P. B. Tinker

10.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
107 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

P. B. Tinker is a scholar working on Plant Science, Soil Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, P. B. Tinker has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Plant Science, 23 papers in Soil Science and 12 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in P. B. Tinker's work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (43 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (20 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (14 papers). P. B. Tinker is often cited by papers focused on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (43 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (20 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (14 papers). P. B. Tinker collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. P. B. Tinker's co-authors include P. H. Nye, R. H. V. Corley, D. P. Stribley, F. E. Sanders, C. W. Boast, A. Gildon, Karen M. Cooper, Robert Black, Melanie D. Jones and Daniel M. Durall and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and New Phytologist.

In The Last Decade

P. B. Tinker

103 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

Solute Movement in the Soil-Root System 1979 2026 1994 2010 1979 200 400 600
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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. Solute Movement in the Soil-Root System
    1979 727 citations P. H. Nye, P. B. Tinker 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
P. B. Tinker United Kingdom 43 5.3k 1.8k 988 792 785 107 7.1k
B. Dell Australia 42 6.6k 1.2× 1.4k 0.8× 968 1.0× 881 1.1× 1.5k 1.9× 337 8.8k
Pål Axel Olsson Sweden 46 4.6k 0.9× 2.0k 1.1× 1.2k 1.2× 943 1.2× 1.1k 1.4× 112 6.2k
Timothy R. Cavagnaro Australia 53 4.8k 0.9× 2.4k 1.3× 1.1k 1.1× 661 0.8× 633 0.8× 192 7.6k
F. Caravaca Spain 44 3.2k 0.6× 2.1k 1.1× 676 0.7× 577 0.7× 453 0.6× 101 5.3k
Chantal Hamel Canada 50 5.7k 1.1× 2.7k 1.5× 943 1.0× 926 1.2× 426 0.5× 189 7.7k
Angela Hodge United Kingdom 44 8.8k 1.7× 4.3k 2.4× 1.4k 1.4× 883 1.1× 1.7k 2.1× 71 11.1k
Iver Jakobsen Denmark 57 11.5k 2.2× 2.8k 1.6× 781 0.8× 2.6k 3.2× 1.2k 1.6× 148 12.9k
José Oswaldo Siqueira Brazil 40 2.9k 0.5× 895 0.5× 422 0.4× 477 0.6× 523 0.7× 192 5.0k
Ellis Hoffland Netherlands 46 4.9k 0.9× 2.8k 1.5× 1.0k 1.0× 214 0.3× 479 0.6× 101 7.9k
Megan H. Ryan Australia 43 5.1k 1.0× 2.2k 1.2× 657 0.7× 326 0.4× 409 0.5× 191 7.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by P. B. Tinker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. B. Tinker

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hartemink, Alfred E., et al.. (2000). 75 years The International Society of Soil Science. Geoderma. 96(1-2). 1–18. 26 indexed citations
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Tinker, P. B., et al.. (1997). The Environmental Implications of Intensified Land Use in Developing Countries: Discussion. 352(1356). 1023–1033.
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Tinker, P. B., Daniel M. Durall, & Melanie D. Jones. (1994). Carbon use efficiency in mycorrhizas theory and sample calculations. New Phytologist. 128(1). 115–122. 64 indexed citations
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Durall, Daniel M., Melanie D. Jones, & P. B. Tinker. (1994). Allocation of 14C‐carbon in ectomycorrhizal willow. New Phytologist. 128(1). 109–114. 22 indexed citations
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Jones, Melanie D., Daniel M. Durall, & P. B. Tinker. (1991). Fluxes of carbon and phosphorus between symbionts in willow ectomycorrhizas and their changes with time. New Phytologist. 119(1). 99–106. 69 indexed citations
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Schwab, Suzanne, J. A. Menge, & P. B. Tinker. (1991). Regulation of nutrient transfer between host and fungus in vesicular—arbuscular mycorrhizas. New Phytologist. 117(3). 387–398. 76 indexed citations
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Jones, Melanie D., Daniel M. Durall, & P. B. Tinker. (1990). Phosphorus relationships and production of extrametrical hyphae by two types of willow ectomycorrhizas at different soil phosphorus levels. New Phytologist. 115(2). 259–267. 100 indexed citations
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Amijee, F., P. B. Tinker, & D. P. Stribley. (1989). Effects of phosphorus on the morphology of VA mycorrhizal root system of leek (Allium porrum L.). Plant and Soil. 119(2). 334–336. 22 indexed citations
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Stribley, D. P., et al.. (1986). The effect of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal infection on photosynthesis and carbon distribution in leek plants. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 14 indexed citations
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Stribley, D. P., et al.. (1985). Soil pH and vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizas. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 219–224. 51 indexed citations
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Tinker, P. B. & F. V. Widdowson. (1982). Maximising wheat yields, and some causes of yield variation. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 8 indexed citations
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Tinker, P. B., et al.. (1982). The relationship between phosphorus concentration and growth in plants infected with vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 6 indexed citations
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Tinker, P. B.. (1981). Levels, distribution and chemical forms of trace elements in food plants. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 294(1071). 41–55. 57 indexed citations
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Tinker, P. B., et al.. (1977). The effects of chloride in fertiliser salts on crop seed germination. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 28(12). 1045–1051. 7 indexed citations
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Tinker, P. B.. (1976). Roots and water - Transport of water to plant roots in soil. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 273(927). 445–461. 75 indexed citations
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Tinker, P. B.. (1976). The role of phosphorus in agriculture. Food Policy. 1(5). 421–422. 5 indexed citations
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Baldwin, J. P., P. B. Tinker, & P. H. Nye. (1972). Uptake of solutes by multiple root systems from soil. Plant and Soil. 36(1-3). 693–708. 62 indexed citations
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Tinker, P. B.. (1967). The relationship of sodium in the soil to uptake of sodium by sugar beet in the greenhouse and to yield responses in the field.. 6 indexed citations
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Tinker, P. B.. (1965). The effects of nitrogen, potassium and sodium fertilizers on sugar beet. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 65(2). 207–212. 32 indexed citations
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Rees, A.R. & P. B. Tinker. (1963). Dry-matter production and nutrient content of plantation oil palms in Nigeria. Plant and Soil. 19(1). 19–32. 30 indexed citations

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