G. E. Shewell

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

G. E. Shewell is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, G. E. Shewell has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 20 papers in Insect Science and 9 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in G. E. Shewell's work include Diptera species taxonomy and behavior (17 papers), Insect behavior and control techniques (12 papers) and Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies (8 papers). G. E. Shewell is often cited by papers focused on Diptera species taxonomy and behavior (17 papers), Insect behavior and control techniques (12 papers) and Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies (8 papers). G. E. Shewell collaborates with scholars based in Canada and Botswana. G. E. Shewell's co-authors include J. F. McAlpine, J. R. Vockeroth, H. J. Teskey, B. V. Peterson, David M. Wood, Richard S. Soper, D. Lorne Tyrrell, J. W. Boyes, F. J. H. Fredeen and Dustin A. Wood and has published in prestigious journals such as Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Genetica and The Canadian Entomologist.

In The Last Decade

G. E. Shewell

28 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Manual of Nearctic Diptera 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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. Manual of Nearctic Diptera
    1981 1.3k citations J. F. McAlpine, B. V. Peterson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
G. E. Shewell Canada 8 1.1k 928 338 230 111 29 1.5k
H. J. Teskey Canada 11 1.2k 1.1× 1.1k 1.2× 365 1.1× 237 1.0× 115 1.0× 30 1.7k
B. V. Peterson United States 13 1.2k 1.1× 1.0k 1.1× 488 1.4× 260 1.1× 119 1.1× 53 1.8k
Kenneth G. V. Smith United Kingdom 16 748 0.7× 1.2k 1.3× 328 1.0× 377 1.6× 127 1.1× 51 1.6k
J. F. McAlpine United States 16 1.7k 1.5× 1.4k 1.5× 485 1.4× 378 1.6× 162 1.5× 51 2.3k
P. A. Glick United States 7 436 0.4× 466 0.5× 252 0.7× 229 1.0× 165 1.5× 16 850
J. P. Spradbery Australia 22 1.0k 0.9× 1.2k 1.3× 352 1.0× 684 3.0× 167 1.5× 74 1.7k
F. A. Urquhart Canada 9 749 0.7× 524 0.6× 331 1.0× 428 1.9× 192 1.7× 15 1.2k
Howell V. Daly United States 18 839 0.8× 721 0.8× 111 0.3× 680 3.0× 150 1.4× 45 1.1k
Adrian C. Pont United Kingdom 20 1.2k 1.1× 1.3k 1.4× 342 1.0× 172 0.7× 96 0.9× 139 1.8k
G. O. Evans United Kingdom 21 2.4k 2.1× 1.9k 2.1× 327 1.0× 146 0.6× 170 1.5× 78 2.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by G. E. Shewell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. E. Shewell

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shewell, G. E.. (1996). Validation Of Neosarcophaga Shewell Nomen Nudum (Diptera:sarcophagidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 98(2). 375–375. 1 indexed citations
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McAlpine, J. F., B. V. Peterson, G. E. Shewell, et al.. (1981). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. 28(1). 1325 indexed citations breakdown →
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McAlpine, J. F., B. V. Peterson, G. E. Shewell, et al.. (1981). Introduction to the Manual of Nearctic Diptera. 10 indexed citations
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Mathis, Wayne N. & G. E. Shewell. (1978). Studies of Ephydrinae (Diptera: Ephydridae), I: Revisions of Parascatella Cresson and the Triseta group of Scatella Robineau-Desvoidy. Smithsonian contributions to zoology. 1–44. 4 indexed citations
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Soper, Richard S., G. E. Shewell, & D. Lorne Tyrrell. (1976). COLCONDAMYIA AUDITRIX NOV. SP. (DIPTERA: SARCOPHAGIDAE), A PARASITE WHICH IS ATTRACTED BY THE MATING SONG OF ITS HOST, OKANAGANA RIMOSA (HOMOPTERA: CICADIDAE). The Canadian Entomologist. 108(1). 61–68. 66 indexed citations
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Boyes, J. W. & G. E. Shewell. (1975). Cytotaxonomy ofCalliphoridae (Diptera). Genetica. 45(4). 435–488. 22 indexed citations
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Shewell, G. E., et al.. (1972). A Plant Collection from the Southern Interior of Banks Island, N.W.T.. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 86(4). 363–367. 1 indexed citations
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Shewell, G. E.. (1971). ON THE TYPE OF AGRIA, WITH DESCRIPTION OF A NEW NEARCTIC SPECIES (DIPTERA: SARCOPHAGIDAE). The Canadian Entomologist. 103(8). 1179–1191. 4 indexed citations
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Shewell, G. E.. (1967). James Gordon Thomas Chillcott. The Canadian Entomologist. 99(7). 780–783. 3 indexed citations
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Shewell, G. E.. (1962). A New Canadian Species of Stenopterina Macq. with Notes on the Species Allied to brevipes (Fab.) (Diptera: Otitidae). The Canadian Entomologist. 94(2). 194–200. 2 indexed citations
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Shewell, G. E.. (1961). Notes on Three European Diptera Recently Discovered in Canada. The Canadian Entomologist. 93(11). 1044–1047. 5 indexed citations
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Shewell, G. E.. (1959). New Canadian Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae). II. The Canadian Entomologist. 91(2). 83–87. 5 indexed citations
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Shewell, G. E.. (1959). New Canadian Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) III. The Canadian Entomologist. 91(11). 686–697. 15 indexed citations
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Shewell, G. E. & F. J. H. Fredeen. (1958). Two New Black Flies from Saskatchewan (Diptera: Simuliidae). The Canadian Entomologist. 90(12). 733–738. 6 indexed citations
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Shewell, G. E.. (1955). A New Species of Hilara from Arctic Canada (Diptera: Empidae). The Canadian Entomologist. 87(1). 45–46. 1 indexed citations
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Shewell, G. E.. (1953). BROTHER JOSEPH OUELLET, C.S.V. 1869-1952. The Canadian Entomologist. 85(2). 79–80. 2 indexed citations
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Shewell, G. E.. (1953). Notes on the Types of Some American Agromyzidae (Diptera). The Canadian Entomologist. 85(12). 462–470. 10 indexed citations
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Shewell, G. E.. (1952). New Canadian Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae).I. The Canadian Entomologist. 84(2). 33–42. 9 indexed citations

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