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Researcher · Rotorua Hospital · New Zealand

W. Alison Forster

W. Alison Forster publishes mostly in Plant Science, Computational Mechanics and Surfaces, Coatings and Films, on topics such as Plant Surface Properties and Treatments, Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity.

OpenAlex
World rank
#3,624,365
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in New Zealand
#12,978
of 21,128
Works
60
Citations
1.2k
Citations per work
20.3
h-index
19
i10-index 29Top 19% in Plant Science
W. Alison Forster

What does W. Alison Forster research?

W. Alison Forster's work is mostly in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (52%), Engineering (16%), Materials Science (7%).

Life Sciences: 31 works · 51.9% of their workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 31 works · 51.9% of their workPlant Science: 27 works · 44.9% of their workInsect Science: 2 works · 3.8% of their workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 works · 3.2% of their workEverything else: 15 works · 25.2% of their workPhysical Sciences: 14 works · 22.9% of their workEngineering: 10 works · 15.9% of their workComputational Mechanics: 6 works · 10.8% of their workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 works · 5.1% of their workMaterials Science: 4 works · 7.0% of their workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 4 works · 7.0% of their workTHEIR WORKW. Alison Forster60works
Life Sciences52%Physical Sciences23%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3151.9%
  2. Everything else1525.2%
    1. Engineering1015.9%
    2. Materials Science47.0%
  1. 1Plant Science45% of their works
  2. 2Computational Mechanics11% of their works
  3. 3Surfaces, Coatings and Films7% of their works
  4. 4Electrical and Electronic Engineering5% of their works
  5. 5Insect Science4% of their works
  6. 6Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics3% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe W. Alison Forster's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Biosynthesis, Cuticular Wax, Drop Impact, Surface Tension, Bioinspired Design, Superhydrophobic Surfaces, Climate Change and Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most. The words come from the keyword list OpenAlex gives each topic, not from the text of the papers, so a word can appear that none of the papers uses.

All 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Biosynthesis411 topic
  2. Cuticular Wax411 topic
  3. Drop Impact161 topic
  4. Surface Tension161 topic
  5. Bioinspired Design111 topic
  6. Superhydrophobic Surfaces111 topic
  7. Climate Change92 topics
  8. Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing71 topic
  9. Nanoparticle Encapsulation71 topic
  10. Genetics51 topic
  11. Grapevine51 topic
  12. Biofortification41 topic
  13. Ecosystem Services41 topic
  14. Mineral Elements41 topic
  15. Pesticides41 topic
  16. Pollinator Decline41 topic
  17. Pollution41 topic

Where does W. Alison Forster work?

W. Alison Forster's main affiliation in the publication record is Rotorua Hospital, New Zealand.

How many publications and citations does W. Alison Forster have?

OpenAlex counts 60 works and 1,218 citations for W. Alison Forster, an h-index of 19, ranking #3,624,365 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.

Ranked on field-normalised citation excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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