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.
This map shows the geographic impact of Paul Richards's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Paul Richards with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Paul Richards more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Paul Richards. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Paul Richards. The network helps show where Paul Richards may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Richards
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paul Richards.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paul Richards 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 Paul Richards. Paul Richards is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Richards, Paul. (2010). A green revolution from below? : science and technology for global food security and poverty alleviation. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling.6 indexed citations
7.
Offei, S. K., C.J.M. Almekinders, Todd Crane, et al.. (2009). Making better seeds for African food security - a new approach to scientist-farmer partnerships. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 96(96). 141–148.7 indexed citations
8.
Zannou, Afio, Paul Richards, & P.C. Struik. (2006). Knowledge on yam variety development: insights from farmers’ and researchers’ practices.. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 2(3). 30–39.8 indexed citations
9.
Richards, Paul. (2006). The history and future of African Rice: food security and survival in a West African war zone. Africa Spectrum. 41(1). 77–93.12 indexed citations
10.
Richards, Paul. (2004). The return of Great Britain to Sierra Leone. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling.1 indexed citations
11.
Richards, Paul. (2001). War and Peace in Sierra Leone.. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 25(2). 41–50.9 indexed citations
Richards, Paul. (2000). Is the party over? : new labour and the politics of participation. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique).2 indexed citations
Richards, Paul. (1999). The social life of war : rambo, diamonds and young soldiers in Sierra Leone. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 8(1). 0.2 indexed citations
Richards, Paul & Guido Ruivenkamp. (1997). Seeds and Survival: Plant Genetic Resource Management in Conflict and Post-War Recovery. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling.1 indexed citations
18.
Richards, Paul. (1986). Coping with hunger. Hazard and experiment in an African rice-farming system.. Allen & Unwin eBooks.159 indexed citations
19.
Richards, Paul, et al.. (1977). Agricultural pest control by community action: the case of the variegated grasshopper in Southern Nigeria.. 127–141.9 indexed citations
20.
Richards, Paul, et al.. (1976). Periodic market systems and rural development: the Ibarapa case study, Nigeria. 5(2). 149–162.6 indexed citations
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bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global
research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include
incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and
delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in
Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.