Leslie A. Weston

10.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
192 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Leslie A. Weston is a scholar working on Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leslie A. Weston has authored 192 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 144 papers in Plant Science, 37 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 35 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Leslie A. Weston's work include Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions (69 papers), Weed Control and Herbicide Applications (65 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (28 papers). Leslie A. Weston is often cited by papers focused on Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions (69 papers), Weed Control and Herbicide Applications (65 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (28 papers). Leslie A. Weston collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and China. Leslie A. Weston's co-authors include Cécile Bertin, Xiaohan Yang, Stephen O. Duke, Ulrike Mathesius, Mark A. Czarnota, Chandrashekhar I. Nimbal, Geoff M. Gurr, Jacob N. Barney, Inderjit Inderjit and Stephen C. Weller and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Leslie A. Weston

190 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

The role of root exudates and allelochemicals in the rhizosphere

2003 957 citations Leslie A. Weston et al. profile →
Flavonoids: Their Structure, Biosynthesis and Role in the Rhizosphere, Including Allelopathy

2013 318 citations Leslie A. Weston et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leslie A. Weston Australia	40	5.6k	1.2k	832	690	538	192	7.2k
Abdulaziz A. Alqarawi Saudi Arabia	46	4.9k 0.9×	987 0.8×	345 0.4×	475 0.7×	339 0.6×	188	7.1k
Cheruth Abdul Jaleel India	46	7.7k 1.4×	1.8k 1.5×	688 0.8×	324 0.5×	660 1.2×	114	8.9k
Paulo Mazzafera Brazil	50	4.9k 0.9×	2.3k 2.0×	254 0.3×	486 0.7×	339 0.6×	268	8.5k
‪Aurelio Gómez‐Cadenas Spain	57	9.5k 1.7×	3.5k 3.0×	351 0.4×	538 0.8×	524 1.0×	211	11.1k
R. K. Sairam India	39	7.7k 1.4×	1.6k 1.4×	615 0.7×	336 0.5×	447 0.8×	83	8.5k
Yoram Kapulnik Israel	52	8.0k 1.4×	1.6k 1.4×	609 0.7×	1.4k 2.0×	655 1.2×	152	9.6k
Ali Ahsan Bajwa Australia	27	3.2k 0.6×	469 0.4×	577 0.7×	322 0.5×	315 0.6×	82	3.8k
Manuel J. Reigosa Spain	41	3.8k 0.7×	680 0.6×	198 0.2×	501 0.7×	196 0.4×	129	5.0k
Daniel Wipf France	35	4.4k 0.8×	880 0.7×	208 0.3×	377 0.5×	408 0.8×	104	4.9k
Marcel Bucher Germany	40	6.2k 1.1×	1.0k 0.9×	250 0.3×	402 0.6×	466 0.9×	64	6.8k

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Donald, William A., et al.. (2025). Discrimination of Healthy and Botrytis cinerea-Infected Grapes Using Untargeted Metabolomic Analysis with Direct Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 73(2). 1714–1724. 3 indexed citations

Loy, J. Brent, et al.. (2024). Effects of Mixed Pasture Legume Phytoestrogens on Superovulatory Response and Embryo Quality in Angus Cows. Animals. 14(7). 1125–1125. 1 indexed citations

Barrow, Russell A., et al.. (2024). Field evaluation of electrophysiologically-active dung volatiles as chemical lures for trapping of dung beetles. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 584–584. 1 indexed citations

Gurusinghe, Saliya, et al.. (2023). Dung Beetle Activity Is Soil-Type-Dependent and Modulates Pasture Growth and Associated Soil Microbiome. Agronomy. 13(2). 325–325. 3 indexed citations

Nordblom, Thomas L., et al.. (2023). Opportunities and Challenges for Cover Cropping in Sustainable Agriculture Systems in Southern Australia. Agriculture. 13(3). 688–688. 9 indexed citations

Latif, Sajid, et al.. (2022). Phytoestrogens: A Review of Their Impacts on Reproductive Physiology and Other Effects upon Grazing Livestock. Animals. 12(19). 2709–2709. 21 indexed citations

Zhu, Xiaocheng, et al.. (2021). Genotypic identification of Panicum spp. in New South Wales, Australia using DNA barcoding. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 16055–16055. 7 indexed citations

Latif, Sajid, et al.. (2021). Characterization of Phytoestrogens in Medicago sativa L. and Grazing Beef Cattle. Metabolites. 11(8). 550–550. 14 indexed citations

Weston, Paul A., et al.. (2020). Evaluation of selected commercial oilseed rape cultivars for early vigour, weed suppression and yield in southern New South Wales. Weed Research. 60(6). 450–463. 4 indexed citations

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Broster, John, et al.. (2020). Conyza bonariensis (flax-leaf fleabane) resistant to both glyphosate and ALS inhibiting herbicides innorth-eastern Victoria. Crop and Pasture Science. 71(9). 864–871. 5 indexed citations

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Pickett, John A. & Leslie A. Weston. (2018). Possibilities for rationally exploiting co-evolution in addressing resistance to insecticides, and beyond. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 151. 18–24. 7 indexed citations

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Bajwa, Ali Ahsan, Xiaocheng Zhu, Bhagirath Singh Chauhan, Steve W. Adkins, & Leslie A. Weston. (2018). Screening of gene regions for genetic diversity in global parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) populations. Charles Sturt University Research Output (CRO). 318–321. 2 indexed citations

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Hackney, Belinda, Bradley Nutt, A. Loi, et al.. (2015). "On-demand" hardseeded pasture legumes - a paradigm shift in crop-pasture rotations for southern Australian mixed farming systems. Charles Sturt University Research Output (CRO). 1–4. 2 indexed citations

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Hackney, Belinda, et al.. (2014). Phalaris Toxicoses in Australian Livestock Production Systems: Prevalence, Aetiology and Toxicology. 1(1). 6 indexed citations

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Albright, L.D., et al.. (2011). Effects of UV‐B on Secondary Metabolites of St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum L.) Grown in Controlled Environments. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 87(3). 680–684. 27 indexed citations

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Weston, Leslie A., Paul A. Weston, & M. E. McCully. (2011). PRODUCTION OF BIOACTIVE NAPTHOQUINONES BY ROOTS OF PATERSON'S CURSE (Echium plantagineum) - IMPLICATIONS FOR INVASION SUCCESS?. JOURNAL OF WEED SCIENCE RESEARCH. 18. 576–584. 7 indexed citations

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Tesio, Franco, et al.. (2008). Allelopathic effects of aqueous leaf extracts of Helianthus tuberosus L.. Allelopathy Journal. 22(1). 47–58. 9 indexed citations

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Weston, Leslie A. & Mark A. Czarnota. (2001). Activity and Persistence of Sorgoleone, a Long-Chain Hydroquinone Produced by Sorghum bicolor. Journal of Crop Production. 4(2). 363–377. 47 indexed citations

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Weston, Leslie A. & Bernard H. Zandstra. (1989). Transplant Age and N and P Nutrition Effects on Growth and Yield of Tomatoes. HortScience. 24(1). 88–90. 45 indexed citations

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Weston, Leslie A., et al.. (1973). Characterization of Vibriophage VA-1. Journal of General Virology. 21(1). 155–158. 6 indexed citations

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