Rodger C. Evans

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Rodger C. Evans is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rodger C. Evans has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Plant Science, 17 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Rodger C. Evans's work include Botanical Studies and Applications (8 papers), Plant and animal studies (8 papers) and Horticultural and Viticultural Research (6 papers). Rodger C. Evans is often cited by papers focused on Botanical Studies and Applications (8 papers), Plant and animal studies (8 papers) and Horticultural and Viticultural Research (6 papers). Rodger C. Evans collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Sweden. Rodger C. Evans's co-authors include Christopher S. Campbell, Timothy A. Dickinson, D. R. Morgan, Jenny E. E. Smedmark, Torsten Eriksson, Daniel Potter, Mary Margaret Kerr, Sang‐Hun Oh, Marius Arsenault and Kirsty Robertson and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Systematic Biology and Plant Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Rodger C. Evans

27 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Phylogeny and classification of Rosaceae 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 200 400 600
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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. Phylogeny and classification of Rosaceae
    2007 659 citations Daniel Potter, Torsten Eriksson et al. Plant Systematics and Evolution profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rodger C. Evans Canada 15 1.2k 1.0k 797 193 171 27 1.9k
Sang‐Hun Oh South Korea 20 1.3k 1.1× 1.0k 1.0× 1.1k 1.4× 301 1.6× 334 2.0× 78 2.2k
Amandine Cornille France 22 1.1k 0.9× 449 0.4× 468 0.6× 402 2.1× 260 1.5× 39 1.5k
Jan De Riek Belgium 25 1.3k 1.1× 371 0.4× 692 0.9× 406 2.1× 183 1.1× 105 1.9k
Johan Van Huylenbroeck Belgium 23 1.7k 1.4× 411 0.4× 1.3k 1.6× 182 0.9× 220 1.3× 141 2.2k
Iris E. Peralta Argentina 16 875 0.7× 324 0.3× 446 0.6× 163 0.8× 100 0.6× 43 1.2k
Olivier Raspé Belgium 25 1.3k 1.1× 759 0.7× 575 0.7× 243 1.3× 692 4.0× 88 1.9k
Carolien Ruyter‐Spira Netherlands 31 4.1k 3.4× 2.2k 2.1× 817 1.0× 124 0.6× 202 1.2× 48 4.5k
Sonja Šiljak-Yakovlev France 28 2.0k 1.6× 1.1k 1.1× 1.1k 1.3× 566 2.9× 194 1.1× 125 2.6k
R. N. Lester United Kingdom 19 1.5k 1.3× 655 0.6× 658 0.8× 350 1.8× 274 1.6× 53 2.1k
John I. Yoder United States 38 3.4k 2.8× 1.0k 1.0× 1.9k 2.4× 137 0.7× 60 0.4× 81 3.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rodger C. Evans

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Evans, Rodger C., et al.. (2021). Fungal symbionts of endangered Crocanthemum canadense (Cistaceae) in Nova Scotia. Botany. 99(7). 403–419. 2 indexed citations
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Faraone, Nicoletta, et al.. (2020). Soil and foliar application of rock dust as natural control agent for two-spotted spider mites on tomato plants. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 12108–12108. 13 indexed citations
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Hillier, N. Kirk, Elaine Evans, & Rodger C. Evans. (2018). Novel Insect Florivory Strategy Initiates Autogamy in Unopened Allogamous Flowers. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 17077–17077. 6 indexed citations
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Evans, Rodger C., et al.. (2015). Lace plant ethylene receptors, AmERS1a and AmERS1c, regulate ethylene-induced programmed cell death during leaf morphogenesis. Plant Molecular Biology. 89(3). 215–227. 21 indexed citations
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Evans, Rodger C. & S. P. Vander Kloet. (2010). Comparative analysis of hypocotyl development in epiphytic, lignotuber-forming, and terrestrial Vaccinieae (Ericaceae). Botany. 88(6). 556–564. 4 indexed citations
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Evans, Rodger C., et al.. (2007). PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF HEPATOZOON SPECIES (APICOMPLEXA: ADELEORINA) INFECTING FROGS OF NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA, DETERMINED BY ITS-1 SEQUENCES. Journal of Parasitology. 93(6). 1435–1441. 25 indexed citations
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Campbell, Christopher S., et al.. (2007). Phylogeny of subtribe Pyrinae (formerly the Maloideae, Rosaceae): Limited resolution of a complex evolutionary history. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 266(1-2). 119–145. 168 indexed citations
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Potter, Daniel, Torsten Eriksson, Rodger C. Evans, et al.. (2007). Phylogeny and classification of Rosaceae. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 266(1-2). 5–43. 659 indexed citations breakdown →
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Evans, Rodger C., et al.. (2005). Characterization of early floral damage by cranberry tipworm (Dasineura oxycoccanaJohnson) as a precursor to reduced fruit set in rabbiteye blueberry (Vaccinium asheiReade). International Journal of Pest Management. 51(2). 143–148. 18 indexed citations
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Kloet, S. P. Vander, et al.. (2004). A reexamination of the taxonomic boundaries of Symphysia (Ericaceae). Taxon. 53(1). 91–98. 10 indexed citations
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Hilu, Khidir W., Thomas Borsch, Kai Müller, et al.. (2003). Angiosperm phylogeny based on <011>matK sequence information. American Journal of Botany. 90(12). 1758–1776. 423 indexed citations
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Smedmark, Jenny E. E., Torsten Eriksson, Rodger C. Evans, & Christopher S. Campbell. (2003). Ancient Allopolyploid Speciation in Geinae (Rosaceae): Evidence from Nuclear Granule-Bound Starch Synthase (GBSSI) Gene Sequences. Systematic Biology. 52(3). 374–385. 69 indexed citations
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Evans, Rodger C. & Christopher S. Campbell. (2002). The origin of the apple subfamily (Maloideae; Rosaceae) is clarified by DNA sequence data from duplicated GBSSI genes. American Journal of Botany. 89(9). 1478–1484. 161 indexed citations
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Evans, Rodger C. & Timothy A. Dickinson. (1999). Floral Ontogeny and Morphology in Subfamily Spiraeoideae Endl. (Rosaceae). International Journal of Plant Sciences. 160(5). 981–1012. 37 indexed citations
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Evans, Rodger C. & Timothy A. Dickinson. (1999). Floral Ontogeny and Morphology in Subfamily Amygdaloideae T. & G. (Rosaceae). International Journal of Plant Sciences. 160(5). 955–979. 33 indexed citations
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Evans, Rodger C. & Timothy A. Dickinson. (1996). North American Black-Fruited Hawthorns. II. Floral Development of 10- And 20-Stamen Morphotypes in Crataegus Section Douglasii (Rosaceae: Maloideae). American Journal of Botany. 83(8). 961–961. 4 indexed citations
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Kraus, Trevor E., R. A. Fletcher, Rodger C. Evans, & K. Peter Pauls. (1995). Paclobutrazol enhances tolerance to increased levels of UV-B radiation in soybean (Glycine max) seedlings. Canadian Journal of Botany. 73(6). 797–806. 28 indexed citations
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