| GlobalTreeSearch: The first complete global database of tree species and country distributions E Beech, M Rivers, S Oldfield, PP Smith Journal of sustainable forestry 36 (5), 454-489, 2017 | 467 | 2017 |
| Extinction risk and threats to plants and fungi E Nic Lughadha, SP Bachman, TCC Leão, F Forest, JM Halley, J Moat, ... Plants, People, Planet 2 (5), 389-408, 2020 | 407 | 2020 |
| State of the World’s Plants and Fungi A Antonelli, RJ Smith, C Fry, MSJ Simmonds, PJ Kersey, HW Pritchard, ... Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew); Sfumato Foundation, 2020 | 340 | 2020 |
| Areas of global importance for conserving terrestrial biodiversity, carbon and water M Jung, A Arnell, X De Lamo, S García-Rangel, M Lewis, J Mark, ... Nature Ecology & Evolution 5 (11), 1499-1509, 2021 | 297 | 2021 |
| How many bird and mammal extinctions has recent conservation action prevented? FC Bolam, L Mair, M Angelico, TM Brooks, M Burgman, C Hermes, ... Conservation Letters 14 (1), e12762, 2021 | 212 | 2021 |
| Molecules from nature: Reconciling biodiversity conservation and global healthcare imperatives for sustainable use of medicinal plants and fungi MJR Howes, CL Quave, J Collemare, EC Tatsis, D Twilley, E Lulekal, ... Plants, People, Planet 2 (5), 463-481, 2020 | 190 | 2020 |
| How many herbarium specimens are needed to detect threatened species? MC Rivers, L Taylor, NA Brummitt, TR Meagher, DL Roberts, ... Biological conservation 144 (10), 2541-2547, 2011 | 155 | 2011 |
| The use and misuse of herbarium specimens in evaluating plant extinction risks E Nic Lughadha, BE Walker, C Canteiro, H Chadburn, AP Davis, ... Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society B 374 (1763), 20170402, 2019 | 142 | 2019 |
| The Red List of Magnoliaceae: revised and extended M Rivers, E Beech, L Murphy, S Oldfield Richmond, Surrey, UK: Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), 2016 | 138 | 2016 |
| Subpopulations, locations and fragmentation: applying IUCN red list criteria to herbarium specimen data MC Rivers, SP Bachman, TR Meagher, E Nic Lughadha, NA Brummitt Biodiversity and Conservation 19, 2071-2085, 2010 | 122 | 2010 |
| A metric for spatially explicit contributions to science-based species targets L Mair, LA Bennun, TM Brooks, SHM Butchart, FC Bolam, ND Burgess, ... Nature Ecology & Evolution 5 (6), 836-844, 2021 | 104 | 2021 |
| Testing a global standard for quantifying species recovery and assessing conservation impact MK Grace, HR Akçakaya, EL Bennett, TM Brooks, A Heath, S Hedges, ... Conservation Biology 35 (6), 1833-1849, 2021 | 101 | 2021 |
| Quantifying progress toward a conservation assessment for all plants SP Bachman, EM Nic Lughadha, MC Rivers Conservation Biology 32 (3), 516-524, 2018 | 97 | 2018 |
| Madagascar’s extraordinary biodiversity: Threats and opportunities H Ralimanana, AL Perrigo, RJ Smith, JS Borrell, S Faurby, MT Rajaonah, ... Science 378 (6623), eadf1466, 2022 | 90 | 2022 |
| European red list of trees M Rivers, E Beech, I Bazos, F Bogunić, A Buira, D Caković, ... IUCN-International Union for the Conservation of Nature, 2019 | 90 | 2019 |
| Madagascar’s extraordinary biodiversity: Evolution, distribution, and use A Antonelli, RJ Smith, AL Perrigo, A Crottini, J Hackel, W Testo, H Farooq, ... Science 378 (6623), eabf0869, 2022 | 86 | 2022 |
| The Sampled Red List Index for Plants, phase II: ground-truthing specimen-based conservation assessments N Brummitt, SP Bachman, E Aletrari, H Chadburn, J Griffiths-Lee, M Lutz, ... Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 370 …, 2015 | 77 | 2015 |
| Do species conservation assessments capture genetic diversity? MC Rivers, NA Brummitt, EN Lughadha, TR Meagher Global ecology and conservation 2, 81-87, 2014 | 70 | 2014 |
| A Working List of Commercial Timber Tree Species. J Mark, A Newton, S Oldfield, M Rivers Botanic Gardens Conservation International, 2014 | 66 | 2014 |
| Scientists' warning to humanity on tree extinctions M Rivers, AC Newton, S Oldfield, Global Tree Assessment Contributors Plants, People, Planet 5 (4), 466-482, 2023 | 57 | 2023 |
