Kipling Will

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Kipling Will is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kipling Will has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 42 papers in Genetics and 24 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Kipling Will's work include Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution (50 papers), Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy (32 papers) and Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies (22 papers). Kipling Will is often cited by papers focused on Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution (50 papers), Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy (32 papers) and Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies (22 papers). Kipling Will collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Kipling Will's co-authors include Daniel Rubinoff, Brent D. Mishler, Quentin D. Wheeler, Stephen L. Cameron, James K. Liebherr, Athula B. Attygalle, Kithsiri Herath, David R. Maddison, Xiaogang Wu and José Galián and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLoS ONE and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Kipling Will

67 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

The Perils of DNA Barcoding and the Need for Integrative ... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 200 400 600
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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.

  1. The Perils of DNA Barcoding and the Need for Integrative Taxonomy
    2005 705 citations Kipling Will 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
Kipling Will United States 17 1.0k 977 839 744 485 75 2.4k
Lars Hendrich Germany 24 1.3k 1.2× 867 0.9× 941 1.1× 473 0.6× 528 1.1× 124 2.2k
Steaphan P. Hazell United Kingdom 9 913 0.9× 986 1.0× 1.1k 1.3× 567 0.8× 530 1.1× 10 2.6k
Daniel P. Duran United States 9 882 0.8× 844 0.9× 984 1.2× 701 0.9× 511 1.1× 28 2.5k
Anabela Cardoso Spain 12 1.0k 1.0× 936 1.0× 1.0k 1.2× 607 0.8× 414 0.9× 21 2.6k
A.J. de Winter Netherlands 9 944 0.9× 834 0.9× 868 1.0× 749 1.0× 397 0.8× 38 2.4k
Tomochika Fujisawa Japan 13 1.0k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 1.0k 1.3× 793 1.1× 398 0.8× 22 2.8k
Heike Hadrys Germany 23 826 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 918 1.1× 1.0k 1.4× 277 0.6× 53 2.8k
Benoı̂t Dayrat United States 17 736 0.7× 596 0.6× 996 1.2× 483 0.6× 551 1.1× 45 2.5k
Karl M. Kjer United States 30 1.8k 1.7× 1.4k 1.5× 1.1k 1.3× 954 1.3× 441 0.9× 55 3.3k
Shannon M. Hedtke Australia 15 968 0.9× 709 0.7× 393 0.5× 542 0.7× 561 1.2× 32 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kipling Will

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kipling Will

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All Works

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Liebherr, James K., Sergio Roig‐Juñent, & Kipling Will. (2024). Phylogenetic analysis of the circum-Antarctic Subfamily Migadopinae (Coleoptera, Carabidae) and assessment of the trans-Tasman Amarotypus clade. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 71(2). 319–338.
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Schmidt, Joachim, Stephan Scholz, Jürgen Wiesner, & Kipling Will. (2023). MicroCT data provide evidence correcting the previous misidentification of an Eocene amber beetle (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) as an extant species. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 14743–14743. 3 indexed citations
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Attygalle, Athula B., et al.. (2020). Biosynthetic origin of benzoquinones in the explosive discharge of the bombardier beetle Brachinus elongatulus. Die Naturwissenschaften. 107(4). 26–26. 10 indexed citations
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Will, Kipling. (2020). Review and new species of Tiferonia Darlington, 1962 (Carabidae, Abacetini). ZooKeys. 906. 131–140. 3 indexed citations
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Maddison, David R., Kipling Will, Sarah C. Crews, & James R. LaBonte. (2018). Bembidion ambiguum (Coleoptera: Carabidae) is established in California. Biodiversity Data Journal. 6(6). e30763–e30763.
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Will, Kipling, et al.. (2014). Taxonomic review of Cratocerus Dejean, 1829 (Coleoptera, Carabidae) with description of six new species. ZooKeys. 416(416). 77–112. 2 indexed citations
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Will, Kipling. (2011). Taxonomic review of the Pterostichini and Loxandrini fauna of New Caledonia (Coleoptera, Carabidae). ZooKeys. 147(147). 337–397. 9 indexed citations
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Will, Kipling, et al.. (2010). Quantification and Evidence for Mechanically Metered Release of Pygidial Secretions in Formic Acid-Producing Carabid Beetles. Journal of Insect Science. 10(12). 1–17. 17 indexed citations
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Attygalle, Athula B., Xiaogang Wu, David R. Maddison, & Kipling Will. (2009). Orange/lemon-scented beetles: opposite enantiomers of limonene as major constituents in the defensive secretion of related carabids. Die Naturwissenschaften. 96(12). 1443–1449. 11 indexed citations
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Attygalle, Athula B., Xiaogang Wu, & Kipling Will. (2007). Biosynthesis of Tiglic, Ethacrylic, and 2-Methylbutyric Acids in a Carabid Beetle, Pterostichus (Hypherpes) californicus. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 33(5). 963–970. 24 indexed citations
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Will, Kipling. (2005). New tribal and generic placement for taxa of Pterostichini (auct.)(Coleoptera: Carabidae) from the Juan Fernandez Archipelago, Chile with taxonomic notes on Trirammatus Chaudoir, 1838. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 81. 68–75. 4 indexed citations
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Will, Kipling & Daniel Rubinoff. (2004). Myth of the molecule: DNA barcodes for species cannot replace morphology for identification and classification. Cladistics. 20(1). 47–55. 476 indexed citations
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Attygalle, Athula B., Xiaogang Wu, Josef Růžička, et al.. (2004). Defensive Chemicals of Two Species of Trachypachus Motschulski. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 30(3). 577–588. 20 indexed citations
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Will, Kipling. (2003). Review and cladistic analysis of the generic-level taxa of Morionini Brulle (Coleoptera: Carabidae).. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 79. 212–229. 3 indexed citations
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Will, Kipling. (2002). Revision of the New World abariform genera Neotalus np genp and Abaris Dejean lColeopterac Carabidaec Pterostichini lAuctorumrr. Annals of Carnegie Museum. 71(3). 143–213. 22 indexed citations
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Liebherr, James K. & Kipling Will. (1996). New North American Platynus Bonelli (Coleoptera: Carabidae), a key to species north of Mexico, and notes on species from the southwestern United States - eScholarship. The Coleopterists Bulletin. 50(4). 301–320. 11 indexed citations

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