W. Armstrong

13.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
128 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

W. Armstrong is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Armstrong has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Plant Science, 46 papers in Ecology and 18 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in W. Armstrong's work include Plant responses to water stress (91 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (42 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (39 papers). W. Armstrong is often cited by papers focused on Plant responses to water stress (91 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (42 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (39 papers). W. Armstrong collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. W. Armstrong's co-authors include J. Armstrong, S. H. F. W. JUSTIN, Michael B. Jackson, Jean Armstrong, P.M. Beckett, Roland Brändle, Timothy D. Colmer, H. Greenway, D. J. Boatman and John Etherington and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

W. Armstrong

124 papers receiving 8.4k 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.

THE ANATOMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ROOTS AND PLANT RESPONSE TO SOIL FLOODING

1987 606 citations W. Armstrong et al. New Phytologist profile →
Formation of Aerenchyma and the Processes of Plant Ventilation in Relation to Soil Flooding and Submergence

1999 543 citations W. Armstrong et al. Plant Biology profile →
Radial Oxygen Losses from Intact Rice Roots as Affected by Distance from the Apex, Respiration and Waterlogging

1971 283 citations W. Armstrong Physiologia Plantarum profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. Armstrong United Kingdom	53	7.0k	4.2k	1.3k	785	757	128	9.1k
C.W.P.M. Blom Netherlands	38	3.5k 0.5×	2.4k 0.6×	932 0.7×	292 0.4×	152 0.2×	99	4.7k
Timothy D. Colmer Australia	72	16.3k 2.3×	4.5k 1.1×	1.7k 1.3×	958 1.2×	399 0.5×	257	19.7k
Michael B. Jackson United Kingdom	50	7.5k 1.1×	1.9k 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	430 0.5×	126 0.2×	130	8.6k
S. R. Pezeshki United States	38	2.5k 0.4×	2.3k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	377 0.5×	191 0.3×	124	4.5k
Chris Freeman United Kingdom	43	2.2k 0.3×	7.2k 1.7×	1.5k 1.1×	2.4k 3.1×	670 0.9×	134	10.4k
Matthew H. Turnbull New Zealand	52	3.2k 0.5×	1.1k 0.3×	3.3k 2.5×	433 0.6×	302 0.4×	140	6.4k
Per Ambus Denmark	47	2.6k 0.4×	1.8k 0.4×	1.3k 1.0×	1.5k 1.9×	470 0.6×	189	7.9k
Chao Wang China	46	2.6k 0.4×	3.0k 0.7×	710 0.5×	1.2k 1.6×	544 0.7×	277	8.3k
Jianguo Zhu China	54	4.8k 0.7×	1.7k 0.4×	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.4×	290 0.4×	242	8.8k
Jared L. DeForest United States	32	2.6k 0.4×	1.8k 0.4×	934 0.7×	940 1.2×	195 0.3×	44	6.1k

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Jiménez, Juan de la Cruz, W. Armstrong, Timothy D. Colmer, & Ole Pedersen. (2024). Overcoming constraints to measuring O2 diffusivity and consumption of intact roots. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 195(1). 283–286. 6 indexed citations

Arsenault, Richard, et al.. (2024). Application of weather post-processing methods for operational ensemble hydrological forecasting on multiple catchments in Canada. Journal of Hydrology. 642. 131861–131861. 2 indexed citations

Pan, Ying, Ellen Cieraad, Jean Armstrong, et al.. (2020). Global patterns of the leaf economics spectrum in wetlands. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4519–4519. 61 indexed citations

Colmer, Timothy D., Anders Winkel, Lukasz Kotula, et al.. (2019). Root O₂ consumption, CO₂ production and tissue concentration profiles in chickpea, as influenced by environmental hypoxia. New Phytologist. 226(2). 373–384. 23 indexed citations

Armstrong, W., et al.. (2011). Tonic Regulation of GABAergic Synaptic Activity on Vasopressin Neurones by Cannabinoids. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 24(4). 664–673. 10 indexed citations

Armstrong, Jean & W. Armstrong. (2010). Reasons for the presence or absence of convective (pressurized) ventilation in the genus Equisetum. New Phytologist. 190(2). 387–397. 8 indexed citations

Armstrong, Jean, et al.. (2008). Effects of oil on internal gas transport, radial oxygen loss, gas films and bud growth in Phragmites australis. Annals of Botany. 103(2). 333–340. 18 indexed citations

Armstrong, W., et al.. (2008). Assessment of O₂ diffusivity across the barrier to radial O₂ loss in adventitious roots of Hordeum marinum. New Phytologist. 179(2). 405–416. 57 indexed citations

Armstrong, W., et al.. (2008). Measuring and interpreting respiratory critical oxygen pressures in roots. Annals of Botany. 103(2). 281–293. 54 indexed citations

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Voesenek, Laurentius A. C. J., W. Armstrong, Gerard M. Bögemann, Timothy D. Colmer, & M. P. McDonald. (1999). A lack of aerenchyma and high rates of radial oxygen loss from the root base contribute to the waterlogging intolerance of Brassica napus. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 26(1). 87–93. 41 indexed citations

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Armstrong, W., et al.. (1999). Formation of Aerenchyma and the Processes of Plant Ventilation in Relation to Soil Flooding and Submergence. Plant Biology. 1(3). 274–287. 30 indexed citations

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Gibbs, Jane, D. W. Turner, W. Armstrong, K. Sivasithamparam, & H. Greenway. (1998). Response to oxygen deficiency in primary maize roots. II. Development of oxygen deficiency in the stele has limited short-term impact on radial hydraulic conductivity. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 25(6). 759–763. 22 indexed citations

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Gibbs, Jane, et al.. (1998). Response to oxygen deficiency in primary maize roots. I. Development of oxygen deficiency in the stele reduces radial solute transport to the xylem. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 25(6). 745–758. 71 indexed citations

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Gibbs, Jane, et al.. (1995). Evidence for Anoxic Zones in 2-3 mm Tips of Aerenchymatous Maize Roots Under Low O2 Supply. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 22(5). 723–730. 22 indexed citations

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Armstrong, W., Roland Brändle, & MB Jackson. (1994). Mechanisms of flooding resistance in plants. Acta Botanica Neerlandica. 43. 307–358. 93 indexed citations

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Armstrong, J. & W. Armstrong. (1990). Light‐enhanced convective throughflow increases oxygenation in rhizomes and rhizosphere of Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.. New Phytologist. 114(1). 121–128. 176 indexed citations

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Barrett-Lennard, E.G., F. Buwalda, Jane Gibbs, et al.. (1988). Effects of Growing Wheat in Hypoxic Nutrient Solutions and of Subsequent Transfer to Aerated Solutions. I. Growth and Carbohydrate Status of Shoots and Roots. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 15(4). 585–598. 46 indexed citations

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Armstrong, W., et al.. (1985). A Critical Oxygen Pressure for Root Extension in Rice. Journal of Experimental Botany. 36(10). 1573–1582. 72 indexed citations

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Armstrong, W.. (1972). A Re‐examination of the Functional Significance of Aerenchyma. Physiologia Plantarum. 27(2). 173–177. 57 indexed citations

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Armstrong, W. & D. J. Read. (1972). SOME OBSERVATIONS ON OXYGEN TRANSPORT IN CONIFER SEEDLINGS. New Phytologist. 71(1). 55–62. 27 indexed citations

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