Robert Lücking

28.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
438 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Robert Lücking is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Lücking has authored 438 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 416 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 376 papers in Plant Science and 197 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Robert Lücking's work include Lichen and fungal ecology (402 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (309 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (197 papers). Robert Lücking is often cited by papers focused on Lichen and fungal ecology (402 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (309 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (197 papers). Robert Lücking collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Brazil. Robert Lücking's co-authors include David L. Hawksworth, H. Thorsten Lumbsch, Eimy Rivas Plata, Bibiana Moncada, André Aptroot, Steven D. Leavitt, Brendan P. Hodkinson, Harrie J. M. Sipman, Marcela Eugênia da Silva Cáceres and Matthew P. Nelsen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Robert Lücking

420 papers receiving 7.8k citations

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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.

Fungal Diversity Revisited: 2.2 to 3.8 Million Species

2017 793 citations David L. Hawksworth, Robert Lücking profile →
The 2016 classification of lichenized fungi in the Ascomycota and Basidiomycota – Approaching one thousand genera

2017 374 citations Robert Lücking, Brendan P. Hodkinson et al. profile →
Pushing the Frontiers of Biodiversity Research: Unveiling the Global Diversity, Distribution, and Conservation of Fungi

2023 75 citations Robert Lücking et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Apothecia trump setae: Paratricharia belongs in the Aulaxina clade and is distant from Tricharia (lichenized Ascomycota: Gomphillaceae) 2024 ·The Lichenologist ·Robert Lücking, (unknown), Bibiana Moncada	1
2	Notes on Graphidaceae in Macaronesia, with Descriptions of Four New Species 2023 ·Diversity ·Pieter van den Boom, Robert Lücking, Harrie J. M. Sipman	4
3	Species in lichen-forming fungi: balancing between conceptual and practical considerations, and between phenotype and phylogenomics 2021 ·Fungal Diversity ·Robert Lücking, Steven D. Leavitt, David L. Hawksworth	61
4	Reallocation of foliicolous species of the genus Strigula into six genera (lichenized Ascomycota, Dothideomycetes, Strigulaceae) 2020 ·Fungal Diversity ·(unknown), Robert Lücking, (unknown), Marcela E. S. Cáceres, André Aptroot, (unknown), Jiangchun Wei	11
5	Evolution of non-lichenized, saprotrophic species of Arthonia (Ascomycota, Arthoniales) and resurrection of Naevia, with notes on Mycoporum 2020 ·Fungal Diversity ·Vinodhini Thiyagaraja, Robert Lücking, Damien Ertz, Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe, Samantha C. Karunarathna, Erio Camporesi, Kevin D. Hyde	19
6	A new Ocellularia (lichenized Ascomycota: Graphidaceae) from New Zealand indicates small‐scale differentiation of an Australasian species complex 2019 ·New Zealand Journal of Botany ·(unknown), Dan Blanchon, Robert Lücking, (unknown), Peter J. de Lange	3
7	Dismantling Marchandiomphalina into Agonimia (Verrucariaceae) and Lawreymyces gen. nov. (Corticiaceae): setting a precedent to the formal recognition of thousands of voucherless fungi based on type sequences 2017 ·Fungal Diversity ·Robert Lücking, Bibiana Moncada	24
8	The ranking of fungi: a tribute to David L. Hawksworth on his 70th birthday 2017 ·Fungal Diversity ·Kevin D. Hyde, Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura, Sinang Hongsanan, Milan C. Samarakoon, Robert Lücking, Dhandevi Pem, Dulanjalee Harishchandra, Rajesh Jeewon, Rui-Lin Zhao, Jianchu Xu, Jian‐Kui Liu, Abdullah M. Al‐Sadi, Ali H. Bahkali, Abdallah M. Elgorban	83
9	High levels of endemism among Galapagos basidiolichens 2017 ·Fungal Diversity ·Manuela Dal Forno, Frank Bungartz, Alba Yánez-Ayabaca, Robert Lücking, James D. Lawrey	24
10	Molecular phylogeny of the genus Sticta (lichenized Ascomycota: Lobariaceae) in Colombia 2013 ·Fungal Diversity ·Bibiana Moncada, Robert Lücking, (unknown)	64
11	Lepidostromatales, a new order of lichenized fungi (Basidiomycota, Agaricomycetes), with two new genera, Ertzia and Sulzbacheromyces, and one new species, Lepidostroma winklerianum 2013 ·Fungal Diversity ·Brendan P. Hodkinson, Bibiana Moncada, Robert Lücking	33
12	High diversity of Graphidaceae (lichenized Ascomycota: Ostropales) in Amazonian Perú 2012 ·Fungal Diversity ·Eimy Rivas Plata, Robert Lücking	29
13	The lichens of Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Florida: Proceedings from the 18th Tuckerman Workshop 2011 ·Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History ·Robert Lücking, (unknown), Ralph S. Common, (unknown), Othmar Breuss, William R. Buck, (unknown), (unknown), Brendan P. Hodkinson, (unknown), James C. Lendemer, R. Troy McMullin, Joel A. Mercado‐Díaz, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	60
14	A new classification for the family Graphidaceae (Ascomycota: Lecanoromycetes: Ostropales) 2011 ·Fungal Diversity ·Eimy Rivas Plata, Robert Lücking, H. Thorsten Lumbsch	96
15	A first assessment of Galapagos basidiolichens 2011 ·Fungal Diversity ·(unknown), Manuela Dal Forno, Frank Bungartz, Robert Lücking, James D. Lawrey	20
16	New insights into relationships of lichen-forming Dothideomycetes 2011 ·Fungal Diversity ·Matthew P. Nelsen, Robert Lücking, Joelle Mbatchou, Carrie Andrew, Adriano Afonso Spielmann, H. Thorsten Lumbsch	59
17	Phylogenetic patterns of morphological and chemical characters and reproductive mode in the Heterodermia obscurata group in Costa Rica (Ascomycota, Physciaceae) 2008 ·Systematics and Biodiversity ·Robert Lücking, Ruth Del‐Prado, H. Thorsten Lumbsch, Susan Will‐Wolf, André Aptroot, Harrie J. M. Sipman, Loengrin Umaña, José Luis Chaves	38
18	The lichen genus Caprettia Bat. & H. Maia 2003 ·Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) ·Emmanuël Sérusiaux, Robert Lücking	2
19	Líquenes folícolas de la Estación Biológica La Selva, Costa Rica: inventario, comunidades y comparación florística de tipos de vegetación 1999 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Robert Lücking	3
20	How to sample the epiphytic diversity of tropical rain forests 1996 ·UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam) ·S. Rob Gradstein, Peter Hietz, Robert Lücking, (unknown), Harrie J. M. Sipman, (unknown), Jan Wolf, (unknown)	37

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