Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen

7.3k citations

94 papers · 5.6k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 41

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 0.05%
Molecular Biology top 2%
Paleontology top 0.5%
Plant Science top 2%
Atmospheric Science top 5%

Co-authors: Else Marie Friis Peter R. Crane Andrew N. Drinnan Catarina Rydin Maria von Balthazar Marco Stampanoni Jürg Schönenberger Guido W. Grimm
Topics: Plant Diversity and Evolution (78 papers)Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (54 papers)Plant and animal studies (32 papers)
Cited by: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Paleontology Molecular Biology
Journals: Nature Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: Denmark Sweden United States

In The Last Decade

Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen

93 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

The origin and early diversification of angiosperms

1995 561 citations Peter R. Crane, Else Marie Friis et al. Nature profile →
Early Flowers and Angiosperm Evolution

2011 492 citations Else Marie Friis, Peter R. Crane et al. DORA PSI (Paul Scherrer Institute) profile →

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1	The Cretaceous diversification of angiosperms: perspectives from mesofossils 2024 ·Geological Society London Special Publications ·Else Marie Friis,Peter R. Crane,Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen	4
2	Fossil mosses from the Early Cretaceous Catefica mesofossil flora, Portugal – a window into the Mesozoic history of Bryophytes 2023 ·Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) ·Benjamin Bomfleur,Lars Hedenäs,Else Marie Friis,Peter R. Crane,Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen,Mário Miguel Mendes,Jiřı́ Kvaček	4
3	Catanthus, an Extinct Magnoliid Flower from the Early Cretaceous of Portugal 2020 ·International Journal of Plant Sciences ·Else Marie Friis,Peter R. Crane,Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen	6
4	Palaeobotanical redux: revisiting the age of the angiosperms 2017 ·Nature Plants ·Patrick S. Herendeen,Else Marie Friis,Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen,Peter R. Crane	123
5	The emergence of core eudicots: new floral evidence from the earliest Late Cretaceous 2016 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Else Marie Friis,Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen,Peter R. Crane	19
6	Exceptional preservation of tiny embryos documents seed dormancy in early angiosperms 2015 ·Nature ·Else Marie Friis,Peter R. Crane,Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen,Marco Stampanoni,Federica Marone	40
7	Arcellites punctatus sp. nov.: a new megaspore from the Early Cretaceous of Portugal studied using high resolution synchrotron radiation X-ray tomographic microscopy (SRXTM) 2014 ·Grana ·Else Marie Friis,Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen,Federica Marone	6
8	133 Returning to old friends : reexamination of Silvianthemum suecicum using SXRTM 2012 ·Else Marie Friis,Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen,Peter K. Endress	1
9	Bertilanthus scanicus, a New Asterid Flower from the Late Cretaceous (Late Santonian–Early Campanian) of Scania, Sweden 2012 ·International Journal of Plant Sciences ·Else Marie Friis,Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen	9
10	Early Flowers and Angiosperm Evolutionbreakdown → 2011 ·DORA PSI (Paul Scherrer Institute) ·Else Marie Friis,Peter R. Crane,Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen	492
11	Early Cretaceous mesofossils from Portugal and eastern North America related to the Bennettitales‐Erdtmanithecales‐Gnetales group 2009 ·American Journal of Botany ·Else Marie Friis,Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen,Peter R. Crane	85
12	Potomacanthus lobatus gen. et sp. nov., a new flower of probable Lauraceae from the Early Cretaceous (Early to Middle Albian) of eastern North America 2007 ·American Journal of Botany ·Maria von Balthazar,Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen,Peter R. Crane,Marco Stampanoni,Else Marie Friis	68
13	Former Diversity of Ephedra (Gnetales): Evidence from Early Cretaceous Seeds from Portugal and North America 2006 ·Annals of Botany ·Catarina Rydin,Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen,Peter R. Crane,Else Marie Friis	101
14	On the evolutionary history of Ephedra: Cretaceous fossils and extant molecules 2004 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Catarina Rydin,Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen,Else Marie Friis	145
15	When Earth started blooming: insights from the fossil record 2004 ·Current Opinion in Plant Biology ·Else Marie Friis,Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen,Peter R. Crane	54
16	Early Angiosperm Diversification: The Diversity of Pollen Associated with Angiosperm Reproductive Structures in Early Cretaceous Floras from Portugal 1999 ·Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden ·Else Marie Friis,Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen,Peter R. Crane	204
17	Anacostia, a new basal angiosperm from the Early Cretaceous of North America and Portugal with trichotomocolpate/monocolpate pollen 1997 ·Grana ·Else Marie Friis,Peter R. Crane,Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen	72
18	Chloranthaceous floral structures from the Late Cretaceous of Sweden 1997 ·Plant Systematics and Evolution ·Helena Eklund,Else Marie Friis,Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen	61
19	The origin and early diversification of angiospermsbreakdown → 1995 ·Nature ·Peter R. Crane,Else Marie Friis,Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen	561
20	Fossils of Precambrian age from South-West Greenland 1968 ·Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse Rapport ·Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen	4

About Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen

Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Paleontology and Geology, having authored 94 papers that have together received 5.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (78 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (54 papers) and Plant and animal studies (32 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (4.7k citations), Paleontology (1.5k citations) and Molecular Biology (3.1k citations). Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen has collaborated with scholars based in Denmark, Sweden and United States. Frequent co-authors include Else Marie Friis, Peter R. Crane, Andrew N. Drinnan, Catarina Rydin, Else Marie Friis, Maria von Balthazar, Marco Stampanoni, Jürg Schönenberger, Guido W. Grimm and Helena Eklund. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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