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Plant Diversity and Evolution

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Chuan‐Yu Xiang
Lanzhou University
2
NN Wijayawardene
Qujing Normal University
3
Jens J. Ringelberg
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
4
Biao‐Feng Zhou
South China Botanical Garden
5
Sampa Kundu
Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University
6
Xiao‐Mei Xia
Beijing Botanical Garden
7
Maaike J. Bierenbroodspot
University of Göttingen
8
Tian‐Wen Xiao
Chinese Academy of Sciences
9
Benedikt Georg Kuhnhäuser
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
10
Eliott Capel
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Papers

1
Publication in Current Biology (2024) [51 citations, W4391070038]
Current Biology|2024
51 cit.
2
Genomic insights into adaptive evolution of the species-rich cosmopolitan plant genus Rhododendron
Cell Reports|2024
31 cit.
3
Island geography drives evolution of rattan palms in tropical Asian rainforests
Science|2025
24 cit.
4
Chromosome-level genome assemblies of <i>Musa ornata</i> and <i>Musa velutina</i> provide insights into pericarp dehiscence and anthocyanin biosynthesis in banana
Horticulture Research|2024
11 cit.
5
Publication in Current Biology (2025) [11 citations, W4414281078]
Current Biology|2025
11 cit.
6
Publication in Fungal Biology (2024) [9 citations, W4392714523]
Fungal Biology|2024
9 cit.
7
Publication in Geobios (2024) [9 citations, W4402634036]
Geobios|2024
9 cit.
8
Publication in Fungal Biology (2024) [8 citations, W4392714228]
Fungal Biology|2024
8 cit.
9
The evolution of ephemeral flora in Xinjiang, China: insights from plastid phylogenomic analyses of Brassicaceae
BMC Plant Biology|2024
7 cit.
10
Publication in Mycologia (2024) [7 citations, W4400772817]
Mycologia|2024
7 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Erin Zimmerman
Université de Montréal
2
Orlando Rivera-Díaz
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
3
Natalia del Pilar Moreno
Wageningen University & Research
4
Duccio Tampucci
University of Milan
5
Wajid Zaman
Yeungnam University
6
Haibao Tang
Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
7
B. Zhong
University of Science and Technology Liaoning
8
Fazal Ullah
Hazara University
9
Guillaume Chomicki
Kunming Institute of Botany
10
CHUNLEI XIANG
Kunming Institute of Botany

Papers

1
JCVI: A versatile toolkit for comparative genomics analysis
iMeta|2024
394 cit.
2
Biofabrication of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles from Spirogyra hyalina and Ajuga bracteosa and Their Antibacterial Applications
Molecules|2023
75 cit.
3
Melatonin in Micro-Tom Tomato: Improved Drought Tolerance via the Regulation of the Photosynthetic Apparatus, Membrane Stability, Osmoprotectants, and Root System
Life|2022
66 cit.
4
The highly allo-autopolyploid modern sugarcane genome and very recent allopolyploidization in Saccharum
Nature Genetics|2025
57 cit.
5
Diversity, Ecological and Traditional Knowledge of Pteridophytes in the Western Himalayas
Diversity|2022
54 cit.
6
Recent Advancements in Catalysts for Petroleum Refining
Catalysts|2024
53 cit.
7
Phylotranscriptomic insights into a Mesoproterozoic–Neoproterozoic origin and early radiation of green seaweeds (Ulvophyceae)
Nature Communications|2022
51 cit.
8
Foliar micromorphology of selected medicinal Lamiaceae taxa and their taxonomic implication using scanning electron microscopy
Microscopy Research and Technique|2022
40 cit.
9
Metal-Based Catalysts in Biomass Transformation: From Plant Feedstocks to Renewable Fuels and Chemicals
Catalysts|2025
40 cit.
10
Phylotranscriptomics unveil a Paleoproterozoic-Mesoproterozoic origin and deep relationships of the Viridiplantae
Nature Communications|2023
39 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Mark W. Chase
University of Vienna
2
Pamela S. Soltis
Florida Museum of Natural History
3
Michael J. Donoghue
Yale University
4
Robert K. Jansen
The University of Texas at Austin
5
Kevin C. Nixon
Cornell University
6
Peter R. Crane
Yale University
7
Li D
Kunming Institute of Botany
8
Susanne S. Renner
Washington University in St. Louis
9
Kenneth J. Sytsma
University of Wisconsin System
10
Bùi Quang Minh
Australian National University

Papers

1
IQ-TREE: A Fast and Effective Stochastic Algorithm for Estimating Maximum-Likelihood Phylogenies
Molecular Biology and Evolution|2014
27.5k cit.
2
IQ-TREE 2: New Models and Efficient Methods for Phylogenetic Inference in the Genomic Era
Molecular Biology and Evolution|2020
16.8k cit.
3
W-IQ-TREE: a fast online phylogenetic tool for maximum likelihood analysis
Nucleic Acids Research|2016
5.7k cit.
4
TNT, a free program for phylogenetic analysis
Cladistics|2008
5.3k cit.
5
Ultrafast Approximation for Phylogenetic Bootstrap
Molecular Biology and Evolution|2013
5k cit.
6
Phylogenies and Community Ecology
Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics|2002
4.6k cit.
7
GetOrganelle: a fast and versatile toolkit for accurate de novo assembly of organelle genomes
Genome biology|2020
3.9k cit.
8
Terrace Aware Data Structure for Phylogenomic Inference from Supermatrices
Systematic Biology|2016
2.4k cit.
9
Phylogenetics of Seed Plants: An Analysis of Nucleotide Sequences from the Plastid Gene rbcL
Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden|1993
2.1k cit.
10
Historical biogeography, ecology and species richness
Trends in Ecology & Evolution|2004
2k cit.

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