Robert E. Woodson

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
93 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Robert E. Woodson is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert E. Woodson has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 68 papers in Plant Science and 25 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Robert E. Woodson's work include Plant and animal studies (73 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (69 papers) and Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (49 papers). Robert E. Woodson is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (73 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (69 papers) and Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (49 papers). Robert E. Woodson collaborates with scholars based in United States. Robert E. Woodson's co-authors include Robert W. Schery, W. G. D'Arcy, Alwyn H. Gentry, John D. Dwyer, Daniel F. Austin, Joan W. Nowicke, Harold N. Moldenke, Grady L. Webster, Duncan M. Porter and Thomas S. Elias and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Evolution and The Quarterly Review of Biology.

In The Last Decade

Robert E. Woodson

87 papers receiving 995 citations

Hit Papers

The North American Species of Asclepias L. 1954 2026 1978 2002 1954 50 100 150 200 250
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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. The North American Species of Asclepias L.
    1954 279 citations Robert E. Woodson Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert E. Woodson United States 15 853 545 343 155 125 93 1.2k
W. G. D'Arcy United States 19 976 1.1× 849 1.6× 561 1.6× 102 0.7× 211 1.7× 71 1.5k
Donald E. Stone United States 18 748 0.9× 404 0.7× 509 1.5× 90 0.6× 47 0.4× 37 1.0k
Robert W. Schery United States 14 580 0.7× 435 0.8× 284 0.8× 71 0.5× 118 0.9× 90 850
Rogers McVaugh United States 16 661 0.8× 480 0.9× 256 0.7× 77 0.5× 185 1.5× 84 1.0k
W. Hardy Eshbaugh United States 17 473 0.6× 814 1.5× 208 0.6× 59 0.4× 87 0.7× 37 1.2k
G. Valdeyron France 14 637 0.7× 596 1.1× 263 0.8× 337 2.2× 165 1.3× 20 941
Carl Epling United States 17 364 0.4× 335 0.6× 146 0.4× 82 0.5× 137 1.1× 34 664
H. Y. Mohan Ram India 20 578 0.7× 744 1.4× 624 1.8× 91 0.6× 70 0.6× 86 1.2k
David A. Young United States 16 583 0.7× 627 1.2× 275 0.8× 66 0.4× 65 0.5× 45 995
Loran C. Anderson United States 15 344 0.4× 433 0.8× 203 0.6× 105 0.7× 48 0.4× 64 720

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Woodson, Robert E., Robert W. Schery, & W. G. D'Arcy. (1980). Flora of Panama. Part IV. Family 61. Ceratophyllaceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 67(4). 819–819. 1 indexed citations
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Woodson, Robert E., Robert W. Schery, John D. Dwyer, et al.. (1980). Flora of Panama. Part V. Family 83. Leguminosae. Subfamily Papilionoideae (Conclusion). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 67(3). 523–523. 12 indexed citations
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Woodson, Robert E. & Robert W. Schery. (1980). Flora of Panama. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 67(4). 177 indexed citations
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Woodson, Robert E., Robert W. Schery, & F. Buchanan White. (1978). Flora of Panama. Part VIII. Family 155. Ebenaceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 65(1). 145–145. 3 indexed citations
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Woodson, Robert E., Robert W. Schery, & Richard A. Howard. (1976). Flora of Panama. Part VI. Family 106. Icacinaceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 63(3). 399–399. 3 indexed citations
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Woodson, Robert E., Robert W. Schery, & Ghillean Τ. Prance. (1976). Flora of Panama. Part VI. Family 120. Caryocaraceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 63(3). 541–541. 5 indexed citations
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Woodson, Robert E., et al.. (1975). Flora of Panama. Part VI. Family 103. Celastraceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 62(1). 45–45. 6 indexed citations
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Woodson, Robert E., Robert W. Schery, & Daniel F. Austin. (1975). Flora of Panama. Part IX. Family 164. Convolvulaceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 62(1). 157–157. 30 indexed citations
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Woodson, Robert E., Robert W. Schery, & W. G. D'Arcy. (1973). Flora of Panama. Part IX. Family 170. Solanaceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 60(3). 573–573. 55 indexed citations
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Woodson, Robert E., Robert W. Schery, & Alwyn H. Gentry. (1973). Flora of Panama. Part IV. Family 50A. Rafflesiaceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 60(1). 17–17. 3 indexed citations
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Woodson, Robert E., Robert W. Schery, & Duncan M. Porter. (1970). Flora of Panama. Part VI. Family 91. Burseraceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 57(1). 5–5. 4 indexed citations
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Woodson, Robert E., et al.. (1970). Flora of Panama. Part VIII. Family 153. Plumbaginaceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 57(1). 55–55. 3 indexed citations
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Woodson, Robert E., Robert W. Schery, & Joan W. Nowicke. (1969). Flora of Panama. Part IX. Family 167. Boraginaceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 56(1). 33–33. 13 indexed citations
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Woodson, Robert E., et al.. (1969). Flora of Panama. Part VI. Family 96. Polygalaceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 56(1). 9–9. 3 indexed citations
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Woodson, Robert E., Robert W. Schery, Joan W. Nowicke, & Carl Epling. (1969). Flora of Panama. Part IX. Family 169. Labiatae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 56(1). 71–71. 8 indexed citations
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Woodson, Robert E., Robert W. Schery, & Duncan M. Porter. (1969). Flora of Panama: Part VI. Family 88. Zygophyllaceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 56(1). 1–1. 3 indexed citations
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Woodson, Robert E., et al.. (1968). Flora of Panama. Family 128. Flacourtiaceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 55(2). 93–93. 5 indexed citations
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Woodson, Robert E.. (1964). The Geography of Flower Color in Butterflyweed. Evolution. 18(2). 143–143. 3 indexed citations
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Woodson, Robert E., et al.. (1957). Rauwolfia. Botany, Pharmacognosy, Chemistry and Pharmacology. AIBS Bulletin. 7(2). 42–42. 22 indexed citations
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Woodson, Robert E.. (1954). Why I Like Taxonomy-Seven Meditations. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 81(1). 87–87. 3 indexed citations

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