David Sergeant

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

David Sergeant is a scholar working on Ecology, Atmospheric Science and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, David Sergeant has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Ecology, 12 papers in Atmospheric Science and 10 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in David Sergeant's work include Marine animal studies overview (32 papers), Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (12 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (7 papers). David Sergeant is often cited by papers focused on Marine animal studies overview (32 papers), Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (12 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (7 papers). David Sergeant collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. David Sergeant's co-authors include P. F. Brodie, Douglas H. Pimlott, W. Don Bowen, H. D. Fisher, R.F. Addison, Fräser A. Armstrong, Melba C. Caldwell, David K.‏ Caldwell, M.E. Zinck and S. R. Kerr and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Biological Conservation and Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

In The Last Decade

David Sergeant

41 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Age Determination in Moose from Sectioned Incisor Teeth 1959 2026 1981 2003 1959 40 80 120
What are hit papers?

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. Age Determination in Moose from Sectioned Incisor Teeth
    1959 139 citations David Sergeant et al. Journal of Wildlife Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Sergeant Canada 23 1.1k 366 335 251 209 46 1.4k
Daniel K. Odell United States 21 910 0.8× 296 0.8× 175 0.5× 218 0.9× 197 0.9× 55 1.4k
Ian Gjertz Norway 28 1.5k 1.3× 282 0.8× 780 2.3× 223 0.9× 178 0.9× 68 1.8k
Joachim Plötz Germany 24 1.4k 1.3× 419 1.1× 350 1.0× 334 1.3× 187 0.9× 78 1.7k
Michael C. S. Kingsley Canada 24 1.3k 1.2× 379 1.0× 574 1.7× 337 1.3× 125 0.6× 63 1.6k
David E. Gaskin Canada 18 811 0.7× 209 0.6× 214 0.6× 212 0.8× 384 1.8× 37 1.1k
G. J. B. Ross South Africa 19 1.0k 0.9× 446 1.2× 115 0.3× 463 1.8× 96 0.5× 40 1.4k
J. Ward Testa United States 27 1.5k 1.4× 426 1.2× 353 1.1× 179 0.7× 91 0.4× 50 1.7k
Arne Bjørge Norway 19 770 0.7× 331 0.9× 227 0.7× 182 0.7× 150 0.7× 53 954
George A. Antonelis United States 21 1.1k 1.0× 379 1.0× 216 0.6× 151 0.6× 67 0.3× 38 1.4k
S. Innes Canada 17 1.1k 1.0× 319 0.9× 263 0.8× 141 0.6× 177 0.8× 22 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by David Sergeant

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Sergeant

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Sergeant

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Sergeant. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Sergeant 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 Sergeant. David Sergeant 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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Sergeant, David. (2022). The Near Future in Twenty-First-Century Fiction. Cambridge University Press eBooks.
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Sergeant, David. (2018). The Genre of the Near Future: Kim Stanley Robinson's New York 2140. PEARL (University of Plymouth). 1 indexed citations
3.
Spragg, Roger G., et al.. (2010). An informatics strategy to assure enrollment criteria compliance in studies of the critically ill. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 31(6). 530–535. 2 indexed citations
4.
Lien, Jon, et al.. (1986). A North Sea Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon bidens, in Conception Bay, Newfoundland. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 100(3). 389–391. 6 indexed citations
5.
Sergeant, David, et al.. (1984). Killer Whales, Orcinus orca, prey on Narwhals, Monodon monoceros: An eyewitness account. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 98(4). 458–462. 11 indexed citations
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Sergeant, David & George A. Williams. (1983). Two recent ice entrapments of Narwhals, Monodon monoceros, in Arctic Canada. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 97(4). 459–460. 2 indexed citations
7.
Bowen, W. Don & David Sergeant. (1983). Mark–Recapture Estimates of Harp Seal Pup (Phoca groenlandica) Production in the Northwest Atlantic. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 40(6). 728–742. 29 indexed citations
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Bowen, W. Don, et al.. (1981). Temporal Changes in the Reproductive Potential of Female Harp Seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 38(5). 495–503. 37 indexed citations
9.
Sergeant, David, et al.. (1978). The recent status of Monachus monachus, the Mediterranean monk seal. Biological Conservation. 14(4). 259–287. 49 indexed citations
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Bree, P.J.H. van, et al.. (1977). A Harbour Porpoise, Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758), from the Mackenzie River delta, Northwest Territories, Canada (Notes on Cetacea, Delphinoidea VIII). Beaufortia. 26(333). 99–105. 4 indexed citations
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Sergeant, David & P. F. Brodie. (1975). Identity, Abundance, and Present Status of Populations of White Whales, Delphinapterus leucas, in North America. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. 32(7). 1047–1054. 49 indexed citations
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Sergeant, David & Fräser A. Armstrong. (1973). Mercury in Seals from Eastern Canada. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. 30(6). 843–846. 51 indexed citations
13.
Sergeant, David. (1973). Transatlantic Migration of a Harp Seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. 30(1). 124–125. 6 indexed citations
14.
Beck, Ben, et al.. (1972). A Portable, Instantaneous Branding Device for Permanent Identification of Wildlife. Journal of Wildlife Management. 36(3). 947–947. 1 indexed citations
15.
Sergeant, David. (1969). Feeding rates of cetacea. Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo). 50 indexed citations
16.
Sergeant, David & P. F. Brodie. (1969). Body Size in White Whales, Delphinapterus leucas. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. 26(10). 2561–2580. 63 indexed citations
17.
Sergeant, David. (1966). Age determination of land mammals from annuli. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 9 indexed citations
18.
Sergeant, David. (1958). Dolphins in Newfoundland waters. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 72(4). 156–159. 3 indexed citations
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Sergeant, David & H. D. Fisher. (1957). The Smaller Cetacea of Eastern Canadian Waters. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. 14(1). 83–115. 73 indexed citations
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Fisher, H. D. & David Sergeant. (1954). A record of the white whale in the Bay of Fundy. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 68(3). 138–139. 1 indexed citations

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