George O. Poinar

16.1k total citations
626 papers, 11.7k citations indexed

About

George O. Poinar is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, George O. Poinar has authored 626 papers receiving a total of 11.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 395 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 189 papers in Genetics and 163 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in George O. Poinar's work include Fossil Insects in Amber (291 papers), Plant and animal studies (161 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (131 papers). George O. Poinar is often cited by papers focused on Fossil Insects in Amber (291 papers), Plant and animal studies (161 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (131 papers). George O. Poinar collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Canada. George O. Poinar's co-authors include Gerard M. Thomas, Alex E. Brown, Mathew Thomas Gil, Joseph B. Lambert, Roberta T. Hess, Ron Buckley, Ramon Georgis, Andrei A. Legalov, A. J. Boucot and Harry K. Kaya and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

George O. Poinar

607 papers receiving 10.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
George O. Poinar United States 49 5.6k 4.5k 3.4k 2.9k 2.4k 626 11.7k
Alex C. C. Wilson United States 39 1.9k 0.3× 2.4k 0.5× 1.2k 0.3× 5.3k 1.8× 4.8k 2.0× 73 11.2k
Godfrey M. Hewitt United Kingdom 48 7.5k 1.3× 2.3k 0.5× 3.6k 1.0× 13.1k 4.4× 4.7k 1.9× 94 21.4k
Julien Claude France 29 3.8k 0.7× 678 0.2× 1.9k 0.5× 2.9k 1.0× 2.5k 1.0× 130 12.4k
David R. Maddison United States 33 6.2k 1.1× 1.2k 0.3× 2.2k 0.6× 3.3k 1.1× 3.6k 1.5× 86 12.7k
G. M. Hewitt United Kingdom 51 5.2k 0.9× 1.4k 0.3× 3.2k 0.9× 8.5k 2.9× 2.6k 1.1× 137 14.1k
Rudolf Meier Singapore 52 5.7k 1.0× 3.1k 0.7× 1.8k 0.5× 4.0k 1.4× 3.8k 1.6× 221 14.2k
Paul van der Mark Netherlands 3 6.8k 1.2× 2.1k 0.5× 5.5k 1.6× 4.6k 1.6× 7.7k 3.2× 8 21.2k
Ward C. Wheeler United States 63 6.6k 1.2× 1.6k 0.4× 1.6k 0.5× 5.5k 1.9× 5.6k 2.3× 171 17.4k
Eldredge Bermingham Panama 74 5.4k 1.0× 897 0.2× 1.3k 0.4× 9.4k 3.2× 4.3k 1.8× 214 18.0k
Wesley M. Brown United States 49 2.3k 0.4× 1.3k 0.3× 1.1k 0.3× 6.5k 2.2× 7.5k 3.1× 80 13.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George O. Poinar

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Poinar, George O., et al.. (2024). First spider-parasitized mermithid nematode from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber of northern Myanmar. Cretaceous Research. 158. 105866–105866. 1 indexed citations
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Poinar, George O., et al.. (2023). Widespread mermithid nematode parasitism of Cretaceous insects. eLife. 12. 6 indexed citations
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Poinar, George O., et al.. (2018). The antiquity of floral secretory tissues that provide today’s fragrances. Historical Biology. 32(4). 494–499. 5 indexed citations
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Poinar, George O., et al.. (2017). X-ray microcomputed tomography reveals putative trematode metacercaria in a 100 million year-old lizard (Squamata: Agamidae). Cretaceous Research. 80. 27–30. 5 indexed citations
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Poinar, George O. & Ron Buckley. (2008). Cretacifilix fungiformis gen. and sp. nov., an eupolypod fern (Polypodiales) in Early Cretaceous Burmese amber. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 2. 1175–1182. 16 indexed citations
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Poinar, George O.. (2001). Fossil puffballs (Gasteromycetes: Lycoperdales) in Mexican amber. Historical Biology. 15(3). 219–222. 10 indexed citations
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Johnston, Paul, et al.. (2000). Paleoculicis on the neuropterofauna (Insecta, Neuroptera) from Cretaceous Canadian amber, with a summary of described fossil mosquitoes. Acta geológica hispánica. 35(1). 119–130. 1 indexed citations
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Poinar, George O. & Patrick F. Dowd. (1997). Psammomermis nitidulensis n. sp. (Nematoda : Mermithidae) from sap beetles (Coleoptera : Nitidulidae) with biological observations and a key to the species of Psammomermis. Fundamental & applied nematology. 20(3). 207–211. 2 indexed citations
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Cabanillas, H. Enrique, George O. Poinar, & J. R. Raulston. (1994). Steïnernema riobravis n. sp. (Rhabditida : Steinernematidae) from Texas. Fundamental & applied nematology. 17(2). 123–131. 87 indexed citations
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Poinar, George O.. (1992). Steinernema feltiae (Steinernematidae: Rhabditida) parasitizing adult fungus gnats (Mycetophilidae: Diptera) in California.. Fundamental & applied nematology. 15(5). 427–430. 17 indexed citations
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Poinar, George O. & Ramon Georgis. (1990). Characterization and field application of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora strain HP88 (Heteorhabditidae : Rhabditida).. Revue de nématologie. 13(4). 387–393. 24 indexed citations
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Poinar, George O.. (1990). Austromermis n. gen. and Blepharomermis n. gen. (Mermithidae : Nematoda) from New Zealand Simuliidae and Blepharoceridae (Diptera).. Revue de nématologie. 13(4). 395–402. 5 indexed citations
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Santiago‐Blay, Jorge A., Wolfgang Schawaller, & George O. Poinar. (1990). A new specimen of Microtityus ambarensis (Scorpiones, Buthidae), fossils from Hispaniola: evidence of taxonomic status and possible biogeographic implications.. Journal of Arachnology. 18(1). 115–117. 13 indexed citations
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Poinar, George O.. (1990). Redescription of Chroniodiplogaster aerivora (Cobb) gen. n., comb. n. (Rhabditida: Diplogasteridae) from termites.. 57(1). 26–30. 7 indexed citations
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Poinar, George O.. (1988). Morphological and behavioral abnormalities in Heterorhabditis heliothidis (Rhabditida) associated with the bacterium, Alcaligenes faecalis. Revue de nématologie. 11(4). 381–383. 3 indexed citations
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Poinar, George O., et al.. (1988). A description of the male and redescription of female Mermis athysanota Steiner, 1921 (Nematoda: Mermithidae).. Revue de nématologie. 11(3). 343–350. 4 indexed citations
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Hess, Roberta T. & George O. Poinar. (1986). Ultrastructure of the genital ducts and sperm behavior in the insect parasitic nematode, Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Poinar ( Heterorhabditidae : Rhabditida ). Revue de nématologie. 9(2). 141–152. 5 indexed citations
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Poinar, George O. & Roberta T. Hess. (1985). Spermatogenesis in the insect-parasitic nematode, Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Poinar ( Heterorhabditidae : Rhabditida ). Revue de nématologie. 8(4). 357–367. 4 indexed citations
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Lindegren, James E., et al.. (1978). Parasitic nematode seeks out navel orangeworm in almond orchards. California Agriculture. 32(6). 10–11. 7 indexed citations
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Poinar, George O. & Claude Vaucher. (1972). Cycle larvaire de Physaloptera retusa Rudolphi, 1819 (Nematoda, Physalopteridae), parasite d'un Lézard sud-américain. Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle.. 95(74). 1321–1327. 3 indexed citations

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