Charles B. Beck

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Charles B. Beck is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles B. Beck has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 31 papers in Plant Science and 19 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Charles B. Beck's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (46 papers), Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (17 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (17 papers). Charles B. Beck is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (46 papers), Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (17 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (17 papers). Charles B. Beck collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and India. Charles B. Beck's co-authors include Robert F. Thorne, Robert Price, Kadambari K. Namboodiri, William E. Stein, Rudolf Schmid, David C. Wight, Shougang Hao, Gar W. Rothwell, J. M. Pettitt and Thomas N. Taylor and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society and American Journal of Botany.

In The Last Decade

Charles B. Beck

69 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Origin and Early Evolution of Angiosperms. 1976 2026 1992 2009 1976 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Origin and Early Evolution of Angiosperms.
    1976 484 citations Robert F. Thorne, Charles B. Beck Systematic Botany profile →

Peers

Charles B. Beck
Elisabeth A. Wheeler United States
Sergio R.S. Cevallos-Ferriz Mexico
P. W. Hattersley Australia
Christine Strullu‐Derrien United Kingdom
William B. Critchfield United States
Eliso Kvavadze Georgia
S. L. Gulmon United States
Marta Mariotti Lippi Italy
Leyla J. Seyfullah Germany
Isabel Figueiral France
Elisabeth A. Wheeler United States
Charles B. Beck
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hao, Shougang, Charles B. Beck, & Deming Wang. (2003). Structure of the Earliest Leaves: Adaptations to High Concentrations of Atmospheric CO 2. International Journal of Plant Sciences. 164(1). 71–75. 24 indexed citations
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Beck, Charles B., Jean Galtier, & William E. Stein. (1992). A reinvestigation of Diichnia Read from the New Albany Shale of Kentucky. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 75(1-2). 1–32. 15 indexed citations
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Beck, Charles B., et al.. (1987). A WOODY LYCOPSID STEM FROM THE NEW ALBANY SHALE (LOWER MISSISSIPPIAN) OF KENTUCKY. American Journal of Botany. 74(11). 1750–1757. 6 indexed citations
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Stein, William E. & Charles B. Beck. (1987). Paraphyletic groups in phylogenetic analysis: Progymnospermopsida and Préphanérogames in alternative views of seed plant relationships. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France Actualités Botaniques. 134(2). 107–119. 8 indexed citations
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Stein, William E. & Charles B. Beck. (1983). Triloboxylon arnoldii from the Middle Devonian of Western New York. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 17 indexed citations
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Beck, Charles B., Rudolf Schmid, & Gar W. Rothwell. (1982). Stelar morphology and the primary vascular system of seed plants. The Botanical Review. 48(4). 691–815. 114 indexed citations
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Stein, William E., David C. Wight, & Charles B. Beck. (1982). Techniques for preparation of pyrite and limonite permineralizations. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 36(1-2). 185–194. 41 indexed citations
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Beck, Charles B., et al.. (1982). OBSERVATIONS ON THE FINE STRUCTURE OF CALLIXYLON WOOD. American Journal of Botany. 69(1). 54–76. 34 indexed citations
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Beck, Charles B.. (1978). Breeding the West African dwarf crocodile. International Zoo Yearbook. 18(1). 89–91. 6 indexed citations
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Thorne, Robert F. & Charles B. Beck. (1976). Origin and Early Evolution of Angiosperms.. Systematic Botany. 1(3). 320–320. 484 indexed citations breakdown →
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Beck, Charles B., et al.. (1972). Comparative Morphology of the Primary Vascular Systems in Some Species of Rosaceae and Leguminosae. American Journal of Botany. 59(6). 557–557. 10 indexed citations
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Beck, Charles B.. (1970). THE APPEARANCE OF GYMNOSPERMOUS STRUCTURE. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 45(3). 379–399. 96 indexed citations
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Pettitt, J. M. & Charles B. Beck. (1968). Archaeosperma arnoldii-A Cupulate Seed from the Upper Devonian of North America. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 62 indexed citations
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Namboodiri, Kadambari K. & Charles B. Beck. (1968). A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE PRIMARY VASCULAR SYSTEM OF CONIFERS. II. GENERA WITH OPPOSITE AND WHORLED PHYLLOTAXIS. American Journal of Botany. 55(4). 458–463. 34 indexed citations
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Namboodiri, Kadambari K. & Charles B. Beck. (1968). A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE PRIMARY VASCULAR SYSTEM OF CONIFERS. I. GENERA WITH HELICAL PHYLLOTAXIS. American Journal of Botany. 55(4). 447–457. 54 indexed citations
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Namboodiri, Kadambari K. & Charles B. Beck. (1968). A Comparative Study of the Primary Vascular System of Conifers. I. Genera with Helical Phyllotaxis. American Journal of Botany. 55(4). 447–447. 14 indexed citations
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Beck, Charles B.. (1967). Eddya sullivanensis , gen. et sp. nov., a Plant of Gymnospermic Morphology from the Upper Devonian of New York. Palaeontographica Abteilung B. 1–22. 28 indexed citations
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Beck, Charles B.. (1963). Ginkgophyton ( Psygmophyllum ) with a Stem of Gymnospermic Structure. Science. 141(3579). 431–433. 8 indexed citations
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Beck, Charles B.. (1962). Reconstructions of Archaeopteris, and Further Consideration of its Phylogenetic Position. American Journal of Botany. 49(4). 373–373. 21 indexed citations
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