Claes Persson

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Claes Persson is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Claes Persson has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 19 papers in Plant Science and 18 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Claes Persson's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (30 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (18 papers) and Plant and animal studies (16 papers). Claes Persson is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (30 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (18 papers) and Plant and animal studies (16 papers). Claes Persson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and France. Claes Persson's co-authors include Alexandre Antonelli, Isabel Sanmartín, Johan A. A. Nylander, Nina Rønsted, Lennart Andersson, Charlotte M. Taylor, Carlos I. Molina, Carla Maldonado, Joaquina Albán Castillo and Alexander Zizka and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Evolution and Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Claes Persson

39 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Tracing the impact of the Andean uplift on Neotropical pl... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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. Tracing the impact of the Andean uplift on Neotropical plant evolution
    2009 503 citations Alexandre Antonelli, Claes Persson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Claes Persson Sweden 17 1.1k 518 400 313 231 42 1.5k
Federico Luebert Chile 23 1.2k 1.1× 666 1.3× 646 1.6× 294 0.9× 185 0.8× 83 1.8k
Liliana Katinas Argentina 22 890 0.8× 472 0.9× 529 1.3× 229 0.7× 130 0.6× 99 1.5k
T. D. Pennington United Kingdom 20 1.3k 1.2× 830 1.6× 519 1.3× 498 1.6× 130 0.6× 48 2.1k
Roy H. J. Erkens Netherlands 22 1.4k 1.3× 1.1k 2.0× 476 1.2× 274 0.9× 141 0.6× 57 2.0k
Gail Reeves South Africa 16 1.3k 1.2× 588 1.1× 571 1.4× 794 2.5× 357 1.5× 19 2.0k
Sven Buerki United States 27 1.7k 1.5× 1.0k 2.0× 802 2.0× 381 1.2× 173 0.7× 123 2.5k
Alexander N. Schmidt‐Lebuhn Australia 21 683 0.6× 287 0.6× 435 1.1× 344 1.1× 200 0.9× 77 1.2k
Carl E. Lewis United States 15 962 0.9× 424 0.8× 395 1.0× 187 0.6× 57 0.2× 27 1.3k
Peter C. Hoch United States 17 1.1k 1.0× 705 1.4× 782 2.0× 233 0.7× 95 0.4× 46 1.8k
Bruce K. Holst United States 11 1.3k 1.2× 410 0.8× 442 1.1× 272 0.9× 68 0.3× 41 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Claes Persson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Claes Persson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Persson, Claes, et al.. (2023). Three new species of Valeriana (Valerianoideae, Caprifoliaceae) from southern Ecuador. Phytotaxa. 579(1). 47–53. 3 indexed citations
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Antonelli, Alexandre, James J. Clarkson, Kent Kainulainen, et al.. (2021). Settling a family feud: a high‐level phylogenomic framework for the Gentianales based on 353 nuclear genes and partial plastomes. American Journal of Botany. 108(7). 1143–1165. 46 indexed citations
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Antonelli, Alexandre, James J. Clarkson, Kent Kainulainen, et al.. (2021). Settling a family feud: a high-level phylogenomic framework for the Gentianales based on 353 nuclear genes and partial plastomes. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations
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Gradstein, S. Robbert, et al.. (2019). Riccardia verticillata Gradst. & Reeb, a new dendroid species of Riccardia (Aneuraceae) from the Cordillera del Cóndor, Ecuador. Journal of Bryology. 41(4). 322–327. 6 indexed citations
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Barnes, Christopher J., Claus Cornett, Steen Honoré Hansen, et al.. (2017). Phylogeny Predicts the Quantity of Antimalarial Alkaloids within the Iconic Yellow Cinchona Bark (Rubiaceae: Cinchona calisaya). Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 391–391. 46 indexed citations
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Persson, Claes, et al.. (2017). Cinchona anderssonii (Rubiaceae), a new overlooked species from Bolivia. Phytotaxa. 297(2). 3 indexed citations
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Persson, Claes, et al.. (2015). A striking new species of Amaioua (Gardenieae-Rubiaceae) from the Colombian Andes. Phytotaxa. 213(1). 1 indexed citations
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Mouly, Arnaud, Kent Kainulainen, Claes Persson, et al.. (2014). Phylogenetic structure and clade circumscriptions in the Gardenieae complex (Rubiaceae). Taxon. 63(4). 801–818. 31 indexed citations
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Kainulainen, Kent, Claes Persson, Torsten Eriksson, & Birgitta Bremer. (2010). Molecular systematics and morphological character evolution of the Condamineeae (Rubiaceae). American Journal of Botany. 97(12). 1961–1981. 31 indexed citations
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Forest, Félix, Mark W. Chase, Claes Persson, Peter R. Crane, & Julie A. Hawkins. (2007). THE ROLE OF BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC FACTORS IN EVOLUTION OF ANT DISPERSAL IN THE MILKWORT FAMILY (POLYGALACEAE). Evolution. 61(7). 1675–1694. 60 indexed citations
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Andersson, Lennart & Claes Persson. (2001). Bertiera rugosa (Rubiaceae), a New Species from Ecuador. Novon A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. 11(4). 373–373.
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Persson, Claes. (2000). Phylogeny of Gardenieae (Rubiaceae) based on chloroplast DNA sequences from the rps 16 intron and trnL(UAA)‐F(GAA) intergenic spacer. Nordic Journal of Botany. 20(3). 257–270. 47 indexed citations
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Persson, Claes. (2000). Stenosepala hirsuta, a New Genus and Species of Gardenieae (Rubiaceae) from Colombia and Panama. Novon A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. 10(4). 403–403. 2 indexed citations
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Persson, Claes. (1996). Phylogeny of the Gardenieae (Rubiaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 121(2). 91–109. 3 indexed citations
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Andersson, Lennart & Claes Persson. (1991). Circumscription of the tribeCinchoneae (Rubiaceae)?a cladistic approach. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 178(1-2). 65–94. 64 indexed citations
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Svensson, C., et al.. (1991). 34 Eosinophils, secretory responsiveness and glucocorticoid-induced effects on the allergic nasal mucosa during a weak pollen season. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 87(1). 147–147. 2 indexed citations
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Persson, Claes, et al.. (1954). Some Clinical Aspects of the Differences foetweeu Infectious Hepatitis and Inoculation Hepatitis. Acta Medica Scandinavica. 147(5-6). 405–410. 2 indexed citations

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