Michelle van der Bank

Michelle van der Bank 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 Michelle van der Bank sits on this spectrum.

Michelle van der Bank 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 Michelle van der Bank sits on this spectrum.

Overview

Best Publications

• A DNA barcode for land plants.

  Peter M. Hollingsworth;Laura L. Forrest;John L. Spouge

  2807
  Citations

• DNA barcoding the floras of biodiversity hotspots

  Renaud Lahaye;Michelle van der Bank;Diego Bogarin;Jorge Warner

  1248
  Citations

• Preserving the evolutionary potential of floras in biodiversity hotspots

  Félix Forest;Félix Forest;Richard Grenyer;Mathieu Rouget;T Jonathan Davies;T Jonathan Davies

  1166
  Citations

• Origin of angiosperms and the puzzle of the Jurassic gap

  Hong-Tao Li;Ting-Shuang Yi;Lian-Ming Gao;Peng-Fei Ma

  800
  Citations

• Phylogeny of the eudicots : a nearly complete familial analysis based on rbcL gene sequences

  Vincent Savolainen;Michael F. Fay;Dirk C. Albach;Anders Backlund

  560
  Citations

• Telling plant species apart with DNA: from barcodes to genomes

  Peter M. Hollingsworth;De-Zhu Li;Michelle van der Bank;Alexander Twyford

  388
  Citations

• Fungal Planet description sheets: 214–280

  P. W. Crous;R. G. Shivas;W. Quaedvlieg;M. van der Bank

  353
  Citations

• Phylogenetic position and revised classification of Acacia s.l. (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in Africa, including new combinations in Vachellia and Senegalia

  Bruce Kyalangalilwa;James S. Boatwright;Barnabas H. Daru;Olivier Maurin

  314
  Citations

• Fungal planet description sheets: 154-213

  P W Crous;M J Wingfield;J Guarro;R Cheewangkoon

  286
  Citations

• Large multi-gene phylogenetic trees of the grasses (Poaceae): progress towards complete tribal and generic level sampling.

  Yanis Bouchenak-Khelladi;Nicolas Salamin;Vincent Savolainen;Felix Forest

  281
  Citations

• Plastid phylogenomic insights into relationships of all flowering plant families.

  Hong-Tao Li;Yang Luo;Lu Gan;Peng-Fei Ma

  279
  Citations

• Savanna fire and the origins of the ‘underground forests’ of Africa

  Olivier Maurin;T. Jonathan Davies;T. Jonathan Davies;John E. Burrows;Barnabas H. Daru

  254
  Citations

• Fungal Planet description sheets: 281-319

  P. W. Crous;M. J. Wingfield;R. K. Schumacher;B. A. Summerell

  220
  Citations

• Molecular phylogenetic analysis of Phyllanthaceae (Phyllanthoideae pro parte, Euphorbiaceae sensu lato) using plastid RBCL DNA sequences.

  Kenneth J. Wurdack;Petra Hoffmann;Rosabelle Samuel;Anette de Bruijn

  197
  Citations

• Extinction risk and diversification are linked in a plant biodiversity hotspot.

  T. Jonathan Davies;T. Jonathan Davies;Gideon F. Smith;Dirk U. Bellstedt;James S. Boatwright

  189
  Citations

• Spiny plants, mammal browsers, and the origin of African savannas.

  Tristan Charles-Dominique;Tristan Charles-Dominique;T. Jonathan Davies;Gareth P. Hempson;Bezeng S. Bezeng

  187
  Citations

• Iridaceae ‘Out of Australasia’? Phylogeny, Biogeography, and Divergence Time Based on Plastid DNA Sequences

  Peter Goldblatt;Aaron Rodriguez;M. P. Powell;T. Jonathan Davies

  183
  Citations

• The evolutionary history and biogeography of Mimosoideae (Leguminosae): An emphasis on African acacias

  Yanis Bouchenak-Khelladi;Olivier Maurin;Johan Hurter;Michelle van der Bank

  154
  Citations

• Evolution and temporal diversification of western European polyploid species complexes in Dactylorhiza (Orchidaceae)

  Yohan Pillon;Michael F. Fay;Mikael Hedrén;Richard M. Bateman

  141
  Citations

• Systematics of Vitaceae from the viewpoint of plastid rbcL DNA sequence data

  Martin J. Ingrouille;Mark. W. Chase;Michael F. Fay;Diane Bowman

  100
  Citations

• A test of _psbK-psbI_ and _atpF-atpH_ as potential plant DNA barcodes using the flora of the Kruger National Park (South Africa) as a model system

  Renaud R. Y. Lahaye;Vincent Savolainen;Sylvie Duthoit;Olivier Maurin

  93
  Citations

• Spatial incongruence among hotspots and complementary areas of tree diversity in southern Africa

  Barnabas H. Daru;Michelle van der Bank;T. Jonathan Davies;T. Jonathan Davies

  81
  Citations

• A test of psbK-psbI and atpF-atpH as potential plant DNA barcodes using the flora of the Kruger National Park as a model system (South Africa)

  Renaud Lahaye;Vincent Savolainen;Sylvie Duthoit;Olivier Maurin

  75
  Citations

• Climate change may reduce the spread of non‐native species

  Bezeng S. Bezeng;Ignacio Morales-Castilla;Ignacio Morales-Castilla;Michelle van der Bank;Kowiyou Yessoufou

  66
  Citations

• Phylogenetic relationships of Combretaceae inferred from nuclear and plastid DNA sequence data: implications for generic classification

  Olivier Maurin;Mark W. Chase;Marie Jordaan;Michelle Van Der Bank

  65
  Citations

• A Molecular Phylogeny and Generic Classification of Asphodelaceae Subfamily Alooideae: A Final Resolution of the Prickly Issue of Polyphyly in the Alooids?

  John Manning;James S. Boatwright;Barnabas H. Daru;Olivier Maurin

  64
  Citations

• Molecular phylogenetics of Thymelaeaceae with particular reference to African and Australian genera

  Michelle van der Bank;Michael F. Fay;Mark W. Chase

  59
  Citations

• A novel phylogenetic regionalization of phytogeographical zones of southern Africa reveals their hidden evolutionary affinities

  Barnabas H. Daru;Barnabas H. Daru;Michelle van der Bank;Olivier Maurin;Kowiyou Yessoufou;Kowiyou Yessoufou

  50
  Citations

• A review of the use of allozyme electrophoresis in plant systematics.

  Herman van der Bank;Michelle van der Bank;Ben-Erik van Wyk

  34
  Citations

• Phylogeny of Iridaceae Subfamily Crocoideae Based on a Combined Multigene Plastid DNA Analysis

  Peter Goldblatt;T. Jonathan Davies;John C. Manning;Michelle van der Bank

  33
  Citations

• Large herbivores favour species diversity but have mixed impacts on phylogenetic community structure in an African savanna ecosystem

  Kowiyou Yessoufou;T. Jonathan Davies;Olivier Maurin;Maria Kuzmina

  31
  Citations

• Unravelling the evolutionary origins of biogeographic assemblages

  Barnabas H. Daru;Barnabas H. Daru;Michelle van der Bank;T. Jonathan Davies;T. Jonathan Davies

  28
  Citations

• Biochemical genetic variation in four wild populations of Aspalathus linearis (Rooibos Tea)

  Michelle Van Der Bank;Ben-Erik Van Wyk;Herman Van Der Bank

  28
  Citations

• Molecular and morphological analysis of subfamily Alooideae (Asphodelaceae) and the inclusion of Chortolirion in Aloe

  Barnabas H. Daru;John C. Manning;James S. Boatwright;Olivier Maurin

  28
  Citations

• Diversification into novel habitats in the Africa clade of Dioscorea (Dioscoreaceae): erect habit and elephant’s foot tubers

  Olivier Maurin;Olivier Maurin;A. Muthama Muasya;Pilar Catalan;Pilar Catalan;Eugene Z. Shongwe

  27
  Citations

• Gnidia (Thymelaeaceae) is not monophyletic: taxonomic implications for Thymelaeoideae and a partial new generic taxonomy for Gnidia

  Angela J. Beaumont;Trevor J. Edwards;John Manning;Olivier Maurin

  23
  Citations