Benjamin W. van Ee

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
41 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

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Benjamin W. van Ee is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin W. van Ee has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 30 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Benjamin W. van Ee's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (35 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (29 papers) and Plant and animal studies (19 papers). Benjamin W. van Ee is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (35 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (29 papers) and Plant and animal studies (19 papers). Benjamin W. van Ee collaborates with scholars based in United States, Puerto Rico and Spain. Benjamin W. van Ee's co-authors include Paul E. Berry, Ricarda Riina, Kenneth J. Wurdack, Andrew L. Hipp, Georg Zizka, Harry E. Luther, Walter Till, Bruce K. Holst, Thomas J. Givnish and Darren M. Crayn and has published in prestigious journals such as Molecular Ecology, Annals of Botany and American Journal of Botany.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin W. van Ee

38 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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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.

Phylogeny, adaptive radiation, and historical biogeography in Bromeliaceae: Insights from an eight‐locus plastid phylogeny

2011 389 citations Thomas J. Givnish, Michael H. J. Barfuss et al. American Journal of Botany profile →
Adaptive radiation, correlated and contingent evolution, and net species diversification in Bromeliaceae

2013 299 citations Thomas J. Givnish, Michael H. J. Barfuss et al. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benjamin W. van Ee United States	16	1.3k	702	569	175	108	41	1.6k
Molly Nepokroeff United States	13	882 0.7×	630 0.9×	445 0.8×	125 0.7×	75 0.7×	14	1.2k
Cornelia Klak South Africa	17	797 0.6×	413 0.6×	464 0.8×	184 1.1×	82 0.8×	62	1.0k
Marie‐Stéphanie Samain Belgium	25	817 0.6×	555 0.8×	552 1.0×	88 0.5×	184 1.7×	79	1.3k
Renato de Mello‐Silva Brazil	20	923 0.7×	579 0.8×	318 0.6×	161 0.9×	58 0.5×	103	1.3k
Barbara G. Briggs Australia	19	1.6k 1.3×	1.0k 1.5×	821 1.4×	242 1.4×	113 1.0×	71	2.0k
Bente Klitgaard United Kingdom	16	836 0.7×	510 0.7×	445 0.8×	127 0.7×	80 0.7×	34	1.2k
Dion S. Devey United Kingdom	19	971 0.8×	692 1.0×	491 0.9×	157 0.9×	47 0.4×	27	1.2k
William J. Hahn United States	17	1.1k 0.9×	752 1.1×	478 0.8×	184 1.1×	71 0.7×	32	1.5k
Erin A. Tripp United States	21	1.2k 1.0×	580 0.8×	732 1.3×	191 1.1×	73 0.7×	109	1.5k
Mercedes Ames United States	9	707 0.6×	540 0.8×	449 0.8×	130 0.7×	96 0.9×	13	1.0k

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Ee, Benjamin W. van & Paul E. Berry. (2021). Taxonomy of Croton flavens (Euphorbiaceae), a Caribbean Endemic, and a Preliminary Subsectional Classification of Croton section Adenophylli. Caribbean Journal of Science. 51(2). 4 indexed citations

Riina, Ricarda, et al.. (2021). The Neotropical Croton sect. Geiseleria (Euphorbiaceae): Classification Update, Phylogenetic Framework, and Seven New Species from South America. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 106. 111–166. 15 indexed citations

Pelser, Pieter B., Daniel L. Nickrent, Benjamin W. van Ee, & Julie F. Barcelona. (2019). A phylogenetic and biogeographic study of Rafflesia (Rafflesiaceae) in the Philippines: Limited dispersal and high island endemism. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 139. 106555–106555. 18 indexed citations

Berry, Paul E., Kent Kainulainen, & Benjamin W. van Ee. (2017). A Nomenclator of Croton (Euphorbiaceae) in Madagascar, the Comoros Archipelago, and the Mascarene Islands. PhytoKeys. 90(90). 1–87. 7 indexed citations

Kainulainen, Kent, et al.. (2017). Phylogenetic relationships of a major diversification of Croton (Euphorbiaceae) in the western Indian Ocean region. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 183(4). 532–544. 13 indexed citations

Ee, Benjamin W. van, et al.. (2016). Force of habit: shrubs, trees and contingent evolution of wood anatomical diversity usingCroton(Euphorbiaceae) as a model system. Annals of Botany. 119(4). mcw243–mcw243. 16 indexed citations

Berry, Paul E., et al.. (2016). Croton Aleuritoides P.E. Berry (Euphorbiaceae), a Distinctive New Tree Species from Montagne des Français in Northern Madagascar. Candollea. 71(2). 181–188. 3 indexed citations

Furlan, Cláudia Maria, Lucimar B. Motta, Déborah Yara Alves Cursino dos Santos, et al.. (2015). Flavonoids and antioxidant potential of nine Argentinian species of Croton (Euphorbiaceae). Revista Brasileira de Botânica. 38(4). 693–702. 28 indexed citations

Horn, James W., Benjamin W. van Ee, Jeffery J. Morawetz, et al.. (2012). Phylogenetics and the evolution of major structural characters in the giant genus Euphorbia L. (Euphorbiaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 63(2). 305–326. 147 indexed citations

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Givnish, Thomas J., Michael H. J. Barfuss, Benjamin W. van Ee, et al.. (2011). Phylogeny, adaptive radiation, and historical biogeography in Bromeliaceae: Insights from an eight‐locus plastid phylogeny. American Journal of Botany. 98(5). 872–895. 389 indexed citations breakdown →

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Caruzo, Maria Beatriz Rossi, Benjamin W. van Ee, Inês Cordeiro, Paul E. Berry, & Ricarda Riina. (2011). Molecular phylogenetics and character evolution of the “sacaca” clade: Novel relationships of Croton section Cleodora (Euphorbiaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 60(2). 193–206. 33 indexed citations

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Ee, Benjamin W. van. (2011). The contribution of Johann Friedrich Klotzsch to the taxonomy ofCroton (Euphorbiaceae)and associated genera. Willdenowia - Annals of the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. 41(1). 15–33. 3 indexed citations

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Ee, Benjamin W. van & Paul E. Berry. (2010). Typification Notes forCroton(Euphorbiaceae). Harvard Papers in Botany. 15(1). 73–84. 8 indexed citations

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Riina, Ricarda, Paul E. Berry, & Benjamin W. van Ee. (2009). Molecular Phylogenetics of the Dragon's Blood Croton Section Cyclostigma (Euphorbiaceae): A Polyphyletic Assemblage Unraveled. Systematic Botany. 34(2). 360–374. 47 indexed citations

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Ee, Benjamin W. van & Paul E. Berry. (2009). A Phylogenetic and Taxonomic Review of Croton (Euphorbiaceae s.s.) on Jamaica Including the Description of Croton jamaicensis, a New Species of Section Eluteria. Systematic Botany. 34(1). 129–140. 20 indexed citations

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Ee, Benjamin W. van, et al.. (2009). An Assessment of the Varieties ofCroton glandulosus(Euphorbiaceae) in the United States. Harvard Papers in Botany. 14(1). 45–59. 4 indexed citations

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Ee, Benjamin W. van, et al.. (2008). Molecular Phylogenetics and Biogeography of the Caribbean-Centered Croton Subgenus Moacroton (Euphorbiaceae s.s.). The Botanical Review. 74(1). 132–165. 60 indexed citations

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Steinmann, Víctor W., et al.. (2007). The systematic position of Cubanthus and other shrubby endemic species of Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae) in Cuba. Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid. 64(2). 123–133. 13 indexed citations

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Ee, Benjamin W. van, et al.. (2006). Phylogeny and biogeography of Croton alabamensis (Euphorbiaceae), a rare shrub from Texas and Alabama, using DNA sequence and AFLP data. Molecular Ecology. 15(10). 2735–2751. 23 indexed citations

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Berry, Paul E., Andrew L. Hipp, Kenneth J. Wurdack, Benjamin W. van Ee, & Ricarda Riina. (2005). Molecular phylogenetics of the giant genus Croton and tribe Crotoneae (Euphorbiaceae sensu stricto) using ITS and TRNL‐TRNF DNA sequence data. American Journal of Botany. 92(9). 1520–1534. 185 indexed citations

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