May Ling So

508 total citations
39 papers, 471 citations indexed

About

May Ling So is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, May Ling So has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 471 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Plant Science, 29 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 4 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in May Ling So's work include Bryophyte Studies and Records (28 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (27 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (20 papers). May Ling So is often cited by papers focused on Bryophyte Studies and Records (28 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (27 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (20 papers). May Ling So collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and Germany. May Ling So's co-authors include Rui‐Liang Zhu, Riclef Grolle, L. B. Thrower, Tong Cao, Qian Gao and Thomas E. Nisonger and has published in prestigious journals such as Taxon, Systematic Botany and Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.

In The Last Decade

May Ling So

36 papers receiving 390 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
May Ling So Hong Kong	12	407	401	56	38	23	39	471
M. L. So Hong Kong	11	372 0.9×	333 0.8×	56 1.0×	21 0.6×	21 0.9×	41	389
Henk Groth Germany	16	551 1.4×	495 1.2×	28 0.5×	48 1.3×	10 0.4×	21	570
Ronald A. Pursell United States	12	734 1.8×	477 1.2×	72 1.3×	44 1.2×	27 1.2×	179	760
M. Elena Reiner‐Drehwald Germany	16	701 1.7×	544 1.4×	67 1.2×	26 0.7×	10 0.4×	49	716
Péter Erzberger Hungary	12	450 1.1×	432 1.1×	102 1.8×	27 0.7×	4 0.2×	63	507
Tomotsugu Arikawa Japan	9	145 0.4×	329 0.8×	61 1.1×	100 2.6×	3 0.1×	17	397
Sahut Chantanaorrapint Thailand	12	416 1.0×	240 0.6×	28 0.5×	191 5.0×	7 0.3×	74	442
Cid José Passos Bastos Brazil	15	653 1.6×	413 1.0×	88 1.6×	14 0.4×	6 0.3×	76	672
Olga Yano Brazil	16	1.1k 2.7×	565 1.4×	100 1.8×	17 0.4×	14 0.6×	76	1.1k
Andrea Bombosch Germany	8	368 0.9×	308 0.8×	32 0.6×	31 0.8×	2 0.1×	8	381

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

So, May Ling. (2006). Radula (Radulaceae, Marchantiophyta) in the South Pacific. Journal of The Hattori Botanical Laboratory. 207–232. 20 indexed citations

So, May Ling. (2004). The occurrence of extrafloral nectaries in Hong Kong plants. Zhōngyāng yánjiūyuàn zhíwùxué huikān/Zhōngyāng yánjiūyuàn zhíwùxué huikān. 45(3). 237–245. 19 indexed citations

Grolle, Riclef & May Ling So. (2004). A fossil Porella (Porellaceae, Hepaticae) in Eocene Baltic amber. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 145(4). 485–488. 8 indexed citations

Nisonger, Thomas E., et al.. (2003). Evaluation of library collections, access and electronic resources. 3 indexed citations

Zhu, Rui‐Liang & May Ling So. (2000). Additions and Correction for Chinese Lejeuneaceae (Hepaticae). Zhōngyāng yánjiūyuàn zhíwùxué huikān/Zhōngyāng yánjiūyuàn zhíwùxué huikān. 41(3). 243–250. 11 indexed citations

So, May Ling & Riclef Grolle. (2000). Studies onPlagiochilasect.Plagiochila(Hepaticae) in East and South Asia. Journal of Bryology. 22(1). 17–28. 20 indexed citations

Zhu, Rui‐Liang & May Ling So. (2000). OnCololejeunea filicis,a Poorly Known Species from China and Vietnam. The Bryologist. 103(1). 90–92. 1 indexed citations

Zhu, Rui‐Liang & May Ling So. (1999). New records of Cololejeunea (Lejeuneaceae, Hepaticae) for China and Vietnam. Zhōngyāng yánjiūyuàn zhíwùxué huikān/Zhōngyāng yánjiūyuàn zhíwùxué huikān. 30(1). 23–37. 15 indexed citations

Grolle, Riclef & May Ling So. (1999). Notes onPlagiochilasubgenusParaplagiochila(Hepaticae). Journal of Bryology. 21(3). 197–199. 3 indexed citations

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Zhu, Rui‐Liang & May Ling So. (1999). Taxonomic Notes and Phytogeography of Cheilolejeunea pluriplicata (Hepaticae, Lejeuneaceae). The Bryologist. 102(1). 45–45. 4 indexed citations

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Grolle, Riclef & May Ling So. (1999). Studies on Plagiochila sect. Tayloriae in Asia. The Bryologist. 102(2). 287–287. 10 indexed citations

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Zhu, Rui‐Liang & May Ling So. (1999). Cololejeunea zangii (Hepaticae, Lejeuneaceae), a New Epiphyllous Species from China. Systematic Botany. 24(4). 501–501. 5 indexed citations

13.

Grolle, Riclef & May Ling So. (1999). Studies on Plagiochila in China. III. The Bryologist. 102(2). 200–200. 4 indexed citations

14.

Zhu, Rui‐Liang, May Ling So, Tong Cao, & Qian Gao. (1999). Neurolejeunea fukiensis belongs to Cheilolejeunea (Lejeuneaceae, Hepaticae). Taxon. 48(4). 663–666. 9 indexed citations

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Zhu, Rui‐Liang & May Ling So. (1998). Two epiphyllous liverworts, Cololejeunea dozyana (Sande Lac.) Schiffn. and Cololejeunea sigmoidea Jovet-Ast & Tixier (Hepaticae, Lejeuneaceae), new to Taiwan. Zhōngyāng yánjiūyuàn zhíwùxué huikān/Zhōngyāng yánjiūyuàn zhíwùxué huikān. 10 indexed citations

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Grolle, Riclef & May Ling So. (1998). Studies on Plagiochila in China. II. The Bryologist. 101(2). 282–282. 7 indexed citations

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Grolle, Riclef & May Ling So. (1997). Studies on Plagiochila in China. I. The Bryologist. 100(4). 467–467. 18 indexed citations

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So, May Ling & L. B. Thrower. (1976). The Host‐parasite Relationship between Vigna sesquipedalis and Uromyces appendiculatus. Journal of Phytopathology. 86(3). 252–265. 28 indexed citations

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So, May Ling & L. B. Thrower. (1976). The Host‐Parasite Relationship between Vigna sesquipedalis and Uromyces appendiculatus. Journal of Phytopathology. 86(4). 302–309. 10 indexed citations

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So, May Ling & L. B. Thrower. (1976). The Host-Parasite Relationship between Vigna sesquipedalis and Uromyces appendiculatus. Journal of Phytopathology. 85(4). 320–332. 14 indexed citations

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