Torsten Ingestad

7.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
47 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Torsten Ingestad is a scholar working on Plant Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Torsten Ingestad has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Plant Science, 23 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 10 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Torsten Ingestad's work include Seedling growth and survival studies (18 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (10 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (8 papers). Torsten Ingestad is often cited by papers focused on Seedling growth and survival studies (18 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (10 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (8 papers). Torsten Ingestad collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, India and China. Torsten Ingestad's co-authors include Göran I. Ågren, Monika Kähr, Tom Ericsson, A.J.S. McDonald, Aron Aronsson and N. Molin and has published in prestigious journals such as PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, Journal of Experimental Botany and Ecological Applications.

In The Last Decade

Torsten Ingestad

45 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

Mineral Nutrition of Plants: Principles and Perspectives 1973 2026 1990 2008 1973 1979 250 500 750 1000
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. Mineral Nutrition of Plants: Principles and Perspectives
    1973 1.1k citations Torsten Ingestad Forest Science profile →
  2. Mineral Nutrient Requirements of Pinus silvestris and Picea abies Seedlings
    1979 446 citations Torsten Ingestad Physiologia Plantarum profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Torsten Ingestad Sweden 31 3.9k 1.8k 1.3k 1.1k 508 47 5.4k
John S. Pate Australia 42 4.4k 1.1× 950 0.5× 765 0.6× 1.3k 1.2× 593 1.2× 116 6.0k
J. S. Pate Australia 45 4.7k 1.2× 599 0.3× 641 0.5× 693 0.6× 454 0.9× 106 6.1k
Christof Engels Germany 33 2.3k 0.6× 847 0.5× 1.4k 1.1× 504 0.5× 708 1.4× 55 3.9k
Thomas W. Rufty United States 45 4.7k 1.2× 448 0.2× 1.2k 0.9× 570 0.5× 556 1.1× 148 5.9k
Stephen G. Pallardy United States 44 3.0k 0.8× 1.7k 1.0× 435 0.3× 3.3k 3.1× 758 1.5× 96 6.1k
Merrill R. Kaufmann United States 30 2.7k 0.7× 974 0.5× 400 0.3× 1.8k 1.7× 638 1.3× 79 4.2k
Elroy L. Rice United States 32 2.3k 0.6× 706 0.4× 768 0.6× 265 0.2× 611 1.2× 77 3.6k
Pål Axel Olsson Sweden 46 4.6k 1.2× 1.1k 0.6× 2.0k 1.5× 336 0.3× 1.2k 2.3× 112 6.2k
G. Brett Runion United States 32 3.6k 0.9× 326 0.2× 1.2k 0.9× 1.3k 1.2× 592 1.2× 109 5.0k
J. Nösberger Switzerland 36 4.2k 1.1× 245 0.1× 1.3k 1.0× 1.4k 1.3× 457 0.9× 131 5.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Torsten Ingestad

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Torsten Ingestad

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ingestad, Torsten, et al.. (1995). Performance of birch plants (Betula pendula Roth.) under non-limiting conditions and under limitation by nitrogen and light. 2 indexed citations
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Ingestad, Torsten & A.J.S. McDonald. (1989). Interaction between nitrogen and photon flux density in birch seedlings at steady‐state nutrition. Physiologia Plantarum. 77(1). 1–11. 57 indexed citations
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Ågren, Göran I. & Torsten Ingestad. (1987). Root: shoot ratio as a balance between nitrogen productivity and photosynthesis. Plant Cell & Environment. 10(7). 579–586. 179 indexed citations
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Ingestad, Torsten. (1987). New concepts on soil fertility and plant nutrition as illustrated by research on forest trees and stands. Geoderma. 40(3-4). 237–252. 155 indexed citations
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Ågren, Göran I. & Torsten Ingestad. (1987). Root: shoot ratio as a balance between nitrogen productivity and photosynthesis. Plant Cell & Environment. 10(7). 579–586. 11 indexed citations
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Ingestad, Torsten. (1982). Relative addition rate and external concentration; Driving variables used in plant nutrition research. Plant Cell & Environment. 5(6). 443–453. 327 indexed citations
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Ingestad, Torsten. (1981). Nutrition and growth of birch and grey alder seedlings in low conductivity solutions and at varied relative rates of nutrient addition. Physiologia Plantarum. 52(4). 454–466. 127 indexed citations
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Ingestad, Torsten. (1980). Growth, nutrition, and nitrogen fixation in grey alder at varied rate of nitrogen addition. Physiologia Plantarum. 50(4). 353–364. 89 indexed citations
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Ingestad, Torsten. (1979). Nitrogen Stress in Birch Seedlings. Physiologia Plantarum. 45(1). 149–157. 336 indexed citations
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Ingestad, Torsten. (1977). Nitrogen and plant growth maximum efficiency of nitrogen fertilizers. AMBIO. 6. 146–151. 62 indexed citations
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Ingestad, Torsten. (1973). Mineral Nutrient Requirements of Cucumber Seedlings. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 52(4). 332–338. 53 indexed citations
12.
Ingestad, Torsten. (1973). Mineral Nutrient Requirements ofVaccinium vitis idaeaandV. myrtillus. Physiologia Plantarum. 29(2). 239–246. 75 indexed citations
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Ingestad, Torsten. (1973). Mineral Nutrition of Plants: Principles and Perspectives. Forest Science. 19(2). 156–156. 1128 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ingestad, Torsten. (1971). A Definition of Optimum Nutrient Requirements in Birch Seedlings. II. Physiologia Plantarum. 24(1). 118–125. 118 indexed citations
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Ingestad, Torsten. (1970). A Definition of Optimum Nutrient Requirements in Birch Seedlings. I.. Physiologia Plantarum. 23(6). 1127–1138. 177 indexed citations
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Ingestad, Torsten, et al.. (1964). The effects of soil fumigation, sucrose application, and inoculation of sugar fungi on the growth of forest-tree seedlings. Plant and Soil. 20(1). 74–84. 8 indexed citations
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Ingestad, Torsten, et al.. (1962). Boron and manganese nutrition of birch seedlings in nutrient solutions. Epsilon Open Archive (Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet biblioteket (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)). 3 indexed citations
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Ingestad, Torsten. (1960). Studies on the Nutrition of Forest Tree Seedlings. III Mineral Nutrition of Pine. Physiologia Plantarum. 13(3). 513–533. 109 indexed citations
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Ingestad, Torsten. (1957). Studies on the Nutrition of Forest Tree Seedlings I. Mineral Nutrition of Birch. Physiologia Plantarum. 10(2). 418–439. 16 indexed citations
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Ingestad, Torsten. (1953). Kinetic Aspects on the Growth‐Regulating Effect of Some Phenoxy Acids. Physiologia Plantarum. 6(4). 796–803. 7 indexed citations

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