Leo Francis Koch

1.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
15 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Leo Francis Koch is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leo Francis Koch has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Plant Science, 7 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Leo Francis Koch's work include Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (8 papers), Bryophyte Studies and Records (5 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (4 papers). Leo Francis Koch is often cited by papers focused on Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (8 papers), Bryophyte Studies and Records (5 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (4 papers). Leo Francis Koch collaborates with scholars based in United States. Leo Francis Koch's co-authors include G. John Ikenberry and Philip Siekevitz and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Ecology and Taxon.

In The Last Decade

Leo Francis Koch

8 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

The Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory 1955 2026 1978 2002 1955 1955 250 500 750
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 Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory
    1955 868 citations Leo Francis Koch The Bryologist profile →
  2. The Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory
    1955 712 citations Leo Francis Koch The Bryologist profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Leo Francis Koch United States 4 1.5k 1.2k 272 126 76 15 1.6k
Rudolf M. Schuster United States 20 2.1k 1.4× 1.8k 1.5× 286 1.1× 149 1.2× 46 0.6× 156 2.4k
Riclef Grolle Germany 21 1.9k 1.3× 1.8k 1.5× 247 0.9× 81 0.6× 28 0.4× 159 2.1k
W. B. Schofield Canada 13 739 0.5× 531 0.4× 204 0.8× 36 0.3× 20 0.3× 36 828
Jean A. Paton United Kingdom 11 742 0.5× 664 0.5× 132 0.5× 36 0.3× 18 0.2× 53 824
Wolfgang Frey Germany 19 1.2k 0.8× 1.0k 0.8× 162 0.6× 80 0.6× 28 0.4× 96 1.3k
R. E. Holttum United Kingdom 18 1.7k 1.1× 488 0.4× 41 0.2× 362 2.9× 124 1.6× 127 1.9k
Aaron J. Sharp United States 13 560 0.4× 430 0.4× 106 0.4× 64 0.5× 27 0.4× 49 723
Robert B. Kaul United States 18 645 0.4× 501 0.4× 148 0.5× 267 2.1× 23 0.3× 63 925
A. C. Jermy United Kingdom 15 393 0.3× 228 0.2× 78 0.3× 147 1.2× 52 0.7× 35 593
A. C. Crundwell United Kingdom 13 969 0.6× 887 0.7× 299 1.1× 24 0.2× 9 0.1× 59 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Leo Francis Koch

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leo Francis Koch

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

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
1.
Koch, Leo Francis. (1961). Louisiana Hepaticology. 1. A List of Species. The Bryologist. 64(1). 54–54.
2.
Koch, Leo Francis. (1960). THE SUBKINGDOMS OF PLANTS). Taxon. 9(3). 64–66. 1 indexed citations
3.
Koch, Leo Francis. (1958). On the Vitalistic-Mechanistic Controversy.. PubMed. 127(3296). 480–480. 1 indexed citations
4.
Koch, Leo Francis. (1958). MOSSES OF CALIFORNIA VI. HALL NATURAL AREA AND MONO COUNTY. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 1 indexed citations
5.
Koch, Leo Francis. (1957). Louisiana Muscology 2. The Herbarium of Tulane University, New Orleans. Brittonia. 9(2). 69–69. 1 indexed citations
6.
Koch, Leo Francis. (1957). Index of Biotal Dispersity. Ecology. 38(1). 145–148. 49 indexed citations
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Koch, Leo Francis. (1956). Louisiana Muscology 1. Review and Summary of Literature. The Bryologist. 59(3). 192–192. 3 indexed citations
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Koch, Leo Francis. (1955). The Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory. The Bryologist. 58(2). 155–155. 712 indexed citations breakdown →
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Koch, Leo Francis. (1955). The Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory. The Bryologist. 58(2). 155–155. 868 indexed citations breakdown →
10.
Koch, Leo Francis, et al.. (1955). Hazards of Biological-Social Analogy. Science. 122(3171). 646–647. 1 indexed citations
11.
Koch, Leo Francis. (1954). Distribution of Californian Mosses. The American Midland Naturalist. 51(2). 515–515. 2 indexed citations
12.
Koch, Leo Francis & G. John Ikenberry. (1954). Preliminary Studies of California Mosses. II. The Bryologist. 57(4). 291–291. 3 indexed citations
13.
Koch, Leo Francis. (1951). Mosses of California IV. Fissidens milobakeri sp. nov.. The Bryologist. 54(3). 204–204. 1 indexed citations
14.
Koch, Leo Francis. (1951). Fissidens pauperculus Howe and Orthodontium gracile Bruch & Schimper: Mosses Associated with the Coast Redwood Forest. Science. 114(2970). 571–572. 1 indexed citations
15.
Koch, Leo Francis. (1951). Mosses of California III. Bryum tortifolium and Stroemia obtusifolia. The Bryologist. 54(1). 69–69. 1 indexed citations

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