Alan Paton

5.5k citations
131 papers · 3.5k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 27

Alan Paton

112 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Alan Paton
Comparison fields: 5 of 142
  • Food Science 1.0k
  • Plant Science 1.9k
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1.0k
  • Complementary and alternative medicine 388
  • Ecological Modeling 186
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Co-authorship network

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Alan Paton, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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Plectranthus inselbergi (Lamiaceae) a new species from Equatorial Guinea (Rio Muni) and Gabon, with notes on other Central and West African species of Plectranthus
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Herbarium collections: taking on the challenge of maintaining accessibility and information exchange within the context of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
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South Africa in transition
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About Alan Paton

Alan Paton is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecological Modeling, Plant Science, Forestry and Food Science, having authored 131 papers that have together received 3.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (56 papers), Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (39 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (34 papers), Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (19 papers), Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (16 papers), Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (14 papers), Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (14 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Food Science (1.0k citations), Plant Science (1.9k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (1.0k citations), Complementary and alternative medicine (388 citations) and Ecological Modeling (186 citations). Alan Paton has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Thailand and United States. Frequent co-authors include Renée J. Grayer, Monique S. J. Simmonds, Catherine Lukhoba, Eimear Nic Lughadha, Geoffrey C. Kite, E. Putievsky, Rafaël Govaerts, Roberto F. Vieira, Robert J. Turner and R. M. Harley. Their work appears in journals such as Taxon, Phytochemistry, Kew Bulletin, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society and Natural Product Reports.

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