V. R. Switsur

4.4k citations

59 papers · 3.0k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 29

Co-authors: J. Waterhouse Iain Robertson Neil J. Loader A. C. Barker F. A. Hibbert R. G. West K. D. Bennett John Tallis
Topics: Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (30 papers)Tree-ring climate responses (15 papers)Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (15 papers)
Cited by: Atmospheric Science Paleontology Global and Planetary Change
Journals: Nature Science Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
Partner nations: United Kingdom South Sudan United States

In The Last Decade

V. R. Switsur

58 papers receiving 2.8k citations

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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.

An improved technique for the batch processing of small wholewood samples to α-cellulose

1997 432 citations Neil J. Loader, Iain Robertson et al. Chemical Geology profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of V. R. Switsur

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Comparing the performance of different stomatal conductance models using modelled and measured plant carbon isotope ratios (δ¹³C): implications for assessing physiological forcing 2013 ·Global Change Biology ·Per Bodin,Mary Gagen,Danny McCarroll,Neil J. Loader,Risto Jalkanen,Iain Robertson,V. R. Switsur,J. Waterhouse,Ewan J. Woodley,Giles Young,P. B. Alton	15
2	On the purification of α-cellulose from resinous wood for stable isotope (H, C and O) analysis 2005 ·Chemical Geology ·Katja T. Rinne‐Garmston,T. Boettger,Neil J. Loader,Iain Robertson,V. R. Switsur,J. Waterhouse	102
3	Late and Middle Pleistocene deposits at Somersham, Cambridgeshire, U.K.: a model for reconstructing fluvial/estuarine depositional environments 1999 ·Quaternary Science Reviews ·R. G. West,(unknown),J. A. Catt,Charles P. Hart,John T. Hollin,Karen Luise Knudsen,(unknown),David Penney,(unknown),Richard C. Preece,V. R. Switsur,Colin A. Whiteman,Liping Zhou	38
4	Climate variation and the stable carbon isotope composition of tree ring cellulose: an intercomparison of Quercus robur, Fagus sylvatica and Pinus silvestris 1998 ·Tellus B ·Debbie Hemming,V. R. Switsur,J. Waterhouse,Timothy H. Heaton,(unknown)	95
5	Signal strength and climate relationships in ¹³C/¹²C ratios of tree ring cellulose from oak in east England 1997 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Iain Robertson,V. R. Switsur,(unknown),A. C. Barker,J. Waterhouse,Keith R. Briffa,P. D. Jones	115
6	4000 years of human impact and vegetation change in the central Peruvian Andes — with events parallelling the Maya record? 1996 ·Antiquity ·Alex Chepstow‐Lusty,K. D. Bennett,V. R. Switsur,(unknown)	48
7	Reconstructing Past Environmental Change Using Stable Isotopes in Tree-rings 1996 ·Botanical Journal of Scotland ·Neil J. Loader,V. R. Switsur	27
8	Rapid recycling of triose phosphates in oak stem tissue 1995 ·Plant Cell & Environment ·Steven A. Hill,J. Waterhouse,Emily Field,V. R. Switsur,Tom ap Rees	175
9	Mid-Holocene glacial activity in the Pyrenees 1992 ·The Holocene ·Anne F. Gellatly,Jean M. Grove,V. R. Switsur	41
10	Forest and Moorland in the South Pennine Uplands in the Mid-Flandrian Period.: II. The Hillslope Forests 1990 ·Journal of Ecology ·John Tallis,V. R. Switsur	28
11	Holocene vegetational and environmental history at Loch Lang, South Uist, Western Isles, Scotland 1990 ·New Phytologist ·K. D. Bennett,(unknown),Martin Sharp,V. R. Switsur	59
12	On the development of a novel method for the determination of stable oxygen isotope ratios in cellulose 1988 ·International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation Part A Applied Radiation and Isotopes ·(unknown),J. Waterhouse,V. R. Switsur	13
13	Mesolithic Exploitation Patterns in the Central Pennines: A Palynological Study of Soyland Moor 1985 ·OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique) ·(unknown),V. R. Switsur	15
14	Seriation and dating of mesolithic sites in southern England 1980 ·Revue d Archéométrie ·Roger Jacobi,(unknown),V. R. Switsur	3
15	Camnbridge大学の自然放射性炭素測定 XI \| 文献情報 \| J-GLOBAL 科学技術総合リンクセンター 1973 ·Radiocarbon ·V. R. Switsur,(unknown)	9
16	Studies on Southern Pennine Peats: VI. A Radiocarbon-Dated Pollen Diagram from Featherbed Moss, Derbyshire 1973 ·Journal of Ecology ·John Tallis,V. R. Switsur	33
17	Prehistoric Roads and Tracks in Somerset, England: 3. The Sweet Track 1973 ·Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society ·John Coles,F. A. Hibbert,Bryony Orme,Michael Pettit,(unknown),V. R. Switsur	18
18	Radiocarbon dating of Flandrian pollen zones at Red Moss, Lancashire 1971 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·F. A. Hibbert,V. R. Switsur,R. G. West	87
19	University of Cambridge Natural Radiocarbon Measurements IX 1970 ·Radiocarbon ·V. R. Switsur,M. A. Hall,R. G. West	12
20	Cambridge University Natural Radiocarbon Measurements VII 1965 ·Radiocarbon ·H. Godwin,E. H. Willis,V. R. Switsur	16

About V. R. Switsur

V. R. Switsur is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Paleontology and Earth-Surface Processes, having authored 59 papers that have together received 3.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (30 papers), Tree-ring climate responses (15 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (15 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atmospheric Science (2.4k citations), Paleontology (559 citations) and Global and Planetary Change (1.4k citations). V. R. Switsur has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, South Sudan and United States. Frequent co-authors include J. Waterhouse, Iain Robertson, Neil J. Loader, A. C. Barker, F. A. Hibbert, R. G. West, K. D. Bennett, John Tallis, Emily Field and Martin Sharp. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

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