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D-Index
80
Citations
23979
World Ranking
420
National Ranking
139

Peter R. Crane 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 Peter R. Crane sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 282 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter R. Crane 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 Peter R. Crane sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 80 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1998 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Peter R. Crane is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work focuses primarily on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, along with subfields such as Molecular Biology, Paleontology, Plant Science, and Geophysics.

The scientist's research topics include Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, Plant and Animal Studies, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Fern and Epiphyte Biology, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, and Geological and Geochemical Analysis.

Recent publications by Peter R. Crane include:

  • Mesozoic cupules and the origin of the angiosperm second integument, 2021, Nature
  • Reconstructing Krassilovia mongolica supports recognition of a new and unusual group of Mesozoic conifers, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Conserving our global botanical heritage: The PSESP plant conservation program, 2020, Plant Diversity
  • Ovulate Cones of Schizolepidopsis ediae sp. nov. Provide Insights into the Evolution of Pinaceae, 2021, International Journal of Plant Sciences
  • New fossil discoveries illustrate the diversity of past terrestrial ecosystems in New Caledonia, 2021, Scientific Reports

Frequent co-authors collaborating with this researcher are:

  • Fabiany Herrera
  • Gongle Shi
  • Patrick S. Herendeen
  • Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen
  • Else Marie Friis

Publication venues where Peter R. Crane has frequently published include:

  • International Journal of Plant Sciences
  • Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
  • American Journal of Botany
  • Fossil Imprint
  • Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

Among recognitions, the scientist has been named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2008 and a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 1998.

Best Publications

  • The origin and early evolution of plants on land

    Paul Kenrick;Paul Kenrick;Peter R. Crane;Peter R. Crane

  • The origin and early diversification of land plants : a cladistic study

    Paul Kenrick;Peter R. Crane

  • origin and early diversification of land plants

    Paul. Kenrick;Peter R. Crane

  • Mapping tree density at a global scale

    T. W. Crowther;H. B. Glick;K. R. Covey;C. Bettigole

  • 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

  • Phylogenetic analysis of seed plants and the origin of angiosperms

    Peter R. Crane

  • The Convention on Biological Diversity's 2010 target

    Andrew Balmford;Leon Bennun;Ben ten Brink;David Cooper

  • Cretaceous angiosperm flowers: Innovation and evolution in plant reproduction

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

  • EARLY EVOLUTION OF LAND PLANTS: Phylogeny, Physiology, and Ecology of the Primary Terrestrial Radiation

    Richard M. Bateman;Peter R. Crane;William A. DiMichele;Paul R. Kenrick

  • Phylogenetic pattern, diversity, and diversification of Eudicots

    Susana Magallon;Peter R. Crane;Patrick S. Herendeen

  • Angiosperm Diversification and Paleolatitudinal Gradients in Cretaceous Floristic Diversity

    Peter R. Crane;Scott Lidgard

  • Hemisphere-scale differences in conifer evolutionary dynamics

    Andrew B. Leslie;Jeremy M. Beaulieu;Hardeep S. Rai;Peter R. Crane

  • The 2010 challenge: data availability, information needs and extraterrestrial insights.

    Andrew Balmford;Peter Crane;Andrew P. Dobson;Rhys E. Green;Rhys E. Green

  • The Origins of Angiosperms and their Biological Consequences

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

  • Rate heterogeneity among lineages of tracheophytes: Integration of molecular and fossil data and evidence for molecular living fossils

    Pamela S. Soltis;Douglas E. Soltis;Vincent Savolainen;Peter R. Crane

  • Archaenthus: An Early Angiosperm From the Cenomanian of the Western Interior of North America

    David L. Dilcher;Peter R. Crane

  • Phylogeny of Basal Eudicots Based on Three Molecular Data Sets: atpB, rbcL, and 18s Nuclear Ribosomal DNA Sequences

    Sara B Hoot;Susana Magallon;Peter R Crane

  • 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

  • Quantitative analyses of the early angiosperm radiation

    Scott Lidgard;Peter R. Crane

  • Comparing palynological abundance and diversity; implications for biotic replacement during the Cretaceous angiosperm radiation

    Richard Lupia;Scott Lidgard;Peter R. Crane

  • Angiosperm diversification and Cretaceous floristic trends: a comparison of palynofloras and leaf macrofloras

    Scott Lidgard;Peter R. Crane

  • A Preliminary survey of fossil leaves and well-preserved reproductive structures from the Sentinel Butte Formation (Paleocene) near Almont, North Dakota /

    Peter R. Crane;David L. Dilcher;Steven R. Manchester

  • Science and the Convention on Biological Diversity's 2010 Target.

    A Balmford;L Bennun;B Ten Brink;D Cooper

Frequent Co-Authors

Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen
Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen Aarhus University
Else Marie Friis
Else Marie Friis Aarhus University
Patrick S. Herendeen
Patrick S. Herendeen George Washington University
Steven R. Manchester
Steven R. Manchester Florida Museum of Natural History
Paul Kenrick
Paul Kenrick Natural History Museum
Ruth A. Stockey
Ruth A. Stockey Oregon State University
Rhys E. Green
Rhys E. Green University of Cambridge
Michael J. Donoghue
Michael J. Donoghue Yale University
Félix Forest
Félix Forest Royal Botanic Gardens
Georgina M. Mace
Georgina M. Mace University College London

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