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D-Index
56
Citations
9733
World Ranking
1554
National Ranking
412

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Botany
  • Oxygen

Sterling B. Hendricks spends much of his time researching Botany, Germination, Horticulture, Phytochrome and Biochemistry. Botany is closely attributed to Pigment in his study. His work in the fields of Pigment, such as Pigment changes, intersects with other areas such as Isomerization.

His research integrates issues of Datura stramonium and Daucus carota in his study of Germination. The Horticulture study combines topics in areas such as Prism, Dispersion and Wavelength. His research in Action spectrum intersects with topics in Xanthium, Absorption and Infrared.

His most cited work include:

  • A Reversible Photoreaction Controlling Seed Germination. (522 citations)
  • X‐Ray Interference in Partially Ordered Layer Lattices (405 citations)
  • DETECTION, ASSAY, AND PRELIMINARY PURIFICATION OF THE PIGMENT CONTROLLING PHOTORESPONSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF PLANTS. (370 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Sterling B. Hendricks mainly investigates Botany, Germination, Phytochrome, Crystal structure and Crystallography. His work on Pigment expands to the thematically related Botany. His Germination research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Lactuca and Biochemistry.

Sterling B. Hendricks performs integrative Phytochrome and Dormancy research in his work. He combines subjects such as Inorganic chemistry, Chemical engineering and Ammonium with his study of Crystal structure. His work focuses on many connections between Crystallography and other disciplines, such as Electron diffraction, that overlap with his field of interest in Valence.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (26.80%)
  • Germination (19.07%)
  • Phytochrome (15.98%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1970-2016)?

  • Germination (19.07%)
  • Botany (26.80%)
  • Phytochrome (15.98%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Sterling B. Hendricks mainly investigates Germination, Botany, Phytochrome, Biochemistry and Seed dormancy. Sterling B. Hendricks is studying Imbibition, which is a component of Germination. His Botany study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Nitrite and Horticulture.

His work in Phytochrome is not limited to one particular discipline; it also encompasses Far-red. Sterling B. Hendricks studied Seed dormancy and Ethanol that intersect with Ether, Chloroform, Agronomy and Panicum. His study explores the link between Peroxidase and topics such as Hydroxylamine that cross with problems in Reductase, Ammonium and Nitrite reductase.

Between 1970 and 2016, his most popular works were:

  • Promotion of seed germination by nitrate, nitrite, hydroxylamine, and ammonium salts. (114 citations)
  • Variation in Germination and Amino Acid Leakage of Seeds with Temperature Related to Membrane Phase Change (107 citations)
  • Breaking of seed dormancy by catalase inhibition. (107 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Botany
  • Oxygen

His primary areas of study are Germination, Botany, Phytochrome, Biochemistry and Catalase. Sterling B. Hendricks has researched Germination in several fields, including Lactuca, Membrane organization and Nitrate. His studies in Botany integrate themes in fields like Naphthalenesulfonate and Membrane.

Many of his studies on Phytochrome apply to Far-red as well. His studies deal with areas such as Hydroxylamine, Pentose phosphate pathway, Peroxidase, Pyrogallol and Hydrogen peroxide as well as Catalase. His study in Seed dormancy is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Panicum and Ethanol.

Best Publications

  • A Reversible Photoreaction Controlling Seed Germination.

    H. A. Borthwick;S. B. Hendricks;M. W. Parker;E. H. Toole

  • DETECTION, ASSAY, AND PRELIMINARY PURIFICATION OF THE PIGMENT CONTROLLING PHOTORESPONSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF PLANTS.

    W. L. Butler;K. H. Norris;H. W. Siegelman;S. B. Hendricks

  • Action of Light on Lettuce-Seed Germination

    H. A. Borthwick;S. B. Hendricks;E. H. Toole;V. K. Toole

  • ACTTON SPECTRA OF PHYTOCHROME IN VITRO

    W. L. Butler;S. B. Hendricks;H. W. Siegelman

  • Physiology of Seed Germination

    E H Toole;S B Hendricks;and H A Borthwick;V K Toole

  • PHOTOREVERSIBLE CONTROL OF ELONGATION OF PINTO BEANS AND OTHER PLANTS UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF GROWTH

    R. J. Downs;S. B. Hendricks;H. A. Borthwick

  • Photocontrol of Anthocyanin Synthesis in Apple Skin.

    H. W. Siegelman;S. B. Hendricks

  • The Reaction Controlling Floral Initiation

    H. A. Borthwick;S. B. Hendricks;M. W. Parker

  • The function of phytochrome in regulation of plant growth

    S B Hendricks;H A Borthwick

  • Photocontrol of Anthocyanin Formation in Turnip and Red Cabbage Seedlings.

    H. W. Siegelman;S. B. Hendricks

  • Action Spectrum for the Photoperiodic Control of Floral Initiation of Short-Day Plants

    M. W. Parker;S. B. Hendricks;H. A. Borthwick;N. J. Scully

  • Promotion of seed germination by nitrate, nitrite, hydroxylamine, and ammonium salts.

    S. B. Hendricks;R. B. Taylorson

  • Photoperiodism in Plants

    H. A. Borthwick;S. B. Hendricks

  • Leaflet movement of Mimosa pudica L. Indicative of phytochrome action.

    J. C. Fondeville;H. A. Borthwick;S. B. Hendricks

  • Breaking of seed dormancy by catalase inhibition.

    S B Hendricks;R B Taylorson

  • Variation in Germination and Amino Acid Leakage of Seeds with Temperature Related to Membrane Phase Change

    Sterling B. Hendricks;Ray B. Taylorson

  • SPECTRAL SENSITIVITIES FOR LEAF AND STEM GROWTH OF ETIOLATED PEA SEEDLINGS AND THEIR SIMILARITY TO ACTION SPECTRA FOR PHOTOPERIODISM

    M. W. Parker;S. B. Hendricks;H. A. Borthwick;F. W. Went

  • Overcoming dormancy in seeds with ethanol and other anesthetics.

    R. B. Taylorson;S. B. Hendricks

  • Interaction of Temperature and Light in Germination of Seeds.

    E. H. Toole;V. K. Toole;H. A. Borthwick;S. B. Hendricks

  • Action Spectrum for Photoperiodic Control of Floral Initiation of a Long- Day Plant, Wintex Barley (Hordeum vulgare)

    H. A. Borthwick;S. B. Hendricks;M. W. Parker

  • RHYTHMIC FLOWERING RESPONSES AND PHYTOCHROME CHANGES IN A SELECTION OF CHENOPODIUM RUBRUM

    Bruce G. Cumming;Sterling B. Hendricks;H. A. Borthwick

  • The Results of X‐Ray and Microscopical Examinations of Soil Colloids

    Sterling B. Hendricks;W. H. Fry

  • The Effect of Ortho Substitution on the Absorption of the OH Group of Phenol in the Infrared1

    Oliver R. Wulf;Urner Liddel;Sterling B. Hendricks

  • Action Spectrum for the Photoperiodic Control of Floral Initiation of the Long-Day Plant Hyoscyamus niger

    M. W. Parker;S. B. Hendricks;H. A. Borthwick

  • Photocontrol of Mimosa pudica L. leaf movement.

    J C Fondeville;M J Schneider;H A Borthwick;S B Hendricks

  • The Chromophore of Phytochrome

    H. W. Siegelman;B. C. Turner;S. B. Hendricks

  • Photocontrol of Lepidium Seed Germination.

    E. H. Toole;V. K. Toole;H. A. Borthwick;S. B. Hendricks

Frequent Co-Authors

H. A. Borthwick
H. A. Borthwick United States Department of Agriculture
Warren L. Butler
Warren L. Butler University of California, San Diego
Linus Pauling
Linus Pauling Oregon State University
Andre T. Jagendorf
Andre T. Jagendorf Cornell University
Mordhay Avron
Mordhay Avron Weizmann Institute of Science

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