J. Elston

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

J. Elston is a scholar working on Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Elston has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Plant Science, 12 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 7 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in J. Elston's work include Hydrology and Drought Analysis (6 papers), Irrigation Practices and Water Management (4 papers) and Forest ecology and management (4 papers). J. Elston is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Drought Analysis (6 papers), Irrigation Practices and Water Management (4 papers) and Forest ecology and management (4 papers). J. Elston collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Nigeria and Belize. J. Elston's co-authors include M. D. Dennett, David M. Gates, A. H. Bunting, J. R. Milford, V. G. BREEZE, B. A. Auld, Ashok Kumar, R. M. Wadsworth, A. J. Karamanos and Amir Kassam and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Applied Ecology and Annals of Botany.

In The Last Decade

J. Elston

34 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

The physiology and biochemistry of drought resistance in ... 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 100 200 300 400
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 physiology and biochemistry of drought resistance in plants
    1983 427 citations J. Elston profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. Elston United Kingdom 17 777 455 182 154 132 34 1.3k
L. D. Incoll United Kingdom 16 1.0k 1.3× 428 0.9× 117 0.6× 276 1.8× 94 0.7× 20 1.4k
Henk Konings Netherlands 11 678 0.9× 303 0.7× 189 1.0× 93 0.6× 175 1.3× 14 979
Joseph T. Woolley United States 18 1.1k 1.4× 286 0.6× 219 1.2× 123 0.8× 462 3.5× 32 1.6k
G. C. Evans Portugal 12 866 1.1× 409 0.9× 296 1.6× 117 0.8× 245 1.9× 17 1.5k
Rachel Ferris United Kingdom 18 1.0k 1.3× 497 1.1× 204 1.1× 179 1.2× 59 0.4× 25 1.2k
S. Elwynn Taylor United States 18 426 0.5× 280 0.6× 142 0.8× 66 0.4× 121 0.9× 34 795
RM Gifford Australia 18 1.3k 1.6× 897 2.0× 123 0.7× 151 1.0× 134 1.0× 27 1.6k
Richard C. Johnson United States 16 859 1.1× 246 0.5× 143 0.8× 243 1.6× 203 1.5× 31 1.2k
John H. Bassman United States 17 654 0.8× 368 0.8× 220 1.2× 65 0.4× 196 1.5× 31 1.1k
Thomas W. Jurik United States 23 920 1.2× 686 1.5× 285 1.6× 95 0.6× 326 2.5× 39 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by J. Elston

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of J. Elston's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by J. Elston with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites J. Elston more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by J. Elston

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by J. Elston. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by J. Elston. The network helps show where J. Elston may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Elston

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Dennett, M. D., et al.. (1985). A reappraisal of rainfall trends in the sahel. Journal of Climatology. 5(4). 353–361. 75 indexed citations
2.
BREEZE, V. G. & J. Elston. (1983). Examination of a Model and Data Describing the Effect of Temperature on the Respiration Rate of Crop Plants. Annals of Botany. 51(5). 611–616. 11 indexed citations
3.
Karamanos, A. J., J. Elston, & R. M. Wadsworth. (1982). Water Stress and Leaf Growth of Field Beans (Vicia faba L.) in the Field: Water Potentials and Laminar Expansion. Annals of Botany. 49(6). 815–826. 20 indexed citations
4.
Finch‐Savage, William E. & J. Elston. (1982). The effect of temperature and water stress on the timing of leaf death in Vicia faba. Annals of Applied Biology. 100(3). 567–579. 12 indexed citations
5.
Dennett, M. D., et al.. (1981). The growth and development of cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata) under tropical field conditions. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 97(3). 539–550. 16 indexed citations
6.
Elston, J. & A. H. Bunting. (1980). Water relations of legume crops.. 37–42. 3 indexed citations
7.
Dennett, M. D., et al.. (1979). The growth and development of cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata) under tropical field conditions: 1. Leaf area. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 93(2). 291–307. 34 indexed citations
8.
Main, Andrew J., et al.. (1978). Jamestown Canyon virus in Connecticut.. Mosquito news. 38(3). 392–395. 5 indexed citations
9.
Auld, B. A., M. D. Dennett, & J. Elston. (1978). The Effect of Temperature Changes on the Expansion of Individual Leaves of Vicia faba L. Annals of Botany. 42(4). 877–888. 20 indexed citations
10.
Dennett, M. D., B. A. Auld, & J. Elston. (1978). A Description of Leaf Growth in Vicia faba L.. Annals of Botany. 42(1). 223–232. 42 indexed citations
11.
Dennett, M. D., J. R. Milford, & J. Elston. (1978). The effect of temperature on the relative leaf growth rate of crops of vicia faba L. Agricultural Meteorology. 19(6). 505–514. 7 indexed citations
12.
Elston, J. & M. D. Dennett. (1977). A weather watch for semi-arid lands within the tropics. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 278(962). 593–609. 5 indexed citations
13.
Elston, J.. (1977). Crop physiology: Some case histories. Agricultural Systems. 2(3). 242–243. 4 indexed citations
14.
Elston, J., A. J. Karamanos, Amir Kassam, & R. M. Wadsworth. (1976). The water relations of the field bean crop. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 273(927). 581–591. 40 indexed citations
15.
Elston, J., et al.. (1976). Perspectives of Biophysical Ecology.. Journal of Applied Ecology. 13(3). 997–997. 135 indexed citations
16.
Elston, J.. (1976). Microclimate: The biological environment. Ecological Modelling. 2(3). 249–249. 2 indexed citations
17.
Elston, J., et al.. (1976). The effects of Cercospora leaf disease on the growth of groundnuts (Arachis hypogaea) in Nigeria. Annals of Applied Biology. 83(1). 39–51. 6 indexed citations
18.
Elston, J., et al.. (1976). Rainfall trends in the West African Sahel. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 102(431). 59–64. 7 indexed citations
19.
Kassam, Amir & J. Elston. (1976). Changes with Age in the Status of Water and Tissue Characteristics in Individual Leaves of Vicia faba L.. Annals of Botany. 40(4). 669–679. 6 indexed citations
20.
Bunting, A. H., M. D. Dennett, J. Elston, & J. R. Milford. (1976). Rainfall trends in the West African Sahel. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 102(431). 59–64. 83 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by L. D. Incoll Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Henk Konings Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Joseph T. Woolley Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by G. C. Evans Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Rachel Ferris Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by S. Elwynn Taylor Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by RM Gifford Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Richard C. Johnson Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by John H. Bassman Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Thomas W. Jurik
Rankless by CCL
2026