Ruth Alscher

6.3k citations

39 papers · 4.7k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 24

Impact in

Plant Science top 0.5%
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
- Plant responses to water stress
- Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals
- Seed Germination and Physiology
Biochemistry top 2%

Papers in

Plant Science 30
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance 18
- Plant responses to elevated CO2 18
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis 5
- Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques 3
Atmospheric Science 7
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols 5

Co-authors: Lenwood S. Heath Carole L. Cramer Janet L. Donahue Jonathan Cumming Nageswara R. Madamanchi Elizabeth A. Grabau Camellia Moses Okpodu Alfred Hausladen
Journals: PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (9 papers)New Phytologist (7 papers)Physiologia Plantarum (5 papers)Journal of Experimental Botany (3 papers)Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States

In The Last Decade

Ruth Alscher

39 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Role of superoxide dismutases (SODs) in controlling oxidative stress in plants 2002 · 1.8k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2002 Journal of Experimental Botany
1997 Physiologia Plantarum
1990 Medical Entomology and Zoology

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All Works

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1	Expresso - A Problem Solving Environment for Bioinformatics: Finding Answers With Microarray Technology Ruth Alscher, Boris I. Chevone, (unknown), (unknown)	2001	2
2	Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Effects of Sulfur Dioxide Journal of Plant Physiology ·Camellia Moses Okpodu, Ruth Alscher, Elizabeth A. Grabau, Carole L. Cramer	1996	29
3	Cold-Hardiness-Specific Glutathione Reductase Isozymes in Red Spruce (Thermal Dependence of Kinetic Parameters and Possible Regulatory Mechanisms) PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Alfred Hausladen, Ruth Alscher	1994	30
4	Differential response of Cu,Zn superoxide dismutases in two pea cultivars during a short-term exposure to sulfur dioxide Plant Molecular Biology ·Nageswara R. Madamanchi, Janet L. Donahue, Carole L. Cramer, Ruth Alscher, Karl Pedersen	1994	81
5	Purification and Characterization of Glutathione Reductase Isozymes Specific for the State of Cold Hardiness of Red Spruce PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Alfred Hausladen, Ruth Alscher	1994	37
6	Acquired Resistance to Herbicides in Pea Cultivars through Pretreatment with Sulfur Dioxide Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology ·Nageswara R. Madamanchi, Alberto Roper Pol, Andreas G. Doulis, Ruth Alscher, 川崎猛史, Carole L. Cramer	1994	18
7	Purification of Multiple Forms of Glutathione Reductase from Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Seedlings and Enzyme Levels in Ozone-Fumigated Pea Leaves PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Nageswara R. Madamanchi, James V. Anderson, Ruth Alscher, Carole L. Cramer, John L. Hess	1992	61
8	The effect of long‐term ozone exposure on injury in seedlings of red spruce (Picea rubensSarg.) New Phytologist ·M. Miatluk, Ruth Alscher	1992	22
9	Seasonal changes in antioxidants in red spruce (Picea rubensSarg.) from three field sites in the northeastern United States New Phytologist ·Nageswara R. Madamanchi, Alfred Hausladen, Ruth Alscher, Ronald Amundson, Elsbeth K. Gordon	1991	35
10	Metabolic Bases for Differences in Sensitivity of Two Pea Cultivars to Sulfur Dioxide PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Nageswara R. Madamanchi, Ruth Alscher	1991	91
11	Response of Photosynthesis and Cellular Antioxidants to Ozone in Populus Leaves PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Ashima Gupta, Ruth Alscher, D.C. McCune	1991	105
12	Seasonal changes in the pigments, carbohydrates and growth of red spruce as affected by exposure to ozone for two growing seasons New Phytologist ·Ronald Amundson, Ruth Alscher, Elsbeth K. Gordon, Gail Rubin, M. Miatluk, Håkan Hedblom, L. H. Weinstein	1991	41
13	Seasonal changes in antioxidants in red spruce as affected by ozone New Phytologist ·Alfred Hausladen, Nageswara R. Madamanchi, Elsbeth K. Gordon, Ruth Alscher, Ronald Amundson	1990	61
14	Stress Responses in Plants: Adaptation and Acclimation Mechanisms Medical Entomology and Zoology ·Ruth Alscher, Jonathan Cumming Hit paper breakdown →	1990	461
15	Effects of sulfite on phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate‐dependent malate dehydrogenase in epidermal peels in two cultivars of pea Physiologia Plantarum ·Warren R. Zipfel, Ruth Alscher, Yang Jy	1990	1
16	Chloroplast-Diphenyl Ether Interactions II PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Scott H. Wettlaufer, Ruth Alscher, Christine A. Strick	1985	12
17	A light-enhanced metabolism of sulfite in cells of Cucumis sativus L. cotyledons Planta ·Beverly A. Rothermel, Ruth Alscher	1985	4
18	Diphenyl ether-chloroplast interactions Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology ·Ruth Alscher, Christine A. Strick	1984	15
19	Activity of Thylakoid-bound Ribosomes in Pea Chloroplasts PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Ruth Alscher, R. W. Patterson, André T. Jagendorf	1978	23
20	Stimulation by Ethylene of Chlorophyll Biosynthesis in Dark-grown Cucumber Cotyledons PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Ruth Alscher, Paul A. Castelfranco	1972	14

About Ruth Alscher

Ruth Alscher is a scholar working on Plant Science, Atmospheric Science, Molecular Biology, Global and Planetary Change and Biochemistry, having authored 39 papers that have together received 4.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (18 papers), Plant responses to elevated CO2 (18 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (9 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (5 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (5 papers), Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (4 papers), Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms (3 papers) and Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Plant Science (3.7k citations), Biochemistry (212 citations), Pollution (334 citations), Molecular Biology (1.6k citations) and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (251 citations). Ruth Alscher has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include Lenwood S. Heath, Carole L. Cramer, Janet L. Donahue, Jonathan Cumming, Nageswara R. Madamanchi, Elizabeth A. Grabau, Camellia Moses Okpodu, Alfred Hausladen, John L. Hess and Ronald Amundson. Their work appears in journals such as PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, New Phytologist, Physiologia Plantarum, Journal of Experimental Botany and Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology.

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