Robert F. Thorne

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
46 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Robert F. Thorne is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert F. Thorne has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 30 papers in Plant Science and 12 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Robert F. Thorne's work include Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (23 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (18 papers) and Plant and animal studies (16 papers). Robert F. Thorne is often cited by papers focused on Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (23 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (18 papers) and Plant and animal studies (16 papers). Robert F. Thorne collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Robert F. Thorne's co-authors include Charles B. Beck, Rolf Dahlgren, James L. Reveal, Kathy Meney, John S. Pate, Richard Gillespie, David Horton, Phillip G. Macumber, Thomas H. Rich and Richard Wright and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The American Naturalist and Taxon.

In The Last Decade

Robert F. Thorne

42 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Origin and Early Evolution of Angiosperms.

1976 484 citations Robert F. Thorne, Charles B. Beck Systematic Botany profile →
Classification and geography of the flowering plants

1992 476 citations Robert F. Thorne The Botanical Review profile →

Peers

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Armen Takhtajan Russia

I. K. Ferguson United Kingdom

Michael Hesse Austria

Madeline M. Harley United Kingdom

Steven J. Wagstaff New Zealand

Siwert Nilsson Sweden

William L. Crepet United States

C.G.G.J. van Steenis Netherlands

Carl S. Keener United States

John G. Conran Australia

Armen Takhtajan Russia

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2.5k ×1.3

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1.4k ×1.2

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1.7k ×1.7

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154 ×0.6

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440 ×2.0

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Citations per year, relative to Robert F. Thorne Robert F. Thorne (= 1×) peers Armen Takhtajan

Countries citing papers authored by Robert F. Thorne

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert F. Thorne

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert F. Thorne

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Thorne, Robert F. & James L. Reveal. (2007). An Updated Classification of the Class Magnoliopsida (“Angiospermae”). The Botanical Review. 73(2). 67–181. 84 indexed citations

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Thorne, Robert F.. (1999). Eastern Asia as a Living Museum for Archaic Angiosperms and Other Seed Plants. TAIWANIA. 44(4). 413–422. 21 indexed citations

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Thorne, Robert F.. (1996). Some guiding principles of biogeography. Telopea. 6(4). 845–850. 9 indexed citations

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Thorne, Robert F.. (1992). Classification and geography of the flowering plants. The Botanical Review. 58(3). 225–327. 476 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thorne, Robert F.. (1986). Summary statement on relationships of Australasian rainforest floras. Telopea. 2(6). 697–704. 2 indexed citations

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Thorne, Robert F., et al.. (1984). THE GENUS WOLFFIA (LEMNACEAE) IN CALIFORNIA. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 4 indexed citations

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Dahlgren, Rolf & Robert F. Thorne. (1984). The Order Myrtales: Circumscription, Variation, and Relationships. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 71(3). 633–633. 141 indexed citations

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Thorne, Robert F. & Ron Scogin. (1978). Forsellesia Greene (Glossopetalon Gray), A Third Genus in the Crossosomataceae, Rosineae, Rosales. Aliso. 9(2). 171–178. 14 indexed citations

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Thorne, Robert F. & Charles B. Beck. (1976). Origin and Early Evolution of Angiosperms.. Systematic Botany. 1(3). 320–320. 484 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thorne, Robert F.. (1974). A Phylogenetic Classification of the Annoniflorae. Aliso. 8(2). 147–209. 90 indexed citations

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Thorne, Robert F.. (1973). The "Amentiferae" or Hamamelidae as an Artificial Group: A Summary Statement. Brittonia. 25(4). 395–395. 51 indexed citations

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Thorne, Robert F.. (1969). Floristic relationships between New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 255(800). 595–602. 18 indexed citations

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Thorne, Robert F.. (1967). A Flora of Santa Catalina Island, California. Aliso. 6(3). 1–77. 37 indexed citations

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Thorne, Robert F.. (1963). Some Problems and Guiding Principles of Angiosperm Phylogeny. The American Naturalist. 97(896). 287–305. 39 indexed citations

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Thorne, Robert F., et al.. (1962). Discovery of a Calcareous Fen Complex in Northwest Iowa. UNI ScholarWorks (University of Northern Iowa). 69(1). 54–60. 4 indexed citations

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Thorne, Robert F.. (1956). Notes on Rare Iowa Plants - II. UNI ScholarWorks (University of Northern Iowa). 63(1). 214–227. 3 indexed citations

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Thorne, Robert F., et al.. (1956). The Cayler Prairie: An Ecologic and Taxonomic Study of a Northwest Iowa Prairie. UNI ScholarWorks (University of Northern Iowa). 63(1). 177–200. 9 indexed citations

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Thorne, Robert F.. (1955). The Flora of Johnson County, Iowa. UNI ScholarWorks (University of Northern Iowa). 62(1). 155–196. 4 indexed citations

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Grant, Martin & Robert F. Thorne. (1955). Discovery and Description of a Sphagnum Bog in Iowa, With Notes on the Distribution of Bog Plants in the State. UNI ScholarWorks (University of Northern Iowa). 62(1). 197–210. 7 indexed citations

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Thorne, Robert F.. (1953). Notes on Rare Iowa Plants. UNI ScholarWorks (University of Northern Iowa). 60(1). 260–274. 3 indexed citations

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