Lewis E. Anderson

2.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
89 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Lewis E. Anderson is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lewis E. Anderson has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 69 papers in Plant Science and 11 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Lewis E. Anderson's work include Bryophyte Studies and Records (63 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (57 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (48 papers). Lewis E. Anderson is often cited by papers focused on Bryophyte Studies and Records (63 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (57 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (48 papers). Lewis E. Anderson collaborates with scholars based in United States. Lewis E. Anderson's co-authors include Howard Crum, William R. Buck, William Campbell Steere, Jonathan Shaw, Aaron J. Sharp, Patricia M. Eckel, A. J. E. Smith, Betty E. Lemmon, Richard T. T. Forman and Brent D. Mishler and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Evolution and American Journal of Botany.

In The Last Decade

Lewis E. Anderson

80 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

List of the Mosses of North America North o... 1954 2026 1978 2002 1990 1954 100 200 300
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.

  1. List of the Mosses of North America North of Mexico
    1990 375 citations Lewis E. Anderson, Howard Crum et al. The Bryologist profile →
  2. Hoyer's Solution as a Rapid Permanent Mounting Medium for Bryophytes
    1954 236 citations Lewis E. Anderson The Bryologist profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lewis E. Anderson United States 21 1.6k 1.4k 597 170 169 89 2.2k
Ira L. Wiggins United States 11 643 0.4× 634 0.4× 331 0.6× 115 0.7× 93 0.6× 32 1.3k
Reidar Elven Norway 22 1.0k 0.6× 1.0k 0.7× 433 0.7× 466 2.7× 295 1.7× 58 2.0k
William R. Buck United States 26 2.6k 1.6× 2.0k 1.4× 555 0.9× 203 1.2× 131 0.8× 290 3.0k
Cecilia Ezcurra Argentina 20 769 0.5× 464 0.3× 209 0.4× 244 1.4× 67 0.4× 75 1.2k
Bassett Maguire United States 16 610 0.4× 289 0.2× 434 0.7× 232 1.4× 37 0.2× 51 1.3k
Cristina Roquet Spain 23 1.1k 0.7× 560 0.4× 538 0.9× 411 2.4× 63 0.4× 50 2.1k
B. P. J. Molloy New Zealand 15 380 0.2× 355 0.2× 205 0.3× 149 0.9× 252 1.5× 53 934
Katia Diadema France 11 548 0.3× 546 0.4× 175 0.3× 203 1.2× 99 0.6× 27 1.2k
Brigitta Erschbamer Austria 24 668 0.4× 726 0.5× 415 0.7× 89 0.5× 384 2.3× 66 1.6k
Andrew H. Thornhill Australia 25 1.2k 0.7× 487 0.3× 346 0.6× 440 2.6× 110 0.7× 54 2.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wahl, David, Lewis E. Anderson, Francisco Estrada-Belli, & Alexandre Tokovinine. (2019). Fire on the Mountain: Total War in the Maya Lowlands. AGUFM. 2019. 1 indexed citations
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Goffinet, Bernard, Jonathan Shaw, Lewis E. Anderson, & Brent D. Mishler. (1999). Peristome Development in Mosses in Relation to Systematics and Evolution. V. Diplolepideae: Orthotrichaceae. The Bryologist. 102(4). 581–581. 18 indexed citations
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Anderson, Lewis E.. (1997). Syntrichia magilliana(Pottiaceae),a new species from South Africa (Bryological and Lichenological Papers Presented to Wilfred Borden Schofield on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday). Journal of The Hattori Botanical Laboratory. 15–18. 2 indexed citations
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Anderson, Lewis E.. (1993). LECTOTYPIFICATION AND AUTHORSHIP OF SPHAGNUM FITZGERALDII (SPHAGNACEAE). Journal of The Hattori Botanical Laboratory. 74. 139–144.
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Anderson, Lewis E. & Klaus Ammann. (1991). Cell wall ornamentation in the hyaline cells of Sphagnum. Journal of The Hattori Botanical Laboratory. 49–63. 6 indexed citations
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Shaw, Jonathan, Brent D. Mishler, & Lewis E. Anderson. (1989). Peristome Development in Mosses in Relation to Systematics and Evolution. IV. Haplolepideae: Ditrichaceae and Dicranaceae. The Bryologist. 92(3). 314–314. 32 indexed citations
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Sharp, Aaron J. & Lewis E. Anderson. (1981). An Unusual Substrate for Knothole Moss, Anacamptodon splachnoides. The Bryologist. 84(4). 539–539. 6 indexed citations
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Anderson, Lewis E. & A. J. E. Smith. (1980). The Moss Flora of Britain and Ireland. The Bryologist. 83(3). 394–394. 78 indexed citations
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Anderson, Lewis E.. (1980). Bryocrumia, a new genus of Hypnaceae (Musci). Phytologia. 45. 63–66. 4 indexed citations
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Anderson, Lewis E. & Betty E. Lemmon. (1974). Gene flow distances in the moss, Weissia controversa Hedw.. 38 indexed citations
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Anderson, Lewis E. & Betty E. Lemmon. (1972). Cytological Studies of Natural Intergeneric Hybrids and Their Parental Species in the Moss Genera, Astomum and Weissia. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 59(3). 382–382. 28 indexed citations
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Billings, W. D. & Lewis E. Anderson. (1966). Some Microclimatic Characteristics of Habitats of Endemic and Disjunct Bryophytes in the Southern Blue Ridge. The Bryologist. 69(1). 76–76. 25 indexed citations
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Crum, Howard & Lewis E. Anderson. (1965). The Taxonomy and Distribution of Acaulon schimperianum. The Bryologist. 68(2). 208–208. 2 indexed citations
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Anderson, Lewis E. & Marshall R. Crosby. (1965). The Protonema of Sphagnum meridense (Hampe) C. Muell. The Bryologist. 68(1). 47–47. 7 indexed citations
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Crum, Howard, William Campbell Steere, & Lewis E. Anderson. (1964). New Names for Some North American Mosses. The Bryologist. 67(2). 162–162. 1 indexed citations
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Anderson, Lewis E., et al.. (1961). Chromosome Studies on Some Mosses of the Southeastern United States. The Bryologist. 64(4). 289–289. 1 indexed citations
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Anderson, Lewis E., et al.. (1960). CHROMOSOME NUMBERS IN SOME MOSSES FROM QUEBEC. Canadian Journal of Botany. 38(3). 335–341. 3 indexed citations
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Anderson, Lewis E.. (1958). The Mosses of North Carolina. VIII. Grimmiaceae to Orthotrichaceae. The Bryologist. 61(4). 285–285. 1 indexed citations
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Anderson, Lewis E., et al.. (1957). The Ephemeraceae in North America. The Bryologist. 60(2). 67–67. 16 indexed citations
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Steere, William Campbell, et al.. (1954). Chromosome studies on California mosses. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 21 indexed citations

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