Paleobotany

Paleobotany is the branch of paleontology concerned with the recovery, identification, and analysis of plant fossils from geological contexts to reconstruct the evolutionary history and paleoenvironments of ancient plants.

17.9K

Publications

741.4K

Citations

23.8K

Authors

4.5K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

2.5K

Authors

23.8K

  1. PR
    Peter R. Crane

    Field Museum of Natural History, United States

    76 publications · 5.8K citations

    41

    h-index

  2. TN
    Thomas N. Taylor

    The Ohio State University, United States

    120 publications · 5.1K citations

    39

    h-index

  3. EM
    Else Marie Friis

    Swedish Museum of Natural History, Sweden

    56 publications · 4.3K citations

    37

    h-index

  4. DL
    David L. Dilcher

    Indiana University Bloomington, United States

    89 publications · 3.9K citations

    36

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  5. SR
    Steven R. Manchester

    Florida Museum of Natural History, United States

    110 publications · 4.2K citations

    36

    h-index

1–5 of 23.8K

Venues

  1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 151 publications · 20.7K citations

    93

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  2. Nature

    198 publications · 23.3K citations

    89

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  3. Science

    200 publications · 26.6K citations

    86

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  4. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

    JVP · 560 publications · 22.3K citations

    69

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  5. Journal of Paleontology

    900 publications · 27.9K citations

    69

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See also

Paleobotany

Core Methods

Paleoenvironment Reconstruction

Evolutionary History

Fossil Evidence

Geological Context