W. R. Gardner

8.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
75 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

W. R. Gardner is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Plant Science and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, W. R. Gardner has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 24 papers in Plant Science and 23 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in W. R. Gardner's work include Soil and Unsaturated Flow (27 papers), Irrigation Practices and Water Management (16 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (15 papers). W. R. Gardner is often cited by papers focused on Soil and Unsaturated Flow (27 papers), Irrigation Practices and Water Management (16 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (15 papers). W. R. Gardner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and China. W. R. Gardner's co-authors include C. F. Ehlig, Daniel Hillel, T. A. Black, G. W. Thurtell, E. E. Miller, W. N. Herkelrath, Milton Fireman, Y. Benyamini, P. A. C. Raats and D. I. Hillel and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

W. R. Gardner

74 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

SOME STEADY-STATE SOLUTIONS OF THE UNSATURATED MOISTURE F... 1958 2026 1980 2003 1958 1960 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. SOME STEADY-STATE SOLUTIONS OF THE UNSATURATED MOISTURE FLOW EQUATION WITH APPLICATION TO EVAPORATION FROM A WATER TABLE
    1958 1.9k citations W. R. Gardner profile →
  2. DYNAMIC ASPECTS OF WATER AVAILABILITY TO PLANTS
    1960 597 citations W. R. Gardner profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. R. Gardner United States 34 3.6k 2.3k 1.8k 1.6k 1.4k 75 6.0k
R. J. Luxmoore United States 33 1.4k 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 1.3k 0.7× 1.6k 1.0× 1.7k 1.2× 98 4.6k
R. J. Hanks United States 33 1.4k 0.4× 1.2k 0.5× 1.7k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 99 4.1k
Dennis E. Rolston United States 49 3.3k 0.9× 2.8k 1.2× 3.3k 1.9× 1.0k 0.7× 913 0.7× 169 7.8k
G. C. Topp Canada 32 3.0k 0.8× 4.6k 2.0× 1.3k 0.7× 618 0.4× 546 0.4× 77 7.3k
G.W. Gee United States 33 2.2k 0.6× 2.2k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 727 0.5× 466 0.3× 119 5.2k
Eshel Bresler Israel 34 2.6k 0.7× 2.3k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 576 0.4× 439 0.3× 78 4.0k
J. D. Rhoades United States 41 2.3k 0.6× 2.8k 1.2× 1.6k 0.9× 298 0.2× 1.4k 1.0× 113 6.6k
W. E. Larson United States 37 1.7k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 3.2k 1.8× 541 0.3× 1.4k 1.0× 245 6.3k
S. Assouline Israel 42 2.5k 0.7× 1.9k 0.8× 2.3k 1.3× 1.6k 1.0× 669 0.5× 158 6.1k
Nicholas Jarvis Sweden 49 5.0k 1.4× 3.9k 1.7× 2.7k 1.5× 730 0.5× 625 0.5× 172 8.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. R. Gardner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. R. Gardner

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Warrick, A. W. & W. R. Gardner. (1983). Crop yield as affected by spatial variations of soil and irrigation. Water Resources Research. 19(1). 181–186. 87 indexed citations
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Gardner, W. R.. (1978). Water and plant life—Problems and modern approaches. Agro-Ecosystems. 4(3). 411–413. 10 indexed citations
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Dalton, F. N. & W. R. Gardner. (1978). Temperature Dependence of Water Uptake by Plant Roots1. Agronomy Journal. 70(3). 404–406. 12 indexed citations
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Batu, Vedat & W. R. Gardner. (1978). Steady‐state Solute Convection in Two Dimensions With Nonuniform Infiltration. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 42(1). 18–22. 17 indexed citations
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Herkelrath, W. N., E. E. Miller, & W. R. Gardner. (1977). Water Uptake by Plants: I. Divided Root Experiments. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 41(6). 1033–1038. 74 indexed citations
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Dalton, F. N., P. A. C. Raats, & W. R. Gardner. (1975). Simultaneous Uptake of Water and Solutes by Plant Roots1. Agronomy Journal. 67(3). 334–339. 97 indexed citations
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Kirkham, M.B., W. R. Gardner, & G. C. Gerloff. (1974). Internal Water Status of Kinetin-treated, Salt-stressed Plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 53(2). 241–243. 30 indexed citations
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Kirkham, M.B., W. R. Gardner, & G. C. Gerloff. (1972). Regulation of Cell Division and Cell Enlargement by Turgor Pressure. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 49(6). 961–962. 44 indexed citations
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Kirkham, M.B., W. R. Gardner, & G. C. Gerloff. (1972). Stomatal Conductance of Differentially Salinized Plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 49(3). 345–347. 12 indexed citations
10.
Raats, P. A. C. & W. R. Gardner. (1971). Comparison of Empirical Relationships between Pressure Head and Hydraulic Conductivity and Some Observations on Radially Symmetric Flow. Water Resources Research. 7(4). 921–928. 45 indexed citations
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Black, T. A., W. R. Gardner, & C. B. Tanner. (1970). Water Storage and Drainage under a Row Crop on a Sandy Soil1. Agronomy Journal. 62(1). 48–51. 20 indexed citations
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Kirkham, M.B., W. R. Gardner, & G. C. Gerloff. (1969). Leaf Water Potential of Differentially Salinized Plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 44(10). 1378–1382. 36 indexed citations
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Black, T. A., W. R. Gardner, & G. W. Thurtell. (1969). The Prediction of Evaporation, Drainage, and Soil Water Storage for a Bare Soil. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 33(5). 655–660. 266 indexed citations
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Rawlins, S. L., W. R. Gardner, & F. N. Dalton. (1968). In Situ Measurement of Soil and Plant Leaf Water Potential. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 32(4). 468–470. 14 indexed citations
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Gardner, W. R. & C. F. Ehlig. (1965). Physical Aspects of the Internal Water Relations of Plant Leaves. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 40(4). 705–710. 78 indexed citations
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Gardner, W. R. & R. H. Nieman. (1964). Lower Limit of Water Availability to Plants. Science. 143(3613). 1460–1462. 75 indexed citations
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Wijk, W. R. van & W. R. Gardner. (1960). Soil temperature and the distribution of heat between soil and air.. 1. 195–202. 1 indexed citations
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Gardner, W. R.. (1959). Diffusivity of Soil Water During Sorption as Affected by Temperature. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 23(6). 406–407. 10 indexed citations
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Gardner, W. R., et al.. (1958). Solutions and Tests of the Diffusion Equation for the Movement of Water in Soil. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 22(3). 197–201. 99 indexed citations
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Richards, L. A., W. R. Gardner, & Gen Ogata. (1956). Physical Processes Determining Water Loss from Soil. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 20(3). 310–314. 88 indexed citations

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