Desmond Collins

1.8k total citations
39 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Desmond Collins is a scholar working on Paleontology, Oceanography and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Desmond Collins has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Paleontology, 12 papers in Oceanography and 11 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Desmond Collins's work include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (21 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (11 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (11 papers). Desmond Collins is often cited by papers focused on Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (21 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (11 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (11 papers). Desmond Collins collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Desmond Collins's co-authors include T. P. Fletcher, Diego C. García‐Bellido, Derek E. G. Briggs, Simon Conway Morris, Derek E. G. Briggs, Jean‐Bernard Caron, Jane R. Rigby, James Sprinkle, Graham E. Budd and Gregory D. Edgecombe and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Desmond Collins

39 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Desmond Collins Canada 24 1.1k 616 404 206 173 39 1.5k
Jeffrey D. Stilwell Australia 19 739 0.6× 388 0.6× 448 1.1× 218 1.1× 160 0.9× 81 1.3k
Beverly Z. Saylor United States 19 1.7k 1.5× 198 0.3× 641 1.6× 71 0.3× 230 1.3× 42 2.3k
James H. Nebelsick Germany 25 1.1k 0.9× 1.0k 1.7× 756 1.9× 164 0.8× 277 1.6× 88 1.9k
C. R. C. Paul United Kingdom 24 2.0k 1.8× 1.0k 1.7× 912 2.3× 138 0.7× 288 1.7× 119 2.7k
Robert B. Kidd United Kingdom 20 392 0.3× 324 0.5× 939 2.3× 108 0.5× 655 3.8× 58 1.9k
Royal H. Mapes United States 28 1.5k 1.3× 882 1.4× 531 1.3× 881 4.3× 180 1.0× 149 2.3k
Enrico Savazzi Sweden 21 571 0.5× 615 1.0× 211 0.5× 189 0.9× 117 0.7× 58 1.2k
Euan N. K. Clarkson United Kingdom 29 1.9k 1.7× 594 1.0× 549 1.4× 380 1.8× 297 1.7× 123 2.7k
Deg Briggs United Kingdom 21 1.1k 1.0× 524 0.9× 453 1.1× 272 1.3× 168 1.0× 47 1.6k
Patrick J. Orr Ireland 29 1.7k 1.5× 396 0.6× 559 1.4× 344 1.7× 329 1.9× 59 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Desmond Collins

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Desmond Collins

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Daley, Allison C., Graham E. Budd, Jean‐Bernard Caron, Gregory D. Edgecombe, & Desmond Collins. (2009). The Burgess Shale Anomalocaridid Hurdia and Its Significance for Early Euarthropod Evolution. Science. 323(5921). 1597–1600. 150 indexed citations
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Collins, Desmond. (2009). Misadventures in the Burgess Shale. Nature. 460(7258). 952–953. 3 indexed citations
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Gabbott, Sarah E., Jan Zalasiewicz, & Desmond Collins. (2008). Sedimentation of the Phyllopod Bed within the Cambrian Burgess Shale Formation of British Columbia. Journal of the Geological Society. 165(1). 307–318. 49 indexed citations
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Vannier, Jean, Jean‐Bernard Caron, Jinliang Yuan, et al.. (2007). TUZOIA: MORPHOLOGY AND LIFESTYLE OF A LARGE BIVALVED ARTHROPOD OF THE CAMBRIAN SEAS. Journal of Paleontology. 81(3). 445–471. 57 indexed citations
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García‐Bellido, Diego C. & Desmond Collins. (2006). A new study ofMarrella splendens(Arthropoda, Marrellomorpha) from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale, British Columbia, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 43(6). 721–742. 47 indexed citations
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Rigby, Jane R. & Desmond Collins. (2004). Sponges of the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale and Stephen Formations, British Columbia. 75 indexed citations
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García‐Bellido, Diego C. & Desmond Collins. (2004). Moulting arthropod caught in the act. Nature. 429(6987). 40–40. 29 indexed citations
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Fletcher, T. P. & Desmond Collins. (1998). The Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale and its relationship to the Stephen Formation in the southern Canadian Rocky Mountains. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 35(4). 413–436. 97 indexed citations
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Morris, Simon Conway & Desmond Collins. (1996). Middle Cambrian ctenophores from the Stephen Formation, British Columbia, Canada. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 351(1337). 279–308. 55 indexed citations
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Collins, Desmond. (1996). The Leanchoilia–Ottoia Fauna From the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale of British Columbia. The Paleontological Society Special Publications. 8. 77–77. 1 indexed citations
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Collins, Desmond. (1996). The “evolution” of Anomalocaris and its classification in the arthropod class Dinocarida (nov.) and order Radiodonta (nov.). Journal of Paleontology. 70(2). 280–293. 124 indexed citations
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Briggs, Derek E. G. & Desmond Collins. (1988). A Middle Cambrian chelicerate from Mount Stephen, British Columbia. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 78 indexed citations
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Collins, Desmond. (1987). Life in the Cambrian seas. Nature. 326(6109). 127–127. 3 indexed citations
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Collins, Desmond & David M. Rudkin. (1981). Priscansermarinus barnetti, a probable lepadomorph barnacle from Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale of British Columbia. Journal of Paleontology. 55(5). 1006–1015. 29 indexed citations
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Collins, Desmond, Peter D. Ward, & Gerd E. G. Westermann. (1980). Function of cameral water in Nautilus. Paleobiology. 6(2). 168–172. 29 indexed citations
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Stiles, Daniel, Albert J. Ammerman, François Bordes, et al.. (1979). Paleolithic Culture and Culture Change: Experiment in Theory and Method [and Comments and Reply]. Current Anthropology. 20(1). 1–21. 12 indexed citations
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Runnegar, Bruce, J. Pojeta, Michael E. Taylor, & Desmond Collins. (1979). New species of the Cambrian and Ordovician chitons Matthevia and Chelodes from Wisconsin and Queensland; evidence for the early history of polyplacophoran mollusks. Journal of Paleontology. 53(6). 1374–1394. 57 indexed citations
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Ohel, Milla Y., François Bordes, Daniel Cahen, et al.. (1979). The Clactonian: An Independent Complex or an Integral Part of the Acheulean? [and Comments and Reply]. Current Anthropology. 20(4). 685–726. 16 indexed citations
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Collins, Desmond, et al.. (1978). Catalogue of type invertebrate, plant, and trace fossils in the Royal Ontario Museum /. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 4 indexed citations
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Collins, Desmond. (1970). Stone artefact analysis and the recognition of culture traditions. World Archaeology. 2(1). 17–27. 7 indexed citations

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