Gail Reeves

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Gail Reeves is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Gail Reeves has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Gail Reeves's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (14 papers), Plant and animal studies (10 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (7 papers). Gail Reeves is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (14 papers), Plant and animal studies (10 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (7 papers). Gail Reeves collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and United States. Gail Reeves's co-authors include Terry A. Hedderson, Cornelia Klak, Mark W. Chase, Michael F. Fay, Michelle van der Bank, John C. Manning, Andrew Balmford, Daniel P. Faith, Şerban Procheş and Félix Forest and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Gail Reeves

19 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Preserving the evolutionary potential of floras in biodiversity hotspots

2007 727 citations Félix Forest, Richard Grenyer et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gail Reeves South Africa	16	1.3k	794	588	571	357	19	2.0k
Georg Zizka Germany	29	2.3k 1.7×	553 0.7×	613 1.0×	817 1.4×	235 0.7×	108	3.0k
Victoria Sosa Mexico	26	1.4k 1.0×	464 0.6×	442 0.8×	742 1.3×	406 1.1×	124	2.1k
Peter B. Heenan New Zealand	23	1.3k 0.9×	502 0.6×	720 1.2×	1.1k 1.9×	217 0.6×	160	2.2k
Renske E. Onstein Germany	25	1.0k 0.8×	626 0.8×	387 0.7×	387 0.7×	253 0.7×	52	1.6k
T. D. Pennington United Kingdom	20	1.3k 1.0×	498 0.6×	830 1.4×	519 0.9×	130 0.4×	48	2.1k
Adrien Favre Germany	22	1.0k 0.8×	401 0.5×	859 1.5×	388 0.7×	241 0.7×	48	1.8k
Ruth J. Eastwood United Kingdom	10	1.1k 0.8×	390 0.5×	511 0.9×	1.1k 1.9×	206 0.6×	14	2.2k
Brad R. Ruhfel United States	13	1.2k 0.9×	412 0.5×	891 1.5×	522 0.9×	404 1.1×	22	1.9k
Aelys M. Humphreys Sweden	19	816 0.6×	422 0.5×	334 0.6×	428 0.7×	232 0.6×	35	1.4k
Tom A. Ranker United States	30	2.2k 1.7×	563 0.7×	496 0.8×	833 1.5×	152 0.4×	82	3.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gail Reeves

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gail Reeves. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gail Reeves 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 Gail Reeves. Gail Reeves is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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19 of 19 papers shown

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Pio, Dorothea, Olivier Broennimann, Timothy G. Barraclough, et al.. (2011). Spatial Predictions of Phylogenetic Diversity in Conservation Decision Making. Conservation Biology. 25(6). 1229–1239. 50 indexed citations

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Silva, Jessica M. da, John S. Donaldson, Gail Reeves, & Terry A. Hedderson. (2011). Population genetics and conservation of critically small cycad populations: a case study of the Albany Cycad, Encephalartos latifrons (Lehmann). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 105(2). 293–308. 16 indexed citations

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Valente, Luís, Gail Reeves, Jan Schnitzler, et al.. (2009). DIVERSIFICATION OF THE AFRICAN GENUSPROTEA(PROTEACEAE) IN THE CAPE BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT AND BEYOND: EQUAL RATES IN DIFFERENT BIOMES. Evolution. 64(3). 745–760. 103 indexed citations

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Forest, Félix, Richard Grenyer, Mathieu Rouget, et al.. (2007). Preserving the evolutionary potential of floras in biodiversity hotspots. Nature. 445(7129). 757–760. 727 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schurr, Frank M., Guy F. Midgley, Anthony G. Rebelo, et al.. (2007). Colonization and persistence ability explain the extent to which plant species fill their potential range. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 0(0). 1828404913–???. 1 indexed citations

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Schurr, Frank M., Guy F. Midgley, Anthony G. Rebelo, et al.. (2007). Colonization and persistence ability explain the extent to which plant species fill their potential range. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 16(4). 449–459. 80 indexed citations

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Oberlander, Kenneth, Léanne L. Dreyer, Dirk U. Bellstedt, & Gail Reeves. (2004). Systematic relationships in southern African Oxalis L. (Oxalidaceae): congruence between palynological and plastid trnLF evidence. Taxon. 53(4). 977–985. 20 indexed citations

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Hufford, Larry, Michelle M. McMahon, Anna Sherwood, Gail Reeves, & Mark W. Chase. (2003). The major clades of Loasaceae: phylogenetic analysis using the plastid matK and trnL‐trnF regions. American Journal of Botany. 90(8). 1215–1228. 51 indexed citations

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Reeves, Gail, et al.. (2003). Phylogenetic relationships within Colchicaceae. American Journal of Botany. 90(10). 1455–1462. 46 indexed citations

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Klak, Cornelia, Gail Reeves, & Terry A. Hedderson. (2003). Unmatched tempo of evolution in Southern African semi-desert ice plants. Nature. 427(6969). 63–65. 264 indexed citations

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Klak, Cornelia, et al.. (2003). A phylogenetic hypothesis for the Aizoaceae (Caryophyllales) based on four plastid DNA regions. American Journal of Botany. 90(10). 1433–1445. 78 indexed citations

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Conrad, Ferozah, Gail Reeves, J.P. Rourke, & John C. Manning. (2003). Phylogenetic relationships of the recently discovered species — Clivia mirabilis. South African Journal of Botany. 69(2). 204–206. 6 indexed citations

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Barker, Nigel P., Peter H. Weston, J.P. Rourke, & Gail Reeves. (2002). The Relationships of the Southern African Proteaceae as Elucidated by Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) DNA Sequence Data. Kew Bulletin. 57(4). 867–867. 27 indexed citations

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Bank, Michelle van der, et al.. (2002). Systematics of the tribe Podalyrieae (Fabaceae) based on DNA, morphological and chemical data. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 139(2). 159–170. 17 indexed citations

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Richardson, James, Frans M. Weitz, Michael F. Fay, et al.. (2001). Rapid and recent origin of species richness in the Cape flora of South Africa. Nature. 412(6843). 181–183. 216 indexed citations

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Reeves, Gail, Mark W. Chase, Peter Goldblatt, et al.. (2001). Molecular systematics of Iridaceae: evidence from four plastid DNA regions. American Journal of Botany. 88(11). 2074–2087. 184 indexed citations

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Richardson, James, Frans M. Weitz, Michael F. Fay, et al.. (2001). Phylogenetic analysis ofPhylicaL. (Rhamnaceae) with an emphasis on island species: evidence from plastidtrnL‐Fand nuclear internal transcribed spacer (ribosomal) DNA sequences. Taxon. 50(2). 405–427. 43 indexed citations

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Fay, Michael F., P. J. Rudall, Stuart Sullivan, et al.. (2000). Phylogenetic studies of Asparagales based on four plastid DNA regions. Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide). 49 indexed citations

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Reeves, Gail, Peter Goldblatt, Paula J. Rudall, & Mark W. Chase. (2000). MOLECULAR SYSTEMATICS OF IRIDACEAE: A COMBINED ANALYSIS OF FOUR PLASTID DNA SEQUENCE MATRICES. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12 indexed citations

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