Gillian Cooper‐Driver

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Gillian Cooper‐Driver is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gillian Cooper‐Driver has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 15 papers in Plant Science and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Gillian Cooper‐Driver's work include Fern and Epiphyte Biology (11 papers), Plant and animal studies (9 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (5 papers). Gillian Cooper‐Driver is often cited by papers focused on Fern and Epiphyte Biology (11 papers), Plant and animal studies (9 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (5 papers). Gillian Cooper‐Driver collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Gillian Cooper‐Driver's co-authors include T. Swain, David S. Conant, Michael J. Balick, Tony Swain, David G. Furth, Elizabeth A. Bernays, Simon Finch, S. Woodhead, Michael San Francisco and Elizabeth Braker and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Oecologia.

In The Last Decade

Gillian Cooper‐Driver

34 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Phytochemical Methods 1974 2026 1991 2008 1974 250 500 750 1000
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  1. Phytochemical Methods
    1974 1.1k citations Gillian Cooper‐Driver et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gillian Cooper‐Driver United States 19 1.1k 619 477 430 265 34 2.2k
Loutfy Boulos Egypt 14 981 0.9× 362 0.6× 353 0.7× 301 0.7× 110 0.4× 35 1.5k
E.C. Bate-Smith Slovakia 27 1.4k 1.2× 696 1.1× 1.0k 2.2× 612 1.4× 608 2.3× 62 3.1k
Bock G. Chan United States 18 1.2k 1.1× 302 0.5× 764 1.6× 518 1.2× 656 2.5× 34 2.9k
Zohara Yaniv Israel 21 2.0k 1.8× 222 0.4× 640 1.3× 699 1.6× 188 0.7× 54 2.8k
Claude Andary France 25 1.6k 1.4× 303 0.5× 827 1.7× 638 1.5× 388 1.5× 88 2.5k
Martin L. Price 8 1.2k 1.1× 197 0.3× 376 0.8× 906 2.1× 674 2.5× 10 2.7k
Sylvie Rapior France 27 1.2k 1.1× 302 0.5× 760 1.6× 309 0.7× 234 0.9× 99 2.9k
Franz Hadaček Austria 29 1.1k 1.0× 450 0.7× 790 1.7× 342 0.8× 187 0.7× 69 2.5k
Júlio Antônio Lombardi Brazil 24 537 0.5× 650 1.1× 472 1.0× 238 0.6× 79 0.3× 125 1.5k
M.E. Light South Africa 27 2.3k 2.0× 598 1.0× 1.1k 2.2× 407 0.9× 181 0.7× 65 3.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cooper‐Driver, Gillian. (2001). Contributions of Jeffrey Harborne and co-workers to the study of anthocyanins. Phytochemistry. 56(3). 229–236. 100 indexed citations
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Cooper‐Driver, Gillian, et al.. (1999). ChemInform Abstract: Role of Phenolics in Plant Evolution.. ChemInform. 30(10). 1 indexed citations
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Cooper‐Driver, Gillian, et al.. (1998). Role of phenolics in plant evolution. Phytochemistry. 49(5). 1165–1174. 81 indexed citations
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Cooper‐Driver, Gillian, et al.. (1998). Japanese Beetle Attacks Bracken in Vermont. American Fern Journal. 88(1). 47–47. 2 indexed citations
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Cooper‐Driver, Gillian. (1994). Welwitschia mirabilis: A Dream Come True. Arnoldia.. 54(2). 2–10. 8 indexed citations
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Cooper‐Driver, Gillian, et al.. (1992). Changes in phenolic production in the hay-scented fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula) in relation to resource availability. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 20(2). 99–106. 25 indexed citations
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Cooper‐Driver, Gillian, et al.. (1990). The Effects of Lichen Extracts on Feeding by Gypsy Moths (Lymantria dispar). The Bryologist. 93(2). 220–220. 7 indexed citations
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Cooper‐Driver, Gillian. (1989). Chemosystematics of the pteridophytes—A summary. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 17(2). 91–92. 1 indexed citations
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Anderson, Gregory J., et al.. (1987). Foliar Flavonoids and the Systematics of Solanum sect. Basarthrum. Systematic Botany. 12(4). 534–534. 13 indexed citations
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Cooper‐Driver, Gillian, et al.. (1986). The phylogenetic relationship of Solanum flavonols. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 14(3). 299–305. 11 indexed citations
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Cooper‐Driver, Gillian. (1985). Anti-predation strategies in pteridophytes—a biochemical approach. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section B Biological Sciences. 86. 397–402. 19 indexed citations
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Rowell, C. H. F., et al.. (1983). The Palatability of Ferns and the Ecology of Two Tropical Forest Grasshoppers. Biotropica. 15(3). 207–207. 21 indexed citations
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Cooper‐Driver, Gillian. (1981). Herbivores: Their Interaction with Secondary Metabolites. Phytochemistry. 20(8). 2067–2067. 84 indexed citations
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Conant, David S. & Gillian Cooper‐Driver. (1980). Autogamous Allohomoploidy in Alsophila and Nephelea (Cyatheaceae): A New Hypothesis for Speciation in Homoploid Homosporous Ferns. American Journal of Botany. 67(9). 1269–1269. 17 indexed citations
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Cooper‐Driver, Gillian. (1980). The Role of Flavonoids and Related Compounds in Fern Systematics. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 107(2). 116–116. 27 indexed citations
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Woodhead, S. & Gillian Cooper‐Driver. (1979). Phenolic acids and resistance to insect attack in Sorghum bicolor. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 7(4). 309–310. 38 indexed citations
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Cooper‐Driver, Gillian. (1978). INSECT‐FERN ASSOCIATIONS. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 24(3). 310–316. 51 indexed citations
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Cooper‐Driver, Gillian & T. Swain. (1977). Phenolic chemotaxonomy and phytogeography of Adiantum. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 74(1). 1–21. 15 indexed citations
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Cooper‐Driver, Gillian, et al.. (1976). A survey for cyanogenesis in ferns and gymnosperms. Phytochemistry. 15(11). 1764–1767. 15 indexed citations
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Cooper‐Driver, Gillian & T. Swain. (1975). Sulphate esters of caffeyl- and p-coumarylglucose in ferns. Phytochemistry. 14(11). 2506–2507. 16 indexed citations

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