Hans Kerp

9.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
185 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Hans Kerp is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Paleontology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Hans Kerp has authored 185 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 144 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 76 papers in Paleontology and 63 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Hans Kerp's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (125 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (70 papers) and Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (48 papers). Hans Kerp is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (125 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (70 papers) and Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (48 papers). Hans Kerp collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Hans Kerp's co-authors include Hagen Hass, Thomas N. Taylor, Michael Krings, Winfried Remy, Benjamin Bomfleur, Christian Pott, William A. DiMichele, Edith L. Taylor, Nora Dotzler and D. H. Edwards and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Hans Kerp

182 papers receiving 6.3k citations

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Four hundred-million-year-old vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae.

1994 719 citations Winfried Remy, Thomas N. Taylor et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Cisuralian plant fossils from Khenifra (Central Morocco): Palaeoenvironmental and palaeobiogeographical reconstructions 2024 ·Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology ·(unknown), (unknown), Evelyn Kustatscher, (unknown), (unknown), Hans Kerp	1
2	Botryococcus: exceptionally well-preserved fossil examples of a tiny colonial green alga 2024 ·Paläontologische Zeitschrift ·Haytham El Atfy, Benjamin Bomfleur, Hans Kerp	2
3	Leaves and sporangia developed in rare non-Fibonacci spirals in early leafy plants 2023 ·Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Hans Kerp, Alexander J. Hetherington	12
4	Vegetational change during the Middle–Late Pennsylvanian transition in western Pangaea 2023 ·Geological Society London Special Publications ·Sandra R. Schachat, Andrés Baresch, (unknown), Howard J. Falcon‐Lang, Dan S. Chaney, W. John Nelson, Scott D. Elrick, Hans Kerp, Spencer G. Lucas, William A. DiMichele	2
5	The fossil flora of the Dead Sea region, Jordan – A late Permian Garden of Delights 2021 ·Journal of Palaeosciences ·Hans Kerp, (unknown), (unknown), Benjamin Bomfleur	8
6	The Pennsylvanian System in the Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico, USA 2021 ·Figshare ·Spencer G. Lucas, William A. DiMichele, Karl Krainer, James E. Barrick, Daniel Vachard, Michael P. Donovan, Cindy V. Looy, Hans Kerp, Dan S. Chaney	5
7	The Lopingian (late Permian) flora from the Bletterbach Gorge in the Dolomites, Northern Italy: a review 2018 ·Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University) ·Evelyn Kustatscher, Johanna H.A. van Konijnenburg‐van Cittert, Cindy V. Looy, Conrad C. Labandeira, Torsten Wappler, (unknown), Thilo C. Fischer, Michael Krings, Hans Kerp, Henk Visscher	12
8	A hidden cradle of plant evolution in Permian tropical lowlands 2018 ·Science ·(unknown), Hans Kerp, (unknown), William A. DiMichele, Benjamin Bomfleur	63
9	Plant Fossils from the Pennsylvanian–Permian Transition in Western Pangea, Abo Pass, New Mexico 2017 ·Figshare ·William A. DiMichele, Spencer G. Lucas, Cindy V. Looy, Hans Kerp, Dan S. Chaney	9
10	Organs and tissues of Rhynie chert plants 2017 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Hans Kerp	33
11	An Alternative Mode of Early Land Plant Colonization by Putative Endomycorrhizal Fungi 2007 ·Plant Signaling & Behavior ·Michael Krings, Thomas N. Taylor, Hagen Hass, Hans Kerp, Nora Dotzler, Elizabeth J. Hermsen	23
12	Fungal endophytes in a 400‐million‐yr‐old land plant: infection pathways, spatial distribution, and host responses 2007 ·New Phytologist ·Michael Krings, Thomas N. Taylor, Hagen Hass, Hans Kerp, Nora Dotzler, Elizabeth J. Hermsen	270
13	Aromatized arborane/fernane hydrocarbons as biomarkers for cordaites 2006 ·Die Naturwissenschaften ·(unknown), Volker Wilde, (unknown), Stephan Hoernes, Hans Kerp, Wilhelm Püttmann	13
14	Life history biology of early land plants: Deciphering the gametophyte phase 2005 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Thomas N. Taylor, Hans Kerp, Hagen Hass	108
15	Nothia aphylla: the issue of clonal development in early land plants. 2005 ·HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) ·Véronique Daviero‐Gomez, Hans Kerp, Hagen Hass	1
16	The Oldest Fossil Endophytic Alga and Its Unusual Habitat 2003 ·Symbiosis ·(unknown), Michael Krings, Jean Galtier, Hans Kerp, Sharon D. Klavins, Thomas N. Taylor	3
17	Atmospheric CO2 from fossil plant cuticles 2002 ·Nature ·Hans Kerp	5
18	Morphometric analysis of Rhynia and Asteroxylon : testing functional aspects of early land plant evolution 2000 ·Paleobiology ·Anita Roth‐Nebelsick, Guido W. Grimm, Volker Mosbrugger, Hagen Hass, Hans Kerp	18
19	Transpiration and Assimilation of Early Devonian Land Plants with Axially Symmetric Telomes—Simulations on the Tissue Level 2000 ·Journal of Theoretical Biology ·Wilfried Konrad, Anita Roth‐Nebelsick, Hans Kerp, Hagen Hass	13
20	Fossil arbuscular mycorrhizae from the Early Devonian 1995 ·Mycologia ·Thomas N. Taylor, Winfried Remy, Hagen Hass, Hans Kerp	108

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