Sula Vanderplank

554 total citations
29 papers, 299 citations indexed

About

Sula Vanderplank is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sula Vanderplank has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 299 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Plant Science, 13 papers in Ecology and 10 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Sula Vanderplank's work include Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (13 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (7 papers) and Rangeland and Wildlife Management (6 papers). Sula Vanderplank is often cited by papers focused on Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (13 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (7 papers) and Rangeland and Wildlife Management (6 papers). Sula Vanderplank collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Colombia. Sula Vanderplank's co-authors include Exequiel Ezcurra, Paula Ezcurra, Octavio Aburto‐Oropeza, Jon P. Rebman, Benjamin T. Wilder, Lucinda A. McDade, José Delgadillo, Dylan O. Bürge, James H. Thorne and James R. Shevock and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Global Change Biology and Science Advances.

In The Last Decade

Sula Vanderplank

21 papers receiving 284 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sula Vanderplank United States 10 108 96 95 81 61 29 299
Frédéric Bioret France 11 120 1.1× 86 0.9× 86 0.9× 72 0.9× 45 0.7× 65 340
Max Mallen‐Cooper Australia 11 170 1.6× 226 2.4× 153 1.6× 69 0.9× 59 1.0× 17 468
Martin Maier Germany 8 182 1.7× 153 1.6× 138 1.5× 83 1.0× 48 0.8× 12 442
Tiago Monteiro‐Henriques Portugal 9 102 0.9× 51 0.5× 105 1.1× 122 1.5× 39 0.6× 30 375
Rocío Fernández‐Zamudio Spain 11 183 1.7× 40 0.4× 99 1.0× 65 0.8× 80 1.3× 27 360
Sydney K. Jones United States 5 212 2.0× 93 1.0× 193 2.0× 52 0.6× 59 1.0× 10 413
Maria Silvia Pinna Italy 13 123 1.1× 139 1.4× 150 1.6× 213 2.6× 60 1.0× 24 464
Gina Arancio Chile 11 118 1.1× 176 1.8× 176 1.9× 111 1.4× 60 1.0× 22 401
Bigna L. Steiner Switzerland 9 83 0.8× 86 0.9× 76 0.8× 71 0.9× 18 0.3× 16 377
Daniel Pavón France 9 68 0.6× 71 0.7× 106 1.1× 89 1.1× 42 0.7× 23 261

Countries citing papers authored by Sula Vanderplank

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sula Vanderplank

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sula Vanderplank

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sula Vanderplank. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sula Vanderplank based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Sula Vanderplank. Sula Vanderplank is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wilder, Benjamin T., Kevin R. Hultine, Sula Vanderplank, et al.. (2025). Plant Responses to Anomalous Heat and Drought Events in the Sonoran Desert. Global Change Biology. 31(5). e70217–e70217.
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Vanderplank, Sula, et al.. (2024). Updating and validating seagrass ecosystem knowledge in the gulf of California: a comprehensive review. Frontiers in Marine Science. 11. 1 indexed citations
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O’Shea, Bethany, Sula Vanderplank, Drew M. Talley, & Lluvia Flores‐Rentería. (2021). Edaphic preference determines the distribution of the island endemic Ferocactus gatesii (Cactaceae) in Bahía de los Ángeles, Mexico. Journal of Arid Environments. 198. 104691–104691.
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Vanderplank, Sula, et al.. (2020). Environmental Violence and the Socio-environmental (de)Evolution of a Landscape in the San Quintín Valley. Latin American Perspectives. 47(6). 103–118. 3 indexed citations
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Vanderplank, Sula, et al.. (2020). San Basilio: Biodiversidad y Conservación/Biodiversity and Conservation.
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Hargreaves, Anna L., Esteban Suárez, Klaus Mehltreter, et al.. (2019). Seed predation increases from the Arctic to the Equator and from high to low elevations. Science Advances. 5(2). eaau4403–eaau4403. 50 indexed citations
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Campetella, Giandiego, Stefano Chelli, Camilla Wellstein, et al.. (2019). Contrasting patterns in leaf traits of Mediterranean shrub communities along an elevation gradient: measurements matter. Plant Ecology. 220(7-8). 765–776. 18 indexed citations
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Vanderplank, Sula, et al.. (2019). The San Quintín Kangaroo Rat is Not Extinct. Bulletin Southern California Academy of Sciences. 118(1). 71–71. 4 indexed citations
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Ezcurra, Exequiel, et al.. (2019). A natural experiment reveals the impact of hydroelectric dams on the estuaries of tropical rivers. Science Advances. 5(3). eaau9875–eaau9875. 56 indexed citations
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Vanderplank, Sula, Jon P. Rebman, & Exequiel Ezcurra. (2018). Revised and Updated Vascular Plant Checklists for the Baja California Northern Pacific Islands. Western North American Naturalist. 78(4). 674–674. 5 indexed citations
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Mellink, Eric, et al.. (2017). Status of the Isolated, Threatened Valle de la Trinidad Round-Tailed Ground Squirrel, Baja California, Mexico. Bulletin Southern California Academy of Sciences. 116(3). 214–218.
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Espejel, Ileana, Gonzálo Castillo-Campos, Pedro P. Garcillán, et al.. (2017). Flora en playas y dunas costeras de México. Acta Botanica Mexicana. 39–81. 14 indexed citations
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Mellink, Eric, et al.. (2016). Rediscovery of a high-altitude vole,Microtus californicus, in Baja California, Mexico. The Southwestern Naturalist. 61(4). 333–338. 4 indexed citations
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Vanderplank, Sula & Exequiel Ezcurra. (2015). Marine influence controls plant phenological dynamics in Mediterranean Mexico. Journal of Plant Ecology. 9(4). 410–420. 4 indexed citations
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Vanderplank, Sula, José Delgadillo, Exequiel Ezcurra, & Lucinda A. McDade. (2014). VEGETATION PATTERNS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN-DESERT ECOTONE OF BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 2 indexed citations
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Vanderplank, Sula, et al.. (2014). Biodiversity and Archeological Conservation Connected: Aragonite Shell Middens Increase Plant Diversity. BioScience. 64(3). 202–209. 9 indexed citations
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Vanderplank, Sula, et al.. (2011). Plants of the Colonet Region, Baja California, Mexico, and a Vegetation Map of Colonet Mesa. Aliso. 29(1). 25–42. 9 indexed citations
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Vanderplank, Sula. (2011). The Flora of Greater San Quintín, Baja California, Mexico (2005–2010). Aliso. 29(2). 65–103. 7 indexed citations
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Vanderplank, Sula, et al.. (2010). The Succulent Scrub of San Martín Island, Baja California, Mexico. Cactus and Succulent Journal. 82(6). 252–258. 1 indexed citations

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