Steven D. Leavitt

9.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
124 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Steven D. Leavitt is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven D. Leavitt has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 120 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 107 papers in Plant Science and 69 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Steven D. Leavitt's work include Lichen and fungal ecology (119 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (101 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (69 papers). Steven D. Leavitt is often cited by papers focused on Lichen and fungal ecology (119 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (101 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (69 papers). Steven D. Leavitt collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Thailand. Steven D. Leavitt's co-authors include H. Thorsten Lumbsch, Pradeep K. Divakar, Robert Lücking, Brendan P. Hodkinson, Larry L. St. Clair, Ana Crespo, Theodore L. Esslinger, Matthew P. Nelsen, Leigh A. Johnson and Lucía Muggia and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Steven D. Leavitt

121 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. The 2016 classification of lichenized fungi in the Ascomycota and Basidiomycota – Approaching one thousand genera
    2017 374 citations Robert Lücking, Steven D. Leavitt et al. profile →

Peers

Steven D. Leavitt
Pradeep K. Divakar Spain
Jolanta Miądlikowska United States
Mats Wedin Sweden
Lucía Muggia Italy
Nicholas J. Turland United States
Donald H. Pfister United States
Fred R. Barrie United States
Toby Spribille United States
Jaakko Hyvönen Finland
Leif Tibell Sweden
Pradeep K. Divakar Spain
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All Works

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Nelsen, Matthew P., et al.. (2022). Contrasting Patterns of Climatic Niche Divergence in Trebouxia—A Clade of Lichen-Forming Algae. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 791546–791546. 14 indexed citations
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Leavitt, Steven D., et al.. (2022). The yeast lichenosphere: high diversity of basidiomycetes from the lichens Tephromela atra and Rhizoplaca melanophthalma. Fungal Biology. 126(9). 587–608. 19 indexed citations
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Lücking, Robert, Steven D. Leavitt, & David L. Hawksworth. (2021). Species in lichen-forming fungi: balancing between conceptual and practical considerations, and between phenotype and phylogenomics. Fungal Diversity. 109(1). 99–154. 61 indexed citations
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Nelsen, Matthew P., et al.. (2021). Macroecological diversification and convergence in a clade of keystone symbionts. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 97(6). 23 indexed citations
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Leavitt, Steven D., et al.. (2021). Diversity of Xanthoparmelia (Parmeliaceae) species in Mexican xerophytic scrub vegetation, evidenced by molecular, morphological and chemistry data. Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid. 78(1). e107–e107. 2 indexed citations
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Grande, Francesco Dal, Lucía Muggia, Pradeep K. Divakar, et al.. (2020). Metagenomic data reveal diverse fungal and algal communities associated with the lichen symbiosis. Symbiosis. 82(1-2). 133–147. 38 indexed citations
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Lumbsch, H. Thorsten, Martin Kukwa, Xinli Wei, et al.. (2020). A molecular phylogenetic evaluation of theRamalina siliquosacomplex, with notes on species circumscription and relationships withinRamalina. The Lichenologist. 52(3). 197–211. 7 indexed citations
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Huang, Jen‐Pan, Ekaphan Kraichak, Steven D. Leavitt, Matthew P. Nelsen, & H. Thorsten Lumbsch. (2019). Accelerated diversifications in three diverse families of morphologically complex lichen-forming fungi link to major historical events. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 8518–8518. 16 indexed citations
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Divakar, Pradeep K., Felix Grewe, Steven D. Leavitt, et al.. (2018). Phylogenomic analysis of 2556 single-copy protein-coding genes resolves most evolutionary relationships for the major clades in the most diverse group of lichen-forming fungi. Fungal Diversity. 92(1). 31–41. 19 indexed citations
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Huang, Jen‐Pan, Steven D. Leavitt, & H. Thorsten Lumbsch. (2018). Testing the impact of effective population size on speciation rates – a negative correlation or lack thereof in lichenized fungi. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 5729–5729. 6 indexed citations
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Divakar, Pradeep K., Ana Crespo, Ekaphan Kraichak, et al.. (2017). Using a temporal phylogenetic method to harmonize family- and genus-level classification in the largest clade of lichen-forming fungi. Fungal Diversity. 84(1). 101–117. 88 indexed citations
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Leavitt, Steven D., Theodore L. Esslinger, Pradeep K. Divakar, Ana Crespo, & H. Thorsten Lumbsch. (2016). Hidden diversity before our eyes: Delimiting and describing cryptic lichen-forming fungal species in camouflage lichens (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota). Fungal Biology. 120(11). 1374–1391. 37 indexed citations
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Wei, Xinli, Bruce McCune, H. Thorsten Lumbsch, et al.. (2016). Limitations of Species Delimitation Based on Phylogenetic Analyses: A Case Study in the Hypogymnia hypotrypa Group (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota). PLoS ONE. 11(11). e0163664–e0163664. 15 indexed citations
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Leavitt, Steven D., Ulf Arup, Martín Grube, et al.. (2015). Towards a revised generic classification of lecanoroid lichens (Lecanoraceae, Ascomycota) based on molecular, morphological and chemical evidence. Fungal Diversity. 78(1). 293–304. 73 indexed citations
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Singh, Garima, Francesco Dal Grande, Pradeep K. Divakar, et al.. (2015). Coalescent-Based Species Delimitation Approach Uncovers High Cryptic Diversity in the Cosmopolitan Lichen-Forming Fungal Genus Protoparmelia (Lecanorales, Ascomycota). PLoS ONE. 10(5). e0124625–e0124625. 67 indexed citations
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Leavitt, Steven D., H. Thorsten Lumbsch, Soili Stenroos, & Larry L. St. Clair. (2013). Pleistocene Speciation in North American Lichenized Fungi and the Impact of Alternative Species Circumscriptions and Rates of Molecular Evolution on Divergence Estimates. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e85240–e85240. 35 indexed citations
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Divakar, Pradeep K., Frank Kauff, Ana Crespo, Steven D. Leavitt, & H. Thorsten Lumbsch. (2013). Understanding Phenotypical Character Evolution in Parmelioid Lichenized Fungi (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota). PLoS ONE. 8(11). e83115–e83115. 32 indexed citations
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Lumbsch, H. Thorsten & Steven D. Leavitt. (2011). Goodbye morphology? A paradigm shift in the delimitation of species in lichenized fungi. Fungal Diversity. 50(1). 59–72. 172 indexed citations

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