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Khidir W. Hilu

Khidir W. Hilu

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
47
Citations
9238
World Ranking
2507
National Ranking
624

Khidir W. Hilu 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 Khidir W. Hilu sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 114 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Khidir W. Hilu 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 Khidir W. Hilu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Genus

Khidir W. Hilu mostly deals with Phylogenetics, Evolutionary biology, Botany, Austrobaileyales and Basal angiosperms. His Phylogenetics study contributes to a more complete understanding of Genetics. His study in Evolutionary biology is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Taxon, Taxonomic rank, Flowering plant and Macroevolution.

His Botany research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Molecular phylogenetics, Commelinids and Corsiaceae, Liliales, Pandanales. The study incorporates disciplines such as Laurales and Nymphaeales in addition to Austrobaileyales. His Nymphaeales research includes elements of Santalales and Saxifragales.

His most cited work include:

  • Angiosperm phylogeny: 17 genes, 640 taxa (499 citations)
  • Angiosperm phylogeny based on matK sequence information (450 citations)
  • Noncoding plastid trnT-trnF sequences reveal a well resolved phylogeny of basal angiosperms (292 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Botany, Phylogenetics, Genetics, Phylogenetic tree and Evolutionary biology. His Botany study combines topics in areas such as Chloridoideae and Monophyly. His work carried out in the field of Phylogenetics brings together such families of science as Nucleic acid sequence, Chromosome and DNA sequencing.

His study in the field of Gene, Pseudogene, Intron and Molecular evolution is also linked to topics like Group II intron. Khidir W. Hilu has researched Phylogenetic tree in several fields, including Genome evolution and Genome. His Evolutionary biology study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Taxon, Austrobaileyales, Basal angiosperms, Nymphaeales and Ranunculales.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (56.52%)
  • Phylogenetics (30.43%)
  • Genetics (29.35%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2008-2019)?

  • Phylogenetics (30.43%)
  • Botany (56.52%)
  • Phylogenetic tree (19.57%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Phylogenetics, Botany, Phylogenetic tree, Genetics and Molecular phylogenetics. His research integrates issues of Mutualism and Lichen in his study of Phylogenetics. His Botany study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Comparative anatomy and Clade.

His Phylogenetic tree research integrates issues from Evolutionary biology and Subfamily. When carried out as part of a general Genetics research project, his work on Plastid, Pseudogene and Intron is frequently linked to work in Eukaryotic translation and Group II intron, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study. His research in Molecular phylogenetics intersects with topics in Caryophyllales, Rivina, Taxon, GenBank and Poaceae.

Between 2008 and 2019, his most popular works were:

  • Angiosperm phylogeny: 17 genes, 640 taxa (499 citations)
  • Land plant evolutionary timeline: Gene effects are secondary to fossil constraints in relaxed clock estimation of age and substitution rates (208 citations)
  • Phylogeny of the Caryophyllales Sensu Lato: Revisiting Hypotheses on Pollination Biology and Perianth Differentiation in the Core Caryophyllales (99 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Genus

Khidir W. Hilu focuses on Ecology, Botany, Subfamily, Phylogenetics and Phylogenetic tree. His work on Mutualism and Lichen as part of general Ecology study is frequently linked to Leotiomyceta, Symbiosis and Ectosymbiosis, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science. Specifically, his work in Botany is concerned with the study of Rhabdodendron.

His studies deal with areas such as Pappophorum, Polyphyly and Triticeae as well as Subfamily. His Phylogenetics research spans across into areas like Biome and Agaricomycetes. His work deals with themes such as Poeae, Pooideae and Tribe, which intersect with Phylogenetic tree.

Best Publications

  • Angiosperm phylogeny: 17 genes, 640 taxa

    Douglas E. Soltis;Stephen A. Smith;Nico Cellinese;Kenneth J. Wurdack

  • Angiosperm phylogeny based on matK sequence information

    Khidir W. Hilu;Thomas Borsch;Kai Müller;Douglas E. Soltis

  • Noncoding plastid trnT-trnF sequences reveal a well resolved phylogeny of basal angiosperms

    T. Borsch;K. W. Hilu;D. Quandt;V. Wilde

  • The matK gene: sequence variation and application in plant systematics

    Khidir W. Hilu;Hongping Liang

  • Land plant evolutionary timeline: Gene effects are secondary to fossil constraints in relaxed clock estimation of age and substitution rates

    Susana Magallón;Khidir W. Hilu;Dietmar Quandt

  • Contemporaneous radiations of fungi and plants linked to symbiosis

    François Lutzoni;Michael D. Nowak;Michael E. Alfaro;Valérie Reeb

  • Multigene Analyses of Monocot Relationships

    Mark W. Chase;Michael F. Fay;Dion S. Devey;Oliver Maurin

  • Genome-scale data, angiosperm relationships, and ‘ending incongruence’: a cautionary tale in phylogenetics

    Douglas E. Soltis;Victor A. Albert;Vincent Savolainen;Khidir Hilu

  • The role of single-gene mutations in the evolution of flowering plants

    K. W. Hilu

  • Phylogenetic analyses of basal angiosperms based on nine plastid, mitochondrial, and nuclear genes

    Yin Long Qiu;Yin Long Qiu;Yin Long Qiu;Olena Dombrovska;Olena Dombrovska;Olena Dombrovska;Jungho Lee;Jungho Lee;Jungho Lee;Libo Li;Libo Li

  • Phylogenetic analysis of Magnoliales and Myristicaceae based on multiple data sets: implications for character evolution

    Hervé Sauquet;James A. Doyle;Tanya Scharaschkin;Thomas Borsch

  • Domestication of Eleusine coracana

    Khidir W. Hilu;J. M. J. de Wet

  • Polyploidy and the evolution of domesticated plants

    K. W. Hilu

  • Protein, calcium, iron, and amino acid content of selected wild and domesticated cultivars of finger millet

    W. E. Barbeau;K. W. Hilu

  • Phylogeny of the Caryophyllales Sensu Lato: Revisiting Hypotheses on Pollination Biology and Perianth Differentiation in the Core Caryophyllales

    Samuel F. Brockington;Roolse Alexandre;Jeremy Ramdial;Michael J B Moore

  • Phylogeny of Poaceae Inferred from matK Sequences

    Khidir W Hilu;Lawrence A Alice;Hongping Liang

  • Phylogeny of Aristolochiaceae based on parsimony, likelihood, and Bayesian analyses of trnL-trnF sequences

    C. Neinhuis;S. Wanke;K. W. Hilu;K. Müller

  • CONVENIENT METHOD FOR STUDYING GRASS LEAF EPIDERMIS

    Khidir W. Hilu;John L. Randall

  • Phylogeny of Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae): Evidence from Substitutions and Microstructural Changes in the Chloroplast trnT‐trnF Region

    Thomas Borsch;Khidir W. Hilu;John H. Wiersema;Cornelia Löhne

  • Phylogenetic utility of rapidly evolving DNA at high taxonomical levels: contrasting matK, trnT-F, and rbcL in basal angiosperms.

    Kai F. Müller;Thomas Borsch;Khidir W. Hilu

  • Phylogeny of basal eudicots: Insights from non-coding and rapidly evolving DNA

    Andreas Worberg;Dietmar Quandt;Anna-Magdalena Barniske;Cornelia Löhne

  • An overview of evolution in plant 5S DNA

    D. C. Sastri;K. Hilu;R. Appels;E. S. Lagudah

  • Genetic relationships between peanut and wild species ofArachis sect.Arachis (Fabaceae): Evidence from RAPDs

    K. W. Hilu;H. T. Stalker

  • Systematics of gramineae a cluster analysis study

    Khidir W. Hilu;K. Wright

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Borsch
Thomas Borsch Freie Universität Berlin
Dietmar Quandt
Dietmar Quandt University of Bonn
Douglas E. Soltis
Douglas E. Soltis University of Florida
Yin Long Qiu
Yin Long Qiu University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Pamela S. Soltis
Pamela S. Soltis University of Florida
Mark W. Chase
Mark W. Chase Royal Botanic Gardens
H. T. Stalker
H. T. Stalker North Carolina State University
Vincent Savolainen
Vincent Savolainen Imperial College London
J. M. J. de Wet
J. M. J. de Wet University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Susanne S. Renner
Susanne S. Renner Washington University in St. Louis

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