D. J. Mabberley

7.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
163 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

D. J. Mabberley is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, D. J. Mabberley has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 78 papers in Plant Science and 38 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in D. J. Mabberley's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (60 papers), Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (32 papers) and Plant and animal studies (28 papers). D. J. Mabberley is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (60 papers), Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (32 papers) and Plant and animal studies (28 papers). D. J. Mabberley collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Netherlands. D. J. Mabberley's co-authors include E. Charles Nelson, John H. Wiersema, Piero G. Delprete, Dorothy A. Steane, Richard G. Olmstead, Peter F. Stevens, J. D. Ovington, Robert W. Scotland, S. R. Sykes and Cynthia M. Morton and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLoS ONE and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

D. J. Mabberley

151 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

The plant-book 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 2008 1988 2017 400 800 1.2k
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. The plant-book
    1987 1.3k citations D. J. Mabberley et al. profile →
  2. Mabberley's plant-book: a portable dictionary of plants, their classifications and uses.
    2008 606 citations D. J. Mabberley profile →
  3. The Plant-Book: A Portable Dictionary of the Higher Plants.
    1988 436 citations D. J. Mabberley et al. profile →
  4. Mabberley's Plant-book
    2017 291 citations D. J. Mabberley Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →

Peers

D. J. Mabberley
K. Kubitzki Germany
Khidir W. Hilu United States
Gideon F. Smith South Africa
Walter S. Judd United States
R. Uma Shaanker India
Rafaël Govaerts United Kingdom
John H. Wiersema United States
R. K. Brummitt United Kingdom
Anne Bruneau Canada
Paul E. Berry United States
K. Kubitzki Germany
D. J. Mabberley
Citations per year, relative to D. J. Mabberley D. J. Mabberley (= 1×) peers K. Kubitzki

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mabberley, D. J., et al.. (2025). (3092) Proposal to reject the name Citrus granulata (Rutaceae). Taxon. 74(3). 740–740.
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Roos, Marco, et al.. (2024). In memoriam Pieter Baas, 80 years old. Blumea - Biodiversity Evolution and Biogeography of Plants.
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Wang, Jian, et al.. (2023). Reinstatement of Thysanotus elatior R.Br. (Asparagaceae). Telopea. 26.
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Mabberley, D. J., et al.. (2023). Exploring the Leiden 'Van Royen herbarium': History and scientific significance of the herbarium specimens of Adriaan (1704–1779) and David van Royen (1727–1799). Blumea - Biodiversity Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 68(2). 85–138.
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Mabberley, D. J.. (2022). A classification for edible citrus: an update, with a note on Murraya (Rutaceae). Telopea. 25. 18 indexed citations
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Mabberley, D. J.. (2010). The Role of a Modern Botanic Garden: the Evolution of Kew. Plant Diversity. 33(1). 31–38. 2 indexed citations
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Mabberley, D. J.. (2002). Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape flora of South Africa. BioOne Complete (BioOne). 1 indexed citations
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Mabberley, D. J.. (1999). Robert+Brown on Rafflesia. Blumea - Biodiversity Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 44(2). 343–350. 6 indexed citations
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Kok, R.P.J. de & D. J. Mabberley. (1999). The genus Faradaya (Labiatae). Blumea - Biodiversity Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 44(2). 321–342. 6 indexed citations
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Lack, Hans Walter & D. J. Mabberley. (1998). The Flora Graeca Story. 2 indexed citations
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Mabberley, D. J.. (1997). The plant-book : a portable dictionary of the vascular plants utilising Kubitzki's The families and genera of vascular plants (1990-), Cronquist's An integrated system of classification of flowering plants (1981), and current botanical literature arranged largely on the principles of editions 1-6 (1896/97-1931) of Willis's A dictionary of the flowering plants and ferns. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 10 indexed citations
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Mabberley, D. J.. (1994). New species of Dysoxylum (Meliaceae). Blumea - Biodiversity Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 38(2). 303–312. 4 indexed citations
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Mabberley, D. J.. (1985). The primary source: tropical forests and our future. 71–71. 153 indexed citations
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Mabberley, D. J.. (1985). Florae Malesianae Praecursores LXVII. Meliaceae (Divers genera). Blumea - Biodiversity Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 31(1). 129–152. 8 indexed citations
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Mabberley, D. J.. (1983). The dusty miller's tale, or Senecio cineraria DC restored.. New Journal of Botany. 14(3). 279–280. 2 indexed citations
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Mabberley, D. J.. (1978). Edward and Sarah Bowdich's names of macaronesian and african plants, with notes on thoses of Robert Brown. 53–66. 4 indexed citations

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