Nan Crystal Arens

2.4k total citations
30 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Nan Crystal Arens is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Atmospheric Science and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nan Crystal Arens has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 10 papers in Atmospheric Science and 9 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Nan Crystal Arens's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (11 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (10 papers) and Plant and animal studies (7 papers). Nan Crystal Arens is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (11 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (10 papers) and Plant and animal studies (7 papers). Nan Crystal Arens collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Nan Crystal Arens's co-authors include A. Hope Jahren, Ronald Amundson, Taylor S. Feild, Todd E. Dawson, Gustavo Sarmiento, Javier Guerrero, Michael J. Donoghue, James A. Doyle, Patricia Sánchez‐Baracaldo and Yong‐Guan Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

In The Last Decade

Nan Crystal Arens

30 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nan Crystal Arens United States 19 689 671 636 317 278 30 1.7k
Vandana Prasad India 23 777 1.1× 552 0.8× 662 1.0× 294 0.9× 296 1.1× 64 1.9k
Barry H. Lomax United Kingdom 27 561 0.8× 514 0.8× 385 0.6× 424 1.3× 313 1.1× 73 1.8k
Guy J. Harrington United Kingdom 21 846 1.2× 475 0.7× 590 0.9× 124 0.4× 155 0.6× 41 1.5k
Bainian Sun China 23 754 1.1× 1.4k 2.1× 736 1.2× 521 1.6× 1.0k 3.7× 136 2.5k
Carles Martín‐Closas Spain 27 773 1.1× 876 1.3× 1.7k 2.6× 237 0.7× 287 1.0× 126 2.6k
Stephen E. Scheckler United States 20 404 0.6× 760 1.1× 703 1.1× 251 0.8× 336 1.2× 32 1.5k
Bernard Gómez France 31 683 1.0× 1.7k 2.6× 1.2k 1.9× 373 1.2× 581 2.1× 95 2.9k
Alfred Traverse United States 25 1.0k 1.5× 901 1.3× 1.2k 2.0× 356 1.1× 356 1.3× 79 2.5k
Evelyn Kustatscher Germany 25 616 0.9× 1.1k 1.7× 1.5k 2.3× 232 0.7× 524 1.9× 146 2.4k
Philippe Gerrienne Belgium 23 502 0.7× 1.1k 1.6× 841 1.3× 320 1.0× 580 2.1× 97 1.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Arens, Nan Crystal, et al.. (2023). Repairing the scaffolding: women authors in Paleobiology. Paleobiology. 50(1). 9–16. 2 indexed citations
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Arens, Nan Crystal, Michael Champion, & Diana L. Boyer. (2016). WHY WAS STORM SURGE ON SAN SALVADOR ISLAND, BAHAMAS, LOWER FOR HURRICANE JOAQUIN (2015) THAN FOR HURRICANE FRANCIS (2004)?. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 1 indexed citations
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Arens, Nan Crystal, et al.. (2016). INSECT FOLIVORY IN AN ANGIOSPERM-DOMINATED FLORA FROM THE MID-CRETACEOUS OF UTAH, U.S.A.. Palaios. 31(3). 71–80. 7 indexed citations
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Arens, Nan Crystal, et al.. (2016). A mid-Cretaceous angiosperm-dominated macroflora from the Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah, USA. Journal of Paleontology. 90(4). 640–662. 11 indexed citations
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Wilson, Gregory P. & Nan Crystal Arens. (2015). THE EVOLUTIONARY IMPACT OF AN EPEIRIC SEAWAY ON LATE CRETACEOUS AND PALEOCENE PALYNOFLORAS OF SOUTH AMERICA. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Jahren, A. Hope & Nan Crystal Arens. (2009). PREDICTION OF ATMOSPHERIC  13CO2 USING PLANT CUTICLE ISOLATED FROM FLUVIAL SEDIMENT: TESTS ACROSS A GRADIENT IN SALT CONTENT. Palaios. 24(6). 394–401. 7 indexed citations
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Arens, Nan Crystal, et al.. (2008). Press-pulse: a general theory of mass extinction?. Paleobiology. 34(4). 456–471. 88 indexed citations
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Feild, Taylor S. & Nan Crystal Arens. (2007). The ecophysiology of early angiosperms. Plant Cell & Environment. 30(3). 291–309. 92 indexed citations
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Liu, Yanju, Nan Crystal Arens, & Cheng‐Sen Li. (2007). Range change in Metasequoia: relationship to palaeoclimate. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 154(1). 115–127. 27 indexed citations
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Liu, Yanju, Yujing Mu, Yong‐Guan Zhu, Hui Ding, & Nan Crystal Arens. (2006). Which ornamental plant species effectively remove benzene from indoor air?. Atmospheric Environment. 41(3). 650–654. 107 indexed citations
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Feild, Taylor S. & Nan Crystal Arens. (2005). Form, function and environments of the early angiosperms: merging extant phylogeny and ecophysiology with fossils. New Phytologist. 166(2). 383–408. 74 indexed citations
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Jahren, A. Hope, Clinton P. Conrad, Nan Crystal Arens, Germán Mora, & Carolina Lithgow‐Bertelloni. (2005). A plate tectonic mechanism for methane hydrate release along subduction zones. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 236(3-4). 691–704. 43 indexed citations
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Arens, Nan Crystal. (2001). Climate and atmosphere interact to drive vegetation change. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 16(1). 18–18. 1 indexed citations
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Arens, Nan Crystal. (2001). Variation in performance of the tree fern Cyathea caracasana (Cyatheaceae) across a successional mosaic in an Andean cloud forest. American Journal of Botany. 88(3). 545–551. 39 indexed citations
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Arens, Nan Crystal, A. Hope Jahren, & Ronald Amundson. (2000). Can C3 plants faithfully record the carbon isotopic composition of atmospheric carbon dioxide?. Paleobiology. 26(1). 137–164. 336 indexed citations
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Arens, Nan Crystal & Alan Р. Smith. (1998). Cyathea planadae, a Remarkable New Creeping Tree Fern from Colombia, South America. American Fern Journal. 88(2). 49–49. 20 indexed citations
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Arens, Nan Crystal & Patricia Sánchez‐Baracaldo. (1998). Distribution of Tree Ferns (Cyatheaceae) across the Successional Mosaic in an Andean Cloud Forest, Narino, Colombia. American Fern Journal. 88(2). 60–60. 33 indexed citations
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Arens, Nan Crystal & Alfred Traverse. (1989). THE EFFECT OF MICROWAVE OVEN‐DRYING ON THE INTEGRITY OF SPORE AND POLLEN EXINES IN HERBARIUM SPECIMENS. Taxon. 38(3). 394–403. 8 indexed citations

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