Richard G. Olmstead

30.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
226 papers, 20.0k citations indexed

About

Richard G. Olmstead is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard G. Olmstead has authored 226 papers receiving a total of 20.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 145 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 113 papers in Molecular Biology and 98 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Richard G. Olmstead's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (128 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (77 papers) and Plant and animal studies (46 papers). Richard G. Olmstead is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (128 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (77 papers) and Plant and animal studies (46 papers). Richard G. Olmstead collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Argentina. Richard G. Olmstead's co-authors include Michael R. Irwin, Jeffrey D. Palmer, Judith Carroll, Patrick A. Reeves, Jennifer A. Sweere, Lynn Bohs, Sean W. Graham, Michael J. Donoghue, Steven J. Wagstaff and Paul M. Beardsley and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Richard G. Olmstead

224 papers receiving 18.9k citations

Hit Papers

Sleep Disturbance, Sleep D... 1992 2026 2003 2014 2015 1992 1994 1996 2013 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Sleep Disturbance, Sleep Duration, and Inflammation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies and Experimental Sleep Deprivation
    2015 1.4k citations Michael R. Irwin, Richard G. Olmstead et al. profile →
  2. Phylogenetic Relationships of Dipsacales Based on rbcL Sequences
    1992 611 citations Richard G. Olmstead et al. profile →
  3. Combining Data in Phylogenetic Systematics: An Empirical Approach Using Three Molecular Data Sets in the Solanaceae
    1994 556 citations Richard G. Olmstead et al. profile →
  4. Molecular Systematics.
    1996 555 citations Richard G. Olmstead et al. profile →
  5. A phylogenetic framework for evolutionary study of the nightshades (Solanaceae): a dated 1000-tip tree
    2013 417 citations Tiina Särkinen, Lynn Bohs et al. profile →
  6. An updated tribal classification of Lamiaceae based on plastome phylogenomics
    2021 175 citations Richard G. Olmstead et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard G. Olmstead United States 78 10.7k 9.1k 7.1k 2.2k 1.9k 226 20.0k
Shaun Purcell United States 53 916 0.1× 11.7k 1.3× 3.3k 0.5× 22.3k 10.1× 1.5k 0.8× 136 39.1k
Randy J. Nelson United States 86 3.9k 0.4× 3.2k 0.4× 604 0.1× 2.0k 0.9× 2.0k 1.0× 466 26.0k
David Raubenheimer Australia 88 6.5k 0.6× 2.4k 0.3× 1.8k 0.3× 4.4k 2.0× 99 0.1× 412 23.4k
Eviatar Nevo Israel 59 3.2k 0.3× 3.9k 0.4× 2.2k 0.3× 4.0k 1.8× 77 0.0× 350 13.1k
John R. Speakman United Kingdom 88 8.9k 0.8× 3.1k 0.3× 269 0.0× 2.7k 1.2× 343 0.2× 635 30.6k
Eviatar Nevo Israel 78 4.0k 0.4× 5.5k 0.6× 15.5k 2.2× 7.0k 3.2× 50 0.0× 573 24.1k
Robert Wyatt United States 66 4.2k 0.4× 2.9k 0.3× 3.2k 0.4× 1.3k 0.6× 145 0.1× 461 16.8k
Julian Maller United States 14 726 0.1× 11.0k 1.2× 3.2k 0.5× 17.9k 8.1× 461 0.2× 15 35.6k
Katherine EO Todd-Brown United States 19 746 0.1× 6.5k 0.7× 2.6k 0.4× 12.9k 5.8× 342 0.2× 30 24.6k
Pamela Sklar United States 17 674 0.1× 8.3k 0.9× 2.6k 0.4× 15.3k 6.9× 499 0.3× 23 26.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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O’Leary, Nataly, Patricia Lu‐Irving, Pablo Moroni, et al.. (2023). Making Lantaneae (Verbenaceae) taxonomy useful: A phylogenetic classification. Taxon. 72(3). 572–589. 2 indexed citations
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Villaverde, Tamara, Isabel Larridon, Toral Shah, et al.. (2023). Phylogenomics sheds new light on the drivers behind a long‐lasting systematic riddle: the figwort family Scrophulariaceae. New Phytologist. 240(4). 1601–1615. 7 indexed citations
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Patel, Salma, et al.. (2023). Comparisons of Sleep, Demographics, and Health-Related Variables in Older Long and Average Duration Sleepers. Sleep Science. 16(2). 165–173. 2 indexed citations
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Irwin, Michael R., Richard G. Olmstead, Jennifer L. Kruse, Elizabeth C. Breen, & Reina Haque. (2022). Association of interleukin-8 and risk of incident and recurrent depression in long-term breast cancer survivors. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 105. 131–138. 11 indexed citations
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Federman, Myke, et al.. (2022). Hybrid Delivery of Mindfulness Meditation and Perceived Stress in Pediatric Resident Physicians: A Randomized Clinical Trial of In-Person and Digital Mindfulness Meditation. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. 30(2). 425–434. 12 indexed citations
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Frances, Anne, Reed F. Noss, Robert F. C. Naczi, et al.. (2020). Vascular plant extinction in the continental United States and Canada. Conservation Biology. 35(1). 360–368. 37 indexed citations
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Haque, Reina, et al.. (2020). Insomnia and Susceptibility to Depressive Symptoms and Fatigue in Diverse Breast Cancer Survivors. Journal of Women s Health. 30(11). 1604–1615. 23 indexed citations
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Sumner, Lekeisha A., Richard G. Olmstead, Desiree R. Azizoddin, et al.. (2019). The contributions of socioeconomic status, perceived stress, and depression to disability in adults with systemic lupus erythematosus. Disability and Rehabilitation. 42(9). 1264–1269. 22 indexed citations
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Dupin, Julia, Nicholas J. Matzke, Tiina Särkinen, et al.. (2016). Bayesian estimation of the global biogeographical history of the Solanaceae. Journal of Biogeography. 44(4). 887–899. 228 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Gillian, David S. Black, Eileen Lüders, et al.. (2014). Mindfulness Training Versus Sleep Hygiene for Insomnia Symptoms in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Comparison Trial. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 20(5). A14–A15. 2 indexed citations
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Irwin, Michael R., Richard G. Olmstead, Elizabeth C. Breen, et al.. (2014). Tai Chi, Cellular Inflammation, and Transcriptome Dynamics in Breast Cancer Survivors With Insomnia: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JNCI Monographs. 2014(50). 295–301. 118 indexed citations
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Ito, Shogo, Young Hun Song, R J Miller, et al.. (2012). FLOWERING BHLH transcriptional activators control expression of the photoperiodic flowering regulator CONSTANS in Arabidopsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(9). 3582–3587. 226 indexed citations
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Wang, Ying, Asuka Itaya, Xuehua Zhong, et al.. (2011). Function and Evolution of a MicroRNA That Regulates a Ca2+-ATPase and Triggers the Formation of Phased Small Interfering RNAs in Tomato Reproductive Growth . The Plant Cell. 23(9). 3185–3203. 74 indexed citations
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Santiago‐Valentín, Eugenio & Richard G. Olmstead. (2009). Phylogenetics of the Antillean Goetzeoideae (Solanaceae) and Their Relationships within the Solanaceae based on Chloroplast and ITS DNA Sequence Data. Systematic Botany. 28(2). 452–460. 17 indexed citations
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Olmstead, Richard G., et al.. (2009). Phylogenetics of tribe Anthocercideae (Solanaceae) based on ndhF and trnL/F sequence data. Systematic Botany. 28(3). 609–615. 10 indexed citations
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Stefanović, Saša, Daniel F. Austin, & Richard G. Olmstead. (2009). Classification of Convolvulaceae: A Phylogenetic Approach. Systematic Botany. 28(4). 791–806. 101 indexed citations
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Olmstead, Richard G., Michelle L. Zjhra, Lúcia G. Lohmann, Susan O. Grose, & Andrew J. Eckert. (2009). A molecular phylogeny and classification of Bignoniaceae. American Journal of Botany. 96(9). 1731–1743. 145 indexed citations
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Kay, Kathleen M., Patrick A. Reeves, Richard G. Olmstead, & Douglas W. Schemske. (2005). Rapid speciation and the evolution of hummingbird pollination in neotropical Costus subgenus Costus (Costaceae): evidence from nrDNA ITS and ETS sequences. American Journal of Botany. 92(11). 1899–1910. 180 indexed citations
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Olmstead, Richard G.. (1995). Species concepts and pleisiomorphic species. Systematic Botany. 20. 1 indexed citations
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Olmstead, Richard G.. (1990). Systematics of the Scutellaria angustifolia complex (Labiatae). Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 3 indexed citations

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