Ernest Small

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Ernest Small is a scholar working on Plant Science, Pharmacology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ernest Small has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Plant Science, 19 papers in Pharmacology and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ernest Small's work include Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (17 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (7 papers) and Psychedelics and Drug Studies (5 papers). Ernest Small is often cited by papers focused on Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (17 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (7 papers) and Psychedelics and Drug Studies (5 papers). Ernest Small collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Ernest Small's co-authors include Arthur Cronquist, J. H. Cherney, H.D. Beckstead, John M. McPartland, L. P. Lefkovitch, P. Y. Jui, Allan K. K. Chan, Paul M. Catling, Leslie R. Goertzen and Lesley G. Campbell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Taxon and The Botanical Review.

In The Last Decade

Ernest Small

47 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Evolution and Classification of Cannabis sativa (Marijuana, Hemp) in Relation to Human Utilization

2015 288 citations Ernest Small The Botanical Review profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ernest Small Canada	20	1.1k	821	353	193	142	47	1.6k
Giuseppe Mandolino Italy	25	1.4k 1.2×	846 1.0×	674 1.9×	110 0.6×	126 0.9×	54	1.9k
Andrea Carboni Italy	20	843 0.8×	629 0.8×	407 1.2×	113 0.6×	68 0.5×	39	1.4k
Jake Stout Canada	12	1.1k 1.0×	703 0.9×	1.1k 3.1×	66 0.3×	125 0.9×	17	1.8k
P. Ranalli Italy	21	1.4k 1.3×	535 0.7×	454 1.3×	80 0.4×	73 0.5×	47	1.8k
Nigel Gericke South Africa	18	1.5k 1.3×	427 0.5×	472 1.3×	170 0.9×	84 0.6×	31	2.7k
Paul G. Mahlberg United States	26	1.6k 1.4×	824 1.0×	1.3k 3.7×	755 3.9×	83 0.6×	134	2.6k
Timothy Plowman United States	20	370 0.3×	129 0.2×	290 0.8×	275 1.4×	113 0.8×	48	1.0k
Paul Stamets United States	17	529 0.5×	750 0.9×	170 0.5×	127 0.7×	27 0.2×	38	1.2k
Stephen Fulder Israel	16	530 0.5×	100 0.1×	307 0.9×	64 0.3×	56 0.4×	33	1.3k
W.D. Ratnasooriya Sri Lanka	25	844 0.8×	197 0.2×	469 1.3×	50 0.3×	115 0.8×	113	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Ernest Small

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ernest Small

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20 of 20 papers shown

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McPartland, John M. & Ernest Small. (2020). A classification of endangered high-THC cannabis (Cannabis sativa subsp. indica) domesticates and their wild relatives. PhytoKeys. 144. 81–112. 47 indexed citations

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Campbell, Lesley G., Christopher M. Blanchette, & Ernest Small. (2019). Risk Analysis of Gene Flow from Cultivated, Addictive, Social-Drug Plants to Wild Relatives. The Botanical Review. 85(2). 149–184. 8 indexed citations

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Cherney, J. H. & Ernest Small. (2016). Industrial Hemp in North America: Production, Politics and Potential. Agronomy. 6(4). 58–58. 208 indexed citations

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Small, Ernest. (2016). Cannabis. 31 indexed citations

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Small, Ernest. (2016). 51. Hop (Humulus lupulus) – a bitter crop with sweet prospects. Biodiversity. 17(3). 115–127. 10 indexed citations

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Small, Ernest, et al.. (2015). Expansion of female sex organs in response to prolonged virginity in Cannabis sativa (marijuana). Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 63(2). 339–348. 10 indexed citations

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Small, Ernest, et al.. (2015). Size matters: evolution of large drug-secreting resin glands in elite pharmaceutical strains of Cannabis sativa (marijuana). Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 63(2). 349–359. 44 indexed citations

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Small, Ernest. (2015). Evolution and Classification of Cannabis sativa (Marijuana, Hemp) in Relation to Human Utilization. The Botanical Review. 81(3). 189–294. 288 indexed citations breakdown →

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Small, Ernest. (2011). 37. Spirulina – food for the universe. Biodiversity. 12(4). 255–265. 19 indexed citations

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Small, Ernest & Paul M. Catling. (2004). BLOSSOMING TREASURES OF BIODIVERSITY. Biodiversity. 5(2). 29–32. 1 indexed citations

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Small, Ernest. (1996). Confusion of common names for toxic and edible "star anise" (Illicium) species. Economic Botany. 5 indexed citations

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Small, Ernest, et al.. (1994). Attractiveness of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) to wild pollinators in relation to wildflowers. Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 74(4). 779–783. 8 indexed citations

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Goertzen, Leslie R. & Ernest Small. (1993). The defensive role of trichomes in black medick (Medicago lupulina, Fabaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution. 184(1-2). 101–111. 20 indexed citations

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Small, Ernest, et al.. (1987). Enhanced Floral Analysis by Low Temperature Scanning Electron Microscopy. Scanning microscopy. 2(1). 22. 9 indexed citations

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Small, Ernest & R. L. Desjardins. (1978). Comparative gas exchange physiology in the Daucus carota complex. Canadian Journal of Botany. 56(15). 1739–1743. 4 indexed citations

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Small, Ernest. (1976). American law and the species problem in Cannabis: science and semantics.. PubMed. 27(3). 1–20. 17 indexed citations

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Small, Ernest, P. Y. Jui, & L. P. Lefkovitch. (1976). A Numerical Taxonomic Analysis of Cannabis with Special Reference to Species Delimitation. Systematic Botany. 1(1). 67–67. 46 indexed citations

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Small, Ernest. (1975). The case of the curious “Cannabis”. Economic Botany. 29(3). 254–254. 4 indexed citations

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Small, Ernest. (1975). Morphological variation of achenes of Cannabis. Canadian Journal of Botany. 53(10). 978–987. 29 indexed citations

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Small, Ernest, H.D. Beckstead, & Allan K. K. Chan. (1975). The evolution of cannabinoid phenotypes inCannabis. Economic Botany. 29(3). 219–232. 30 indexed citations

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