O. Roger Anderson

7.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
139 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

O. Roger Anderson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, O. Roger Anderson has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Molecular Biology, 47 papers in Ecology and 32 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in O. Roger Anderson's work include Protist diversity and phylogeny (44 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (34 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (22 papers). O. Roger Anderson is often cited by papers focused on Protist diversity and phylogeny (44 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (34 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (22 papers). O. Roger Anderson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. O. Roger Anderson's co-authors include Michael Spindler, Christoph Hemleben, Allan W. H. Bé, John J. Lee, Howard A. Shuman, Zacharias C. Zacharia, A. W. H. Be, Mary Wu, Richard H. Kessin and Grant Otto and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

O. Roger Anderson

137 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

Modern Planktonic Foramin... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 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. Modern Planktonic Foraminifera
    1989 820 citations O. Roger Anderson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
O. Roger Anderson United States 38 1.9k 1.7k 1.6k 1.5k 701 139 5.7k
O. Roger Anderson United States 29 1.0k 0.5× 967 0.6× 661 0.4× 877 0.6× 120 0.2× 117 2.6k
Lynn Margulis United States 48 1.9k 1.0× 3.5k 2.1× 1.0k 0.6× 625 0.4× 44 0.1× 246 9.2k
David J. Patterson United States 53 3.1k 1.6× 4.0k 2.4× 165 0.1× 1.7k 1.1× 12 0.0× 225 8.5k
Ruth G. Shaw United States 48 2.7k 1.4× 1.7k 1.0× 568 0.4× 290 0.2× 22 0.0× 156 12.2k
Pablo A. Marquet Chile 55 6.7k 3.5× 710 0.4× 921 0.6× 1.0k 0.7× 20 0.0× 211 14.4k
Clive G. Jones United States 51 7.9k 4.2× 1.1k 0.7× 973 0.6× 3.0k 2.0× 26 0.0× 126 16.5k
Robert A. Andersen United States 39 2.6k 1.4× 2.6k 1.5× 224 0.1× 2.3k 1.5× 63 0.1× 124 5.2k
John‐Arvid Grytnes Norway 41 2.2k 1.2× 305 0.2× 1.4k 0.9× 284 0.2× 163 0.2× 110 7.2k
Douglas W. Smith United States 64 9.6k 5.0× 2.3k 1.4× 104 0.1× 102 0.1× 58 0.1× 215 14.0k
Lindell Bromham Australia 45 1.4k 0.7× 2.3k 1.4× 185 0.1× 284 0.2× 32 0.0× 113 6.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by O. Roger Anderson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of O. Roger Anderson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Anderson, O. Roger. (2021). Physiological ecology of ferns: Biodiversity and conservation perspectives. International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation. 13(2). 49–63. 21 indexed citations
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Anderson, O. Roger & Krista L. McGuire. (2013). C-Biomass of Bacteria, Fungi, and Protozoan Communities in Arctic Tundra Soil, Including Some Trophic Relationships. Acta Protozoologica. 52(4). 217–227. 6 indexed citations
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Anderson, O. Roger. (2009). Eukaryotic Microbial Communities Associated with the Rhizosphere of the Temperate Fern Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. American Fern Journal. 99(3). 176–181. 1 indexed citations
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Chiou, Guo‐Li & O. Roger Anderson. (2009). A Multi‐dimensional Cognitive Analysis of Undergraduate Physics Students’ Understanding of Heat Conduction. International Journal of Science Education. 32(16). 2113–2142. 6 indexed citations
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Felipe, Karim Suwwan de, Xavier Charpentier, O. Roger Anderson, et al.. (2008). Legionella Eukaryotic-Like Type IV Substrates Interfere with Organelle Trafficking. PLoS Pathogens. 4(8). e1000117–e1000117. 227 indexed citations
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Chen, John, Karim Suwwan de Felipe, Margaret Clarke, et al.. (2004). Legionella Effectors That Promote Nonlytic Release from Protozoa. Science. 303(5662). 1358–1361. 243 indexed citations
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Otto, Grant, Mary Wu, Nevzat Kazgan, O. Roger Anderson, & Richard H. Kessin. (2003). Macroautophagy Is Required for Multicellular Development of the Social Amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(20). 17636–17645. 180 indexed citations
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Wang, Xianzhong, O. Roger Anderson, & Kevin L. Griffin. (2003). Chloroplast numbers, mitochondrion numbers and carbon assimilation physiology of Nicotiana sylvestris as affected by CO2 concentration. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 51(1). 21–31. 53 indexed citations
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Otto, Grant, Mary Wu, Margaret Clarke, et al.. (2003). Macroautophagy is dispensable for intracellular replication of Legionella pneumophila in Dictyostelium discoideum. Molecular Microbiology. 51(1). 63–72. 101 indexed citations
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Tissue, David T., James D. Lewis, Stan D. Wullschleger, et al.. (2002). Leaf respiration at different canopy positions in sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) grown in ambient and elevated concentrations of carbon dioxide in the field. Tree Physiology. 22(15-16). 1157–1166. 79 indexed citations
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Gastrich, Mary Downes & O. Roger Anderson. (2002). Experimentally-induced association between two protists: Physarum polycephalum (mycetozoa) and Chlorella pyrenoidosa (chlorophyceae). Symbiosis. 33(2). 175–190. 3 indexed citations
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Anderson, O. Roger, et al.. (2002). Visual Thinking Networking Promotes Problem Solving Achievement for 9th Grade Earth Science Students. The Electronic Journal of Science Education. 7(1). 1–51. 16 indexed citations
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Anderson, O. Roger, et al.. (1998). ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY OF GYMNAMOEBAE AT VARYING SOIL SITES IN NORTHEASTERN U. S. A.. Acta Protozoologica. 37(1). 17–21. 11 indexed citations
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Anderson, O. Roger, et al.. (1993). A flow‐map method of representing cognitive structure based on respondents' narrative using science content. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 30(8). 953–969. 68 indexed citations
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Anderson, O. Roger, et al.. (1992). Endocytoplasmic Microalgae and Bacteroids Within the Central Capsule of the Radiolarian Dictyocoryne truncatum. Symbiosis. 12(3). 237–247. 22 indexed citations
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Lee, John J. & O. Roger Anderson. (1991). Biology of foraminifera. Academic Press eBooks. 183 indexed citations
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Anderson, O. Roger. (1971). Quantitative analysis of structure in teaching. Teachers College Press eBooks. 27 indexed citations

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