Weston Testo

1.8k total citations
46 papers, 926 citations indexed

About

Weston Testo is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Weston Testo has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 926 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 9 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 9 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Weston Testo's work include Fern and Epiphyte Biology (43 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (33 papers) and Plant and animal studies (32 papers). Weston Testo is often cited by papers focused on Fern and Epiphyte Biology (43 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (33 papers) and Plant and animal studies (32 papers). Weston Testo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Spain. Weston Testo's co-authors include Michael Sundue, James E. Watkins, Emily B. Sessa, David S. Barrington, Ashley R. Field, Tom A. Ranker, Michelle Waycott, Joseph A. M. Holtum, Klaus Mehltreter and Michael Kessler and has published in prestigious journals such as New Phytologist, Evolution and Frontiers in Plant Science.

In The Last Decade

Weston Testo

41 papers receiving 911 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Weston Testo United States 18 808 238 198 138 54 46 926
Franco Chiarini Argentina 13 329 0.4× 160 0.7× 385 1.9× 143 1.0× 45 0.8× 48 601
Jean‐Yves Dubuisson France 19 918 1.1× 95 0.4× 178 0.9× 269 1.9× 47 0.9× 57 996
Mónica Arakaki Peru 10 560 0.7× 130 0.5× 286 1.4× 341 2.5× 22 0.4× 21 825
Fred Rumsey United Kingdom 16 833 1.0× 150 0.6× 525 2.7× 128 0.9× 78 1.4× 48 1.0k
Thaís Vasconcelos Brazil 20 769 1.0× 238 1.0× 234 1.2× 347 2.5× 29 0.5× 54 994
Jürgen Nieder Germany 11 918 1.1× 226 0.9× 207 1.0× 55 0.4× 55 1.0× 16 1.0k
Leonardo M. Versieux Brazil 15 656 0.8× 73 0.3× 217 1.1× 142 1.0× 60 1.1× 66 763
Suzana Alcantara Brazil 12 404 0.5× 158 0.7× 177 0.9× 137 1.0× 11 0.2× 22 503
Kenneth Hill Australia 12 414 0.5× 163 0.7× 249 1.3× 218 1.6× 83 1.5× 25 680
Julissa Roncal Canada 13 326 0.4× 164 0.7× 106 0.5× 127 0.9× 18 0.3× 35 507

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weston Testo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weston Testo

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Testo, Weston, et al.. (2025). Parablechnum shuariorum (Blechnaceae), a new fern species from the Cordillera del Cóndor. Brittonia. 77(1). 33–39.
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Testo, Weston, et al.. (2024). All tangled up: Unraveling phylogenetics and reticulate evolution in the vining ferns, Lygodium (Schizaeales). American Journal of Botany. 111(9). e16389–e16389. 5 indexed citations
3.
Salino, Alexandre, et al.. (2023). Phylogenomic evolutionary insights in the fern family Gleicheniaceae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 184. 107782–107782. 6 indexed citations
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Testo, Weston, et al.. (2023). Goniopteris ×tico (Thelypteridaceae), a New Hybrid Fern from Costa Rica. Systematic Botany. 48(4). 471–481.
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Herrera, Fabiany, Weston Testo, Ashley R. Field, et al.. (2022). A permineralized Early Cretaceous lycopsid from China and the evolution of crown clubmosses. New Phytologist. 233(5). 2310–2322. 10 indexed citations
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Testo, Weston, Michael Sundue, Gerhard Zotz, et al.. (2022). The relationship between chlorophyllous spores and mycorrhizal associations in ferns: evidence from an evolutionary approach. American Journal of Botany. 109(12). 2068–2081. 4 indexed citations
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Sundue, Michael, et al.. (2021). Mountains, climate and niche heterogeneity explain global patterns of fern diversity. Journal of Biogeography. 48(6). 1296–1308. 56 indexed citations
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Fawcett, Susan, Alan Р. Smith, Michael Sundue, et al.. (2021). A Global Phylogenomic Study of the Thelypteridaceae. Systematic Botany. 46(4). 891–915. 24 indexed citations
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Testo, Weston, Emily B. Sessa, James E. Watkins, et al.. (2020). Insights into the evolutionary history and widespread occurrence of antheridiogen systems in ferns. New Phytologist. 229(1). 607–619. 18 indexed citations
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Kuo, Li‐Yaung, Yu‐Hsuan Huang, Weston Testo, et al.. (2019). A global phylogeny of Stegnogramma ferns (Thelypteridaceae): generic and sectional revision, historical biogeography and evolution of leaf architecture. Cladistics. 36(2). 164–183. 9 indexed citations
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Wolf, Paul G., Tanner A. Robison, Matthew G. Johnson, et al.. (2018). Target sequence capture of nuclear‐encoded genes for phylogenetic analysis in ferns. Applications in Plant Sciences. 6(5). e01148–e01148. 27 indexed citations
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Pittermann, Jarmila, Nick Rowe, James E. Watkins, et al.. (2018). Geometry, Allometry and Biomechanics of Fern Leaf Petioles: Their Significance for the Evolution of Functional and Ecological Diversity Within the Pteridaceae. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 197–197. 26 indexed citations
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Testo, Weston, Benjamin Øllgaard, Ashley R. Field, et al.. (2018). Phylogenetic systematics, morphological evolution, and natural groups in neotropical Phlegmariurus (Lycopodiaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 125. 1–13. 18 indexed citations
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Testo, Weston. (2017). Phlegmariurus lehnertii, a new name for Phlegmariurus lancifolius (Lycopodiaceae). Phytotaxa. 297(3). 1 indexed citations
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Schmitt, Marco, Klaus Mehltreter, Michael Sundue, et al.. (2017). The evolution of aluminum accumulation in ferns and lycophytes. American Journal of Botany. 104(4). 573–583. 20 indexed citations
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Testo, Weston & Michael Sundue. (2016). A 4000-species dataset provides new insight into the evolution of ferns. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 105. 200–211. 204 indexed citations
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Sundue, Michael & Weston Testo. (2016). Parapolystichum novoguineense (comb. nov.; Dryopteridaceae) from New Guinea. Phytotaxa. 243(2). 2 indexed citations
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Field, Ashley R., et al.. (2015). Molecular phylogenetics and the morphology of the Lycopodiaceae subfamily Huperzioideae supports three genera: Huperzia, Phlegmariurus and Phylloglossum. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 94(Pt B). 635–657. 46 indexed citations
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Testo, Weston & James E. Watkins. (2013). Understanding mechanisms of rarity in pteridophytes: Competition and climate change threaten the rare fern Asplenium scolopendrium var. americanum (Aspleniaceae). American Journal of Botany. 100(11). 2261–2270. 33 indexed citations
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Testo, Weston & James E. Watkins. (2011). Comparative development and gametophyte morphology of the hart's-tongue fern, Asplenium scolopendrium L. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 138(4). 400–408. 14 indexed citations

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