Gordon Lax
Impact in
- Ecology top 10%
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
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- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
Papers in
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- Protist diversity and phylogeny 17
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies 13
- Ecology 19
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology 16
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies 2
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions 2
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions 2
- Co-authors
- Alastair G. B. Simpson (7 shared papers)Yana Eglit (3 shared papers)Laura Eme (1 shared paper)Andrew J. Roger (1 shared paper)Erin M. Bertrand (1 shared paper)Patrick J. Keeling (12 shared papers)Denis V. Tikhonenkov (2 shared papers)Won Je Lee (1 shared paper)
In The Last Decade
Gordon Lax
21 papers receiving 242 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 31
- Ecology 181
- Molecular Biology 216
- Parasitology 20
- Oceanography 29
- Environmental Chemistry 10
Countries citing papers authored by Gordon Lax
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Fields of papers citing papers by Gordon Lax
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Gordon Lax, 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 | 2018 | 79 | |
| 2 | 2013 | 26 | |
| 3 | 2021 | 23 | |
| 4 | 2019 | 15 | |
| 5 | 2014 | 15 | |
| 6 | 2014 | 12 | |
| 7 | 2021 | 11 | |
| 8 | 2019 | 11 | |
| 9 | 2020 | 10 | |
| 10 | 2023 | 8 | |
| 11 | 2024 | 7 | |
| 12 | 2023 | 6 | |
| 13 | 2023 | 5 | |
| 14 | 2024 | 5 | |
| 15 | 2025 | 2 | |
| 16 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 17 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 18 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 19 | 2023 | 1 | |
| 20 | 2025 | 1 |
About Gordon Lax
Gordon Lax is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology, Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry and Animal Science and Zoology, having authored 21 papers that have together received 242 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Protist diversity and phylogeny (17 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (16 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (13 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (2 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (2 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (2 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (2 papers) and Coccidia and coccidiosis research (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology (181 citations), Molecular Biology (216 citations), Parasitology (20 citations), Oceanography (29 citations) and Environmental Chemistry (10 citations). Gordon Lax has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, Japan and Czechia. Frequent co-authors include Alastair G. B. Simpson, Yana Eglit, Laura Eme, Andrew J. Roger, Erin M. Bertrand, Patrick J. Keeling, Denis V. Tikhonenkov, Won Je Lee, Guy Leonard and Jeremy G. Wideman. Their work appears in journals such as Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Current Biology, Protist, iScience and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.
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