Randall L. Small

7.0k citations

37 papers · 5.7k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 20

Impact in

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 0.1%
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Plant and animal studies
- Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
Plant Science top 0.5%
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations

Papers in

Endocrinology 7
- Plant and Fungal Interactions Research 7
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 20
- Plant Diversity and Evolution 9
- Plant and animal studies 6

Co-authors: Joey Shaw Edgar B. Lickey Edward E. Schilling Jonathan F. Wendel Richard Cronn Wusheng Liu Susan Beth Farmer David Baum
Journals: American Journal of Botany (8 papers)Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (4 papers)American Fern Journal (2 papers)Molecular Biology and Evolution (2 papers)Evolution (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States Israel Canada

In The Last Decade

Randall L. Small

37 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Comparison of whole chloroplast genome sequences to choose noncoding regions for phylogenetic studies in angiosperms: the tortoise and the hare III 2007 · 1.8k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2007 American Journal of Botany
2005 American Journal of Botany

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1	Molecular barcoding reveals unexpected diversity in eastern North American stitchworts (Caryophyllaceae) Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society ·Edward E. Schilling, Daniel Hnatyshin, Alan S. Weakley, Matsuo Akiko, Randall L. Small	2022	3
2	Multiple complementary studies clarify which co-occurring congener presents the greatest hybridization threat to a rare Texas endemic wildflower (Hibiscus dasycalyx: Malvaceae) Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas ·Lukáš Ratica, Kevin Alsina, Jiang Yi-feng, M. Bidoit, G. Alden Sears, Kate L. Hertweck, John S. Placyk, Randall L. Small, Lance R. Williams, Charles T. Kestermeier, Joshua A. Banta	2021	1
3	Hybridization leads to interspecific gene flow in Sarracenia (Sarraceniaceae) American Journal of Botany ·Nurul Annazhifah, Randall L. Small, Anna Furches	2013	8
4	Genetic diversity in three endangered pitcher plant species (Sarracenia; Sarraceniaceae) is lower than widespread congeners American Journal of Botany ·Nurul Annazhifah, Randall L. Small, Anna Furches	2013	17
5	Evidence for multiple, autoploid origins of agamospermous populations in Eupatorium sessilifolium (Asteraceae) Plant Systematics and Evolution ·X Wang, Randall L. Small, Edward E. Schilling	2009	11
6	Comparison of whole chloroplast genome sequences to choose noncoding regions for phylogenetic studies in angiosperms: the tortoise and the hare III American Journal of Botany ·Joey Shaw, Edgar B. Lickey, Edward E. Schilling, Randall L. Small Hit paper breakdown →	2007	1784
7	Post-glacial recolonization of the Great Lakes region by the common gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis) inferred from mtDNA sequences Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·John S. Placyk, Gordon M. Burghardt, Randall L. Small, Richard B. King, Gary S. Casper, Precious Onyegirim	2006	25
8	Speciation history of the North American funnel web spiders, Agelenopsis (Araneae: Agelenidae): Phylogenetic inferences at the population–species interface Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Nadia A. Ayoub, Susan E. Riechert, Randall L. Small	2005	22
9	The tortoise and the hare II: relative utility of 21 noncoding chloroplast DNA sequences for phylogenetic analysis American Journal of Botany ·Joey Shaw, Edgar B. Lickey, Bogdan Toia, Susan Beth Farmer, Wusheng Liu, Julia G. Jacobs, John Mahoney, Matsuo Akiko, Edward E. Schilling, Randall L. Small Hit paper breakdown →	2005	1625
10	Chloroplast DNA phylogeny and phylogeography of the North American plums (Prunus subgenus Prunus section Prunocerasus, Rosaceae) American Journal of Botany ·Joey Shaw, Randall L. Small	2005	80
11	TESTING A VICARIANCE MODEL TO EXPLAIN HAPLOTYPE DISTRIBUTION IN THE PSAMMOPHILIC SCORPION PARUROCTONUS UTAHENSIS The Southwestern Naturalist ·Matt C. Estep, George Bonsu, Nathan Hall, Zack E. Murrell, Randall L. Small	2005	3
12	Addressing the “hardest puzzle in American pomology:” Phylogeny of Prunus sect. Prunocerasus (Rosaceae) based on seven noncoding chloroplast DNA regions American Journal of Botany ·Joey Shaw, Randall L. Small	2004	69
13	CRYPTIC REPEATED GENOMIC RECOMBINATION DURING SPECIATION IN GOSSYPIUM GOSSYPIOIDES Evolution ·Richard Cronn, Randall L. Small, Tamara S. Haselkorn, Jonathan F. Wendel	2003	62
14	Differential Evolutionary Dynamics of Duplicated Paralogous Adh Loci in Allotetraploid Cotton (Gossypium) Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Randall L. Small, Jonathan F. Wendel	2002	49
15	Rapid diversification of the cotton genus (Gossypium: Malvaceae) revealed by analysis of sixteen nuclear and chloroplast genes American Journal of Botany ·Richard Cronn, Randall L. Small, Tamara S. Haselkorn, Jonathan F. Wendel	2002	217
16	INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CRYPTOCOCCUS FAGISUGA AND FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA IN GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK Southeastern Naturalist ·Ashley B. Morris, Randall L. Small, Mitchell B. Cruzan	2002	4
17	Phylogeny, Duplication, and Intraspecific Variation of Adh Sequences in New World Diploid Cottons (Gossypium L., Malvaceae) Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Randall L. Small, Jonathan F. Wendel	2000	58
18	Brief communication. The mitochondrial genome of allotetraploid cotton (Gossypium L.) Journal of Heredity ·Randall L. Small	1999	24
19	Biogeography and Floral Evolution of Baobabs Adansonia, Bombacaceae as Inferred From Multiple Data Sets Systematic Biology ·David Baum, Randall L. Small, Jonathan F. Wendel	1998	286
20	Molecular phylogenetics of recently diverged groups Evidence from nuclear and plastid sequences Randall L. Small, Karrar Altaie, Richard Cronn, Tosak Seelanan, Jonathan F. Wendel	1997	1

About Randall L. Small

Randall L. Small is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Forestry and Genetics, having authored 37 papers that have together received 5.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Research in Cotton Cultivation (11 papers), Plant Virus Research Studies (9 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (9 papers), Plant and Fungal Interactions Research (7 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (6 papers), Plant and animal studies (6 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (5 papers) and Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (3.4k citations), Plant Science (2.7k citations), Genetics (1.6k citations), Horticulture (45 citations) and Molecular Biology (2.9k citations). Randall L. Small has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Israel and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Joey Shaw, Edgar B. Lickey, Edward E. Schilling, Jonathan F. Wendel, Richard Cronn, Wusheng Liu, Susan Beth Farmer, David Baum, Tosak Seelanan and Tamara S. Haselkorn. Their work appears in journals such as American Journal of Botany, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, American Fern Journal, Molecular Biology and Evolution and Evolution.

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