations

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Gross, Briana L., Gayle M. Volk, Christopher M. Richards, et al.. (2012). Identification of “Duplicate” Accessions within the USDA-ARS National Plant Germplasm System Malus Collection. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 137(5). 333–342. 35 indexed citations

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Volk, Gayle M., et al.. (2012). Genetic Variation and Distribution of Pacific Crabapple. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 137(5). 325–332. 12 indexed citations

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Reeves, Patrick A., Lee Panella, & Christopher M. Richards. (2012). Retention of agronomically important variation in germplasm core collections: implications for allele mining. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 124(6). 1155–1171. 40 indexed citations

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Volk, Gayle M. & Christopher M. Richards. (2011). Horticultural Value of Wild Genetic Resources—Introduction to the Workshop. HortScience. 46(11). 1436–1437. 4 indexed citations

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Volk, Gayle M., Christopher M. Richards, Adam D. Henk, et al.. (2009). Capturing the Diversity of Wild Malus orientalis from Georgia, Armenia, Russia, and Turkey. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 134(4). 453–459. 24 indexed citations

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Richards, Christopher M., Gayle M. Volk, Patrick A. Reeves, et al.. (2009). Selection of Stratified Core Sets Representing Wild Apple (Malus sieversii). Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 134(2). 228–235. 31 indexed citations

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Volk, Gayle M., Christopher M. Richards, Adam D. Henk, et al.. (2009). Novel Diversity Identified in a Wild Apple Population from the Kyrgyz Republic. HortScience. 44(2). 516–518. 12 indexed citations

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Volk, Gayle M., Christopher M. Richards, Ann A. Reilley, et al.. (2008). Genetic Diversity and Disease Resistance of Wild Malus orientalis from Turkey and Southern Russia. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 133(3). 383–389. 30 indexed citations

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Reeves, Patrick A., Yuehui He, Robert J. Schmitz, et al.. (2006). Evolutionary Conservation of the FLOWERING LOCUS C -Mediated Vernalization Response: Evidence From the Sugar Beet ( Beta vulgaris ). Genetics. 176(1). 295–307. 119 indexed citations

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Nace, George W., et al.. (1970). Progress of the amphibian facility of the university of michigan. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 10(3). 315. 13 indexed citations

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