I. F. Bird

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 772 citations indexed

About

I. F. Bird is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, I. F. Bird has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 772 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Plant Science and 4 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in I. F. Bird's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (6 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (5 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (4 papers). I. F. Bird is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (6 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (5 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (4 papers). I. F. Bird collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. I. F. Bird's co-authors include M. J. Cornelius, A. J. Keys, Peter J. Lea, B. J. Miflin, R. M. Wallsgrove, C. P. Whittingham, Alfred J. Keys, Benjamin J. Miflin, Roger M. Wallsgrove and H. K. PORTER and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY and Biochemical Journal.

In The Last Decade

I. F. Bird

14 papers receiving 719 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Photorespiratory nitrogen cycle

1978 375 citations A. J. Keys, I. F. Bird et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
I. F. Bird United Kingdom	12	585	436	78	56	55	15	772
M. J. Cornelius United Kingdom	14	607 1.0×	505 1.2×	95 1.2×	72 1.3×	51 0.9×	18	848
A. Herold United Kingdom	9	782 1.3×	383 0.9×	78 1.0×	163 2.9×	45 0.8×	11	951
V.S.R. Das India	15	561 1.0×	437 1.0×	52 0.7×	50 0.9×	33 0.6×	102	796
Curtis V. Givan United Kingdom	20	1.0k 1.8×	712 1.6×	84 1.1×	38 0.7×	123 2.2×	42	1.4k
Philip R. van Hasselt Netherlands	20	854 1.5×	460 1.1×	52 0.7×	65 1.2×	34 0.6×	38	1.0k
A. P. Sims United Kingdom	18	407 0.7×	494 1.1×	133 1.7×	22 0.4×	125 2.3×	31	929
N. P. Hall United States	13	628 1.1×	502 1.2×	37 0.5×	39 0.7×	31 0.6×	22	795
Mirta N. Sivak United Kingdom	18	745 1.3×	644 1.5×	60 0.8×	183 3.3×	28 0.5×	34	1.0k
Susanne Somersalo Finland	16	1.3k 2.2×	654 1.5×	43 0.6×	95 1.7×	46 0.8×	24	1.5k
J. C. Turner United Kingdom	13	873 1.5×	752 1.7×	48 0.6×	37 0.7×	34 0.6×	23	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of I. F. Bird

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

All Works

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15 of 15 papers shown

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Bird, I. F., M. J. Cornelius, & A. J. Keys. (1982). Affinity of RuBP Carboxylases for Carbon Dioxide and Inhibition of the Enzymes by Oxygen. Journal of Experimental Botany. 33(5). 1004–1013. 55 indexed citations

2.

Foyer, Christine H., et al.. (1981). Similarity of Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate Carboxylases of Isogenic Diploid and Tetraploid Ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) Cultivars. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 67(3). 530–534. 13 indexed citations

3.

Bird, I. F., M. J. Cornelius, & A. J. Keys. (1980). Effect of Carbonic Anhydrase on the Activity of Ribulose Bisphosphate Carboxylase. Journal of Experimental Botany. 31(2). 365–369. 27 indexed citations

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Wallsgrove, Roger M., Alfred J. Keys, I. F. Bird, et al.. (1980). The Location of Glutamine Synthetase in Leaf Cells and its Role in the Reassimilation of Ammonia Released in Photorespiration. Journal of Experimental Botany. 31(4). 1005–1017. 48 indexed citations

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Bird, I. F., M. J. Cornelius, A. J. Keys, & C. P. Whittingham. (1978). Intramolecular labelling of sucrose made by leaves from [14C)carbon dioxide or [3-14C]serine. Biochemical Journal. 172(1). 23–27. 5 indexed citations

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Keys, A. J., I. F. Bird, M. J. Cornelius, et al.. (1978). Photorespiratory nitrogen cycle. Nature. 275(5682). 741–743. 375 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bird, I. F., M. J. Cornelius, & A. J. Keys. (1977). Effects of Temperature on Photosynthesis by Maize and Wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany. 28(3). 519–524. 19 indexed citations

8.

Keys, A. J., Everardo Valadares de Sá Barretto Sampaio, M. J. Cornelius, & I. F. Bird. (1977). Effect of Temperature on Photosynthesis and Photorespiration of Wheat Leaves. Journal of Experimental Botany. 28(3). 525–533. 23 indexed citations

9.

Bird, I. F., M. J. Cornelius, Alfred J. Keys, & C. P. Whittingham. (1974). Intracellular site of sucrose synthesis in leaves. Phytochemistry. 13(1). 59–64. 75 indexed citations

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Bird, I. F., et al.. (1973). The Purity of Chloroplasts Isolated in Non-aqueous Media. Journal of Experimental Botany. 24(1). 211–215. 25 indexed citations

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Bird, I. F., M. J. Cornelius, A. J. Keys, & C. P. Whittingham. (1972). Adenosine triphosphate synthesis and the natural electron acceptor for synthesis of serine from glycine in leaves. Biochemical Journal. 128(1). 191–192. 19 indexed citations

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Bird, I. F., M. J. Cornelius, A. J. Keys, & C. P. Whittingham. (1972). Oxidation and phosphorylation associated with the conversion of glycine to serine. Phytochemistry. 11(5). 1587–1594. 63 indexed citations

13.

Bird, I. F., et al.. (1960). Starch Dissolution in Tobacco Leaves in the Light. Journal of Experimental Botany. 11(3). 335–340. 5 indexed citations

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PORTER, H. K., et al.. (1959). Synthesis and Dissolution of Starch labelled with¹⁴Carbon in Tobacco Leaf Tissue. Journal of Experimental Botany. 10(2). 264–276. 20 indexed citations

15.

Bird, I. F., et al.. (1956). Comparative Physiology of Apple Rootstocks. Annals of Botany. 20(4). 553–562.

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