Francis H. Witham

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 771 citations indexed

About

Francis H. Witham is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Francis H. Witham has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 771 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Plant Science, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Francis H. Witham's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (5 papers), Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (5 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (4 papers). Francis H. Witham is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (5 papers), Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (5 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (4 papers). Francis H. Witham collaborates with scholars based in United States and Romania. Francis H. Witham's co-authors include Robert M. Devlin, David F. Blaydes, Lawrence B. Hendry, Orville L. Chapman, Chao-Shieung Feung, Robert H. Hamilton, G. A. Jung, H. C. Howard, Ralph O. Mumma and Carlos O. Miller and has published in prestigious journals such as PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and Journal of Experimental Botany.

In The Last Decade

Francis H. Witham

22 papers receiving 654 citations

Hit Papers

Experiments in plant phys... 1971 2026 1989 2007 1971 100 200 300
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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. Experiments in plant physiology
    1971 393 citations Francis H. Witham, David F. Blaydes et al. Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francis H. Witham United States 14 555 289 60 46 45 22 771
Shoji Ida Japan 19 631 1.1× 502 1.7× 38 0.6× 19 0.4× 28 0.6× 60 964
Robert W. Rinne United States 20 790 1.4× 364 1.3× 57 0.9× 39 0.8× 39 0.9× 55 1.0k
G. L. Steffens United States 17 1.4k 2.4× 791 2.7× 87 1.4× 32 0.7× 38 0.8× 53 1.6k
R. M. Wallsgrove United Kingdom 21 1.2k 2.2× 907 3.1× 56 0.9× 47 1.0× 96 2.1× 40 1.5k
Leslie G. Paleg Australia 16 941 1.7× 452 1.6× 110 1.8× 22 0.5× 66 1.5× 35 1.3k
Bruce B. Stowe United States 17 600 1.1× 443 1.5× 66 1.1× 16 0.3× 32 0.7× 28 941
Anh‐Thu Pham‐Thi France 14 798 1.4× 389 1.3× 36 0.6× 77 1.7× 47 1.0× 18 1.1k
Yukika Sanada Japan 8 730 1.3× 378 1.3× 47 0.8× 13 0.3× 15 0.3× 14 847
Antonio J. Márquez Spain 24 1.1k 2.1× 624 2.2× 54 0.9× 45 1.0× 95 2.1× 58 1.4k
Ruchi Singh India 23 794 1.4× 437 1.5× 69 1.1× 32 0.7× 20 0.4× 42 1.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Witham, Francis H. & Lawrence B. Hendry. (1992). Computer modeling of gibberellin-DNA binding. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 155(1). 55–67. 11 indexed citations
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Witham, Francis H., David F. Blaydes, & Robert M. Devlin. (1986). Exercises in Plant Physiology. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 15 indexed citations
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Howard, H. C. & Francis H. Witham. (1983). Invertase Activity and the Kinetin-Stimulated Enlargement of Detached Radish Cotyledons. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 73(2). 304–308. 19 indexed citations
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Hendry, Lawrence B. & Francis H. Witham. (1979). Stereochemical Recognition in Nucleic Acid-Amino Acid Interactions and its Implications in Biological Coding: A Model Approach. Perspectives in biology and medicine. 22(3). 333–345. 15 indexed citations
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Tavantzis, Stellos M., S. H. Smith, & Francis H. Witham. (1979). The influence of kinetin on tobacco ringspot virus infectivity and the effect of virus infection on the cytokinin activity in intact leaves of Nicotiana glutinosa L. Physiological Plant Pathology. 14(2). 227–233. 12 indexed citations
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Witham, Francis H., Lawrence B. Hendry, & Orville L. Chapman. (1978). Chirality and stereochemical recognition in DNA-phytohormone interactions: A model approach. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 9(1). 7–15. 16 indexed citations
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Witham, Francis H., et al.. (1978). Hydrolytic Enzyme Differences in Cold‐Tolerant and Cold‐Sensitive Alfalfa1,2. Agronomy Journal. 70(4). 597–605. 9 indexed citations
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Jung, G. A., et al.. (1978). Dehydrogenase Levels in Cold‐Tolerant and Cold‐Sensitive Alfalfa1,2. Agronomy Journal. 70(4). 605–613. 2 indexed citations
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Hendry, Lawrence B., Francis H. Witham, & Orville L. Chapman. (1977). Gene Regulation: The Involvement of Stereochemical Recognition in DNA-Small Molecule Interactions. Perspectives in biology and medicine. 21(1). 120–130. 51 indexed citations
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Witham, Francis H., et al.. (1976). Characterization of the Kinetin-Induced Water Uptake by Detached Radish Cotyledons. Botanical Gazette. 137(1). 58–64. 20 indexed citations
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Witham, Francis H., et al.. (1976). Electrophoretic studies of several hydrolytic enzymes in relation to the cold tolerance of alfalfa. Cryobiology. 13(2). 225–242. 12 indexed citations
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Feung, Chao-Shieung, Robert H. Hamilton, Francis H. Witham, & Ralph O. Mumma. (1972). The Relative Amounts and Identification of Some 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid Metabolites Isolated from Soybean Cotyledon Callus Cultures. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 50(1). 80–86. 30 indexed citations
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Witham, Francis H., et al.. (1971). Cytokinins Extracted from Pinto Bean Fruit. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 48(3). 320–324. 16 indexed citations
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Witham, Francis H., David F. Blaydes, & Robert M. Devlin. (1971). Experiments in plant physiology. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 393 indexed citations breakdown →
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Witham, Francis H., Chao-Shieung Feung, & Robert H. Hamilton. (1971). Metabolism of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid by soybean cotyledon callus tissue cultures. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 19(3). 475–479. 36 indexed citations
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Witham, Francis H., et al.. (1971). Chromatographic Analysis of a Cytokinin from Tissue Cultures of Crown-Gall. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 47(4). 581–585. 24 indexed citations
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Witham, Francis H.. (1968). Effect of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid on the Cytokinin Requirement of Soybean Cotyledon and Tobacco Stem Pith Callus Tissues. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 43(9). 1455–1457. 22 indexed citations
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Witham, Francis H. & Carlos O. Miller. (1965). Biological Properties of a Kinetin‐like Substance Occurring in Zea mays. Physiologia Plantarum. 18(4). 1007–1017. 13 indexed citations
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Witham, Francis H., et al.. (1961). Some Characteristics and Inhibitors of Indoleacetic Acid Oxidase from Tissue 2. Journal of Experimental Botany. 12(2). 188–198. 12 indexed citations

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