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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
13101
World Ranking
15469
National Ranking
6454

Matt Lavin publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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 Matt Lavin sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 113 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Matt Lavin D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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 Matt Lavin sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Matt Lavin is affiliated with Montana State University in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on ecology, evolution, and plant sciences.

The main fields of study covered in their publications include Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their subfields of research explore Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecological Modeling.

Their work addresses a variety of topics such as Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics, Botanical Research and Chemistry, Plant and Animal Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Forest Ecology and Management, and Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies.

Selected recent papers authored by or involving Matt Lavin are:

  • Biomes as evolutionary arenas: Convergence and conservatism in the trans-continental succulent biome (2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography)
  • Indaziflam controls nonnative Alyssum spp. but negatively affects native forbs in sagebrush steppe (2021, Invasive Plant Science and Management)
  • A molecular phylogeny of the pantropical papilionoid legume Aeschynomene supports reinstating the ecologically and morphologically coherent genus Ctenodon (2020, Neodiversity)
  • Is whitebark pine less sensitive to climate warming when climate tolerances of juveniles are considered? (2021, Forest Ecology and Management)
  • Distinguishing among Pisum accessions using a hypervariable intron within Mendel's green/yellow cotyledon gene (2021, Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Matt Lavin include Alfonso Delgado-Salinas, N. F. Weeden, Clarice J. Coyne, Kevin McPhee, and Jens J. Ringelberg.

Their publications have appeared across several scientific venues, notable among them are Global Ecology and Biogeography, Invasive Plant Science and Management, Neodiversity, Forest Ecology and Management, and Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution.

Best Publications

  • Evolutionary rates analysis of leguminosae implicates a rapid diversification of lineages during the tertiary

    Matt Lavin;Patrick S. Herendeen;Martin F. Wojciechowski

  • A phylogeny of legumes (Leguminosae) based on analysis of the plastid matK gene resolves many well-supported subclades within the family.

    Martin F. Wojciechowski;Matt Lavin;Michael J. Sanderson

  • A new subfamily classification of the leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny

    Nasim Azani;Marielle Babineau;C. Donovan Bailey;Hannah Banks

  • Woody Plant Diversity, Evolution, and Ecology in the Tropics: Perspectives from Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests

    R. Toby Pennington;Matt Lavin;Ary Oliveira-Filho

  • Historical climate change and speciation: neotropical seasonally dry forest plants show patterns of both Tertiary and Quaternary diversification

    R. Toby Pennington;Matt Lavin;Darién E. Prado;Colin A. Pendry

  • The dalbergioid legumes (Fabaceae): delimitation of a pantropical monophyletic clade

    Matt Lavin;R. Toby Pennington;Bente B. Klitgaard;Janet I. Sprent

  • Legume phylogeny and classification in the 21st century: Progress, prospects and lessons for other species-rich clades

    A. Bruneau;J.J. Doyle;P. Herendeen;C. Hughes

  • Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes

    D. Cardoso;R. T. Pennington;L. P. de Queiroz;J. S. Boatwright

  • Phylogeny of the Genus Phaseolus (Leguminosae): A Recent Diversification in an Ancient Landscape

    Alfonso Delgado-Salinas;Ryan Bibler;Matt Lavin

  • Revisiting the phylogeny of papilionoid legumes: New insights from comprehensively sampled early-branching lineages

    Domingos Cardoso;Luciano P. de Queiroz;R. Toby Pennington;Haroldo C. de Lima

  • Contrasting plant diversification histories within the Andean biodiversity hotspot.

    Pennington Rt;Lavin M;Särkinen T;Lewis Gp

  • Global distribution patterns of the Leguminosae: insights from recent phylogenies.

    B. D. Schrire;M. Lavin;G. P. Lewis;I. Friis

  • EVOLUTIONARY SIGNIFICANCE OF THE LOSS OF THE CHLOROPLAST-DNA INVERTED REPEAT IN THE LEGUMINOSAE SUBFAMILY PAPILIONOIDEAE.

    Matt Lavin;Jeff J. Doyle;Jeffrey D. Palmer

  • Evolutionary islands in the Andes: persistence and isolation explain high endemism in Andean dry tropical forests

    Tiina Särkinen;Tiina Särkinen;Tiina Särkinen;R. Toby Pennington;Matt Lavin;Marcelo F. Simon

  • ORIGINS AND RELATIONSHIPS OF TROPICAL NORTH AMERICA IN THE CONTEXT OF THE BOREOTROPICS HYPOTHESIS

    Matt Lavin;Melissa Luckow

  • Insights into the historical construction of species-rich biomes from dated plant phylogenies, neutral ecological theory and phylogenetic community structure.

    R. Toby Pennington;James E. Richardson;Matt Lavin

  • Phylogenetic relationships of basal papilionoid legumes based upon sequences of the chloroplast trnL intron.

    R. Toby Pennington;Matt Lavin;Helen Ireland;Helen Ireland;Bente Klitgaard

  • Metacommunity process rather than continental tectonic history better explains geographically structured phylogenies in legumes

    Matt Lavin;Brian P. Schrire;Gwilym Lewis;R. Toby Pennington

  • Phylogenetic analysis of the cultivated and wild species of Phaseolus (Fabaceae)

    Alfonso Delgado-Salinas;Tom Turley;Adam Richman;Matt Lavin

  • Phylogenetic systematics of the tribe Millettieae (Leguminosae) based on chloroplast trnK/matK sequences and its implications for evolutionary patterns in Papilionoideae.

    Jer Ming Hu;Matt Lavin;Martin F. Wojciechowski;Martin F. Wojciechowski;Michael J. Sanderson

Frequent Co-Authors

R. Toby Pennington
R. Toby Pennington University of Exeter
Martin F. Wojciechowski
Martin F. Wojciechowski Arizona State University
Gwilym P. Lewis
Gwilym P. Lewis Royal Botanic Gardens
Colin E. Hughes
Colin E. Hughes University of Zurich
Luciano Paganucci de Queiroz
Luciano Paganucci de Queiroz State University of Feira de Santana
Jeff J. Doyle
Jeff J. Doyle Cornell University
Michael J. Sanderson
Michael J. Sanderson University of Arizona
Luther E. Talbert
Luther E. Talbert Montana State University
Patrick S. Herendeen
Patrick S. Herendeen George Washington University
Anne Bruneau
Anne Bruneau University of Montreal

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