R. N. Lester

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

R. N. Lester is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. N. Lester has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Plant Science, 17 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in R. N. Lester's work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (10 papers), Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics (8 papers) and Botanical Research and Chemistry (7 papers). R. N. Lester is often cited by papers focused on Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (10 papers), Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics (8 papers) and Botanical Research and Chemistry (7 papers). R. N. Lester collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Spain. R. N. Lester's co-authors include J. G. Hawkes, A. D. Skelding, Sandra Knapp, Michael Nee, Anne Frary, Sami Doğanlar, Steven D. Tanksley, Marie‐Christine Daunay, Emma Mace and D. E. Symon and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

R. N. Lester

51 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Biology and Taxonomy of the Solanaceae.

1980 500 citations J. G. Hawkes, R. N. Lester et al. profile →

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Dina A. St. Clair United States

V. Ramanatha Rao India

Josep A. Rosselló Spain

A. M. Olivieri Italy

A. C. Zeven Netherlands

Ohmi Ohnishi Japan

E. A. B. Aitken Australia

Charles A. Leslie United States

Jan De Riek Belgium

Friedrich Ehrendorfer Austria

Dina A. St. Clair United States

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266 ×1.0

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. N. Lester

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Zaharescu, Dragos G., et al.. (2017). Riparian vegetation in the alpine connectome: Terrestrial-aquatic and terrestrial-terrestrial interactions. The Science of The Total Environment. 601-602. 247–259. 5 indexed citations

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Zaharescu, Dragos G., Carmen I. Burghelea, Peter S. Hooda, R. N. Lester, & Antonio Palanca-Soler. (2016). Small lakes in big landscape: Multi-scale drivers of littoral ecosystem in alpine lakes. The Science of The Total Environment. 551-552. 496–505. 18 indexed citations

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Widjaja, Elizabeth A. & R. N. Lester. (2014). EXPERIMENTAL TAXONOMY OF THE GIGANTOCHLOA ATTER-GIGANTOCHLOA PSEUDOARUNDINACEA COMPLEX. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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Widjaja, Elizabeth A. & R. N. Lester. (2014). MORPHOLOGICAL, ANATOMICAL AND CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF AMORPHOPHALLUS PAEONIIFOLIUS AND RELATED TAXA. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

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Chambers, Jim L., Belinda J. Robson, Mark B. Allen, et al.. (2014). Novel methods for managing freshwater refuges against climate change in southern Australia. UWA Profiles and Research Repository (University of Western Australia). 5 indexed citations

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Mace, Emma, et al.. (1999). AFLP analysis of genetic relationships among the cultivated eggplant, Solanummelongena L., and wild relatives (Solanaceae). Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 99(3-4). 626–633. 107 indexed citations

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Sakata, Yoshiteru & R. N. Lester. (1997). Chloroplast DNA diversity in brinjal eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) and related species. Euphytica. 97(3). 295–301. 24 indexed citations

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Sakata, Yoshiteru & R. N. Lester. (1994). Chloroplast DNA diversity in eggplant (Solanum melongena) and its related species S. incanum and S. marginatum. Euphytica. 80(1-2). 1–4. 20 indexed citations

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Francisco‐Ortega, Javier, et al.. (1993). Normania, an endemic Macaronesian genus distinct fromSolanum (Solanaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution. 185(3-4). 189–205. 13 indexed citations

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Lester, R. N., et al.. (1991). Origin and domestication of the brinjal egg-plant, Solanum melogngena, from S. incanum, in Africa and Asia. 1 indexed citations

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Lester, R. N., et al.. (1988). Origin and domestication of the Brinjal eggplant, Solanum melongena L., from Solanum incanum L., in Africa and Asia. Universiti Putra Malaysia Institutional Repository (Universiti Putra Malaysia). 6(23). 15236–15245. 4 indexed citations

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Perrino, P., et al.. (1988). A chromatographic approach to the taxonomy ofVicia L.. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 36(3). 391–404. 4 indexed citations

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Lester, R. N., et al.. (1986). Phylogeny of chromosome races ofFestuca arundinacea andF. mairei (Poaceae) as indicated by seed protein electrophoresis. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 152(3-4). 153–166. 10 indexed citations

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Lester, R. N., et al.. (1986). Relationships between seven species ofVulpia (Poaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution. 153(1-2). 7–12. 1 indexed citations

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Lester, R. N., et al.. (1985). Relationships between three species ofFestuca sect.Bovinae (Poaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution. 149(1-2). 135–140. 4 indexed citations

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Bekele, Endashaw & R. N. Lester. (1981). Biochemical Assessment of the Relationships of Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter with some Wild Eragrostis Species (Gramineae). Annals of Botany. 48(5). 717–725. 31 indexed citations

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Smith, J. S. C. & R. N. Lester. (1980). Biochemical systematics and evolution ofzea, tripsacum and related genera. Economic Botany. 34(3). 201–218. 26 indexed citations

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Sangar, Vijay, Robert W. Lichtwardt, John A. W. Kirsch, & R. N. Lester. (1972). Immunological Studies on the Fungal Genus Smittium (Trichomycetes). Mycologia. 64(2). 342–358. 36 indexed citations

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Brown, R. Malcolm & R. N. Lester. (1965). COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY OF THE ALGAL GENERA TETRACYSTIS AND CHLOROCOCCUM¹. Journal of Phycology. 1(2). 60–65. 17 indexed citations

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Alston, Ralph E., B. L. Turner, R. N. Lester, & David J. Horne. (1962). Chromatographic Validation of Two Morphologically Similar Hybrids of Different Origins. Science. 137(3535). 1048–1050. 10 indexed citations

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