Steven D. Leavitt

9.6k citations

124 papers · 3.4k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 34

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 0.2%
Plant Science top 0.5%
Cell Biology top 0.5%
Molecular Biology
Ecology top 10%

Co-authors: H. Thorsten Lumbsch Pradeep K. Divakar Robert Lücking Brendan P. Hodkinson Larry L. St. Clair Ana Crespo Theodore L. Esslinger Matthew P. Nelsen
Topics: Lichen and fungal ecology (119 papers)Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (101 papers)Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (69 papers)
Cited by: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Cell Biology Plant Science
Journals: SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaPLoS ONE Scientific Reports
Partner nations: United States Spain Thailand

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Steven D. Leavitt

121 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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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 →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Discovering the diversity of Acarosporaceae (Acarosporales, Lecanoromycetes) with carbonized epihymenial accretions in North America 2025 ·MycoKeys ·Kerry Knudsen,Jana Kocourková,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Steven D. Leavitt,(unknown),(unknown),Martin Westberg	0
2	Contrasting Patterns of Climatic Niche Divergence in Trebouxia—A Clade of Lichen-Forming Algae 2022 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·Matthew P. Nelsen,Steven D. Leavitt,(unknown),Lucía Muggia,H. Thorsten Lumbsch	14
3	The yeast lichenosphere: high diversity of basidiomycetes from the lichens Tephromela atra and Rhizoplaca melanophthalma 2022 ·Fungal Biology ·(unknown),Steven D. Leavitt,Ana M. Millanes,Mats Wedin,Martín Grube,Lucía Muggia	19
4	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
5	Macroecological diversification and convergence in a clade of keystone symbionts 2021 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Matthew P. Nelsen,Steven D. Leavitt,(unknown),Lucía Muggia,H. Thorsten Lumbsch	23
6	Diversity of Xanthoparmelia (Parmeliaceae) species in Mexican xerophytic scrub vegetation, evidenced by molecular, morphological and chemistry data 2021 ·Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid ·(unknown),Steven D. Leavitt,Felix Grewe,H. Thorsten Lumbsch	2
7	Metagenomic data reveal diverse fungal and algal communities associated with the lichen symbiosis 2020 ·Symbiosis ·(unknown),Francesco Dal Grande,Lucía Muggia,(unknown),Pradeep K. Divakar,Felix Grewe,Imke Schmitt,H. Thorsten Lumbsch,Steven D. Leavitt	38
8	A molecular phylogenetic evaluation of theRamalina siliquosacomplex, with notes on species circumscription and relationships withinRamalina 2020 ·The Lichenologist ·(unknown),H. Thorsten Lumbsch,Martin Kukwa,Xinli Wei,Jeong Eun Han,(unknown),Hiroyuki Kashiwadani,André Aptroot,Steven D. Leavitt	7
9	Accelerated diversifications in three diverse families of morphologically complex lichen-forming fungi link to major historical events 2019 ·Scientific Reports ·Jen‐Pan Huang,Ekaphan Kraichak,Steven D. Leavitt,Matthew P. Nelsen,H. Thorsten Lumbsch	16
10	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 2018 ·Fungal Diversity ·(unknown),Pradeep K. Divakar,Felix Grewe,Steven D. Leavitt,Jen‐Pan Huang,Francesco Dal Grande,Imke Schmitt,Mats Wedin,Ana Crespo,H. Thorsten Lumbsch	19
11	Testing the impact of effective population size on speciation rates – a negative correlation or lack thereof in lichenized fungi 2018 ·Scientific Reports ·Jen‐Pan Huang,Steven D. Leavitt,H. Thorsten Lumbsch	6
12	Using a temporal phylogenetic method to harmonize family- and genus-level classification in the largest clade of lichen-forming fungi 2017 ·Fungal Diversity ·Pradeep K. Divakar,Ana Crespo,Ekaphan Kraichak,Steven D. Leavitt,Garima Singh,Imke Schmitt,H. Thorsten Lumbsch	88
13	Hidden diversity before our eyes: Delimiting and describing cryptic lichen-forming fungal species in camouflage lichens (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) 2016 ·Fungal Biology ·Steven D. Leavitt,Theodore L. Esslinger,Pradeep K. Divakar,Ana Crespo,H. Thorsten Lumbsch	37
14	Limitations of Species Delimitation Based on Phylogenetic Analyses: A Case Study in the Hypogymnia hypotrypa Group (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) 2016 ·PLoS ONE ·Xinli Wei,Bruce McCune,H. Thorsten Lumbsch,Hui Li,Steven D. Leavitt,Yoshikazu Yamamoto,(unknown),Jiangchun Wei	15
15	Towards a revised generic classification of lecanoroid lichens (Lecanoraceae, Ascomycota) based on molecular, morphological and chemical evidence 2015 ·Fungal Diversity ·(unknown),Steven D. Leavitt,(unknown),(unknown),Ulf Arup,Martín Grube,Sergio Pérez‐Ortega,Christian Printzen,Lucyna Śliwa,Ekaphan Kraichak,Pradeep K. Divakar,Ana Crespo,H. Thorsten Lumbsch	73
16	Coalescent-Based Species Delimitation Approach Uncovers High Cryptic Diversity in the Cosmopolitan Lichen-Forming Fungal Genus Protoparmelia (Lecanorales, Ascomycota) 2015 ·PLoS ONE ·Garima Singh,Francesco Dal Grande,Pradeep K. Divakar,Jürgen Otte,Steven D. Leavitt,Katarzyna Szczepańska,Ana Crespo,Víctor Rico,André Aptroot,Marcela Eugênia da Silva Cáceres,H. Thorsten Lumbsch,Imke Schmitt	67
17	How Do You Solve a Problem like Letharia? A New Look at Cryptic Species in Lichen-Forming Fungi Using Bayesian Clustering and SNPs from Multilocus Sequence Data 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown),Steven D. Leavitt,Trevor Goward,Matthew P. Nelsen,H. Thorsten Lumbsch	42
18	Pleistocene Speciation in North American Lichenized Fungi and the Impact of Alternative Species Circumscriptions and Rates of Molecular Evolution on Divergence Estimates 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Steven D. Leavitt,H. Thorsten Lumbsch,Soili Stenroos,Larry L. St. Clair	35
19	Understanding Phenotypical Character Evolution in Parmelioid Lichenized Fungi (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Pradeep K. Divakar,Frank Kauff,Ana Crespo,Steven D. Leavitt,H. Thorsten Lumbsch	32
20	Goodbye morphology? A paradigm shift in the delimitation of species in lichenized fungi 2011 ·Fungal Diversity ·H. Thorsten Lumbsch,Steven D. Leavitt	172

About Steven D. Leavitt

Steven D. Leavitt is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Cell Biology and Plant Science, having authored 124 papers that have together received 3.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Lichen and fungal ecology (119 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (101 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (69 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (2.9k citations), Cell Biology (1.4k citations) and Plant Science (2.7k citations). Steven D. Leavitt has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Spain and Thailand. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

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