The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Elwyn L. Simons sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 234 publications — 62nd percentile
62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Elwyn L. Simons sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 68 D-Index — 61st percentile
61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.
Elwyn L. Simons was affiliated with Duke University in the United States during their academic career. Their research contributions spanned multiple disciplines within the biological sciences, focusing primarily on the agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.
The scientist's work encompassed various subfields including ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics, along with biochemistry and forestry. Their research addressed several main topics, notably plant diversity and evolution, traditional and medicinal uses of the Annonaceae plant family, and African botany and ecology studies.
Among their coauthors, Jan J. Wieringa was a frequent collaborator.
Their publications appeared in specific venues such as:
One recent paper authored by their collaborator Jan J. Wieringa in 2024, titled Cassytha (Lauraceae) in Africa and the description of a new species from Gabon, was published in Blumea - Biodiversity Evolution and Biogeography of Plants and cited once.
Over the course of their career, Elwyn L. Simons received recognition including being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2006, as well as election to the National Academy of Sciences in 1981.
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Philip D. Gingerich;B. Holly Smith;Elwyn L. Simons
Jeheskel Shoshani;Colin P. Groves;Elwyn L. Simons;Gregg F. Gunnell
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Mark F. Teaford;Mary C. Maas;Elwyn L. Simons
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Erik R. Seiffert;Jonathan M. G. Perry;Elwyn L. Simons;Doug M. Boyer
Eugene S. Gaffney;Peter A. Meylan;Roger C. Wood;Elwyn Simons
Laurie R. Godfrey;Gina M. Semprebon;William L. Jungers;Michael R. Sutherland
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Richard F. Kay;John G. Fleagle;Elwyn L. Simons
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