F. A. SMITH

16.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
161 papers, 12.0k citations indexed

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F. A. SMITH is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, F. A. SMITH has authored 161 papers receiving a total of 12.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Plant Science, 41 papers in Molecular Biology and 22 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in F. A. SMITH's work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (58 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (29 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (27 papers). F. A. SMITH is often cited by papers focused on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (58 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (29 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (27 papers). F. A. SMITH collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. F. A. SMITH's co-authors include Sally E. Smith, Iver Jakobsen, Nancy Collins Johnson, N. A. Walker, Mette Grønlund, Suzanne Pope, Jan Jansa, Emily J. Grace, Evelina Facelli and Sandy Dickson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Science of The Total Environment and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

F. A. SMITH

158 papers receiving 11.3k 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.

Functioning of mycorrhizal associations along the mutualism–parasitism continuum*

1997 1.5k citations F. A. SMITH et al. New Phytologist profile →
Roles of Arbuscular Mycorrhizas in Plant Nutrition and Growth: New Paradigms from Cellular to Ecosystem Scales

2011 1.1k citations Sally E. Smith, F. A. SMITH Annual Review of Plant Biology profile →
Roles of Arbuscular Mycorrhizas in Plant Phosphorus Nutrition: Interactions between Pathways of Phosphorus Uptake in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Roots Have Important Implications for Understanding and Manipulating Plant Phosphorus Acquisition

2011 861 citations Sally E. Smith, Iver Jakobsen et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
Mycorrhizal Fungi Can Dominate Phosphate Supply to Plants Irrespective of Growth Responses

2003 721 citations Sally E. Smith, F. A. SMITH et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
Functional diversity in arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbioses: the contribution of the mycorrhizal P uptake pathway is not correlated with mycorrhizal responses in growth or total P uptake

2004 522 citations Sally E. Smith, F. A. SMITH et al. New Phytologist profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
F. A. SMITH	9.7k	1.8k	1.5k	1.3k	1.3k	161	12.0k
David A. Perry	2.4k 0.2×	287 0.2×	717 0.5×	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	141	7.4k
Nico M. van Straalen	3.6k 0.4×	250 0.1×	2.9k 2.0×	2.3k 1.7×	2.3k 1.7×	329	16.1k
George R. Stewart	5.4k 0.6×	226 0.1×	1.1k 0.7×	143 0.1×	1.1k 0.8×	172	7.8k
Hiroshi Takeda	1.9k 0.2×	114 0.1×	1.4k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	215	5.5k
T. J. Flowers	18.6k 1.9×	179 0.1×	2.1k 1.4×	133 0.1×	1.2k 0.9×	187	21.6k
Vincent R. Franceschi	7.1k 0.7×	242 0.1×	2.1k 1.4×	1.5k 1.1×	111 0.1×	148	11.3k
Neil R. Baker	16.2k 1.7×	155 0.1×	2.4k 1.6×	241 0.2×	620 0.5×	169	24.2k
J. Levitt	4.5k 0.5×	139 0.1×	648 0.4×	157 0.1×	284 0.2×	159	7.9k
R. H. Ellis	10.2k 1.0×	134 0.1×	1.6k 1.1×	242 0.2×	841 0.6×	278	12.0k
Mitsuru Osaki	4.9k 0.5×	164 0.1×	380 0.3×	173 0.1×	1.1k 0.8×	241	7.3k

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Li, Airong, Sally E. Smith, F. A. SMITH, & Kaiyun Guan. (2012). Inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi suppresses initiation of haustoria in the root hemiparasite Pedicularis tricolor. Annals of Botany. 109(6). 1075–1080. 21 indexed citations

Smith, Sally E. & F. A. SMITH. (2011). Roles of Arbuscular Mycorrhizas in Plant Nutrition and Growth: New Paradigms from Cellular to Ecosystem Scales. Annual Review of Plant Biology. 62(1). 227–250. 1126 indexed citations breakdown →

Christophersen, Helle M., F. A. SMITH, & Sally E. Smith. (2009). Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization reduces arsenate uptake in barley via downregulation of transporters in the direct epidermal phosphate uptake pathway. New Phytologist. 184(4). 962–974. 64 indexed citations

Grace, Emily J., Olivier Cotsaftis, Mark Tester, F. A. SMITH, & Sally E. Smith. (2008). Arbuscular mycorrhizal inhibition of growth in barley cannot be attributed to extent of colonization, fungal phosphorus uptake or effects on expression of plant phosphate transporter genes. New Phytologist. 181(4). 938–949. 162 indexed citations

Dickson, Sandy, F. A. SMITH, & Sally E. Smith. (2007). Structural differences in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses: more than 100 years after Gallaud, where next?. Mycorrhiza. 17(5). 375–393. 135 indexed citations

Zhu, Yong‐Guan, et al.. (2005). Arsenate (As) uptake by and distribution in two cultivars of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Chemosphere. 62(4). 608–615. 62 indexed citations

Li, Long, Jianhao Sun, Fusuo Zhang, et al.. (2005). Root distribution and interactions between intercropped species. Oecologia. 147(2). 280–290. 326 indexed citations

Nagy, Réka, Lingling Gao, Sally E. Smith, et al.. (2005). Physiological and molecular evidence for Pi uptake via the symbiotic pathway in a reduced mycorrhizal colonization mutant in tomato associated with a compatible fungus. New Phytologist. 168(2). 445–454. 89 indexed citations

Mimura, Tetsuro, R. J. Reid, Yoshinori Ohsumi, & F. A. SMITH. (2002). Induction of the Na ⁺ /Pi cotransport system in the plasma membrane of Chara corallina requires external Na ⁺ and low levels of Pi. Plant Cell & Environment. 25(11). 1475–1481. 10 indexed citations

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SMITH, F. A., et al.. (1998). THE LIVER : MECHANISMS OF TOXIC INJURY AND THERAPEUTIC PREVENTION. 13(4). 233–235. 1 indexed citations

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SMITH, F. A. & Sally E. Smith. (1997). Structural diversity in (vesicular)–arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses. New Phytologist. 137(3). 373–388. 329 indexed citations

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Sukarno, Nampiah, F. A. SMITH, Sally E. Smith, & Eileen S. Scott. (1996). The effect of fungicides on vesicular‐arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. New Phytologist. 132(4). 583–592. 21 indexed citations

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Smith, Sally E., et al.. (1994). Transfer of phosphate from fungus to plant in VA mycorrhizas: calculation of the area of symbiotic interface and of fluxes of P from two different fungi to A Allium porrum L.. New Phytologist. 127(1). 93–99. 48 indexed citations

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Walker, N. A., R. J. Reid, & F. A. SMITH. (1993). The uptake and metabolism of urea by Chara australis: IV. Symport with sodium?A slip model for the high and low affinity systems. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 136(3). 263–71. 18 indexed citations

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Reid, R. J. & F. A. SMITH. (1992). Measurement of calcium fluxes in plants using 45Ca. Planta. 186(4). 558–66. 48 indexed citations

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SMITH, F. A., et al.. (1992). Regulation of Calcium Influx in Chara. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 100(2). 637–643. 31 indexed citations

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Sanders, Dale, F. A. SMITH, & N. A. Walker. (1985). Proton/chloride cotransport in Chara: mechanism of enhanced influx after rapid external acidification. Planta. 163(3). 411–418. 14 indexed citations

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Sullivan, J. L., F. A. SMITH, & Robert H. Garman. (1979). Effects of fluoroacetate on the testis of the rat. Reproduction. 56(1). 201–207. 37 indexed citations

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Lucas, William J. & F. A. SMITH. (1976). Influence of Irradiance on H+ Efflux and Cl- Influx in Chara corallina : An Investigation Aimed at Testing Two Cl- Transport Models. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 3(4). 443–456. 6 indexed citations

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SMITH, F. A., et al.. (1962). Rapid test method for the determination of the benzene- and quinoline-insoluble content of pitches.

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