Mason E. Hale

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
131 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Mason E. Hale is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mason E. Hale has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 92 papers in Plant Science and 14 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Mason E. Hale's work include Lichen and fungal ecology (114 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (68 papers) and Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (31 papers). Mason E. Hale is often cited by papers focused on Lichen and fungal ecology (114 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (68 papers) and Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (31 papers). Mason E. Hale collaborates with scholars based in United States and Finland. Mason E. Hale's co-authors include Chicita F. Culberson, William Louis Culberson, John W. Thomson, Irwin M. Brodo, James D. Lawrey, Anthony Fletcher, W. H. Ward, Ove Almborn, Anita Johnson and Tor Tønsberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Ecology and American Journal of Botany.

In The Last Decade

Mason E. Hale

117 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Chemical and Botanical Guide to Lichen Products

1970 325 citations Mason E. Hale, Chicita F. Culberson The Bryologist profile →
The Biology of Lichens

1967 315 citations Mason E. Hale profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mason E. Hale United States	29	2.5k	2.1k	407	200	165	131	2.8k
Ove Almborn Sweden	13	1.2k 0.5×	1.0k 0.5×	309 0.8×	92 0.5×	96 0.6×	24	1.3k
Rosmarie Honegger Switzerland	33	2.1k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	410 1.0×	216 1.1×	158 1.0×	76	2.6k
D. H. Brown United Kingdom	23	1.3k 0.5×	900 0.4×	85 0.2×	128 0.6×	213 1.3×	46	1.5k
Larry L. St. Clair United States	23	1.3k 0.5×	822 0.4×	301 0.7×	102 0.5×	130 0.8×	69	1.6k
Pier Luigi Nimis Italy	26	2.2k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	171 0.4×	199 1.0×	391 2.4×	113	2.8k
C. E. POWELL China	23	916 0.4×	1.7k 0.8×	104 0.3×	137 0.7×	178 1.1×	38	2.4k
Roman Türk Austria	23	1.1k 0.5×	645 0.3×	135 0.3×	152 0.8×	421 2.6×	77	1.4k
Sarah C. Watkinson United Kingdom	18	449 0.2×	809 0.4×	221 0.5×	40 0.2×	321 1.9×	42	1.4k
Silvia Pressel United Kingdom	31	1.7k 0.7×	2.1k 1.0×	351 0.9×	224 1.1×	296 1.8×	76	3.1k
Yngvar Gauslaa Norway	42	4.7k 1.9×	3.0k 1.4×	126 0.3×	389 1.9×	375 2.3×	135	5.0k

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

1.

Hale, Mason E. & Mariette S. Cole. (1988). Lichens of California. 1 indexed citations

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Culberson, Chicita F., Mason E. Hale, Tor Tønsberg, & Anita Johnson. (1984). New Depsides from the LichensDimelaena OreinaandFuscidea Viridis. Mycologia. 76(1). 148–160. 15 indexed citations

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Hale, Mason E.. (1980). Taxonomy and Distribution of the Parmelia Flaventior Group(Lichns:Parmeliaceae). Journal of The Hattori Botanical Laboratory. 75–84. 5 indexed citations

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Hale, Mason E.. (1980). The Lichen Genus Relicina (Parmeliaceae) in India and Sri Lanka. The Bryologist. 83(1). 77–77. 4 indexed citations

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Hale, Mason E.. (1976). A monograph of the lichen genus Parmelia Hale (Parmeliaceae).

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Hale, Mason E.. (1976). A monograph of the lichen genus Bulbothrix Hale (Parmeliaceae). Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 12 indexed citations

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Hale, Mason E.. (1975). A Revision of the Lichen Genus Hypotrachyna (Parmeliaceae) in Tropical America. 1–73. 70 indexed citations

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Hale, Mason E.. (1973). Fine Structure of the Cortex in the Lichen Family Parmeliaceae Viewed with the Scanning-electron Microscope. 1–92. 65 indexed citations

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Hale, Mason E.. (1965). Vertical Distribution of Cryptogams in a Red Maple Swamp in Connecticut. The Bryologist. 68(2). 193–193. 3 indexed citations

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Hale, Mason E.. (1964). The Parmelia conspersa Group in North America and Europe. The Bryologist. 67(4). 462–462. 10 indexed citations

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Hale, Mason E.. (1963). Populations of Chemical Strains in the Lichen Cetraria Ciliaris. Brittonia. 15(2). 126–126. 10 indexed citations

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Hale, Mason E., et al.. (1962). Parmelia Species First Described from the British Isles. The Lichenologist. 2(1). 1–5. 8 indexed citations

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Hale, Mason E.. (1959). New or Interesting Species of Parmelia in North America. The Bryologist. 62(1). 16–16. 4 indexed citations

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Hale, Mason E.. (1958). Chemical Components of Type Specimens in Parmelia-I. Brittonia. 10(4). 177–177. 4 indexed citations

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Hale, Mason E.. (1957). Conidial Stage of the Lichen Fungus Buellia Stillingiana and Its Relation to Sporidesmium Folliculatum. Mycologia. 49(3). 417–419. 4 indexed citations

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Hale, Mason E.. (1957). Corticolous Lichen Flora of the Ozark Mountains. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 60(2). 155–155. 3 indexed citations

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Hale, Mason E.. (1955). A Survey of Upland Forests in the Chautauqua Hills, Kansas. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 58(2). 165–165. 3 indexed citations

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Hale, Mason E., et al.. (1952). Part II: The Physics of Deglaciation in Central Baffin Island. Journal of Glaciology. 2(11). 9–22. 1 indexed citations

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Ward, W. H. & Mason E. Hale. (1952). Part II: The Physics of Deglaciation in Central Baffin Island. Journal of Glaciology. 2(11). 9–22. 30 indexed citations

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Hale, Mason E.. (1952). Appendix: Moraine Plant Succession at the Edge of the Ice Cap. Journal of Glaciology. 2(11). 22–23. 1 indexed citations

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