C. C. Townsend

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
120 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

C. C. Townsend is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, C. C. Townsend has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Plant Science, 82 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 10 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in C. C. Townsend's work include Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (49 papers), Bryophyte Studies and Records (42 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (37 papers). C. C. Townsend is often cited by papers focused on Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (49 papers), Bryophyte Studies and Records (42 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (37 papers). C. C. Townsend collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. C. C. Townsend's co-authors include P. H. Davis, K. Kramer, I C Hedge, A. J. E. Smith, T. G. Tütin, K. H. Rechinger, Howard Crum, Robert E. Magill, Ryszard Ochyra and T. L. Blockeel and has published in prestigious journals such as Taxon, The Bryologist and Kew Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

C. C. Townsend

90 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands

1973 3.3k citations C. C. Townsend et al. Kew Bulletin profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
C. C. Townsend United Kingdom	14	3.0k	2.2k	1.0k	887	331	120	4.3k
Rupert C. Barneby United States	18	2.0k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	846 0.8×	725 0.8×	155 0.5×	101	3.3k
D. J. Mabberley United Kingdom	25	2.8k 0.9×	2.6k 1.2×	1.9k 1.8×	659 0.7×	159 0.5×	163	5.2k
Robert Bye Mexico	38	1.9k 0.6×	856 0.4×	1.3k 1.2×	928 1.0×	235 0.7×	173	4.5k
K. Kubitzki Germany	28	2.9k 0.9×	4.4k 2.0×	2.8k 2.8×	636 0.7×	264 0.8×	77	6.3k
Joan Vallès Spain	40	3.5k 1.2×	1.7k 0.8×	1.3k 1.3×	1.2k 1.3×	613 1.9×	188	4.9k
Kit Tan Denmark	12	1.8k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	717 0.7×	696 0.8×	168 0.5×	60	2.6k
P. H. Davis United States	22	6.2k 2.0×	4.4k 2.0×	2.5k 2.4×	2.1k 2.4×	743 2.2×	41	9.2k
Despoina Vokou Greece	39	2.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	543 0.5×	993 1.1×	63 0.2×	118	4.3k
Alan Paton United Kingdom	27	1.9k 0.6×	1.0k 0.5×	1.2k 1.2×	1.0k 1.2×	59 0.2×	131	3.5k
Ana María Giulietti Brazil	39	1.8k 0.6×	2.2k 1.0×	2.2k 2.1×	489 0.6×	85 0.3×	277	5.4k

Countries citing papers authored by C. C. Townsend

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. C. Townsend

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All Works

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Townsend, C. C.. (2005). Mosses from the Caucasian region and eastern Turkey. Journal of Bryology. 27(2). 143–152. 15 indexed citations

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Townsend, C. C. & Bruce Allen. (1998). <strong>A Checklist of the Mosses of Belize</strong>. Bryophyte Diversity and Evolution. 15(1). 89–100. 2 indexed citations

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Townsend, C. C.. (1996). A small collection of mosses from Sulawesi. Journal of Bryology. 19(1). 153–156. 1 indexed citations

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Leach, GJ, C. C. Townsend, & Madeline M. Harley. (1993). Omegandra, a New Genus of Amaranthaceae from Australia. Kew Bulletin. 48(4). 787–787. 5 indexed citations

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Townsend, C. C.. (1991). A New Suffruticose Psilotrichum from Tanzania Notes on Amaranthaceae: XXIII. Kew Bulletin. 46(3). 573–573.

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Townsend, C. C.. (1987). Trichostomopsis aaronis (Lor.)Agnew & Townsend new to the U.S.S.R.. Journal of Bryology. 14(4). 793–794. 2 indexed citations

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Townsend, C. C.. (1987). A further note on Greek mosses. Journal of Bryology. 14(3). 597–597. 1 indexed citations

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Townsend, C. C.. (1985). Some Notes on Species of Heteromorpha (Umbelliferae). Kew Bulletin. 40(4). 843–843. 7 indexed citations

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Townsend, C. C.. (1982). A New Species of African Celosia and a New Conspectus of Hermbstaedtia. Notes on Amaranthaceae: XIV. Kew Bulletin. 37(1). 81–81. 1 indexed citations

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Townsend, C. C.. (1980). Achyranthes, Achyropsis, and Pandiaka: Notes on Amaranthaceae: IX. Kew Bulletin. 34(3). 423–423. 2 indexed citations

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Townsend, C. C., et al.. (1980). Hypnumu uncinulatumJur. reinstated as an Irish species. Journal of Bryology. 11(2). 185–189. 2 indexed citations

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Townsend, C. C.. (1978). Notes on mosses from Ceylon and India, 1–5. Journal of Bryology. 10(2). 125–137. 10 indexed citations

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Townsend, C. C.. (1978). A moss new to Rodrigues, with a reduction to synonymy. Journal of Bryology. 10(2). 212–213. 1 indexed citations

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Townsend, C. C.. (1978). A New Species of Trachyspermum (Umbelliferae) from the Yemen Arab Republic. Kew Bulletin. 32(2). 320–320. 2 indexed citations

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Townsend, C. C., et al.. (1978). Wild Flowers of the Channel Islands. Kew Bulletin. 33(2). 381–381. 1 indexed citations

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Townsend, C. C.. (1975). A New Species of Achyranthes (Amaranthaceae) from Thailand. Kew Bulletin. 30(2). 223–223.

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Townsend, C. C.. (1975). Pseudoscleropodium purum on Two More Tropical Islands. The Bryologist. 78(1). 73–73. 2 indexed citations

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Townsend, C. C. & Carl Skottsberg. (1973). The Genus Wikstroemia Endl. in the Hawaiian Islands. Kew Bulletin. 28(1). 162–162. 3 indexed citations

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Townsend, C. C., et al.. (1972). Fadenia: A New Genus of Chenopodiaceae from Tropical Africa. Kew Bulletin. 27(3). 501–501. 3 indexed citations

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Townsend, C. C.. (1968). Contributions to the Flora of Iraq: V: Notes on the Leguminales. Kew Bulletin. 21(3). 435–435. 11 indexed citations

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