Solon A. Gordon

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

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Solon A. Gordon is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Solon A. Gordon has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Plant Science, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Solon A. Gordon's work include Light effects on plants (12 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (8 papers) and Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects (7 papers). Solon A. Gordon is often cited by papers focused on Light effects on plants (12 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (8 papers) and Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects (7 papers). Solon A. Gordon collaborates with scholars based in United States and Puerto Rico. Solon A. Gordon's co-authors include L. G. Paleg, J. Shen‐Miller, S. M. Naqvi, Kenneth Surrey, R.R. Hinchman, John H. Perkins, Melvin J. Cohen, R. R. Dedolph, Kenneth V. Thimann and Robert P. Burchard and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Solon A. Gordon

52 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

COLORIMETRIC ESTIMATION OF INDOLEACETIC ACID

1951 2.2k citations Solon A. Gordon et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Solon A. Gordon United States	20	2.7k	1.1k	322	204	167	52	3.3k
J. B. Hanson United States	36	3.2k 1.2×	1.7k 1.6×	88 0.3×	112 0.5×	210 1.3×	115	4.4k
L. J. AUDUS United Kingdom	24	1.8k 0.7×	700 0.7×	92 0.3×	114 0.6×	362 2.2×	56	2.7k
L. G. Paleg Australia	33	2.6k 1.0×	1.0k 1.0×	112 0.3×	80 0.4×	244 1.5×	82	3.4k
William Cress South Africa	17	3.8k 1.4×	1.2k 1.1×	168 0.5×	124 0.6×	321 1.9×	28	4.3k
Hubert Greppin Switzerland	31	4.2k 1.6×	2.8k 2.7×	171 0.5×	104 0.5×	335 2.0×	196	5.2k
R. T. Leonard United States	16	1.5k 0.6×	878 0.8×	164 0.5×	57 0.3×	98 0.6×	18	2.2k
Rüdiger Hampp Germany	38	3.5k 1.3×	1.4k 1.4×	294 0.9×	240 1.2×	414 2.5×	188	4.8k
Philip Filner United States	27	1.9k 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	97 0.3×	86 0.4×	138 0.8×	52	2.7k
George G. Laties United States	35	2.3k 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	100 0.3×	76 0.4×	101 0.6×	99	3.2k
Cecil R. Stewart United States	34	3.5k 1.3×	1.7k 1.7×	88 0.3×	58 0.3×	135 0.8×	67	4.2k

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Hinchman, R.R. & Solon A. Gordon. (1974). Amyloplast Size and Number in Gravity-compensated Oat Seedlings. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 53(3). 398–401. 14 indexed citations

Sherwin, John & Solon A. Gordon. (1974). The effect of auxin on the incorporation of [3H]thymidine into the DNA of pea epicotyls. Planta. 116(1). 65–72. 3 indexed citations

Sherwin, John & Solon A. Gordon. (1974). Linear Velocity of Cyclic Adenosine 3′,5′-Monophosphate Transport in Corn Coleoptiles. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 53(3). 416–418. 2 indexed citations

Koukkari, Willard L., F Halberg, & Solon A. Gordon. (1973). Quantifying Rhythmic Movements of Albizzia julibrissin Pinnules. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 51(6). 1084–1088. 22 indexed citations

Gordon, Solon A., Elizabeth A. Cameron, & J. Shen‐Miller. (1973). Polarity and Rate of Transport of Cyclic Adenosine 3,5′-Monophosphate in the Coleoptile. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 52(2). 105–110. 6 indexed citations

Gordon, Solon A., et al.. (1972). Elongation Responses of the Oat Shoot to Blue Light, as Measured by Capacitance Auxanometry. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 50(6). 738–742. 4 indexed citations

Gordon, Solon A. & Melvin J. Cohen. (1971). Gravity and the organism. University of Chicago Press eBooks. 37 indexed citations

Shen‐Miller, J., Paul D. Cooper, & Solon A. Gordon. (1969). Phototropism and Photoinhibition of Basipolar Transport of Auxin in Oat Coleoptiles. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 44(4). 491–496. 15 indexed citations

Shen‐Miller, J., R.R. Hinchman, & Solon A. Gordon. (1968). Thresholds for Georesponse to Acceleration in Gravity-Compensated Avena Seedlings. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 43(3). 338–344. 76 indexed citations

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Naqvi, S. M. & Solon A. Gordon. (1966). Auxin Transport in Zea mays L. Coleoptiles I. Influence of Gravity on the Transport of Indoleacetic Acid-2-¹⁴C. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 41(7). 1113–1118. 57 indexed citations

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Shen‐Miller, J. & Solon A. Gordon. (1966). Hormonal Relations in the Phototropic Response IV. Light-Induced Changes of Endogenous Auxins in the Coleoptile. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 41(5). 831–841. 8 indexed citations

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Gordon, Solon A., et al.. (1966). Action Spectrum and Characteristics of the Light Activated Disappearance of Phytochrome in Oat Seedlings. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 41(5). 891–896. 23 indexed citations

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Dedolph, R. R., S. M. Naqvi, & Solon A. Gordon. (1966). Role of Indole-3-acetic Acid in Modification of Geotropic Responses in Clinostat Rotated Avena Seedlings. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 41(5). 897–902. 6 indexed citations

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Naqvi, S. M., R. R. Dedolph, & Solon A. Gordon. (1965). Auxin Transport and Geoelectric Potential in Corn Coleoptile Sections. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 40(5). 966–968. 9 indexed citations

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Dedolph, R. R., et al.. (1965). Geoelectric Effect and Geotropic Curvature. Science. 148(3673). 1100–1101. 8 indexed citations

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Thimann, Kenneth V., et al.. (1964). The biogenesis of anthocyanins. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 107(3). 550–558. 28 indexed citations

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Gordon, Solon A., et al.. (1963). Inactivity of Hexitols & Hexoses in Biosynthesis of Auxin From Tryptophan. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 38(1). 11–11. 2 indexed citations

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Gordon, Solon A.. (1963). Observations on Enhancement & Inhibition by Light of Triphosphopyridine Nucleotide Photoreduction in Preparations of Laurencia obtusa (Hudson) Lam. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 38(2). 153–156. 6 indexed citations

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Surrey, Kenneth & Solon A. Gordon. (1962). Influence of Light on Phosphate Metabolism in Lettuce Seed: Spectral Response Red, Far-Red Interaction. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 37(3). 327–332. 10 indexed citations

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Gordon, Solon A., et al.. (1951). COLORIMETRIC ESTIMATION OF INDOLEACETIC ACID. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 26(1). 192–195. 2193 indexed citations breakdown →

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