William A. Shear

136 papers and 2.9k indexed citations i.

About

William A. Shear is a scholar working on Paleontology, Genetics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, William A. Shear has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Paleontology, 77 papers in Genetics and 44 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in William A. Shear’s work include Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy (98 papers), Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies (59 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (35 papers). William A. Shear is often cited by papers focused on Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy (98 papers), Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies (59 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (35 papers). William A. Shear collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. William A. Shear's co-authors include Patricia M. Bonamo, Richard L. Hoffman, Jarmila Kukalová-Peck, Paul A. Selden, Roy A. Norton, Zhi‐Qiang Zhang, Gregory D. Edgecombe, James D. Grierson, Rowland M. Shelley and Mark D. Sutton and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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