O. V. S. HEATH

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

O. V. S. HEATH is a scholar working on Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, O. V. S. HEATH has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Plant Science, 8 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in O. V. S. HEATH's work include Plant responses to elevated CO2 (8 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (7 papers) and Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (6 papers). O. V. S. HEATH is often cited by papers focused on Plant responses to elevated CO2 (8 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (7 papers) and Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (6 papers). O. V. S. HEATH collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Africa. O. V. S. HEATH's co-authors include J.E. Clark, T. A. Mansfield, Hans Meidner, B. Orchard, John H. Russell, D. C. Spanner, K. E. COCKSHULL, Joseph A. Russell, A. P. HUGHES and Erwin Bünning and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New Phytologist and Journal of Experimental Botany.

In The Last Decade

O. V. S. HEATH

49 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Plant Photosynthetic Production—Manual of Methods 1972 2026 1990 2008 1972 200 400 600
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. Plant Photosynthetic Production—Manual of Methods
    1972 664 citations O. V. S. HEATH Phytochemistry 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. V. S. HEATH United Kingdom 20 1.2k 453 275 224 153 50 1.7k
C. D. Nelson Canada 23 1.1k 0.9× 282 0.6× 477 1.7× 187 0.8× 108 0.7× 53 1.5k
W. Rühland 3 1.2k 1.0× 268 0.6× 618 2.2× 218 1.0× 83 0.5× 9 1.8k
Hans Meidner United Kingdom 23 1.5k 1.2× 696 1.5× 358 1.3× 263 1.2× 180 1.2× 68 1.9k
John A. Milburn United Kingdom 23 1.1k 0.9× 559 1.2× 165 0.6× 156 0.7× 210 1.4× 50 1.5k
J. W. Bradbeer United Kingdom 22 1.5k 1.2× 540 1.2× 806 2.9× 234 1.0× 205 1.3× 57 2.1k
Zdeněk Šesták Czechia 8 645 0.5× 209 0.5× 144 0.5× 123 0.5× 73 0.5× 16 848
D. M. Orcutt United States 16 1.0k 0.8× 275 0.6× 274 1.0× 155 0.7× 78 0.5× 42 1.9k
James W. O’Leary United States 24 1.6k 1.3× 484 1.1× 324 1.2× 361 1.6× 151 1.0× 57 2.2k
J. Čatský Czechia 18 1.4k 1.1× 523 1.2× 387 1.4× 243 1.1× 153 1.0× 63 1.8k
E. B. Tregunna Canada 19 723 0.6× 231 0.5× 440 1.6× 200 0.9× 127 0.8× 34 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by O. V. S. HEATH

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of O. V. S. HEATH

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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HEATH, O. V. S.. (1984). Stomatal opening in darkness in the leaves of Commelina communis , attributed to an endogenous circadian rhythm: control of phase. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 220(1221). 399–414. 8 indexed citations
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HEATH, O. V. S. & Hans Meidner. (1981). Feedback processes in the opening of leaf stomata in light. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 213(1191). 161–170. 3 indexed citations
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HEATH, O. V. S.. (1972). Physiologie der Photosynthese. 4 indexed citations
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HEATH, O. V. S.. (1972). Plant Photosynthetic Production—Manual of Methods. Phytochemistry. 11(2). 877–879. 664 indexed citations breakdown →
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HEATH, O. V. S. & B. Orchard. (1968). Carbon Assimilation at Low Carbon Dioxide Levels. Journal of Experimental Botany. 19(1). 176–192. 11 indexed citations
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HEATH, O. V. S.. (1967). Resistance to Water Transport in Plants. Nature. 213(5077). 741–741. 2 indexed citations
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HEATH, O. V. S., Hans Meidner, & D. C. Spanner. (1967). Compensation Points and Carbon Dioxide Enrichment for Lettuce Grown Under Glass in Winter. Journal of Experimental Botany. 18(4). 746–751. 14 indexed citations
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Mansfield, T. A. & O. V. S. HEATH. (1964). Studies in Stomatal Behaviour. Journal of Experimental Botany. 15(1). 114–124. 12 indexed citations
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COCKSHULL, K. E. & O. V. S. HEATH. (1964). Carbon Dioxide Effects on Auxin Responses of Coleoptile Sections. Journal of Experimental Botany. 15(2). 331–346. 3 indexed citations
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HEATH, O. V. S. & J.E. Clark. (1964). Chelating Agents and Auxin. Nature. 201(4919). 585–587. 3 indexed citations
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Mansfield, T. A. & O. V. S. HEATH. (1963). Studies in Stomatal Behaviour: IX. PHOTOPERIODIC EFFECTS ON RHYTHMIC PHENOMENA INXANTHIUM PENNSYLVANICUM. Journal of Experimental Botany. 14(2). 334–352. 29 indexed citations
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HEATH, O. V. S. & T. A. Mansfield. (1962). A recording porometer with detachable cups operating on four separate leaves. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 156(962). 1–13. 53 indexed citations
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Mansfield, T. A. & O. V. S. HEATH. (1961). Photoperiodic Effects on Stomatal Behaviour in Xanthium Pennsylvanicum. Nature. 191(4792). 974–975. 38 indexed citations
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Bünning, Erwin, Roderick K. Clayton, Arthur W. Galston, et al.. (1959). Physiology of Movements / Physiologie der Bewegungen. 2 indexed citations
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HEATH, O. V. S. & B. Orchard. (1957). Midday Closure of Stomata: Temperature Effects on the Minimum Intercellular Space Carbon Dioxide Concentration “Γ”. Nature. 180(4578). 180–181. 46 indexed citations
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HEATH, O. V. S. & B. Orchard. (1956). Studies in Stomatal Behaviour. Journal of Experimental Botany. 7(3). 313–325. 11 indexed citations
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HEATH, O. V. S. & J.E. Clark. (1956). Chelating Agents as Growth Substances. Nature. 178(4533). 600–601. 29 indexed citations
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HEATH, O. V. S.. (1954). An investigation of the light response of wheat stomata with the attempted elimination of control by the mesophyll. II. Interactions with carbon dioxide.. Journal of Experimental Botany. 5. 269–292. 45 indexed citations
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HEATH, O. V. S.. (1954). A Light Source for Köhler Illumination. Nature. 174(4428). 506–507. 1 indexed citations
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HEATH, O. V. S.. (1951). A Technique for taking Successive Shadowgraphs of Oat Seedlings. Nature. 168(4283). 950–951.

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