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Plant Science and Agronomy

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34
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Sven Buerki 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 Sven Buerki sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 132 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sven Buerki 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 Sven Buerki sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sven Buerki is affiliated with Boise State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science. Within these broad fields, their work covers several subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's research topics include Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, Plant and Animal Studies, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies, and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics.

Among their recent publications are several papers in recognized scientific venues:

  • "Phylogenomics and the rise of the angiosperms" (2024), published in Nature
  • "New Guinea has the world's richest island flora" (2020), published in Nature
  • "Phylogenetics and comparative plastome genomics of two of the largest genera of angiosperms, Piper and Peperomia (Piperaceae)" (2021), published in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • "An updated infra-familial classification of Sapindaceae based on targeted enrichment data" (2021), published in American Journal of Botany
  • "Phylogenomic analyses of Sapindales support new family relationships, rapid Mid-Cretaceous Hothouse diversification, and heterogeneous histories of gene duplication" (2023), published in Frontiers in Plant Science

The scientist frequently publishes in journals such as American Journal of Botany, Taxon, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Plants, and Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. They have contributed most notably with six publications in the American Journal of Botany and several others distributed among these noted venues.

Collaborative work is also a significant component of their research output. Sven Buerki has worked extensively with several coauthors, including Martin W. Callmander (18 joint publications), Marcelo D. Serpe (13 joint publications), Félix Forest (10 joint publications), Stephen J. Novak (10 joint publications), and Anthony E. Melton (8 joint publications).

Best Publications

  • Phylogenomics and the rise of the angiosperms

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  • An evaluation of new parsimony‐based versus parametric inference methods in biogeography: a case study using the globally distributed plant family Sapindaceae

    Sven Buerki;Félix Forest;Nadir Alvarez;Johan A. A. Nylander

  • Plastid and nuclear DNA markers reveal intricate relationships at subfamilial and tribal levels in the soapberry family (Sapindaceae)

    Sven Buerki;Félix Forest;Pedro Acevedo-Rodríguez;Martin W. Callmander

  • Tiptoe through the tulips - cultural history, molecular phylogenetics and classification of Tulipa (Liliaceae)

    Maarten J. M. Christenhusz;Maarten J. M. Christenhusz;Rafaël Govaerts;John C. David;Tony Hall

  • New Guinea has the world’s richest island flora

    Rodrigo Cámara-Leret;Rodrigo Cámara-Leret;David G. Frodin;Frits Adema;Christiane Anderson

  • Reconstructing the evolution and biogeographic history of tribe Cardueae (Compositae)

    Laia Barres;Isabel Sanmartín;Cajsa Lisa Anderson;Cajsa Lisa Anderson;Alfonso Susanna

  • Spatio‐temporal history of the endemic genera of Madagascar

    Sven Buerki;Dion S. Devey;Martin W. Callmander;Peter B. Phillipson

  • Evolutionary history and leaf succulence as explanations for medicinal use in aloes and the global popularity of Aloe vera

    Olwen M Grace;Olwen M Grace;Sven Buerki;Matthew R E Symonds;Félix Forest

  • Global legume diversity assessment: Concepts, key indicators, and strategies

    Tetsukazu Yahara;Firouzeh Javadi;Yusuke Onoda;Luciano Paganucci de Queiroz

  • Phylogeny and circumscription of Sapindaceae revisited: molecular sequence data, morphology and biogeography support recognition of a new family, Xanthoceraceae.

    Sven Buerki;Porter P. Lowry;Nadir Alvarez;Sylvain G. Razafimandimbison

  • Molecular phylogenetics and molecular clock dating of Sapindales based on plastid rbcL, atpB and trnL-trnF DNA sequences

    Alexandra N. Muellner-Riehl;Alexandra N. Muellner-Riehl;Andrea Weeks;Joshua W. Clayton;Sven Buerki;Sven Buerki

  • Gymnosperms on the EDGE

    Félix Forest;Justin Moat;Justin Moat;Elisabeth Baloch;Neil A. Brummitt

  • Collections‐based research in the genomic era

    Sven Buerki;William J. Baker

  • Contrasting biogeographic and diversification patterns in two Mediterranean-type ecosystems.

    Sven Buerki;Sarah Jose;Shrirang R. Yadav;Peter Goldblatt

  • Genetic structure and evolution of Alpine polyploid complexes: Ranunculus kuepferi (Ranunculaceae) as a case study.

    Julien Burnier;Sven Buerki;Nils Arrigo;Philippe Küpfer

  • Origin and expansion of the allotetraploid Aegilops geniculata, a wild relative of wheat

    Nils Arrigo;François Felber;Christian Parisod;Sven Buerki

  • New Caledonian lineages of Psychotria (Rubiaceae) reveal different evolutionary histories and the largest documented plant radiation for the archipelago

    Laure Barrabé;Laurent Maggia;Yohan Pillon;Frédéric Rigault

  • Phylogenetics and comparative plastome genomics of two of the largest genera of angiosperms, Piper and Peperomia (Piperaceae).

    Sara E. Simmonds;James F. Smith;Christopher Davidson;Sven Buerki

  • The abrupt climate change at the Eocene–Oligocene boundary and the emergence of South-East Asia triggered the spread of sapindaceous lineages

    Sven Buerki;Fe lix Forest;Tanja Stadler;Nadir Alvarez

  • Incorporating evolutionary history into conservation planning in biodiversity hotspots

    Sven Buerki;Martin W. Callmander;Steven Bachman;Justin Moat

  • A long distance dispersal hypothesis for the Pandanaceae and the origins of the Pandanus tectorius complex.

    Timothy Gallaher;Martin W. Callmander;Sven Buerki;Sterling C. Keeley

  • A new species and a new synonym in Pandanus subg. Rykia (Pandanaceae) in Thailand

    Martin W. Callmander;Sven Buerki

  • Straightening out the screw-pines : a first step in understanding phylogenetic relationships within Pandanaceae

    Sven Buerki;Martin W. Callmander;Dion S. Devey;Lauren Chappell

Frequent Co-Authors

Nadir Alvarez
Nadir Alvarez University of Geneva
Félix Forest
Félix Forest Royal Botanic Gardens
Isabel Sanmartín
Isabel Sanmartín Spanish National Research Council
Mark W. Chase
Mark W. Chase Royal Botanic Gardens
Vlad Dincă
Vlad Dincă University of Oulu
Mark P. Simmons
Mark P. Simmons Colorado State University
Erik Smets
Erik Smets Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Trevor R. Hodkinson
Trevor R. Hodkinson Trinity College Dublin
Peter Goldblatt
Peter Goldblatt Missouri Botanical Garden
John C. Manning
John C. Manning South African National Biodiversity Institute

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