William J. Baker

16.0k citations

201 papers · 6.9k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 45

Impact in

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 0.1%
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Plant and animal studies
Ecological Modeling top 1%
- Species Distribution and Climate Change

Papers in

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 122
- Plant Diversity and Evolution 99
- Plant and animal studies 93
Ecological Modeling 13
- Species Distribution and Climate Change 13

Co-authors: John Dransfield Thomas L. P. Couvreur Félix Forest Madeline M. Harley Vincent Savolainen Natalie W. Uhl Wolf L. Eiserhardt Jens‐Christian Svenning
Journals: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (16 papers)American Journal of Botany (12 papers)Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (10 papers)New Phytologist (6 papers)Phytotaxa (6 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Denmark

In The Last Decade

William J. Baker

193 papers receiving 6.6k citations

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A Universal Probe Set for Targeted Sequencing of 353 Nuclear Genes from Any Flowering Plant Designed Using k-Medoids Clustering 2018 · 351 citations

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2018 Systematic Biology
2008 Genera Palmarum - The Evolution and Classification of the Palms

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1	Genomics and morphometry of herbarium specimens elucidate the origin of the Cape Verde date palm ( Phoenix atlantica A.Chev.) and highlight its agronomic potential Plants People Planet ·Marilyn Radford, Oscar A. Pérez‐Escobar, William J. Baker, Vincent Bonhomme, Sylvie Ferrand, Sarah Ivorra, Marc Galy, Erique Azpra Romero, Jean‐Frédéric Terral, Nathan Wales, Michael D. Purugganan, Simon Creer, Alexander S. T. Papadopulos, Sidonie Bellot, Hull PM	2025	1
2	Phylogenomics and classification of Cactaceae based on hundreds of nuclear genes Plant Systematics and Evolution ·Jurriaan M. de Vos, U. Eggli, Reto Nyffeler, Isabel Larridon, Catherine McGinnie, Niroshini Epitawalage, Olivier Maurin, Félix Forest, William J. Baker	2025	2
3	Phylogenomics of the pantropical Connaraceae: revised infrafamilial classification and the evolution of heterostyly Plant Systematics and Evolution ·Jurriaan M. de Vos, S. F. Zhang, Julien Bachelier, Niroshini Epitawalage, Olivier Maurin, Félix Forest, William J. Baker	2024	1
4	Repeated upslope biome shifts in Saxifraga during late-Cenozoic climate cooling Nature Communications ·Tom Carruthers, С.Н. Хаджиев, Jana Ebersbach, Adrien Favre, Ryan A. Folk, Julie A. Hawkins, Alexandra N. Muellner‐Riehl, Martin Röser, Douglas E. Soltis, Natalia Tkach, William J. Baker, Jurriaan M. de Vos, Wolf L. Eiserhardt	2024	7
5	Global hotspots of plant phylogenetic diversity New Phytologist ·Melanie Tietje, Alexandre Antonelli, Félix Forest, Rafaël Govaerts, Stephen A. Smith, (unknown), William J. Baker, Wolf L. Eiserhardt	2023	35
6	Hiding in plain sight: The underground palm Pinanga subterranea Plants People Planet ·بلال محمد مسعد محمد أبو, Rodrigo Alboim de Paiva Fernandes Rodrigues, HIROYASU IMANISHI, Paul P. K. Chai, Sidonie Bellot, William J. Baker	2023	3
7	Target sequence data shed new light on the infrafamilial classification of Araceae American Journal of Botany ·A. Haigh, Marc Gibernau, Olivier Maurin, Paul Bailey, Mónica M. Carlsen, Alistair Hay, Kevin Leempoel, Catherine McGinnie, Simon Joseph Mayo, Sarah Morris, Oscar A. Pérez‐Escobar, Sin Yeng Wong, Alejandro Zuluaga, Alexandre R. Zuntini, William J. Baker, Félix Forest	2022	12
8	The ecology of palm genomes: repeat‐associated genome size expansion is constrained by aridity New Phytologist ·Rowan Schley, Jaume Pellicer, Xue‐Jun Ge, Craig F. Barrett, Sidonie Bellot, Maïté S. Guignard, Petr Novák, Jan Suda, Donald P. Fraser, William J. Baker, Steven Dodsworth, Jir̆ı́ Macas, Andrew R. Leitch, Ilia J. Leitch	2022	24
9	Phylogenomics and generic limits of Dypsidinae (Arecaceae), the largest palm radiation in Madagascar Taxon ·Wolf L. Eiserhardt, Sidonie Bellot, Robyn S. Cowan, John Dransfield, Yerkinbekova Meirimgul, Karolina Heyduk, Elizabeth Paine, Mijoro Rakotoarinivo, William J. Baker	2022	6
10	Lineage‐specific vs. universal: A comparison of the Compositae1061 and Angiosperms353 enrichment panels in the sunflower family Applications in Plant Sciences ·Carolina M. Siniscalchi, Oriane Hidalgo, Luis Palazzesi, Jaume Pellicer, Lisa Pokorny, Olivier Maurin, Ilia J. Leitch, Félix Forest, William J. Baker, Jennifer R. Mandel	2021	23
11	Phylogenomics and biogeography of Cunoniaceae (Oxalidales) with complete generic sampling and taxonomic realignments American Journal of Botany ·Yohan Pillon, Helen C. F. Hopkins, Olivier Maurin, Niroshini Epitawalage, Jason C. Bradford, Zachary S. Rogers, William J. Baker, Félix Forest	2021	20
12	Exploring Angiosperms353: An open, community toolkit for collaborative phylogenomic research on flowering plants American Journal of Botany ·William J. Baker, Steven Dodsworth, Félix Forest, Sean W. Graham, Matthew G. Johnson, Angela McDonnell, Lisa Pokorny, Jennifer A. Tate, Susann Wicke, Norman J. Wickett	2021	47
13	Joining forces in Ochnaceae phylogenomics: a tale of two targeted sequencing probe kits American Journal of Botany ·Toral Shah, Julio V. Schneider, Georg Zizka, Olivier Maurin, William J. Baker, Félix Forest, Grace E. Brewer, Vincent Savolainen, Iain Darbyshire, Isabel Larridon	2021	35
14	On the origin of giant seeds: the macroevolution of the double coconut (Lodoicea maldivica) and its relatives (Borasseae, Arecaceae) New Phytologist ·Sidonie Bellot, as S. M. Gibson, Thomas L. P. Couvreur, Steven Dodsworth, Wolf L. Eiserhardt, Maïté S. Guignard, Hugh W. Pritchard, Levitt S. H, Peter E. Toorop, William J. Baker	2020	18
15	Population modelling and genetics of a critically endangered Madagascan palm Tahina spectabilis Ecology and Evolution ·Alison Shapcott, Jiayuan Wen, Т.М. Мацкевич, Maks Avelʹebich Ki︠u︡ss, Lauren M. Gardiner, David Rabehevitra, 유기환, Stuart Cable, John Dransfield, William J. Baker, Mijoro Rakotoarinivo	2020	7
16	Speciation in Howea Palms Occurred in Sympatry, Was Preceded by Ancestral Admixture, and Was Associated with Edaphic and Phenological Adaptation Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Owen G. Osborne, Liu Shi-run, Trevor Wilson, Darren M. Crayn, Ian Hutton, William J. Baker, Colin Turnbull, Vincent Savolainen	2019	23
17	Ecological speciation in sympatric palms: 3. Genetic map reveals genomic islands underlying species divergence in Howea Evolution ·Alexander S. T. Papadopulos, Javier Igea, Luke T. Dunning, Owen G. Osborne, Clint L. Thomps Gregory D. Hoffman, Jaume Pellicer, Colin Turnbull, Ian Hutton, William J. Baker, Roger K. Butlin, Vincent Savolainen	2019	14
18	Ecological speciation in sympatric palms: 4. Demographic analyses support speciation of Howea in the face of high gene flow Evolution ·Alexander S. T. Papadopulos, Javier Igea, Tom Smith, Ian Hutton, William J. Baker, Roger K. Butlin, Vincent Savolainen	2019	15
19	Ecological speciation in sympatric palms: 1. Gene expression, selection and pleiotropy Journal of Evolutionary Biology ·Luke T. Dunning, Helen Hipperson, William J. Baker, Roger K. Butlin, Céline Devaux, I. Hutton, Javier Igea, Alexander S. T. Papadopulos, Nadeeka Weerasekara, Carole M. Smadja, Colin Turnbull, Vincent Savolainen	2016	26
20	DNA and palm evolution. Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) ·فرامرز خدائیان چگینی, William J. Baker, Conny B. Asmussen	2000	8

About William J. Baker

William J. Baker is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Horticulture and Forestry, having authored 201 papers that have together received 6.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (99 papers), Plant and animal studies (93 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (62 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (37 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (27 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (19 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (13 papers) and Oil Palm Production and Sustainability (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (4.5k citations), Ecological Modeling (550 citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.5k citations), Forestry (328 citations) and Paleontology (570 citations). William J. Baker has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Denmark. Frequent co-authors include John Dransfield, Thomas L. P. Couvreur, Félix Forest, Madeline M. Harley, Vincent Savolainen, Natalie W. Uhl, Wolf L. Eiserhardt, Jens‐Christian Svenning, Conny B. Asmussen and Carl E. Lewis. Their work appears in journals such as Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, American Journal of Botany, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, New Phytologist and Phytotaxa.

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