Rudolf Schmid

46.1k total citations · 17 hit papers
537 papers, 34.9k citations indexed

About

Rudolf Schmid is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rudolf Schmid has authored 537 papers receiving a total of 34.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 234 papers in Plant Science, 206 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 50 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Rudolf Schmid's work include Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (123 papers), Plant and animal studies (79 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (72 papers). Rudolf Schmid is often cited by papers focused on Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (123 papers), Plant and animal studies (79 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (72 papers). Rudolf Schmid collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Austria. Rudolf Schmid's co-authors include Arthur Cronquist, Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder, K. Kubitzki, Joachim W. Kadereit, H. A. Gleason, T. P. O’Brien, M. E. McCully, Steven E. Ruzin and Fritz Hans Schweingruber and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and New Phytologist.

In The Last Decade

Rudolf Schmid

483 papers receiving 30.8k citations

Hit Papers

Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic R... 1982 2026 1996 2011 1993 1995 2005 1992 1982 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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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. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference
    1993 4.7k citations Rudolf Schmid et al. Taxon profile →
  2. An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants
    1995 2.2k citations Rudolf Schmid et al. Taxon profile →
  3. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants
    2005 2.0k citations Rudolf Schmid et al. Taxon profile →
  4. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada
    1992 1.7k citations Rudolf Schmid et al. Taxon profile →
  5. The Study of Plant Structure: Principles and Selected Methods
    1982 1.4k citations Rudolf Schmid et al. Taxon profile →
  6. Floristic Regions of the World
    1987 947 citations Rudolf Schmid et al. Taxon profile →
  7. Plant Microtechnique and Microscopy
    1999 734 citations Rudolf Schmid et al. Taxon profile →
  8. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants
    1995 726 citations Rudolf Schmid et al. Taxon profile →
  9. Flora of North America North of Mexico
    1994 655 citations Rudolf Schmid Taxon profile →
  10. Medicinal Plants of South Africa
    1998 607 citations Rudolf Schmid et al. Taxon profile →
  11. Tree Rings and Environment: Dendroecology
    1997 594 citations Rudolf Schmid et al. Taxon profile →
  12. Native American Ethnobotany
    1998 582 citations Rudolf Schmid et al. Taxon profile →
  13. New Flora of the British Isles
    1998 559 citations Rudolf Schmid et al. Taxon profile →
  14. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana
    1996 516 citations Rudolf Schmid et al. Taxon profile →
  15. The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants
    1993 512 citations Rudolf Schmid et al. Taxon profile →
  16. Morphology and Evolution of Vascular Plants
    1989 493 citations Rudolf Schmid et al. Taxon profile →
  17. Plant Systematics: A Phylogenetic Approach
    2007 447 citations Rudolf Schmid et al. Taxon profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rudolf Schmid United States 72 16.0k 14.3k 8.1k 6.5k 5.4k 537 34.9k
Michael J. Donoghue United States 91 18.9k 1.2× 10.0k 0.7× 10.7k 1.3× 4.5k 0.7× 8.8k 1.6× 250 32.7k
Peter H. Raven United States 67 12.3k 0.8× 8.8k 0.6× 5.8k 0.7× 4.9k 0.8× 5.3k 1.0× 407 25.8k
Robert R. Sokal United States 72 12.4k 0.8× 12.0k 0.8× 9.0k 1.1× 16.2k 2.5× 10.2k 1.9× 247 63.6k
F. James Rohlf United States 58 10.3k 0.6× 7.1k 0.5× 5.0k 0.6× 14.6k 2.2× 9.6k 1.8× 154 51.7k
Daniel H. Janzen United States 93 20.9k 1.3× 9.4k 0.7× 6.0k 0.7× 12.7k 1.9× 12.5k 2.3× 419 39.2k
Robert J. Hijmans United States 51 10.1k 0.6× 7.3k 0.5× 2.4k 0.3× 13.1k 2.0× 11.2k 2.1× 136 39.3k
James S. Farris United States 55 12.1k 0.8× 5.8k 0.4× 11.5k 1.4× 5.1k 0.8× 4.0k 0.7× 144 29.4k
Anne Chao Taiwan 53 6.6k 0.4× 3.5k 0.2× 4.3k 0.5× 11.0k 1.7× 8.2k 1.5× 138 27.0k
Stéphane Guindon France 21 7.3k 0.5× 8.8k 0.6× 16.3k 2.0× 10.0k 1.5× 2.4k 0.4× 39 39.8k
Bùi Quang Minh Austria 32 11.9k 0.7× 11.7k 0.8× 22.1k 2.7× 12.9k 2.0× 2.8k 0.5× 78 52.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rudolf Schmid

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schmid, Rudolf, et al.. (2012). Reviews and notices of Publications. Taxon. 61(4). 915–925. 1 indexed citations
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Moe, Richard L., et al.. (2011). Reviews and Notices of Publications. Taxon. 60(4). 1231–1235.
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Price, Dana C., et al.. (2008). Reviews and Notices of Publications. Taxon. 57(4). 1381–1392.
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Schmid, Rudolf. (2005). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: In Association with the British Academy: From the Earliest Times to the Year 2000. Vols. 1-60. Taxon. 54(4). 1121. 1 indexed citations
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Buck, William R., et al.. (2004). Reviews and Notices of Publications. Taxon. 53(3). 867–887. 1 indexed citations
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Schmid, Rudolf, et al.. (2003). Relationship of Vertebrate Prey Size to Transport Mode and Distance in the Northern Shrike. The Wilson Bulletin. 115(2). 201–204. 3 indexed citations
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Schmid, Rudolf. (2003). Plant Resources of South-East Asia. Taxon. 52(3). 649–649. 92 indexed citations
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Schmid, Rudolf, et al.. (1999). REVIEWS AND NOTICES OF PUBLICATIONS. Taxon. 48(1). 191–222. 1 indexed citations
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Schmid, Rudolf, et al.. (1999). REVIEWS AND NOTICES OF PUBLICATIONS. Taxon. 48(4). 855–898. 1 indexed citations
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Schmid, Rudolf, et al.. (1997). REVIEWS AND NOTICES OF PUBLICATIONS. Taxon. 46(2). 381–422. 1 indexed citations
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Schmid, Rudolf, Santos Cirujano, Pedro Montserrat, et al.. (1995). REVIEWS AND NOTICES OF PUBLICATIONS. Taxon. 44(3). 469–506. 3 indexed citations
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Schmid, Rudolf, et al.. (1994). REVIEWS AND NOTICES OF PUBLICATIONS. Taxon. 43(2). 333–350. 1 indexed citations
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Schmid, Rudolf, et al.. (1994). REVIEWS AND NOTICES OF PUBLICATIONS. Taxon. 43(1). 145–168. 1 indexed citations
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Schmid, Rudolf, et al.. (1993). REVIEWS AND NOTICES OF PUBLICATIONS. Taxon. 42(4). 937–952. 1 indexed citations
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Butler, Geoffrey, Rudolf Schmid, & Paul Waltman. (1990). Limiting the complexity of limit sets in self-regulating systems. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications. 147(1). 63–68. 8 indexed citations
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Ewers, Frank W. & Rudolf Schmid. (1981). Longevity of needle fascicles of Pinus longaeva (Bristlecone pine) and other North American pines. Oecologia. 51(1). 107–115. 126 indexed citations
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Schmid, Rudolf. (1970). Comparative floral anatomy of Myrtaceae, with emphasis on Eugenia and its segregates.. American Journal of Botany. 57(6). 2 indexed citations
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Schmid, Rudolf. (1970). Notes on the reproductive biology of Asterogyne martiana (Palmae). II. Pollination by syrphid flies.. 14. 39–49. 21 indexed citations
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Schmid, Rudolf. (1970). Notes on the reproductive biology of Asterogyne martiana (Palmae). I. Inflorescence and floral morphology: phenology.. 14. 3–9. 18 indexed citations

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