Jim Leebens‐Mack

33.2k total citations · 8 hit papers
152 papers, 13.5k citations indexed

About

Jim Leebens‐Mack is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Jim Leebens‐Mack has authored 152 papers receiving a total of 13.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Molecular Biology, 88 papers in Plant Science and 71 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Jim Leebens‐Mack's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (42 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (40 papers) and Plant and animal studies (34 papers). Jim Leebens‐Mack is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (42 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (40 papers) and Plant and animal studies (34 papers). Jim Leebens‐Mack collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Jim Leebens‐Mack's co-authors include Claude W. dePamphilis, Hong Mā, Pamela S. Soltis, P. Kerr Wall, Lena Landherr, Olle Pellmyr, Victor A. Albert, Norman J. Wickett, Brook G. Milligan and Liying Cui and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Jim Leebens‐Mack

150 papers receiving 13.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Ancestral polyploidy in seed plants and angiosperms

2011 1.6k citations Norman J. Wickett, Saravanaraj Ayyampalayam et al. profile →
Polyploidy and angiosperm diversification

2009 938 citations Pamela S. Soltis, Jim Leebens‐Mack et al. American Journal of Botany profile →
Analysis of 81 genes from 64 plastid genomes resolves relationships in angiosperms and identifies genome-scale evolutionary patterns

2007 914 citations Robert K. Jansen, Linda A. Raubeson et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Widespread genome duplications throughout the history of flowering plants

2006 554 citations Liying Cui, Jim Leebens‐Mack et al. profile →
Orchid phylogenomics and multiple drivers of their extraordinary diversification

2015 379 citations Thomas J. Givnish, Mercedes Ames et al. profile →
A Universal Probe Set for Targeted Sequencing of 353 Nuclear Genes from Any Flowering Plant Designed Using k-Medoids Clustering

2018 351 citations Jim Leebens‐Mack, Pamela S. Soltis et al. profile →
Elucidation of the pathway for biosynthesis of saponin adjuvants from the soapbark tree

2023 103 citations James Reed, Anastasia Orme et al. Science profile →
Complex scaffold remodeling in plant triterpene biosynthesis

2023 85 citations Ricardo De La Peña, Chun‐Ting Liu et al. Science profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jim Leebens‐Mack

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Chromosome-scale assemblies of flowering dogwood cultivars enable identification of candidate genes regulating anthocyanin biosynthesis in leaves and bracts 2025 ·BMC Plant Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Marcin Nowicki, Ðenita Hadziabdic, DeWayne Shoemaker, Robert N. Trigiano, William E. Klingeman, Thomas J. Molnar, Jim Leebens‐Mack, Alex Harkess, Sheron Simpson, Ramey C. Youngblood, Amanda M. Hulse‐Kemp, Brian E. Scheffler, Margaret Staton	0
2	Young evolutionary origins of dioecy in the genus Asparagus 2024 ·American Journal of Botany ·(unknown), Zhengjie Liu, Jun‐Bo Yang, Le Zhang, (unknown), John E. Burrows, Akira Kanno, Zichao Mao, Jim Leebens‐Mack	4
3	Complex scaffold remodeling in plant triterpene biosynthesis breakdown → 2023 ·Science ·Ricardo De La Peña, (unknown), Chun‐Ting Liu, Michael J. Stephenson, Azahara C. Martín, Charlotte Owen, Alex Harkess, Jim Leebens‐Mack, Luis Jiménez, Anne Osbourn, Elizabeth S. Sattely	85
4	Interchromosomal linkage disequilibrium and linked fitness cost loci associated with selection for herbicide resistance 2023 ·New Phytologist ·(unknown), Alex Harkess, (unknown), (unknown), Jim Leebens‐Mack, Regina S. Baucom	8
5	Elucidation of the pathway for biosynthesis of saponin adjuvants from the soapbark tree breakdown → 2023 ·Science ·James Reed, Anastasia Orme, Amr El‐Demerdash, Charlotte Owen, Laetitia B. B. Martin, Rajesh Chandra Misra, Shingo Kikuchi, Martin Rejzek, Azahara C. Martín, Alex Harkess, Jim Leebens‐Mack, Thomas Louveau, Michael J. Stephenson, Anne Osbourn	103
6	From comparative gene content and gene order to ancestral contigs, chromosomes and karyotypes 2023 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Lingling Jin, Chunfang Zheng, Xiaomeng Zhang, Jim Leebens‐Mack, David Sankoff	1
7	Differential timing of gene expression and recruitment in independent origins of CAM in the Agavoideae (Asparagaceae) 2022 ·New Phytologist ·Karolina Heyduk, Edward V. McAssey, Jim Leebens‐Mack	12
8	Green plant genomes: What we know in an era of rapidly expanding opportunities 2022 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·W. John Kress, Douglas E. Soltis, Paul Kersey, Jill Wegrzyn, Jim Leebens‐Mack, Morgan R. Gostel, Xin Liu, Pamela S. Soltis	83
9	A derived ZW chromosome system in Amborella trichopoda , representing the sister lineage to all other extant flowering plants 2021 ·New Phytologist ·Jos Käfer, Adam J. Bewick, (unknown), (unknown), Alex Harkess, José Caïus, Bruno Fogliani, Gildas Gâteblé, Paula E. Ralph, Claude W. dePamphilis, (unknown), Charles P. Scutt, Gabriel Marais, Jim Leebens‐Mack	16
10	Ancestral Flowering Plant Chromosomes and Gene Orders Based on Generalized Adjacencies and Chromosomal Gene Co-Occurrences 2021 ·Journal of Computational Biology ·(unknown), Lingling Jin, Yue Zhang, Xiaomeng Zhang, Chunfang Zheng, Jim Leebens‐Mack, David Sankoff	4
11	Leaf anatomy is not correlated to CAM function in a C3+CAM hybrid species, Yucca gloriosa 2020 ·Annals of Botany ·Karolina Heyduk, Jeremy N. Ray, Jim Leebens‐Mack	19
12	Access to RNA-sequencing data from 1,173 plant species: The 1000 Plant transcriptomes initiative (1KP) 2019 ·GigaScience ·Eric Carpenter, Naim Matasci, Saravanaraj Ayyampalayam, Shuangxiu Wu, Jing Sun, Jun Yu, Fabio Rocha Jimenez Vieira, Chris Bowler, Richard G. Dorrell, Matthew A. Gitzendanner, Ling Li, Wensi Du, Kristian K Ullrich, Norman J. Wickett, (unknown), Michael S. Barker, Jim Leebens‐Mack, Gane Ka‐Shu Wong	113
13	Phylotranscriptomic analysis and genome evolution of the Cypripedioideae (Orchidaceae) 2018 ·American Journal of Botany ·(unknown), Michael R. McKain, (unknown), Tomohisa Yukawa, Melissa McCormick, Richard P. Shefferson, Ann Smithson, Jim Leebens‐Mack, J. Chris Pires	27
14	Retrotransposon Proliferation Coincident with the Evolution of Dioecy in Asparagus 2016 ·G3 Genes Genomes Genetics ·Alex Harkess, Francesco Mercati, Loredana Abbate, Michael R. McKain, J. Chris Pires, T. Sala, Francesco Sunseri, Asdrúbal Falavigna, Jim Leebens‐Mack	19
15	Data supporting the nuclear phylogenomics of the palm subfamily Arecoideae (Arecaceae) 2016 ·Data in Brief ·(unknown), Wendy B. Zomlefer, Craig F. Barrett, Dennis Wm. Stevenson, Karolina Heyduk, Jim Leebens‐Mack	1
16	Evolution of Asparagus L. (Asparagaceae): Out-of-South-Africa and multiple origins of sexual dimorphism 2015 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·(unknown), Gitte Petersen, (unknown), Yanis Bouchenak‐Khelladi, Jim Leebens‐Mack, J. Chris Pires, H. Peter Linder, Ole Seberg	39
17	Assembling the Tree of the Monocotyledons: Plastome Sequence Phylogeny and Evolution of Poales¹ 2010 ·Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden ·Thomas J. Givnish, Mercedes Ames, Joel R. McNeal, Michael R. McKain, (unknown), Claude W. dePamphilis, Sean W. Graham, J. Chris Pires, Dennis Wm. Stevenson, Wendy B. Zomlefer, Barbara G. Briggs, Melvin R. Duvall, Michael J. Moore, (unknown), Pamela S. Soltis, Kevin R. Thiele, Jim Leebens‐Mack	189
18	Complete chloroplast genome sequences of Drimys, Liriodendron, andPiper: Implications for the phylogeny of magnoliids and the evolution ofGC content 2006 ·BMC Evolutionary Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Jennifer V. Kuehl, Jim Leebens‐Mack, Jonathan M. Carlson, Claude W. dePamphilis, Jeffrey L. Boore, Robert K. Jansen	3
19	Identifying the Basal Angiosperm Node in Chloroplast Genome Phylogenies: Sampling One's Way \nOut of the Felsenstein Zone 2005 ·eScholarship (California Digital Library) ·Jim Leebens‐Mack, Linda A. Raubeson, Liying Cui, Jennifer V. Kuehl, (unknown), Timothy W. Chumley, Jeffrey L. Boore, Robert K. Jansen, Claude W. dePamphilis	217
20	Phylogeny and life history evolution of Prodoxus yucca moths (Lepidoptera: Prodoxidae) 2005 ·Systematic Entomology ·Olle Pellmyr, (unknown), David M. Althoff, Kari A. Segraves, Jim Leebens‐Mack	30

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