Carl E. Lewis

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Carl E. Lewis is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Carl E. Lewis has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Carl E. Lewis's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (19 papers), Plant and animal studies (11 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (9 papers). Carl E. Lewis is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (19 papers), Plant and animal studies (11 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (9 papers). Carl E. Lewis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and United Kingdom. Carl E. Lewis's co-authors include William J. Baker, Madeline M. Harley, Natalie W. Uhl, John Dransfield, Conny B. Asmussen, Javier Francisco‐Ortega, Jeff J. Doyle, Julissa Roncal, Conny Bruun Asmussen Lange and Scott Zona and has published in prestigious journals such as Biological Conservation, Annals of Botany and American Journal of Botany.

In The Last Decade

Carl E. Lewis

27 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Genera Palmarum - The Evolution and Classification of the Palms

2008 505 citations John Dransfield, Natalie W. Uhl et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Carl E. Lewis United States	15	962	424	395	256	187	27	1.3k
Jean‐Christophe Pintaud France	19	755 0.8×	428 1.0×	322 0.8×	240 0.9×	228 1.2×	51	1.2k
Conny B. Asmussen United Kingdom	10	910 0.9×	593 1.4×	419 1.1×	203 0.8×	128 0.7×	11	1.3k
Scott Zona United States	17	770 0.8×	253 0.6×	525 1.3×	279 1.1×	313 1.7×	64	1.3k
Yanis Bouchenak‐Khelladi Switzerland	15	771 0.8×	386 0.9×	424 1.1×	216 0.8×	309 1.7×	23	1.1k
Ed Biffin Australia	19	571 0.6×	461 1.1×	274 0.7×	171 0.7×	225 1.2×	57	1.1k
André M. Amorim Brazil	20	1.6k 1.7×	838 2.0×	418 1.1×	133 0.5×	371 2.0×	149	2.2k
Liliana M. Giussani Argentina	19	1.2k 1.2×	399 0.9×	692 1.8×	126 0.5×	149 0.8×	50	1.5k
Margaret M. Heslewood Australia	14	771 0.8×	492 1.2×	443 1.1×	165 0.6×	103 0.6×	35	1.0k
Maria Bernadete Lovato Brazil	26	980 1.0×	477 1.1×	675 1.7×	695 2.7×	429 2.3×	69	1.7k
Bruce K. Holst United States	11	1.3k 1.4×	410 1.0×	442 1.1×	67 0.3×	272 1.5×	41	1.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Nassar, Jafet M., et al.. (2016). The last plant hunting expedition of David Fairchild: Venezuela and Colombia (March–April 1948). Brittonia. 68(2). 170–186. 2 indexed citations

Lewis, Carl E., et al.. (2015). Genetic evaluation of a reintroduction of Sargent's Cherry Palm,Pseudophoenix sargentii¹. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 142(1). 51–62. 15 indexed citations

Salas‐Leiva, Dayana E., Alan W. Meerow, Michael Calonje, et al.. (2013). Phylogeny of the cycads based on multiple single-copy nuclear genes: congruence of concatenated parsimony, likelihood and species tree inference methods. Annals of Botany. 112(7). 1263–1278. 100 indexed citations

Meerow, Alan W., et al.. (2012). Genetic diversity and conservation of Ipomoea microdactyla (Convolvulaceae): an endemic vine from the Bahamas, Cuba, and southeastern Florida. Plant Species Biology. 29(1). 2–15. 9 indexed citations

Baker, William J., Maria V. Norup, James J. Clarkson, et al.. (2011). Phylogenetic relationships among arecoid palms (Arecaceae: Arecoideae). Annals of Botany. 108(8). 1417–1432. 83 indexed citations

Zona, Scott, et al.. (2011). Molecular phylogenetics of the palm subtribe Ptychospermatinae (Arecaceae). American Journal of Botany. 98(10). 1716–1726. 7 indexed citations

Husby, Chad E., et al.. (2010). How well does a botanical garden collection of a rare palm capture the genetic variation in a wild population?. Biological Conservation. 143(5). 1110–1117. 62 indexed citations

Luke, Quentin, F. Agustín Jiménez, Carl E. Lewis, et al.. (2009). Phylogenetic analyses of nucleotide sequences confirm a unique plant intercontinental disjunction between tropical Africa, the Caribbean, and the Hawaiian Islands. Journal of Plant Research. 123(1). 57–65. 18 indexed citations

Horn, James W., et al.. (2009). Evolution of lamina anatomy in the palm family (Arecaceae). American Journal of Botany. 96(8). 1462–1486. 56 indexed citations

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Roncal, Julissa, Scott Zona, & Carl E. Lewis. (2008). Molecular Phylogenetic Studies of Caribbean Palms (Arecaceae) and Their Relationships to Biogeography and Conservation. The Botanical Review. 74(1). 78–102. 32 indexed citations

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Pruski, John F., et al.. (2008). Phylogeny and Systematic Position of Feddea (Asteraceae: Feddeeae): a Taxonomically Enigmatic and Critically Endangered Genus Endemic to Cuba. Systematic Botany. 33(1). 193–202. 9 indexed citations

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Dransfield, John, Natalie W. Uhl, Conny B. Asmussen, et al.. (2008). Genera Palmarum - The Evolution and Classification of the Palms. 505 indexed citations breakdown →

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Roncal, Julissa, et al.. (2008). Conservation Genetics ofJacquemontia reclinata(Convolvulaceae), an Endangered Species from Southern Florida: Implications for Restoration Management. Biotropica. 40(4). 507–514. 8 indexed citations

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Zona, Scott, et al.. (2007). The conservation status of West Indian palms (Arecaceae). Oryx. 41(3). 300–305. 20 indexed citations

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Roncal, Julissa, Javier Francisco‐Ortega, & Carl E. Lewis. (2007). An evaluation of the taxonomic distinctness of two Geonoma macrostachys (Arecaceae) varieties based on intersimple sequence repeat (ISSR) variation. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 153(4). 381–392. 17 indexed citations

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Lewis, Carl E., et al.. (2007). Molecular evidence for phylogenetic relationships of Jacquemontia reclinata House (Convolvulaceae) – a critically endangered species from south Florida. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 154(4). 443–454. 9 indexed citations

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Dransfield, John, Natalie W. Uhl, Conny Bruun Asmussen Lange, et al.. (2005). A new phylogenetic classification of the palm family, Arecaceae. Kew Bulletin. 60(4). 559–569. 154 indexed citations

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Lewis, Carl E.. (2002). A phylogenetic analysis of the palm subtribe Oncospermatinae (Arecaceae) based on morphological characters. Brittonia. 54(2). 78–91. 4 indexed citations

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Lewis, Carl E. & Jeff J. Doyle. (2001). Phylogenetic Utility of the Nuclear Gene Malate Synthase in the Palm Family (Arecaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 19(3). 409–420. 64 indexed citations

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Lewis, Carl E. & Scott Zona. (2000). A survey of cyanogenesis in palms (Arecaceae). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 28(3). 219–228. 11 indexed citations

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