David K. Simmons

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 710 citations indexed

About

David K. Simmons is a scholar working on Paleontology, Global and Planetary Change and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, David K. Simmons has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 710 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Paleontology, 5 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in David K. Simmons's work include Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology (8 papers), Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (5 papers) and Marine Sponges and Natural Products (2 papers). David K. Simmons is often cited by papers focused on Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology (8 papers), Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (5 papers) and Marine Sponges and Natural Products (2 papers). David K. Simmons collaborates with scholars based in United States and Norway. David K. Simmons's co-authors include Mark Q. Martindale, Kevin Pang, Andreas D. Baxevanis, Christine E. Schnitzler, Casey W. Dunn, Joseph F. Ryan, Bernard Koch, Steven H. D. Haddock, Nicholas H. Putnam and Tyra G. Wolfsberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

David K. Simmons

8 papers receiving 702 citations

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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.

The Genome of the Ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi and Its Implications for Cell Type Evolution

2013 487 citations Joseph F. Ryan, Kevin Pang et al. Science profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David K. Simmons United States	8	426	406	154	125	109	8	710
R. Travis Moreland United States	10	360 0.8×	427 1.1×	133 0.9×	80 0.6×	117 1.1×	15	706
Michael Kroiher Germany	15	275 0.6×	296 0.7×	154 1.0×	73 0.6×	69 0.6×	28	703
Alexandre Alié France	13	372 0.9×	292 0.7×	325 2.1×	54 0.4×	64 0.6×	21	676
Roberto Feuda United Kingdom	13	282 0.7×	353 0.9×	114 0.7×	220 1.8×	172 1.6×	18	858
Eduard Renfer Norway	7	422 1.0×	400 1.0×	258 1.7×	55 0.4×	60 0.6×	9	653
Michael Saina Norway	8	381 0.9×	348 0.9×	243 1.6×	111 0.9×	88 0.8×	8	678
Michael J. Layden United States	18	416 1.0×	545 1.3×	266 1.7×	160 1.3×	119 1.1×	26	974
Kevin Pang Norway	12	673 1.6×	733 1.8×	280 1.8×	178 1.4×	203 1.9×	14	1.3k
Bryony Fahey Australia	10	256 0.6×	657 1.6×	249 1.6×	75 0.6×	96 0.9×	10	1.1k
Elena Simionato France	8	124 0.3×	327 0.8×	122 0.8×	91 0.7×	49 0.4×	8	509

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David K. Simmons

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Simmons, David K., et al.. (2017). Antagonistic BMP–cWNT signaling in the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis reveals insight into the evolution of mesoderm. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(28). E5608–E5615. 25 indexed citations

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Li, Xiaofan, Michael J. Layden, Fortunay Diatta, et al.. (2015). Ether-à-go-go family voltage-gated K+ channels evolved in an ancestral metazoan and functionally diversified in a cnidarian–bilaterian ancestor. Journal of Experimental Biology. 218(4). 526–536. 26 indexed citations

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Li, Xiaofan, Sarah Rhodes, Damian B. van Rossum, et al.. (2015). Major diversification of voltage-gated K ⁺ channels occurred in ancestral parahoxozoans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(9). E1010–9. 24 indexed citations

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Alberstein, Robert G., et al.. (2015). Glycine activated ion channel subunits encoded by ctenophore glutamate receptor genes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(44). E6048–57. 41 indexed citations

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Schnitzler, Christine E., David K. Simmons, Kevin Pang, Mark Q. Martindale, & Andreas D. Baxevanis. (2014). Expression of multiple Sox genes through embryonic development in the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi is spatially restricted to zones of cell proliferation. EvoDevo. 5(1). 15–15. 45 indexed citations

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Ryan, Joseph F., Kevin Pang, Christine E. Schnitzler, et al.. (2013). The Genome of the Ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi and Its Implications for Cell Type Evolution. Science. 342(6164). 1242592–1242592. 487 indexed citations breakdown →

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Simmons, David K., Kevin Pang, & Mark Q. Martindale. (2012). Lim homeobox genes in the Ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi: the evolution of neural cell type specification. EvoDevo. 3(1). 2–2. 32 indexed citations

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Jegla, Timothy, et al.. (2012). Expanded Functional Diversity of Shaker K+ Channels in Cnidarians Is Driven by Gene Expansion. PLoS ONE. 7(12). e51366–e51366. 30 indexed citations

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