Peter W. Bretsky
Impact in
- Paleontology top 5%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Oceanography top 5%
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Marine and coastal plant biology
Papers in
- Paleontology 16
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils 16
- Oceanography 19
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research 19
- Marine and coastal plant biology 5
- Co-authors
- Sara S. Bretsky (7 shared papers)Jeffrey A. Snyder (1 shared paper)Jeffrey S. Levinton (1 shared paper)Michael Eugene Taylor (1 shared paper)Peter M. F. Sheehan (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Science (4 papers)Journal of Paleontology (4 papers)Geological Society of America Bulletin (4 papers)Geology (2 papers)Paleobiology (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United States
In The Last Decade
Peter W. Bretsky
23 papers receiving 391 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 41
- Paleontology 291
- Oceanography 289
- Atmospheric Science 168
- Earth-Surface Processes 42
- Ecology 112
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1969 | 78 | |
| 2 | 1969 | 62 | |
| 3 | 1970 | 51 | |
| 4 | 1975 | 40 | |
| 5 | 1968 | 36 | |
| 6 | 1974 | 32 | |
| 7 | 1971 | 31 | |
| 8 | 1973 | 31 | |
| 9 | 1976 | 19 | |
| 10 | 1985 | 11 | |
| 11 | Ecology of the Paleozoic scaphopod genus Plagioglypta with special reference to the Ordovician of eastern Iowa | 1970 | 10 |
| 12 | Morphological variability and change in the palaeotaxodont bivalve mollusk Nuculites planulatus (upper Ordovician of Quebec) | 1977 | 8 |
| 13 | Brachiopod ecology in the Ordovician of eastern Pennsylvania | 1969 | 8 |
| 14 | 1986 | 7 | |
| 15 | 1973 | 7 | |
| 16 | 1987 | 7 | |
| 17 | 1975 | 6 | |
| 18 | 1977 | 5 | |
| 19 | 1977 | 3 | |
| 20 | 1973 | 3 |
About Peter W. Bretsky
Peter W. Bretsky is a scholar working on Paleontology, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes and Ecology, having authored 24 papers that have together received 460 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Marine Biology and Ecology Research (19 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (16 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (5 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (4 papers), Space Exploration and Technology (2 papers), Geological formations and processes (2 papers), Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry (2 papers) and Cephalopods and Marine Biology (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (291 citations), Oceanography (289 citations), Atmospheric Science (168 citations), Earth-Surface Processes (42 citations) and Ecology (112 citations). Peter W. Bretsky has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include Sara S. Bretsky, Jeffrey A. Snyder, Jeffrey S. Levinton, Michael Eugene Taylor and Peter M. F. Sheehan. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Journal of Paleontology, Geological Society of America Bulletin, Geology and Paleobiology.
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