Herbert G. Baker

21.2k total citations · 13 hit papers
151 papers, 15.9k citations indexed

About

Herbert G. Baker is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Herbert G. Baker has authored 151 papers receiving a total of 15.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 62 papers in Plant Science and 29 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Herbert G. Baker's work include Plant and animal studies (73 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (25 papers) and Plant Diversity and Evolution (24 papers). Herbert G. Baker is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (73 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (25 papers) and Plant Diversity and Evolution (24 papers). Herbert G. Baker collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Herbert G. Baker's co-authors include Irene Baker, Gordon W. Frankie, Paul A. Opler, Peter G. Kevan, G. Ledyard Stebbins, Leendert van der Pijl, Linda Newstrom, Richard C Lewontin, Scott A. Hodges and Edward J. Klekowski and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Herbert G. Baker

146 papers receiving 13.7k citations

Hit Papers

The Evolution of Weeds 1955 2026 1978 2002 1974 1955 1974 1972 1965 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. The Evolution of Weeds
    1974 1.2k citations Herbert G. Baker profile →
  2. SELF-COMPATIBILITY AND ESTABLISHMENT AFTER ‘“LONG-DISTANCE” DISPERSAL
    1955 1.2k citations Herbert G. Baker Evolution profile →
  3. Comparative Phenological Studies of Trees in Tropical Wet and Dry Forests in the Lowlands of Costa Rica
    1974 1.0k citations Gordon W. Frankie, Herbert G. Baker et al. Journal of Ecology profile →
  4. The Principles of Pollination Ecology.
    1972 902 citations Herbert G. Baker et al. Journal of Ecology profile →
  5. Characteristics and modes of origin of weeds.
    1965 807 citations Herbert G. Baker profile →
  6. Insects as Flower Visitors and Pollinators
    1983 688 citations Herbert G. Baker et al. profile →
  7. Seed Weight in Relation to Environmental Conditions in California
    1972 631 citations Herbert G. Baker Ecology profile →
  8. A New Classification for Plant Phenology Based on Flowering Patterns in Lowland Tropical Rain Forest Trees at La Selva, Costa Rica
    1994 588 citations Gordon W. Frankie, Herbert G. Baker et al. profile →
  9. Selection for colonizing abilitty.
    1965 458 citations Herbert G. Baker, G. Ledyard Stebbins et al. profile →
  10. Floral nectar sugar constituents in relation to pollinator type
    1983 452 citations Herbert G. Baker, Irene Baker profile →
  11. SUPPORT FOR BAKER'S LAW-AS A RULE
    1967 414 citations Herbert G. Baker Evolution profile →
  12. Amino-acids in Nectar and their Evolutionary Significance
    1973 311 citations Herbert G. Baker, Irene Baker Nature profile →
  13. Reproductive Methods as Factors in Speciation in Flowering Plants
    1959 289 citations Herbert G. Baker profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Herbert G. Baker United States 54 11.8k 7.9k 5.5k 2.9k 2.3k 151 15.9k
Donald A. Levin United States 61 9.4k 0.8× 8.3k 1.1× 4.8k 0.9× 4.0k 1.4× 4.4k 1.9× 286 15.1k
G. Ledyard Stebbins United States 50 8.9k 0.8× 8.9k 1.1× 2.9k 0.5× 4.8k 1.7× 3.3k 1.4× 188 15.4k
Nickolas M. Waser United States 66 14.1k 1.2× 9.2k 1.2× 8.0k 1.5× 2.1k 0.7× 3.3k 1.4× 138 16.2k
Norman C. Ellstrand United States 58 8.6k 0.7× 9.0k 1.1× 5.2k 0.9× 4.4k 1.5× 6.7k 2.9× 159 17.9k
Carlos M. Herrera Spain 70 10.6k 0.9× 7.0k 0.9× 6.9k 1.3× 2.4k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 272 15.0k
Mary V. Price United States 52 8.1k 0.7× 5.1k 0.6× 5.5k 1.0× 1.3k 0.5× 1.6k 0.7× 114 10.6k
Douglas W. Schemske United States 73 14.6k 1.2× 10.5k 1.3× 8.0k 1.5× 5.5k 1.9× 6.9k 3.0× 152 21.9k
Kamaljit S. Bawa United States 65 8.0k 0.7× 4.9k 0.6× 5.2k 1.0× 2.3k 0.8× 2.1k 0.9× 179 13.8k
Mark D. Rausher United States 62 7.7k 0.7× 4.5k 0.6× 3.4k 0.6× 3.4k 1.2× 2.7k 1.2× 182 11.8k
J. L. Hamrick United States 57 6.0k 0.5× 4.4k 0.6× 3.5k 0.6× 1.9k 0.7× 5.0k 2.2× 203 10.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Hare, A. Paul, et al.. (2005). Analysis of social interaction systems : SYMLOG research and applications. University Press of America eBooks. 10 indexed citations
2.
Baker, Herbert G. & Irene Baker. (1990). THE PREDICTIVE VALUE OF NECTAR CHEMISTRY TO THE RECOGNITION OF POLLINATOR TYPES. Israel journal of botany. Basic and applied plant sciences. 39. 157–166. 159 indexed citations
3.
Baker, Herbert G., et al.. (1989). Selection of Critical tasks for Navy Job Performance Measures. Military Psychology. 1(1). 3–16. 3 indexed citations
4.
Baker, Herbert G.. (1985). The unwritten contract: Job perceptions.. Personnel journal. 16 indexed citations
5.
Opler, Paul A., Gordon W. Frankie, & Herbert G. Baker. (1980). Comparative Phenological Studies of Treelet and Shrub Species in Tropical Wet and Dry Forests in the Lowlands of Costa Rica. Journal of Ecology. 68(1). 167–167. 310 indexed citations
6.
Baker, Herbert G.. (1979). Anthecology: Old Testament, New Testament, Apocrypha (Banquet Address, 8 February 1979). New Zealand Journal of Botany. 17(4). 431–440. 9 indexed citations
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Baker, Herbert G. & Irene Baker. (1979). Starch in angiosperm pollen grains and its anthecological significance*. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 17(4). 535–535. 1 indexed citations
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Bolten, Alan B., Peter Feinsinger, Herbert G. Baker, & Irene Baker. (1979). On the calculation of sugar concentration in flower nectar. Oecologia. 41(3). 301–304. 267 indexed citations
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Danin, Avinoam, Irene Baker, & Herbert G. Baker. (1978). Cytogeography and taxonomy of the Portulaca oleracea L. polyploid complex.. Israel journal of botany. Basic and applied plant sciences. 27. 177–211. 60 indexed citations
10.
Baker, Herbert G.. (1976). Tropical ecological systems: Trends in terrestrial and aquatic research. Geoderma. 16(1). 77–77. 94 indexed citations
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Baker, Herbert G. & David L. Hawksworth. (1974). The Changing Flora and Fauna of Britain. Systematic Zoology. 23(4). 569–569. 45 indexed citations
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Frankie, Gordon W. & Herbert G. Baker. (1974). The importance of pollinator behavior in the reproductive biology of tropical trees. 45(1). 1–10. 17 indexed citations
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Heithaus, E. Raymond, Paul A. Opler, & Herbert G. Baker. (1974). Bat Activity and Pollination of Bauhinia Pauletia: Plant‐Pollinator Coevolution. Ecology. 55(2). 412–419. 129 indexed citations
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Baker, Herbert G. & Irene Baker. (1973). Amino-acids in Nectar and their Evolutionary Significance. Nature. 241(5391). 543–545. 311 indexed citations breakdown →
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Baker, Herbert G.. (1970). A Key For the Genus Erica L. Using Edge-punched Cards. Journal of South African Botany. 36(3). 151–156. 1 indexed citations
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Baker, Herbert G. & Irene Baker. (1968). Chromosome Numbers in the Bombacaceae. Botanical Gazette. 129(4). 294–296. 25 indexed citations
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Baker, Herbert G.. (1967). THE EVOLUTION OF WEEDY TAXA IN THE EUPATORIUM MICROSTEMON SPECIES AGGREGATE. Taxon. 16(4). 293–300. 40 indexed citations
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Baker, Herbert G. & G. Ledyard Stebbins. (1965). The genetics of colonizing species : proceedings of the First International Union of Biological Sciences Symposia on General Biology. Academic Press eBooks. 42 indexed citations
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Morley, F. H. W., et al.. (1965). Colonization in Australia by Trifolium subterraneum L.. 11 indexed citations
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Baker, Herbert G., et al.. (1957). The Pollination of Parkia by Bats and Its Attendant Evolutionary Problems. Evolution. 11(4). 449–449. 38 indexed citations

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