L. Alan Prather

718 total citations
25 papers, 517 citations indexed

About

L. Alan Prather is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, L. Alan Prather has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 517 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 16 papers in Plant Science and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in L. Alan Prather's work include Plant and animal studies (11 papers), Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (10 papers) and Plant Diversity and Evolution (9 papers). L. Alan Prather is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (11 papers), Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (10 papers) and Plant Diversity and Evolution (9 papers). L. Alan Prather collaborates with scholars based in United States and Philippines. L. Alan Prather's co-authors include Carolyn Ferguson, Stephen J. Tonsor, J. Mason Heberling, Anna Monfils, Warren L. Wagner, Peter C. Hoch, Vicki A. Funk, Robert K. Jansen, Karen E. Powers and Alan M. Fryday and has published in prestigious journals such as BioScience, American Journal of Botany and Taxon.

In The Last Decade

L. Alan Prather

24 papers receiving 480 citations

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
L. Alan Prather United States 13 299 234 160 126 93 25 517
Reed S. Beaman United States 14 299 1.0× 174 0.7× 206 1.3× 146 1.2× 124 1.3× 19 578
Zack E. Murrell United States 11 217 0.7× 142 0.6× 82 0.5× 153 1.2× 44 0.5× 23 384
Christopher T. Martine United States 13 275 0.9× 166 0.7× 50 0.3× 128 1.0× 108 1.2× 31 446
Rebecca R. Smyth United States 12 185 0.6× 144 0.6× 180 1.1× 54 0.4× 80 0.9× 19 521
Jorge González‐Astorga Mexico 18 655 2.2× 268 1.1× 104 0.7× 95 0.8× 71 0.8× 50 830
Katherine E. LeVan United States 10 235 0.8× 80 0.3× 140 0.9× 46 0.4× 76 0.8× 11 446
Patricia L. M. Lang Germany 11 114 0.4× 199 0.9× 105 0.7× 144 1.1× 76 0.8× 12 452
Graham W. Hopkins United Kingdom 7 187 0.6× 73 0.3× 165 1.0× 95 0.8× 145 1.6× 12 480
Alyssa B. Stewart Thailand 15 341 1.1× 199 0.9× 71 0.4× 90 0.7× 119 1.3× 38 489
Arnald Marcer Spain 11 121 0.4× 143 0.6× 222 1.4× 84 0.7× 130 1.4× 21 442

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L. Alan Prather

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All Works

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Rabeler, Richard K., Barbara M. Thiers, L. Alan Prather, et al.. (2019). Herbarium Practices and Ethics, III. Systematic Botany. 44(1). 7–13. 18 indexed citations
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Monfils, Anna, Karen E. Powers, Christopher Marshall, et al.. (2017). Natural History Collections: Teaching about Biodiversity Across Time, Space, and Digital Platforms. Southeastern Naturalist. 16(sp10). 47–57. 41 indexed citations
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Ferguson, Carolyn, et al.. (2016). The role of polyploidy in shaping morphological diversity in natural populations of Phlox amabilis. American Journal of Botany. 103(9). 1546–1558. 19 indexed citations
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Powers, Karen E., L. Alan Prather, Joseph A. Cook, et al.. (2014). Revolutionizing the Use of Natural History Collections in Education.. 13(2). 24–33. 25 indexed citations
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Posto, Amanda L. & L. Alan Prather. (2009). The Evolutionary and Taxonomic Implications of RAPD Data on the Genetic Relationships of Mimulus michiganensis (comb. et stat. nov.: Scrophulariaceae). Systematic Botany. 28(1). 172–178. 2 indexed citations
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Prather, L. Alan, et al.. (2009). Monophyly and phylogeny of Monarda (Lamiaceae): Evidence from the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of nuclear ribosomal DNA. Systematic Botany. 27(1). 127–137. 26 indexed citations
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Funk, Vicki A., Peter C. Hoch, L. Alan Prather, & Warren L. Wagner. (2005). The importance of vouchers. Taxon. 54(1). 127–129. 60 indexed citations
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Prather, L. Alan, et al.. (2004). The Decline of Plant Collecting in the United States: A Threat to the Infrastructure of Biodiversity Studies. Systematic Botany. 29(1). 15–28. 78 indexed citations
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Monfils, Anna & L. Alan Prather. (2004). The conserved nature and taxonomic utility of pollen morphology inCantua(Polemoniaceae). Grana. 43(4). 249–256. 4 indexed citations
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Prather, L. Alan, et al.. (2004). Commentary Implications of the Decline in Plant Collecting for Systematic and Floristic Research. 1 indexed citations
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Fryday, Alan M. & L. Alan Prather. (2001). The Lichen Collection of Henry Imshaug at the Michigan State University Herbarium (msc). The Bryologist. 104(3). 464–467. 20 indexed citations
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Prather, L. Alan, Carolyn Ferguson, & Robert K. Jansen. (2000). Polemoniaceae phylogeny and classification: implications of sequence data from the chloroplast gene ndhF. American Journal of Botany. 87(9). 1300–1308. 20 indexed citations
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Prather, L. Alan. (1999). Systematics of Cobaea (Polemoniaceae). 57. 1–1. 10 indexed citations
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Prather, L. Alan. (1999). The relative lability of floral vs. non-floral characters and a morphological phylogenetic analysis of Cobaea (Polemoniaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 131(4). 433–450. 10 indexed citations
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Prather, L. Alan & Robert K. Jansen. (1998). Phylogeny of Cobaea (Polemoniaceae) Based on Sequence Data from the ITS Region of Nuclear Ribosomal DNA. Systematic Botany. 23(1). 57–57. 14 indexed citations
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Prather, L. Alan, Ronald J. Tyrl, & William D. Warde. (1995). A TAXONOMIC INVESTIGATION OF CUSCUTA ATTENUATA (CUSCUTACEAE) AND RELATED TAXA. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 1 indexed citations
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Prather, L. Alan. (1994). A new species ofPhlox (Polemoniaceae) from northern Mexico with an expanded circumscription of subsectionDivaricatae. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 192(1-2). 61–66. 4 indexed citations
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Prather, L. Alan. (1993). The Biology of Cuscuta attenuata Waterfall (Cuscutaceae). Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science. 73. 7–13. 9 indexed citations

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