Robert Lanfear
Impact in
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- Plant and animal studies
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Paleontology top 0.2%
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
Papers in
- Genetics 41
- Genetic diversity and population structure 31
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics 11
- Paleontology 18
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies 18
- Co-authors
- Brett Calcott (4 shared papers)Bùi Quang Minh (15 shared papers)Heiko A. Schmidt (2 shared papers)Michael D. Woodhams (1 shared paper)Dominik Schrempf (1 shared paper)Arndt von Haeseler (1 shared paper)Olga Chernomor (1 shared paper)Simon Y. W. Ho (11 shared papers)
- Journals
- Molecular Biology and Evolution (13 papers)Systematic Biology (9 papers)Genome Biology and Evolution (7 papers)PLoS Biology (6 papers)BMC Evolutionary Biology (5 papers)
- Partner nations
- AustraliaUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Robert Lanfear
93 papers receiving 28.8k citations
Robert Lanfear's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 214
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 8.5k
- Paleontology 2.6k
- Ecological Modeling 1.5k
- Genetics 7.8k
- Insect Science 2.9k
Countries citing papers authored by Robert Lanfear
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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Lanfear
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Robert Lanfear, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IQ-TREE 2: New Models and Efficient Methods for Phylogenetic Inference in the Genomic Era Hit paper breakdown → | 2020 | 9932 |
| 2 | PartitionFinder: Combined Selection of Partitioning Schemes and Substitution Models for Phylogenetic Analyses Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 4914 |
| 3 | PartitionFinder 2: New Methods for Selecting Partitioned Models of Evolution for Molecular and Morphological Phylogenetic Analyses Hit paper breakdown → | 2016 | 4336 |
| 4 | Phylogenomics resolves the timing and pattern of insect evolution Hit paper breakdown → | 2014 | 2049 |
| 5 | The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 875 |
| 6 | Evolutionary History of the Hymenoptera Hit paper breakdown → | 2017 | 624 |
| 7 | Selecting optimal partitioning schemes for phylogenomic datasets Hit paper breakdown → | 2014 | 602 |
| 8 | New Methods to Calculate Concordance Factors for Phylogenomic Datasets Hit paper breakdown → | 2020 | 471 |
| 9 | 2013 | 301 | |
| 10 | Ultrafast Sample placement on Existing tRees (UShER) enables real-time phylogenetics for the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic Hit paper breakdown → | 2021 | 254 |
| 11 | Public Data Archiving in Ecology and Evolution: How Well Are We Doing? Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 219 |
| 12 | 2010 | 192 | |
| 13 | 2015 | 186 | |
| 14 | 2016 | 181 | |
| 15 | 2018 | 176 | |
| 16 | 2013 | 163 | |
| 17 | 2018 | 154 | |
| 18 | 2010 | 148 | |
| 19 | 2018 | 134 | |
| 20 | 2013 | 132 |
About Robert Lanfear
Robert Lanfear is a scholar working on Genetics, Paleontology, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation, having authored 96 papers that have together received 29.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (48 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (31 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (18 papers), Plant and animal studies (12 papers), Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (11 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (4 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (4 papers) and Research Data Management Practices (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (8.5k citations), Paleontology (2.6k citations), Ecological Modeling (1.5k citations), Genetics (7.8k citations) and Insect Science (2.9k citations). Robert Lanfear has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Brett Calcott, Bùi Quang Minh, Heiko A. Schmidt, Michael D. Woodhams, Dominik Schrempf, Arndt von Haeseler, Olga Chernomor, Simon Y. W. Ho, Stéphane Guindon and Paul B. Frandsen. Their work appears in journals such as Molecular Biology and Evolution, Systematic Biology, Genome Biology and Evolution, PLoS Biology and BMC Evolutionary Biology.
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