Justin Gerlach

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
55 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Justin Gerlach is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Justin Gerlach has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 18 papers in Ecology and 17 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Justin Gerlach's work include Turtle Biology and Conservation (16 papers), Mollusks and Parasites Studies (12 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (11 papers). Justin Gerlach is often cited by papers focused on Turtle Biology and Conservation (16 papers), Mollusks and Parasites Studies (12 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (11 papers). Justin Gerlach collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Justin Gerlach's co-authors include John F. Lamoreux, Ana S. L. Rodrigues, John D. Pilgrim, Thomas M. Brooks, R. A. Mittermeier, Cristina G. Mittermeier, Michael Hoffmann, Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca, Michael J. Samways and James S. Pryke and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Justin Gerlach

53 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Global Biodiversity Conservation Priorities

2006 1.7k citations Justin Gerlach et al. profile →
Terrestrial invertebrates as bioindicators: an overview of available taxonomic groups

2013 348 citations Justin Gerlach, Michael J. Samways et al. Journal of Insect Conservation profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Justin Gerlach

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Mauritian snail shells show evidence of extinct predators 2025 ·PeerJ ·Justin Gerlach, F. B. Vincent Florens, (unknown)	0
2	Partula tree snail conservation back on track 2023 ·Oryx ·Justin Gerlach, Paul Pearce‐Kelly, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	2
3	A strategy for the next decade to address data deficiency in neglected biodiversity 2020 ·Conservation Biology ·Axel Hochkirch, Michael J. Samways, Justin Gerlach, Monika Böhm, Paul Williams, Pedro Cardoso, Neil Cumberlidge, P. J. Stephenson, Mary B Seddon, Viola Clausnitzer, Paulo A. V. Borges, Gregory M. Mueller, Paul Pearce‐Kelly, D. Raimondo, (unknown), Klaas‐Douwe B. Dijkstra	115
4	Predation by invasive Platydemus manokwari flatworms: a laboratory study 2019 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Justin Gerlach	8
5	First report of the land planarian Endeavouria septemlineata (Hyman, 1939) (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Continenticola, Geoplanidae) in French Polynesia 2018 ·Zootaxa ·Jean‐Lou Justine, (unknown), Justin Gerlach, Leigh Winsor	4
6	Terrestrial invertebrates as bioindicators: an overview of available taxonomic groups breakdown → 2013 ·Journal of Insect Conservation ·Justin Gerlach, Michael J. Samways, James S. Pryke	348
7	Giant Tortoise Distribution and Abundance in the Seychelles Islands: Past, Present, and Future 2013 ·Chelonian Conservation and Biology ·Justin Gerlach, Gérard Rocamora, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	14
8	Skeletal ontogeny of Seychelles giant tortoises (Aldabrachelys/Dipsochelys) 2012 ·Scientific Research and Essays ·Justin Gerlach	11
9	The potential effects of climate change on the status of Seychelles frogs (Anura: Sooglossidae) 2011 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Justin Gerlach	1
10	The Coleoptera of the Seychelles islands 2009 ·Justin Gerlach	7
11	Climate change and identification of terrestrial protected areas in the Seychelles Islands 2008 ·Biodiversity ·Justin Gerlach	4
12	Conservation of the Seychelles sheath-tailed bat Coleura seychellensis on Silhouette Island, Seychelles 2008 ·Endangered Species Research ·Justin Gerlach	6
13	Redescription of the Skull of the Extinct Madagascan Giant Tortoise, Dipsochelys abrupta 2008 ·Chelonian Conservation and Biology ·Justin Gerlach	1
14	Molecular phylogenetic evidence for paraphyly of the genus Sooglossus, with the description of a new genus of Seychellean frogs 2007 ·Biological Journal of the Linnean Society ·Arie van der Meijden, Renaud Boistel, Justin Gerlach, Annemarie Ohler, Miguel Vences, Axel Meyer	25
15	Are the native giant tortoises from the Seychelles really extinct? A genetic perspective based on mtDNA and microsatellite data 2003 ·Molecular Ecology ·Eric P. Palkovacs, (unknown), Claúdio Ciofi, Justin Gerlach, Adalgisa Caccone	29
16	The evolutionary origin of Indian Ocean tortoises (Dipsochelys) 2002 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Eric P. Palkovacs, Justin Gerlach, Adalgisa Caccone	50
17	Range contractions in the Critically Endangered Seychelles terrapins (Pelusios spp.) 2001 ·Oryx ·Justin Gerlach, (unknown)	5
18	Streptaxidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata) of the Seychelles Islands, Western Indian Ocean 1999 ·Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) ·Justin Gerlach, (unknown)	12
19	Snails of the genusPachnodus(Mollusca; Gastropoda; Enidae): their origins and evolution 1999 ·Journal of Biogeography ·Justin Gerlach	7
20	Distinctive neural bones inDipsochelys giant tortoises: Structural and taxonomic characters 1999 ·Journal of Morphology ·Justin Gerlach	4

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