John R. Raper

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

John R. Raper is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, John R. Raper has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Plant Science, 24 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 23 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in John R. Raper's work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (27 papers), Fungal Biology and Applications (23 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (16 papers). John R. Raper is often cited by papers focused on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (27 papers), Fungal Biology and Applications (23 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (16 papers). John R. Raper collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Argentina. John R. Raper's co-authors include Carlene A. Raper, G. N. Bistis, Philip G. Miles, Robert E. Miller, P. M. Halisky, Albert H. Ellingboe, Y. Koltin, Robert Miller, Roman Ullrich and Karl Esser and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

John R. Raper

66 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Genetics of Sexuality in Higher Fungi 1966 2026 1986 2006 1966 100 200 300 400
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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. Genetics of Sexuality in Higher Fungi
    1966 409 citations John R. Raper 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 R. Raper United States 25 1.8k 1.1k 1.0k 655 654 67 2.5k
H. L. Barnett United States 19 963 0.5× 296 0.3× 238 0.2× 334 0.5× 653 1.0× 64 1.4k
K. Esser Germany 21 738 0.4× 1.1k 0.9× 217 0.2× 285 0.4× 208 0.3× 52 1.5k
Arturo P. Eslava Spain 27 959 0.5× 1.1k 1.0× 397 0.4× 301 0.5× 444 0.7× 68 2.0k
Julia Schumacher Germany 25 1.4k 0.8× 979 0.9× 429 0.4× 538 0.8× 647 1.0× 44 2.0k
Leonard Farrall United States 15 2.4k 1.3× 1.5k 1.3× 233 0.2× 122 0.2× 1.2k 1.8× 15 2.8k
Motoichiro Kodama Japan 28 2.0k 1.1× 620 0.5× 270 0.3× 857 1.3× 1.0k 1.6× 81 2.5k
Sajeet Haridas United States 17 1.2k 0.7× 870 0.8× 470 0.5× 134 0.2× 543 0.8× 38 1.9k
J.B. Heale United Kingdom 24 1.5k 0.8× 572 0.5× 85 0.1× 219 0.3× 734 1.1× 76 1.9k
Yi‐Jian Yao China 24 860 0.5× 404 0.4× 862 0.8× 265 0.4× 357 0.5× 76 1.6k
B. J. M. Zonneveld Netherlands 23 968 0.5× 941 0.8× 99 0.1× 492 0.8× 149 0.2× 64 1.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John R. Raper

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hoffman, Robert M. & John R. Raper. (1974). Genetic Impairment of Energy Conservation in Development of Schizophyllum: Efficient Mitochondria in Energy-starved Cells. Journal of General Microbiology. 82(1). 67–75. 4 indexed citations
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Raper, Carlene A., John R. Raper, & Robert E. Miller. (1972). Genetic Analysis of the Life Cycle of Agaricus Bisporus. Mycologia. 64(5). 1088–1117. 199 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Robert M. & John R. Raper. (1971). Genetic Restriction of Energy Conservation in Schizophyllum. Science. 171(3969). 418–419. 13 indexed citations
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Raper, John R., et al.. (1969). Protein Specificity and Sexual Morphogenesis in Schizophyllum commune. Journal of Bacteriology. 99(1). 291–297. 20 indexed citations
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Leonard, Thomas J. & John R. Raper. (1969). Schizophyllum commune : Gene Controlling Induced Haploid Fruiting. Science. 165(3889). 190–190. 18 indexed citations
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Raper, John R. & Marjatta Raudaskoski. (1968). Secondary mutations at the Bβ incompatibility locus of Schizophyllum. Heredity. 23(1). 109–117. 25 indexed citations
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Koltin, Y. & John R. Raper. (1967). THE GENETIC STRUCTURE OF THE INCOMPATIBILITY FACTORS OF Schizophyllum commune : THREE FUNCTIONALLY DISTINCT CLASSES OF B FACTORS. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 58(3). 1220–1226. 15 indexed citations
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Raper, Carlene A. & John R. Raper. (1966). MUTATIONS MODIFYING SEXUAL MORPHOGENESIS IN SCHIZOPHYLLUM. Genetics. 54(5). 1151–1168. 51 indexed citations
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Koltin, Y. & John R. Raper. (1966). Schizophyllum commune : New Mutations in the B Incompatibility Factor. Science. 154(3748). 510–511. 22 indexed citations
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Raper, John R., et al.. (1965). Nuclear Ratios and Complementation in Common-A Heterokaryons of Schizophyllum commune. American Journal of Botany. 52(6). 547–547. 5 indexed citations
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Raper, Carlene A. & John R. Raper. (1964). MUTATIONS AFFECTING HETEROKARYOSIS IN SCHIZOPHYLLUM COMMUNE. American Journal of Botany. 51(5). 503–512. 18 indexed citations
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Raper, John R.. (1963). Patterns of Sexuality in Fungi. Mycologia. 55(1). 79–79. 3 indexed citations
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Ellingboe, Albert H. & John R. Raper. (1962). SOMATIC RECOMBINATION IN SCHIZOPHYLLUM COMMUNE. Genetics. 47(1). 85–98. 39 indexed citations
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Raper, John R., Rolf Singer, James S. Lovett, et al.. (1960). Notes and Brief Articles. Mycologia. 52(2). 334–350. 1 indexed citations
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Raper, John R.. (1959). Sexual Versatility and Evolutionary Processes in Fungi. Mycologia. 51(2). 107–124. 14 indexed citations
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Raper, John R., et al.. (1958). Nuclear Migration in the Basidiomycete Schizophyllum commune. American Journal of Botany. 45(7). 538–538. 13 indexed citations
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Miles, Philip G., Henning Lund, & John R. Raper. (1956). The identification of indigo as a pigment produced by a mutant culture of Schizophyllum commune. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 62(1). 1–5. 24 indexed citations
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Raper, John R., et al.. (1954). HETEROKARYOTIC MUTAGENESIS IN HYMENOMYCETES. I. HETEROKARYOSIS IN SCHIZOPHYLLUM COMMUNE. American Journal of Botany. 41(2). 69–86. 48 indexed citations
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Raper, John R.. (1953). Tetrapolar Sexuality. The Quarterly Review of Biology. 28(3). 233–259. 40 indexed citations

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