J. Scott Turner

9.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
67 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

J. Scott Turner is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Scott Turner has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Genetics, 19 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 14 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in J. Scott Turner's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (18 papers), Plant and animal studies (12 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (11 papers). J. Scott Turner is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (18 papers), Plant and animal studies (12 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (11 papers). J. Scott Turner collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and United Kingdom. J. Scott Turner's co-authors include Edward R. Benton, P. G. Saffman, C. V. Paganelli, Hiroshi Tazawa, James Ritchie, Charles L. Ralph, Hiroshi Wakayama, Paul Bardunias, Bruce T. Firth and C. Richard Tracy and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Physics Today.

In The Last Decade

J. Scott Turner

65 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Buoyancy Effects in Fluids

1973 2.3k citations J. Scott Turner profile →
Buoyancy Effects in Fluids

1974 2.2k citations J. Scott Turner et al. profile →
On the collision of drops in turbulent clouds

1956 1.0k citations J. Scott Turner et al. profile →
Buoyancy effects in fluids.

1979 481 citations J. Scott Turner profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. Scott Turner United States	22	1.9k	1.9k	1.7k	1.1k	1.0k	67	7.2k
P. F. Linden United Kingdom	51	2.3k 1.2×	2.3k 1.2×	2.4k 1.5×	1.7k 1.6×	907 0.9×	203	9.4k
Hiroshi Kawamura Japan	52	2.7k 1.4×	2.9k 1.5×	4.4k 2.6×	668 0.6×	2.8k 2.8×	598	11.8k
Jeffrey R. Koseff United States	51	1.7k 0.9×	3.0k 1.6×	3.5k 2.1×	1.8k 1.7×	1.6k 1.5×	152	8.6k
T. Maxworthy United States	42	1.1k 0.6×	3.3k 1.8×	1.3k 0.8×	820 0.8×	303 0.3×	123	6.0k
M. Gómez‐Gesteira Spain	56	2.0k 1.0×	4.2k 2.2×	3.0k 1.8×	1.7k 1.6×	2.7k 2.6×	275	10.9k
F. P. Bretherton United States	31	3.2k 1.7×	1.9k 1.0×	3.3k 2.0×	692 0.7×	2.4k 2.4×	58	9.0k
Michael Manga United States	72	3.1k 1.6×	1.2k 0.6×	262 0.2×	1.1k 1.1×	549 0.5×	391	16.6k
James Lighthill United Kingdom	22	921 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	959 0.6×	384 0.4×	526 0.5×	40	4.2k
Daniel H. Rothman United States	39	1.2k 0.6×	3.6k 1.9×	510 0.3×	288 0.3×	389 0.4×	103	8.1k
Duncan C. Blanchard United States	34	1.9k 1.0×	748 0.4×	961 0.6×	714 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	91	4.6k

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All Works

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Turner, J. Scott, Armin D. Ebner, & James A. Ritter. (2024). Five definitions of adsorption and their relevance to the formulation of dynamic mass balances in gas adsorption columns. Adsorption. 30(8). 2267–2281. 1 indexed citations

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Carey, Nicole, Daniel S. Calovi, Paul Bardunias, et al.. (2019). Differential construction response to humidity by related species of mound-building termites. Journal of Experimental Biology. 222(Pt 20). 9 indexed citations

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Soar, Rupert, Guillermo J. Amador, Paul Bardunias, & J. Scott Turner. (2018). Moisture gradients form a vapor cycle within the viscous boundary layer as an organizing principle to worker termites. Insectes Sociaux. 66(2). 193–209. 4 indexed citations

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Adams, Amanda M., Eugène Marais, J. Scott Turner, Lorenzo Prendini, & Berry Pinshow. (2016). Similar burrow architecture of three arid-zone scorpion species implies similar ecological function. Die Naturwissenschaften. 103(7-8). 56–56. 15 indexed citations

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Turner, J. Scott. (2013). TIME AND ENERGY IN THE INTERMITTENT INCUBATION OF BIRDS' EGGS. Israel Journal of Zoology. 40. 519–540. 4 indexed citations

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Turner, J. Scott. (2008). Beyond biomimicry: What termites can tell us about realizing the living building.. 68 indexed citations

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Turner, J. Scott. (2007). The tinkerer's accomplice how design emerges from life itself. 44 indexed citations

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Turner, J. Scott. (2004). Extended Phenotypes and Extended Organisms. Biology & Philosophy. 19(3). 327–352. 68 indexed citations

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Turner, J. Scott. (2003). Trace fossils and extended organisms: a physiological perspective. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 192(1-4). 15–31. 12 indexed citations

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Turner, J. Scott, et al.. (2001). Conifer density increases in semi-desert habitats of British Columbia in the absence of fire. 12 indexed citations

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Turner, J. Scott. (2000). Architecture and morphogenesis in the mound of Macrotermes michaelseni (Sjöstedt) (Isoptera: Termitidae, Macrotermitinae) in northern Namibia. 16. 143–175. 45 indexed citations

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Turner, J. Scott. (1997). On the Thermal Capacity of a Bird's Egg Warmed by a Brood Patch. Physiological Zoology. 70(4). 470–480. 18 indexed citations

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Dean, W. R. J. & J. Scott Turner. (1991). Ants nesting under stones in the semi-arid Karoo, South Africa: predator avoidance or temperature benefits?. Journal of Arid Environments. 21(1). 59–69. 20 indexed citations

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Tazawa, Hiroshi, G. C. Whittow, J. Scott Turner, & C. V. Paganelli. (1989). Metabolic responses to gradual cooling in chicken eggs treated with thiourea and oxygen. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Physiology. 92(4). 619–622. 31 indexed citations

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Turner, J. Scott & Paul A. Willcox. (1989). Respiratory Failure in Leptospirosis. QJM. 72(269). 841–7. 11 indexed citations

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Turner, J. Scott, et al.. (1989). Thermoregulatory behaviour in two species of iguanid lizards (Crotaphytus collaris andSauromalus obesus): diel variation and the effect of pinealectomy. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 159(1). 13–20. 14 indexed citations

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Turner, J. Scott. (1987). On the transient temperatures of ectotherms. Journal of Thermal Biology. 12(3). 207–214. 20 indexed citations

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Turner, J. Scott. (1985). Cooling rate and size of birds' eggs—A natural isomorphic body. Journal of Thermal Biology. 10(2). 101–104. 25 indexed citations

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Turner, J. Scott, et al.. (1983). Blood Flow to Appendages and the Control of Heat Exchange in American Alligators. Physiological Zoology. 56(2). 195–200. 23 indexed citations

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Turner, J. Scott. (1977). The Development of Plant Physiology in Australia.. 3(4). 27–46. 2 indexed citations

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