Alan Orange

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Alan Orange is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Orange has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 39 papers in Plant Science and 17 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Alan Orange's work include Lichen and fungal ecology (44 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (30 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (20 papers). Alan Orange is often cited by papers focused on Lichen and fungal ecology (44 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (30 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (20 papers). Alan Orange collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Czechia and Finland. Alan Orange's co-authors include PW James, F. White, Judith Fehrer, Juha Pykälä, Cécile Gueidan, Othmar Breuss, Emmanuël Sérusiaux, Claude Roux, B. J. Coppins and Starri Heiðmarsson and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecological Indicators, Taxon and Cladistics.

In The Last Decade

Alan Orange

46 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Microchemical Methods for the Identification of Lichens

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alan Orange United Kingdom	12	1.4k	1.3k	400	90	57	48	1.5k
Alan M. Fryday United States	17	947 0.7×	806 0.6×	287 0.7×	51 0.6×	77 1.4×	108	1.0k
Frank Bungartz Ecuador	17	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	486 1.2×	38 0.4×	67 1.2×	54	1.4k
Kerry Knudsen United States	16	1.2k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	528 1.3×	44 0.5×	51 0.9×	170	1.2k
Ingvar Kärnefelt United States	23	1.8k 1.2×	1.6k 1.3×	496 1.2×	42 0.5×	107 1.9×	140	1.9k
Ulf Arup Sweden	23	1.8k 1.3×	1.6k 1.3×	488 1.2×	209 2.3×	111 1.9×	89	2.0k
Ulrik Søchting Denmark	20	1.2k 0.8×	946 0.7×	322 0.8×	50 0.6×	200 3.5×	91	1.3k
Tor Tønsberg Norway	21	2.1k 1.5×	1.9k 1.5×	469 1.2×	202 2.2×	113 2.0×	133	2.2k
Rolf Santesson Sweden	14	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	308 0.8×	112 1.2×	86 1.5×	34	1.3k
Martin Kukwa Poland	24	1.8k 1.3×	1.7k 1.4×	400 1.0×	211 2.3×	74 1.3×	188	2.0k
Philipp Resl Austria	13	673 0.5×	563 0.4×	204 0.5×	60 0.7×	98 1.7×	23	835

Countries citing papers authored by Alan Orange

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan Orange

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All Works

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Afshan, Najam‐ul‐Sehar, et al.. (2022). A new species of Porpidia (Lecideales, Ascomycota) from Pakistan. Nova Hedwigia. 114(1-2). 221–235. 2 indexed citations

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Orange, Alan. (2020). Lithocalla (Ascomycota, Lecanorales), a new genus of leprose lichens containing usnic acid. The Lichenologist. 52(6). 425–435. 6 indexed citations

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Fryday, Alan M., et al.. (2019). An annotated checklist of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi reported from the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas). Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja. 8(1). 1–100. 9 indexed citations

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Orange, Alan, Cécile Gueidan, Juha Pykälä, et al.. (2015). Revision of the Verrucaria elaeomelaena species complex and morphologically similar freshwater lichens (Verrucariaceae, Ascomycota). Phytotaxa. 197(3). 21 indexed citations

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Orange, Alan. (2015). A new freshwaterPorina(Porinaceae,Ostropales) from Great Britain. The Lichenologist. 47(6). 351–358. 4 indexed citations

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Orange, Alan. (2009). Two parasitic species of Placopyrenium (Verrucariaceae) from freshwater habitats in north-west Europe. The Lichenologist. 41(2). 131–139. 9 indexed citations

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Fehrer, Judith, et al.. (2008). Large genetic divergence of new, morphologically similar species of sterile lichens from Europe (Lepraria, Stereocaulaceae, Ascomycota): concordance of DNA sequence data with secondary metabolites. Cladistics. 24(4). 443–458. 33 indexed citations

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Gueidan, Cécile, Sanja Savić, Holger Thüs, et al.. (2007). The main genera of Verrucariaceae (Ascomycota) as supported by recent morphological and molecular studies.. Taxon. 2 indexed citations

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Orange, Alan, et al.. (2006). NEW RECORDS OF SOREDIATE LICHENSFROM IRAN. 12(123). 101–103. 3 indexed citations

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Orange, Alan, et al.. (2005). Weddellomyces turcicus, a new species on a grey Acarospora from Turkey.. Mycotaxon. 94. 249–252. 8 indexed citations

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Orange, Alan & P. A. Wolseley. (2005). Two new thamnolic acid-containing Lepraria species from Thailand. The Lichenologist. 37(3). 247–250. 10 indexed citations

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Orange, Alan. (2004). The Verrucaria fuscella group in Great Britain and Ireland. The Lichenologist. 36(3-4). 173–182. 16 indexed citations

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Orange, Alan. (2002). Lichenicolous fungi on Ionaspis lacustris. Mycotaxon. 81. 265–279. 12 indexed citations

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Orange, Alan. (2001). Lepraria atlantica, a new species from the British Isles. The Lichenologist. 33(6). 461–465. 12 indexed citations

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Orange, Alan. (2000). Verrucaria Elaeina, A Misunderstood European Lichen. The Lichenologist. 32(5). 411–422. 11 indexed citations

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Orange, Alan. (1998). Dermatocarpon Leptophyllodes and Related Species in the British Isles. The Lichenologist. 30(1). 1–1. 1 indexed citations

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Orange, Alan. (1997). Chemical Variation in Lepraria Eburnea. The Lichenologist. 29(1). 9–9. 1 indexed citations

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Orange, Alan. (1997). Chemical Variation in Lepraria Eburnea. The Lichenologist. 29(1). 9–13. 11 indexed citations

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Orange, Alan. (1991). Notes on some Terricolous Species of Verrucaria. The Lichenologist. 23(1). 3–10. 11 indexed citations

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Orange, Alan. (1989). The Identity of Macentina Aurantiaca McCarthy & Vezda. The Lichenologist. 21(4). 383–383. 1 indexed citations

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