William J. D. Iles

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 972 citations indexed

About

William J. D. Iles is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, William J. D. Iles has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 972 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 5 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in William J. D. Iles's work include Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (10 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (10 papers) and Plant and animal studies (5 papers). William J. D. Iles is often cited by papers focused on Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (10 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (10 papers) and Plant and animal studies (5 papers). William J. D. Iles collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. William J. D. Iles's co-authors include Sean W. Graham, Selena Y. Smith, Alejandro Zuluaga, Thomas J. Givnish, Daniel Spalink, Jim Leebens‐Mack, María A. Gandolfo, Stephanie P. Lyon, Mercedes Ames and Chelsea D. Specht and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Plant Cell & Environment and American Journal of Botany.

In The Last Decade

William J. D. Iles

13 papers receiving 956 citations

Hit Papers

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Orchid phylogenomics and multiple drivers of their extraordinary diversification

2015 379 citations Thomas J. Givnish, Daniel Spalink et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →

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Alejandro Zuluaga Colombia

An‐Ming Lu China

Stephanie P. Lyon United States

Steven B. Janssens Belgium

Erik J. M. Koenen Switzerland

Mercedes Ames United States

Michelle L. Zjhra United States

Xiaoguo Xiang China

Wendy L. Clement United States

Dion S. Devey United Kingdom

Alejandro Zuluaga Colombia

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128 ×0.9

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119 ×1.1

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13 of 13 papers shown

Smith, Selena Y., et al.. (2018). Building the monocot tree of death: Progress and challenges emerging from the macrofossil‐rich Zingiberales. American Journal of Botany. 105(8). 1389–1400. 10 indexed citations

Givnish, Thomas J., Alejandro Zuluaga, Daniel Spalink, et al.. (2018). Monocot plastid phylogenomics, timeline, net rates of species diversification, the power of multi‐gene analyses, and a functional model for the origin of monocots. American Journal of Botany. 105(11). 1888–1910. 164 indexed citations

Piñeyro‐Nelson, Alma, Ana Maria Rocha de Almeida, Chodon Sass, William J. D. Iles, & Chelsea D. Specht. (2017). Change of Fate and Staminodial Laminarity as Potential Agents of Floral Diversification in the Zingiberales. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution. 328(1-2). 41–54. 5 indexed citations

Sass, Chodon, William J. D. Iles, Craig F. Barrett, Selena Y. Smith, & Chelsea D. Specht. (2016). Revisiting the Zingiberales: using multiplexed exon capture to resolve ancient and recent phylogenetic splits in a charismatic plant lineage. PeerJ. 4. e1584–e1584. 63 indexed citations

Iles, William J. D., et al.. (2016). The phylogeny of Heliconia (Heliconiaceae) and the evolution of floral presentation. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 117. 150–167. 20 indexed citations

Givnish, Thomas J., Alejandro Zuluaga, Isabel Marques, et al.. (2016). Phylogenomics and historical biogeography of the monocot order Liliales: out of Australia and through Antarctica. Cladistics. 32(6). 581–605. 60 indexed citations

Iles, William J. D., Selena Y. Smith, María A. Gandolfo, & Sean W. Graham. (2015). Monocot fossils suitable for molecular dating analyses. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 178(3). 346–374. 95 indexed citations

Givnish, Thomas J., Daniel Spalink, Mercedes Ames, et al.. (2015). Orchid phylogenomics and multiple drivers of their extraordinary diversification. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 282(1814). 20151553–20151553. 379 indexed citations breakdown →

Iles, William J. D., Christopher Lee, Dmitry D. Sokoloff, et al.. (2014). Reconstructing the age and historical biogeography of the ancient flowering-plant family Hydatellaceae (Nymphaeales). BMC Evolutionary Biology. 14(1). 102–102. 18 indexed citations

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Iles, William J. D.. (2013). The phylogeny and evolution of two ancient lineages of aquatic plants. Open Collections. 1 indexed citations

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Iles, William J. D., Paula J. Rudall, Dmitry D. Sokoloff, et al.. (2012). Molecular phylogenetics of Hydatellaceae (Nymphaeales): Sexual‐system homoplasy and a new sectional classification. American Journal of Botany. 99(4). 663–676. 22 indexed citations

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Graham, Sean W. & William J. D. Iles. (2008). Different gymnosperm outgroups have (mostly) congruent signal regarding the root of flowering plant phylogeny. American Journal of Botany. 96(1). 216–227. 50 indexed citations

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Feild, Taylor S., Tammy L. Sage, Christine Czerniak, & William J. D. Iles. (2005). Hydathodal leaf teeth of Chloranthus japonicus (Chloranthaceae) prevent guttation‐induced flooding of the mesophyll. Plant Cell & Environment. 28(9). 1179–1190. 85 indexed citations

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