R. E. Comstock

7.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
52 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

R. E. Comstock is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Animal Science and Zoology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. E. Comstock has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Plant Science, 18 papers in Genetics and 11 papers in Animal Science and Zoology. Recurrent topics in R. E. Comstock's work include Genetics and Plant Breeding (20 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (13 papers) and Animal Nutrition and Physiology (11 papers). R. E. Comstock is often cited by papers focused on Genetics and Plant Breeding (20 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (13 papers) and Animal Nutrition and Physiology (11 papers). R. E. Comstock collaborates with scholars based in United States, Vietnam and Nicaragua. R. E. Comstock's co-authors include H. F. Robinson, H. W. Johnson, C. H. Hanson, John W. Gowen, James C. Williams, P. Miller, Paul Harvey, Fred L. Allen, D. C. Rasmusson and G. W. RAHNEFELD and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Naturalist, Genetics and Biometrics.

In The Last Decade

R. E. Comstock

52 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Estimates of Genetic and Environmental Variability in Soy... 1951 2026 1976 2001 1955 1956 1952 1951 1958 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Estimates of Genetic and Environmental Variability in Soybeans1
    1955 1.8k citations H. W. Johnson, H. F. Robinson et al. Agronomy Journal profile →
  2. Biometrical Studies of Yield in Segregating Populations of Korean Lespedeza1
    1956 373 citations H. F. Robinson, R. E. Comstock et al. Agronomy Journal profile →
  3. Estimation of average dominance of genes.
    1952 353 citations R. E. Comstock, H. F. Robinson et al. profile →
  4. Genotypic and Phenotypic Correlations in Corn and Their Implications in Selection1
    1951 333 citations H. F. Robinson, R. E. Comstock et al. Agronomy Journal profile →
  5. Estimates of Genotypic and Environmental Variances and Covariances in Upland Cotton and Their Implications in Selection1
    1958 299 citations H. F. Robinson, R. E. Comstock et al. Agronomy Journal 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. E. Comstock United States 16 3.3k 927 581 391 264 52 3.9k
S. A. Eberhart United States 22 3.9k 1.2× 1.2k 1.3× 1.3k 2.3× 299 0.8× 135 0.5× 59 4.2k
W. A. Russell United States 21 3.8k 1.2× 1.1k 1.2× 1.5k 2.5× 315 0.8× 153 0.6× 108 4.2k
H. W. Johnson United States 17 2.6k 0.8× 361 0.4× 566 1.0× 272 0.7× 201 0.8× 38 2.8k
K. J. Frey United States 29 2.6k 0.8× 676 0.7× 860 1.5× 105 0.3× 142 0.5× 220 3.0k
Arnel R. Hallauer United States 27 4.6k 1.4× 2.6k 2.8× 1.6k 2.7× 166 0.4× 96 0.4× 154 5.1k
J. Hamblin Australia 23 2.2k 0.7× 301 0.3× 782 1.3× 239 0.6× 93 0.4× 52 2.6k
Messias Gonzaga Pereira Brazil 30 3.2k 1.0× 700 0.8× 483 0.8× 165 0.4× 158 0.6× 279 3.6k
Roland Vencovsky Brazil 27 2.1k 0.6× 936 1.0× 306 0.5× 119 0.3× 110 0.4× 157 2.9k
S. M. Woods Canada 20 1.8k 0.5× 423 0.5× 373 0.6× 61 0.2× 162 0.6× 44 2.1k
Jorge Franco Uruguay 31 2.5k 0.7× 1.3k 1.4× 382 0.7× 43 0.1× 341 1.3× 137 3.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Comstock, R. E.. (1996). Quantitative Genetics with Special Reference to Plant and Animal Breeding. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 25 indexed citations
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Comstock, R. E., et al.. (1981). Gene number estimation when multiplicative genetic effects are assumed — growth in flour beetles and mice. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 59(6). 373–379. 10 indexed citations
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Comstock, R. E., et al.. (1969). SELECTION FOR PUPA WEIGHT IN TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM. II. LINKAGE AND LEVEL OF DOMINANCE. Genetics. 62(4). 849–857. 9 indexed citations
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Hedrick, Philip W. & R. E. Comstock. (1968). ROLE OF LINKAGE IN GENE FREQUENCY CHANGE OF COAT COLOR ALLELES IN MICE. Genetics. 58(2). 297–303. 6 indexed citations
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Comstock, R. E., et al.. (1966). SELECTION FOR PUPA WEIGHT IN TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM. I. PARAMETERS IN BASE POPULATIONS. Genetics. 54(2). 523–533. 31 indexed citations
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RAHNEFELD, G. W., et al.. (1966). GENETIC CORRELATION BETWEEN GROWTH RATE AND LITTER SIZE IN MICE. Genetics. 54(6). 1423–1429. 23 indexed citations
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RAHNEFELD, G. W., et al.. (1965). Genetic Correlation between Growth Rate and Feed Per Unit Gain in Mice. Journal of Animal Science. 24(4). 1061–1066. 10 indexed citations
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RAHNEFELD, G. W., W. J. Boylan, & R. E. Comstock. (1962). GENETIC CORRELATION BETWEEN GROWTH RATE AND LITTER SIZE IN MICE. Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology. 4(3). 289–295. 4 indexed citations
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Hetzer, H. O., et al.. (1961). Combining Abilities in Crosses Among Six Inbred Lines of Swine. Technical Bulletins. 5 indexed citations
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Comstock, R. E., et al.. (1960). Relation of complementary milk to production.. Journal of Animal Science. 19(4). 2 indexed citations
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Comstock, R. E., et al.. (1958). GENETIC VARIATION IN AN ASEXUAL SPECIES, THE GARDEN STRAWBERRY. Genetics. 43(4). 634–646. 45 indexed citations
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Pollak, Edward, H. F. Robinson, & R. E. Comstock. (1957). Inter-Population Hybrids in Open-Pollinated Varieties of Maize. The American Naturalist. 91(861). 387–391. 8 indexed citations
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Comstock, R. E.. (1955). THEORY OF QUANTITATIVE GENETICS: SYNTHESIS. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 20(0). 93–102. 12 indexed citations
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Johnson, H. W., H. F. Robinson, & R. E. Comstock. (1955). Estimates of Genetic and Environmental Variability in Soybeans1. Agronomy Journal. 47(7). 314–318. 1834 indexed citations breakdown →
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Robinson, H. F., R. E. Comstock, & Paul Harvey. (1955). GENETIC VARIANCES IN OPEN POLLINATED VARIETIES OF CORN. Genetics. 40(1). 45–60. 74 indexed citations
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Comstock, R. E., et al.. (1955). Variability in Letoria and Fulwin Oats1. Agronomy Journal. 47(4). 178–181. 1 indexed citations
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Gardner, C, Paul Harvey, R. E. Comstock, & H. F. Robinson. (1953). Dominance of Genes Controlling Quantitative Characters in Maize1. Agronomy Journal. 45(5). 186–191. 25 indexed citations
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Comstock, R. E.. (1953). The expectations of mean squares. NCSU Libraries Repository (North Carolina State University Libraries). 2 indexed citations
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Robinson, H. F. & R. E. Comstock. (1952). The place of genetic variability studies in cotton improvement. NCSU Libraries Repository (North Carolina State University Libraries). 1 indexed citations
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Comstock, R. E. & H. F. Robinson. (1951). Consistency of Estimates of Variance Components. Biometrics. 7(1). 75–75. 15 indexed citations

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