Derek Skillings

1.1k total citations
12 papers, 640 citations indexed

About

Derek Skillings is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Derek Skillings has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 640 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Ecology, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Derek Skillings's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (7 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (4 papers) and Echinoderm biology and ecology (2 papers). Derek Skillings is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (7 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (4 papers) and Echinoderm biology and ecology (2 papers). Derek Skillings collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and France. Derek Skillings's co-authors include Robert J. Toonen, Christopher E. Bird, Molly A. Timmers, Brian W. Bowen, Iria Fernández-Silva, Jeff A. Eble, Michelle R. Gaither, Luiz A. Rocha, J. Howard Choat and Michael L. Berumen and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Biogeography and Coral Reefs.

In The Last Decade

Derek Skillings

12 papers receiving 620 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Derek Skillings United States 10 354 220 175 164 153 12 640
Carolyn K. Tepolt United States 13 571 1.6× 262 1.2× 119 0.7× 124 0.8× 322 2.1× 33 775
Gregory Gelembiuk United States 8 301 0.9× 169 0.8× 113 0.6× 82 0.5× 103 0.7× 11 554
Catherine R. M. Attard Australia 16 317 0.9× 237 1.1× 111 0.6× 118 0.7× 67 0.4× 30 564
Kirk Fitzhugh United States 19 731 2.1× 87 0.4× 176 1.0× 753 4.6× 223 1.5× 59 1.1k
Timothy R. Frasier Canada 12 386 1.1× 217 1.0× 62 0.4× 72 0.4× 70 0.5× 23 596
Laura Geyer United States 11 403 1.1× 290 1.3× 75 0.4× 368 2.2× 199 1.3× 13 743
José Cerca Norway 10 222 0.6× 235 1.1× 180 1.0× 123 0.8× 128 0.8× 25 665
Matthew S. Leslie United States 16 652 1.8× 217 1.0× 277 1.6× 226 1.4× 98 0.6× 30 800
Gregory O’Corry-Crowe United States 13 536 1.5× 79 0.4× 80 0.5× 153 0.9× 118 0.8× 34 615
Greta C. Vega Spain 10 296 0.8× 98 0.4× 54 0.3× 58 0.4× 58 0.4× 11 531

Countries citing papers authored by Derek Skillings

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Fields of papers citing papers by Derek Skillings

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Derek Skillings

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Derek Skillings. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Derek Skillings 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 Derek Skillings. Derek Skillings is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Skillings, Derek. (2019). Trojan Horses and Black Queens: ‘causal core’ explanations in microbiome research. Biology & Philosophy. 34(6). 4 indexed citations
2.
O’Malley, Maureen A. & Derek Skillings. (2018). Methodological Strategies in Microbiome Research and their Explanatory Implications. Perspectives on Science. 26(2). 239–265. 15 indexed citations
3.
Skillings, Derek. (2016). Holobionts and the ecology of organisms: Multi-species communities or integrated individuals?. Biology & Philosophy. 31(6). 875–892. 99 indexed citations
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Skillings, Derek. (2015). Mechanistic Explanation of Biological Processes. Philosophy of Science. 82(5). 1139–1151. 19 indexed citations
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Timmers, Molly A., et al.. (2015). An assessment of shallow and mesophotic reef brachyuran crab assemblages on the south shore of O‘ahu, Hawai‘i. Coral Reefs. 35(1). 103–112. 32 indexed citations
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Skillings, Derek, Christopher E. Bird, & Robert J. Toonen. (2014). Comparative population structure of two edible Indo-Pacific coral reef sea cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea). Bulletin of Marine Science. 90(1). 359–378. 8 indexed citations
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DiBattista, Joseph D., Michael L. Berumen, Michelle R. Gaither, et al.. (2013). After continents divide: comparative phylogeography of reef fishes from theRedSea andIndianOcean. Journal of Biogeography. 40(6). 1170–1181. 100 indexed citations
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Timmers, Molly A., Christopher E. Bird, Derek Skillings, Peter E. Smouse, & Robert J. Toonen. (2012). There's No Place Like Home: Crown-of-Thorns Outbreaks in the Central Pacific Are Regionally Derived and Independent Events. PLoS ONE. 7(2). e31159–e31159. 48 indexed citations
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Stat, Michael, Andrew C. Baker, David G. Bourne, et al.. (2012). Molecular Delineation of Species in the Coral Holobiont. Advances in marine biology. 63. 1–65. 46 indexed citations
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Bird, Christopher E., Iria Fernández-Silva, Derek Skillings, & Robert J. Toonen. (2012). Sympatric Speciation in the Post “Modern Synthesis” Era of Evolutionary Biology. Evolutionary Biology. 39(2). 158–180. 84 indexed citations
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Toonen, Robert J., Kimberly R. Andrews, Iliana B. Baums, et al.. (2011). Defining Boundaries for Ecosystem-Based Management: A Multispecies Case Study of Marine Connectivity across the Hawaiian Archipelago. Journal of Marine Biology. 2011. 1–13. 141 indexed citations
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Skillings, Derek, Christopher E. Bird, & Robert J. Toonen. (2010). Gateways to Hawai‘i: Genetic Population Structure of the Tropical Sea CucumberHolothuria atra. Journal of Marine Biology. 2011. 1–16. 44 indexed citations

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