Leigh M. Van Valen

1.0k total citations
34 papers, 722 citations indexed

About

Leigh M. Van Valen is a scholar working on Paleontology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leigh M. Van Valen has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 722 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Paleontology, 6 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Leigh M. Van Valen's work include Evolution and Paleontology Studies (8 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (4 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (3 papers). Leigh M. Van Valen is often cited by papers focused on Evolution and Paleontology Studies (8 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (4 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (3 papers). Leigh M. Van Valen collaborates with scholars based in United States. Leigh M. Van Valen's co-authors include Virginia C. Maiorana, Robert E. Sloan, Jane R. Rigby, Geerat J. Vermeij, James T. Carlton and Charles C. King and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Geology.

In The Last Decade

Leigh M. Van Valen

32 papers receiving 653 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Leigh M. Van Valen United States 11 360 182 130 114 97 34 722
K. A. Joysey United Kingdom 11 460 1.3× 398 2.2× 157 1.2× 184 1.6× 293 3.0× 25 1.2k
Norman L. Gilinsky United States 12 395 1.1× 48 0.3× 117 0.9× 83 0.7× 86 0.9× 24 605
Alberto M. Simonetta Italy 12 546 1.5× 96 0.5× 131 1.0× 65 0.6× 138 1.4× 49 740
Matthew H. Nitecki United States 15 806 2.2× 135 0.7× 191 1.5× 195 1.7× 242 2.5× 64 1.6k
Ellen Tan Drake United States 5 148 0.4× 61 0.3× 194 1.5× 47 0.4× 155 1.6× 16 594
Lyall I. Anderson United Kingdom 16 642 1.8× 116 0.6× 80 0.6× 159 1.4× 178 1.8× 29 818
R. P. S. Jefferies United Kingdom 17 701 1.9× 186 1.0× 119 0.9× 58 0.5× 62 0.6× 32 1.1k
Alec L. Panchen United Kingdom 22 928 2.6× 159 0.9× 113 0.9× 147 1.3× 201 2.1× 36 1.4k
R. D. K. Thomas United States 14 412 1.1× 32 0.2× 171 1.3× 48 0.4× 105 1.1× 31 737
Sylvain Gerber France 17 589 1.6× 136 0.7× 121 0.9× 135 1.2× 286 2.9× 32 972

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Fields of papers citing papers by Leigh M. Van Valen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leigh M. Van Valen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Valen, Leigh M. Van. (1993). Serial homology: the crests and cusps of mammalian teeth. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 38. 145–158. 49 indexed citations
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Valen, Leigh M. Van. (1990). Age changes vs. natural selection in human skeletal traits, and statistics for their study. International Journal of Anthropology. 5(3). 281–282. 1 indexed citations
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Valen, Leigh M. Van. (1990). Levels of selection in the early cenozoic radiation of mammals. 9(2). 171–180. 1 indexed citations
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Valen, Leigh M. Van & Geerat J. Vermeij. (1989). General Adaptation, Escalation, and Phagy. Ornithological Applications. 91(4). 1015–1015. 1 indexed citations
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Valen, Leigh M. Van. (1988). Species, sets, and the derivative nature of Philosophy. Biology & Philosophy. 3(1). 49–66. 19 indexed citations
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Valen, Leigh M. Van. (1988). Faunas of a southern world. Nature. 333(6169). 113–113. 11 indexed citations
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Valen, Leigh M. Van. (1987). Comment and Reply on “Phanerozoic trends in background extinction: Consequence of an aging fauna”. Geology. 15(9). 875–875. 8 indexed citations
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Valen, Leigh M. Van. (1987). Mendel was no fraud. Nature. 325(6103). 395–395.
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Valen, Leigh M. Van. (1986). Palaeontological and molecular views of panda phylogeny. Nature. 319(6052). 428–428. 2 indexed citations
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Valen, Leigh M. Van & Virginia C. Maiorana. (1986). Surrogate resources, cumulative selection, and fertility. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 9(1). 209–209. 3 indexed citations
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Valen, Leigh M. Van. (1986). Systematics as science. Nature. 323(6090). 664–664. 1 indexed citations
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Valen, Leigh M. Van. (1985). Null hypotheses and prediction. Nature. 314(6008). 230–230. 6 indexed citations
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Carlton, James T., et al.. (1984). Strategy, Strategem, Carrots, and Aristotle. BioScience. 34(10). 602–603. 1 indexed citations
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Valen, Leigh M. Van. (1982). Homology and causes. Journal of Morphology. 173(3). 305–312. 172 indexed citations
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Valen, Leigh M. Van. (1982). Phylogenies in molecular evolution: Prochloron. Nature. 298(5873). 493–494. 21 indexed citations
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Valen, Leigh M. Van. (1982). A pitfall in random sampling. Nature. 295(5845). 171–171. 6 indexed citations
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Valen, Leigh M. Van. (1980). Evolution as a zero-sum game for energy. 4(6). 289–300. 34 indexed citations
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Valen, Leigh M. Van & Virginia C. Maiorana. (1980). The Archaebacteria and eukaryotic origins. Nature. 287(5779). 248–250. 58 indexed citations

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