Paul G. Wolf

9.4k citations

116 papers · 6.1k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 40

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 0.1%
Plant Science top 1%
Molecular Biology top 5%
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 2%
Genetics top 5%

Co-authors: Kathleen M. Pryer Harald Schneider Alan Р. Smith Eric Schuettpelz Pamela S. Soltis Petra Korall Raymond Cranfill Sedonia D. Sipes
Topics: Plant and animal studies (36 papers)Fern and Epiphyte Biology (35 papers)Plant Diversity and Evolution (29 papers)
Cited by: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Plant Science Nature and Landscape Conservation
Journals: Nature Science PLoS ONE
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Australia

In The Last Decade

Paul G. Wolf

112 papers receiving 5.7k 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.

A classification for extant ferns

2006 1.3k citations Alan Р. Smith, Kathleen M. Pryer et al. profile →
Horsetails and ferns are a monophyletic group and the closest living relatives to seed plants

2001 508 citations Kathleen M. Pryer, Harald Schneider et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Chromosome Numbers and Reproductive Life Cycles in Green Plants: A Phylotranscriptomic Perspective 2025 ·Plant Direct ·(unknown),Alex Harkess,Paul G. Wolf	1
2	Cryptic diversity in the model fern genus Ceratopteris (Pteridaceae) 2020 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·(unknown),William D. Pearse,Paul G. Wolf	11
3	The C-Fern (Ceratopteris richardii) genome: insights into plant genome evolution with the first partial homosporous fern genome assembly 2019 ·Scientific Reports ·D. Blaine Marchant,Emily B. Sessa,Paul G. Wolf,Kweon Heo,W. Brad Barbazuk,Pamela S. Soltis	164
4	Target sequence capture of nuclear‐encoded genes for phylogenetic analysis in ferns 2018 ·Applications in Plant Sciences ·Paul G. Wolf,Tanner A. Robison,Matthew G. Johnson,Michael Sundue,Weston Testo,Carl J. Rothfels	27
5	Admixture, evolution, and variation in reproductive isolation in the Boechera puberula clade 2018 ·BMC Evolutionary Biology ·M. Schilling,Zachariah Gompert,Fay‐Wei Li,Michael D. Windham,Paul G. Wolf	13
6	Evolutionary Conservation of ABA Signaling for Stomatal Closure 2017 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Shengguan Cai,Guang Chen,Yuanyuan Wang,Yuqing Huang,D. Blaine Marchant,Yizhou Wang,Qian Yang,Fei Dai,Adrian Hills,Peter J. Franks,Eviatar Nevo,Douglas E. Soltis,Pamela S. Soltis,Emily B. Sessa,Paul G. Wolf,Dawei Xue,Guoping Zhang,Barry J. Pogson,Michael R. Blatt,Zhong‐Hua Chen	164
7	Origins and diversity of a cosmopolitan fern genus on an island archipelago 2015 ·AoB Plants ·Paul G. Wolf,Carol A. Rowe,Joshua P. Der,M. Schilling,Clayton J. Visger,John A. Thomson	10
8	An Exploration into Fern Genome Space 2015 ·Genome Biology and Evolution ·Paul G. Wolf,Emily B. Sessa,D. Blaine Marchant,Fay‐Wei Li,Carl J. Rothfels,Erin M. Sigel,Matthew A. Gitzendanner,Clayton J. Visger,Jo Ann Banks,Pamela S. Soltis,Kathleen M. Pryer,Joshua P. Der	64
9	Genotyping-by-Sequencing for Populus Population Genomics: An Assessment of Genome Sampling Patterns and Filtering Approaches 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·M. Schilling,Paul G. Wolf,Aaron M. Duffy,S. Hardeep,Carol A. Rowe,Bryce A. Richardson,Karen E. Mock	31
10	Scientific Inquiry in the Genetics Laboratory: Biologists and University Science Teacher Educators Collaborating to Increase Engagement in Science Processes. 2012 ·The journal of college science teaching ·Todd Campbell,Joshua P. Der,Paul G. Wolf,(unknown),(unknown)	13
11	Widespread Triploidy in Western North American Aspen (Populus tremuloides) 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Karen E. Mock,Colin M. Callahan,M. Nurul Islam‐Faridi,John D. Shaw,S. Hardeep,Stewart C. Sanderson,Carol A. Rowe,Ronald J. Ryel,Michael D. Madritch,(unknown),Paul G. Wolf	63
12	De novo characterization of the gametophyte transcriptome in bracken fern, Pteridium aquilinum 2011 ·BMC Genomics ·Joshua P. Der,Michael S. Barker,Norman J. Wickett,Claude W. dePamphilis,Paul G. Wolf	99
13	The evolution of chloroplast genes and genomes in ferns 2010 ·Plant Molecular Biology ·Paul G. Wolf,Joshua P. Der,Aaron M. Duffy,Jacob B. Davidson,Amanda L. Grusz,Kathleen M. Pryer	88
14	Phylogenetic Use of Inversions ain Fern Chloroplast Genomes 2009 ·American Fern Journal ·Paul G. Wolf,Aaron M. Duffy,(unknown)	2
15	Conservation of selection on matK following an ancient loss of its flanking intron 2009 ·Gene ·Aaron M. Duffy,Scot A. Kelchner,Paul G. Wolf	42
16	Chloroplast Phylogeny Indicates that Bryophytes Are Monophyletic 2004 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Tomoaki Nishiyama,Paul G. Wolf,(unknown),(unknown),Mamoru Sugita,Chika Sugiura,Tatsuya Wakasugi,Kyoji Yamada,Koichi Yoshinaga,Kazuo Yamaguchi,Kunihiko Ueda,Mitsuyasu Hasebe	97
17	Phylogeny and evolution of ferns (monilophytes) with a focus on the early leptosporangiate divergences 2004 ·American Journal of Botany ·Kathleen M. Pryer,Eric Schuettpelz,Paul G. Wolf,Harald Schneider,Alan Р. Smith,Raymond Cranfill	479
18	Metaxya lanosa, a Second Species in the Genus and Fern Family Metaxyaceae 2001 ·Systematic Botany ·Alan Р. Smith,Hanna Tuomisto,Kathleen M. Pryer,(unknown),Paul G. Wolf	19
19	Phylogenetic Relationships within Diadasia, a Group of Specialist Bees 2001 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Sedonia D. Sipes,Paul G. Wolf	35
20	Systematics and conservation status of Claytonia lanceolata var. flava (Portulacaceae) 1998 ·Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·(unknown),Peter Lesica,Pamela S. Soltis,Paul G. Wolf,(unknown)	1

About Paul G. Wolf

Paul G. Wolf is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, having authored 116 papers that have together received 6.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant and animal studies (36 papers), Fern and Epiphyte Biology (35 papers) and Plant Diversity and Evolution (29 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (4.5k citations), Plant Science (2.1k citations) and Nature and Landscape Conservation (592 citations). Paul G. Wolf has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Kathleen M. Pryer, Harald Schneider, Alan Р. Smith, Eric Schuettpelz, Pamela S. Soltis, Petra Korall, Raymond Cranfill, Sedonia D. Sipes, Aaron M. Duffy and Christopher H. Haufler. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and PLoS ONE.

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