William F. Grant

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
134 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

William F. Grant is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, William F. Grant has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Plant Science, 58 papers in Molecular Biology and 37 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in William F. Grant's work include Plant tissue culture and regeneration (34 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (25 papers) and Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies (20 papers). William F. Grant is often cited by papers focused on Plant tissue culture and regeneration (34 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (25 papers) and Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies (20 papers). William F. Grant collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Kenya. William F. Grant's co-authors include Kuang-Dong Wuu, Darrell J. Tomkins, D. de Nettancourt, Michael F. Salamone, Patricia M. Harney, T. Mohandas, John Raelson, M. S. Chiang, Ernest Small and Chi‐Chang Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Ecology and Environmental Health Perspectives.

In The Last Decade

William F. Grant

132 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

  1. Chromosome aberration assays in allium
    1982 351 citations William F. Grant profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William F. Grant Canada 31 2.2k 1.1k 731 618 319 134 3.3k
C. C. Townsend United Kingdom 14 3.0k 1.4× 1.0k 1.0× 331 0.5× 2.2k 3.6× 35 0.1× 120 4.3k
Christian Langebartels Germany 43 6.5k 2.9× 3.1k 3.0× 36 0.0× 420 0.7× 207 0.6× 90 7.8k
H. N. Nigg United States 22 826 0.4× 161 0.2× 100 0.1× 119 0.2× 224 0.7× 107 1.6k
Véronique Hugouvieux France 24 2.9k 1.3× 2.0k 1.9× 308 0.4× 76 0.1× 203 0.6× 30 3.8k
Franck Atienzar United Kingdom 16 509 0.2× 379 0.4× 265 0.4× 61 0.1× 218 0.7× 23 1.3k
Salah E. Abdel‐Ghany United States 28 2.7k 1.2× 1.8k 1.6× 113 0.2× 91 0.1× 249 0.8× 40 4.0k
K. Kunert South Africa 37 4.0k 1.8× 1.9k 1.8× 25 0.0× 442 0.7× 202 0.6× 128 5.2k
Sharon Doty United States 33 2.7k 1.2× 1.2k 1.1× 24 0.0× 471 0.8× 594 1.9× 70 4.0k
Mo‐Xian Chen China 35 2.7k 1.2× 1.6k 1.5× 77 0.1× 195 0.3× 154 0.5× 173 3.9k
Carmen Gutiérrez Spain 29 923 0.4× 782 0.7× 58 0.1× 165 0.3× 189 0.6× 61 1.9k

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All Works

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Grant, William F., et al.. (2002). Lycopersicon assays of chemical/radiation genotoxicity for the study of environmental mutagens. Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research. 511(3). 207–237. 9 indexed citations
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Ma, Te­-Hsiu, William F. Grant, & Frederick J. de Serres. (1997). P XIII.30 The genotoxicity monitoring of air, water and soil — A preliminary report of the International Programme on Plant Bioassays (IPPB). Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis. 379(1). S99–S99. 13 indexed citations
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Raelson, John, et al.. (1989). An isoenzyme study in the genus Lotus (Fabaceae). Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 77(3). 360–368. 13 indexed citations
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Grant, William F., et al.. (1983). Clastogenic and physiological response of chromosomes to nine pesticides in the Vicia faba in vivo root tip assay system. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology. 124(1). 69–84. 37 indexed citations
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Grant, William F., et al.. (1980). An investigation into the mechanism for reduced seed yield inLotus corniculatus. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 58(2). 157–160. 13 indexed citations
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Grant, William F., et al.. (1975). A putative heterozygous interchange in the cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) cultivar ‘Badger Shipper’. Euphytica. 24(3). 581–584. 3 indexed citations
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Grant, William F., et al.. (1974). The phenolic constituents from leaves of Manihot esculenta. Canadian Journal of Botany. 52(11). 2381–2386. 2 indexed citations
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Grant, William F., et al.. (1972). Chromosome differentiation in diploid species of Lotus (Leguminosae). Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 42(1). 34–40. 12 indexed citations
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Grant, William F., et al.. (1972). Cytological effects of the mercurial fungicide Panogen 15 on tradescantia and Vicia faba root tips. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 14(4). 391–396. 30 indexed citations
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Grant, William F., et al.. (1969). Observations on Canadian Birch (Betula) Collections at the Morgan Arboretum. VIII. Betula from Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 83(4). 361–383. 4 indexed citations
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Grant, William F., et al.. (1968). Observations on Canadian Birch (Betula) collections at the Morgan Arboretum. VII. B. papyrifera and B. resinifera from Northwestern Canada. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 82(3). 185–202. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Chi‐Chang & William F. Grant. (1968). TRISOMIC TRANSMISSION INLOTUS PEDUNCULATUS. Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology. 10(3). 648–654. 18 indexed citations
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Grant, William F., et al.. (1967). Observations on Canadian Birch (Betula) Collections at the Morgan Arboretum V. B. papyrifera and B. cordifolia from Eastern Canada. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 81(4). 251–262. 8 indexed citations
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Grant, William F., et al.. (1967). Observations on Canadian Birch (Betula) collections at the Morgan Arboretum. IV. B. caerulea-grandis and Hybrids. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 81(2). 116–127. 4 indexed citations
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Grant, William F., et al.. (1965). Observations on Canadian Birch (Betula) Collections at the Morgan Arboretum. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 79(3). 189–197. 11 indexed citations
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Nettancourt, D. de & William F. Grant. (1964). La Cytogénétique de <i>Lotus</i> (Leguminosae). CYTOLOGIA. 29(2). 191–195. 29 indexed citations
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Grant, William F.. (1954). A Cytological Study of Celosia argentea, C. argentea var. Cristata, and Their Hybrids. Botanical Gazette. 115(4). 323–336. 23 indexed citations

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