Bruce H. Tiffney

5.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
65 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

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Bruce H. Tiffney is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruce H. Tiffney has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 28 papers in Plant Science and 13 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Bruce H. Tiffney's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (43 papers), Plant and animal studies (16 papers) and Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (15 papers). Bruce H. Tiffney is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (43 papers), Plant and animal studies (16 papers) and Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (15 papers). Bruce H. Tiffney collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Austria. Bruce H. Tiffney's co-authors include Steven R. Manchester, Karl J. Niklas, Lawrence C. Matten, Scott L. Wing, Elso S. Barghoorn, Brian J. Enquist, Susan J. Mazer, Andrew H. Knoll, John P. Haskell and Elizabeth A. Hadly and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Bruce H. Tiffney

64 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

The Eocene North Atlantic land bridge:its importance in Tertiary and modern phytogeography of the Northern Hemisphere

1985 675 citations Bruce H. Tiffney Journal of the Arnold Arboretum profile →
The Use of Geological and Paleontological Evidence in Evaluating Plant Phylogeographic Hypotheses in the Northern Hemisphere Tertiary

2001 555 citations Bruce H. Tiffney et al. International Journal of Plant Sciences profile →
Perspectives on the origin of the floristic similarity between Eastern Asia and Eastern North America

1985 520 citations Bruce H. Tiffney Journal of the Arnold Arboretum profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bruce H. Tiffney United States	32	3.2k	1.5k	1.3k	895	821	65	4.4k
Alan Graham United States	34	2.6k 0.8×	996 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	872 1.0×	714 0.9×	101	4.1k
H. P. Linder South Africa	34	2.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.4×	462 0.6×	109	4.1k
Beryl B. Simpson United States	39	3.8k 1.2×	1.7k 1.1×	2.5k 1.9×	1.1k 1.2×	503 0.6×	110	6.2k
Warren L. Wagner United States	40	3.5k 1.1×	1.9k 1.2×	1.7k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	413 0.5×	186	5.4k
Daniel I. Axelrod United States	36	3.3k 1.0×	1.3k 0.9×	1.9k 1.5×	1.4k 1.5×	821 1.0×	91	5.4k
Peter H. Weston Australia	32	2.7k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	1.2k 1.3×	468 0.6×	94	3.8k
Pauline Y. Ladiges Australia	32	1.9k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	987 1.1×	473 0.6×	106	3.5k
María A. Gandolfo United States	34	3.2k 1.0×	1.9k 1.3×	798 0.6×	757 0.8×	905 1.1×	103	4.2k
Jack A. Wolfe United States	35	3.5k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	885 1.0×	1.7k 2.0×	62	6.0k
Susana Magallón Mexico	36	4.5k 1.4×	2.7k 1.8×	1.9k 1.4×	1.1k 1.2×	988 1.2×	69	6.3k

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Denk, Thomas, Johannes M. Bouchal, Tuncay H. Güner, et al.. (2023). Cenozoic migration of a desert plant lineage across the North Atlantic. New Phytologist. 238(6). 2668–2684. 9 indexed citations

Tiffney, Bruce H., et al.. (2022). New Observations on the Last Pterocarya (Juglandaceae) Occurrences in Eastern North America. International Journal of Plant Sciences. 183(5). 380–392. 1 indexed citations

Tiffney, Bruce H.. (2009). Valuing Fruits and NutsThe Encyclopedia of Fruits and Nuts. Jules Janick and Robert E. Paull , eds. CABI, 2008. 976 pp., illus. $390.00 (ISBN 9780851996387 cloth).. BioScience. 59(8). 716–716. 38 indexed citations

Maurer, Brian A., James H. Brown, Tamar Dayan, et al.. (2004). Similarities in body size distributions of small-bodied flying vertebrates. Evolutionary ecology research. 6(6). 783–797. 21 indexed citations

Smith, Felisa A., James H. Brown, John P. Haskell, et al.. (2004). Similarity of Mammalian Body Size across the Taxonomic Hierarchy and across Space and Time. The American Naturalist. 163(5). 672–691. 161 indexed citations

Enquist, Brian J., John P. Haskell, & Bruce H. Tiffney. (2002). General patterns of taxonomic and biomass partitioning in extant and fossil plant communities. Nature. 419(6907). 610–613. 86 indexed citations

Niklas, Karl J. & Bruce H. Tiffney. (1994). The quantification of plant biodiversity through time. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 345(1311). 35–44. 39 indexed citations

Tiffney, Bruce H.. (1993). FRUITS AND SEEDS OF THE TERTIARY BRANDON LIGNITE. VII. SARGENTODOXA (SARGENTODOXACEAE). American Journal of Botany. 80(5). 517–523. 19 indexed citations

Tiffney, Bruce H.. (1993). Fruits and Seeds of the Tertiary Brandon Lignite. VII. Sargentodoxa (Sargentodoxaceae). American Journal of Botany. 80(5). 517–517. 8 indexed citations

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Tiffney, Bruce H.. (1992). The role of vertebrate herbivory in the evolution of land plants. Journal of Palaeosciences. 41. 87–97. 12 indexed citations

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Tiffney, Bruce H. & Karl J. Niklas. (1985). Clonal growth in land plants: a paleobotanical perspective. 64 indexed citations

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Knoll, Andrew H., Karl J. Niklas, Patricia G. Gensel, & Bruce H. Tiffney. (1984). Character diversification and patterns of evolution in early vascular plants. Paleobiology. 10(1). 34–47. 96 indexed citations

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Tiffney, Bruce H.. (1981). Euodia costata (Chandler) Tiffney, (Rutaceae) from the Eocene of Southern England. Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 55(3-4). 185–190. 12 indexed citations

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Tiffney, Bruce H.. (1981). Fruits and Seeds of the Brandon Lignite, VI. Microdiptera (Lythraceae). Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 62(4). 487–516. 40 indexed citations

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Tiffney, Bruce H.. (1981). Re-evaluation of Geaster florissantensis (Oligocene, North America). Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 76(3). 493–495. 2 indexed citations

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Niklas, Karl J., Bruce H. Tiffney, & Andrew H. Knoll. (1980). Apparent changes in the diversity of fossil plants a preliminary assessment.. Evolutionary Biology. 34 indexed citations

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Tiffney, Bruce H.. (1980). Fruits and Seeds of the Brandon Lignite, V. Rutaceae. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 61(1). 1–40. 32 indexed citations

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Tiffney, Bruce H. & Elso S. Barghoorn. (1979). Flora of the Brandon Lignite. IV. Illiciaceae. American Journal of Botany. 66(3). 321–321. 5 indexed citations

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Tiffney, Bruce H.. (1979). Nomenclatural revision: Brandon Vitaceae. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 27(1). 91–92. 9 indexed citations

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Tiffney, Bruce H. & Elso S. Barghoorn. (1974). The fossil record of the fungi. 7. 1–42. 76 indexed citations

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