Stephen A. Smith
Impact in
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- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Paleontology top 0.1%
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology
Papers in
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- Plant Diversity and Evolution 69
- Paleontology 23
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies 20
- Co-authors
- Richard H. Ree (1 shared paper)Michael J. Donoghue (10 shared papers)Joseph W. Brown (14 shared papers)Casey W. Dunn (6 shared papers)Ya Jun Yang (13 shared papers)Brian C. O’Meara (3 shared papers)Jeremy M. Beaulieu (7 shared papers)Joseph F. Walker (15 shared papers)
- Journals
- American Journal of Botany (14 papers)Systematic Biology (14 papers)New Phytologist (12 papers)Nature (7 papers)Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (7 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesUnited KingdomChina
In The Last Decade
Stephen A. Smith
141 papers receiving 20.7k citations
Stephen A. Smith's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 159
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 8.7k
- Paleontology 3.6k
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 2.5k
- Ecological Modeling 492
- Plant Science 3.4k
Countries citing papers authored by Stephen A. Smith
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Co-authors
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 149 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maximum Likelihood Inference of Geographic Range Evolution by Dispersal, Local Extinction, and Cladogenesis Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 1945 |
| 2 | Broad phylogenomic sampling improves resolution of the animal tree of life Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 1589 |
| 3 | Three keys to the radiation of angiosperms into freezing environments Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 1390 |
| 4 | The Origins of C 4 Grasslands: Integrating Evolutionary and Ecosystem Science Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 882 |
| 5 | Constructing a broadly inclusive seed plant phylogeny Hit paper breakdown → | 2018 | 847 |
| 6 | treePL: divergence time estimation using penalized likelihood for large phylogenies Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 660 |
| 7 | Rates of Molecular Evolution Are Linked to Life History in Flowering Plants Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 635 |
| 8 | Angiosperm phylogeny: 17 genes, 640 taxa Hit paper breakdown → | 2011 | 565 |
| 9 | Synthesis of phylogeny and taxonomy into a comprehensive tree of life Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 551 |
| 10 | The Genome of the Ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi and Its Implications for Cell Type Evolution Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 539 |
| 11 | Rates of speciation and morphological evolution are correlated across the largest vertebrate radiation Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 539 |
| 12 | 2008 | 521 | |
| 13 | 2000 | 511 | |
| 14 | Evolutionary history of the angiosperm flora of China Hit paper breakdown → | 2018 | 418 |
| 15 | 2015 | 408 | |
| 16 | 2010 | 406 | |
| 17 | 2011 | 356 | |
| 18 | An uncorrelated relaxed-clock analysis suggests an earlier origin for flowering plants Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 343 |
| 19 | The bien r package: A tool to access the Botanical Information and Ecology Network (BIEN) database Hit paper breakdown → | 2017 | 327 |
| 20 | 2004 | 310 |
About Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Paleontology, Molecular Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Plant Science, having authored 149 papers that have together received 21.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (69 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (47 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (20 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (15 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (14 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (9 papers), Research Data Management Practices (5 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (8.7k citations), Paleontology (3.6k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (2.5k citations), Ecological Modeling (492 citations) and Plant Science (3.4k citations). Stephen A. Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Frequent co-authors include Richard H. Ree, Michael J. Donoghue, Joseph W. Brown, Casey W. Dunn, Ya Jun Yang, Brian C. O’Meara, Jeremy M. Beaulieu, Joseph F. Walker, Michael J. Moore and Erika J. Edwards. Their work appears in journals such as American Journal of Botany, Systematic Biology, New Phytologist, Nature and Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.
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