J. A. Ramsay

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

J. A. Ramsay is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, J. A. Ramsay has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 10 papers in Insect Science and 5 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in J. A. Ramsay's work include Insect Utilization and Effects (8 papers), Entomological Studies and Ecology (5 papers) and Wood Treatment and Properties (5 papers). J. A. Ramsay is often cited by papers focused on Insect Utilization and Effects (8 papers), Entomological Studies and Ecology (5 papers) and Wood Treatment and Properties (5 papers). J. A. Ramsay collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Finland and United States. J. A. Ramsay's co-authors include Robert H. Brown, Brij L. Gupta, R. H. J. Brown, P. C. Croghan, Kristiina Laine, Callum A. S. Hill, Mark Hughes, Lauri Rautkari, A. V. Grimstone and Ann M. Mullinger and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Materials Science and Journal of Experimental Biology.

In The Last Decade

J. A. Ramsay

27 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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Simplified apparatus and procedure for freezing-point determinations upon small volumes of fluid

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. A. Ramsay United Kingdom	21	797	740	546	477	441	27	2.6k
B. O. C. Gardiner Italy	25	396 0.5×	221 0.3×	880 1.6×	272 0.6×	435 1.0×	61	1.7k
Tadao Matsumoto Japan	32	262 0.3×	154 0.2×	943 1.7×	1.6k 3.3×	308 0.7×	104	2.8k
Michael G. Klein United States	42	967 1.2×	1.2k 1.6×	1.6k 2.8×	382 0.8×	3.5k 8.0×	153	6.2k
Stefano Vanin Italy	26	344 0.4×	323 0.4×	870 1.6×	545 1.1×	536 1.2×	111	2.5k
James Cronshaw United States	29	202 0.3×	344 0.5×	120 0.2×	128 0.3×	868 2.0×	81	2.6k
H. Ch. Spatz Germany	25	260 0.3×	402 0.5×	82 0.2×	331 0.7×	852 1.9×	47	2.3k
P.J. Bentley United States	32	588 0.7×	1.1k 1.5×	57 0.1×	178 0.4×	1.3k 2.9×	185	4.1k
Morris Rockstein United States	16	561 0.7×	354 0.5×	697 1.3×	436 0.9×	514 1.2×	63	2.1k
Hans Laufer United States	32	1.4k 1.7×	1.3k 1.8×	561 1.0×	553 1.2×	564 1.3×	71	3.4k
Brij L. Gupta United Kingdom	28	656 0.8×	476 0.6×	342 0.6×	356 0.7×	734 1.7×	68	2.5k

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Ramsay, J. A., et al.. (2014). Variability in water vapour sorption isotherm in Japanese Larch (Larix kaempferiLamb.) – earlywood and latewood influences. International Wood Products Journal. 6(2). 53–59. 15 indexed citations

Cameron, A D, et al.. (2014). Effect of early release from intense competition within high density natural regeneration on the properties of juvenile and mature wood of 40-year-old Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.). Annals of Forest Science. 72(1). 99–107. 10 indexed citations

Hill, Callum A. S., J. A. Ramsay, Kristiina Laine, Lauri Rautkari, & Mark Hughes. (2013). Water vapour sorption behaviour of thermally modified wood. International Wood Products Journal. 4(3). 191–196. 21 indexed citations

Hill, Callum A. S., et al.. (2011). The water vapour sorption properties of thermally modified and densified wood. Journal of Materials Science. 47(7). 3191–3197. 144 indexed citations

Gupta, Brij L. & J. A. Ramsay. (1977). Transport of ions and water in animals. Academic Press eBooks. 360 indexed citations

Ramsay, J. A.. (1976). The rectal complex in the larvae of Lepidoptera. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 274(932). 203–226. 49 indexed citations

Ramsay, J. A.. (1971). Insect rectum. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 262(842). 251–260. 40 indexed citations

Grimstone, A. V., Ann M. Mullinger, & J. A. Ramsay. (1968). Further studies on the rectal complex of mealworm tenebrio molitor , L. (Coleoptera, Tenebrioidae). Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 253(788). 343–382. 94 indexed citations

Ramsay, J. A.. (1965). The experimental basis of modern biology. University Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations

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Ramsay, J. A.. (1964). The rectal complex of the mealworm Tenebrio molitor , L. (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae). Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 248(748). 279–314. 123 indexed citations

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Ramsay, J. A. & V. B. Wigglesworth. (1961). The cell and the organism : essays presented to Sir James Gray. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 6 indexed citations

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Ramsay, J. A. & J. A. Riegel. (1961). Excretion of Inulin by Malpighian Tubules. Nature. 191(4793). 1115–1115. 10 indexed citations

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Ramsay, J. A.. (1958). Excretion by the Malpighian Tubules of the Stick Insect, Dixippus Morosus (Orthoptera, Phasmidae): Amino Acids, Sugars and Urea. Journal of Experimental Biology. 35(4). 871–891. 107 indexed citations

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Ramsay, J. A.. (1955). The Excretion of Sodium, Potassium and Water by the Malpighian Tubules of the Stick Insect, Dixippus Morosus (Orthoptera, Phasmidae). Journal of Experimental Biology. 32(1). 200–216. 71 indexed citations

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Ramsay, J. A.. (1954). Active Transport of Water by the Malpighian Tubules of the Stick Insect, Dixippus Morosus (Orthoptera, Phasmidae). Journal of Experimental Biology. 31(1). 104–113. 189 indexed citations

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Ramsay, J. A., et al.. (1953). Simultaneous Determination of Sodium and Potassium in Small Volumes of Fluid by Flame Photometry. Journal of Experimental Biology. 30(1). 1–17. 42 indexed citations

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Ramsay, J. A.. (1953). Exchanges of Sodium and Potassium in Mosquito Larvae. Journal of Experimental Biology. 30(1). 79–89. 82 indexed citations

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Ramsay, J. A.. (1952). A physiological approach to the lower animals. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 33 indexed citations

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Ramsay, J. A.. (1952). The Excretion of Sodium and Potassium by the Malpighian Tubules of Rhodnius. Journal of Experimental Biology. 29(1). 110–126. 76 indexed citations

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Ramsay, J. A.. (1951). Osmotic Regulation in Mosquito Larvae: The Role of the Malpighian Tubules. Journal of Experimental Biology. 28(1). 62–73. 49 indexed citations

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