David A. Gold

1.2k total citations
27 papers, 769 citations indexed

About

David A. Gold is a scholar working on Paleontology, Molecular Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, David A. Gold has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 769 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Paleontology, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in David A. Gold's work include Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology (9 papers), Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (7 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (6 papers). David A. Gold is often cited by papers focused on Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology (9 papers), Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (7 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (6 papers). David A. Gold collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. David A. Gold's co-authors include David K. Jacobs, Roger E. Summons, Paula V. Welander, Volker Hartenstein, James G. Gehlîng, Bruce Runnegar, Gregory P. Fournier, Ruth D. Gates, Ana Riesgo and Shigeo Takashima and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

David A. Gold

27 papers receiving 758 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David A. Gold United States 13 397 261 150 143 119 27 769
Carsten Lüter Germany 14 244 0.6× 96 0.4× 75 0.5× 180 1.3× 171 1.4× 42 644
Nozomu Iwasaki Japan 15 133 0.3× 93 0.4× 75 0.5× 281 2.0× 118 1.0× 43 589
Shin Kubota Japan 15 495 1.2× 89 0.3× 68 0.5× 223 1.6× 297 2.5× 96 701
Juliana de Moraes Leme Brazil 18 878 2.2× 52 0.2× 319 2.1× 126 0.9× 133 1.1× 58 1.0k
Andrzej Pisera Poland 20 474 1.2× 152 0.6× 281 1.9× 393 2.7× 126 1.1× 76 1.2k
Mike Reich Germany 14 476 1.2× 73 0.3× 70 0.5× 111 0.8× 99 0.8× 66 807
Nicolas Rabet France 16 186 0.5× 211 0.8× 45 0.3× 348 2.4× 141 1.2× 48 760
Junye Ma China 13 208 0.5× 85 0.3× 45 0.3× 78 0.5× 84 0.7× 46 480
Roger A. Chastain United States 14 88 0.2× 277 1.1× 82 0.5× 259 1.8× 54 0.5× 16 652
Heyo Van Iten United States 21 1.0k 2.6× 58 0.2× 382 2.5× 138 1.0× 187 1.6× 57 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by David A. Gold

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David A. Gold

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David A. Gold. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David A. Gold 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 David A. Gold. David A. Gold 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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Porter, Susannah M., et al.. (2025). Early eukaryote diversity: a review and a reinterpretation. Paleobiology. 51(1). 132–149. 3 indexed citations
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Hoshino, Yosuke, Benjamin J. Nettersheim, David A. Gold, et al.. (2023). Genetics re-establish the utility of 2-methylhopanes as cyanobacterial biomarkers before 750 million years ago. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 7(12). 2045–2054. 9 indexed citations
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Mulligan, Chris L., Ainara Sistiaga, Khanh M. Vuu, et al.. (2023). Common origin of sterol biosynthesis points to a feeding strategy shift in Neoproterozoic animals. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7941–7941. 7 indexed citations
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Gold, David A., et al.. (2021). Light modulated cnidocyte discharge predates the origins of eyes in Cnidaria. Ecology and Evolution. 11(9). 3933–3940. 11 indexed citations
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Summons, Roger E., Paula V. Welander, & David A. Gold. (2021). Lipid biomarkers: molecular tools for illuminating the history of microbial life. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 20(3). 174–185. 69 indexed citations
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Gold, David A., Takeo Katsuki, Yang Li, et al.. (2018). The genome of the jellyfish Aurelia and the evolution of animal complexity. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 3(1). 96–104. 64 indexed citations
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Buckner, Janet C., Ryan A. Ellingson, David A. Gold, Terry L. Jones, & David K. Jacobs. (2017). Mitogenomics supports an unexpected taxonomic relationship for the extinct diving duck Chendytes lawi and definitively places the extinct Labrador Duck. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 122. 102–109. 13 indexed citations
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Gold, David A., et al.. (2017). Paleoproterozoic sterol biosynthesis and the rise of oxygen. Nature. 543(7645). 420–423. 75 indexed citations
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Gold, David A., Shane S. O’Reilly, J. R. Watson, et al.. (2017). Lipidomics of the sea sponge Amphimedon queenslandica and implication for biomarker geochemistry. Geobiology. 15(6). 836–843. 11 indexed citations
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Gold, David A., et al.. (2016). Cell tracking supports secondary gastrulation in the moon jellyfish Aurelia. Development Genes and Evolution. 226(6). 383–387. 9 indexed citations
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Gold, David A., et al.. (2016). Sterol and genomic analyses validate the sponge biomarker hypothesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(10). 2684–2689. 99 indexed citations
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Gold, David A., Bruce Runnegar, James G. Gehlîng, & David K. Jacobs. (2015). Ancestral state reconstruction of ontogeny supports a bilaterian affinity for Dickinsonia. Evolution & Development. 17(6). 315–324. 79 indexed citations
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Gold, David A., et al.. (2015). Structural and Developmental Disparity in the Tentacles of the Moon Jellyfish Aurelia sp.1. PLoS ONE. 10(8). e0134741–e0134741. 14 indexed citations
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Ghisalberti, Marco, David A. Gold, Marc Laflamme, et al.. (2014). Canopy Flow Analysis Reveals the Advantage of Size in the Oldest Communities of Multicellular Eukaryotes. Current Biology. 24(3). 305–309. 53 indexed citations
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Gold, David A., Ruth D. Gates, & David K. Jacobs. (2014). The Early Expansion and Evolutionary Dynamics of POU Class Genes. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 31(12). 3136–3147. 52 indexed citations
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Takashima, Shigeo, David A. Gold, & Volker Hartenstein. (2012). Stem cells and lineages of the intestine: a developmental and evolutionary perspective. Development Genes and Evolution. 223(1-2). 85–102. 50 indexed citations
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Gold, David A. & David K. Jacobs. (2012). Stem cell dynamics in Cnidaria: are there unifying principles?. Development Genes and Evolution. 223(1-2). 53–66. 72 indexed citations
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Gold, David A. & J. Lengy. (1968). Studies on <i>Culex pipiens</i><i> molestus</i> in Israel. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 34(6). 571–579. 5 indexed citations

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