L. R. Blinks

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

L. R. Blinks is a scholar working on Oceanography, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, L. R. Blinks has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Oceanography, 6 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 4 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in L. R. Blinks's work include Algal biology and biofuel production (6 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (6 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (3 papers). L. R. Blinks is often cited by papers focused on Algal biology and biofuel production (6 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (6 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (3 papers). L. R. Blinks collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. L. R. Blinks's co-authors include C. S. Yocum, R. L. Airth, John H. McClendon, Richard W. Eppley, Curtis V. Givan and Raymond F. Jones and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

L. R. Blinks

16 papers receiving 846 citations

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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.

Physiology and biochemistry of algae

1963 742 citations L. R. Blinks Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
L. R. Blinks United States	10	414	356	242	162	140	16	1.0k
Robert W. Krauss United States	21	345 0.8×	636 1.8×	269 1.1×	146 0.9×	207 1.5×	47	1.4k
Joseph S. Kahn United States	13	275 0.7×	312 0.9×	492 2.0×	163 1.0×	122 0.9×	39	1.3k
Raymond F. Jones United States	18	336 0.8×	561 1.6×	575 2.4×	141 0.9×	101 0.7×	45	1.2k
Constantine Sorokin United States	16	257 0.6×	748 2.1×	261 1.1×	68 0.4×	217 1.6×	43	1.2k
Per Halldal Norway	13	334 0.8×	260 0.7×	282 1.2×	185 1.1×	92 0.7×	27	842
John J. A. McLaughlin United States	20	783 1.9×	441 1.2×	384 1.6×	457 2.8×	321 2.3×	40	1.6k
W. Marshall Darley United States	14	402 1.0×	196 0.6×	185 0.8×	203 1.3×	102 0.7×	21	790
E. G. Pringsheim Germany	21	254 0.6×	296 0.8×	513 2.1×	292 1.8×	142 1.0×	65	1.1k
Elsie Conway United Kingdom	14	300 0.7×	201 0.6×	158 0.7×	106 0.7×	26 0.2×	31	663
W. Braune Germany	15	199 0.5×	448 1.3×	233 1.0×	93 0.6×	202 1.4×	67	881

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L. R. Blinks

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

All Works

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16 of 16 papers shown

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Blinks, L. R., et al.. (1987). Species differences between ruminants in susceptibility to molasses toxicity.. 1 indexed citations

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Blinks, L. R.. (1968). The Biology of Aquatic Vascular Plants. C. D. Sculthorpe. St. Martin's, New York, 1967. xviii + 610 pp., illus. $23. Science. 160(3824). 179–179. 1 indexed citations

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Blinks, L. R.. (1963). Physiology and biochemistry of algae. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 102(3). 475–475. 742 indexed citations breakdown →

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Blinks, L. R.. (1963). The effect of pH upon the photosynthesis of littoral marine algae. PROTOPLASMA. 57(1-4). 126–136. 37 indexed citations

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Blinks, L. R. & Curtis V. Givan. (1961). THE ABSENCE OF DAILY PHOTOSYNTHETIC RHYTHM IN SOME LITTORAL MARINE ALGAE. Biological Bulletin. 121(2). 230–233. 9 indexed citations

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Blinks, L. R.. (1960). ACTION SPECTRA OF CHROMATIC TRANSIENTS AND THE EMERSON EFFECT IN MARINE ALGAE. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 46(3). 327–333. 30 indexed citations

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Blinks, L. R.. (1959). Chromatic Transients in the Photosynthesis of a Green Alga.. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 34(3). 200–203. 29 indexed citations

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Yocum, C. S. & L. R. Blinks. (1958). LIGHT-INDUCED EFFICIENCY AND PIGMENT ALTERATIONS IN RED ALGAE. The Journal of General Physiology. 41(6). 1113–1117. 31 indexed citations

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Blinks, L. R. & R. L. Airth. (1957). ELECTROOSMOSIS IN NITELLA. The Journal of General Physiology. 41(2). 383–396. 8 indexed citations

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Airth, R. L. & L. R. Blinks. (1957). PROPERTIES OF PHYCOBILINS FROM PORPHYRA NAIADUM. The Journal of General Physiology. 41(1). 77–90. 6 indexed citations

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Eppley, Richard W. & L. R. Blinks. (1957). Cell Space and Apparent Free Space in the Red Alga, Porphyra Perforata.. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 32(1). 63–64. 13 indexed citations

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Jones, Raymond F. & L. R. Blinks. (1957). THE AMINO ACID CONSTITUENTS OF THE PHYCOBILIN CHROMOPROTEINS OF THE RED ALGA PORPHYRA. Biological Bulletin. 112(3). 363–370. 8 indexed citations

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Airth, R. L. & L. R. Blinks. (1956). A NEW PHYCOERYTHRIN FROM PORPHYRA NAIADUM. Biological Bulletin. 111(3). 321–327. 17 indexed citations

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Yocum, C. S. & L. R. Blinks. (1954). PHOTOSYNTHETIC EFFICIENCY OF MARINE PLANTS. The Journal of General Physiology. 38(1). 1–16. 14 indexed citations

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Blinks, L. R.. (1954). The Photosynthetic Function of Pigments other than Chlorophyll. Annual Review of Plant Physiology. 5(1). 93–114. 29 indexed citations

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McClendon, John H. & L. R. Blinks. (1952). Use of High Molecular Weight Solutes in the Study of Isolated Intracellular Structures. Nature. 170(4327). 577–578. 29 indexed citations

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