Kathryn E. Perez

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Kathryn E. Perez is a scholar working on Ecology, Insect Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Kathryn E. Perez has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Ecology, 23 papers in Insect Science and 11 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Kathryn E. Perez's work include Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (30 papers), Mollusks and Parasites Studies (22 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (9 papers). Kathryn E. Perez is often cited by papers focused on Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (30 papers), Mollusks and Parasites Studies (22 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (9 papers). Kathryn E. Perez collaborates with scholars based in United States, Czechia and United Kingdom. Kathryn E. Perez's co-authors include Charles Lydeard, Winston F. Ponder, Stephanie A. Clark, Philippe Bouchet, Olivier Gargominy, Ellen E. Strong, Kevin S. Cummings, Robert H. Cowie, Barry Roth and T. J. Frest and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, BioScience and Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kathryn E. Perez

52 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

The Global Decline of Nonmarine Mollusks 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 250 500 750
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 Global Decline of Nonmarine Mollusks
    2004 938 citations Charles Lydeard, Winston F. Ponder et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kathryn E. Perez United States 19 1.5k 618 580 333 312 55 2.2k
Alastair Richardson Australia 21 873 0.6× 343 0.6× 274 0.5× 136 0.4× 251 0.8× 70 1.3k
Ronald W. Davies Canada 26 1.7k 1.1× 984 1.6× 107 0.2× 146 0.4× 171 0.5× 163 2.7k
Michael S. Johnson Australia 26 885 0.6× 263 0.4× 650 1.1× 484 1.5× 192 0.6× 67 1.9k
Gerard P. Closs New Zealand 26 1.4k 1.0× 1.7k 2.7× 92 0.2× 184 0.6× 134 0.4× 138 2.5k
Benjamin Baiser United States 24 873 0.6× 841 1.4× 109 0.2× 173 0.5× 77 0.2× 62 1.8k
Benoît Fontaine France 18 736 0.5× 406 0.7× 426 0.7× 179 0.5× 89 0.3× 36 1.6k
Núria Roura‐Pascual Spain 22 734 0.5× 731 1.2× 338 0.6× 345 1.0× 27 0.1× 38 1.8k
Athol McLachlan United Kingdom 17 1.1k 0.7× 526 0.9× 206 0.4× 240 0.7× 113 0.4× 33 1.8k
Jennifer S. Rehage United States 25 1.8k 1.2× 1.2k 1.9× 113 0.2× 222 0.7× 233 0.7× 103 2.7k
John C. Morse United States 20 1.4k 1.0× 714 1.2× 102 0.2× 431 1.3× 42 0.1× 120 1.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kathryn E. Perez

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All Works

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Minton, Russell L. & Kathryn E. Perez. (2025). Microbial communities associated with endangered West Texas springsnails and their potential roles in conservation. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 91(1).
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Perez, Kathryn E., et al.. (2023). Two new phreatic snails (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda, Cochliopidae) from the Edwards and Edwards-Trinity aquifers, Texas. Subterranean Biology. 47. 1–27. 1 indexed citations
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Perez, Kathryn E., et al.. (2023). DNA barcoding of springsnails (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda) endemic to the Trans-Pecos region of Texas (USA). Check List. 19(4). 561–572. 2 indexed citations
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Perez, Kathryn E., et al.. (2021). Biotic homogenization or riparian refugia? Urban and wild land snail assemblages along a subtropical precipitation gradient. Journal of Urban Ecology. 7(1). 7 indexed citations
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Perez, Kathryn E., et al.. (2020). An unusually sculptured new species of Phreatodrobia Hershler & Longley (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda: Cochliopidae) from central Texas. Zootaxa. 4810(1). zootaxa.4810.1.8–zootaxa.4810.1.8. 5 indexed citations
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Hutchins, Benjamin T., et al.. (2020). Expanding the Known Ranges of the Phreatic Snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cochliopidae) of Texas, USA. ScholarWorks @ UTRGV (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley). 23(1). 1–1. 8 indexed citations
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Perez, Kathryn E. & Tisha C. King‐Heiden. (2018). Geometric Morphometrics as a Tool to Evaluate Teratogenic Effects in Zebrafish (Danio rerio). Methods in molecular biology. 1797. 373–391. 2 indexed citations
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Price, Rebecca & Kathryn E. Perez. (2018). Many Paths Toward Discovery: A Module for Teaching How Science Works. Journal of College Science Teaching. 47(3). 78–87. 1 indexed citations
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Butler, Robert S., et al.. (2016). A National Strategy for the Conservation of Native Freshwater Mollusks*. ScholarWorks @ UTRGV (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley). 19(1). 1–1. 87 indexed citations
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Perez, Kathryn E., et al.. (2014). Relationship between stream velocity & depth and snail size distribution & density of the balcones elimia, elimia comalensis (pilsbry, 1890) (gastropoda: pleuroceridae) in comal springs, texas. ScholarWorks @ UTRGV (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley). 1 indexed citations
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Perez, Kathryn E., et al.. (2013). Molecular phylogeny and morphology reveal three new species of Cantharellus within 20 m of one another in western Wisconsin, USA. Mycologia. 105(2). 447–461. 43 indexed citations
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Davis, Gregory K., et al.. (2013). Getting to Evo-Devo: Concepts and Challenges for Students Learning Evolutionary Developmental Biology. CBE—Life Sciences Education. 12(3). 494–508. 22 indexed citations
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Minton, Russell L. & Kathryn E. Perez. (2010). Analysis of Museum Records Highlights Unprotected Land Snail Diversity in Alabama*. American Malacological Bulletin. 28(1-2). 91–95. 1 indexed citations
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Minton, Russell L., et al.. (2007). Elimia Comalensis (Gastropoda: Pleuroceridae) from the Edwards Plateau, Texas: Multiple Unrecognized Endemics or Native Exotic?. The American Midland Naturalist. 158(1). 97–112. 19 indexed citations
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Perez, Kathryn E., Winston F. Ponder, D. J. Colgan, Stephanie A. Clark, & Charles Lydeard. (2005). Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of spring-associated hydrobiid snails of the Great Artesian Basin, Australia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 34(3). 545–556. 41 indexed citations
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Perez, Kathryn E., et al.. (2004). Euglandina Rosea (Férussac, 1821) Is Found on the Ground and in Trees in Florida. The Nautilus. 118(3). 127–128. 7 indexed citations

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