Gary W. Saunders

11.1k citations

219 papers · 8.0k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 47

Impact in

Oceanography top 0.05%
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
Ecology top 0.2%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Papers in

Oceanography 194
- Marine and coastal plant biology 188
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research 146
- Marine and coastal ecosystems 25
Ecology 100
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies 38
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics 17
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology 15

Co-authors: Gerald T. Kraft Daniel C. McDevit Line Le Gall Christopher E. Lane Louis D. Druehl James Harper Robert A. Andersen Sandra C. Lindstrom
Journals: Journal of Phycology (45 papers)Phycologia (32 papers)European Journal of Phycology (20 papers)Botany (17 papers)Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (7 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United States Australia

In The Last Decade

Gary W. Saunders

207 papers receiving 7.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Applying DNA barcoding to red macroalgae: a preliminary appraisal holds promise for future applications 2005 · 629 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2005 Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

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1	Assessment of rhodolith‐forming species diversity in British Columbia uncovers novel cryptic diversity in the genera Boreolithothamnion and Rhodolithia gen. nov. (Florideophyceae, Rhodophyta) and the occurrence of hybrid rhodoliths Journal of Phycology ·Tiago F. T. Cerqueira, Gary W. Saunders	2025	0
2	The Dicranemataceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) revisited: molecular data indicate polyphyly in yet another wholly or primarily Australian endemic family Australian Systematic Botany ·Gerald T. Kraft, Gary W. Saunders	2025	0
3	Of sea, rivers and symbiosis: Diversity, systematics, biogeography and evolution of the deeply diverging florideophycean order Hildenbrandiales (Rhodophyta) Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Christophe Vieira, Figueroa Ra, Arvind Baliga, Myung Sook Kim, Gary W. Saunders	2024	3
4	Australasian Lophothamnion J.Agardh Aligns Genetically with Pleonosporium Nägeli (Wrangeliaceae, Spongoclonieae): New Species from the Western Atlantic Cryptogamie Algologie ·Craig W. Schneider, Gary W. Saunders	2024	0
5	Metabarcoding Extends the Distribution of Porphyra corallicola (Bangiales) into the Arctic While Revealing Novel Species and Patterns for Conchocelis Stages in the Canadian Flora Diversity ·Gary W. Saunders, Figueroa Ra	2023	2
6	Unique biodiversity in Arctic marine forests is shaped by diverse recolonization pathways and far northern glacial refugia Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Trevor T. Bringloe, Heroen Verbruggen, Gary W. Saunders	2020	40
7	Out of the dark: Leptofauchea lucida (Rhodymeniales: Faucheaceae), a new red algal species from the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia Nuytsia—The journal of the Western Australian Herbarium ·John M. Huisman, Gary W. Saunders	2020	0
8	Glacial vicariance drives phylogeographic diversification in the amphi-boreal kelp Saccharina latissima Scientific Reports ·João Neiva, Pilar Martín-Serrano, Mette Møller Nielsen, Dorte Krause‐Jensen, Gary W. Saunders, Jorge Assis, Ignacio Bárbara, Éric Tamigneaux, Licínia Gouveia, Tânia Aires, Núria Marbà, Annette Bruhn, Gareth A. Pearson, Ester Á. Serrão	2018	63
9	A new species of Digenea (Rhodomelaceae, Ceramiales) based upon a molecular assessment and morphological observations of plants historically known as D. simplex in Bermuda Phytotaxa ·Craig W. Schneider, أحمد تقي, Christopher E. Lane, Gary W. Saunders	2018	9
10	Phylogenetic analyses of transcriptome data resolve familial assignments for genera of the red-algal Acrochaetiales-Palmariales Complex (Nemaliophycidae) Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Gary W. Saunders, Chris Jackson, Eric D. Salomaki	2017	30
11	Key Kamchatkan collections provide new taxonomic and distributional insights for reportedly pan–North Pacific species of Rhodymeniophycidae (Rhodophyta) Phycologia ·芮慧强, Nguen Suan Khan, M L Lush, Michael J. Wynne, Gary W. Saunders	2017	4
12	Multigene phylogeny of the red algal subclass Nemaliophycidae Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Daryl W. Lam, Heroen Verbruggen, Gary W. Saunders, Morgan L. Vis	2015	23
13	DNA barcoding unmasks overlooked diversity improving knowledge on the composition and origins of the Churchill algal flora BMC Ecology ·Gary W. Saunders, Daniel C. McDevit	2013	33
14	Molecular markers from three organellar genomes unravel complex taxonomic relationships within the coralline algal genus Chiharaea (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Katharine R. Hind, Gary W. Saunders	2013	22
15	A multigene phylogenetic assessment of the Dilsea/Neodilsea species complex (Dumontiaceae, Gigartinales) supports transfer of Neodilsea natashae to the genus Dilsea Botanica Marina ·Gary W. Saunders, Sandra C. Lindstrom	2011	4
16	An evaluation of rbcL, tufA, UPA, LSU and ITS as DNA barcode markers for the marine green macroalgae Cryptogamie Algologie ·Gary W. Saunders, C. C.	2010	174
17	Routine DNA barcoding of Canadian Gracilariales (Rhodophyta) reveals the invasive species Gracilaria vermiculophylla in British Columbia Molecular Ecology Resources ·Gary W. Saunders	2009	117
18	A DNA barcode examination of the red algal family Dumontiaceae in Canadian waters reveals substantial cryptic species diversity. 1. The foliose Dilsea-Neodilsea complex and Weeksia Botany ·Gary W. Saunders	2008	82
19	PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS AMONG LINEAGES OF THE CERAMIACEAE (CERAMIALES, RHODOPHYTA) BASED ON NUCLEAR SMALL SUBUNIT rDNA SEQUENCE DATA¹ Journal of Phycology ·Han‐Gu Choi, Gerald T. Kraft, Shuang Tu, Michael D. Guiry, Gary W. Saunders	2008	24
20	A UNIQUELY CALCIFIED BROWN ALGA FROM HAWAII:NEWHOUSIA IMBRICATAGEN. ET SP. NOV. (DICTYOTALES, PHAEOPHYCEAE)¹ Journal of Phycology ·Gerald T. Kraft, Gary W. Saunders, Isabella A. Abbott, Ricardo Haroun	2004	29

About Gary W. Saunders

Gary W. Saunders is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Aquatic Science and Global and Planetary Change, having authored 219 papers that have together received 8.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Marine and coastal plant biology (188 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (146 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (38 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (25 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (17 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (15 papers), Protist diversity and phylogeny (12 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (6.3k citations), Ecology (3.9k citations), Aquatic Science (807 citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (913 citations) and Global and Planetary Change (739 citations). Gary W. Saunders has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Gerald T. Kraft, Daniel C. McDevit, Line Le Gall, Christopher E. Lane, Louis D. Druehl, James Harper, Robert A. Andersen, Sandra C. Lindstrom, Daniel Potter and Michael Paskind. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Phycology, Phycologia, European Journal of Phycology, Botany and Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.

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