Ernest M. Gifford

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
98 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Ernest M. Gifford is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ernest M. Gifford has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Plant Science, 42 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 30 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ernest M. Gifford's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (22 papers), Fern and Epiphyte Biology (16 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (13 papers). Ernest M. Gifford is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (22 papers), Fern and Epiphyte Biology (16 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (13 papers). Ernest M. Gifford collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and South Africa. Ernest M. Gifford's co-authors include Rudolf Schmid, Adriance S. Foster, Marion A. Johnson, Thomas L. Rost, Herbert B. Tepper, Vernon I. Cheadle, Katherine Esau, William Stern, Elizabeth G. Cutter and Kenneth D. Stewart and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ernest M. Gifford

98 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Morphology and Evolution of Vascular Plants 1959 2026 1981 2003 1989 1959 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. Morphology and Evolution of Vascular Plants
    1989 493 citations Ernest M. Gifford et al. profile →
  2. Comparative Morphology of Vascular Plants.
    1959 356 citations Ernest M. Gifford et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ernest M. Gifford United States 27 1.9k 1.6k 1.5k 209 201 98 3.1k
A. Fahn Israel 32 1.7k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 1.6k 1.1× 389 1.9× 112 0.6× 72 3.2k
Nels R. Lersten United States 31 1.8k 1.0× 1.5k 0.9× 1.7k 1.1× 248 1.2× 144 0.7× 137 3.1k
C. R. Metcalfe United Kingdom 18 1.3k 0.7× 562 0.4× 993 0.7× 237 1.1× 74 0.4× 50 2.1k
E. J. H. Corner United Kingdom 25 1.8k 0.9× 834 0.5× 1.6k 1.1× 137 0.7× 720 3.6× 116 2.7k
I. K. Ferguson United Kingdom 24 825 0.4× 874 0.6× 1.5k 1.0× 94 0.4× 84 0.4× 81 2.0k
Jerome P. Miksche United States 21 1.8k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 622 0.4× 220 1.1× 164 0.8× 58 2.5k
William E. Friedman United States 39 2.0k 1.0× 2.0k 1.3× 2.1k 1.4× 106 0.5× 134 0.7× 104 3.4k
Patricia K. Holmgren United States 9 1.9k 1.0× 1.1k 0.7× 2.5k 1.7× 216 1.0× 488 2.4× 38 3.6k
Walter Eschrich Germany 26 1.9k 1.0× 670 0.4× 361 0.2× 142 0.7× 96 0.5× 95 2.5k
Barbara G. Briggs Australia 19 821 0.4× 1.0k 0.7× 1.6k 1.1× 113 0.5× 79 0.4× 71 2.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Turner, Glenn W., Alison M. Berry, & Ernest M. Gifford. (1998). Schizogenous Secretory Cavities of Citrus limon (L.) Burm. F. and A Reevaluation of the Lysigenous Gland Concept. International Journal of Plant Sciences. 159(1). 75–88. 47 indexed citations
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Gifford, Ernest M.. (1993). THE ROOT APICAL MERISTEM OF EQUISETUM DIFFUSUM: STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT. American Journal of Botany. 80(4). 468–473. 10 indexed citations
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Lane, Meredith A., Loran C. Anderson, Jane H. Bock, et al.. (1990). Forensic Botany. BioScience. 40(1). 34–39. 10 indexed citations
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Friedman, William E. & Ernest M. Gifford. (1988). DIVISION OF THE GENERATIVE CELL AND LATE DEVELOPMENT IN THE MALE GAMETOPHYTE OF GINKGO BILOBA. American Journal of Botany. 75(9). 1434–1442. 8 indexed citations
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Gifford, Ernest M., et al.. (1984). The Root Apical Meristem of Osmunda regalis. American Journal of Botany. 71(4). 558–558. 2 indexed citations
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Gifford, Ernest M., et al.. (1979). Developmental and Histochemical Studies of the Ovules of Nicotiana rustica L.. Botanical Gazette. 140(2). 180–188. 28 indexed citations
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Gifford, Ernest M., et al.. (1978). Gametophytes of Botrychium multifidum as Grown in Axenic Culture. American Fern Journal. 68(3). 71–71. 12 indexed citations
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Rost, Thomas L. & Ernest M. Gifford. (1977). Mechanisms and control of cell division. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 143 indexed citations
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Gifford, Ernest M. & Joseph Lin. (1975). Light Microscope and Ultrastructural Studies of the Male Gametophyte in Ginkgo biloba: The Spermatogenous Cell. American Journal of Botany. 62(9). 974–974. 8 indexed citations
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Hoefert, Lynn L. & Ernest M. Gifford. (1967). Trabeculae in the Grapevine Infected with Leafroll Virus. American Journal of Botany. 54(2). 257–257. 3 indexed citations
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Gifford, Ernest M. & Kenneth D. Stewart. (1967). ULTRASTRUCTURE OF THE SHOOT APEX OF CHENOPODIUM ALBUM AND CERTAIN OTHER SEED PLANTS. The Journal of Cell Biology. 33(1). 131–142. 24 indexed citations
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Gifford, Ernest M. & Kenneth D. Stewart. (1965). Ultrastructure of Vegetative and Reproductive Apices of Chenopodium album. Science. 149(3679). 75–77. 11 indexed citations
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Gifford, Ernest M. & Herbert B. Tepper. (1962). ONTOGENETIC AND HISTOCHEMICAL CHANGES IN THE VEGETATIVE SHOOT TIP OF CHENOPODIUM ALBUM. American Journal of Botany. 49(8). 902–912. 25 indexed citations
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Gifford, Ernest M., et al.. (1961). The use of Heat Therapy and In Vitro Shoot Tip Culture to Eliminate Fanleaf Virus from the Grapevine. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture. 12(3). 129–130. 17 indexed citations
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Gifford, Ernest M. & Robert J. Weaver. (1960). Effects of 4-Chlorophenoxyacetic Acid and Girdling on the Anatomy of Black Corinth Grapes. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture. 11(3). 140–144. 1 indexed citations
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Stocking, C. R. & Ernest M. Gifford. (1959). Incorporation of thymidine into chloroplasts of Spirogyra. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 1(3). 159–164. 48 indexed citations
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Brown, Claud L. & Ernest M. Gifford. (1958). The Relation of the Cotyledons to Root Development of Pine Embryos Grown in Vitro.. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 33(1). 57–64. 29 indexed citations
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Gifford, Ernest M.. (1956). SOME ANATOMICAL AND CYTOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF BARLEY TO MALEIC HYDRAZIDE. American Journal of Botany. 43(1). 72–80. 11 indexed citations
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Gifford, Ernest M.. (1954). The shoot apex in angiosperms. The Botanical Review. 20(8). 477–529. 116 indexed citations
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Gifford, Ernest M.. (1951). EARLY ONTOGENY OF THE FOLIAGE LEAF IN DRIMYS WINTERI VAR. CHILENSIS. American Journal of Botany. 38(2). 93–105. 24 indexed citations

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