Matt Lavin

11.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
120 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Matt Lavin is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Matt Lavin has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 44 papers in Plant Science and 35 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Matt Lavin's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (54 papers), Plant and animal studies (26 papers) and Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (24 papers). Matt Lavin is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (54 papers), Plant and animal studies (26 papers) and Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (24 papers). Matt Lavin collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Brazil. Matt Lavin's co-authors include Martin F. Wojciechowski, R. Toby Pennington, Michael J. Sanderson, Patrick S. Herendeen, Ary Teixeira de Oliveira‐Filho, Alfonso Delgado‐Salinas, Melissa Luckow, Colin E. Hughes, Luciano Paganucci de Queiroz and Jeff J. Doyle and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Matt Lavin

118 papers receiving 7.1k citations

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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.

Evolutionary Rates Analysis of Leguminosae Implicates a Rapid Diversification of Lineages during the Tertiary

2005 695 citations Matt Lavin, Martin F. Wojciechowski et al. profile →
A phylogeny of legumes (Leguminosae) based on analysis of the plastid matK gene resolves many well‐supported subclades within the family

2004 673 citations Martin F. Wojciechowski, Matt Lavin et al. American Journal of Botany profile →
Woody Plant Diversity, Evolution, and Ecology in the Tropics: Perspectives from Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests

2009 571 citations R. Toby Pennington, Matt Lavin et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A hypervariable intron of the STAYGREEN locus provides excellent discrimination among Pisum fulvum accessions and reveals evidence for a relatively recent hybridization event with Pisum sativum 2023 ·Frontiers in Plant Science ·N. F. Weeden, Matt Lavin, Shahal Abbo, Clarice J. Coyne, Kevin McPhee	0
2	Will molecular phylogenetics help decrease nomenclatural instability? 2023 ·American Journal of Botany ·Peter Lesica, Matt Lavin	3
3	Indaziflam controls nonnative Alyssum spp. but negatively affects native forbs in sagebrush steppe 2021 ·Invasive Plant Science and Management ·(unknown), Matt Lavin, Jane M. Mangold, Catherine A. Zabinski, Lisa J. Rew	11
4	A dated phylogeny of the papilionoid legume genus Canavalia reveals recent diversification by a pantropical liana lineage 2016 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Cristiane Snak, Mohammad Vatanparast, Christian Silva, Gwilym P. Lewis, Matt Lavin, Tadashi Kajita, Luciano Paganucci de Queiroz	24
5	Peltiera(Fabaceae), the coming and going of an “extinct” genus in Madagascar 2013 ·Adansonia ·Mats Thulin, Peter B. Phillipson, Matt Lavin	3
6	The realignment of Acosmium sensu stricto with the Dalbergioid clade (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae) reveals a proneness for independent evolution of radial floral symmetry among earlybranching papilionoid legumes 2012 ·Taxon ·Domingos Cardoso, Haroldo Cavalcante de Lima, Rodrigo Schütz Rodrigues, Luciano Paganucci de Queiroz, R. Toby Pennington, Matt Lavin	39
7	Great Plains Flora? Plant Geography of Eastern Montana's Lower Elevation Shrub-grass Dominated Vegetation 2011 ·Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University) ·Matt Lavin, (unknown)	4
8	Vigna (Leguminosae) sensu lato: The names and identities of the American segregate genera 2011 ·American Journal of Botany ·Alfonso Delgado‐Salinas, Mats Thulin, Rémy Pasquet, (unknown), Matt Lavin	78
9	A late methanogen origin for molybdenum‐dependent nitrogenase 2011 ·Geobiology ·Eric S. Boyd, Ariel D. Anbar, Scott R. Miller, Trinity L. Hamilton, Matt Lavin, John W. Peters	113
10	[FeFe]-hydrogenase in Yellowstone National Park: evidence for dispersal limitation and phylogenetic niche conservatism 2010 ·The ISME Journal ·Eric S. Boyd, Trinity L. Hamilton, John R. Spear, Matt Lavin, John W. Peters	66
11	Phylogenetic relationships of basal papilionoid legumes based upon sequences of the chloroplast trnL intron. 2009 ·Systematic Botany ·R. Toby Pennington, Matt Lavin, (unknown), Bente Klitgaard, Jill C. Preston, Jer‐Ming Hu	87
12	Phylogeny of Robinioid Legumes (Fabaceae) Revisited: Coursetia and Gliricidia Recircumscribed, and a Biogeographical Appraisal of the Caribbean Endemics 2009 ·Systematic Botany ·Matt Lavin, Martin F. Wojciechowski, Peter Gasson, Colin E. Hughes, Elisabeth A. Wheeler	53
13	Phylogenetic Analysis of Nuclear Ribosomal ITS/5.8S Sequences in the Tribe Millettieae (Fabaceae): Poecilanthe-Cyclolobium, the core Millettieae, and the Callerya Group 2009 ·Systematic Botany ·Jer‐Ming Hu, Matt Lavin, Martin F. Wojciechowski, Michael J. Sanderson	59
14	Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Ormocarpum Group (Fabaceae): a New Genus Zygocarpum from the Horn of Africa Region 2009 ·Systematic Botany ·Mats Thulin, Matt Lavin	9
15	Phylogeny of the tribe Indigofereae (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae): Geographically structured more in succulent‐rich and temperate settings than in grass‐rich environments 2009 ·American Journal of Botany ·Brian Schrire, Matt Lavin, Nigel P. Barker, Félix Forest	115
16	Virus movement maintains local virus population diversity 2007 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jamie C. Snyder, Blake Wiedenheft, Matt Lavin, Francisco F. Roberto, (unknown), Alice C. Ortmann, Trevor Douglas, Mark Young	55
17	A phylogeny of legumes (Leguminosae) based on analysis of the plastid matK gene resolves many well‐supported subclades within the family breakdown → 2004 ·American Journal of Botany ·Martin F. Wojciechowski, Matt Lavin, Michael J. Sanderson	673
18	Phylogenetic reconstruction based on low copy DNA sequence data in an allopolyploid: The B genome of wheat 1999 ·Genome ·N. K. Blake, (unknown), Matt Lavin, (unknown)	74
19	Variability in wheat based on low-copy DNA sequence comparisons 1995 ·Genome ·(unknown), N. K. Blake, Eric Storlie, Matt Lavin	32
20	Origins and Relationships of Tropical North America in the Context of the Boreotropics Hypothesis 1993 ·American Journal of Botany ·Matt Lavin, Melissa Luckow	53

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