H. W. Lissmann

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

H. W. Lissmann is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aquatic Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, H. W. Lissmann has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 2 papers in Aquatic Science and 2 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in H. W. Lissmann's work include Fish biology, ecology, and behavior (7 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (4 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (3 papers). H. W. Lissmann is often cited by papers focused on Fish biology, ecology, and behavior (7 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (4 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (3 papers). H. W. Lissmann collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Kazakhstan and United States. H. W. Lissmann's co-authors include K. E. Machin, J. Gray, Ann M. Mullinger and Horst O. Schwassmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Experimental Biology and Scientific American.

In The Last Decade

H. W. Lissmann

11 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

The Mechanism of Object Location in Gymnarchus Niloticus and Similar Fish

1958 349 citations H. W. Lissmann, K. E. Machin Journal of Experimental Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
H. W. Lissmann United Kingdom	9	992	328	241	76	75	11	1.3k
C.M. Ballintijn Netherlands	18	304 0.3×	88 0.3×	308 1.3×	58 0.8×	44 0.6×	28	640
S. Dijkgraaf Netherlands	14	644 0.6×	124 0.4×	523 2.2×	110 1.4×	35 0.5×	30	1.1k
K. E. Machin United Kingdom	12	433 0.4×	142 0.4×	193 0.8×	170 2.2×	45 0.6×	23	1.3k
Jacob Engelmann Germany	20	764 0.8×	138 0.4×	352 1.5×	132 1.7×	96 1.3×	60	1.3k
P. S. Enger Norway	17	383 0.4×	90 0.3×	368 1.5×	60 0.8×	31 0.4×	20	703
James A. Strother United States	17	333 0.3×	61 0.2×	300 1.2×	295 3.9×	32 0.4×	30	1.2k
David J. Coughlin United States	23	492 0.5×	156 0.5×	605 2.5×	87 1.1×	7 0.1×	53	1.1k
Alexander G. Carton Australia	19	421 0.4×	564 1.7×	584 2.4×	58 0.8×	53 0.7×	29	1.4k
Per S. Enger Norway	14	328 0.3×	89 0.3×	421 1.7×	32 0.4×	30 0.4×	19	648
J.-G. J. Godin Canada	12	448 0.5×	74 0.2×	428 1.8×	34 0.4×	8 0.1×	14	1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by H. W. Lissmann

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of H. W. Lissmann

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

All Works

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11 of 11 papers shown

1.

Lissmann, H. W.. (1978). James Gray, 14 October 1891 - 14 December 1975. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 55–70. 5 indexed citations

2.

Lissmann, H. W.. (1972). Senses of Fish. Nature. 236(5346). 358–358. 7 indexed citations

3.

Lissmann, H. W. & Ann M. Mullinger. (1968). Organization of ampullary electric receptors in Gymnotidae (Pisces). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 169(1017). 345–378. 43 indexed citations

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Lissmann, H. W. & Horst O. Schwassmann. (1965). Activity rhythm of an electric fish, Gymnorhamphichthys hypostomus, ellis. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 51(3). 153–171. 39 indexed citations

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Gray, J. & H. W. Lissmann. (1964). The Locomotion of Nematodes. Journal of Experimental Biology. 41(1). 135–154. 154 indexed citations

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Lissmann, H. W.. (1963). Electric Location by Fishes. Scientific American. 208(3). 50–59. 40 indexed citations

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Lissmann, H. W. & K. E. Machin. (1963). Electric Receptors in a Non-electric Fish (Clarias). Nature. 199(4888). 88–89. 55 indexed citations

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Machin, K. E. & H. W. Lissmann. (1960). The Mode of Operation of the Electric Receptors in Gymnarchus Niloticus. Journal of Experimental Biology. 37(4). 801–811. 51 indexed citations

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Lissmann, H. W. & K. E. Machin. (1958). The Mechanism of Object Location in Gymnarchus Niloticus and Similar Fish. Journal of Experimental Biology. 35(2). 451–486. 349 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lissmann, H. W.. (1958). On the Function and Evolution of Electric Organs in Fish. Journal of Experimental Biology. 35(1). 156–191. 419 indexed citations

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Lissmann, H. W.. (1951). Continuous Electrical Signals from the Tail of a Fish, Gymnarchus niloticus Cuv.. Nature. 167(4240). 201–202. 114 indexed citations

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