Frank T. Burbrink

11.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
128 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

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Frank T. Burbrink is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Genetics and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank T. Burbrink has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 79 papers in Genetics and 43 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Frank T. Burbrink's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (91 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (66 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (43 papers). Frank T. Burbrink is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (91 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (66 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (43 papers). Frank T. Burbrink collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and China. Frank T. Burbrink's co-authors include R. Alexander Pyron, John J. Wiens, Robin Lawson, Joseph B. Slowinski, Sara Ruane, Jimmy A. McGuire, Adam D. Leaché, Craig Moritz, Matthew K. Fujita and Edward A. Myers and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Frank T. Burbrink

120 papers receiving 8.2k 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.

A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes

2013 1.3k citations R. Alexander Pyron, Frank T. Burbrink et al. profile →
Coalescent-based species delimitation in an integrative taxonomy

2012 667 citations Frank T. Burbrink et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
Phylogeny and tempo of diversification in the superradiation of spiny-rayed fishes

2013 398 citations Frank T. Burbrink et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frank T. Burbrink United States	47	4.8k	4.0k	2.5k	2.2k	2.0k	128	8.5k
Stephen C. Donnellan Australia	43	4.3k 0.9×	3.2k 0.8×	2.8k 1.1×	2.0k 0.9×	1.9k 0.9×	222	8.3k
R. Alexander Pyron United States	47	5.7k 1.2×	2.9k 0.7×	3.2k 1.3×	2.5k 1.2×	2.3k 1.1×	131	9.2k
H. Bradley Shaffer United States	61	5.2k 1.1×	4.0k 1.0×	2.9k 1.2×	2.0k 0.9×	3.8k 1.9×	227	10.9k
Jack W. Sites United States	50	5.4k 1.1×	5.2k 1.3×	3.8k 1.5×	2.8k 1.3×	2.1k 1.0×	227	10.6k
J. Scott Keogh Australia	46	3.3k 0.7×	2.6k 0.7×	2.7k 1.1×	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	185	6.6k
Miguel Tréfaut Rodrigues Brazil	44	5.7k 1.2×	2.9k 0.7×	3.5k 1.4×	2.6k 1.2×	2.1k 1.0×	363	8.5k
Jimmy A. McGuire United States	42	2.2k 0.5×	2.5k 0.6×	2.7k 1.1×	1.8k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	135	6.8k
Allan Larson United States	50	4.6k 1.0×	4.4k 1.1×	3.6k 1.5×	2.0k 0.9×	2.4k 1.2×	83	10.0k
Frank Glaw Germany	39	5.7k 1.2×	2.5k 0.6×	3.0k 1.2×	2.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	326	7.6k
Tod W. Reeder United States	34	3.5k 0.7×	2.5k 0.6×	2.2k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	63	6.0k

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Liu, Qin, Truong Quang Nguyen, Jing Che, et al.. (2024). Genomic analysis reveals deep population divergence in the water snake Trimerodytes percarinatus (Serpentes, Natricidae). Ecology and Evolution. 14(4). e11278–e11278. 2 indexed citations

Burbrink, Frank T. & Edward A. Myers. (2024). The genetic origins of species boundaries at subtropical and temperate ecoregions in the North American racers (Coluber constrictor). Heredity. 134(2). 87–97.

Morales, Ariadna E., Frank T. Burbrink, Paul W. Webala, et al.. (2024). Distinct Genes with Similar Functions Underlie Convergent Evolution in Myotis Bat Ecomorphs. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 41(9). 2 indexed citations

Myers, Edward A., et al.. (2024). Contrasting the depths of divergence between gene-tree and coalescent estimates in the North American racers (Colubridae: Coluber constrictor). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 203(1). 2 indexed citations

Burbrink, Frank T., et al.. (2023). Speciation rates are unrelated to the formation of population structure in Malagasy gemsnakes. Ecology and Evolution. 13(8). e10344–e10344. 10 indexed citations

Vázquez‐Domínguez, Ella, Miguel Nakamura, Luis Osorio‐Olvera, et al.. (2022). Complex genetic patterns and distribution limits mediated by native congeners of the worldwide invasive red‐eared slider turtle. Molecular Ecology. 31(6). 1766–1782. 8 indexed citations

Pyron, R. Alexander, et al.. (2022). Speciation Hypotheses from Phylogeographic Delimitation Yield an Integrative Taxonomy for Seal Salamanders (Desmognathus monticola). Systematic Biology. 72(1). 179–197. 21 indexed citations

Peng, Lifang, Yong Zhang, Song Huang, et al.. (2021). A new snake species of the genus <i>Gonyosoma</i> Wagler, 1828 (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Hainan Island, China. 动物学研究. 42(4). 487–491. 4 indexed citations

Colli, Guarino Rinaldi, et al.. (2021). Identifying traits that enable lizard adaptation to different habitats. Journal of Biogeography. 49(1). 104–116. 4 indexed citations

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Peng, Lifang, et al.. (2021). Morphological description of a new specimen of Herpetoreas burbrinki Guo et al 2014 (Serpentes: Colubridae). Zootaxa. 5039(3). 433–439. 3 indexed citations

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Burbrink, Frank T., Marcelo Gehara, Alexander D. McKelvy, & Edward A. Myers. (2020). Resolving spatial complexities of hybridization in the context of the gray zone of speciation in North American ratsnakes ( Pantherophis obsoletus complex). Evolution. 75(2). 260–277. 40 indexed citations

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Myers, Edward A., et al.. (2017). Coalescent Species Tree Inference ofColuberandMasticophis. Copeia. 105(4). 640–648. 17 indexed citations

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Martínez, Pablo Ariel, Vinícius Avelar São-Pedro, Marcelo Gehara, et al.. (2017). Climatic suitability, isolation by distance and river resistance explain genetic variation in a Brazilian whiptail lizard. Heredity. 120(3). 251–265. 37 indexed citations

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Pyron, R. Alexander & Frank T. Burbrink. (2015). Contrasting models of parity‐mode evolution in squamate reptiles. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution. 324(6). 467–472. 14 indexed citations

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Pyron, R. Alexander, R. Graham Reynolds, & Frank T. Burbrink. (2014). A Taxonomic Revision of Boas (Serpentes: Boidae). Zootaxa. 3846(2). 249–60. 45 indexed citations

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Chen, Xin, Alexander D. McKelvy, L. Lee Grismer, et al.. (2014). The phylogenetic position and taxonomic status of the Rainbow Tree Snake Gonyophis margaritatus (Peters, 1871) (Squamata: Colubridae) . Zootaxa. 3881(6). 532–48. 14 indexed citations

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Pyron, R. Alexander & Frank T. Burbrink. (2013). Phylogenetic estimates of speciation and extinction rates for testing ecological and evolutionary hypotheses. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 28(12). 729–736. 83 indexed citations

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Huang, Song, Li Ding, Frank T. Burbrink, et al.. (2012). A New Species of the Genus Elaphe (Squamata: Colubridae) from Zoige County, Sichuan, China. 3(1). 38–45. 2 indexed citations

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Shepard, Donald B. & Frank T. Burbrink. (2009). Phylogeographic and demographic effects of Pleistocene climatic fluctuations in a montane salamander,Plethodon fourchensis. Molecular Ecology. 18(10). 2243–2262. 85 indexed citations

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Burbrink, Frank T., Christopher A. Phillips, & Edward Heske. (1995). Factors Determining Richness of Reptile and Amphibian Species in a Riparian Wildlife Dispersal Corridor. 2 indexed citations

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