Breda M. Zimkus

620 total citations
32 papers, 458 citations indexed

About

Breda M. Zimkus is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecological Modeling and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Breda M. Zimkus has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 458 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 18 papers in Ecological Modeling and 9 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Breda M. Zimkus's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (22 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (18 papers) and Research Data Management Practices (5 papers). Breda M. Zimkus is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (22 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (18 papers) and Research Data Management Practices (5 papers). Breda M. Zimkus collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Czechia. Breda M. Zimkus's co-authors include Václav Gvoždík, Mark‐Oliver Rödel, Annika Hillers, Lucinda P. Lawson, Simon P. Loader, S. Schick, James Hanken, David C. Blackburn, Linda Ford and Joanna G. Larson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and BioScience.

In The Last Decade

Breda M. Zimkus

28 papers receiving 433 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Breda M. Zimkus United States 13 301 226 139 130 119 32 458
André Koch Germany 10 182 0.6× 149 0.7× 90 0.6× 138 1.1× 112 0.9× 26 412
Mareike Hirschfeld Germany 11 256 0.9× 177 0.8× 166 1.2× 99 0.8× 89 0.7× 22 403
Konrad Mebert Switzerland 12 217 0.7× 115 0.5× 120 0.9× 111 0.9× 123 1.0× 47 400
Shea M. Lambert United States 9 241 0.8× 120 0.5× 121 0.9× 80 0.6× 192 1.6× 15 402
Renata Cecília Amaro Brazil 12 318 1.1× 129 0.6× 163 1.2× 61 0.5× 171 1.4× 24 445
Caleb Ofori‐Boateng Ghana 12 187 0.6× 131 0.6× 179 1.3× 74 0.6× 101 0.8× 22 353
Claudio Correa Chile 10 231 0.8× 135 0.6× 125 0.9× 80 0.6× 102 0.9× 40 340
Peter Geißler Germany 13 311 1.0× 152 0.7× 163 1.2× 63 0.5× 140 1.2× 32 395
Marcelo José Sturaró Brazil 13 302 1.0× 112 0.5× 105 0.8× 85 0.7× 144 1.2× 36 390
Victor G. D. Orrico Brazil 13 437 1.5× 192 0.8× 112 0.8× 84 0.6× 214 1.8× 47 549

Countries citing papers authored by Breda M. Zimkus

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Fields of papers citing papers by Breda M. Zimkus

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Breda M. Zimkus

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Breda M. Zimkus. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Breda M. Zimkus based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Breda M. Zimkus. Breda M. Zimkus is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bates, John M., Andrew Bentley, Dori L. Contreras, et al.. (2025). Integrating biological and environmental data to solve key scientific and societal challenges. BioScience. 76(1). 13–20.
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Buschbom, Jutta, Frédérik Leliaert, Breda M. Zimkus, et al.. (2024). Permits, contracts and their terms for biodiversity specimens. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10. 1 indexed citations
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Bentley, Andrew, Barbara M. Thiers, William E. Moser, et al.. (2024). Community Action: Planning for Specimen Management in Funding Proposals. BioScience. 74(7). 435–439. 1 indexed citations
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Meyer, Rachel S., Breda M. Zimkus, John M. Bates, et al.. (2022). The Case for Community Self-Governance on Access and Benefit Sharing of Digital Sequence Information. BioScience. 72(5). 405–408. 4 indexed citations
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Zimkus, Breda M., Andreas Schmitz, Eric B. Fokam, et al.. (2021). Gene flow in phylogenomics: Sequence capture resolves species limits and biogeography of Afromontane forest endemic frogs from the Cameroon Highlands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 163. 107258–107258. 13 indexed citations
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Loader, Simon P., et al.. (2020). A new species of Phrynobatrachus (Amphibia: Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) from the Northern Mountains of Tanzania. Journal of Natural History. 54(1-4). 63–85. 4 indexed citations
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Zimkus, Breda M., et al.. (2017). A new species of Phrynobatrachus (Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) from the Eastern Arc Mountians of Tanzania. Zootaxa. 4350(1). 151–163. 1 indexed citations
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Deichmann, Jessica L., Daniel G. Mulcahy, Hadrien Vanthomme, et al.. (2017). How many species and under what names? Using DNA barcoding and GenBank data for west Central African amphibian conservation. PLoS ONE. 12(11). e0187283–e0187283. 30 indexed citations
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Zimkus, Breda M., Lucinda P. Lawson, Michael F. Barej, et al.. (2016). Leapfrogging into new territory: How Mascarene ridged frogs diversified across Africa and Madagascar to maintain their ecological niche. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 106. 254–269. 38 indexed citations
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Gower, David J., M. J. Largen, Ben Collen, et al.. (2013). Long-term data for endemic frog genera reveal potential conservation crisis in the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia. Oryx. 47(1). 59–69. 24 indexed citations
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Zimkus, Breda M., Lucinda P. Lawson, Simon P. Loader, & James Hanken. (2012). Terrestrialization, Miniaturization and Rates of Diversification in African Puddle Frogs (Anura: Phrynobatrachidae). PLoS ONE. 7(4). e35118–e35118. 35 indexed citations
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Schick, S., et al.. (2010). Systematics of ’Little Brown Frogs’ from East Africa: Recognition of Phrynobatrachus scheffleri and description of a new species from the Kakamega Forest, Kenya (Anura: Phrynobatrachidae). 46. 8 indexed citations
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Zimkus, Breda M. & S. Schick. (2010). Light at the end of the tunnel: insights into the molecular systematics of East African puddle frogs (Anura: Phrynobatrachidae). Systematics and Biodiversity. 8(1). 39–47. 16 indexed citations
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Zimkus, Breda M.. (2009). Biogeographic analysis of puddle frogs across Cameroon and description of a new species of Phrynobatrachus (Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) endemic to Mount Oku, Cameroon. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 157. 1 indexed citations
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Zimkus, Breda M.. (2009). Complex patterns of speciation and diversity among African frogs (genus Phrynobatrachus). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 55. 1 indexed citations
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Zimkus, Breda M., Mark‐Oliver Rödel, & Annika Hillers. (2009). Complex patterns of continental speciation: Molecular phylogenetics and biogeography of sub-Saharan puddle frogs (Phrynobatrachus). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 55(3). 883–900. 42 indexed citations
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Zimkus, Breda M. & David C. Blackburn. (2008). Distinguishing Features of the Sub-Saharan Frog Genera Arthroleptis and Phrynobatrachus: A Short Guide for Field and Museum Researchers. BioOne Complete (BioOne). 513. 1–12. 16 indexed citations
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Drewes, Robert C., et al.. (2007). The California Academy of Sciences Gulf of Guinea expeditions (2001,2006) VI. A new species of Phrynobatrachus from the Gulf of Guinea islands and a reanalysis of Phrynobatrachus dispar and P. feae (Anura: Phrynobatrachidae). 58. 16 indexed citations

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