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Else Marie Friis

Else Marie Friis

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Plant Science and Agronomy
Denmark
2026
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Plant Science and Agronomy
Sweden
2022

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
68
Citations
13812
World Ranking
795
National Ranking
5

Else Marie Friis publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Else Marie Friis sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 194 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Else Marie Friis D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Else Marie Friis sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Else Marie Friis is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark and focuses their research on plant diversity and evolution, primarily through paleobotanical studies. Their work spans several areas in agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist's research concentrates on topics such as:

  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Fern and Epiphyte Biology
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Botanical Research and Applications
  • Plant and animal studies

The main fields of study reflected in Else Marie Friis's publications include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of study are varied and include:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Plant Science
  • Paleontology
  • Food Science

Frequent co-authors in their publications are:

  • Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen
  • Peter R. Crane
  • Zuzana Heřmanová
  • Jiří Kvaček
  • Mário Miguel Mendes

Else Marie Friis has published extensively in the following venues:

  • Fossil Imprint
  • International Journal of Plant Sciences
  • Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
  • Cretaceous Research

Their recent papers include:

  • Melloniflora, a New Extinct Multiparted Flower from the Early Cretaceous of Virginia, USA, 2020, International Journal of Plant Sciences
  • Catanthus, an Extinct Magnoliid Flower from the Early Cretaceous of Portugal, 2020, International Journal of Plant Sciences
  • Multiparted, apocarpous flowers from the Early Cretaceous of eastern North America and Portugal, 2020, Fossil Imprint
  • Battenispermum hirsutum gen. et sp. nov., a new Early Cretaceous seed from Portugal with chlamydospermous organisation, 2020, Cretaceous Research
  • Plant mesofossils from the Late Cretaceous Klikov Formation, the Czech Republic, 2021, Fossil Imprint

Best Publications

  • The origin and early diversification of angiosperms

    Peter R. Crane;Else Marie Friis;Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen

  • Early Flowers and Angiosperm Evolution

    Else Marie Friis;Peter R. Crane;Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen

  • Cretaceous angiosperm flowers: Innovation and evolution in plant reproduction

    E.M. Friis;K. Raunsgaard Pedersen;P.R. Crane

  • A reevaluation of seed plant phylogeny.

    Kevin C Nixon;William L. Crepet;Dennis Stevenson;Else Marie Friis

  • Seed Size, Fruit Size, and Dispersal Systems in Angiosperms from the Early Cretaceous to the Late Tertiary.

    Ove Eriksson;Else Marie Friis;Per Löfgren

  • Molecular Phylogenetic Dating of Asterid Flowering Plants Shows Early Cretaceous Diversification

    Kare Bremer;Else Marie Friis;Birgitta Bremer

  • The Origins of Angiosperms and their Biological Consequences

    William A. DiMichele;Robyn J. Burnham;Hans-Dieter Sues;Else Marie Friis

  • The spread of grass-dominated habitats in Turkey and surrounding areas during the Cenozoic: Phytolith evidence

    Caroline A.E. Strömberg;Lars Werdelin;Else Marie Friis;Gerçek Saraç

  • Fossil evidence of water lilies (Nymphaeales) in the Early Cretaceous

    Else Marie Friis;Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen;Peter R. Crane

  • Early angiosperm diversification : The diversity of pollen associated with angiosperm reproductive structures in early Cretaceous floras from Portugal

    Else Marie Friis;Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen;Peter R Crane

  • Dating phylogenetically basal eudicots using rbcL sequences and multiple fossil reference points.

    Cajsa Lisa Anderson;Kåre Bremer;Else Marie Friis

  • Archaefructus--angiosperm precursor or specialized early angiosperm?

    Else Marie Friis;James A. Doyle;Peter K. Endress;Qin Leng

  • Diversity in obscurity: fossil flowers and the early history of angiosperms.

    Else Marie Friis;Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen;Peter R. Crane

  • Phase-contrast X-ray microtomography links Cretaceous seeds with Gnetales and Bennettitales

    Else Marie Friis;Peter R. Crane;Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen;Stefan Bengtson

  • Lauraceous Flowers from the Potomac Group (Mid-Cretaceous) of Eastern North America

    Andrew N. Drinnan;Peter R. Crane;Else Marie Friis;Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen

  • Seed Plant Relationships and the Systematic Position of Gnetales Based on Nuclear and Chloroplast DNA: Conflicting Data, Rooting Problems, and the Monophyly of Conifers

    Catarina Rydin;Mari Källersjö;Else Marie Friis

  • Araceae from the Early Cretaceous of Portugal: evidence on the emergence of monocotyledons

    Else Marie Friis;Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen;Peter R. Crane

  • On the evolutionary history of Ephedra: Cretaceous fossils and extant molecules

    Catarina Rydin;Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen;Else Marie Friis

  • Fossils and Plant Phylogeny

    Peter R. Crane;Patrick Herendeen;Else Marie Friis

  • Palaeobotanical redux: revisiting the age of the angiosperms.

    Patrick Herendeen;Else Marie Friis;Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen;Peter Robert Crane

  • Early cretaceous (early to middle Albian) platanoid inflorescences associated with Sapindopsis leaves from the Potomac Group of eastern North America

    Peter R. Crane;Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen;Else Marie Friis;Andrew N. Drinnan

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter R. Crane
Peter R. Crane Yale University
Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen
Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen Aarhus University
Peter K. Endress
Peter K. Endress University of Zurich
Jürg Schönenberger
Jürg Schönenberger University of Vienna
William L. Crepet
William L. Crepet Cornell University
Guido W. Grimm
Guido W. Grimm University of Vienna
Kevin C. Nixon
Kevin C. Nixon Cornell University
Patrick S. Herendeen
Patrick S. Herendeen George Washington University
Kåre Bremer
Kåre Bremer Stockholm University
Dennis W. Stevenson
Dennis W. Stevenson New York Botanical Garden

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