ROBERT O. BLANCHARD

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 785 citations indexed

About

ROBERT O. BLANCHARD is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, ROBERT O. BLANCHARD has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 785 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Plant Science, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in ROBERT O. BLANCHARD's work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (10 papers), Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies (6 papers) and Forest Insect Ecology and Management (5 papers). ROBERT O. BLANCHARD is often cited by papers focused on Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (10 papers), Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies (6 papers) and Forest Insect Ecology and Management (5 papers). ROBERT O. BLANCHARD collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. ROBERT O. BLANCHARD's co-authors include Muriel G. Cantor, Leon V. Sigal, William G. Christ, TERRY A. TATTAR, Walter C. Shortle, Richard T. Hanlin, Kevin T. Smith, Harvey Molotch, Raywat Deonandan and James Gomes and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Journal of Experimental Botany and Annual Review of Phytopathology.

In The Last Decade

ROBERT O. BLANCHARD

37 papers receiving 644 citations

Hit Papers

Reporters and Officials: The Organization and Politics of... 1976 2026 1992 2009 1976 100 200 300 400
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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. Reporters and Officials: The Organization and Politics of Newsmaking.
    1976 483 citations ROBERT O. BLANCHARD et al. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
ROBERT O. BLANCHARD United States 11 388 219 108 100 73 43 785
Paul Rutherford New Zealand 14 52 0.1× 175 0.8× 40 0.4× 250 2.5× 48 0.7× 50 705
Christian Christensen Sweden 14 324 0.8× 284 1.3× 142 1.3× 42 0.4× 14 0.2× 63 656
Pieter Maeseele Belgium 14 302 0.8× 457 2.1× 55 0.5× 79 0.8× 24 0.3× 55 696
Richard Aldrich United Kingdom 19 17 0.0× 437 2.0× 637 5.9× 315 3.1× 34 0.5× 121 1.3k
David E. Williams United States 16 164 0.4× 200 0.9× 6 0.1× 62 0.6× 203 2.8× 53 809
Katherine Dentzman United States 13 63 0.2× 320 1.5× 27 0.3× 253 2.5× 20 0.3× 35 747
Simon J. Lock United Kingdom 11 74 0.2× 409 1.9× 55 0.5× 16 0.2× 16 0.2× 16 720
Niels Mejlgaard Denmark 14 54 0.1× 240 1.1× 39 0.4× 162 1.6× 46 0.6× 33 739
Carl G. Herndl United States 15 93 0.2× 234 1.1× 21 0.2× 15 0.1× 17 0.2× 30 707
Anu Kantola Finland 17 150 0.4× 220 1.0× 152 1.4× 27 0.3× 80 1.1× 52 750

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of ROBERT O. BLANCHARD

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Deonandan, Raywat, et al.. (2013). A pilot study: research poster presentations as an educational tool for undergraduate epidemiology students. Advances in Medical Education and Practice. 4. 183–183. 10 indexed citations
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BLANCHARD, ROBERT O., et al.. (1992). Technology in medicine -- ethics, politics and reality.. PubMed. 25(1). 51–4. 2 indexed citations
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BLANCHARD, ROBERT O. & Donald A. Ritchie. (1992). Press Gallery: Congress and the Washington Correspondents.. The American Historical Review. 97(4). 1273–1273. 1 indexed citations
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BLANCHARD, ROBERT O., et al.. (1984). Variation in bark characteristics of American beech (Fagus grandifolia). Canadian Journal of Botany. 62(7). 1564–1566.
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BLANCHARD, ROBERT O., et al.. (1983). Mechanism relating cambial electrical resistance to periodic growth rate of balsam fir. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 13(3). 472–480. 22 indexed citations
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BLANCHARD, ROBERT O., et al.. (1983). Characteristics and development of necrophylatic periderms in mature bark of American beech. 37. 69–79. 3 indexed citations
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BLANCHARD, ROBERT O., et al.. (1982). The Fungal Flora of Bark of Fagus grandifolia. Mycologia. 74(5). 836–836. 7 indexed citations
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BLANCHARD, ROBERT O., et al.. (1982). The Fungal Flora of Bark of Fagus Grandifolia. Mycologia. 74(5). 836–843. 11 indexed citations
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Vobecký, J, et al.. (1980). Food and nutrient intake of infants in the first fifteen months.. Nutrition reports international. 22(4). 571–580. 7 indexed citations
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BLANCHARD, ROBERT O., et al.. (1980). Electrical resistance measurements to detect Dutch elm disease prior to symptom expression. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 10(1). 111–114. 8 indexed citations
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BLANCHARD, ROBERT O., et al.. (1980). Some factors affecting canker formation in American beech inoculated with Nectria coccinea var. faginata. Forest Pathology. 10(6). 365–370. 2 indexed citations
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BLANCHARD, ROBERT O., et al.. (1978). Electrical resistance related to phloem width in red maple. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 8(1). 90–93. 11 indexed citations
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TATTAR, TERRY A. & ROBERT O. BLANCHARD. (1977). Electrical Techniques for Disease Diagnosis. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry. 3(2). 21–24. 1 indexed citations
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Molotch, Harvey & ROBERT O. BLANCHARD. (1976). Congress and the News Media.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 5(4). 449–449. 6 indexed citations
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TATTAR, TERRY A., et al.. (1974). Relationship between Electrical Resistance and Capacitance of Wood in Progressive Stages of Discoloration and Decay. Journal of Experimental Botany. 25(4). 658–662. 6 indexed citations
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BLANCHARD, ROBERT O.. (1972). Septa in Sporormia australis. Mycologia. 64(6). 1330–1330. 4 indexed citations
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BLANCHARD, ROBERT O.. (1972). Ultrastructure of Ascocarp Development in Sporormia australis. American Journal of Botany. 59(5). 537–537. 3 indexed citations
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BLANCHARD, ROBERT O.. (1972). Origin and development of ascogenous hyphae and pseudoparaphyses in Sporormia australis. Canadian Journal of Botany. 50(8). 1725–1729. 2 indexed citations
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BLANCHARD, ROBERT O., et al.. (1955). An Analysis of a Railroad Classification Yard. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 3(3). 262–271. 12 indexed citations

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