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Richard G. Olmstead

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
108
Citations
41942
World Ranking
1049
National Ranking
635

Richard G. Olmstead publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 285 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Richard G. Olmstead 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 Richard G. Olmstead sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 108 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Richard G. Olmstead is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular focus on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Plant Science.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, and Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies. Their work also touches on Sleep and related disorders, Plant and animal studies, Tryptophan and brain disorders, and Stress Responses and Cortisol.

Richard G. Olmstead's recent publications illustrate a strong emphasis on plant systematics and conservation biology. Notable papers include:

  • Plastid phylogenomic insights into relationships of all flowering plant families (2021, BMC Biology)
  • An updated tribal classification of Lamiaceae based on plastome phylogenomics (2021, BMC Biology)
  • Vascular plant extinction in the continental United States and Canada (2020, Conservation Biology)
  • Depression treatment response to ketamine: sex-specific role of interleukin-8, but not other inflammatory markers (2021, Translational Psychiatry)
  • Genome-wide analysis of butterfly bush (Buddleja alternifolia) in three uplands provides insights into biogeography, demography and speciation (2021, New Phytologist)

Frequent co-authors with whom Olmstead has collaborated include Michael R. Irwin, Nataly O'Leary, Elizabeth C. Breen, Reina Haque, and Ana M. Bedoya.

The scientist's work has appeared multiple times in various publication venues, prominently in New Phytologist, Brain Behavior and Immunity, BMC Biology, Plant Ecology and Evolution, and the American Journal of Botany.

Richard G. Olmstead's research integrates molecular biology and experimental cognitive psychology alongside more traditional plant science disciplines, reflecting interdisciplinary approaches across subfields.

In recognition of their academic contributions, Olmstead was named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Sleep Disturbance, Sleep Duration, and Inflammation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies and Experimental Sleep Deprivation

    Michael R. Irwin;Richard G. Olmstead;Judith E. Carroll

  • An ordinal classification for the families of flowering plants

    Kåre Bremer;Mark W. Chase;Peter F. Stevens;Arne A. Anderberg

  • EEG correlates of task engagement and mental workload in vigilance, learning, and memory tasks.

    Chris Berka;Daniel J Levendowski;Michelle N Lumicao;Alan Yau

  • The Selaginella genome identifies genetic changes associated with the evolution of vascular plants.

    Jo Ann Banks;Tomoaki Nishiyama;Mitsuyasu Hasebe;Mitsuyasu Hasebe;John L. Bowman;John L. Bowman

  • Phylogenetic relationships of Dipsacales based on rbcl sequences

    Michael J Donoghue;Richard G Olmstead;James F Smith;Jeffrey D Palmer

  • Chloroplast DNA systematics: a review of methods and data analysis

    Richard G. Olmstead;Jeffrey D. Palmer

  • Disintegration of the scrophulariaceae.

    Richard G. Olmstead;Claude W. Depamphilis;Andrea D. Wolfe;Nelson D. Young

  • Combining Data in Phylogenetic Systematics: An Empirical Approach Using Three Molecular Data Sets in the Solanaceae

    Richard G. Olmstead;Jennifer A. Sweere

  • Angiosperm phylogeny: 17 genes, 640 taxa

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

  • Many parallel losses of infA from chloroplast DNA during angiosperm evolution with multiple independent transfers to the nucleus.

    Ronny S. Millen;Richard G. Olmstead;Keith L. Adams;Jeffrey D. Palmer

  • A molecular phylogeny of the Solanaceae

    Richard G. Olmstead;Lynn Bohs;Hala Abdel Migid;Hala Abdel Migid;Eugenio Santiago-Valentin;Eugenio Santiago-Valentin

  • A phylogenetic framework for evolutionary study of the nightshades (Solanaceae): a dated 1000-tip tree

    Tiina Särkinen;Tiina Särkinen;Lynn Bohs;Richard G Olmstead;Sandra Knapp

  • Mindfulness Meditation and Improvement in Sleep Quality and Daytime Impairment Among Older Adults With Sleep Disturbances: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    David S. Black;Gillian A. O’Reilly;Richard G. Olmstead;Elizabeth C. Breen

  • Monophyly of the Asteridae and Identification of Their Major Lineages Inferred From DNA Sequences of rbcL

    Richard G. Olmstead;Helen J Michaels;Kathy M Scott;Jeffrey D Palmer

  • Phylogeny reconstruction: the role of morphology.

    Robert W. Scotland;Richard G. Olmstead;Jonathan R. Bennett

  • Real-Time Analysis of EEG Indexes of Alertness, Cognition, and Memory Acquired With a Wireless EEG Headset

    Chris Berka;Daniel J. Levendowski;Milenko M. Cvetinovic;Miroslav M. Petrovic

  • Sleep Loss Activates Cellular Inflammatory Signaling

    Michael R. Irwin;Minge Wang;Denise Ribeiro;Hyong Jin Cho

  • Ebb and flow of the chloroplast inverted repeat

    Sarah E. Goulding;Richard G. Olmstead;Clifford W. Morden;Kenneth H. Wolfe

  • Phylogenetics of asterids based on 3 coding and 3 non-coding chloroplast DNA markers and the utility of non-coding DNA at higher taxonomic levels

    Birgitta Bremer;Kåre Bremer;Nahid Heidari;Per Erixon

  • Cigarette Smoking Saturates Brain α4β2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors

    Arthur L. Brody;Mark A. Mandelkern;Edythe D. London;Richard E. Olmstead

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael R. Irwin
Michael R. Irwin University of California, Los Angeles
Elizabeth C. Breen
Elizabeth C. Breen University of California, Los Angeles
Edythe D. London
Edythe D. London University of California, Los Angeles
Naomi I. Eisenberger
Naomi I. Eisenberger University of California, Los Angeles
Perry M. Nicassio
Perry M. Nicassio University of California, Los Angeles
Steve W. Cole
Steve W. Cole University of California, Los Angeles
Michael N. Oxman
Michael N. Oxman University of California, San Diego
Jeffrey D. Palmer
Jeffrey D. Palmer Indiana University
Brent D. Mishler
Brent D. Mishler University of California, Berkeley
Sean W. Graham
Sean W. Graham University of British Columbia

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