Brian Metscher

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
78 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Brian Metscher is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Metscher has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 21 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 18 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Brian Metscher's work include Ichthyology and Marine Biology (12 papers), Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques (9 papers) and Plant and animal studies (9 papers). Brian Metscher is often cited by papers focused on Ichthyology and Marine Biology (12 papers), Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques (9 papers) and Plant and animal studies (9 papers). Brian Metscher collaborates with scholars based in Austria, United States and Czechia. Brian Metscher's co-authors include Stephan Handschuh, Tanja Schulz‐Mirbach, Gerd B. Müller, Per Ahlberg, Friedrich Ladich, Gareth J. Fraser, Liam J. Rasch, Nesrine Akkari, Martin Heß and Henrik Enghoff and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Brian Metscher

75 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. MicroCT for comparative morphology: simple staining methods allow high-contrast 3D imaging of diverse non-mineralized animal tissues
    2009 803 citations Brian Metscher profile →
  2. MicroCT for developmental biology: A versatile tool for high‐contrast 3D imaging at histological resolutions
    2009 485 citations Brian Metscher Developmental Dynamics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian Metscher Austria 26 613 604 498 491 476 78 2.8k
Richard L. Abel United Kingdom 29 131 0.2× 290 0.5× 374 0.8× 300 0.6× 210 0.4× 78 2.4k
Paul Tafforeau France 50 941 1.5× 1.3k 2.2× 988 2.0× 907 1.8× 547 1.1× 227 8.1k
Nathan Jeffery United Kingdom 26 364 0.6× 238 0.4× 74 0.1× 279 0.6× 280 0.6× 65 2.3k
Benedikt Hallgrímsson Canada 50 2.3k 3.8× 423 0.7× 268 0.5× 513 1.0× 2.1k 4.3× 194 7.4k
Renaud Boistel France 23 142 0.2× 516 0.9× 320 0.6× 290 0.6× 219 0.5× 62 1.8k
Jörg U. Hammel Germany 20 301 0.5× 519 0.9× 67 0.1× 234 0.5× 330 0.7× 121 1.7k
Timothy M. Ryan United States 34 315 0.5× 397 0.7× 100 0.2× 327 0.7× 248 0.5× 85 3.4k
Michael J. Fagan United Kingdom 38 443 0.7× 258 0.4× 349 0.7× 254 0.5× 443 0.9× 138 4.0k
William I. Sellers United Kingdom 37 166 0.3× 381 0.6× 345 0.7× 379 0.8× 120 0.3× 147 3.8k
Michael Doube United Kingdom 17 371 0.6× 124 0.2× 67 0.1× 171 0.3× 192 0.4× 43 2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Brian Metscher

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Metscher

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Metscher

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All Works

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Zikmund, Tomáš, Siddharth R. Vora, Brian Metscher, et al.. (2024). 3D atlas of the human fetal chondrocranium in the middle trimester. Scientific Data. 11(1). 626–626. 1 indexed citations
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Martik, Megan L., Roman Franěk, Martin Pšenička, et al.. (2023). Ancient vertebrate dermal armor evolved from trunk neural crest. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(30). e2221120120–e2221120120. 12 indexed citations
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Metscher, Brian, et al.. (2023). Sox9 is associated with two distinct patterning events during snake lung morphogenesis. Developmental Biology. 506. 7–19. 3 indexed citations
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Metscher, Brian, et al.. (2022). OCT Meets micro-CT: A Subject-Specific Correlative Multimodal Imaging Workflow for Early Chick Heart Development Modeling. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease. 9(11). 379–379. 4 indexed citations
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Metscher, Brian, et al.. (2021). The remarkable dynamics in the establishment, rearrangement, and loss of dentition during the ontogeny of the sterlet sturgeon. Developmental Dynamics. 251(5). 826–845. 3 indexed citations
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Metscher, Brian, et al.. (2021). Anuran development: A reinvestigation of the conus arteriosus and gill formation in Bufo bufo throughout metamorphosis using micro‐CT. The Anatomical Record. 305(5). 1100–1111. 4 indexed citations
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Metscher, Brian. (2020). A simple nuclear contrast staining method for microCT‐based 3D histology using lead(II) acetate. Journal of Anatomy. 238(4). 1036–1041. 18 indexed citations
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Pascolo, Lorella, Alessandra Gianoncelli, Brian Metscher, et al.. (2019). Hard and soft X-ray imaging to resolve human ovarian cortical structures. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. 26(4). 1322–1329. 10 indexed citations
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Jandzík, Dávid, et al.. (2019). Bichir external gills arise via heterochronic shift that accelerates hyoid arch development. eLife. 8. 16 indexed citations
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Akkari, Nesrine, Henrik Enghoff, & Brian Metscher. (2015). A New Dimension in Documenting New Species: High-Detail Imaging for Myriapod Taxonomy and First 3D Cybertype of a New Millipede Species (Diplopoda, Julida, Julidae). PLoS ONE. 10(8). e0135243–e0135243. 70 indexed citations
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Mayer, Christine, Brian Metscher, Gerd B. Müller, & Philipp Mitterœcker. (2014). Studying Developmental Variation with Geometric Morphometric Image Analysis (GMIA). PLoS ONE. 9(12). e115076–e115076. 16 indexed citations
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Schulz‐Mirbach, Tanja, Brian Metscher, & Friedrich Ladich. (2012). Relationship between Swim Bladder Morphology and Hearing Abilities–A Case Study on Asian and African Cichlids. PLoS ONE. 7(8). e42292–e42292. 55 indexed citations
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Handschuh, Stephan, Thomas Schwaha, & Brian Metscher. (2010). Showing their true colors: a practical approach to volume rendering from serial sections. BMC Developmental Biology. 10(1). 41–41. 40 indexed citations
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Metscher, Brian & Per Ahlberg. (1999). Zebrafish in Context: Uses of a Laboratory Model in Comparative Studies. Developmental Biology. 210(1). 1–14. 77 indexed citations
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Metscher, Brian, R. Glenn Northcutt, David M. Gardiner, & Susan V. Bryant. (1997). Homeobox genes in axolotl lateral line placodes and neuromasts. Development Genes and Evolution. 207(5). 287–295. 22 indexed citations
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Metscher, Brian. (1987). An evaluation of the communication system for the TAU mission study. Telecommunications and Data Acquisition Progress Report. 89. 108–117.
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Metscher, Brian, et al.. (1986). A Cooled Avalanche Photodiode With High Photon Detection Probability. 87. 41–47. 1 indexed citations

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