Lucy Commander

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Lucy Commander is a scholar working on Plant Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Lucy Commander has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Plant Science, 14 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 13 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Lucy Commander's work include Seed Germination and Physiology (13 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (12 papers) and Plant and animal studies (9 papers). Lucy Commander is often cited by papers focused on Seed Germination and Physiology (13 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (12 papers) and Plant and animal studies (9 papers). Lucy Commander collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Kuwait. Lucy Commander's co-authors include Kingsley W. Dixon, David J. Merritt, Alessandra Fidélis, Borja Jiménez‐Alfaro, Michael Renton, Fernando A. O. Silveira, Peter Poschlod, David A. Westcott, William E. Finch‐Savage and Danica E. Goggin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and Frontiers in Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Lucy Commander

30 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The ecophysiology of seed persistence: a mechanistic view of the journey to germination or demise

2014 367 citations R.L. Long, Michael Renton et al. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lucy Commander Australia	17	836	473	435	259	161	30	1.2k
A.J. Murdoch United Kingdom	20	1.3k 1.6×	320 0.7×	454 1.0×	167 0.6×	173 1.1×	65	1.6k
Yulong Zheng China	19	958 1.1×	561 1.2×	476 1.1×	250 1.0×	139 0.9×	59	1.5k
Francisco J. Pérez‐García Spain	23	1.2k 1.5×	484 1.0×	638 1.5×	126 0.5×	288 1.8×	87	1.7k
Andrea Mondoni Italy	21	1.1k 1.4×	638 1.3×	570 1.3×	194 0.7×	263 1.6×	62	1.6k
Eduardo Arcoverde de Mattos Brazil	22	471 0.6×	486 1.0×	649 1.5×	167 0.6×	135 0.8×	64	1.2k
Shyam S. Phartyal India	18	599 0.7×	286 0.6×	230 0.5×	145 0.6×	145 0.9×	70	916
Honglin Cao China	22	548 0.7×	613 1.3×	472 1.1×	299 1.2×	282 1.8×	98	1.5k
Sean M. Bellairs Australia	15	582 0.7×	357 0.8×	189 0.4×	236 0.9×	70 0.4×	59	935
Phil S. Allen United States	21	1.2k 1.4×	356 0.8×	282 0.6×	314 1.2×	160 1.0×	51	1.5k
Marina Omacini Argentina	25	1.2k 1.4×	232 0.5×	1.3k 2.9×	187 0.7×	284 1.8×	54	1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lucy Commander

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Sommerville, Karen D., Lydia K. Guja, David J. Merritt, et al.. (2023). Ex situ germplasm collections of exceptional species are a vital part of the conservation of Australia's national plant treasures. Plants People Planet. 6(1). 44–66. 9 indexed citations

Commander, Lucy. (2022). An update of the florabank guidelines: National guidelines for best practice native seed collection and use. Australasian Plant Conservation journal of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation. 31(1). 21–23. 4 indexed citations

Dalziell, Emma L., Wolfgang Lewandrowski, Lucy Commander, et al.. (2022). Seed traits inform the germination niche for biodiverse ecological restoration. Seed Science and Technology. 50(2). 103–124. 23 indexed citations

Bell, Stephen A., et al.. (2022). Threatened Plant Translocation for Mitigation: Improving Data Accessibility Using Existing Legislative Frameworks. An Australian Case Study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 5 indexed citations

Elliott, Carole P., Lucy Commander, Luis Merino‐Martín, et al.. (2022). An approach to defining and achieving restoration targets for a threatened plant community. Ecological Applications. 32(6). e2613–e2613. 6 indexed citations

Golos, Peter J., Luis Merino‐Martín, Lucy Commander, et al.. (2020). Interactions between soil covers and rainfall affect post-mining plant restoration in a semi-arid Banded Iron Formation. Ecological Engineering. 159. 106101–106101. 4 indexed citations

Dixon, Kingsley W., et al.. (2019). Assessment of the Diversity of Fungal Community Composition Associated With Vachellia pachyceras and Its Rhizosphere Soil From Kuwait Desert. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 63–63. 22 indexed citations

Jiménez‐Alfaro, Borja, Alessandra Fidélis, & Lucy Commander. (2019). Seed germination niche across habitats: an introduction to this special issue. Folia Geobotanica. 54(1-2). 1–4. 6 indexed citations

Golos, Peter J., Lucy Commander, & Kingsley W. Dixon. (2019). The addition of mine waste rock to topsoil improves microsite potential and seedling emergence from broadcast seeds in an arid environment. Plant and Soil. 440(1-2). 71–84. 11 indexed citations

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Commander, Lucy, Luis Merino‐Martín, Carole P. Elliott, et al.. (2019). Demographic, seed and microsite limitations to seedling recruitment in semi-arid mine site restoration. Plant and Soil. 457(1-2). 113–129. 17 indexed citations

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Dixon, Kingsley W., et al.. (2018). Seed germinability and longevity influences regeneration of Acacia gerrardii. Plant Ecology. 219(5). 591–609. 7 indexed citations

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Dixon, Kingsley W., et al.. (2018). Evaluating the diversity and composition of bacterial communities associated with Vachellia pachyceras — the only existing native tree species in the Kuwait desert. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 65(3). 235–251. 3 indexed citations

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Merritt, David J., Renee Young, Michael R. Thorpe, et al.. (2014). A continental-scale study of seed lifespan in experimental storage examining seed, plant, and environmental traits associated with longevity. Biodiversity and Conservation. 23(5). 1081–1104. 94 indexed citations

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Long, R.L., Michael Renton, J. K. Scott, et al.. (2014). The ecophysiology of seed persistence: a mechanistic view of the journey to germination or demise. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 90(1). 31–59. 367 indexed citations breakdown →

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Flematti, Gavin R., Adrian Scaffidi, Ethan D. Goddard‐Borger, et al.. (2010). Structure−Activity Relationship of Karrikin Germination Stimulants. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 58(15). 8612–8617. 28 indexed citations

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Commander, Lucy, David J. Merritt, Deanna P. Rokich, & Kingsley W. Dixon. (2009). The role of after-ripening in promoting germination of arid zone seeds: a study on six Australian species. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161(4). 411–421. 36 indexed citations

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Commander, Lucy, David J. Merritt, Deanna P. Rokich, & Kingsley W. Dixon. (2009). Seed biology of Australian arid zone species: Germination of 18 species used for rehabilitation. Journal of Arid Environments. 73(6-7). 617–625. 63 indexed citations

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Commander, Lucy, David J. Merritt, Deanna P. Rokich, Gavin R. Flematti, & Kingsley W. Dixon. (2008). Seed germination of Solanum spp. (Solanaceae) for use in rehabilitation and commercial industries. Australian Journal of Botany. 56(4). 333–341. 31 indexed citations

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Turner, Simon R., David J. Merritt, Lucy Commander, et al.. (2006). Ecophysiology of Seed Dormancy in the Australian Endemic Species Acanthocarpus preissii (Dasypogonaceae). Annals of Botany. 98(6). 1137–1144. 31 indexed citations

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Merritt, David J., Shane Turner, Lucy Commander, & Kingsley W. Dixon. (2005). Integrated seed science for delivering a better restoration outcome. UWA Profiles and Research Repository (University of Western Australia). 69–76. 1 indexed citations

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