Peter R. Atsatt

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Peter R. Atsatt is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter R. Atsatt has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Plant Science, 18 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 5 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Peter R. Atsatt's work include Plant Parasitism and Resistance (14 papers), Plant and animal studies (14 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (5 papers). Peter R. Atsatt is often cited by papers focused on Plant Parasitism and Resistance (14 papers), Plant and animal studies (14 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (5 papers). Peter R. Atsatt collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Canada. Peter R. Atsatt's co-authors include Dennis J. O’Dowd, Matthew D. Whiteside, Donald R. Strong, Kathleen K. Treseder, Robert S. Fritz, John N. Thompson, Peter W. Price, Mark Westoby, Kenyon B. Mobley and Barbara Rice and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Peter R. Atsatt

26 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter R. Atsatt United States 18 858 684 467 419 374 26 1.6k
J. V. Groth United States 17 505 0.6× 1.1k 1.6× 354 0.8× 501 1.2× 196 0.5× 57 1.8k
Kirk A. Stowe United States 12 664 0.8× 771 1.1× 283 0.6× 546 1.3× 334 0.9× 16 1.4k
Cris G. Hochwender United States 16 772 0.9× 612 0.9× 358 0.8× 657 1.6× 388 1.0× 26 1.4k
Diana Pilson United States 17 906 1.1× 892 1.3× 449 1.0× 659 1.6× 352 0.9× 36 2.1k
P. M. Reader United Kingdom 13 516 0.6× 513 0.8× 364 0.8× 461 1.1× 704 1.9× 18 1.4k
Steven J. Brunsfeld United States 21 850 1.0× 673 1.0× 460 1.0× 428 1.0× 178 0.5× 35 1.8k
Keizi Kiritani Japan 27 1.2k 1.4× 674 1.0× 456 1.0× 183 0.4× 1.4k 3.8× 122 2.2k
R. D. Hughes Australia 25 730 0.9× 713 1.0× 406 0.9× 163 0.4× 1.4k 3.7× 58 1.9k
S. R. Leather United Kingdom 11 550 0.6× 403 0.6× 403 0.9× 239 0.6× 511 1.4× 26 1.2k
Kristina A. Schierenbeck United States 17 1.2k 1.4× 1.1k 1.6× 780 1.7× 838 2.0× 414 1.1× 30 2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter R. Atsatt

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Atsatt, Peter R. & Matthew D. Whiteside. (2014). Novel Symbiotic Protoplasts Formed by Endophytic Fungi Explain Their Hidden Existence, Lifestyle Switching, and Diversity within the Plant Kingdom. PLoS ONE. 9(4). e95266–e95266. 25 indexed citations
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Whiteside, Matthew D., Kathleen K. Treseder, & Peter R. Atsatt. (2009). The brighter side of soils: Quantum dots track organic nitrogen through fungi and plants. Ecology. 90(1). 100–108. 122 indexed citations
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Atsatt, Peter R.. (2003). Fungus propagules in plastids: the mycosome hypothesis. International Microbiology. 6(1). 17–26. 9 indexed citations
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Smiley, John T., Peter R. Atsatt, & Naomi E. Pierce. (1988). Local distribution of the lycaenid butterfly, Jalmenus evagoras, in response to host ants and plants. Oecologia. 76(3). 416–422. 37 indexed citations
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Atsatt, Peter R., et al.. (1983). Adaptation to oak and other fibrous, phenolic-rich foliage by a small mammal, Neotoma fuscipes. Oecologia. 60(1). 135–142. 65 indexed citations
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Atsatt, Peter R.. (1981). Ant-dependent food plant selection by the mistletoe butterfly Ogyris amaryllis (Lycaenidae). Oecologia. 48(1). 60–63. 81 indexed citations
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Atsatt, Peter R.. (1981). Lycaenid Butterflies and Ants: Selection for Enemy-Free Space. The American Naturalist. 118(5). 638–654. 132 indexed citations
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Atsatt, Peter R., et al.. (1978). Nutritional studies of Hemiparasitic Orthocarpus (Scrophulariaceae). Journal of Experimental Botany. 29(3). 789–796. 2 indexed citations
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Atsatt, Peter R., et al.. (1978). Chemical Induction and Repression of Haustoria in Orthocarpus Purpurascens (Scrophulariaceae). Annals of Botany. 42(5). 1177–1184. 21 indexed citations
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Atsatt, Peter R., et al.. (1978). Host influence on floral variability inOrthocarpus densiflorus (Scrophulariaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution. 129(3). 167–176. 7 indexed citations
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Atsatt, Peter R., et al.. (1978). Correlations between Haustoria Formation and Parasitic Development in Orthocarpus purpurascens (Scrophulariaceae). Annals of Botany. 42(6). 1271–1276. 4 indexed citations
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Atsatt, Peter R.. (1977). The Insect Herbivore as a Predictive Model in Parasitic Seed Plant Biology. The American Naturalist. 111(979). 579–586. 38 indexed citations
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Atsatt, Peter R., et al.. (1975). Frequency of Reflection and Absorption of Ultraviolet Light in Flowering Plants. The American Midland Naturalist. 93(1). 35–35. 50 indexed citations
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Atsatt, Peter R., et al.. (1971). Doves and Dove Weed: Multiple Defenses against Avian Predation. BioScience. 21(6). 277–281. 42 indexed citations
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Atsatt, Peter R.. (1970). Hemiparasitic Flowering Plants: Phenotypic Canalization by Hosts. Nature. 225(5238). 1161–1163. 18 indexed citations
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Atsatt, Peter R. & Donald R. Strong. (1970). The Population Biology of Annual Grassland Hemiparasites. I. The Host Environment. Evolution. 24(2). 278–278. 25 indexed citations
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Atsatt, Peter R.. (1970). THE POPULATION BIOLOGY OF ANNUAL GRASSLAND HEMIPARASITES. II. REPRODUCTIVE PATTERNS IN ORTHOCARPUS. Evolution. 24(3). 598–612. 16 indexed citations
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Atsatt, Peter R.. (1970). The Population Biology of Annual Grassland Hemiparasites. II. Reproductive Patterns in Orthocarpus. Evolution. 24(3). 598–598. 5 indexed citations
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Atsatt, Peter R. & Donald R. Strong. (1970). THE POPULATION BIOLOGY OF ANNUAL GRASSLAND HEMIPARASITES. I. THE HOST ENVIRONMENT. Evolution. 24(2). 278–291. 72 indexed citations
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Atsatt, Peter R.. (1965). Angiosperm Parasite and Host: Coordinated Dispersal. Science. 149(3690). 1389–1390. 4 indexed citations

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