Richard C. Starr

4.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
55 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Richard C. Starr is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard C. Starr has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 14 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Richard C. Starr's work include Algal biology and biofuel production (14 papers), Diatoms and Algae Research (6 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (6 papers). Richard C. Starr is often cited by papers focused on Algal biology and biofuel production (14 papers), Diatoms and Algae Research (6 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (6 papers). Richard C. Starr collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. Richard C. Starr's co-authors include Lothar Jaenicke, Wolfgang Wießner, D. G. Robinson, William R. Rayburn, Franz‐Josef Marner, Charles E. Miller, E. Schnepf, Harold C. Bold, Marianne Dauwalder and W. Gordon Whaley and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, New Phytologist and European Journal of Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Richard C. Starr

54 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

THE CULTURE COLLEVTION OF... 1964 2026 1984 2005 1978 1993 1964 200 400 600
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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. THE CULTURE COLLEVTION OF ALGAE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS ATAUSTIN123
    1978 737 citations Richard C. Starr Journal of Phycology profile →
  2. UTEX—THE CULTURE COLLECTION OF ALGAE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN 1993 LIST OF CULTURES1
    1993 644 citations Richard C. Starr et al. Journal of Phycology profile →
  3. THE CULTURE COLLECTION OF ALGAE AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY
    1964 578 citations Richard C. Starr American Journal of Botany profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Richard C. Starr 1.4k 1.3k 1.2k 809 626 55 3.5k
L. Provasoli 947 0.7× 845 0.7× 1.9k 1.6× 339 0.4× 1.0k 1.6× 41 3.8k
I. Manton 575 0.4× 1.5k 1.2× 1.3k 1.1× 675 0.8× 569 0.9× 89 3.1k
Brian Colman 1.9k 1.4× 1.6k 1.2× 1.6k 1.3× 333 0.4× 518 0.8× 122 3.5k
Harold C. Bold 879 0.6× 611 0.5× 1.8k 1.5× 811 1.0× 854 1.4× 57 3.7k
Mary M. Allen 1.3k 1.0× 1.5k 1.2× 458 0.4× 587 0.7× 635 1.0× 41 2.9k
N. G. Carr 1.0k 0.7× 1.6k 1.2× 553 0.5× 462 0.6× 726 1.2× 77 2.6k
Sarah P. Gibbs 973 0.7× 2.1k 1.6× 746 0.6× 204 0.3× 844 1.3× 56 2.7k
J. D. Pickett‐Heaps 987 0.7× 3.8k 2.9× 1.4k 1.2× 860 1.1× 559 0.9× 167 6.5k
Peter K. Fay 1.4k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 872 1.1× 1.2k 1.9× 84 4.0k
Thomas G. Owens 920 0.7× 2.1k 1.6× 1.3k 1.1× 330 0.4× 640 1.0× 68 4.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Coleman, Annette W., Lothar Jaenicke, & Richard C. Starr. (2001). GENETICS AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR OF THE PHEROMONE PRODUCER CHLAMYDOMONAS ALLENSWORTHII (CHLOROPHYCEAE). Journal of Phycology. 37(2). 345–349. 13 indexed citations
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Jaenicke, Lothar & Richard C. Starr. (1996). The Lurlenes, a New Class of Plastoquinone‐Related Mating Pheromones from Chlamydomonas Allensworth (Chlorophyceae). European Journal of Biochemistry. 241(2). 581–585. 12 indexed citations
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Starr, Richard C., Franz‐Josef Marner, & Lothar Jaenicke. (1995). Chemoattraction of male gametes by a pheromone produced by female gametes of Chlamydomonas.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 92(2). 641–645. 41 indexed citations
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Minjuan, Yu, et al.. (1991). A New Species of Dysmorphococcus (Phacotaceae, Volvocales) and Its Life Cycle. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 29(4). 372–379. 2 indexed citations
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Wießner, Wolfgang, et al.. (1987). Algal development : molecular and cellular aspects. Springer eBooks. 27 indexed citations
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Miller, Charles E. & Richard C. Starr. (1981). The Control of Sexual Morphogenesis in Volvox capensis. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft. 94(1). 357–372. 5 indexed citations
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Starr, Richard C., et al.. (1980). The Genetics and Physiology of Non-inducibility in Volvox carteri f. nagariensis IYGENGAR. Archiv für Protistenkunde. 123(2). 127–161. 4 indexed citations
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Starr, Richard C., et al.. (1979). The sexual process in several heterogamous Chlamydomonas strains in the subgenus Pleiochloris. Archiv für Protistenkunde. 122(1-2). 20–42. 13 indexed citations
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Rayburn, William R. & Richard C. Starr. (1974). MORPHOLOGY AND NUTRITION OF PANDORINA UNICOCCA SP. NOV.1,2. Journal of Phycology. 10(1). 42–49. 11 indexed citations
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Starr, Richard C., et al.. (1971). NUTRITION OF PANDORINA MORUM1,2. Journal of Phycology. 7(2). 85–89. 1 indexed citations
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Starr, Richard C.. (1964). THE CULTURE COLLECTION OF ALGAE AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY. American Journal of Botany. 51(9). 1013–1044. 578 indexed citations breakdown →
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Starr, Richard C.. (1964). The Culture Collection of Algae at Indiana University. American Journal of Botany. 51(9). 1013–1013. 172 indexed citations
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Starr, Richard C.. (1960). The Culture Collection of Algae at Indiana University. American Journal of Botany. 47(1). 67–67. 44 indexed citations
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Starr, Richard C.. (1958). THE PRODUCTION AND INHERITANCE OF THE TRIRADIATE FORM IN COSMARIUM TURPINII. American Journal of Botany. 45(3). 243–248. 30 indexed citations
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Starr, Richard C.. (1955). A comparative study of Chlorococcum meneghini, and other spherical, zoospore-producing genera of the Chlorococcales. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 106 indexed citations
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Starr, Richard C.. (1954). REPRODUCTION BY ZOOSPORES IN TETRAËDRON BITRIDENS. American Journal of Botany. 41(1). 17–20. 20 indexed citations
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Starr, Richard C.. (1954). HETEROTHALLISM IN COSMARIUM BOTRYTIS VAR. SUBTUMIDUM. American Journal of Botany. 41(8). 601–607. 29 indexed citations
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Starr, Richard C.. (1954). Reproduction by zoospores in Planktosphaeria gelatinosa G. M. Smith. Hydrobiologia. 6(3-4). 392–397. 16 indexed citations
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Starr, Richard C.. (1954). Inheritance of Mating Type and a Lethal Factor in Cosmarium Botrytis Var. Subtumidum Wittr. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 40(11). 1060–1063. 23 indexed citations
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Starr, Richard C.. (1954). Reproduction by Zoospores in Tetraedron bitridens. American Journal of Botany. 41(1). 17–17. 7 indexed citations

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