Robert Backer
Impact in
- Plant Science top 10%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Plant Pathogens and Resistance
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
- Plant Virus Research Studies
Papers in
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- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity 9
- Plant Pathogens and Resistance 8
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis 3
- Plant Disease Management Techniques 1
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- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases 7
- Co-authors
- Noëlani van den Berg (11 shared papers)Sanushka Naidoo (2 shared papers)J. Wulff (1 shared paper)Fred D. Sheffield (1 shared paper)Juanita Engelbrecht (7 shared papers)Peter Mende‐Siedlecki (1 shared paper)Jay J. Van Bavel (1 shared paper)Bianca Reeksting (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Frontiers in Plant Science (5 papers)Scientific Reports (1 paper)NeuroImage (1 paper)Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (1 paper)PLoS ONE (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- South AfricaUnited StatesChina
In The Last Decade
Robert Backer
16 papers receiving 505 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 89
- Plant Science 290
- Behavioral Neuroscience 20
- Horticulture 5
- Social Psychology 85
- Cell Biology 58
Countries citing papers authored by Robert Backer
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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Backer
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Robert Backer, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | 214 | |
| 2 | 1951 | 108 | |
| 3 | 2019 | 67 | |
| 4 | 2015 | 35 | |
| 5 | 2021 | 26 | |
| 6 | 2022 | 15 | |
| 7 | 2020 | 11 | |
| 8 | 2022 | 10 | |
| 9 | 2022 | 9 | |
| 10 | 2021 | 9 | |
| 11 | 2021 | 8 | |
| 12 | 2017 | 8 | |
| 13 | 2023 | 3 | |
| 14 | 2025 | 2 | |
| 15 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 16 | 2022 | 1 | |
| 17 | 2025 | 0 | |
| 18 | 2017 | 0 |
About Robert Backer
Robert Backer is a scholar working on Plant Science, Cell Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health, having authored 18 papers that have together received 527 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (9 papers), Plant Pathogens and Resistance (8 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (7 papers), Mental Health Research Topics (3 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (3 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (3 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (2 papers) and Plant Disease Management Techniques (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Plant Science (290 citations), Behavioral Neuroscience (20 citations), Horticulture (5 citations), Social Psychology (85 citations) and Cell Biology (58 citations). Robert Backer has collaborated with scholars based in South Africa, United States and China. Frequent co-authors include Noëlani van den Berg, Sanushka Naidoo, J. Wulff, Fred D. Sheffield, Juanita Engelbrecht, Peter Mende‐Siedlecki, Jay J. Van Bavel, Bianca Reeksting, Enrique Ibarra‐Laclette and Mengting Liu. Their work appears in journals such as Frontiers in Plant Science, Scientific Reports, NeuroImage, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.
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