| Preserving the evolutionary potential of floras in biodiversity hotspots F Forest, R Grenyer, M Rouget, TJ Davies, RM Cowling, DP Faith, ... Nature 445 (7129), 757-760, 2007 | 817 | 2007 |
| Earth BioGenome Project: Sequencing life for the future of life HA Lewin, GE Robinson, WJ Kress, WJ Baker, J Coddington, KA Crandall, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115 (17), 4325-4333, 2018 | 249 | 2018 |
| Phylogenetic relationships in the Caesalpinioideae (Leguminosae) as inferred from chloroplast trnL intron sequences A Bruneau, F Forest, PS Herendeen, BB Klitgaard, GP Lewis Systematic Botany 26 (3), 487-514, 2001 | 244 | 2001 |
| Large multi-gene phylogenetic trees of the grasses (Poaceae): progress towards complete tribal and generic level sampling Y Bouchenak-Khelladi, N Salamin, V Savolainen, F Forest, ... Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 47 (2), 488-505, 2008 | 240 | 2008 |
| Origin and global diversification patterns of tropical rain forests: inferences from a complete genus-level phylogeny of palms TLP Couvreur, F Forest, WJ Baker BMC biology 9 (1), 1-12, 2011 | 222 | 2011 |
| Complete generic-level phylogenetic analyses of palms (Arecaceae) with comparisons of supertree and supermatrix approaches WJ Baker, V Savolainen, CB Asmussen-Lange, MW Chase, J Dransfield, ... Systematic Biology 58 (2), 240-256, 2009 | 220 | 2009 |
| Origin and diversification of the Greater Cape flora: ancient species repository, hot-bed of recent radiation, or both? GA Verboom, JK Archibald, FT Bakker, DU Bellstedt, F Conrad, LL Dreyer, ... Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 51 (1), 44-53, 2009 | 193 | 2009 |
| The state of the world’s plants report–2016 RBG Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 80, 2016 | 181 | 2016 |
| An evaluation of new parsimony‐based versus parametric inference methods in biogeography: a case study using the globally distributed plant family Sapindaceae S Buerki, F Forest, N Alvarez, JAA Nylander, N Arrigo, I Sanmartín Journal of Biogeography 38 (3), 531-550, 2011 | 179 | 2011 |
| Phylogenies reveal predictive power of traditional medicine in bioprospecting CH Saslis-Lagoudakis, V Savolainen, EM Williamson, F Forest, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109 (39), 15835-15840, 2012 | 177 | 2012 |
| Plastid and nuclear DNA markers reveal intricate relationships at subfamilial and tribal levels in the soapberry family (Sapindaceae) S Buerki, F Forest, P Acevedo-Rodríguez, MW Callmander, JAA Nylander, ... Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 51 (2), 238-258, 2009 | 157 | 2009 |
| State of the world's plants report-2017. KJ Willis State of the world's plants report-2017., 2017 | 151 | 2017 |
| Calibrating the Tree of Life: fossils, molecules and evolutionary timescales F Forest Annals of Botany 104 (5), 789-794, 2009 | 150 | 2009 |
| Hybrid speciation in angiosperms: parental divergence drives ploidy O Paun, F Forest, MF Fay, MW Chase New Phytologist 182 (2), 507-518, 2009 | 148 | 2009 |
| Phylogeny of the tribe Indigofereae (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae): Geographically structured more in succulent‐rich and temperate settings than in grass‐rich environments BD Schrire, M Lavin, NP Barker, F Forest American Journal of Botany 96 (4), 816-852, 2009 | 125 | 2009 |
| Speciation and radiations track climate transitions since the Miocene Climatic Optimum: a case study of southern African chameleons KA Tolley, BM Chase, F Forest Journal of Biogeography 35 (8), 1402-1414, 2008 | 117 | 2008 |
| The use of phylogeny to interpret cross-cultural patterns in plant use and guide medicinal plant discovery: an example from Pterocarpus (Leguminosae) CH Saslis-Lagoudakis, BB Klitgaard, F Forest, L Francis, V Savolainen, ... PloS one 6 (7), e22275, 2011 | 107 | 2011 |
| Extinction risk and diversification are linked in a plant biodiversity hotspot TJ Davies, GF Smith, DU Bellstedt, JS Boatwright, B Bytebier, RM Cowling, ... PLoS Biol 9 (5), e1000620, 2011 | 105 | 2011 |
| Distinct chemotypes of Tephrosia vogelii and implications for their use in pest control and soil enrichment PC Stevenson, GC Kite, GP Lewis, F Forest, SP Nyirenda, SR Belmain, ... Phytochemistry 78, 135-146, 2012 | 100 | 2012 |
| Spatio-temporal history of the endemic genera of Madagascar S Buerki, DS Devey, MW Callmander, PB Phillipson, F Forest Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 171 (2), 304-329, 2013 | 94 | 2013 |
John ManningAssociate Professor, University of KwaZulu-NatalVerified email at sanbi.org.za
