Gerald S. Birth

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Gerald S. Birth is a scholar working on Analytical Chemistry, Animal Science and Zoology and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerald S. Birth has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Analytical Chemistry, 7 papers in Animal Science and Zoology and 7 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Gerald S. Birth's work include Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses (20 papers), Meat and Animal Product Quality (7 papers) and Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (4 papers). Gerald S. Birth is often cited by papers focused on Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses (20 papers), Meat and Animal Product Quality (7 papers) and Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (4 papers). Gerald S. Birth collaborates with scholars based in United States. Gerald S. Birth's co-authors include Gerald G. Dull, R. G. Leffler, D. A. Smittle, Joseph F. Frank, Stanley J. Kays, James B. Magee, W. E. Townsend, R. Giangiacomo, Robert M. Johnson and Ze’ev Schmilovitch and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Dairy Science, Journal of Animal Science and Journal of Food Science.

In The Last Decade

Gerald S. Birth

31 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

Measuring the Color of Growing Turf with a Reflectance Spectrophotometer¹

1968 499 citations Gerald S. Birth et al. Agronomy Journal profile →

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Gerald S. Birth

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P. C. Williams Syria

Reddy Pullanagari New Zealand

Ana Herrero‐Langreo Ireland

V. Ostrovsky Israel

Nathalie Gorretta France

Giovanni Cabassi Italy

Yidan Bao China

Haiyong Weng China

Wude Yang China

P. C. Williams Syria

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108 ×0.2

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474 ×1.3

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gerald S. Birth

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Birth, Gerald S., et al.. (1991). Instrumentation and measurement for environmental sciences. 21 indexed citations

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Dull, Gerald G., et al.. (1991). The Near Infrared Determination of Moisture in Whole Dates. HortScience. 26(10). 1303–1305. 23 indexed citations

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Dull, Gerald G., R. G. Leffler, & Gerald S. Birth. (1990). NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY FOR MEASUREMENT OF SOLUBLE SOLIDS IN INTACT HONEYDEW MELONS. HortScience. 25(9). 1132e–1132. 2 indexed citations

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Dull, Gerald G., Gerald S. Birth, & R. G. Leffler. (1989). Use of near infrared analysis for the nondestructive measurement of dry matter in potatoes. American Journal of Potato Research. 66(4). 215–225. 49 indexed citations

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Birth, Gerald S., et al.. (1985). Nondestructive Spectrophotometric Determination of Dry Matter in Onions. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 110(2). 297–303. 89 indexed citations

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Birth, Gerald S., Gerald G. Dull, James B. Magee, Hiu Tat Chan, & Catherine G. Cavaletto. (1984). An Optical Method for Estimating Papaya Maturity. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 109(1). 62–66. 21 indexed citations

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Baer, R.J., et al.. (1983). Compositional Analysis of Whey Powders Using Near Infrared Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy. Journal of Food Science. 48(3). 959–961. 10 indexed citations

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Birth, Gerald S.. (1982). Diffuse Thickness as a Measure of Light Scattering. Applied Spectroscopy. 36(6). 675–682. 10 indexed citations

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Giangiacomo, R., James B. Magee, Gerald S. Birth, & Gerald G. Dull. (1981). Predicting Concentrations of Individual Sugars in Dry Mixtures by Near‐Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy. Journal of Food Science. 46(2). 531–534. 49 indexed citations

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Birth, Gerald S.. (1978). Nondestructive Quality Evaluation of Agricultural Products: Introduction. Journal of Food Protection. 41(1). 48–49. 5 indexed citations

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Birth, Gerald S.. (1978). <title>Applications Of Electro-Optical Techniques To Nondestructive Quality Evaluation Of Foods</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 129. 64–73. 1 indexed citations

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Birth, Gerald S.. (1978). THE LIGHT SCATTERING PROPERTIES OF FOODS. Journal of Food Science. 43(3). 916–925. 49 indexed citations

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Birth, Gerald S., et al.. (1978). The Scatter Coefficient as a Measure of Pork Quality. Journal of Animal Science. 46(3). 639–645. 33 indexed citations

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Birth, Gerald S., et al.. (1978). Analysis of Spectral Reflectance for Measuring Pork Quality. Journal of Animal Science. 46(3). 634–638. 12 indexed citations

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Birth, Gerald S., et al.. (1973). Spectrophotometer for Biological Applications. Transactions of the ASAE. 16(2). 371–373. 11 indexed citations

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Birth, Gerald S., et al.. (1973). Spectrophotometry of Agricultural Products. Transactions of the ASAE. 16(3). 548–552. 9 indexed citations

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Birth, Gerald S. & Robert M. Johnson. (1970). Detection of Mold Contamination in Corn by Optical Measurements. Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL. 53(5). 931–936. 10 indexed citations

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Birth, Gerald S., et al.. (1970). A Maturity Index for Blueberries Using Light Transmittance1. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 95(5). 610–614. 10 indexed citations

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Birth, Gerald S., et al.. (1968). Measuring the Color of Growing Turf with a Reflectance Spectrophotometer¹. Agronomy Journal. 60(6). 640–643. 499 indexed citations breakdown →

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Birth, Gerald S.. (1960). Measuring the Smut Content of Wheat. Transactions of the ASAE. 3(2). 19–21. 9 indexed citations

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