William E. Friedman

8.1k total citations
104 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

William E. Friedman is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, William E. Friedman has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 54 papers in Molecular Biology and 47 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in William E. Friedman's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (56 papers), Plant and animal studies (53 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (37 papers). William E. Friedman is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (56 papers), Plant and animal studies (53 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (37 papers). William E. Friedman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. William E. Friedman's co-authors include Joseph H. Williams, Jeffrey S. Carmichael, Sandra K. Floyd, David H. Benzing, Martha E. Cook, Michael D. Purugganan, Richard C. Moore, Donald Ott, Julien Bachelier and A. Renfrow and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

William E. Friedman

102 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William E. Friedman United States 39 2.1k 2.0k 2.0k 175 135 104 3.4k
Susan M. Swensen United States 18 1.9k 0.9× 1.5k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 173 1.0× 233 1.7× 24 2.7k
Phillip Cribb United Kingdom 24 2.1k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 920 0.5× 377 2.2× 122 0.9× 171 2.5k
Cynthia M. Morton United States 26 1.8k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 954 0.5× 167 1.0× 281 2.1× 51 2.5k
Paul A. Gadek Australia 26 1.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 239 1.4× 166 1.2× 68 2.4k
Hartmut H. Hilger Germany 25 1.7k 0.8× 1.0k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 152 0.9× 185 1.4× 97 2.2k
Ricarda Riina Spain 24 2.2k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 334 1.9× 292 2.2× 95 2.8k
Sigrid Liede‐Schumann Germany 27 2.1k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 933 0.5× 189 1.1× 81 0.6× 172 2.5k
Barbara G. Briggs Australia 19 1.6k 0.8× 1.0k 0.5× 821 0.4× 242 1.4× 136 1.0× 71 2.0k
Martin Cheek United Kingdom 25 2.2k 1.1× 1.1k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 402 2.3× 106 0.8× 222 3.1k
Robert A. Price United States 25 1.4k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 943 0.5× 202 1.2× 316 2.3× 46 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by William E. Friedman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William E. Friedman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Friedman, William E., et al.. (2023). Cercis canadensis ‘Arnold Banner’: A Periclinal Chimera of Eastern Redbud with Prominent Nectar Guides. HortScience. 58(12). 1484–1487. 1 indexed citations
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Friedman, William E., et al.. (2022). Rapid diversification of vascular architecture underlies the Carboniferous fern radiation. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 289(1973). 20212209–20212209. 10 indexed citations
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DaCosta, Jeffrey M., Christopher J. Grassa, P. R. V. Satyaki, et al.. (2020). Water lily ( Nymphaea thermarum ) genome reveals variable genomic signatures of ancient vascular cambium losses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(15). 8649–8656. 40 indexed citations
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Diggle, Pamela K., et al.. (2018). Evidence for parent-of-origin effects and interparental conflict in seeds of an ancient flowering plant lineage. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 285(1872). 20172491–20172491. 22 indexed citations
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Friedman, William E., Michael S. Dosmann, David E. Boufford, et al.. (2016). Developing an Exemplary Collection: A Vision for the Next Century at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Arnoldia.. 73(3). 2–18. 4 indexed citations
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Friedman, William E.. (2015). Evolving words and the egg‐bearing tubes of Welwitschia (Welwitschiaceae). American Journal of Botany. 102(2). 176–179. 3 indexed citations
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Losada, Juan M., M. Herrero, J.I. Hormaza, & William E. Friedman. (2014). Arabinogalactan proteins mark stigmatic receptivity in the protogynous flowers of Magnolia virginiana (Magnoliaceae). American Journal of Botany. 101(11). 1963–1975. 16 indexed citations
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Friedman, William E.. (2013). Mutants in our Midst. Arnoldia.. 71(1). 2–14. 1 indexed citations
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Bachelier, Julien & William E. Friedman. (2011). Female gamete competition in an ancient angiosperm lineage. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(30). 12360–12365. 24 indexed citations
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Friedman, William E.. (2011). Plant Genomics: Homoplasy Heaven in a Lycophyte Genome. Current Biology. 21(14). R554–R556. 6 indexed citations
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Friedman, William E., et al.. (2009). Female gametophyte and early seed development in Peperomia (Piperaceae). American Journal of Botany. 97(1). 1–14. 64 indexed citations
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Friedman, William E., et al.. (2007). Arbuscular mycorrhizal associations in Lycopodiaceae. New Phytologist. 177(3). 790–801. 68 indexed citations
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Friedman, William E.. (2006). Embryological evidence for developmental lability during early angiosperm evolution. Nature. 441(7091). 337–340. 70 indexed citations
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Friedman, William E.. (2006). Sex among the flowers.. Natural history. 115(9). 48–53. 5 indexed citations
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Friedman, William E., Richard C. Moore, & Michael D. Purugganan. (2004). The evolution of plant development. American Journal of Botany. 91(10). 1726–1741. 118 indexed citations
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Friedman, William E.. (2001). Comparative embryology of basal angiosperms. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 4(1). 14–20. 19 indexed citations
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Friedman, William E. & Sandra K. Floyd. (2001). PERSPECTIVE: THE ORIGIN OF FLOWERING PLANTS AND THEIR REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY?A TALE OF TWO PHYLOGENIES. Evolution. 55(2). 217–231. 39 indexed citations
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Friedman, William E.. (1993). The evolutionary history of the seed plant male gametophyte. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 8(1). 15–21. 41 indexed citations
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Friedman, William E., et al.. (1991). Developmentally regulated antigen associated with calcium crystals in tobacco anthers. Planta. 186(1). 13–6. 13 indexed citations
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Golden, A. M. & William E. Friedman. (1964). Some taxonomic studies on the genus Criconema (Nematoda: Criconematidae).. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington. 31(1). 47–59. 2 indexed citations

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