Richard E. Plant

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
108 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Richard E. Plant is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard E. Plant has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Plant Science, 25 papers in Ecology and 19 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Richard E. Plant's work include Soil Geostatistics and Mapping (19 papers), Remote Sensing in Agriculture (13 papers) and Insect behavior and control techniques (12 papers). Richard E. Plant is often cited by papers focused on Soil Geostatistics and Mapping (19 papers), Remote Sensing in Agriculture (13 papers) and Insect behavior and control techniques (12 papers). Richard E. Plant collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Russia. Richard E. Plant's co-authors include José M. Peña, Johan Six, Barbara Allen‐Diaz, James R. Carey, Álvaro Roel, Dennis L. Corwin, Marc Mangel, R. T. Cunningham, Nikos T. Papadopoulos and Andrew Corbett and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Ecology and Remote Sensing of Environment.

In The Last Decade

Richard E. Plant

102 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Object-based crop identification using multiple vegetatio... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 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. Object-based crop identification using multiple vegetation indices, textural features and crop phenology
    2011 520 citations José M. Peña, Richard E. Plant et al. Remote Sensing of Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard E. Plant United States 30 1.3k 1.1k 576 558 419 108 3.4k
Richard Morton Australia 31 565 0.4× 960 0.9× 389 0.7× 217 0.4× 1.1k 2.5× 113 3.2k
P. C. Robert United States 18 869 0.7× 697 0.6× 252 0.4× 558 1.0× 91 0.2× 90 2.3k
Yue Shi China 26 1.4k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 489 0.8× 424 0.8× 81 0.2× 70 3.0k
Jesús San-Miguel-Ayanz Italy 33 1.3k 1.1× 310 0.3× 3.5k 6.0× 692 1.2× 219 0.5× 93 4.7k
Michel Le Page France 33 466 0.4× 397 0.4× 742 1.3× 358 0.6× 208 0.5× 148 3.4k
E. David Ford United States 35 1.2k 0.9× 1.2k 1.1× 2.1k 3.7× 331 0.6× 387 0.9× 85 5.0k
Richard Fournier Canada 36 2.1k 1.7× 401 0.4× 1.5k 2.6× 2.8k 5.0× 662 1.6× 147 4.6k
Gregory S. Biging United States 25 1.9k 1.5× 514 0.5× 1.4k 2.4× 1.4k 2.5× 210 0.5× 61 3.5k
Andrew P. Robinson Australia 30 1.1k 0.9× 478 0.4× 1.3k 2.2× 644 1.2× 324 0.8× 131 3.8k
Lammert Kooistra Netherlands 45 3.6k 2.9× 1.6k 1.5× 1.7k 3.0× 2.8k 5.0× 251 0.6× 194 7.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard E. Plant

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Varghese, Finny S., Ushma D. Upadhyay, R.A. Yadav, et al.. (2025). Vision-based manipulation of transparent plastic bags in industrial setups. Frontiers in Robotics and AI. 12. 1506290–1506290.
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Plant, Richard E., et al.. (2020). Distinctive egg-laying patterns in terminal versus non-terminal periods in three fruit fly species. Experimental Gerontology. 145. 111201–111201. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Zihua, Cang Hui, Richard E. Plant, et al.. (2019). The failure of success: cyclic recurrences of a globally invasive pest. Ecological Applications. 29(8). e01991–e01991. 10 indexed citations
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Plant, Richard E., et al.. (2013). Underlying causes of yield spatial variability and potential for precision management in rice systems. Precision Agriculture. 14(5). 512–540. 29 indexed citations
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Smart, David R., et al.. (2013). Grape physiology, composition and sensory characteristics in a selective harvest winegrape vineyard. 649–657. 1 indexed citations
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Peña, José M., et al.. (2011). Object-based crop identification using multiple vegetation indices, textural features and crop phenology. Remote Sensing of Environment. 115(6). 1301–1316. 520 indexed citations breakdown →
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Roel, Álvaro, et al.. (2005). Effect of Low Water Temperature on Rice Yield in California. Agronomy Journal. 97(3). 943–948. 26 indexed citations
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Roel, Álvaro, Richard E. Plant, & P. C. Robert. (2003). Spatiotemporal analysis of rice yield variability in California.. 125–140. 1 indexed citations
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Brown, David, Howard Ferris, Shenglei Fu, & Richard E. Plant. (2003). Modeling direct positive feedback between predators and prey. Theoretical Population Biology. 65(2). 143–152. 27 indexed citations
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Pérez‐Quezada, Jorge F., G. Stuart Pettygrove, & Richard E. Plant. (2003). Spatial–Temporal Analysis of Yield and Soil Factors in Two Four-Crop–Rotation Fields in the Sacramento Valley, California. Agronomy Journal. 95(3). 676–676. 15 indexed citations
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Plant, Richard E., et al.. (2000). Classification trees: An alternative non‐parametric approach for predicting species distributions. Journal of Vegetation Science. 11(5). 679–694. 285 indexed citations
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Plant, Richard E., et al.. (2000). RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN REMOTELY SENSED REFLECTANCE DATA AND COTTON GROWTH AND YIELD. Transactions of the ASAE. 43(3). 535–546. 96 indexed citations
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Plant, Richard E., et al.. (1999). Relationships among Final Plant Map Indices in Acala Cotton. jpa. 12(1). 61–68. 1 indexed citations
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Plant, Richard E., et al.. (1992). Impact of lek mating on the sterile insect technique: A modeling study. Population Ecology. 34(1). 57–76. 6 indexed citations
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Plant, Richard E. & R. T. Cunningham. (1991). Analyses of the Dispersal of Sterile Mediterranean Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) Released from a Point Source. Environmental Entomology. 20(6). 1493–1503. 81 indexed citations
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Plant, Richard E., Frank G. Zalom, Jeffrey A. Young, & Richard E. Rice. (1989). CALEX/Peaches, an Expert System for the Diagnosis of Peach and Nectarine Disorders. HortScience. 24(4). 700–700. 14 indexed citations
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Mangel, Marc, Richard E. Plant, & James R. Carey. (1984). Rapid Delimiting of Pest Infestations: A Case Study of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly. Journal of Applied Ecology. 21(2). 563–563. 21 indexed citations
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Mangel, Marc & Richard E. Plant. (1983). Multiseasonal management of an agricultural pest. I: Development of the theory. Ecological Modelling. 20(1). 1–19. 9 indexed citations
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Plant, Richard E.. (1982). A continuum model for root growth. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 98(1). 45–59. 9 indexed citations
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Plant, Richard E., et al.. (1976). Mathematical description of a bursting pacemaker neuron by a modification of the Hodgkin-Huxley equations. Biophysical Journal. 16(3). 227–244. 116 indexed citations

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