J. N. Black

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

J. N. Black is a scholar working on Agronomy and Crop Science, Plant Science and Forestry. According to data from OpenAlex, J. N. Black has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science, 12 papers in Plant Science and 7 papers in Forestry. Recurrent topics in J. N. Black's work include Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (10 papers), Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (10 papers) and Pasture and Agricultural Systems (6 papers). J. N. Black is often cited by papers focused on Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (10 papers), Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (10 papers) and Pasture and Agricultural Systems (6 papers). J. N. Black collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and Hungary. J. N. Black's co-authors include J. A. Prescott, G. T. Goodman, Paul T. Baker, G. E. BLACKMAN and D. J. WATSON and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Ecology, Biological Conservation and Oikos.

In The Last Decade

J. N. Black

30 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

  1. Competition between plants of different initial seed sizes in swards of subterranean clover ( Trifolium subterraneum L.) with particular reference to leaf area and the light microclimate
    1958 233 citations J. N. Black Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 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. N. Black Australia 17 593 370 335 255 236 31 1.4k
G. C. Evans Portugal 12 866 1.5× 296 0.8× 516 1.5× 18 0.1× 117 0.5× 17 1.5k
N.R. Brockington Brazil 10 192 0.3× 119 0.3× 123 0.4× 18 0.1× 169 0.7× 33 882
Michal V. Marek Czechia 26 1.3k 2.1× 221 0.6× 407 1.2× 27 0.1× 97 0.4× 101 2.3k
Daniela Semerádová Czechia 27 669 1.1× 591 1.6× 86 0.3× 26 0.1× 249 1.1× 58 1.9k
Xueyong Zhao China 20 333 0.6× 203 0.5× 255 0.8× 18 0.1× 55 0.2× 83 1.1k
Francisco García Novo Spain 22 575 1.0× 238 0.6× 426 1.3× 8 0.0× 21 0.1× 56 1.3k
Daowei Zhou China 20 588 1.0× 211 0.6× 305 0.9× 13 0.1× 203 0.9× 105 1.6k
P. B. Vose United Kingdom 17 709 1.2× 77 0.2× 107 0.3× 6 0.0× 139 0.6× 32 1.3k
Bernd Zeller France 25 529 0.9× 199 0.5× 218 0.7× 19 0.1× 44 0.2× 54 1.6k
S. B. Chapman United Kingdom 17 541 0.9× 171 0.5× 393 1.2× 7 0.0× 52 0.2× 23 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by J. N. Black

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. N. Black

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of J. N. Black. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of J. N. Black 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. N. Black. J. N. Black 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
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Black, J. N.. (1971). Energy relations in crop production ‐ a preliminary survey. Annals of Applied Biology. 67(2). 272–278. 25 indexed citations
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Black, J. N., et al.. (1968). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LIGHT BENEATH WHEAT CROPS AND GROWTH OF UNDERSOWN CLOVER. Grass and Forage Science. 23(3). 234–239. 6 indexed citations
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Black, J. N., et al.. (1967). The Biology of Human Adaptability.. Journal of Applied Ecology. 4(2). 584–584. 135 indexed citations
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Black, J. N.. (1966). The utilization of solar energy by forests. 98–109. 2 indexed citations
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Black, J. N.. (1965). The ultimate limits of crop production. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 24(1). 2–8. 3 indexed citations
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Black, J. N., et al.. (1963). The role of time of emergence in determining the growth of individual plants in swards of subterranean clover ( Trifolium subterraneum L.). Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 14(5). 628–638. 86 indexed citations
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Black, J. N.. (1961). Competition between two varieites of subterranean clover ( Trifolium subterraneum L.) as related to the proportions of seed sown. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 12(5). 810–820. 3 indexed citations
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Black, J. N.. (1960). The relationship between illumination and global radiation.. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 83. 2 indexed citations
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Black, J. N.. (1960). The significance of petiole length, leaf area, and light interception in competition between strains of subterrranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) grown in swards. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 11(3). 19 indexed citations
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Black, J. N. & D. J. WATSON. (1960). Photosynthesis and the theory of obtaining high crop yields by A A Niciporovic. 1 indexed citations
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Black, J. N.. (1960). A contribution to the radiation climatology of Northern Europe. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 10(2). 182–192. 5 indexed citations
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Black, J. N.. (1958). Competition between plants of different initial seed sizes in swards of subterranean clover ( Trifolium subterraneum L.) with particular reference to leaf area and the light microclimate. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 9(3). 299–318. 233 indexed citations breakdown →
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Black, J. N.. (1956). The influence of seed size and depth of sowing on pre-emergence and early vegetative growth of subterranean clover ( Trifolium subterraneum L.). Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 7(2). 98–109. 118 indexed citations
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Black, J. N.. (1956). The distribution of solar radiation over the Earth's surface. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 7(2). 165–189. 145 indexed citations
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Black, J. N.. (1955). The influence of depth of sowing and temperature on pre-emergence weight changes in Subterranean clover ( Trifolium subterraneum L.).. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 6(2). 203–211. 13 indexed citations
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Black, J. N.. (1955). The Interaction of Light and Temperature in Determining the Growth Rate of Subterranean Clover (Trifolium Subterraneum l.). Australian Journal of Biological Sciences. 8(3). 330–343. 18 indexed citations
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BLACKMAN, G. E., et al.. (1953). Physiological and Ecological Studies in the Analysis of Plant Environment. Annals of Botany. 17(4). 529–538. 10 indexed citations

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