B. L. Turner

37.4k citations

502 papers · 23.7k indexed · 13 hit papers · h-index 62

Impact in

Global and Planetary Change top 0.05%
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 0.05%
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Plant Diversity and Evolution

Papers in

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 215
- Botanical Research and Chemistry 90
- Plant Diversity and Evolution 80
Cancer Research 126
- Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies 126

Co-authors: William B. Meyer Éric F. Lambin Anette Reenberg Jeffrey B. Harborne Pamela A. Matson V. H. Heywood Roger E. Kasperson Jeanne X. Kasperson
Journals: American Journal of Botany (45 papers)Taxon (12 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (10 papers)Plant Systematics and Evolution (8 papers)Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (7 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Germany

In The Last Decade

B. L. Turner

459 papers receiving 21.5k citations

Hit Papers

13 papers align trajectories log scale

More urbanization, more polarization: evidence from two decades of urban expansion in China 2024 · 43 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2024 SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología
2012 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2009 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2007 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2007 Science
2004 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2003 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1995 Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling
1995 Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club
1993 Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers
1992 Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics
1988 The Professional Geographer
1978 Taxon

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by B. L. Turner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside B. L. Turner, 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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20 of 20 papers shown

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1	Complex adaptive systems science in the era of global sustainability crisis Geography and sustainability ·An Li, B. L. Turner, Jianguo Liu, Volker Grimm, Qi Zhang, Zhangyang Wang, Ruihong Huang	2024	2
2	Modeling agent decision and behavior in the light of data science and artificial intelligence Environmental Modelling & Software ·Li An, Volker Grimm, Yu Bai, Abigail Sullivan, B. L. Turner, Nick Malleson, Alison Heppenstall, Christian E. Vincenot, Derek T. Robinson, Xinyue Ye, Jianguo Liu, Emilie Lindkvist, Wenwu Tang	2023	18
3	Identifying, projecting, and evaluating informal urban expansion spatial patterns Journal of Land Use Science ·Beth Tellman, Hallie Eakin, B. L. Turner	2022	6
4	Introducing ‘Anthropocene Science’: A New International Journal for Addressing Human Impact on the Resilience of Planet Earth CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research) ·P.C. Abhilash, Simone Bastianoni, Wei‐Qiang Chen, Ruth DeFries, Leonardo Fernandes Fraceto, Neven S. Fučkar, Shizuka Hashimoto, Danny Hunter, Saskia Keesstra, Othmane Merah, Patrick O’Farrell, Prajal Pradhan, Simron Jit Singh, Pete Smith, Lindsay C. Stringer, B. L. Turner	2021	6
5	Proposal for a New Bassendean Reference Soil in Western Australia B. L. Turner, Étienne Laliberté	2020	1
6	Classic Period collapse of the Central Maya Lowlands: Insights about human–environment relationships for sustainability Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·B. L. Turner, Jeremy A. Sabloff Hit paper breakdown →	2012	182
7	New names in Dermatophyllum (Fabaceae) Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·B. L. Turner	2012	3
8	Taxonomy of the papillose Euphorbia [Tithymalus] longecornuta complex (Euphorbiaceae) of northern Mexico Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·B. L. Turner	2011	1
9	Recension of Mexican species of Salvia sect. Standleyana (Lamiaceae) Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·B. L. Turner	2011	8
10	Taxonomy of the Penstemon campanulatus complex (Scrophulariaceae) and description of a new species from its midst Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·B. L. Turner	2010	1
11	Composition of Beached Marine Birds from an Oiling Event in Southeastern Newfoundland Marine ornithology ·Gregory J. Robertson, Pierre C. Ryan, Johanne Dussureault, B. L. Turner, Sabina I. Wilhelm, Kelley C. Power	2006	12
12	Two new species of Wedelia (Asteraceae: Heliantheae), with a conspectus of the genus for Mexico Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·B. L. Turner	2004	1
13	VARIATION IN THE BERLANDIERA PUMILA (ASTERACEAE) COMPLEX Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·Guy L Nesom, B. L. Turner	1998	1
14	Taxonomic study of the Coreocarpus arizonicus - C. sonoranus (Asteraceae, Heliantheae) complex Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·B. L. Turner	1996	1
15	Taxonomic treatment of Monarda (Lamiaceae) for Texas and Mexico Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·B. L. Turner	1994	7
16	TAXONOMIC STUDY OF VENEGASIA (ASTERACEAE: HELENIEAE) Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·B. L. Turner, David Zippin	1992	2
17	A NEW SPECIES OF RATIBIDA (ASTERACEAE, HELIANTHEAE) FROM NORTHERN COAHUILA, MÉXICO Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·B. L. Turner	1988	2
18	TAXONOMY OF TETRAGONOTHECA ( ASTERACEAE-HELIANTHEAE) Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·B. L. Turner, Deborah A. Dawson	1980	3
19	TAXONOMY OF AXINIPHYLLUM (ASTERACEAE-HELIANTHEAE) Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·B. L. Turner	1978	4
20	Chromosome numbers in Mexican and Guatemalan Compositae Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·John H. Beaman, B. L. Turner	1962	17

About B. L. Turner

B. L. Turner is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Cancer Research, Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change and Food Science, having authored 502 papers that have together received 23.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (176 papers), Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies (126 papers), Botanical Research and Chemistry (90 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (80 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (60 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (47 papers), Plant Toxicity and Pharmacological Properties (43 papers) and Botanical Research and Applications (31 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Global and Planetary Change (11.2k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (4.9k citations), Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (2.9k citations), Soil Science (1.9k citations) and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences (1.5k citations). B. L. Turner has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include William B. Meyer, Éric F. Lambin, Anette Reenberg, Jeffrey B. Harborne, Pamela A. Matson, V. H. Heywood, Roger E. Kasperson, Jeanne X. Kasperson, James J. McCarthy and Amy Luers. Their work appears in journals such as American Journal of Botany, Taxon, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Plant Systematics and Evolution and Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden.

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