I. M. Turner

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
176 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

I. M. Turner is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, I. M. Turner has authored 176 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 89 papers in Molecular Biology and 77 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in I. M. Turner's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (95 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (88 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (31 papers). I. M. Turner is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (95 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (88 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (31 papers). I. M. Turner collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Singapore and Australia. I. M. Turner's co-authors include Richard T. Corlett, Hugh Tiang Wah Tan, P. J. Grubb, David F. R. P. Burslem, Peter W. Lucas, Joy Ong, M. F. Choong, Ali Bin Ibrahim, P. T. K. Chew and Daniel J. Metcalfe and has published in prestigious journals such as Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and New Phytologist.

In The Last Decade

I. M. Turner

156 papers receiving 4.4k citations

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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.

Species Loss in Fragments of Tropical Rain Forest: A Review of the Evidence

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
I. M. Turner United Kingdom	33	2.5k	2.0k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	176	4.9k
Irène Hummel France	18	2.4k 1.0×	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	1.9k 1.6×	1.2k 1.0×	28	5.0k
Stephen H. Bullock Mexico	28	2.0k 0.8×	2.1k 1.0×	970 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	957 0.8×	103	4.0k
Christopher Baraloto United States	41	3.6k 1.5×	2.2k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	2.1k 1.8×	114	6.1k
Jitka Klimešová Czechia	41	3.8k 1.5×	2.8k 1.4×	1.4k 1.1×	2.8k 2.3×	966 0.9×	181	5.8k
Lindsay A. Turnbull United Kingdom	35	2.9k 1.2×	2.2k 1.1×	1.7k 1.3×	2.3k 1.9×	1.0k 0.9×	62	5.7k
Brenda B. Casper United States	39	3.4k 1.4×	2.5k 1.3×	1.3k 1.0×	3.4k 2.8×	1.4k 1.2×	96	7.0k
Nigel C. A. Pitman United States	29	3.7k 1.5×	2.3k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	752 0.6×	1.8k 1.6×	64	5.8k
Max Debussche France	33	3.4k 1.4×	2.3k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	1.8k 1.5×	1.1k 1.0×	62	5.2k
J. A. Ratter Brazil	25	2.2k 0.9×	2.1k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	927 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	54	4.5k
Stephen P. Bonser Australia	27	2.3k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	1.7k 1.4×	1.1k 1.0×	94	4.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Utteridge, Timothy M. A. & I. M. Turner. (2024). Flora of Singapore precursors, 47: The genus Phytocrene (Icacinaceae) in Singapore. Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore. 76(2). 229–241.

Maurin, Olivier, Félix Forest, I. M. Turner, et al.. (2023). Drift in the tropics: Phylogenetics and biogeographical patterns in Combretaceae. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 32(10). 1790–1802. 5 indexed citations

Turner, I. M. & Boon‐Chuan Ho. (2023). (2990) Proposal to conserve the name Millettia thyrsiflora (Aganope thyrsiflora) against Dalbergia alata (Leguminosae‐Papilionoideae). Taxon. 72(5). 1126–1126.

Maurin, Olivier, Félix Forest, I. M. Turner, et al.. (2022). Drift in the tropics: Phylogenetics and biogeographical patterns in Combretaceae. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 3 indexed citations

Turner, I. M.. (2021). Notes on Some Names of South Asian Plants with a Connection to William Roxburgh. Annales Botanici Fennici. 58(4-6). 1 indexed citations

Maurin, Olivier, I. M. Turner, J.S. Boatwright, & Maarten J. M. Christenhusz. (2020). New Combinations in Combretaceae subtribe Combretinae from Africa and Asia. Phytotaxa. 451(3). 2 indexed citations

Turner, I. M., et al.. (2018). Flora of Singapore precursors, 4. A summary of scandent Psychotria (Rubiaceae) in Singapore and Peninsular Malaysia. Phytotaxa. 361(2). 5 indexed citations

Chen, Junhao, et al.. (2018). "Artabotrys scortechinii (Annonaceae): an augmented species description and a new record for Singapore". Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore. 70(1). 3–8. 3 indexed citations

Turner, I. M.. (2014). A consideration of Cleistopetalum and a new combination in Polyalthia (Annonaceae). Phytotaxa. 8(1). 41–45. 1 indexed citations

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Turner, I. M.. (2011). The transfer of Desmos caudatus C. E. C. Fisch. (Annonaceae) to Meiogyne. Kew Bulletin. 66(4). 587–588. 2 indexed citations

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Turner, I. M.. (2009). New species and nomenclatural combinations in Polyalthia, Meiogyne and Mitrella (Annonaceae) from Borneo.. 61(4). 267–276. 5 indexed citations

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Turner, I. M. & David M. Johnson. (2009). Two New Species ofXylopia(Annonaceae) from Borneo. Harvard Papers in Botany. 14(2). 129–135. 3 indexed citations

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Grubb, P. J., Ignacio M. Barberis, Jennie N. Bee, et al.. (2008). Monocot Leaves are Eaten Less than Dicot Leaves in Tropical Lowland Rain Forests: Correlations with Toughness and Leaf Presentation. Annals of Botany. 101(9). 1379–1389. 42 indexed citations

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Dominy, Nathaniel J., P. J. Grubb, Peter W. Lucas, et al.. (2008). In Tropical Lowland Rain Forests Monocots have Tougher Leaves than Dicots, and Include a New Kind of Tough Leaf. Annals of Botany. 101(9). 1363–1377. 37 indexed citations

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Lughadha, Eimear Nic, Wilhelm Barthlott, Neil Brummitt, et al.. (2005). Measuring the fate of plant diversity: towards a foundation for future monitoring and opportunities for urgent action. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 360(1454). 359–372. 69 indexed citations

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Turner, I. M., et al.. (1998). The use of Epipremnum pinnatum (Araceae) in Singapore in the treatment of cancer : an unreported application of a herbal medicine. Economic Botany. 52(1). 108–109. 5 indexed citations

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Turner, I. M., et al.. (1998). The botany of the islands of Mersing District, Johore. Peninsular Malaysia. 2. The floras of Pulau Aur and Pulau Pemanggil, with notes on the smaller islands. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 1 indexed citations

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Turner, I. M. & Richard T. Corlett. (1996). The conservation value of small, isolated fragments of lowland tropical rain forest. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 11(8). 330–333. 476 indexed citations

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Turner, I. M.. (1993). How Tough are Sclerophylls?. Annals of Botany. 71(4). 343–345. 28 indexed citations

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Turner, I. M.. (1989). A shading experiment on some tropical rain forest tree seedlings.. JOURNAL OF TROPICAL FOREST SCIENCE. 1(4). 383–389. 8 indexed citations

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