Kathleen M. Pryer

13.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
122 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Kathleen M. Pryer is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kathleen M. Pryer has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 29 papers in Plant Science and 26 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kathleen M. Pryer's work include Fern and Epiphyte Biology (88 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (73 papers) and Plant and animal studies (53 papers). Kathleen M. Pryer is often cited by papers focused on Fern and Epiphyte Biology (88 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (73 papers) and Plant and animal studies (53 papers). Kathleen M. Pryer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Kathleen M. Pryer's co-authors include Eric Schuettpelz, Harald Schneider, Alan Р. Smith, Paul G. Wolf, Petra Korall, Seán Turner, Jeffrey D. Palmer, Vivian Miao, Raymond Cranfill and Michael D. Windham and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kathleen M. Pryer

117 papers receiving 9.0k 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.

A classification for extant ferns

2006 1.3k citations Alan Р. Smith, Kathleen M. Pryer et al. profile →
Investigating Deep Phylogenetic Relationships among Cyanobacteria and Plastids by Small Subunit rRNA Sequence Analysis1

1999 1.2k citations Seán Turner, Kathleen M. Pryer et al. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology profile →
Ferns diversified in the shadow of angiosperms

2004 614 citations Harald Schneider, Eric Schuettpelz et al. Nature profile →
Horsetails and ferns are a monophyletic group and the closest living relatives to seed plants

2001 508 citations Kathleen M. Pryer, Harald Schneider et al. Nature profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kathleen M. Pryer United States	47	7.1k	2.7k	2.3k	885	749	122	9.4k
Luis E. Eguiarte Mexico	44	2.9k 0.4×	2.3k 0.8×	2.6k 1.2×	350 0.4×	910 1.2×	269	7.4k
Steven L. Stephenson United States	31	2.3k 0.3×	1.0k 0.4×	3.1k 1.4×	908 1.0×	278 0.4×	333	4.8k
Yan Yu China	27	1.7k 0.2×	1.8k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	308 0.3×	417 0.6×	124	4.4k
D. Lee Taylor United States	40	3.3k 0.5×	1.9k 0.7×	5.3k 2.3×	2.6k 3.0×	1.1k 1.5×	84	7.9k
H. D. Bradshaw United States	33	2.5k 0.3×	2.5k 0.9×	3.5k 1.6×	331 0.4×	1.4k 1.8×	49	6.9k
Marc‐André Selosse France	54	4.6k 0.6×	2.4k 0.9×	6.8k 3.0×	2.1k 2.3×	1.8k 2.3×	193	9.3k
François Lutzoni United States	57	6.3k 0.9×	2.2k 0.8×	7.7k 3.4×	5.3k 5.9×	213 0.3×	138	10.7k
A. C. Newton United Kingdom	51	1.8k 0.3×	1.5k 0.5×	6.4k 2.8×	1.2k 1.4×	1.2k 1.6×	224	9.5k
Ilia J. Leitch United Kingdom	58	4.3k 0.6×	6.1k 2.2×	8.2k 3.6×	610 0.7×	450 0.6×	196	11.8k
David L. Erickson United States	40	1.9k 0.3×	2.8k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	381 0.4×	1.4k 1.9×	94	6.6k

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Grusz, Amanda L., Michael D. Windham, Kathryn T. Picard, et al.. (2021). A drought‐driven model for the evolution of obligate apomixis in ferns: evidence from pellaeids (Pteridaceae). American Journal of Botany. 108(2). 263–283. 14 indexed citations

Rothfels, Carl J., et al.. (2020). Infraspecific diversification of the star cloak fern (Notholaena standleyi) in the deserts of the United States and Mexico. American Journal of Botany. 107(4). 658–675. 12 indexed citations

Sigel, Erin M., Eric Schuettpelz, Kathleen M. Pryer, & Joshua P. Der. (2018). Overlapping Patterns of Gene Expression Between Gametophyte and Sporophyte Phases in the Fern Polypodium amorphum (Polypodiales). Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 1450–1450. 15 indexed citations

Li, Fay‐Wei, Michael Melkonian, Carl J. Rothfels, et al.. (2015). Phytochrome diversity in green plants and the origin of canonical plant phytochromes. Nature Communications. 6(1). 7852–7852. 137 indexed citations

Wolf, Paul G., Emily B. Sessa, D. Blaine Marchant, et al.. (2015). An Exploration into Fern Genome Space. Genome Biology and Evolution. 7(9). 2533–2544. 64 indexed citations

Grusz, Amanda L. & Kathleen M. Pryer. (2015). Development of microsatellite markers for the apomictic triploid fern Myriopteris lindheimeri (Pteridaceae). Applications in Plant Sciences. 3(11). 5 indexed citations

Pryer, Kathleen M., et al.. (2013). Refining the phylogeny of cheilanthoid ferns: The resurrection and recircumscription of Myriopteris (Pteridaceae). Systematic Botany. 1 indexed citations

Beck, James B., et al.. (2012). Identifying multiple origins of polyploid taxa: A multilocus study of the hybrid cloak fern (Astrolepis integerrima; Pteridaceae). American Journal of Botany. 99(11). 1857–1865. 26 indexed citations

Sigel, Erin M., Michael D. Windham, Layne Huiet, George Yatskievych, & Kathleen M. Pryer. (2011). Species Relationships and Farina Evolution in the Cheilanthoid Fern Genus Argyrochosma (Pteridaceae). Systematic Botany. 36(3). 554–564. 38 indexed citations

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Huiet, Layne, Eric Schuettpelz, Carl J. Rothfels, et al.. (2009). Using Plastid and Nuclear DNA Sequences to Redraw Generic Boundaries and Demystif Species Complexes in Cheilanthoid Ferns.. American Fern Journal. 99(2). 128–132. 33 indexed citations

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Schuettpelz, Eric, Amanda L. Grusz, Michael D. Windham, & Kathleen M. Pryer. (2008). The Utility of Nuclear <I>gapCp</I> in Resolving Polyploid Fern Origins. Systematic Botany. 33(4). 621–629. 69 indexed citations

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Pryer, Kathleen M. & David J. Hearn. (2008). EVOLUTION OF LEAF FORM IN MARSILEACEOUS FERNS: EVIDENCE FOR HETEROCHRONY. Evolution. 63(2). 498–513. 25 indexed citations

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Christenhusz, Maarten J. M., Hanna Tuomisto, Jordan S. Metzgar, & Kathleen M. Pryer. (2007). Evolutionary relationships within the Neotropical, eusporangiate fern genus Danaea (Marattiaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 46(1). 34–48. 23 indexed citations

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Korall, Petra, David S. Conant, Harald Schneider, et al.. (2006). On the Phylogenetic Position of Cystodium: It's Not a Tree Fern – It's a Polypod!. American Fern Journal. 96(2). 45–53. 19 indexed citations

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Wikström, Niklas & Kathleen M. Pryer. (2005). Incongruence between primary sequence data and the distribution of a mitochondrial atp1 group II intron among ferns and horsetails. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 36(3). 484–493. 57 indexed citations

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Schneider, Harald, Eric Schuettpelz, Kathleen M. Pryer, et al.. (2004). Ferns diversified in the shadow of angiosperms. Nature. 428(6982). 553–557. 614 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dubuisson, Jean‐Yves, Sabine Hennequin, Emmanuel Douzery, et al.. (2003). rbcL Phylogeny of the Fern Genus Trichomanes (Hymenophyllaceae), with Special Reference to Neotropical Taxa. International Journal of Plant Sciences. 164(5). 753–761. 46 indexed citations

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Schneider, Horácio, et al.. (2002). Evolution of vascular plant body plans: a phylogenetic perspective. 330–364. 28 indexed citations

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Smith, Alan Р., et al.. (2001). Metaxya lanosa, a Second Species in the Genus and Fern Family Metaxyaceae. Systematic Botany. 26(3). 480–486. 19 indexed citations

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Turner, Seán, Kathleen M. Pryer, Vivian Miao, & Jeffrey D. Palmer. (1999). Investigating Deep Phylogenetic Relationships among Cyanobacteria and Plastids by Small Subunit rRNA Sequence Analysis1. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 46(4). 327–338. 1232 indexed citations breakdown →

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