W. Mark Whitten

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

W. Mark Whitten is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Mark Whitten has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 42 papers in Molecular Biology and 25 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in W. Mark Whitten's work include Plant and animal studies (56 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (38 papers) and Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (35 papers). W. Mark Whitten is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (56 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (38 papers) and Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (35 papers). W. Mark Whitten collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and United Kingdom. W. Mark Whitten's co-authors include Norris H. Williams, Mark W. Chase, Kurt M. Neubig, Kenneth M. Cameron, Harold G. Hills, Lorena Endara, Douglas H. Goldman, Paul J. Kores, Victor A. Albert and Tomohisa Yukawa and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and Phytochemistry.

In The Last Decade

W. Mark Whitten

70 papers receiving 3.7k citations

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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.

Orchid phylogenomics and multiple drivers of their extraordinary diversification

2015 379 citations Lorena Endara, Kurt M. Neubig et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. Mark Whitten United States	31	3.3k	2.2k	1.4k	454	388	73	3.9k
Cássio van den Berg Brazil	30	2.9k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	419 0.9×	97 0.3×	164	3.8k
Robert L. Dressler United States	24	3.1k 1.0×	1.1k 0.5×	1.5k 1.1×	495 1.1×	882 2.3×	111	3.4k
Andrea D. Wolfe United States	29	2.2k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	2.1k 1.5×	1.0k 2.3×	192 0.5×	61	3.8k
Gregory M. Plunkett United States	30	1.7k 0.5×	1.7k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	286 0.6×	208 0.5×	112	2.8k
Lynn Bohs United States	28	2.0k 0.6×	1.7k 0.8×	1.9k 1.4×	463 1.0×	114 0.3×	79	3.4k
John V. Freudenstein United States	30	2.7k 0.8×	2.3k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	445 1.0×	51 0.1×	82	3.5k
Ting‐Shuang Yi China	33	2.9k 0.9×	4.3k 2.0×	2.3k 1.6×	1.1k 2.5×	143 0.4×	93	6.1k
Diana M. Percy Canada	22	1.2k 0.4×	877 0.4×	1.1k 0.8×	575 1.3×	660 1.7×	61	2.4k
Randall L. Small United States	20	3.4k 1.0×	2.9k 1.4×	2.7k 1.9×	1.6k 3.5×	72 0.2×	37	5.7k
Joey Shaw United States	12	2.7k 0.8×	2.3k 1.1×	1.7k 1.2×	1.2k 2.6×	53 0.1×	29	4.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Mark Whitten

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Caiafa, Marcos V., Paulo Henrique Grazziotti, Elena Karlsen‐Ayala, et al.. (2024). Ectomycorrhizal fungal communities associated with Crocanthemum and Lechea (Cistaceae) in subtropical Florida sandhill habitats. Mycorrhiza. 34(5-6). 391–401.

Mavrodiev, Evgeny V., Christopher Dervinis, W. Mark Whitten, et al.. (2021). A new, simple, highly scalable, and efficient protocol for genomic DNA extraction from diverse plant taxa. Applications in Plant Sciences. 9(3). e11413–e11413. 18 indexed citations

Allen, Julie M., Charlotte C. Germain‐Aubrey, Narayani Barve, et al.. (2018). Spatial Phylogenetics of Florida Vascular Plants: The Effects of Calibration and Uncertainty on Diversity Estimates. iScience. 11. 57–70. 43 indexed citations

Kim, Hyoung Tae, Jung Sung Kim, Michael J. Moore, et al.. (2015). Seven New Complete Plastome Sequences Reveal Rampant Independent Loss of the ndh Gene Family across Orchids and Associated Instability of the Inverted Repeat/Small Single-Copy Region Boundaries. PLoS ONE. 10(11). e0142215–e0142215. 106 indexed citations

Pérez‐Escobar, Oscar A., et al.. (2015). Sex and the Catasetinae (Darwin’s favourite orchids). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 97. 1–10. 14 indexed citations

Goldman, Douglas H., John V. Freudenstein, Paul J. Kores, et al.. (2009). Phylogenetics of Arethuseae (Orchidaceae) based on plastid matK and rbcL sequences. Systematic Botany. 26(3). 670–695. 39 indexed citations

Zomlefer, Wendy B., W. Mark Whitten, Norris H. Williams, & Walter S. Judd. (2009). An Overview of Veratrum s.l. (Liliales: Melanthiaceae) and an Infrageneric Phylogeny Based on ITS Sequence Data. Systematic Botany. 28(2). 250–269. 28 indexed citations

Ackerman, James D. & W. Mark Whitten. (2009). A NEW SPECIES OF ODONTOGLOSSUM (ORCHIDACEAE: ONCIDIINAE) FROM ECUADOR. Lankesteriana. 9(3). 509–512. 1 indexed citations

Berg, Cássio van den, et al.. (2009). A phylogenetic study of Laeliinae (Orchidaceae) based on combined nuclear and plastid DNA sequences. Annals of Botany. 104(3). 417–430. 73 indexed citations

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Chase, Mark W., Norris H. Williams, Aparecida Donisete de Faria, et al.. (2009). Floral convergence in Oncidiinae (Cymbidieae; Orchidaceae): an expanded concept of Gomesa and a new genus Nohawilliamsia. Annals of Botany. 104(3). 387–402. 76 indexed citations

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Whitten, W. Mark, Mario A. Blanco, Norris H. Williams, et al.. (2007). Molecular phylogenetics of Maxillaria and related genera (Orchidaceae: Cymbidieae) based on combined molecular data sets. American Journal of Botany. 94(11). 1860–1889. 72 indexed citations

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Carlsward, Barbara S., W. Mark Whitten, Norris H. Williams, & Benny Bytebier. (2006). Molecular phylogenetics of Vandeae (Orchidaceae) and the evolution of leaflessness. American Journal of Botany. 93(5). 770–786. 93 indexed citations

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Blanco, Mario A., W. Mark Whitten, Darin S. Penneys, et al.. (2006). A SIMPLE AND SAFE METHOD FOR RAPID DRYING OF PLANT SPECIMENS USING FORCED-AIR SPACE HEATERS. 27(1). 83–87. 15 indexed citations

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Zomlefer, Wendy B., W. Mark Whitten, Norris H. Williams, & Walter S. Judd. (2006). Infrageneric phylogeny of Schoenocaulon (Liliales: Melanthiaceae) with clarification of cryptic species based on ITS sequence data and geographical distribution. American Journal of Botany. 93(8). 1178–1192. 20 indexed citations

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Whitten, W. Mark, et al.. (2001). Small Bones from Dried Mammal Museum Specimens as a Reliable Source of DNA. BioTechniques. 30(4). 733–736. 35 indexed citations

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Whitten, W. Mark, Norris H. Williams, & Mark W. Chase. (2000). Subtribal and generic relationships of Maxillarieae (Orchidaceae) with emphasis on Stanhopeinae: combined molecular evidence. American Journal of Botany. 87(12). 1842–1856. 167 indexed citations

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Whitten, W. Mark, Allen M. Young, & David L. Stern. (1994). Nonfloral sources of chemicals that attract male euglossine bees (Apidae: Euglossini). Journal of Chemical Ecology. 20(3). 821–822. 55 indexed citations

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Whitten, W. Mark, Allen M. Young, & David L. Stern. (1993). Nonfloral sources of chemicals that attract male euglossine bees (Apidae: Euglossini). Journal of Chemical Ecology. 19(12). 3017–3027. 56 indexed citations

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Whitten, W. Mark, Allen M. Young, & Norris H. Williams. (1989). Function of glandular secretions in fragrance collection by male euglossine bees (Apidae: Euglossini). Journal of Chemical Ecology. 15(4). 1285–1295. 55 indexed citations

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Whitten, W. Mark. (1981). POLLINATION ECOLOGY OF MONARDA DIDYMA, M. CLINOPODIA, AND HYBRIDS (LAMIACEAE) IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS. American Journal of Botany. 68(3). 435–442. 20 indexed citations

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