Peter Merrett
Impact in
- Genetics top 10%
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
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- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Study of Mite Species
Papers in
- Genetics 32
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies 32
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- History of Science and Natural History 1
- History of Science and Medicine 1
- Co-authors
- P M Brignoli (1 shared paper)Norman I. Platnick (1 shared paper)Kitty Paviour‐Smith (1 shared paper)Eric Duffey (2 shared papers)Anthony Russell‐Smith (1 shared paper)N. Philip Ashmole (1 shared paper)GEOFF S. OXFORD (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Journal of Zoology (5 papers)Journal of Animal Ecology (1 paper)Journal of Applied Ecology (1 paper)Insect Conservation and Diversity (1 paper)Journal of Arid Environments (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomUnited States
In The Last Decade
Peter Merrett
26 papers receiving 280 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 33
- Genetics 291
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 42
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 23
- Insect Science 20
- Ecology 29
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1987 | 70 | |
| 2 | 1963 | 57 | |
| 3 | Advances in spider taxonomy, 1981-1987 : a supplement to Brignoli's A catalogue of the Araneae described between 1940 and 1981 | 1990 | 46 |
| 4 | A comparison of pitfall trapping and vacuum sampling for assessing spider faunas on heathland at Ashdown Forest, southeast England. | 1983 | 27 |
| 5 | 2023 | 25 | |
| 6 | 1967 | 23 | |
| 7 | Notes on the biology of the neotropical pisaurid, Ancylometes bogotensis (Keyserling) (Araneae: Pisauridae). | 1988 | 23 |
| 8 | 1968 | 13 | |
| 9 | 2014 | 13 | |
| 10 | 1969 | 10 | |
| 11 | Notes on the variation, identification and distribution of British species of the Tegenaria atrica group (Araneae, Agelenidae). | 1980 | 9 |
| 12 | 1963 | 8 | |
| 13 | 1972 | 7 | |
| 14 | 1961 | 4 | |
| 15 | Twelve hundred new county records of British Spiders. | 1989 | 4 |
| 16 | A new troglobitic Theridion (Araneae: Theridiidae) from the Azores. | 1989 | 4 |
| 17 | 1972 | 2 | |
| 18 | A new species of Centromerus (Araneae: Linyphiidae) from arable farmland in eastern England | 1993 | 2 |
| 19 | 2011 | 2 | |
| 20 | 2014 | 2 |
About Peter Merrett
Peter Merrett is a scholar working on Genetics, History and Philosophy of Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, History and Urology, having authored 34 papers that have together received 362 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies (32 papers), Biographical and Historical Analysis (2 papers), Study of Mite Species (2 papers), Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies (1 paper), History of Science and Natural History (1 paper), History of Science and Medicine (1 paper), Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy (1 paper) and Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (291 citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (42 citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (23 citations), Insect Science (20 citations) and Ecology (29 citations). Peter Merrett has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. Frequent co-authors include P M Brignoli, Norman I. Platnick, Kitty Paviour‐Smith, Eric Duffey, Anthony Russell‐Smith, N. Philip Ashmole and GEOFF S. OXFORD. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Zoology, Journal of Animal Ecology, Journal of Applied Ecology, Insect Conservation and Diversity and Journal of Arid Environments.
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