HD Barrs

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

HD Barrs is a scholar working on Plant Science, Soil Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, HD Barrs has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Plant Science, 5 papers in Soil Science and 5 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in HD Barrs's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (5 papers), Irrigation Practices and Water Management (4 papers) and Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (3 papers). HD Barrs is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (5 papers), Irrigation Practices and Water Management (4 papers) and Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (3 papers). HD Barrs collaborates with scholars based in Egypt, United Kingdom and India. HD Barrs's co-authors include WS Meyer, RCG Smith, NS Jayawardane, J. Blackwell, Brian M. Freeman, Edward J. Murray, G. Kirchhof and W. A. Muirhead and has published in prestigious journals such as Australian Journal of Soil Research, Australian Journal of Agricultural Research and Australian Journal of Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

HD Barrs

13 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

A Re-Examination of the Relative Turgidity Technique for Estimating Water Deficits in Leaves

1962 2.8k citations HD Barrs et al. 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						Papers	Cites
HD Barrs Egypt	9	2.8k	402	334	297	284	13	3.1k
G. F. Israelstam Canada	5	2.4k 0.9×	469 1.2×	159 0.5×	245 0.8×	192 0.7×	20	2.8k
J. Boucaud France	26	1.7k 0.6×	264 0.7×	189 0.6×	445 1.5×	382 1.3×	77	2.2k
Z. Plaut Israel	27	1.8k 0.7×	379 0.9×	337 1.0×	353 1.2×	295 1.0×	87	2.2k
Kounosuke Fujita Japan	24	2.0k 0.7×	315 0.8×	240 0.7×	307 1.0×	405 1.4×	89	2.4k
W. Dieter Jeschke Germany	40	3.2k 1.2×	494 1.2×	374 1.1×	276 0.9×	473 1.7×	80	3.6k
John W. Radin United States	32	2.6k 0.9×	426 1.1×	812 2.4×	492 1.7×	293 1.0×	62	2.9k
Donald R. Geiger United States	35	2.7k 1.0×	882 2.2×	378 1.1×	212 0.7×	126 0.4×	75	3.1k
J. Gorham United Kingdom	30	2.0k 0.7×	230 0.6×	137 0.4×	145 0.5×	243 0.9×	51	2.4k
N. Kobayashi Japan	8	2.8k 1.0×	490 1.2×	324 1.0×	337 1.1×	456 1.6×	20	3.2k
D Aspinall Australia	35	3.9k 1.4×	949 2.4×	341 1.0×	313 1.1×	760 2.7×	89	4.5k

Countries citing papers authored by HD Barrs

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Fields of papers citing papers by HD Barrs

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of HD Barrs

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of HD Barrs. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of HD Barrs 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 HD Barrs. HD Barrs is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Jayawardane, NS, HD Barrs, W. A. Muirhead, et al.. (1995). Lime-slotting technique to ameliorate subsoil acidity in a clay soil II. Effects on medic root-growth, water extraction and yield. Australian Journal of Soil Research. 33(3). 443–459. 15 indexed citations

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Barrs, HD, et al.. (1994). An inexpensive and effective basis for monitoring rice areas using GIS and remote sensing. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture. 34(7). 1079–1079. 4 indexed citations

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Meyer, WS, et al.. (1990). Root growth and water uptake by wheat during drying of undisturbed and repacked soil in drainage lysimeters. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 41(2). 253–265. 27 indexed citations

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Smith, RCG, et al.. (1990). Alternative methods of estimating water deficit stress of wheat grown on undisturbed and repacked soil in drainage lysimeters. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 41(2). 267–276. 3 indexed citations

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Meyer, WS & HD Barrs. (1988). Response of wheat to single short-term waterlogging during and after stem elongation. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 39(1). 11–20. 21 indexed citations

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Meyer, WS, et al.. (1985). Effect of irrigation on soil oxygen status and root and shoot growth of wheat in a clay soil. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 36(2). 171–185. 42 indexed citations

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Jayawardane, NS, WS Meyer, & HD Barrs. (1984). Moisture measurement in a swelling clay soil using neutron moisture meters. Australian Journal of Soil Research. 22(2). 109–117. 25 indexed citations

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Smith, RCG, et al.. (1983). Water balance of three irrigated crops on fine-textured soils of the Riverine Plain. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 34(2). 183–191. 27 indexed citations

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Barrs, HD, et al.. (1970). Comparisons of Leaf Water Potential and Xylem Water Potential in tomato Plants. Australian Journal of Biological Sciences. 23(2). 485–488. 20 indexed citations

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Barrs, HD. (1965). Comparison of Water Potentials in Leaves as Measured by Two Types of Thermocouple Psychrometer. Australian Journal of Biological Sciences. 18(1). 36–52. 59 indexed citations

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Barrs, HD, et al.. (1965). An Apparatus For Measuring Water Potentials in the Xylem of Intact Plants. Australian Journal of Biological Sciences. 18(3). 487–498. 6 indexed citations

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Barrs, HD, et al.. (1962). A Re-Examination of the Relative Turgidity Technique for Estimating Water Deficits in Leaves. Australian Journal of Biological Sciences. 15(3). 413–428. 2837 indexed citations breakdown →

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Barrs, HD. (1962). The relation between kernel development and time of harvesting of peanuts at Katherine, N.T. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture and Animal Husbandry. 2(5). 106–109. 2 indexed citations

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