Mark Hughes

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
118 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Mark Hughes is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Hughes has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Molecular Biology, 92 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 48 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Mark Hughes's work include Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (88 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (87 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (42 papers). Mark Hughes is often cited by papers focused on Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (88 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (87 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (42 papers). Mark Hughes collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Indonesia. Mark Hughes's co-authors include Erich Hoffmann, Yoshihiro Kawaoka, Hiroshi Ito, Daniel R. Pérez, Tokiko Watanabe, Shinji Watanabe, Hideo Goto, Peng Gao, Gabriele Neumann and Rubén O. Donis and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Mark Hughes

111 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Generation of influenza A viruses entirely from cloned cDNAs 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 250 500 750 1000
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. Generation of influenza A viruses entirely from cloned cDNAs
    1999 1.1k citations Mark Hughes et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mark Hughes United Kingdom 23 1.2k 1.0k 989 592 387 118 2.7k
Michael Frese Australia 28 668 0.5× 280 0.3× 995 1.0× 108 0.2× 771 2.0× 79 3.1k
Andrew Tait United Kingdom 39 1.1k 0.9× 479 0.5× 1.7k 1.7× 349 0.6× 348 0.9× 108 4.0k
Melissa Behr United States 25 410 0.3× 1.4k 1.4× 309 0.3× 194 0.3× 1.0k 2.7× 45 3.0k
Abdelaziz Heddi France 35 1.1k 0.9× 326 0.3× 220 0.2× 525 0.9× 128 0.3× 72 3.9k
Philip Awadalla Canada 35 1.4k 1.2× 380 0.4× 251 0.3× 536 0.9× 114 0.3× 74 3.7k
Nazir Savji United States 23 252 0.2× 377 0.4× 440 0.4× 171 0.3× 1.3k 3.3× 38 2.5k
Flobert Njiokou Cameroon 31 298 0.2× 355 0.4× 1.1k 1.2× 209 0.4× 638 1.6× 162 3.1k
Benjamin J. Ridenhour United States 22 273 0.2× 455 0.4× 218 0.2× 173 0.3× 221 0.6× 47 1.8k
Stephen C. St. Jeor United States 27 273 0.2× 302 0.3× 591 0.6× 74 0.1× 1.3k 3.5× 52 2.2k
Brian Hjelle United States 46 585 0.5× 1.4k 1.4× 403 0.4× 195 0.3× 4.9k 12.7× 134 7.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Mark Hughes

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mark Hughes

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mark Hughes

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mark Hughes. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mark Hughes based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Mark Hughes. Mark Hughes is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Borah, Dipankar, et al.. (2025). Begonia himalaica, a new species from the Indian Eastern Himalayas. Nordic Journal of Botany. 2025(8).
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Poulsen, Axel Dalberg, Tomáš Fér, M. Sabu­, et al.. (2024). The cardamom conundrum resolved: Recircumscription and placement of Elettaria in the only pantropically distributed ginger lineage. Taxon. 73(5). 1187–1213. 3 indexed citations
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Borah, Dipankar, et al.. (2024). Begonia tripurensis (Begoniaceae, sect. Platycentrum), a new species from Tripura, Northeast India. Phytotaxa. 640(2). 177–182. 1 indexed citations
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Lehmann, Caroline E. R., et al.. (2024). Geography and ecology structure diversification in Ziziphus Mill. (Rhamnaceae). Frontiers of Biogeography. 17.
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Borah, Dipankar, et al.. (2024). A new species Begonia ziroensis and a new record of Begonia siamensis from Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 63(1). 45–52. 3 indexed citations
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Borah, Dipankar, et al.. (2024). Begonia bijantiae , a new species of Begonia from Arunachal Pradesh, northeast India and notes on Begonia ovatifolia. Nordic Journal of Botany. 2024(12). 2 indexed citations
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Borah, Dipankar, et al.. (2023). Begonia egamii (Begoniaceae), a remarkable new species from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Candollea. 78(2). 4 indexed citations
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Borah, Dipankar, et al.. (2023). Two new records of Begonia for the flora of India from Arunachal Pradesh. Phytotaxa. 584(2). 7 indexed citations
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Girmansyah, Deden, et al.. (2022). Six new species of Begonia (Sect. Jackia, Begoniaceae) from Sumatra, Indonesia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Rubite, Rosario Rivera, et al.. (2022). BEGONIA HEMICARDIA (SECT. PETERMANNIA, BEGONIACEAE), A RESURRECTED HETEROTYPIC SYNONYM AND NOMEN NUDUM. Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 79. 1–7. 2 indexed citations
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Hughes, Mark, et al.. (2022). ONE NEW SPECIES AND FOUR NEW RECORDS OF BEGONIA (BEGONIACEAE) FROM BHUTAN. Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 79. 1–18. 3 indexed citations
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Campos, Lucía, Ai‐Qun Hu, Catherine Kidner, et al.. (2022). INSIGHTS INTO THE EVOLUTION OF THE CHLOROPLAST GENOME AND THE PHYLOGENY OF BEGONIA. Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 79. 1–32. 3 indexed citations
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Hughes, Mark, et al.. (2020). Begonia phouchomvoyensis (Begoniaceae), a new species from Lao PDR. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4 indexed citations
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Cheek, Martin, Eimear Nic Lughadha, Paul M. Kirk, et al.. (2020). New scientific discoveries: Plants and fungi. Plants People Planet. 2(5). 371–388. 137 indexed citations
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Ardi, Wisnu Handoyo, et al.. (2013). Two new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Bali and Lombok. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 4 indexed citations
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Hughes, Mark, Rosario Rivera Rubite, Yoshiko Kono, & Ching‐I Peng. (2011). Begonia blancii (sect. Diploclinium, Begoniaceae), a new species endemic to the Philippine island of Palawan. Botanical studies. 52(2). 203–209. 15 indexed citations
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Hughes, Mark, et al.. (2010). Breastfeeding experiences of mothers from disadvantaged groups: a review.. PubMed. 83(7). 30–3. 30 indexed citations
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Kelly, Karen, et al.. (1989). A phase III open randomized study of Zoladex 3.6 mg depot vs. DES 3 mg per day in untreated advanced prostate cancer: a West Midlands Urological Research Group Study.. PubMed. 303. 47–52. 7 indexed citations

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