Robert S. Fritz

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
106 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Robert S. Fritz is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Insect Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert S. Fritz has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 35 papers in Insect Science and 33 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Robert S. Fritz's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (32 papers), Plant and animal studies (28 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (25 papers). Robert S. Fritz is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (32 papers), Plant and animal studies (28 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (25 papers). Robert S. Fritz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Germany. Robert S. Fritz's co-authors include Ellen L. Simms, Colin M. Orians, Cris G. Hochwender, Douglass H. Morse, Peter W. Price, Steven J. Brunsfeld, Bernadette M. Roche, V. K. Brown, A. R. Zangerl and F. A. Bazzaz and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Robert S. Fritz

105 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

Plant Resistance to Herbivores and Pathogens 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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. Plant Resistance to Herbivores and Pathogens
    1992 586 citations Robert S. Fritz, Ellen L. Simms 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 S. Fritz United States 42 3.1k 2.0k 2.0k 1.6k 1.5k 106 5.5k
William E. Snyder United States 41 2.9k 0.9× 2.3k 1.2× 3.7k 1.9× 1.1k 0.7× 1.4k 1.0× 147 6.2k
Ruth A. Hufbauer United States 36 2.0k 0.7× 1.7k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 1.5k 0.9× 1.4k 0.9× 115 4.8k
Lia Hemerik Netherlands 38 1.5k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 960 0.6× 1.2k 0.8× 142 4.3k
Isabelle Olivieri France 47 3.0k 1.0× 1.9k 0.9× 806 0.4× 1.6k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 113 6.4k
Andrew Paul Gutierrez United States 44 1.7k 0.5× 3.1k 1.5× 4.2k 2.1× 487 0.3× 1.3k 0.9× 199 6.5k
R. W. Sutherst Australia 41 1.5k 0.5× 1.5k 0.7× 2.0k 1.0× 517 0.3× 1.2k 0.8× 108 5.1k
Bas J. Zwaan Netherlands 49 3.0k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 1.7k 0.9× 651 0.4× 1.8k 1.2× 171 8.0k
Paul J. De Barro Australia 40 1.7k 0.6× 3.4k 1.7× 5.2k 2.7× 479 0.3× 980 0.7× 96 6.8k
Michael F. Antolin United States 38 1.4k 0.5× 850 0.4× 1.6k 0.8× 679 0.4× 1.7k 1.1× 116 5.2k
Silvia Dorn Switzerland 55 5.6k 1.8× 3.9k 2.0× 6.9k 3.5× 877 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 244 9.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert S. Fritz

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fritz, Robert S., et al.. (2020). The Blue Light District. PhotonicsViews. 17(1). 61–65. 3 indexed citations
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Orians, Colin M., Robert S. Fritz, Cris G. Hochwender, Benedicte Riber Albrectsen, & Mary Ellen Czesak. (2013). How slug herbivory of juvenile hybrid willows alters chemistry, growth and subsequent susceptibility to diverse plant enemies. Annals of Botany. 112(4). 757–765. 11 indexed citations
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Fritz, Robert S., et al.. (2006). The Managerial Moment of Truth: The Essential Step in Helping People Improve Performance. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Fritz, Robert S., Deniz Yilmazer‐Hanke, Thomas Roskoden, Herbert Schwegler, & R. Linke. (2004). Separate sets of neurons of the central nucleus of the amygdala project to the substantia innominata and the caudal pontine reticular nucleus in the rat. Neuroscience Letters. 373(2). 130–133. 3 indexed citations
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Albrectsen, Benedicte Riber, et al.. (2004). Slugs, willow seedlings and nutrient fertilization: intrinsic vigor inversely affects palatability. Oikos. 105(2). 268–278. 42 indexed citations
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Czesak, Mary Ellen, et al.. (2004). Genetic architecture of resistance to aphids and mites in a willow hybrid system. Heredity. 93(6). 619–626. 12 indexed citations
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Fritz, Robert S.. (1999). The path of least resistance for managers : designing organizations to succeed. 13 indexed citations
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Fritz, Robert S., et al.. (1997). Effects of plant hybridization on herbivore-parasitoid interactions. Oecologia. 110(3). 360–367. 23 indexed citations
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Fritz, Robert S., et al.. (1996). Susceptibility of pure and hybrid willows to isolates ofMelampsora epitea rust. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 102(9). 875–881. 9 indexed citations
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Fritz, Robert S., Bernadette M. Roche, Steven J. Brunsfeld, & Colin M. Orians. (1996). Interspecific and temporal variation in herbivore responses to hybrid willows. Oecologia. 108(1). 121–129. 58 indexed citations
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Brown, V. K., Robert S. Fritz, & Ellen L. Simms. (1993). Plant Resistance to Herbivores and Pathogens.. Journal of Ecology. 81(4). 829–829. 259 indexed citations
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Simms, Ellen L., Mark D. Rausher, & Robert S. Fritz. (1992). Uses of quantitative genetics for studying the evolution of plant resistance.. 42–68. 31 indexed citations
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Hare, J. Daniel, Robert S. Fritz, & Ellen L. Simms. (1992). Effects of plant variation on herbivore-natural enemy interactions.. 278–298. 92 indexed citations
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Wilhoit, Lawrence R., Robert S. Fritz, & Ellen L. Simms. (1992). Evolution of herbivore virulence to plant resistance: influence of variety mixtures.. 91–119. 9 indexed citations
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Simms, Ellen L. & Robert S. Fritz. (1990). The ecology and evolution of host-plant resistance to insects. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 5(11). 356–360. 62 indexed citations
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Fritz, Robert S., William S. Gaud, Christopher F. Sacchi, & Peter W. Price. (1987). Patterns of intra- and interspecific association of gall-forming sawflies in relation to shoot size on their willow host plant. Oecologia. 73(2). 159–169. 30 indexed citations
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Morse, Douglass H. & Robert S. Fritz. (1985). Variation in the Pollinaria, Anthers, and Alar Fissures of Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca L.). American Journal of Botany. 72(7). 1032–1032. 2 indexed citations
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Fritz, Robert S.. (1985). Spruce Grouse in Habitat Patches in the Adirondack Mountains: Dispersal vs. Rarity. The Auk. 102(2). 393–394. 6 indexed citations
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Fritz, Robert S.. (1983). Ant Protection of a Host Plant's Defoliator: Consequence of an Ant‐Membracid Mutualism. Ecology. 64(4). 789–797. 63 indexed citations
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Fritz, Robert S., et al.. (1982). Differential stratification, movement and parasitism of sexes of the bagworm, Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis on redcedar. Ecological Entomology. 7(2). 149–154. 20 indexed citations

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