Rod Thornton

1.0k total citations
51 papers, 653 citations indexed

About

Rod Thornton is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Plant Science and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rod Thornton has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 653 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 16 papers in Plant Science and 10 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Rod Thornton's work include European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies (14 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (10 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (9 papers). Rod Thornton is often cited by papers focused on European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies (14 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (10 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (9 papers). Rod Thornton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, India and New Zealand. Rod Thornton's co-authors include W. A. Ayers, C. G. C. CHESTERS, D.J. Ross, Emmanuel Karagiannis, Bettina Renz, William B. Taylor, David Whetham, David H. Ucko, Andrew Dorman and Uvais Qidwai and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Plant and Soil and New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research.

In The Last Decade

Rod Thornton

45 papers receiving 547 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rod Thornton United Kingdom 14 260 171 170 130 129 51 653
Zhihua Zhou China 15 566 2.2× 35 0.2× 192 1.1× 18 0.1× 248 1.9× 31 902
María de la Fuente Spain 15 235 0.9× 65 0.4× 26 0.2× 32 0.2× 68 0.5× 35 517
Rong Ma China 13 231 0.9× 75 0.4× 173 1.0× 122 0.9× 31 0.2× 53 544
George Fischer United States 12 372 1.4× 70 0.4× 222 1.3× 70 0.5× 106 0.8× 54 644
Marianne Elliott United States 15 304 1.2× 39 0.2× 233 1.4× 109 0.8× 25 0.2× 53 517
Michelle Hale Williams United States 11 217 0.8× 126 0.7× 22 0.1× 82 0.6× 15 0.1× 23 478
Rosemary Wakeman United States 14 342 1.3× 70 0.4× 82 0.5× 50 0.4× 9 0.1× 39 536
F. A. Gray United States 12 353 1.4× 37 0.2× 106 0.6× 37 0.3× 15 0.1× 61 569
G. J. Persley Netherlands 14 583 2.2× 7 0.0× 91 0.5× 31 0.2× 45 0.3× 66 836
Julia Davies United Kingdom 11 609 2.3× 11 0.1× 41 0.2× 19 0.1× 48 0.4× 27 787

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rod Thornton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rod Thornton

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rod Thornton. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rod Thornton based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Rod Thornton. Rod Thornton is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Thornton, Rod & Emmanuel Karagiannis. (2016). The Russian Threat to the Baltic States: The Problems of Shaping Local Defense Mechanisms. The Journal of Slavic Military Studies. 29(3). 331–351. 11 indexed citations
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Thornton, Rod. (2009). ‘Minimum Force’: a reply to Huw Bennett. Small Wars and Insurgencies. 20(1). 215–226. 18 indexed citations
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Ucko, David H., et al.. (2007). Network Centric Operations (NCO) Case Study. The British Approach to Low-Intensity Operations: Part 2. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 1 indexed citations
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Thornton, Rod, et al.. (1978). The Wolfson geochemical atlas of England and Wales. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations
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Thornton, Rod, et al.. (1968). A nephrotoxin from Aspergillus fumigatus and its possible relationship with New Zealand mucosal disease‐like syndrome in cattle. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 11(1). 1–14. 4 indexed citations
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Ayers, W. A. & Rod Thornton. (1968). Exudation of amino acids by intact and damaged roots of wheat and peas. Plant and Soil. 28(2). 193–207. 66 indexed citations
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Thornton, Rod. (1965). Studies of fungi in pasture soils. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 8(3). 417–449. 29 indexed citations
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Thornton, Rod. (1964). An examination of ergot in relation to ryegrass staggers. New Zealand Veterinary Journal. 12(1). 13–16. 8 indexed citations
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Thornton, Rod & William B. Taylor. (1963). Anti‐fungal activity of fatty acids to Pithomyces chartarum (Berk. ' Curt.) M. B. Ellis in field trials. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 6(5). 329–342. 5 indexed citations
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Thornton, Rod. (1963). Anti‐fungal activity of fatty acids to Pithomyces chartarum (Berk. & Curt.) M. B. Ellis and other fungi. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 6(6). 469–483. 13 indexed citations
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Thornton, Rod. (1960). Fungi of some forest and pasture soils. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 3(4). 699–711. 9 indexed citations
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Thornton, Rod, et al.. (1960). Some observations on the occurrence of Sporidesmium bakeri Syd. and facial Eczema disease in the field. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 3(2). 300–313. 29 indexed citations
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Thornton, Rod. (1960). XIII. Fungi of two cultivated Soils. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 3(2). 203–206. 8 indexed citations
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Thornton, Rod. (1960). XII. Soils and Vegetation of two cultivated sites. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 3(2). 197–202. 10 indexed citations
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Thornton, Rod & D.J. Ross. (1959). The isolation and cultivation of some fungi from soils and pastures associated with facial eczema disease of sheep. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 2(5). 1002–1016. 23 indexed citations
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Ross, D.J., et al.. (1959). Plant pathogenicity studies with non‐sporing fungi from tussock‐grassland soils. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 2(5). 870–873. 1 indexed citations
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Thornton, Rod. (1958). Biological studies of some tussock‐grassland soils. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 1(6). 913–921. 23 indexed citations
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Thornton, Rod. (1958). Biological studies of some tussock‐grassland soils. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 1(6). 922–938. 34 indexed citations

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