George E. Ball
Impact in
- Paleontology top 2%
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
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- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies
Papers in
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- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution 47
- Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies 29
- Plant and animal studies 4
- Paleontology 27
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography 27
- Co-authors
- Terry L. Erwin (6 shared papers)Donald R. Whitehead (4 shared papers)Robert T. Allen (1 shared paper)John Acorn (2 shared papers)Randall T. Schuh (1 shared paper)Thor N. V. Karlstrom (2 shared papers)John R. Spence (2 shared papers)Dustin J. Hartley (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- ZooKeys (4 papers)Annals of the Entomological Society of America (2 papers)Journal of Palestine Studies (2 papers)Annals of Carnegie Museum (2 papers)Canadian Journal of Zoology (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- CanadaUnited StatesItaly
In The Last Decade
George E. Ball
58 papers receiving 754 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 60
- Paleontology 322
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 649
- Insect Science 252
- Ecological Modeling 58
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 135
Countries citing papers authored by George E. Ball
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Fields of papers citing papers by George E. Ball
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside George E. Ball, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1980 | 176 | |
| 2 | 1989 | 47 | |
| 3 | The Kodiak Island refugium : its geology, flora, fauna and history | 1969 | 42 |
| 4 | 2007 | 42 | |
| 5 | 1991 | 40 | |
| 6 | 2017 | 36 | |
| 7 | 1975 | 30 | |
| 8 | Phylogeny and classification of Caraboidea (Coleoptera:Adephaga) : proceedings of a symposium, 28 August 1996, Florence, Italy : XX International Congress of Entomology | 1998 | 28 |
| 9 | The taxonomy of the Nearctic species of the genus Calathus Bonelli (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Agonini) | 1972 | 27 |
| 10 | 1990 | 27 | |
| 11 | 1969 | 27 | |
| 12 | 1979 | 25 | |
| 13 | 2011 | 25 | |
| 14 | 2005 | 22 | |
| 15 | 1992 | 19 | |
| 16 | 2009 | 19 | |
| 17 | Cymindine Lebiini of authors: Redefinition and reclassification of genera (Coleoptera: Carabidae) | 1983 | 17 |
| 18 | 1992 | 17 | |
| 19 | A taxonomic teview of the subtribe Pericalina (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Lebiini) in the Western Hemisphere, with descriptions of new species and notes about classification and zoogeography | 2000 | 15 |
| 20 | 1978 | 13 |
About George E. Ball
George E. Ball is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Paleontology, Genetics, Ecology and Insect Science, having authored 63 papers that have together received 903 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution (47 papers), Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies (29 papers), Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography (27 papers), Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy (21 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (8 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (7 papers), Plant and animal studies (4 papers) and Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (322 citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (649 citations), Insect Science (252 citations), Ecological Modeling (58 citations) and Nature and Landscape Conservation (135 citations). George E. Ball has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Terry L. Erwin, Donald R. Whitehead, Robert T. Allen, John Acorn, Randall T. Schuh, Thor N. V. Karlstrom, John R. Spence, Dustin J. Hartley, Rick Pelletier and Matti Koivula. Their work appears in journals such as ZooKeys, Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Journal of Palestine Studies, Annals of Carnegie Museum and Canadian Journal of Zoology.
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