W. Mark Whitten

W. Mark Whitten publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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W. Mark Whitten D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Best Publications

• 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

• Orchid phylogenomics and multiple drivers of their extraordinary diversification.

  Thomas J. Givnish;Daniel Spalink;Mercedes Ames;Stephanie P. Lyon

  557
  Citations

• ORCHID FLORAL FRAGRANCES AND MALE EUGLOSSINE BEES: METHODS AND ADVANCES IN THE LAST SESQUIDECADE

  Norris H. Williams;W. Mark Whitten

  391
  Citations

• A phylogenetic analysis of the Orchidaceae: evidence from rbcL nucleotide sequences

  Kenneth M. Cameron;Mark W. Chase;W. Mark Whitten;Paul J. Kores

  374
  Citations

• Evolution along the crassulacean acid metabolism continuum

  Katia Silvera;Kurt M. Neubig;W. Mark Whitten;Norris H. Williams

  260
  Citations

• Subtribal and generic relationships of Maxillarieae (Orchidaceae) with emphasis on Stanhopeinae: combined molecular evidence

  W. Mark Whitten;Norris H. Williams;Mark W. Chase

  250
  Citations

• Fragrance Collection, Storage, and Accumulation by Individual Male Orchid Bees

  T. Eltz;W. M. Whitten;D. W. Roubik;K. E. Linsenmair

  223
  Citations

• Phylogenetic utility of ycf1 in orchids: a plastid gene more variable than matK

  Kurt M. Neubig;W. Mark Whitten;Barbara S. Carlsward;Mario A. Blanco;Mario A. Blanco

  201
  Citations

• Molecular phylogenetics of Vandeae (Orchidaceae) and the evolution of leaflessness.

  Barbara S. Carlsward;Barbara S. Carlsward;W. Mark Whitten;Norris H. Williams;Benny Bytebier

  151
  Citations

• Seven New Complete Plastome Sequences Reveal Rampant Independent Loss of the ndh Gene Family across Orchids and Associated Instability of the Inverted Repeat/Small Single-Copy Region Boundaries.

  Hyoung Tae Kim;Jung Sung Kim;Michael J. Moore;Kurt M. Neubig

  140
  Citations

• Generic recircumscriptions of Oncidiinae (Orchidaceae: Cymbidieae) based on maximum likelihood analysis of combined DNA datasets

  Kurt M. Neubig;Kurt M. Neubig;William Mark Whitten;Norris H. Williams;Norris H. Williams;Mario A. Blanco;Mario A. Blanco;Mario A. Blanco

  135
  Citations

• A phylogenetic study of Laeliinae (Orchidaceae) based on combined nuclear and plastid DNA sequences.

  Cássio van den Berg;Wesley E. Higgins;Robert L. Dressler;W. Mark Whitten

  131
  Citations

• Molecular phylogenetics of Maxillaria and related genera (Orchidaceae: Cymbidieae) based on combined molecular data sets

  W. Mark Whitten;Mario A. Blanco;Norris H. Williams;Samantha Koehler

  125
  Citations

• Floral convergence in Oncidiinae (Cymbidieae; Orchidaceae): an expanded concept of Gomesa and a new genus Nohawilliamsia

  Mark W. Chase;Norris H. Williams;Aparacida Donisete de Faria;Kurt M. Neubig

  123
  Citations

• Life History Evolution and Genome Size in Subtribe Oncidiinae (Orchidaceae)

  Mark W. Chase;Lynda Hanson;Victor A. Albert;W. Mark Whitten

  119
  Citations

• Generic realignments in Maxillariinae (Orchidaceae)

  Mario A Blanco;German Carnevali;W. Mark Witten;Rodrigo B. Singer

  103
  Citations

• Phylogenetics of Arethuseae (Orchidaceae) based on plastid matK and rbcL sequences

  Douglas H. Goldman;John V. Freudenstein;Paul J. Kores;Mia Molvray

  96
  Citations

• Carvone Oxide: An Example of Convergent Evolution in Euglossine Pollinated Plants

  W. Mark Whitten;Norris H. Williams;Merle A. Battiste;Lucjan Strekowski

  92
  Citations

• Nonfloral sources of chemicals that attract male euglossine bees (Apidae: Euglossini).

  W. Mark Whitten;Allen M. Young;David L. Stern

  91
  Citations

• Convergent evolution of floral signals underlies the success of Neotropical orchids

  Alexander S. T. Papadopulos;Martyn P. Powell;Martyn P. Powell;Martyn P. Powell;Franco Pupulin;Jorge Warner

  84
  Citations

• Generic circumscription and relationships in the tribe Melanthieae (Liliales, Melanthiaceae), with emphasis on Zigadenus: evidence from ITS and trnL-F sequence data

  Wendy B. Zomlefer;Norris H. Williams;W. Mark Whitten;Walter S. Judd

  76
  Citations

• Staining fragrance glands in orchid flowers

  William Louis Stern;Kenneth J. Curry;W. Mark Whitten

  66
  Citations

• An Overview of Veratrum s.l. (Liliales: Melanthiaceae) and an Infrageneric Phylogeny Based on ITS Sequence Data

  Wendy B. Zomlefer;W. Mark Whitten;Norris H. Williams;Walter S. Judd

  63
  Citations

• Spatial Phylogenetics of Florida Vascular Plants: The Effects of Calibration and Uncertainty on Diversity Estimates.

  Julie M. Allen;Julie M. Allen;Charlotte C. Germain-Aubrey;Narayani Barve;Kurt M. Neubig

  48
  Citations

• Molecular phylogeny and floral fragrances of male euglossine bee-pollinated orchids : a study of Stanhopea (Orchidaceae)

  Norris H. Williams;W. Mark Whitten

  35
  Citations

• Phylogeny of the Bifrenaria (Orchidaceae) Complex Based on Morphology and Sequence Data from Nuclear rDNA Internal Transcribed Spacers (ITS) and Chloroplast trnL‐trnF Region

  Samantha Koehler;Norris H. Williams;W. Mark Whitten;Maria do Carmo E. do Amaral

  33
  Citations

• Comparative vegetative anatomy of Stanhopeinae (Orchidaceae)

  William Louis Stern;W. Mark Whitten

  27
  Citations

• Generic and subtribal relationships in neotropical cymbidieae (orchidaceae) based on matk/ycf1 plastid data

  W. Mark Whitten;Kurt M. Neubig;Norris H. Williams

  24
  Citations