G. E. Wickens

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
101 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

G. E. Wickens is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Forestry. According to data from OpenAlex, G. E. Wickens has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Plant Science, 36 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 22 papers in Forestry. Recurrent topics in G. E. Wickens's work include African Botany and Ecology Studies (20 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (11 papers) and Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies (10 papers). G. E. Wickens is often cited by papers focused on African Botany and Ecology Studies (20 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (11 papers) and Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies (10 papers). G. E. Wickens collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. G. E. Wickens's co-authors include F. Buchanan White, H. Burkill, Günther Kunkel, Andrew Watson, J. R. Goodin, Bep Oliver-Bever, Loutfy Boulos, G. Lakshmi Sita, James A. Düke and N. Haq and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Applied Ecology and Geoderma.

In The Last Decade

G. E. Wickens

98 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

The Vegetation of Africa. A Descriptive Memoir to Accompa... 1985 2026 1998 2012 1985 1986 400 800 1.2k
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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. The Vegetation of Africa. A Descriptive Memoir to Accompany the Unesco/AETFAT/UNSO Vegetation Map of Africa
    1985 1.2k citations G. E. Wickens et al. Kew Bulletin profile →
  2. The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
    1986 1.2k citations G. E. Wickens, H. Burkill Kew Bulletin profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
G. E. Wickens United Kingdom 27 1.9k 1.2k 1.1k 618 616 101 4.4k
Charles R. Clément Brazil 36 2.7k 1.4× 857 0.7× 572 0.5× 339 0.5× 577 0.9× 268 5.9k
Pierre Quézel France 32 2.6k 1.3× 1.8k 1.6× 427 0.4× 1.1k 1.8× 393 0.6× 122 4.6k
Alan Hamilton United Kingdom 27 915 0.5× 926 0.8× 473 0.4× 918 1.5× 264 0.4× 57 3.3k
Shivcharn S. Dhillion Norway 31 1.8k 0.9× 1.0k 0.9× 523 0.5× 762 1.2× 177 0.3× 58 3.7k
A.E. van Wyk South Africa 25 1.7k 0.9× 1.5k 1.2× 412 0.4× 604 1.0× 821 1.3× 269 3.3k
Roeland Kindt Kenya 27 1.1k 0.6× 845 0.7× 880 0.8× 874 1.4× 393 0.6× 80 3.9k
Sebsebe Demissew Ethiopia 31 2.0k 1.1× 674 0.6× 1.1k 1.0× 739 1.2× 386 0.6× 228 4.0k
John Dransfield United Kingdom 38 1.8k 1.0× 3.5k 3.0× 567 0.5× 1.5k 2.4× 1.8k 2.9× 186 6.0k
R. W. J. Keay United Kingdom 16 833 0.4× 842 0.7× 548 0.5× 401 0.6× 312 0.5× 42 2.3k
Ian K. Dawson Kenya 31 1.3k 0.7× 804 0.7× 775 0.7× 322 0.5× 517 0.8× 83 3.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wickens, G. E.. (1998). Ecophysiology of Economic Plants in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands. 59 indexed citations
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Wickens, G. E.. (1991). Management Issues for Development of Non-timber Forest Products. Digital Library Of The Commons Repository (Indiana University). 32 indexed citations
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Wickens, G. E.. (1990). The Grazing Land Ecosystems of the African Sahel. Ecological studies, vol. 75. Journal of Arid Environments. 19(3). 364–364. 1 indexed citations
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Okigbo, B. N., G. E. Wickens, N. Haq, & Peter Day. (1989). New crops for food and industry: the roots and tubers in tropical Africa.. 123–134. 3 indexed citations
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Wickens, G. E.. (1988). The Open Research Problems in the Life Sciences under Tropical Conditions. Journal of Arid Environments. 15(1). 106–106. 1 indexed citations
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Wickens, G. E., et al.. (1988). Non-timber uses of selected arid zone trees and shrubs in Africa. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 122 indexed citations
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Wickens, G. E. & James A. Düke. (1987). Isthmian Ethnobotanical Dictionary. Kew Bulletin. 42(4). 947–947. 17 indexed citations
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Pereira, H. C., et al.. (1987). Plants for Arid Lands. Proceedings of the Kew International Conference on Economic Plants for Arid Lands, July 1984. Kew Bulletin. 42(1). 277–277. 1 indexed citations
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Wickens, G. E. & H. Burkill. (1986). The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Kew Bulletin. 41(2). 471–471. 1159 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wickens, G. E., et al.. (1985). Plants for arid lands : proceedings of the Kew International Conference on Economic Plants for Arid Lands held in the Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, 23-27 July 1984. 10 indexed citations
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Wickens, G. E.. (1982). STUDIES IN THE FLORA OF ARABIA: III. A BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF PLANT COLLECTORS IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA (INCLUDING SOCOTRA). Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. 40(2). 301–330. 1 indexed citations
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Wickens, G. E.. (1982). Environment and Plant Life in Indian Desert. Journal of Arid Environments. 5(4). 403–404. 5 indexed citations
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Wickens, G. E.. (1979). Speculations on seed dispersal and the flora of the Aldabra archipelago. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 286(1011). 85–97. 18 indexed citations
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Wickens, G. E.. (1979). The Propagules of the Terrestrial Flora of the Aldabra Archipelago, Western Indian Ocean. Atoll research bulletin. 229. 1–37. 9 indexed citations
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Wickens, G. E., et al.. (1978). Etude palynologique de formations neogenes et quaternaires au Sahara Nord-Occidental. Kew Bulletin. 32(3). 673–673. 9 indexed citations
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Wickens, G. E. & L. D. Pryor. (1978). Biology of Eucalyptus. Kew Bulletin. 32(2). 497–497. 9 indexed citations
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Wickens, G. E.. (1976). Notes on Terminalia (Combretaceae) and Memecylon (Melastomataceae) for the 'Flore des Mascareignes'. Kew Bulletin. 31(1). 1–1. 30 indexed citations
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Wickens, G. E., Eric Duffey, M. G. Morris, et al.. (1975). Grassland Ecology and Wildlife Management. Kew Bulletin. 30(3). 581–581. 28 indexed citations
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Wickens, G. E., et al.. (1971). Notes on Labiatae from Jebel Marra, Sudan. Kew Bulletin. 25(2). 255–255. 2 indexed citations
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Wickens, G. E.. (1969). A REVISION OF SYMPHYTUM L. IN TURKEY AND ADJACENT AREAS. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. 29(2). 157–180.

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