Mark W. Chase

56.9k total citations · 8 hit papers
535 papers, 38.4k citations indexed

About

Mark W. Chase is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark W. Chase has authored 535 papers receiving a total of 38.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 429 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 344 papers in Molecular Biology and 213 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Mark W. Chase's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (319 papers), Plant and animal studies (253 papers) and Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (252 papers). Mark W. Chase is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (319 papers), Plant and animal studies (253 papers) and Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (252 papers). Mark W. Chase collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Mark W. Chase's co-authors include Michael F. Fay, Vincent Savolainen, Pamela S. Soltis, Niklas Wikström, Kenneth M. Cameron, Andrew R. Leitch, Alec M. Pridgeon, James J. Clarkson, Maarten J. M. Christenhusz and James L. Reveal and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Mark W. Chase

520 papers receiving 36.1k citations

Hit Papers

Evolution of the angiosperms: calibrating the family tree 1988 2026 2000 2013 2001 2000 1991 1999 1999 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Evolution of the angiosperms: calibrating the family tree
    2001 1.3k citations Vincent Savolainen, Mark W. Chase et al. profile →
  2. Angiosperm phylogeny inferred from 18S rDNA, rbcL, and atpB sequences
    2000 787 citations Pamela S. Soltis, Mark W. Chase et al. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society profile →
  3. Silica gel: An ideal material for field preservation of leaf samples for DNA studies
    1991 735 citations Mark W. Chase et al. Taxon profile →
  4. The earliest angiosperms: evidence from mitochondrial, plastid and nuclear genomes
    1999 699 citations Pamela S. Soltis, Vincent Savolainen et al. profile →
  5. Angiosperm phylogeny inferred from multiple genes as a tool for comparative biology
    1999 659 citations Pamela S. Soltis, Mark W. Chase et al. profile →
  6. An updated classification of Orchidaceae
    2015 629 citations Mark W. Chase, Kenneth M. Cameron et al. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society profile →
  7. Chloroplast DNA Variation and Plant Phylogeny
    1988 465 citations Robert K. Jansen, Mark W. Chase et al. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden profile →
  8. Diversification of Rosaceae since the Late Cretaceous based on plastid phylogenomics
    2017 270 citations Mark W. Chase, Pamela S. Soltis 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 W. Chase United Kingdom 105 26.8k 22.2k 16.2k 4.8k 3.5k 535 38.4k
Loren H. Rieseberg United States 100 13.8k 0.5× 11.7k 0.5× 18.9k 1.2× 17.8k 3.7× 4.8k 1.4× 437 37.1k
Vincent Savolainen United Kingdom 70 10.9k 0.4× 8.6k 0.4× 5.6k 0.3× 3.8k 0.8× 3.4k 1.0× 177 17.9k
Robert K. Jansen United States 72 10.4k 0.4× 14.4k 0.7× 7.8k 0.5× 3.7k 0.8× 611 0.2× 263 20.5k
Michael F. Fay United Kingdom 67 9.4k 0.4× 7.0k 0.3× 6.5k 0.4× 2.9k 0.6× 1.7k 0.5× 327 14.7k
Susanne S. Renner Germany 73 11.7k 0.4× 7.5k 0.3× 7.8k 0.5× 4.0k 0.8× 3.1k 0.9× 328 18.5k
Jeffrey D. Palmer United States 95 8.9k 0.3× 20.1k 0.9× 10.3k 0.6× 4.0k 0.8× 331 0.1× 199 27.1k
Eviatar Nevo Israel 78 4.0k 0.1× 5.5k 0.2× 15.5k 1.0× 7.0k 1.5× 909 0.3× 573 24.1k
Jonathan F. Wendel United States 83 6.5k 0.2× 12.6k 0.6× 22.0k 1.4× 5.8k 1.2× 631 0.2× 299 28.2k
W. John Kress United States 54 6.3k 0.2× 5.8k 0.3× 3.8k 0.2× 2.0k 0.4× 2.6k 0.7× 198 13.1k
Spencer C. H. Barrett Canada 84 18.5k 0.7× 8.4k 0.4× 12.3k 0.8× 5.5k 1.1× 9.2k 2.6× 392 24.2k

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All Works

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Pillon, Yohan, et al.. (2023). The allopolyploid origin(s) and diversification of New Caledonian Grevillea (Proteaceae). Botany Letters. 170(3). 425–438.
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Chase, Mark W., Maarten J. M. Christenhusz, Luiz Augusto Cauz‐Santos, et al.. (2023). Nine new species of Australian Nicotiana (Solanaceae). Australian Systematic Botany. 36(3). 167–205. 2 indexed citations
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Cauz‐Santos, Luiz Augusto, Steven Dodsworth, Rosabelle Samuel, et al.. (2022). Genomic insights into recent species divergence in Nicotiana benthamiana and natural variation in Rdr1 gene controlling viral susceptibility. The Plant Journal. 111(1). 7–18. 11 indexed citations
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Pessoa, Edlley, et al.. (2021). Nuclear–plastid discordance indicates past introgression inEpidendrumspecies (Laeliinae: Orchidaceae) with highly variable chromosome numbers. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 199(1). 357–371. 9 indexed citations
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Baker, William J., Maria V. Norup, James J. Clarkson, et al.. (2011). Phylogenetic relationships among arecoid palms (Arecaceae: Arecoideae). Annals of Botany. 108(8). 1417–1432. 83 indexed citations
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Kocyan, Alexander, Félix Forest, Dion S. Devey, et al.. (2011). Molecular phylogenetics of Hypoxidaceae – Evidence from plastid DNA data and inferences on morphology and biogeography. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 60(1). 122–136. 25 indexed citations
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Delgado‐Salinas, Alfonso, et al.. (2010). Filogeografía del complejo Caesalpinia hintonii: (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae: Poincianella). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 81(3). 4 indexed citations
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Goldman, Douglas H., John V. Freudenstein, Paul J. Kores, et al.. (2009). Phylogenetics of Arethuseae (Orchidaceae) based on plastid matK and rbcL sequences. Systematic Botany. 26(3). 670–695. 39 indexed citations
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Sosa, Victoria & Mark W. Chase. (2009). Phylogenetics of Crossosomataceae based on rbcL Sequence Data. Systematic Botany. 28(1). 96–105. 10 indexed citations
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Muasya, A. Muthama, David A. Simpson, Mark W. Chase, & Alastair Culham. (2009). A Phylogeny of Isolepis (Cyperaceae) Inferred Using Plastid rbcL and trnL-F Sequence Data. Systematic Botany. 26(2). 342–353. 20 indexed citations
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Freudenstein, John V. & Mark W. Chase. (2009). Analysis of Mitochondrial nad1b-c Intron Sequences in Orchidaceae: Utility and Coding of Length-change Characters. Systematic Botany. 26(3). 643–657. 38 indexed citations
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Endress, Mary E., R.W.J.M. van der Ham, Siwert Nilsson, et al.. (2007). A PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF ALYXIEAE (APOCYNACEAE) BASED ONRBCL,MATK,TRNL INTRON,TRNL-F SPACER SEQUENCES, AND MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS1. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 94(1). 1–35. 16 indexed citations
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Wilkin, Paul, Peter Schols, Mark W. Chase, et al.. (2005). A Plastid Gene Phylogeny of the Yam Genus, Dioscorea: Roots, Fruits and Madagascar. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 6 indexed citations
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Davies, T. Jonathan, Timothy G. Barraclough, Mark W. Chase, Pamela S. Soltis, & Vincent Savolainen. (2004). Darwin's abominable mystery: Insights from a supertree of the angiosperms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(7). 1904–1909. 477 indexed citations
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Hodkinson, Trevor R., Mark W. Chase, S. A. Renvoize, et al.. (2001). Genetic resources of Miscanthus.. Aspects of applied biology. 239–248. 6 indexed citations
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Fay, Michael F., P. J. Rudall, Stuart Sullivan, et al.. (2000). Phylogenetic studies of Asparagales based on four plastid DNA regions. Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide). 49 indexed citations
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Pridgeon, Alec M., Phillip Cribb, Mark W. Chase, & Finn N. Rasmussen. (1999). General introduction, apostasioideae, cypripedioideae. Oxford University Press eBooks. 17 indexed citations
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Fay, Michael F., et al.. (1998). PlastidrbcL sequence data indicate a close affinity betweenDiegodendronandBixa. Taxon. 47(1). 43–50. 155 indexed citations
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Hodkinson, Trevor R., S. A. Renvoize, & Mark W. Chase. (1997). Systematics of Miscanthus.. Aspects of applied biology. 189–198. 31 indexed citations

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