Carl Gans
Impact in
- Paleontology top 0.2%
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
- Developmental Biology top 0.5%
Papers in
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- Amphibian and Reptile Biology 100
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- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies 37
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction 19
- Co-authors
- R. Glenn Northcutt (5 shared papers)Abbot S. Gaunt (10 shared papers)Gerard C. Gorniak (8 shared papers)Frits De Vree (6 shared papers)Gerald E. Loeb (2 shared papers)Thomas S. Parsons (10 shared papers)Karel F. Liem (2 shared papers)Robert Dudley (5 shared papers)
- Journals
- Copeia (46 papers)American Museum Novitates (19 papers)Journal of Morphology (16 papers)Evolution (15 papers)Science (11 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesBelgiumCanada
In The Last Decade
Carl Gans
279 papers receiving 11.4k citations
Carl Gans's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 186
- Paleontology 2.6k
- Developmental Biology 700
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 2.9k
- Global and Planetary Change 4.7k
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3.5k
Countries citing papers authored by Carl Gans
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Fields of papers citing papers by Carl Gans
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Carl Gans, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biology of the Reptilia Hit paper breakdown → | 1969 | 1520 |
| 2 | Neural Crest and the Origin of Vertebrates: A New Head Hit paper breakdown → | 1983 | 852 |
| 3 | The Genesis of Neural Crest and Epidermal Placodes: A Reinterpretation of Vertebrate Origins Hit paper breakdown → | 1983 | 588 |
| 4 | 1982 | 393 | |
| 5 | The functional significance of muscle architecture--a theoretical analysis. Hit paper breakdown → | 1965 | 387 |
| 6 | 1987 | 380 | |
| 7 | Biomechanics: An Approach to Vertebrate Biology | 1974 | 318 |
| 8 | 1975 | 290 | |
| 9 | 1995 | 249 | |
| 10 | 1987 | 232 | |
| 11 | 1961 | 218 | |
| 12 | 1989 | 197 | |
| 13 | 1978 | 169 | |
| 14 | 1969 | 149 | |
| 15 | 1982 | 144 | |
| 16 | 1976 | 142 | |
| 17 | 1991 | 139 | |
| 18 | 1983 | 139 | |
| 19 | 1978 | 133 | |
| 20 | 1980 | 126 |
About Carl Gans
Carl Gans is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Paleontology, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation, having authored 287 papers that have together received 13.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (100 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (38 papers), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (37 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (30 papers), Turtle Biology and Conservation (24 papers), Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (23 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (19 papers) and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (2.6k citations), Developmental Biology (700 citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (2.9k citations), Global and Planetary Change (4.7k citations) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (3.5k citations). Carl Gans has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Canada. Frequent co-authors include R. Glenn Northcutt, Abbot S. Gaunt, Gerard C. Gorniak, Frits De Vree, Gerald E. Loeb, Thomas S. Parsons, Karel F. Liem, Robert Dudley, Henry J. de Jongh and Jeffrey B. Graham. Their work appears in journals such as Copeia, American Museum Novitates, Journal of Morphology, Evolution and Science.
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