R. B. Withrow

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

R. B. Withrow is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. B. Withrow has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Plant Science, 4 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in R. B. Withrow's work include Light effects on plants (5 papers), Plant and animal studies (3 papers) and Soybean genetics and cultivation (3 papers). R. B. Withrow is often cited by papers focused on Light effects on plants (5 papers), Plant and animal studies (3 papers) and Soybean genetics and cultivation (3 papers). R. B. Withrow collaborates with scholars based in United States. R. B. Withrow's co-authors include V. Elstad, L A Price, William H. Klein, W. Shropshire, Leonard Price and C.C. Moh and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY and American Journal of Botany.

In The Last Decade

R. B. Withrow

17 papers receiving 1000 citations

Hit Papers

Photoperiodism and related phenomena in plants and animals 1959 2026 1981 2003 1959 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Photoperiodism and related phenomena in plants and animals
    1959 562 citations R. B. Withrow profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. B. Withrow United States 13 596 334 233 171 138 17 1.1k
K. C. Hamner United States 18 652 1.1× 280 0.8× 202 0.9× 148 0.9× 130 0.9× 56 937
Malcolm Sargent United States 18 594 1.0× 530 1.6× 128 0.5× 312 1.8× 251 1.8× 36 1.1k
Victor G. Bruce United States 18 443 0.7× 290 0.9× 154 0.7× 583 3.4× 491 3.6× 23 1.3k
W. Shropshire United States 21 867 1.5× 610 1.8× 295 1.3× 29 0.2× 128 0.9× 42 1.3k
Malcolm B. Wilkins United Kingdom 27 1.7k 2.9× 1.3k 3.9× 246 1.1× 37 0.2× 84 0.6× 71 2.4k
Kenneth L. Poff United States 25 988 1.7× 801 2.4× 357 1.5× 15 0.1× 203 1.5× 62 1.6k
Derek Cosens United Kingdom 14 126 0.2× 325 1.0× 168 0.7× 134 0.8× 504 3.7× 38 972
Ruth L. Satter United States 27 1.6k 2.7× 822 2.5× 274 1.2× 35 0.2× 180 1.3× 61 1.9k
Keiichi Honda Japan 24 641 1.1× 307 0.9× 992 4.3× 262 1.5× 277 2.0× 85 2.0k
How‐Jing Lee Taiwan 19 201 0.3× 254 0.8× 230 1.0× 146 0.9× 296 2.1× 52 1.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. B. Withrow

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Withrow, R. B.. (1959). Photoperiodism and related phenomena in plants and animals : proceedings of the Conference on Photoperiodism, October 29- November 2, 1957, sponsored by the Committee on Photobiology of the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council and supported by the National Science Foundation. 4 indexed citations
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Withrow, R. B.. (1959). Photoperiodism and related phenomena in plants and animals. 562 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shropshire, W. & R. B. Withrow. (1958). Action Spectrum of Phototropic Tip-Curvature of Avena.. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 33(5). 360–365. 76 indexed citations
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Withrow, R. B. & L A Price. (1957). A Darkroom Safelight for Research in Plant Physiology. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 32(3). 244–248. 91 indexed citations
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Withrow, R. B., William H. Klein, & V. Elstad. (1957). Action Spectra of Photomorphogenic Induction and Its Photoinactivation.. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 32(5). 453–462. 67 indexed citations
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Klein, William H., R. B. Withrow, V. Elstad, & L A Price. (1957). PHOTOCONTROL OF GROWTH AND PIGMENT SYNTHESIS IN THE BEAN SEEDLING AS RELATED TO IRRADIANCE AND WAVELENGTH,. American Journal of Botany. 44(1). 15–19. 29 indexed citations
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Klein, William H., et al.. (1957). Time Course of Far-Red Inactivation of Photomorphogenesis. Science. 125(3258). 1146–1147. 13 indexed citations
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Klein, William H., R. B. Withrow, V. Elstad, & L A Price. (1957). Photocontrol of Growth and Pigment Synthesis in the Bean Seedling as Related to Irradiance and Wavelength. American Journal of Botany. 44(1). 15–15. 20 indexed citations
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Withrow, R. B.. (1957). An Interference-Filter Monochromator System for the Irradiation of Biological Material. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 32(4). 355–360. 34 indexed citations
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Withrow, R. B., et al.. (1956). Response of the Hypocotyl Hook of Bean Seedlings to Radiant Energy and Other Factors. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 31(4). 289–294. 58 indexed citations
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Withrow, R. B., William H. Klein, L A Price, & V. Elstad. (1953). Influence of Visible and Near Infrared Radiant Energy on Organ Development and Pigment Synthesis in Bean and Corn. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 28(1). 1–14. 59 indexed citations
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Withrow, R. B., et al.. (1953). A Linear Recording AC Conductance Bridge for Measuring Salt Exchange in Plants. Physiologia Plantarum. 6(3). 444–450. 3 indexed citations
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Withrow, R. B. & V. Elstad. (1953). Water-cooled Lamp Systems with Refluxing Aqueous Filters. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 28(2). 334–338. 19 indexed citations
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Withrow, R. B. & Leonard Price. (1953). Filters for the Isolation of Narrow Regions in the Visible and Near-Visible Spectrum. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 28(1). 105–114. 50 indexed citations

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