Robert P. Higgins
Impact in
- Oceanography top 1%
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Ecology top 2%
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
Papers in
- Oceanography 26
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research 20
- Marine and coastal plant biology 9
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- Tardigrade Biology and Ecology 9
- Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology 6
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology 6
- Co-authors
- Robert W. Pennak (1 shared paper)Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen (3 shared papers)Völker Storch (6 shared papers)Brian F. Kensley (1 shared paper)Yoshihisa Shirayama (2 shared papers)Klaus Rützler (1 shared paper)Ian G. Macintyre (1 shared paper)Robert Y. George (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Invertebrate Biology (3 papers)Zootaxa (2 papers)Journal of Parasitology (1 paper)Science (1 paper)Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesGermanySpain
In The Last Decade
Robert P. Higgins
43 papers receiving 1.6k citations
Robert P. Higgins's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 91
- Oceanography 860
- Ecology 964
- Aquatic Science 247
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 387
- Environmental Chemistry 238
Countries citing papers authored by Robert P. Higgins
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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert P. Higgins
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Robert P. Higgins, 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 | Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States Hit paper breakdown → | 1979 | 717 |
| 2 | The Atlantic Barrier Reef ecosystem at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize | 1982 | 152 |
| 3 | 1983 | 108 | |
| 4 | 1993 | 73 | |
| 5 | 1977 | 51 | |
| 6 | 1984 | 51 | |
| 7 | Eutrophic hadal benthic community in the Puerto Rico Trench | 1979 | 48 |
| 8 | 1968 | 38 | |
| 9 | 1989 | 34 | |
| 10 | 2013 | 30 | |
| 11 | 2014 | 30 | |
| 12 | 1967 | 30 | |
| 13 | 1989 | 29 | |
| 14 | 1978 | 29 | |
| 15 | Dracoderidae, a new family of the Cyclorhagid Kinorhyncha from the Inland sea of Japan | 1990 | 28 |
| 16 | 1982 | 28 | |
| 17 | 1959 | 27 | |
| 18 | 1991 | 25 | |
| 19 | 1989 | 25 | |
| 20 | 1986 | 24 |
About Robert P. Higgins
Robert P. Higgins is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Aquatic Science, having authored 44 papers that have together received 1.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Marine Biology and Ecology Research (20 papers), Tardigrade Biology and Ecology (9 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (9 papers), Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (6 papers), Cephalopods and Marine Biology (6 papers), Echinoderm biology and ecology (5 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (5 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (860 citations), Ecology (964 citations), Aquatic Science (247 citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (387 citations) and Environmental Chemistry (238 citations). Robert P. Higgins has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Spain. Frequent co-authors include Robert W. Pennak, Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen, Völker Storch, Brian F. Kensley, Yoshihisa Shirayama, Klaus Rützler, Ian G. Macintyre, Robert Y. George, M. Patricia Morse and John H. Crowe. Their work appears in journals such as Invertebrate Biology, Zootaxa, Journal of Parasitology, Science and Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.
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