J.S. Boatwright

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

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J.S. Boatwright is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, J.S. Boatwright has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 49 papers in Plant Science and 29 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in J.S. Boatwright's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (32 papers), Botanical Research and Chemistry (23 papers) and African Botany and Ecology Studies (18 papers). J.S. Boatwright is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (32 papers), Botanical Research and Chemistry (23 papers) and African Botany and Ecology Studies (18 papers). J.S. Boatwright collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and Australia. J.S. Boatwright's co-authors include B.-E. Van Wyk, H. Bateman, Michelle van der Bank, Olivier Maurin, Barnabas H. Daru, John C. Manning, Vincent Savolainen, Martin F. Wojciechowski, R. Toby Pennington and Luciano Paganucci de Queiroz and has published in prestigious journals such as Molecules, Systematic Biology and FEMS Microbiology Ecology.

In The Last Decade

J.S. Boatwright

82 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
J.S. Boatwright South Africa	17	740	673	383	278	204	87	1.9k
Akira Sakai Japan	33	542 0.7×	2.0k 3.0×	1.3k 3.3×	869 3.1×	276 1.4×	191	4.7k
Kevin Mitchell United States	32	351 0.5×	902 1.3×	800 2.1×	70 0.3×	159 0.8×	115	3.1k
A. W. Davis United States	23	344 0.5×	177 0.3×	291 0.8×	50 0.2×	87 0.4×	67	1.9k
William J. Cody United States	23	443 0.6×	471 0.7×	72 0.2×	160 0.6×	311 1.5×	167	2.3k
Michael Larsen United States	26	469 0.6×	1.1k 1.6×	137 0.4×	322 1.2×	269 1.3×	133	2.8k
Nariaki Sugiura Japan	13	216 0.3×	116 0.2×	177 0.5×	192 0.7×	341 1.7×	45	2.1k
Dmitry D. Sokoloff Russia	28	1.5k 2.0×	802 1.2×	1.6k 4.2×	48 0.2×	75 0.4×	164	3.2k
W. Köhler Germany	20	116 0.2×	333 0.5×	227 0.6×	132 0.5×	96 0.5×	77	1.5k
Masahiro Nakamura Japan	18	303 0.4×	315 0.5×	155 0.4×	305 1.1×	269 1.3×	106	1.2k
Allen Knutson United States	21	213 0.3×	385 0.6×	186 0.5×	117 0.4×	223 1.1×	120	1.9k

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Boatwright, J.S., et al.. (2024). Molecular and morphological support for transferring the tropical African species of Gnidia to Lasiosiphon (Thymelaeaceae: Thymelaeoideae) and a worldwide synopsis of the species. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 310(5).

Boatwright, J.S., et al.. (2023). Taxonomy of the small southern African endemic genus Echiostachys Levyns (Boraginaceae: Boraginoideae). South African Journal of Botany. 156. 244–256. 1 indexed citations

Boatwright, J.S., et al.. (2022). A taxonomic revision of the Cotula barbata group (Anthemideae, Cotulinae, Asteraceae). South African Journal of Botany. 151. 495–513. 2 indexed citations

Molofsky, Jane, Daniel Park, David M. Richardson, et al.. (2022). Optimal differentiation to the edge of trait space (EoTS). Evolutionary Ecology. 36(5). 743–752. 3 indexed citations

Müller, Francuois, Lincoln Raitt, S.B.M. Chimphango, et al.. (2021). Morphological and physiological responses of Calobota sericea plants subjected to water limitation and subsequent rewatering. African Journal of Range and Forage Science. 40(2). 141–158. 2 indexed citations

Chimphango, S.B.M., Igshaan Samuels, A. Muthama Muasya, et al.. (2021). Forage legumes from the Mediterranean Fynbos biome of South Africa with potential for domestication: slope aspect affects tissue fibre and mineral composition. African Journal of Range and Forage Science. 39(3). 264–271. 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

Boatwright, J.S., et al.. (2019). Taxonomy of the four-scaled species of Struthiola L. (Thymelaeaceae). South African Journal of Botany. 121. 577–583. 1 indexed citations

Müller, Francuois, Igshaan Samuels, Clement Cupido, et al.. (2019). The impacts of season and livestock management strategy on the quality of diets selected by goats and sheep in the semi-arid rangelands of Namaqualand, South Africa. African Journal of Range and Forage Science. 36(2). 105–114. 14 indexed citations

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Ajao, Abdulwakeel Ayokun‐nun, J.S. Boatwright, & Annah Moteetee. (2018). Rhynchosia waterbergensis (Cajaninae, Phaseoleae, Fabaceae), a new unifoliate species from Waterberg, South Africa. Phytotaxa. 382(2). 2 indexed citations

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Müller, Francuois, Lincoln Raitt, S.B.M. Chimphango, et al.. (2017). Prioritisation of native legume species for further evaluation as potential forage crops in water-limited agricultural systems in South Africa. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 189(10). 512–512. 14 indexed citations

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Manning, John C., et al.. (2016). A revised taxonomy of Gerbera sect. Gerbera (Asteraceae: Mutisieae). South African Journal of Botany. 104. 142–157. 6 indexed citations

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Boatwright, J.S., Olivier Maurin, & Michelle van der Bank. (2015). Phylogenetic position of Madagascan species ofAcacia s.l.and new combinations inSenegaliaandVachellia(Fabaceae, Mimosoideae, Acacieae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 179(2). 288–294. 14 indexed citations

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Boatwright, J.S., Michelle van der Bank, & Olivier Maurin. (2014). Name changes in African Acacia species : plant name changes. 100(1). 33. 7 indexed citations

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Schnitzler, Jan, Timothy G. Barraclough, J.S. Boatwright, et al.. (2011). Causes of Plant Diversification in the Cape Biodiversity Hotspot of South Africa. Systematic Biology. 60(3). 343–357. 182 indexed citations

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Boatwright, J.S. & John C. Manning. (2010). Notes on the genus Trachyandra (Asphodelaceae: Asphodeloideae) 1: A review of the T. thyrsoidea group (Section Trachyandra), including three new species from the Northern Cape. South African Journal of Botany. 76(3). 499–510. 1 indexed citations

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Roux, M. Marianne le, B.-E. Van Wyk, J.S. Boatwright, & Patricia M. Tilney. (2010). The systematic significance of morphological and anatomical variation in fruits of Crotalaria and related genera of tribe Crotalarieae (Fabaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 165(1). 84–106. 17 indexed citations

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Roux, M. Marianne le, B.-E. Van Wyk, J.S. Boatwright, P.M. Tilney, & Annah Moteetee. (2010). The taxonomic value of fruit wall structure in the genus Crotalaria (Fabaceae, tribe Crotalarieae). South African Journal of Botany. 76(2). 397–397. 1 indexed citations

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Boatwright, J.S., P.M. Tilney, & B.-E. Van Wyk. (2009). The generic concept of Lebeckia (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae): Reinstatement of the genus Calobota and the new genus Wiborgiella. South African Journal of Botany. 75(3). 546–556. 25 indexed citations

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Boatwright, J.S., et al.. (2008). Phylogenetic Relationships of Tribe Crotalarieae (Fabaceae) Inferred from DNA Sequences and Morphology. Systematic Botany. 33(4). 752–761. 53 indexed citations

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