F. Scheffer

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
121 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

F. Scheffer is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, F. Scheffer has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Plant Science, 15 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 10 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in F. Scheffer's work include Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (13 papers), Horticultural and Viticultural Research (12 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (12 papers). F. Scheffer is often cited by papers focused on Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (13 papers), Horticultural and Viticultural Research (12 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (12 papers). F. Scheffer collaborates with scholars based in Germany and Netherlands. F. Scheffer's co-authors include W. Ziechmann, G. A. M. Diepen, B. Meyer, A. Kloke, B. Ulrich, Wolfgang Flaig, Holger Gebhardt, Heike Lorenz, P. Schachtschabel and Gilbert Meyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY and The Journal of Physical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

F. Scheffer

110 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Lehrbuch der Bodenkunde 1971 2026 1989 2007 1971 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Lehrbuch der Bodenkunde
    1971 970 citations F. Scheffer 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
F. Scheffer Germany 14 438 307 221 212 193 121 1.7k
A. W. Taylor United States 21 362 0.8× 374 1.2× 169 0.8× 367 1.7× 498 2.6× 65 1.8k
Kyoichi Kumada Japan 18 224 0.5× 479 1.6× 434 2.0× 221 1.0× 157 0.8× 64 1.4k
C. R. Frink United States 23 488 1.1× 361 1.2× 226 1.0× 292 1.4× 523 2.7× 55 2.1k
C. A. Bower United States 18 336 0.8× 442 1.4× 118 0.5× 155 0.7× 118 0.6× 43 1.4k
Takao Horikoshi Japan 24 303 0.7× 329 1.1× 220 1.0× 184 0.9× 114 0.6× 59 1.6k
J. G. McColl United States 25 484 1.1× 685 2.2× 419 1.9× 230 1.1× 463 2.4× 58 1.8k
G. Chesters United States 27 465 1.1× 692 2.3× 312 1.4× 825 3.9× 483 2.5× 97 2.6k
M. Lévesque Canada 18 180 0.4× 344 1.1× 276 1.2× 246 1.2× 210 1.1× 52 1.1k
L. K. Porter United States 25 907 2.1× 650 2.1× 247 1.1× 103 0.5× 289 1.5× 57 1.9k
J. P. Martín United States 32 754 1.7× 936 3.0× 629 2.8× 522 2.5× 270 1.4× 86 2.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by F. Scheffer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. Scheffer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of F. Scheffer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of F. Scheffer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with F. Scheffer. F. Scheffer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Deb, D. L. & F. Scheffer. (1970). Studies on the availability of applied manganese to oats in some soils of West Germany.. AGROCHIMICA. 4. 496–504. 1 indexed citations
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Scheffer, F., et al.. (1968). Aufnahme und Metabolisierung von C14-Methylamin und Dl-N-C14-Methyl-Valin DurchHelianthus Annuus L.. Plant and Soil. 28(3). 442–452. 3 indexed citations
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Scheffer, F., et al.. (1968). Determination of Root Exudates in a Steril Continuous Flow Culture. I. The Culture Method. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 43(11). 1741–1746. 6 indexed citations
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Scheffer, F., et al.. (1968). Determination of Root Exudates in a Steril Continuous Flow Culture. II. Short-Term and Long-Term Variations of Exudation Intensity. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 43(11). 1747–1754. 12 indexed citations
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Scheffer, F., et al.. (1967). Die Wirkung von Rhizosphärenprodukten des Weißen Senfes auf Eisen‐II‐Phosphat (Vivianit). Zeitschrift für Pflanzenernährung und Bodenkunde. 116(1). 53–62. 2 indexed citations
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Scheffer, F.. (1962). Die bodenkundliche Forschung und ihre Aufgaben im Rahmen der Schwesterdisziplinen Vortrag des Präsidenten der Deutschen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 98(1). 18–29. 1 indexed citations
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Scheffer, F., et al.. (1962). Die Rendsinen der mitteldeutschen Berg- und Hügellandschaften (Leine-Weser-Bergland). Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 98(1). 1–17. 4 indexed citations
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Scheffer, F., et al.. (1961). Die Aufnahme der Phosphatformen aus dem Boden und aus den Korngrößenfraktionen durch die Pflanze bei intensiver Durchwurzelung. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 92(3). 193–201. 2 indexed citations
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Scheffer, F., et al.. (1961). Chemische Abbauversuche an einer natürlichen Huminsäure. I. Mitteilung. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 94(2-3). 180–188. 3 indexed citations
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Scheffer, F. & B. Ulrich. (1960). Morphologie, Biologie, Chemie und Dynamik des Humus. 3 indexed citations
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Scheffer, F., et al.. (1960). The importance of non-metallic oxides in the organic metabolism of soil, with special reference to the catalytic effect of silicic acid on the decomposition and synthesis of humic acids.. AGROCHIMICA. 4. 97–109. 4 indexed citations
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Scheffer, F., et al.. (1960). Über die schonende Gewinnung natürlicher Huminstoffe mit Hilfe milder organischer Lösungsmittel. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 90(1-2). 58–69. 19 indexed citations
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Scheffer, F., et al.. (1958). Über Synthesehuminsäuren aus Polyoxybenzolen. 2. Mitteilung. Quantitative Untersuchungen zur Oxydation von Hydrochinon im homogenen System mit alkalischer Reaktion. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 80(2). 134–149. 7 indexed citations
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Scheffer, F. & W. Ziechmann. (1958). Über Synthesehuminsäuren aus Polyoxybenzolen. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 80(2). 126–127. 9 indexed citations
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Scheffer, F., et al.. (1957). �ber Sedimentations-Untersuchungen an Humins�uren. Die Naturwissenschaften. 44(3). 63–63. 1 indexed citations
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Flaig, Wolfgang, et al.. (1955). Zur Kenntnis der Huminsäuren VIII. Mitteilung.). Zur Charakterisierung der Huminsäuren des Bodens. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 71(1). 33–57. 32 indexed citations
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Scheffer, F., et al.. (1953). Lehrbuch des Ackerbaues. 18 indexed citations
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Scheffer, F., et al.. (1953). Über die colorimetrische Bestimmung der Phosphorsäure mit Vanadat-Molybdat. Fresenius Zeitschrift für Analytische Chemie. 138(1). 266–269. 1 indexed citations
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Scheffer, F., et al.. (1952). Über oxydimetrische Eigenschaften von Huminsäuren 4. Mitteilung über Huminsäuren. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 58(1). 68–88. 6 indexed citations

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