FJ Bergersen

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

FJ Bergersen is a scholar working on Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, FJ Bergersen has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Plant Science, 7 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 3 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in FJ Bergersen's work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (20 papers), Soybean genetics and cultivation (12 papers) and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (7 papers). FJ Bergersen is often cited by papers focused on Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (20 papers), Soybean genetics and cultivation (12 papers) and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (7 papers). FJ Bergersen collaborates with scholars based in Australia and United Kingdom. FJ Bergersen's co-authors include G. L. Turner, DJ Goodchild, J Brockwell, Mark B. Peoples, RR Gault, FW Hely, J. R. Freney, J. R. Simpson, S.F. Ledgard and A. B. Costin and has published in prestigious journals such as Australian Journal of Plant Physiology, Historical Records of Australian Science and Australian Journal of Agricultural Research.

In The Last Decade

FJ Bergersen

29 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

The Growth Of Rhizobium in Synthetic Media 1961 2026 1982 2004 1961 50 100 150 200 250
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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. The Growth Of Rhizobium in Synthetic Media
    1961 268 citations FJ Bergersen Australian Journal of Biological Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
FJ Bergersen Australia 21 1.1k 349 283 215 113 29 1.4k
A. Quispel Netherlands 16 852 0.8× 229 0.7× 75 0.3× 167 0.8× 123 1.1× 25 1.2k
G. BOND United Kingdom 19 802 0.7× 152 0.4× 109 0.4× 239 1.1× 88 0.8× 57 1.1k
John D. Tjepkema United States 23 1.2k 1.1× 195 0.6× 184 0.7× 210 1.0× 151 1.3× 60 1.6k
Gerard M. Bögemann Netherlands 17 904 0.8× 90 0.3× 161 0.6× 379 1.8× 146 1.3× 26 1.2k
Thierry Lamaze France 21 1.0k 0.9× 116 0.3× 185 0.7× 106 0.5× 290 2.6× 54 1.3k
D. W. Cowling China 15 381 0.3× 252 0.7× 227 0.8× 49 0.2× 93 0.8× 37 717
Maynard G. Hale United States 11 688 0.6× 71 0.2× 115 0.4× 92 0.4× 89 0.8× 19 889
Eric A. Nord United States 16 1.1k 1.0× 399 1.1× 213 0.8× 140 0.7× 71 0.6× 22 1.4k
James D. Ross United Kingdom 12 1.0k 0.9× 57 0.2× 205 0.7× 67 0.3× 377 3.3× 26 1.3k
D. N. Duvick United States 20 1.3k 1.2× 623 1.8× 97 0.3× 90 0.4× 162 1.4× 41 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by FJ Bergersen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of FJ Bergersen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bergersen, FJ. (2001). Research on Biological Nitrogen Fixation in CSIRO Plant Industry, 1952–1998.. Historical Records of Australian Science. 13(3). 255–299. 1 indexed citations
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Gault, RR, et al.. (1995). Nitrogen fixation by irrigated lucerne during the first three years after establishment. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 46(7). 1401–1425. 47 indexed citations
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Bergersen, FJ, et al.. (1992). Nitrogen fixation during vegetative and reproductive growth of irrigated soybeans in the field: application of δ 15N methods. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 43(1). 145–153. 23 indexed citations
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Bergersen, FJ, et al.. (1992). Contributions of nitrogen in soybean crop residues to subsequent crops and to soils. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 43(1). 155–169. 19 indexed citations
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Bergersen, FJ, Mark B. Peoples, & G. L. Turner. (1988). Isotopic Discriminations During the Accumulation of Nitrogen by Soybeans. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 15(3). 407–420. 77 indexed citations
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Turner, G. L., et al.. (1987). Differences in natural abundance of 15N in the extractable mineral nitrogen of cropped and fallowed surface soils. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 38(1). 15–25. 25 indexed citations
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Bergersen, FJ, et al.. (1985). Isotopic Fractionation During Reduction of Nitrate and Nitrite by Extracts of Spinach Leaves. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 12(6). 631–640. 55 indexed citations
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Bergersen, FJ, et al.. (1985). The natural abundance of. 5 indexed citations
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Brockwell, J, et al.. (1985). Establishment and expression of soybean symbiosis in a soil previously free of Rhizobium japonicum. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 36(3). 397–409. 17 indexed citations
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Ledgard, S.F., J. R. Simpson, J. R. Freney, & FJ Bergersen. (1985). Effect of reference plant on estimation of nitrogen fixation by subterranean clover using 15N methods. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 36(5). 663–676. 28 indexed citations
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Ledgard, S.F., J. R. Simpson, J. R. Freney, & FJ Bergersen. (1985). Field evaluation of 15N techniques for estimating nitrogen fixation in legume-grass associations. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 36(2). 247–258. 57 indexed citations
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Bergersen, FJ & G. L. Turner. (1983). An evaluation of 15N methods for estimating nitrogen fixation in a subterranean clover-perennial ryegrass sward. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 34(4). 391–401. 52 indexed citations
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Bergersen, FJ & DJ Goodchild. (1973). Cellular Location and Concentration of Leghaemoglobin in Soybean Root Nodules. Australian Journal of Biological Sciences. 26(4). 741–756. 57 indexed citations
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Bergersen, FJ, et al.. (1965). Nitrogen Fixation in the Coralloid Roots of Macrozamia Communis L. Johnson. Australian Journal of Biological Sciences. 18(6). 1135–1142. 31 indexed citations
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Bergersen, FJ, et al.. (1965). The Coralloid Roots of Macrozamia Communis L. Johnson. Australian Journal of Biological Sciences. 18(6). 1129–1134. 31 indexed citations
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Bergersen, FJ. (1965). Ammonia?An Early Stable Product of Nitrogen Fixation by Soybean Root Nodules F. J. Bergersen. Australian Journal of Biological Sciences. 18(1). 1–9. 47 indexed citations
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Bergersen, FJ & A. B. Costin. (1964). Root Nodules on Podocarpus Lawrencei and Their Ecological Significance. Australian Journal of Biological Sciences. 17(1). 44–44. 22 indexed citations
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Bergersen, FJ. (1963). The Relationship Between Hydrogen Evolution, Hydrogen Exchange, Nitrogen Fixation, and Applied Oxygen Tension in Soybean Root Nodules. Australian Journal of Biological Sciences. 16(3). 669–680. 21 indexed citations
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Hely, FW, FJ Bergersen, & J Brockwell. (1957). Microbial antagonism in the rhizosphere as a factor in the failure of inoculation of subterranean clover. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 8(1). 24–44. 52 indexed citations

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