Linda E. Watson

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

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Linda E. Watson is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Linda E. Watson has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 25 papers in Molecular Biology and 24 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Linda E. Watson's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (16 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (10 papers) and Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies (9 papers). Linda E. Watson is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (16 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (10 papers) and Sesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies (9 papers). Linda E. Watson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Egypt. Linda E. Watson's co-authors include Pieter B. Pelser, Joachim W. Kadereit, James R. Estes, Bertil Nordenstam, Vicki A. Funk, Aaron H. Kennedy, Carolina M. Siniscalchi, Jennifer R. Mandel, Rebecca B. Dikow and Ramhari Thapa and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Linda E. Watson

56 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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A fully resolved backbone phylogeny reveals numerous dispersals and explosive diversifications throughout the history of Asteraceae

2019 254 citations Jennifer R. Mandel, Rebecca B. Dikow et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Linda E. Watson United States	24	1.2k	1.1k	943	541	261	56	2.2k
Christoph Oberprieler Germany	26	1.1k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	764 0.8×	457 0.8×	441 1.7×	110	1.9k
Frank H. Hellwig Germany	26	912 0.7×	811 0.7×	571 0.6×	325 0.6×	243 0.9×	55	1.5k
Oriane Hidalgo Spain	26	1.1k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	269 0.5×	411 1.6×	88	2.1k
João Semir Brazil	24	1.2k 1.0×	852 0.8×	627 0.7×	187 0.3×	164 0.6×	115	1.8k
Randall J. Bayer Canada	34	2.2k 1.8×	1.9k 1.7×	1.1k 1.1×	436 0.8×	609 2.3×	111	3.3k
Núria Garcia‐Jacas Spain	37	2.2k 1.8×	2.1k 1.9×	1.3k 1.4×	1.6k 2.9×	582 2.2×	127	3.4k
Jaume Pellicer United Kingdom	30	1.4k 1.1×	2.1k 2.0×	1.6k 1.7×	181 0.3×	792 3.0×	103	3.2k
Jennifer R. Mandel United States	20	769 0.6×	872 0.8×	764 0.8×	280 0.5×	485 1.9×	55	1.6k
R. R. Mill United Kingdom	18	1.5k 1.3×	1.2k 1.1×	967 1.0×	89 0.2×	291 1.1×	79	2.5k
Evgeny V. Mavrodiev United States	24	1.0k 0.8×	1.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	105 0.2×	415 1.6×	81	2.2k

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Badr, Abdelfattah, et al.. (2021). Molecular Phylogeny of Trifolium L. Section Trifolium with Reference to Chromosome Number and Subsections Delimitation. Plants. 10(10). 1985–1985. 7 indexed citations

Watson, Linda E., Carolina M. Siniscalchi, & Jennifer R. Mandel. (2020). Phylogenomics of the hyperdiverse daisy tribes: Anthemideae, Astereae, Calenduleae, Gnaphalieae, and Senecioneae. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 58(6). 841–852. 31 indexed citations

Jones, Katy E., Tomáš Fér, Roswitha Schmickl, et al.. (2019). An empirical assessment of a single family‐wide hybrid capture locus set at multiple evolutionary timescales in Asteraceae. Applications in Plant Sciences. 7(10). e11295–e11295. 30 indexed citations

Watson, Linda E., et al.. (2018). Comparing Medicinal Uses of Cochlospermaceae throughout Its Geographic Range with Insights from Molecular Phylogenetics. Diversity. 10(4). 123–123. 12 indexed citations

Pelser, Pieter B., Richard J. Abbott, Hans Peter Comes, et al.. (2011). The genetic ghost of an invasion past: colonization and extinction revealed by historical hybridization inSenecio. Molecular Ecology. 21(2). 369–387. 35 indexed citations

Pelser, Pieter B., Aaron H. Kennedy, Eric J. Tepe, et al.. (2010). Patterns and causes of incongruence between plastid and nuclear Senecioneae (Asteraceae) phylogenies. American Journal of Botany. 97(5). 856–873. 213 indexed citations

Negrón‐Ortíz, Vivian, Linda E. Watson, & Kathleen A. Kron. (2009). Hypotheses for the Colonization of the Caribbean Basin by Two Genera of the Rubiaceae: Erithalis and Ernodea. Systematic Botany. 28(2). 442–451. 10 indexed citations

Henson, Brian J., et al.. (2008). Excision of the nifD element in the heterocystous cyanobacteria. Archives of Microbiology. 189(4). 357–366. 5 indexed citations

Tepe, Eric J., Michael A. Vincent, & Linda E. Watson. (2007). Stem diversity, cauline domatia, and the evolution of ant–plant associations inPipersect.Macrostachys(Piperaceae). American Journal of Botany. 94(1). 1–11. 20 indexed citations

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Henson, Brian J., Linda E. Watson, & Susan R. Barnum. (2005). Characterization of a 4 kb Variant of the nifD Element inAnabaena sp. Strain ATCC 33047. Current Microbiology. 50(3). 129–32. 6 indexed citations

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Funk, Vicki A., Randall J. Bayer, Sterling C. Keeley, et al.. (2005). Everywhere but Antarctica: using a supertree to understand the diversity and distribution of the Compositae.. Smithsonian Digital Repository (Smithsonian Institution). 55. 343–374. 270 indexed citations

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Barnum, Susan R., Brian J. Henson, & Linda E. Watson. (2004). The Evolutionary History of Nitrogen Fixation, as Assessed by Nif D. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 58(4). 390–399. 29 indexed citations

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Henson, Brian J., Linda E. Watson, & Susan R. Barnum. (2002). Molecular Differentiation of the Heterocystous Cyanobacteria, Nostoc and Anabaena , Based on Complete Nif D Sequences. Current Microbiology. 45(3). 161–164. 32 indexed citations

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Watson, Linda E., et al.. (2002). Molecular phylogeny of Subtribe Artemisiinae (Asteraceae), including Artemisia and its allied and segregate genera. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 2(1). 17–17. 158 indexed citations

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Watson, Linda E., et al.. (2001). Phylogeography, Generic Allies, and Nomenclature of Caribbean Endemic Genus Neolaugeria (Rubiaceae) Based on Internal Transcribed Spacer Sequences. International Journal of Plant Sciences. 162(2). 393–401. 19 indexed citations

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Watson, Linda E., et al.. (2000). Molecular Phylogeny and Biogeography of Tribe Anthemideae (Asteraceae), Based on Chloroplast Gene ndhF. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 15(1). 59–69. 60 indexed citations

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Strother, John L., Linda E. Watson, & José L. Panero. (1996). DOCUMENTED CHROMOSOME NUMBERS 1996.3. CHROMOSOME NUMBERS IN SOME SOUTH AFRICAN COMPOSITAE. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 3 indexed citations

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Watson, Linda E., et al.. (1994). Plesiomorphic and Apomorphic Pollen Structure Characteristics of Anthemideae (Asteroideae: Asteraceae). American Journal of Botany. 81(5). 648–648. 9 indexed citations

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Watson, Linda E., et al.. (1994). Conservation biology of a rare plant species, Eriocaulon kornickianum (Eriocaulaceae). American Journal of Botany. 81(8). 980–986. 19 indexed citations

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Watson, Linda E., et al.. (1983). Germination flaps in grass lemmas. Phytomorphology Phytomorphology An International Journal of Plant Sciences. 31. 78–85. 4 indexed citations

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