About R. Mead is a scholar working on
Agronomy and Crop Science ,
Management Science and Operations Research and
Statistics and Probability .
According to data from OpenAlex, R. Mead has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 23.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in
Agronomy and Crop Science , 8 papers in
Management Science and Operations Research and 8 papers in
Statistics and Probability . Recurrent topics in R. Mead's work include
Optimal Experimental Design Methods (7 papers),
Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (6 papers) and
Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (5 papers). R. Mead is often cited by papers focused on Optimal Experimental Design Methods (7 papers), Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (6 papers) and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (5 papers). R. Mead collaborates with scholars based in
United Kingdom ,
United States and
Kenya . R. Mead's co-authors include
J. A. Nelder ,
R. W. Willey ,
Derek J. Pike ,
Steven G. Gilmour ,
Robert H. Smith ,
Janet Riley ,
Andrew Mead ,
J. N. Perry ,
C. Gay and
R. M. Cormack and has published in prestigious journals such as
Nature ,
Journal of the American Statistical Association and
Biometrics .
Overview Impact Standout Papers Peers Geography Research Space Co-Authors Works Hit Papers A Simplex Method for Function Minimization 1965 2026 1985 2005 1965 1980 5.0k 10.0k 15.0k 20.0k Peers R. Mead
Comparison fields: 5 of 230 Biomedical Engineering 2.5k Artificial Intelligence 2.4k Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2.1k Mechanical Engineering 1.7k Molecular Biology 1.6k Materials Chemistry 1.6k Control and Systems Engineering 1.5k Computational Theory and Mathematics 1.5k Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1.4k Plant Science 1.4k Aerospace Engineering 1.2k Global and Planetary Change 1.2k Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1.2k Agronomy and Crop Science 1.1k Mechanics of Materials 1.1k Civil and Structural Engineering 1.1k Environmental Engineering 987 Computational Mechanics 983 Statistics and Probability 934 Management Science and Operations Research 900 Spectroscopy 880 Ocean Engineering 823 Organic Chemistry 771 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 759 Cognitive Neuroscience 743 Water Science and Technology 740 Astronomy and Astrophysics 737 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 687 Ecology 645 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 633 Atmospheric Science 608 Geophysics 594 Computer Networks and Communications 590 Forestry 544 Genetics 541 Economics and Econometrics 512 Analytical Chemistry 496 Nature and Landscape Conservation 475 Soil Science 467 Signal Processing 449 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 446 Numerical Analysis 422 Oceanography 405 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 386 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 346 Filtration and Separation 345 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 337 Radiation 331 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 323 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 318 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 318 Building and Construction 299 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 294 Automotive Engineering 287 Food Science 285 Polymers and Plastics 255 Surgery 247 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 244 Environmental Chemistry 242 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 241 Catalysis 227 Animal Science and Zoology 224 Pollution 223 Finance 209 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 208 Modeling and Simulation 203 Biophysics 202 Inorganic Chemistry 198 Applied Mathematics 194 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 187 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 182 Epidemiology 180 Electrochemistry 179 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 174 Instrumentation 169 Bioengineering 164 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 164 Physiology 162 Oncology 160 Media Technology 158 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 154 Hardware and Architecture 153 Information Systems 148 Insect Science 147 Condensed Matter Physics 146 Pharmacology 142 Transportation 137 Biomaterials 130 Cell Biology 129 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 127 Social Psychology 112 Sociology and Political Science 108 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 104 Nutrition and Dietetics 103 Infectious Diseases 98 Management Information Systems 97 Mathematical Physics 95 General Decision Sciences 93 Developmental and Educational Psychology 92 Marketing 88 Small Animals 85 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 83 Earth-Surface Processes 83 Software 81 Geology 79 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 76 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 71 Demography 66 Strategy and Management 66 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 66 Geometry and Topology 64 Neurology 64 Cancer Research 63 Geochemistry and Petrology 62 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 60 Ceramics and Composites 60 Pharmaceutical Science 58 Immunology 58 Pharmacology 58 Biotechnology 56 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 55 Safety Research 53 General Health Professions 53 Sensory Systems 49 Accounting 49 Aquatic Science 49 Ophthalmology 46 Structural Biology 44 Biochemistry 43 Psychiatry and Mental health 43 Human-Computer Interaction 41 Ecological Modeling 41 Neurology 33 Speech and Hearing 33 Paleontology 32 Process Chemistry and Technology 29 Biochemistry 28 Hematology 27 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 27 Rheumatology 27 Applied Psychology 27 Physiology 25 Clinical Biochemistry 25 Virology 25 Archeology 24 Health 24 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 24 Complementary and alternative medicine 23 Genetics 23 Computer Science Applications 23 Management of Technology and Innovation 23 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 23 Hepatology 22 Information Systems and Management 21 General Materials Science 21 Molecular Medicine 21 Education 20 Reproductive Medicine 20 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 19 Horticulture 19 Oral Surgery 18 Microbiology 17 Geography, Planning and Development 17 Clinical Psychology 16 Emergency Medical Services 16 Nephrology 16 Metals and Alloys 15 Parasitology 15 Political Science and International Relations 14 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 14 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 13 Orthodontics 13 Rehabilitation 13 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 12 Endocrinology 12 Aging 12 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 12 Philosophy 12 Gender Studies 11 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 11 Dermatology 10 Developmental Biology 10 Immunology and Allergy 10 Otorhinolaryngology 9 Computational Mathematics 9 Behavioral Neuroscience 9 Gastroenterology 9 Emergency Medicine 8 Equine 7 Anthropology 7 Medical Laboratory Technology 7 Cultural Studies 7 Conservation 7 Toxicology 6 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 6 Linguistics and Language 6 Internal Medicine 6 Obstetrics and Gynecology 6 Health Information Management 6 Architecture 5 Communication 5 Language and Linguistics 5 Developmental Neuroscience 5 General Engineering 4 Biological Psychiatry 4 Occupational Therapy 4 Pharmacy 3 Transplantation 3 Fuel Technology 3 Development 3 Music 3 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 3 Algebra and Number Theory 2 Business and International Management 2 Urology 2 Urban Studies 2 Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 General Social Sciences 2 History and Philosophy of Science 1 Law 1 Chemical Health and Safety 1 Literature and Literary Theory 1 General Dentistry 1 Archeology 1 Space and Planetary Science 1 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 Complementary and Manual Therapy 1 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 1 Periodontics 1 Family Practice 1
Biomedical Engineering 2.5k Artificial Intelligence 2.4k Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2.1k Mechanical Engineering 1.7k Molecular Biology 1.6k Donald W. Marquardt United States
J. A. Nelder United Kingdom
Norman R. Draper United States
John W. Tukey United States
Harry L. Swinney United States
William T. Vetterling United States
Brian P. Flannery United States
Edward Teller United States
N. Metropolis United States
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All Works Load more (20 of 49) # Work Indexed citations 1 Growth characteristics of indigenous chicken lines and a cross with Rhode Island Red in Kenya 51
0 2 98 3 Hatching characteristics of eggs artificially incubated from six reciprocal crosses of indigenous Kenyan chickens 36
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1999 · Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland) · R. A. Kempton ,
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(unknown) 53 6 19 7 15 8 18 9 20 10 255 11 39 12 7 13 4 14 1974 · International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology · R. Mead 4 15 47 16 6 17 1973 · Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C (Applied Statistics) · R. Mead ,
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