| The origin of leaf-assemblages—new light on an old problem DK Ferguson Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 46 (1-2), 117-188, 1985 | 313 | 1985 |
| Phytochemical and genetic analyses of ancient cannabis from Central Asia EB Russo, HE Jiang, X Li, A Sutton, A Carboni, F Del Bianco, ... Journal of experimental botany 59 (15), 4171-4182, 2008 | 312 | 2008 |
| A new insight into Cannabis sativa (Cannabaceae) utilization from 2500-year-old Yanghai Tombs, Xinjiang, China HE Jiang, X Li, YX Zhao, DK Ferguson, F Hueber, S Bera, YF Wang, ... Journal of ethnopharmacology 108 (3), 414-422, 2006 | 241 | 2006 |
| Quantitative reconstruction of the Late Miocene monsoon climates of southwest China: a case study of the Lincang flora from Yunnan Province FMB Jacques, SX Guo, T Su, YW Xing, YJ Huang, YSC Liu, DK Ferguson, ... Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 304 (3-4), 318-327, 2011 | 161 | 2011 |
| The discovery of Capparis spinosa L.(Capparidaceae) in the Yanghai Tombs (2800 years bp), NW China, and its medicinal implications HE Jiang, X Li, DK Ferguson, YF Wang, CJ Liu, CS Li Journal of ethnopharmacology 113 (3), 409-420, 2007 | 142 | 2007 |
| The Miocene flora of Kreuzau, Western Germany DK Ferguson (No Title), 1971 | 131 | 1971 |
| Distribution of Cenozoic plant relicts in China explained by drought in dry season Y Huang, FMB Jacques, T Su, DK Ferguson, H Tang, W Chen, Z Zhou Scientific reports 5 (1), 14212, 2015 | 114 | 2015 |
| The climatic history of pine in the Cairngorms based on radiocarbon dates and stable isotope analysis, with an account of the events leading up to its colonization AD Dubois, DK Ferguson Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 46 (1-2), 55-80, 1985 | 107 | 1985 |
| The reconstruction of paleovegetation and paleoclimate in the Late Pliocene of West Yunnan, China XY Kou, DK Ferguson, JX Xu, YF Wang, CS Li Climatic Change 77, 431-448, 2006 | 102 | 2006 |
| Investigation of ancient noodles, cakes, and millet at the Subeixi Site, Xinjiang, China Y Gong, Y Yang, DK Ferguson, D Tao, W Li, C Wang, E Lü, H Jiang Journal of Archaeological Science 38 (2), 470-479, 2011 | 95 | 2011 |
| Late Miocene vegetation and climate of the Lühe region in Yunnan, southwestern China JX Xu, DK Ferguson, CS Li, YF Wang Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 148 (1), 36-59, 2008 | 92 | 2008 |
| Evidence for early viticulture in China: proof of a grapevine (Vitis vinifera L., Vitaceae) in the Yanghai Tombs, Xinjiang HE Jiang, YB Zhang, X Li, YF Yao, DK Ferguson, EG Lü, CS Li Journal of Archaeological Science 36 (7), 1458-1465, 2009 | 91 | 2009 |
| The need for the SEM in palaeopalynology DK Ferguson, R Zetter, KN Paudayal Comptes Rendus Palevol 6 (6-7), 423-430, 2007 | 87 | 2007 |
| Criteria to distinguish parautochthonous leaves in Tertiary alluvial channel-fills RA Gastaldo, DK Ferguson, H Walther, JM Rabold Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 91 (1-4), 1-21, 1996 | 85 | 1996 |
| Discriminating fossil evergreen and deciduous Quercus pollen: a case study from the Miocene of eastern China R Zetter, DK Ferguson, BAR Mohr Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 145 (3-4), 289-303, 2007 | 83 | 2007 |
| Reconstruction of paleovegetation and paleoclimate in the Early and Middle Eocene, Hainan Island, China YF Yao, S Bera, DK Ferguson, V Mosbrugger, KN Paudayal, JH Jin, CS Li Climatic Change 92, 169-189, 2009 | 77 | 2009 |
| Early Miocene elevation in northern Tibet estimated by palaeobotanical evidence B Sun, YF Wang, CS Li, J Yang, JF Li, YL Li, T Deng, SQ Wang, M Zhao, ... Scientific Reports 5 (1), 10379, 2015 | 76 | 2015 |
| Vegetation and climatic changes of SW China in response to the uplift of Tibetan Plateau QQ Zhang, DK Ferguson, V Mosbrugger, YF Wang, CS Li Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 363, 23-36, 2012 | 73 | 2012 |
| Leaf architecture and epidermal characters in Zelkova, Ulmaceae YF Wang, DK Ferguson, R Zetter, T Denk, G Garfi Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 136 (3), 255-265, 2001 | 72 | 2001 |
| On the phytogeography of Coniferales in the European Cenozoic DK Ferguson Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 3, 73-110, 1967 | 72 | 1967 |
