John A. Small

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

John A. Small is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, John A. Small has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Plant Science, 11 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 10 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in John A. Small's work include Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (11 papers), Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (10 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (6 papers). John A. Small is often cited by papers focused on Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (11 papers), Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (10 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (6 papers). John A. Small collaborates with scholars based in United States, Egypt and South Korea. John A. Small's co-authors include P. W. Richards, Clark T. Rogerson, S. D. Garrett, Murray F. Buell, Ira L. Wiggins, Forrest Shreve, G. L. Smith, O. Hagerup, J. T. Curtis and Glen E. Gordon and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Ecology and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

John A. Small

52 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

The Tropical Rain Forest, An Ecological Study. 1953 2026 1977 2001 1953 100 200 300
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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. The Tropical Rain Forest, An Ecological Study.
    1953 375 citations John A. Small et al. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John A. Small United States 21 783 737 475 325 220 57 2.0k
A.T. Marshall Australia 28 453 0.6× 608 0.8× 134 0.3× 1.0k 3.1× 312 1.4× 119 2.5k
Peter J. de Lange New Zealand 28 1.4k 1.7× 1.2k 1.6× 394 0.8× 369 1.1× 88 0.4× 203 2.8k
Tetsuya Matsui Japan 24 339 0.4× 390 0.5× 655 1.4× 412 1.3× 408 1.9× 124 1.9k
Richard E. Miller United States 25 690 0.9× 527 0.7× 525 1.1× 367 1.1× 337 1.5× 78 2.5k
Mitsuo Suzuki Japan 22 580 0.7× 717 1.0× 192 0.4× 173 0.5× 201 0.9× 94 1.7k
Robert O. Lawton United States 19 430 0.5× 319 0.4× 565 1.2× 310 1.0× 616 2.8× 37 2.1k
Anita Roth‐Nebelsick Germany 23 583 0.7× 835 1.1× 236 0.5× 154 0.5× 655 3.0× 77 2.0k
C. G. Johnson United States 29 881 1.1× 563 0.8× 217 0.5× 1.0k 3.2× 368 1.7× 72 3.3k
Amy L. Downing United States 23 899 1.1× 376 0.5× 1.7k 3.6× 2.0k 6.0× 1.0k 4.6× 39 4.3k
Avinoam Danin Israel 36 1.5k 1.9× 1.1k 1.5× 889 1.9× 936 2.9× 415 1.9× 113 4.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John A. Small

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John A. Small

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Marinenko, Ryna B., Shirley Turner, David S. Simons, et al.. (2009). Characterization of SiGe Films for Use as a National Institute of Standards and Technology Microanalysis Reference Material (RM 8905). Microscopy and Microanalysis. 16(1). 1–12. 5 indexed citations
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Todorov, Todor I., et al.. (2007). Manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance microscopy of mineralization. Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 25(7). 1095–1104. 3 indexed citations
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Gillen, Greg, James D. Batteas, Chris A. Michaels, et al.. (2006). Depth profiling using C60+ SIMS—Deposition and topography development during bombardment of silicon. Applied Surface Science. 252(19). 6521–6525. 72 indexed citations
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Jach, Terrence, John A. Small, & Dale E. Newbury. (2005). Improving energy stability in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Microcalorimeter X-ray detector. Powder Diffraction. 20(2). 134–136. 4 indexed citations
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Small, John A., et al.. (2004). Peak Shifts in the NIST Microcalorimeter X-ray Detector. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 10(S02). 1042–1043. 1 indexed citations
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Small, John A.. (1998). The detection of low‐intensity peaks in energy dispersive x‐ray spectra from particles. Scanning. 20(2). 92–98. 3 indexed citations
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Small, John A., Stefan D. Leigh, Dale E. Newbury, & R. L. Myklebust. (1987). Modeling of the bremsstrahlung radiation produced in pure-element targets by 10–40 keV electrons. Journal of Applied Physics. 61(2). 459–469. 35 indexed citations
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Steel, Eric B. & John A. Small. (1985). Accuracy of transmission electron microscopy for the analysis of asbestos in ambient environments. Analytical Chemistry. 57(1). 209–213. 21 indexed citations
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Small, John A. & G. L. Smith. (1971). A Conspectus of the Genera of Polytrichaceae.. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 98(5). 283–283. 66 indexed citations
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Small, John A. & Joseph Ewan. (1970). William Bartram, Botanical and Zoological Drawings, 1756-1788.. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 97(1). 74–74. 9 indexed citations
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Small, John A. & Clark T. Rogerson. (1968). Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden.. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 95(3). 310–310. 196 indexed citations
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Small, John A. & Howard S. Irwin. (1965). Monographic Studies in Cassia (Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae). I. Section Xerocalyx.. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 92(2). 144–144. 9 indexed citations
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Small, John A. & S. D. Garrett. (1963). Soil Fungi and Soil Fertility.. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 90(6). 419–419. 171 indexed citations
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Small, John A., et al.. (1961). Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Onondaga County, New York.. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 88(5). 366–366. 1 indexed citations
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Small, John A. & W. M. Carlton. (1961). Laboratory Studies in General Botany.. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 88(6). 427–427. 1 indexed citations
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Small, John A.. (1959). Skunk Cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 86(6). 413–413. 4 indexed citations
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Small, John A. & William E. Martin. (1958). A Partially Annotated Catalogue of Vascular Plants Reported from Island Beach State Park, New Jersey. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 85(5). 368–368. 2 indexed citations
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Buell, Murray F., et al.. (1954). Fire in the History of Mettler's Woods. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 81(3). 253–253. 58 indexed citations
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Small, John A., et al.. (1953). The Fungi, a Description of their Morphological Features and Evolutionary Development.. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 80(5). 430–430. 14 indexed citations
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Small, John A., Forrest Shreve, & Ira L. Wiggins. (1952). Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert.. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 79(5). 411–411. 114 indexed citations

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