E. Edgar

804 total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 728 citations indexed

About

E. Edgar is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Forestry. According to data from OpenAlex, E. Edgar has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 728 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 26 papers in Plant Science and 8 papers in Forestry. Recurrent topics in E. Edgar's work include Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics (22 papers), Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (19 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (8 papers). E. Edgar is often cited by papers focused on Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics (22 papers), Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (19 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (8 papers). E. Edgar collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Australia and United Kingdom. E. Edgar's co-authors include H. E. Connor, M. B. Forde, Peter J. de Lange, B. P. J. Molloy, Peter B. Heenan, Henrik Balslev, C. J. Webb, Graeme W. Bourdôt, Surrey W. L. Jacobs and Joy Everett and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Taxon and New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research.

In The Last Decade

E. Edgar

33 papers receiving 633 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.

  1. Name changes in the indigenous New Zealand flora, 1960–1986 and Nomina Nova IV, 1983–1986*
    1987 383 citations H. E. Connor, E. Edgar New Zealand Journal of Botany profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
E. Edgar New Zealand 12 380 338 269 184 100 34 728
G. E. Gibbs Russell South Africa 11 347 0.9× 390 1.2× 378 1.4× 110 0.6× 50 0.5× 27 762
Veikko Koski Finland 10 205 0.5× 213 0.6× 263 1.0× 132 0.7× 150 1.5× 22 611
C. Boucher South Africa 14 232 0.6× 492 1.5× 365 1.4× 165 0.9× 37 0.4× 34 752
Anna K. Jasiñska Poland 18 298 0.8× 382 1.1× 231 0.9× 143 0.8× 139 1.4× 52 766
Jiří Kolbek Czechia 12 342 0.9× 269 0.8× 224 0.8× 105 0.6× 64 0.6× 42 638
Lena K. Ward United Kingdom 15 279 0.7× 375 1.1× 405 1.5× 265 1.4× 26 0.3× 18 703
Kelvin M. Lloyd New Zealand 13 244 0.6× 151 0.4× 237 0.9× 149 0.8× 54 0.5× 25 491
Juan Antonio Calleja Spain 15 338 0.9× 298 0.9× 135 0.5× 200 1.1× 95 0.9× 67 683
Gemma L. Hoyle Australia 14 329 0.9× 516 1.5× 423 1.6× 130 0.7× 70 0.7× 21 805
Josef Greimler Austria 14 328 0.9× 292 0.9× 225 0.8× 108 0.6× 129 1.3× 42 640

Countries citing papers authored by E. Edgar

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Fields of papers citing papers by E. Edgar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of E. Edgar

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of E. Edgar. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of E. Edgar based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with E. Edgar. E. Edgar is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Connor, H. E. & E. Edgar. (2002). History of the taxonomy of the New Zealand native grass flora. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 32(1). 89–112. 4 indexed citations
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Webb, C. J. & E. Edgar. (1999). Spelling New Zealand in the specific and infraspecific epithets of vascular plants. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 37(1). 71–77. 6 indexed citations
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Webb, C. J., Ilse Breitwieser, & E. Edgar. (1999). Orthography of some geographical epithets in the New Zealand flora revisited. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 37(4). 747–749. 4 indexed citations
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Edgar, E., et al.. (1999). Koeleria Pers. (Gramineae: Aveneae) in New Zealand*. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 37(1). 51–61. 2 indexed citations
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Molloy, B. P. J., E. Edgar, Peter B. Heenan, & Peter J. de Lange. (1999). New species of Poa (Gramineae) and Ischnocarpus (Brassicaceae) from limestone, North Otago, South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 37(1). 41–50. 21 indexed citations
6.
Edgar, E.. (1998). Trisetum Pers. (Gramineae: Aveneae) in New Zealand*. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 36(4). 539–564. 16 indexed citations
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Edgar, E. & H. E. Connor. (1998). Zotovia and Microlaena: New Zealand Ehrhartoid Gramineae*. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 36(4). 565–586. 8 indexed citations
8.
Edgar, E., et al.. (1996). Checklist of pooid grasses naturalised in New Zealand. 4. Tribe Poeae*. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 34(2). 147–152. 5 indexed citations
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Forde, M. B. & E. Edgar. (1995). Checklist of pooid grasses naturalised in New Zealand. 3. Tribes Bromeae and Brachypodieae*. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 33(1). 35–42. 10 indexed citations
10.
Connor, H. E., E. Edgar, & Graeme W. Bourdôt. (1993). Ecology and distribution of naturalised species of Stipa in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 36(3). 301–307. 9 indexed citations
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Edgar, E., et al.. (1991). Checklist of oryzoid, arundinoid, and chloridoid grasses naturalised in New Zealand*. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 29(2). 117–129. 7 indexed citations
12.
Edgar, E. & M. B. Forde. (1991). Agrostis L. in New Zealand*. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 29(2). 139–161. 22 indexed citations
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Jacobs, Surrey W. L., Joy Everett, H. E. Connor, & E. Edgar. (1989). Stipoid grasses in New Zealand*. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 27(4). 569–582. 10 indexed citations
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Edgar, E. & H. E. Connor. (1987). Varietal grass names and combinations published by Hackel in Cheeseman's Manual of the New Zealand Flora, 1906. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 25(3). 455–457. 3 indexed citations
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Connor, H. E. & E. Edgar. (1987). Name changes in the indigenous New Zealand flora, 1960–1986 and Nomina Nova IV, 1983–1986*. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 25(1). 115–171. 383 indexed citations breakdown →
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Edgar, E.. (1986). Poa L. in New Zealand*. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 24(3). 425–503. 35 indexed citations
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Edgar, E. & H. E. Connor. (1983). Nomina Nova III, 1977–1982*. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 21(4). 421–441. 16 indexed citations
18.
Edgar, E. & H. E. Connor. (1982). Dichelachne (Gramineae) in New Zealand*. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 20(3). 303–309. 9 indexed citations
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Connor, H. E. & E. Edgar. (1979). Rytidosperma Steudel ( Notodanthonia Zotov) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 17(3). 311–337. 24 indexed citations
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Edgar, E. & H. E. Connor. (1978). Nomina Nova II, 1970–76*. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 16(1). 103–118. 11 indexed citations

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