Louise A. Lewis

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Louise A. Lewis is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Louise A. Lewis has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Ecology, 33 papers in Molecular Biology and 33 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Louise A. Lewis's work include Algal biology and biofuel production (29 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (24 papers) and Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (23 papers). Louise A. Lewis is often cited by papers focused on Algal biology and biofuel production (29 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (24 papers) and Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (23 papers). Louise A. Lewis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Japan. Louise A. Lewis's co-authors include Richard M. McCourt, Paul O. Lewis, Karolina Fučíková, Valerie R. Flechtner, Mark Hershkovitz, Brent D. Mishler, Hilary A. McManus, Zoë G. Cardon, Rytas Vilgalys and Paul A. Fuerst and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and BioScience.

In The Last Decade

Louise A. Lewis

86 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Green algae and the origin of land plants 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 100 200 300 400 500
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. Green algae and the origin of land plants
    2004 544 citations Louise A. Lewis, Richard M. McCourt American Journal of Botany profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Louise A. Lewis United States 33 1.4k 1.4k 1.2k 1.0k 994 87 3.7k
Thomas Friedl Germany 43 1.4k 1.0× 2.1k 1.6× 1.6k 1.4× 992 1.0× 1.3k 1.3× 110 5.0k
Pavel Škaloud Czechia 30 904 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 980 0.8× 543 0.5× 401 0.4× 122 2.7k
Hisayoshi Nozaki Japan 38 3.0k 2.1× 858 0.6× 1.6k 1.4× 1.7k 1.7× 1.7k 1.8× 221 4.9k
Linda E. Graham United States 32 1.2k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 849 0.7× 871 0.9× 392 0.4× 105 3.7k
Frédérik Leliaert Belgium 40 1.5k 1.0× 854 0.6× 2.7k 2.3× 3.3k 3.3× 593 0.6× 159 5.7k
Thomas Pröschold Germany 29 1.2k 0.8× 636 0.5× 1.3k 1.2× 979 1.0× 962 1.0× 69 2.9k
Heroen Verbruggen Australia 41 1.5k 1.0× 877 0.6× 3.7k 3.2× 4.2k 4.2× 532 0.5× 168 7.2k
Hwan Su Yoon South Korea 41 3.9k 2.7× 405 0.3× 3.3k 2.8× 2.3k 2.3× 974 1.0× 161 6.5k
Olivier De Clerck Belgium 45 1.4k 1.0× 931 0.7× 4.0k 3.5× 5.3k 5.3× 598 0.6× 236 8.3k
Michael J. Wynne United States 24 587 0.4× 504 0.4× 1.2k 1.1× 2.8k 2.8× 463 0.5× 189 3.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Louise A. Lewis

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All Works

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Ibáñez, Alicia, A. Elizabeth Arnold, Terry A. Hedderson, et al.. (2024). Eco‐phylogenetic study of Trebouxia in southern Africa reveals interbiome connectivity and potential endemism in a green algal lichen photobiont. American Journal of Botany. 111(12). e16441–e16441. 2 indexed citations
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McCourt, Richard M., et al.. (2023). Chloroplast genome evolution and phylogeny of the early‐diverging charophycean green algae with a focus on the Klebsormidiophyceae and Streptofilum. Journal of Phycology. 59(6). 1133–1146. 11 indexed citations
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Fučíková, Karolina, et al.. (2023). Johansenicoccus eremophilus gen. et sp. nov., a novel evolutionary lineage in Chlorophyceae with unusual genomic features. Plant Ecology and Evolution. 156(3). 311–325. 2 indexed citations
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Ibáñez, Alicia, François Lutzoni, Jolanta Miądlikowska, et al.. (2021). Climate and seasonality drive the richness and composition of tropical fungal endophytes at a landscape scale. Communications Biology. 4(1). 313–313. 61 indexed citations
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Holzinger, Andreas, et al.. (2021). Terrestrial Green Algae Show Higher Tolerance to Dehydration than Do Their Aquatic Sister-Species. Microbial Ecology. 82(3). 770–782. 17 indexed citations
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Neupane, Suman, Karolina Fučíková, Louise A. Lewis, et al.. (2019). Assessing Combinability of Phylogenomic Data Using Bayes Factors. Systematic Biology. 68(5). 744–754. 4 indexed citations
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Fučíková, Karolina, Paul O. Lewis, & Louise A. Lewis. (2016). Chloroplast phylogenomic data from the green algal order Sphaeropleales (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta) reveal complex patterns of sequence evolution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 98. 176–183. 42 indexed citations
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Fučíková, Karolina, Frédérik Leliaert, Endymion D. Cooper, et al.. (2014). New phylogenetic hypotheses for the core Chlorophyta based on chloroplast sequence data. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 8 indexed citations
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Stancheva, Rosalina, John D. Hall, Klaus Herburger, et al.. (2014). Phylogenetic position of Zygogonium ericetorum (Zygnematophyceae, Charophyta) from a high alpine habitat and ultrastructural characterization of unusual aplanospores. Journal of Phycology. 50(5). 790–803. 18 indexed citations
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Hall, John D., et al.. (2010). An assessment of proposed DNA barcodes in freshwater green algae. Cryptogamie Algologie. 31(4). 529–555. 100 indexed citations
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McManus, Hilary A., Louise A. Lewis, & Eric T. Schultz. (2010). DISTINGUISHING MULTIPLE LINEAGES OF PEDIASTRUM DUPLEX WITH MORPHOMETRICS AND A PROPOSAL FOR LACUNASTRUM GEN. NOV1. Journal of Phycology. 47(1). 123–130. 22 indexed citations
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Lewis, Louise A. & Gisèle Muller‐Parker. (2004). Phylogenetic Placement of “Zoochlorellae” (Chlorophyta), Algal Symbiont of the Temperate Sea AnemoneAnthopleura elegantissima. Biological Bulletin. 207(2). 87–92. 26 indexed citations
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Lewis, Louise A. & Valerie R. Flechtner. (2004). CRYPTIC SPECIES OF SCENEDESMUS (CHLOROPHYTA) FROM DESERT SOIL COMMUNITIES OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA1. Journal of Phycology. 40(6). 1127–1137. 80 indexed citations
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Lewis, Louise A. & Valerie R. Flechtner. (2002). Green algae (Chlorophyta) of desert microbiotic crusts: diversity of North American taxa. Taxon. 51(3). 443–451. 47 indexed citations
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McManus, Hilary A. & Louise A. Lewis. (2002). Phylogenetic Relationships Among Pediastrum sPP. and Hydrodictyon sPP.. Journal of Phycology. 38(s1). 27–28. 2 indexed citations
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Lewis, Louise A., Brent D. Mishler, & Rytas Vilgalys. (1997). Phylogenetic Relationships of the Liverworts (Hepaticae), a Basal Embryophyte Lineage, Inferred from Nucleotide Sequence Data of the Chloroplast GenerbcL. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 7(3). 377–393. 166 indexed citations

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