William S. Lacey

967 total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 824 citations indexed

About

William S. Lacey is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, William S. Lacey has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 824 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 9 papers in Plant Science and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in William S. Lacey's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (14 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (8 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (5 papers). William S. Lacey is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (14 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (8 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (5 papers). William S. Lacey collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. William S. Lacey's co-authors include Kenneth W. Joy, A. J. Willis, N. T. Mirov, Lawrence C. Matten, E. M. van Zinderen Bakker, William G. Chaloner, Donald A. Eggert, Dianne Edwards, J. M. Pettitt and Harlan P. Banks and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Ecology and Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society.

In The Last Decade

William S. Lacey

21 papers receiving 721 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A Rapid Cellulose Peel Technique in Palaeobotany

1956 317 citations Kenneth W. Joy, A. J. Willis et al. Annals of Botany profile →

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Wilson N. Stewart United States

William D. Tidwell United States

Rudolf Florin

Henry N. Andrews United States

H. D. MacGinitie United States

Lawrence C. Matten United States

Edgardo J. Romero Argentina

Charles J. Smiley United States

Joseph R. Thomasson United States

Brian J. Axsmith United States

Wilson N. Stewart United States

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428 ×1.5

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371 ×1.4

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209 ×1.2

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119 ×0.9

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Countries citing papers authored by William S. Lacey

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Fields of papers citing papers by William S. Lacey

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William S. Lacey

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of William S. Lacey. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of William S. Lacey based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with William S. Lacey. William S. Lacey is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Matten, Lawrence C., et al.. (1984). Additions to the silicified upper devonian/lower carboniferous flora from ballyheigue, Ireland. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 43(4). 303–320. 16 indexed citations

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Matten, Lawrence C., et al.. (1984). The Megagametophyte of Hydrasperma tenuis Long from the Upper Devonian of Ireland. American Journal of Botany. 71(10). 1461–1461. 7 indexed citations

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Matten, Lawrence C., et al.. (1980). A megafossil flora from the uppermost devonian near Ballyheigue, Co. Kerry, Ireland. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 29. 241–251. 22 indexed citations

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Lacey, William S., et al.. (1979). The sporangia of Horneophyton lignieri (Kidston and Lang) Barghoorn and Darrah. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 28(2). 137–144. 16 indexed citations

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Lacey, William S., et al.. (1979). Observations on Nothia aphylla Lyon ex Høeg. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 27(2). 119–147. 39 indexed citations

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Chaloner, William G., et al.. (1977). First Devonian platyspermic seed and its implications in gymnosperm evolution. Nature. 265(5591). 233–235. 41 indexed citations

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Lacey, William S.. (1976). A review of the Upper Permian Glossopteris flora in Western Natal. Journal of Palaeosciences. 25(1-3). 185–189. 3 indexed citations

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Chandra, Shaila, et al.. (1975). Palynological studies in the Lower Karroo of Rhodesia and the republic of South Africa. Journal of Palaeosciences. 24(1-3). 71–95. 1 indexed citations

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Matten, Lawrence C., William S. Lacey, & Dianne Edwards. (1975). Discovery of one of the oldest gymnosperm floras containing cupulate seeds. ORCA Online Research @Cardiff. 32. 299–303. 15 indexed citations

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Pettitt, J. M. & William S. Lacey. (1972). A lower carboniferous seed compression from North Wales. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 14(1-2). 159–169. 1 indexed citations

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Lacey, William S. & E. M. van Zinderen Bakker. (1968). Palaeoecology of Africa and of the Surrounding Islands and Antarctica.. Journal of Ecology. 56(3). 916–916. 29 indexed citations

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Lacey, William S. & N. T. Mirov. (1968). The Genus Pinus.. Journal of Ecology. 56(3). 914–914. 158 indexed citations

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Banks, Harlan P., William G. Chaloner, & William S. Lacey. (1967). Chapter 4 Pteridophyta—1. Geological Society London Special Publications. 2(1). 219–231.

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Lacey, William S. & Donald A. Eggert. (1964). A FLORA FROM THE CHESTER SERIES (UPPER MISSISSIPPIAN) OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. American Journal of Botany. 51(9). 976–985. 13 indexed citations

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Lacey, William S. & Donald A. Eggert. (1964). A Flora from the Chester Series (Upper Mississippian) of Southern Illinois. American Journal of Botany. 51(9). 976–976. 8 indexed citations

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Lacey, William S.. (1959). Occurrence of Presumed Glossopteridean Fructifications in Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Nature. 184(4698). 1592–1593. 6 indexed citations

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Lacey, William S., et al.. (1957). Observations on the Aphlebiae and Megasporangia of Stauropteris burntislandica P. Bertrand. Annals of Botany. 21(4). 621–625. 7 indexed citations

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Joy, Kenneth W., A. J. Willis, & William S. Lacey. (1956). A Rapid Cellulose Peel Technique in Palaeobotany. Annals of Botany. 20(4). 635–637. 317 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lacey, William S.. (1953). Scottish Lower Carboniferous Plants: Eristophyton waltoni sp. nov. and Endoxylon zonatum (Kidston) Scott from Dunbartonshire. Annals of Botany. 17(4). 579–597. 46 indexed citations

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Lacey, William S.. (1952). A boring in the millstone grit near darwen, lancashire. Geological Journal. 1(2). 194–199. 1 indexed citations

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