Frederick W. Spiegel

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Frederick W. Spiegel is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Frederick W. Spiegel has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 23 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Frederick W. Spiegel's work include Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research (27 papers), Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (22 papers) and Chemical synthesis and alkaloids (13 papers). Frederick W. Spiegel is often cited by papers focused on Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research (27 papers), Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (22 papers) and Chemical synthesis and alkaloids (13 papers). Frederick W. Spiegel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Canada. Frederick W. Spiegel's co-authors include Steven L. Stephenson, Julia Walochnik, Stefan Geisen, Sina M. Adl, Michael Bonkowski, Valentyna Krashevska, David Singer, Edward A. D. Mitchell, Flemming Ekelund and Enrique Lara and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, FEMS Microbiology Reviews and Molecular Biology and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Frederick W. Spiegel

34 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Soil protists: a fertile frontier in soil biology research 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Soil protists: a fertile frontier in soil biology research
    2018 445 citations Stefan Geisen, Edward A. D. Mitchell et al. FEMS Microbiology Reviews profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frederick W. Spiegel United States 15 587 400 368 341 276 36 1.1k
Anna Maria Fiore‐Donno Germany 23 881 1.5× 524 1.3× 912 2.5× 600 1.8× 283 1.0× 47 1.6k
P. G. Allsopp Australia 21 221 0.4× 217 0.5× 618 1.7× 28 0.1× 371 1.3× 161 1.4k
John C. Landolt United States 16 228 0.4× 151 0.4× 301 0.8× 340 1.0× 420 1.5× 51 745
Keming Yang China 10 203 0.3× 400 1.0× 540 1.5× 22 0.1× 79 0.3× 15 896
Matti Gralka United States 11 313 0.5× 273 0.7× 79 0.2× 60 0.2× 56 0.2× 16 681
Maria Kuzmina Canada 19 769 1.3× 534 1.3× 473 1.3× 70 0.2× 538 1.9× 33 1.6k
Bing Yang China 20 319 0.5× 229 0.6× 400 1.1× 21 0.1× 101 0.4× 53 1.4k
Robert A. Masters United States 23 125 0.2× 553 1.4× 807 2.2× 91 0.3× 281 1.0× 65 1.5k
Ema E. Chao United Kingdom 28 2.1k 3.5× 1.6k 3.9× 323 0.9× 76 0.2× 69 0.3× 31 2.5k
Andrew J. Storer United States 26 281 0.5× 1.0k 2.6× 644 1.8× 17 0.0× 224 0.8× 99 1.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frederick W. Spiegel

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Spiegel, Frederick W., et al.. (2024). A Beginner’s Guide to Identifying The Protostelids. Figshare.
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Geisen, Stefan, Edward A. D. Mitchell, Sina M. Adl, et al.. (2018). Soil protists: a fertile frontier in soil biology research. FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 42(3). 293–323. 445 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thulin, Mats, James C. Cavender, Ricardo Escalante, et al.. (2017). A New Classification of the Dictyostelids. Protist. 169(1). 1–28. 55 indexed citations
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Schnittler, Martin, et al.. (2012). Myxomycete diversity in the Tarim basin and eastern Tian-Shan, Xinjiang Prov., China. Fungal Diversity. 59(1). 91–108. 19 indexed citations
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Ndiritu, George G., Frederick W. Spiegel, & Steven L. Stephenson. (2009). Rapid biodiversity assessment of myxomycetes in two regions of Kenya.. Sydowia. 61(2). 287–319. 4 indexed citations
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Ndiritu, George G., Steven L. Stephenson, & Frederick W. Spiegel. (2009). First Records and Microhabitat Assessment of Protostelids in the Aberdare Region, Central Kenya. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 56(2). 148–158. 10 indexed citations
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Stephenson, Steven L., et al.. (2009). Distribution and ecology of protostelids in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Mycologia. 101(3). 320–328. 8 indexed citations
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Stephenson, Steven L., et al.. (2007). Protostelids and myxomycetes isolated from aquatic habitats. Mycologia. 99(4). 504–509. 17 indexed citations
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Aguilar, María Rosa, Carlos Lado, & Frederick W. Spiegel. (2007). Protostelids from deciduous forests: first data from southwestern Europe. Mycological Research. 111(7). 863–872. 10 indexed citations
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Rulik, Björn, et al.. (2005). Protostelids from German Beech forests. Mycological Progress. 4(4). 267–271. 9 indexed citations
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Spiegel, Frederick W., et al.. (2005). A Beginner's Guide to Identifying The Common Protostelids. 4 indexed citations
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Moore, Donna L. & Frederick W. Spiegel. (2000). Microhabitat distribution of protostelids in temperate habitats in northwestern Arkansas. Canadian Journal of Botany. 78(8). 985–994. 8 indexed citations
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Spiegel, Frederick W. & Steven L. Stephenson. (2000). Protostelids of Macquarie Island. Mycologia. 92(5). 849–852. 11 indexed citations
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Moore, Donna L. & Frederick W. Spiegel. (1995). A new technique for sampling protostelids. Mycologia. 87(3). 414–418. 22 indexed citations
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Spiegel, Frederick W., et al.. (1995). Tychosporium acutostipes , a new protostelid which modifies the concept of the Protosteliidae. Mycologia. 87(2). 265–270. 17 indexed citations
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Spiegel, Frederick W., et al.. (1995). Design of polymerase chain reaction primers for amplifying nuclear ribosomal DNA from slime molds. Mycologia. 87(1). 140–143. 7 indexed citations
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Spiegel, Frederick W., et al.. (1994). Evidence for mating between islates of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides with different host specificities. Current Genetics. 25(4). 330–335. 34 indexed citations
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Lee, Fleet N., et al.. (1993). Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies to Conidial Antigens of Pyricularia grisea. Experimental Mycology. 17(3). 170–181. 2 indexed citations
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Spiegel, Frederick W.. (1991). A proposed phylogeny of the flagellated protostelids. Biosystems. 25(1-2). 113–120. 15 indexed citations
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Spiegel, Frederick W.. (1984). Protostelium nocturnum, a New, Minute, Ballistosporous Protostelid. Mycologia. 76(3). 443–443. 6 indexed citations

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