M. J. Jaffe

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

M. J. Jaffe is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, M. J. Jaffe has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Plant Science, 34 papers in Molecular Biology and 19 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in M. J. Jaffe's work include Plant Reproductive Biology (23 papers), Tree Root and Stability Studies (19 papers) and Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies (14 papers). M. J. Jaffe is often cited by papers focused on Plant Reproductive Biology (23 papers), Tree Root and Stability Studies (19 papers) and Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies (14 papers). M. J. Jaffe collaborates with scholars based in United States and Israel. M. J. Jaffe's co-authors include Arthur W. Galston, R. L. Biro, Samantha J. Forbes, Hideyuki Takahashi, Hideo Toriyama, Richard A. Fluck, Joseph Riov, E. Raymond Hunt, Y. Erner and A. C. Leopold and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY and BioScience.

In The Last Decade

M. J. Jaffe

62 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Thigmomorphogenesis: The response of plant growth and dev... 1973 2026 1990 2008 1973 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. Thigmomorphogenesis: The response of plant growth and development to mechanical stimulation
    1973 403 citations M. J. Jaffe Planta profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M. J. Jaffe United States 27 1.8k 918 739 309 149 62 2.4k
Walter Eschrich Germany 26 1.9k 1.1× 670 0.7× 77 0.1× 361 1.2× 40 0.3× 95 2.5k
Cary A. Mitchell United States 29 2.4k 1.3× 510 0.6× 356 0.5× 121 0.4× 11 0.1× 121 2.8k
Klaus Raschke Germany 51 5.9k 3.3× 2.2k 2.4× 122 0.2× 470 1.5× 34 0.2× 97 6.8k
Jörg Fromm Germany 40 3.7k 2.1× 1.2k 1.3× 192 0.3× 372 1.2× 24 0.2× 97 4.7k
Karl H. Hasenstein United States 27 1.6k 0.9× 753 0.8× 104 0.1× 257 0.8× 36 0.2× 103 2.3k
Tsvi Sachs Israel 30 2.8k 1.6× 1.9k 2.1× 203 0.3× 596 1.9× 27 0.2× 69 3.3k
Page W. Morgan United States 37 4.6k 2.6× 1.4k 1.6× 55 0.1× 184 0.6× 51 0.3× 118 5.0k
Malcolm B. Wilkins United Kingdom 27 1.7k 1.0× 1.3k 1.4× 40 0.1× 246 0.8× 24 0.2× 71 2.4k
Eduardo Zeiger United States 44 4.8k 2.6× 2.3k 2.5× 39 0.1× 356 1.2× 48 0.3× 109 5.4k
Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh United States 32 3.1k 1.7× 856 0.9× 81 0.1× 466 1.5× 123 0.8× 74 3.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by M. J. Jaffe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. J. Jaffe

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jaffe, M. J., et al.. (1987). Morphine attenuates rod and cone components of the human electroretinogram. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 13(2). 1050. 1 indexed citations
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Hunt, E. Raymond & M. J. Jaffe. (1980). Thigmomorphogenesis: The Interaction of Wind and Temperature in the Field on the Growth of Phaseolus vulgaris L.. Annals of Botany. 45(6). 665–672. 37 indexed citations
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Biro, R. L., E. Raymond Hunt, Y. Erner, & M. J. Jaffe. (1980). Thigmomorphogenesis: Changes in Cell Division and Elongation in the Internodes of Mechanically-perturbed or Ethrel-treated Bean Plants*. Annals of Botany. 45(6). 655–664. 60 indexed citations
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Fluck, Richard A. & M. J. Jaffe. (1974). Cholinesterases from Plant Tissues. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 53(5). 752–758. 36 indexed citations
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Riov, Joseph & M. J. Jaffe. (1973). Cholinesterases from Plant Tissues. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 51(3). 520–528. 40 indexed citations
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Riov, Joseph & M. J. Jaffe. (1973). Cholinesterases from Plant Tissues. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 52(3). 233–235. 12 indexed citations
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Jaffe, M. J.. (1973). The Role of ATP in Mechanically Stimulated Rapid Closure of the Venus's Flytrap. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 51(1). 17–18. 63 indexed citations
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Jaffe, M. J.. (1973). Thigmomorphogenesis: The response of plant growth and development to mechanical stimulation. Planta. 114(2). 143–157. 403 indexed citations breakdown →
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Riov, Joseph & M. J. Jaffe. (1973). A cholinesterase from bean roots and its inhibition by plant growth retardants. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 29(3). 264–265. 14 indexed citations
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Toriyama, Hideo & M. J. Jaffe. (1972). Migration of Calcium and Its Role in the Regulation of Seismonasty in the Motor Cell of Mimosa pudica L.. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 49(1). 72–81. 96 indexed citations
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Jaffe, M. J.. (1970). Physiological Studies on Pea Tendrils. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 45(6). 756–760. 11 indexed citations
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Weis, Judith S. & M. J. Jaffe. (1969). Photoenhancement by Blue Light of Organogenesis in Tobacco Pith Cultures. Physiologia Plantarum. 22(1). 171–176. 34 indexed citations
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Jaffe, M. J. & Arthur W. Galston. (1967). Physiological Studies on Pea Tendrils. IV. Flavonoids and Contact Coiling. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 42(6). 848–850. 5 indexed citations
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Jaffe, M. J. & Arthur W. Galston. (1967). Phytochrome control of rapid nyctinastic movements and membrane permeability in Albizzia julibrissin. Planta. 77(2). 135–141. 55 indexed citations
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Jaffe, M. J. & Arthur W. Galston. (1966). Physiological Studies on Pea Tendrils. I. Growth and Coiling Following Mechanical Stimulation. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 41(6). 1014–1025. 45 indexed citations
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Jaffe, M. J. & Arthur W. Galston. (1966). Physiological Studies on Pea Tendrils. II. The Role of Light and ATP in Contact Coiling. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 41(7). 1152–1158. 43 indexed citations
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Jaffe, M. J., et al.. (1960). Effect of soft rot bacteria and pectolytic enzymes on electrical conductance of witloof chicory tissue.. Phytopathology. 50(4). 5 indexed citations

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