Francis G. Howarth

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Francis G. Howarth is a scholar working on Paleontology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francis G. Howarth has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Paleontology, 17 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 16 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Francis G. Howarth's work include Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy (19 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (10 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (10 papers). Francis G. Howarth is often cited by papers focused on Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy (19 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (10 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (10 papers). Francis G. Howarth collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Francis G. Howarth's co-authors include Hannelore Hoch, James T. Carlton, Richard L. Haedrich, Nicholas J. Bax, Alan Gray, J. E. Purcell, Fred Stone, T.M. Withers, G.S. Ridley and B.I.P. Barratt and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Francis G. Howarth

52 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Environmental Impacts of Classical Biological Control 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 100 200 300 400 500

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francis G. Howarth United States 25 765 753 706 685 556 53 2.4k
Remko Leys Australia 19 610 0.8× 414 0.5× 658 0.9× 898 1.3× 335 0.6× 31 2.2k
Pedro Oromı́ Spain 31 811 1.1× 335 0.4× 725 1.0× 1.2k 1.7× 312 0.6× 96 2.7k
Benoı̂t Dayrat United States 17 996 1.3× 551 0.7× 220 0.3× 736 1.1× 431 0.8× 45 2.5k
Marco Isaia Italy 31 756 1.0× 419 0.6× 750 1.1× 766 1.1× 540 1.0× 137 2.6k
Brenden S. Holland United States 20 1.0k 1.3× 471 0.6× 290 0.4× 618 0.9× 530 1.0× 43 2.2k
D. J. Colgan Australia 26 1.8k 2.3× 570 0.8× 372 0.5× 638 0.9× 630 1.1× 106 3.1k
Anders N. Nilsson Sweden 25 939 1.2× 523 0.7× 316 0.4× 1.3k 2.0× 216 0.4× 100 2.2k
Gerasimos Cassis Australia 26 1.1k 1.4× 1.3k 1.8× 299 0.4× 2.1k 3.0× 452 0.8× 140 3.6k
C. H. S. Watts Australia 25 1.1k 1.4× 164 0.2× 753 1.1× 814 1.2× 229 0.4× 107 2.1k
Edmund Gittenberger Netherlands 28 1.3k 1.7× 1.3k 1.7× 321 0.5× 638 0.9× 181 0.3× 134 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francis G. Howarth

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francis G. Howarth

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wynne, J. Judson, et al.. (2025). The terrestrial arthropods of Rapa Nui: A fauna dominated by non-native species. Global Ecology and Conservation. 57. e03280–e03280.
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Howarth, Francis G.. (2023). Why the delay in recognizing terrestrial obligate cave species in the tropics?. International Journal of Speleology. 52(1). 23–43. 5 indexed citations
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Howarth, Francis G. & Fred Stone. (2020). Impacts of invasive rats on Hawaiian cave resources. International Journal of Speleology. 49(1). 35–42. 4 indexed citations
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Wynne, J. Judson, et al.. (2018). Capturing arthropod diversity in complex cave systems. Diversity and Distributions. 24(10). 1478–1491. 21 indexed citations
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Ziegler, Alan C., Francis G. Howarth, & Nancy B. Simmons. (2016). A Second Endemic Land Mammal for the Hawaiian Islands: A New Genus and Species of Fossil Bat (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). American Museum Novitates. 3854(3854). 1–52. 27 indexed citations
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Wynne, J. Judson, Ernest C. Bernard, Francis G. Howarth, et al.. (2014). Disturbance Relicts in a Rapidly Changing World: The Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Factor. BioScience. 64(8). 711–718. 32 indexed citations
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Barratt, B.I.P., Francis G. Howarth, T.M. Withers, John M. Kean, & G.S. Ridley. (2009). Progress in risk assessment for classical biological control. Biological Control. 52(3). 245–254. 130 indexed citations
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Loope, Lloyd L., Francis G. Howarth, Frederick T. Kraus, & Thane K. Pratt. (2001). Newly emergent and future threats of alien species to Pacific birds and ecosystems. Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida). 22. 291–304. 22 indexed citations
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Bax, Nicholas J., James T. Carlton, Richard L. Haedrich, et al.. (2001). The Control of Biological Invasions in the World's Oceans. Conservation Biology. 15(5). 1234–1246. 171 indexed citations
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Howarth, Francis G.. (1990). Hawaiian terrestrial arthropods: an overview.. 4–26. 37 indexed citations
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Hoch, Hannelore & Francis G. Howarth. (1989). Six new cavernicolous cixiid planthoppers in the genus Solonaima from Australia (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Systematic Entomology. 14(4). 377–402. 30 indexed citations
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Hoch, Hannelore & Francis G. Howarth. (1989). Reductive evolutionary trends in two new cavernicolous species of a new Australian cixiid genus (Homoptera: Fulgroidea). Systematic Entomology. 14(2). 179–196. 13 indexed citations
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Howarth, Francis G.. (1987). The evolution of non-relictual tropical troglobites. International Journal of Speleology. 16(1/2). 1–16. 64 indexed citations
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Howarth, Francis G.. (1983). Classical Biocontrol: Panacea or Pandora's Box. ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa). 24. 70 indexed citations
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Howarth, Francis G. & Janet Moore. (1983). The Land Nemertine Argonemertes Dendyi (Dakin) in Hawaii (Nemertinea: Hoplonemertinea: Prosorhochmidae). ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa). 3 indexed citations
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Wirth, Willis W. & Francis G. Howarth. (1982). The "Forcipomyia ingrami" complex in Hawaii (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae).. ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa). 24(1). 127–151. 4 indexed citations
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Howarth, Francis G.. (1982). Bioclimatic and Geologic Factors Governing the Evolution and Distribution of Hawaiian Cave Insects. Entomologia Generalis. 8(1). 17–26. 39 indexed citations
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Maciolek, J. A. & Francis G. Howarth. (1979). Megalagrion paludicola, a new species of damselfly (Odonata: Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae) from Kauai. 21. 165–171. 2 indexed citations
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Howarth, Francis G., et al.. (1975). cavernicolous fauna of Hawaiian lava tubes. 7. Emesinae or thread-legged bugs (Heteroptera: Reduviidae). 3 indexed citations
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Howarth, Francis G.. (1972). Cavernicoles in Lava Tubes on the Island of Hawaii. Science. 175(4019). 325–326. 52 indexed citations

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