Peter H. Weston

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Peter H. Weston is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter H. Weston has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 50 papers in Plant Science and 28 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Peter H. Weston's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (49 papers), Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (34 papers) and Plant and animal studies (34 papers). Peter H. Weston is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (49 papers), Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (34 papers) and Plant and animal studies (34 papers). Peter H. Weston collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Peter H. Weston's co-authors include Michael D. Crisp, Gregory J. Jordan, Nigel P. Barker, Hervé Sauquet, Lyn G. Cook, Austin Mast, Peter Wilf, H. Peter Linder, H. P. Linder and Mark Westoby and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Peter H. Weston

93 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Phylogenetic biome conservatism on a global scale 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Phylogenetic biome conservatism on a global scale
    2009 552 citations Michael D. Crisp, Mary T. K. Arroyo et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter H. Weston Australia 32 2.7k 1.3k 1.2k 1.2k 678 94 3.8k
H. P. Linder South Africa 34 2.9k 1.1× 1.3k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 1.3k 1.1× 499 0.7× 109 4.1k
Pauline Y. Ladiges Australia 32 1.9k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 987 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 652 1.0× 106 3.5k
Thomas L. P. Couvreur France 37 3.0k 1.1× 1.9k 1.4× 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 748 1.1× 117 4.5k
Darren M. Crayn Australia 33 2.6k 1.0× 1.5k 1.1× 881 0.7× 1.3k 1.1× 770 1.1× 106 4.2k
Tiina Särkinen United Kingdom 23 2.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 1.0k 0.9× 985 0.8× 768 1.1× 64 4.1k
Colin E. Hughes United Kingdom 38 3.8k 1.4× 1.8k 1.4× 1.4k 1.2× 2.0k 1.7× 1.1k 1.6× 110 6.0k
Michelle van der Bank South Africa 27 2.4k 0.9× 1.9k 1.4× 1.1k 0.9× 1.4k 1.2× 802 1.2× 112 4.5k
Warren L. Wagner United States 40 3.5k 1.3× 1.9k 1.4× 1.1k 0.9× 1.7k 1.4× 1.2k 1.7× 186 5.4k
Terry A. Hedderson South Africa 31 2.6k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 728 0.6× 1.7k 1.5× 615 0.9× 102 3.9k
Jeremy M. Beaulieu United States 29 1.6k 0.6× 1.0k 0.8× 791 0.7× 758 0.6× 718 1.1× 43 3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Peter H. Weston

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter H. Weston

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter H. Weston

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All Works

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Barrett, Russell L., Lindy A. Orthia, Lyn G. Cook, et al.. (2024). East rarely meets West: a revised delimitation for Pultenaea (Fabaceae: Mirbelieae) with reinstatement of Euchilus and three new genera from south-west Western Australia. Australian Systematic Botany. 37(5). 2 indexed citations
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Wilson, Trevor, Maurizio Rossetto, Jia‐Yee S. Yap, et al.. (2022). A turn in species conservation for hairpin banksias: demonstration of oversplitting leads to better management of diversity. American Journal of Botany. 109(10). 1652–1671. 12 indexed citations
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Beattie, G. A. C., et al.. (2019). Molecular differentiation of the Murraya paniculata Complex (Rutaceae: Aurantioideae: Aurantieae). BMC Evolutionary Biology. 19(1). 236–236. 7 indexed citations
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Citerne, Hélène L., Elisabeth Reyes, Martine Le Guilloux, et al.. (2016). Characterization ofCYCLOIDEA-like genes in Proteaceae, a basal eudicot family with multiple shifts in floral symmetry. Annals of Botany. 119(3). 367–378. 20 indexed citations
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Kooyman, Robert M., Peter Wilf, Viviana D. Barreda, et al.. (2014). Paleo‐Antarctic rainforest into the modern Old World tropics: The rich past and threatened future of the “southern wet forest survivors”. American Journal of Botany. 101(12). 2121–2135. 88 indexed citations
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McIntosh, Emma, Maurizio Rossetto, Peter H. Weston, & Glenda M. Wardle. (2014). Maintenance of strong morphological differentiation despite ongoing natural hybridization between sympatric species of Lomatia (Proteaceae). Annals of Botany. 113(5). 861–872. 28 indexed citations
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Weston, Peter H., et al.. (2013). More than symbioses : orchid ecology ; with examples from the Sydney Region. Publication Server of Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (Goethe University Frankfurt). 8 indexed citations
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Jordan, Gregory J., et al.. (2013). Climate drives vein anatomy in Proteaceae. American Journal of Botany. 100(8). 1483–1493. 29 indexed citations
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Rossetto, Maurizio, et al.. (2012). Genetic structure and bio-climatic modeling support allopatric over parapatric speciation along a latitudinal gradient. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 12(1). 149–149. 20 indexed citations
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Clark, Vincent Ralph, Michael Stiller, C. H. Stirton, et al.. (2012). A rapid multi-disciplinary biodiversity assessment of the Kamdebooberge (Sneeuberg, Eastern Cape, South Africa): implications for conservation. SpringerPlus. 1(1). 56–56. 8 indexed citations
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Crisp, Michael D., Mary T. K. Arroyo, Lyn G. Cook, et al.. (2009). Phylogenetic biome conservatism on a global scale. Nature. 458(7239). 754–756. 552 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sage, Tammy L., et al.. (2009). Transmitting tissue architecture in basal‐relictual angiosperms: Implications for transmitting tissue origins. American Journal of Botany. 96(1). 183–206. 34 indexed citations
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Sauquet, Hervé, Peter H. Weston, Nigel P. Barker, et al.. (2008). Using fossils and molecular data to reveal the origins of the Cape proteas (subfamily Proteoideae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 51(1). 31–43. 46 indexed citations
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Barker, Nigel P., Peter H. Weston, Frank Rutschmann, & Hervé Sauquet. (2007). Molecular dating of the ‘Gondwanan’ plant family Proteaceae is only partially congruent with the timing of the break‐up of Gondwana. Journal of Biogeography. 34(12). 2012–2027. 162 indexed citations
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Weston, Peter H.. (1989). Problems with the statistical testing of panbiogeographic hypotheses. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 16(4). 511–511. 2 indexed citations

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