James W. Atz

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 973 citations indexed

About

James W. Atz is a scholar working on Aquatic Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, James W. Atz has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 973 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Aquatic Science, 8 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 6 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in James W. Atz's work include Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (8 papers), Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (6 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (4 papers). James W. Atz is often cited by papers focused on Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (8 papers), Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (6 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (4 papers). James W. Atz collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. James W. Atz's co-authors include Grace E. Pickford, Malcolm S. Gordon, Peter K.T. Pang, Robert W. Griffith, Donn Eric Rosen, Warren W. Burggren, William E. Bemis, Norman E. Kemp, Bobb Schaeffer and Cam Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Biology of Reproduction and Copeia.

In The Last Decade

James W. Atz

25 papers receiving 853 citations

Hit Papers

The Physiology of the Pituitary Gland of Fishes 1958 2026 1980 2003 1958 100 200 300
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. The Physiology of the Pituitary Gland of Fishes
    1958 334 citations Malcolm S. Gordon, Grace E. Pickford et al. Copeia profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James W. Atz United States 15 400 373 319 212 162 27 973
Robert W. Griffith United States 16 491 1.2× 385 1.0× 228 0.7× 499 2.4× 88 0.5× 27 991
Yoshiharu Honma Japan 18 326 0.8× 261 0.7× 276 0.9× 319 1.5× 126 0.8× 138 1.2k
Douglas B. Noltie United States 18 642 1.6× 588 1.6× 268 0.8× 275 1.3× 115 0.7× 52 1.1k
I. C. Potter Australia 15 442 1.1× 651 1.7× 108 0.3× 470 2.2× 104 0.6× 26 1.1k
Rudolf Reinboth Germany 16 181 0.5× 177 0.5× 385 1.2× 116 0.5× 302 1.9× 30 640
Nathan H. Hart United States 17 173 0.4× 169 0.5× 368 1.2× 104 0.5× 189 1.2× 33 862
T. A. Dettlaff Russia 9 203 0.5× 270 0.7× 260 0.8× 97 0.5× 118 0.7× 16 650
J. Mellinger France 12 188 0.5× 296 0.8× 101 0.3× 113 0.5× 47 0.3× 29 660
Jean Denucé Netherlands 14 155 0.4× 133 0.4× 161 0.5× 111 0.5× 61 0.4× 38 559
B.A. McKeown Canada 25 761 1.9× 280 0.8× 468 1.5× 528 2.5× 117 0.7× 87 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by James W. Atz

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Fields of papers citing papers by James W. Atz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James W. Atz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of James W. Atz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of James W. Atz 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 James W. Atz. James W. Atz 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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Atz, James W. & Steven Kazianis. (2001). In Appreciation of Klaus D. Kallman. Marine Biotechnology. 3(0). S003–S005. 1 indexed citations
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Coad, Brian W., James W. Atz, & Yazdan Keivany. (2000). Fish Imagery in Art 82: Jonah and the Fish. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 57(1). 9–9.
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Atz, James W., William E. Bemis, Warren W. Burggren, & Norman E. Kemp. (1988). The Biology and Evolution of Lungfishes. Copeia. 1988(1). 265–265. 73 indexed citations
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Pang, Peter K.T., Robert W. Griffith, & James W. Atz. (1977). Osmoregulation in Elasmobranchs. American Zoologist. 17(2). 365–377. 105 indexed citations
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Atz, James W. & Catherine Smith. (1976). Hermaphroditism and Gonadal Teratoma-Like Growths in Sturgeon (Acipenser). Occidental College Scholar (Occidental College). 7 indexed citations
6.
Smith, Cam, et al.. (1975). Latimeria , the Living Coelacanth, Is Ovoviviparous. Science. 190(4219). 1105–1106. 57 indexed citations
7.
Atz, James W.. (1974). The Cichlid Fishes of the Great Lakes of Africa. Geoffrey Fryer , T. D. Iles. The Quarterly Review of Biology. 49(3). 267–267. 1 indexed citations
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Atz, James W.. (1973). Comparative Endocrinology and Systematics. American Zoologist. 13(3). 933–936. 9 indexed citations
9.
Peters, James A. & James W. Atz. (1972). Dean Bibliography of Fishes 1968. Copeia. 1972(1). 202–202. 1 indexed citations
10.
Myers, George S., et al.. (1972). Aquarium Fishes, Their Beauty, History, and Care. Copeia. 1972(2). 396–396. 1 indexed citations
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Pickford, Grace E., et al.. (1972). Testis Stimulation in Hypophysectomized Male Killiflsh, Fundulus heteroclitus, Treated with Mammalian Growth Hormone and/or Luteinizing Hormone. Biology of Reproduction. 7(3). 370–386. 22 indexed citations
12.
Wiley, Martin L. & James W. Atz. (1971). Dean Bibliography of Fishes 1968. Chesapeake Science. 12(4). 285–285. 1 indexed citations
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Pickford, Grace E., et al.. (1966). Effects of methyl testosterone on the testes of a hypophysectomized cyprinodont fish, Fundulus heteroclitus. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 6(1). 74–88. 63 indexed citations
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Atz, James W.. (1965). Hermaphroditic Fish. Science. 150(3697). 789–797. 14 indexed citations
15.
Kelley, William E. & James W. Atz. (1964). A Pygidiid Catfish That Can Suck Blood from Goldfish. Copeia. 1964(4). 702–702. 21 indexed citations
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Atz, James W.. (1962). Effects of hybridization on pigmentation in fishes of the genus Xiphophorus. Zoologica scientific contributions of the New York Zoological Society. 47(14). 153–181. 58 indexed citations
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Atz, James W., et al.. (1958). Oral incubation in the cichlid fish Geophagus jurupari Heckel. Zoologica scientific contributions of the New York Zoological Society. 43(5). 77–88. 14 indexed citations
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Gordon, Malcolm S., Grace E. Pickford, & James W. Atz. (1958). The Physiology of the Pituitary Gland of Fishes. Copeia. 1958(1). 61–61. 334 indexed citations breakdown →
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Atz, James W.. (1952). Internal nares in the teleost, Astroscopus. The Anatomical Record. 113(1). 105–115. 15 indexed citations
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Atz, James W.. (1952). Narial Breathing in Fishes and the Evolution of Internal Nares. The Quarterly Review of Biology. 27(4). 366–377. 30 indexed citations

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