María A. Gandolfo

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
103 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

María A. Gandolfo is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, María A. Gandolfo has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 67 papers in Molecular Biology and 21 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in María A. Gandolfo's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (94 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (61 papers) and Plant and animal studies (38 papers). María A. Gandolfo is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (94 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (61 papers) and Plant and animal studies (38 papers). María A. Gandolfo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Argentina and Australia. María A. Gandolfo's co-authors include Kevin C. Nixon, Peter Wilf, William L. Crepet, N. Rubén Cúneo, Elizabeth J. Hermsen, Gregory J. Jordan, María C. Zamaloa, H. Peter Linder, Rubén Cúneo and Mary T. K. Arroyo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

María A. Gandolfo

101 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

Phylogenetic biome conservatism on a global scale 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 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. Phylogenetic biome conservatism on a global scale
    2009 552 citations Michael D. Crisp, Mary T. K. Arroyo et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
María A. Gandolfo United States 34 3.2k 1.9k 905 798 757 103 4.2k
Yaowu Xing China 28 1.7k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 495 0.5× 637 0.8× 614 0.8× 79 3.0k
Thomas Denk Sweden 38 2.0k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 454 0.5× 1.0k 1.3× 392 0.5× 109 3.1k
Bruce H. Tiffney United States 32 3.2k 1.0× 1.5k 0.8× 821 0.9× 1.3k 1.6× 895 1.2× 65 4.4k
Hervé Sauquet Australia 30 2.5k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 475 0.5× 938 1.2× 636 0.8× 79 3.4k
Susana Magallón Mexico 36 4.5k 1.4× 2.7k 1.4× 988 1.1× 1.9k 2.3× 1.1k 1.4× 69 6.3k
Tiina Särkinen United Kingdom 23 2.1k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 706 0.8× 985 1.2× 1.0k 1.3× 64 4.1k
Guido W. Grimm Sweden 37 1.8k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 379 0.4× 943 1.2× 347 0.5× 77 3.1k
Alexandra N. Muellner‐Riehl Germany 28 1.8k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 297 0.3× 615 0.8× 687 0.9× 69 3.2k
Peter H. Weston Australia 32 2.7k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 468 0.5× 1.2k 1.5× 1.2k 1.6× 94 3.8k
Patrick S. Herendeen United States 40 5.2k 1.6× 3.4k 1.7× 818 0.9× 3.0k 3.7× 527 0.7× 150 7.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of María A. Gandolfo

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Carrión, José S., et al.. (2025). Plants in the shadows: Bridging the gap in paleoecology and paleoart. Earth-Science Reviews. 274. 105371–105371.
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Escapa, Ignacio H., et al.. (2025). Blooming under the shadow of Patagotitan mayorum: Early Cretaceous tiny flowers from Patagonia, Argentina. Cretaceous Research. 179. 106254–106254.
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Zamaloa, María C., et al.. (2024). Spores from the K–Pg boundary of the La Colonia Formation, Patagonia, Argentina. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 328. 105159–105159. 3 indexed citations
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Gandolfo, María A., et al.. (2024). Early Eocene infructescences from Argentine Patagonia expand the biogeography of Malvoideae. American Journal of Botany. 111(9). e16384–e16384. 1 indexed citations
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Wilf, Peter, et al.. (2024). Fossil insect‐feeding traces indicate unrecognized evolutionary history and biodiversity on Australia's iconic Eucalyptus. New Phytologist. 245(4). 1762–1773. 5 indexed citations
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Wilf, Peter, Ari Iglesias, & María A. Gandolfo. (2023). The first Gondwanan Euphorbiaceae fossils reset the biogeographic history of the Macaranga‐Mallotus clade. American Journal of Botany. 110(5). e16169–e16169. 12 indexed citations
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Salzman, Shayla, Michael Calonje, Andrew P. Vovides, et al.. (2022). Leaflet Anatomical Diversity in Zamia (Cycadales: Zamiaceae) Shows Little Correlation with Phylogeny and Climate. The Botanical Review. 88(4). 437–452. 8 indexed citations
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Lai, Yangjun, María A. Gandolfo, William L. Crepet, & Kevin C. Nixon. (2021). Paleoaltingia gen. nov., a new genus of Altingiaceae from the Late Cretaceous of New Jersey. American Journal of Botany. 108(3). 461–471. 5 indexed citations
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Wilf, Peter, Scott L. Wing, Herbert W. Meyer, et al.. (2021). An image dataset of cleared, x-rayed, and fossil leaves vetted to plant family for human and machine learning. PhytoKeys. 187. 93–128. 20 indexed citations
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Zamaloa, María C., María A. Gandolfo, & Kevin C. Nixon. (2020). 52 million years old Eucalyptus flower sheds more than pollen grains. American Journal of Botany. 107(12). 1763–1771. 16 indexed citations
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Wilf, Peter, et al.. (2020). Cretaceous–Paleogene plant extinction and recovery in Patagonia. Paleobiology. 46(4). 445–469. 31 indexed citations
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Gandolfo, María A., et al.. (2015). UNA FLOR FÓSIL MORFOLÓGICAMENTE AFÍN A LAS GROSSULARIACEAE (ORDEN ROSALES) DE LA FORMACIÓN LA MESETA (EOCENO MEDIO) ISLA MARAMBIO, ANTÁRTIDA. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4 indexed citations
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Gandolfo, María A., Sergio A. Marenssi, & Sergio Santillana. (2015). FLORA Y PALEOCLIMA DE LA FORMACIÓN LA MESETA (EOCENO MEDIO), ISLA MARAMBIO (SEYMOUR), ANTÁRTIDA. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations
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Cúneo, N. Rubén, María A. Gandolfo, María C. Zamaloa, & Elizabeth J. Hermsen. (2014). Late Cretaceous Aquatic Plant World in Patagonia, Argentina. PLoS ONE. 9(8). e104749–e104749. 43 indexed citations
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Gandolfo, María A., et al.. (2012). 143 Aquatic plant communities from the Upper Cretaceous La Colonia Formation, Patagonia, Argentina. 58. 66. 1 indexed citations
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Gandolfo, María A. & Elizabeth J. Hermsen. (2012). 144 The emerging Patagonian fossil record of Cunoniaceae and its biogeographical significance. 58. 66–67. 4 indexed citations
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Crisp, Michael D., Mary T. K. Arroyo, Lyn G. Cook, et al.. (2009). Phylogenetic biome conservatism on a global scale. Nature. 458(7239). 754–756. 552 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wilf, Peter, Stefan A. Little, Ari Iglesias, et al.. (2009). Papuacedrus (Cupressaceae) in Eocene Patagonia: A new fossil link to Australasian rainforests. American Journal of Botany. 96(11). 2031–2047. 92 indexed citations
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Gandolfo, María A., Kevin C. Nixon, & William L. Crepet. (2002). Triuridaceae fossil flowers from the Upper Cretaceous of New Jersey. American Journal of Botany. 89(12). 1940–1957. 63 indexed citations
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Crepet, William L., Kevin C. Nixon, & María A. Gandolfo. (2001). TURONIAN FLORA OF NEW JERSEY, USA. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(1). 4 indexed citations

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