Mark H. Sabaj

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Mark H. Sabaj is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aquatic Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark H. Sabaj has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 47 papers in Aquatic Science and 6 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Mark H. Sabaj's work include Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (47 papers), Fish biology, ecology, and behavior (46 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (29 papers). Mark H. Sabaj is often cited by papers focused on Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (47 papers), Fish biology, ecology, and behavior (46 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (29 papers). Mark H. Sabaj collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Canada. Mark H. Sabaj's co-authors include Cláudio Oliveira, Dahiana Arcila, Guillermo Ortı́, Ricardo Betancur‐R, Richard P. Vari, Jonathan W. Armbruster, Fábio Fernandes Roxo, Luz E. Ochoa, Michael E. Alfaro and John G. Lundberg and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Mark H. Sabaj

51 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Codes for Natural History Collections in Ichthyology and ... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300
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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. Codes for Natural History Collections in Ichthyology and Herpetology
    2020 354 citations Mark H. Sabaj 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
Mark H. Sabaj United States 14 913 693 219 178 176 55 1.2k
Stuart C. Willis United States 16 677 0.7× 346 0.5× 245 1.1× 147 0.8× 316 1.8× 35 1.1k
Juan Marcos Mirande Argentina 14 1.0k 1.1× 916 1.3× 159 0.7× 56 0.3× 100 0.6× 60 1.3k
Oldřich Říčan Czechia 18 735 0.8× 555 0.8× 101 0.5× 58 0.3× 179 1.0× 43 978
Anthony C. Gill Australia 14 601 0.7× 366 0.5× 213 1.0× 127 0.7× 260 1.5× 82 849
Takahiko Mukai Japan 16 685 0.8× 393 0.6× 671 3.1× 138 0.8× 338 1.9× 43 1.3k
Ning Labbish Chao Brazil 14 426 0.5× 272 0.4× 150 0.7× 137 0.8× 177 1.0× 31 660
Shannon Corrigan United States 15 520 0.6× 223 0.3× 318 1.5× 124 0.7× 277 1.6× 32 838
David G. Smith United States 15 548 0.6× 311 0.4× 313 1.4× 240 1.3× 352 2.0× 90 926
Anabel Perdices Spain 23 844 0.9× 921 1.3× 555 2.5× 63 0.4× 225 1.3× 47 1.4k
Victor Alberto Tagliacollo. Brazil 18 660 0.7× 467 0.7× 121 0.6× 32 0.2× 106 0.6× 30 1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mark H. Sabaj

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All Works

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Sidlauskas, Brian L., Bruno Francelino de Melo, José Luís Olivan Birindelli, et al.. (2025). Molecular phylogenetics, a new classification, and a new genus of the Neotropical fish family Anostomidae (Teleostei: Characiformes). Neotropical Ichthyology. 23(1). 2 indexed citations
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Sousa, Leandro Melo de, et al.. (2025). Two new species of Hypancistrus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Xingu, Amazon, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology. 23(1).
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Silva, Gabriel de Souza da Costa e, et al.. (2024). Phylogenomics of the catfish family Pimelodidae with focus on the genus Pimelodus support the recognition of Sorubiminae and Pimelodinae (Teleostei, Siluriformes). Zoologica Scripta. 53(5). 541–554. 3 indexed citations
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Sabaj, Mark H., Daniel B. Fitzgerald, & Kirk O. Winemiller. (2024). Physicochemical and ecosystem properties of the Middle to Lower Xingu River, Brazil, prior to the operation of the Belo Monte Dam Complex. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 166(1).
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Domínguez‐Domínguez, Omár, et al.. (2023). Phylogenetic relationships of the North American catfishes (Ictaluridae, Siluriformes): Investigating the origins and parallel evolution of the troglobitic species. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 182. 107746–107746. 4 indexed citations
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Taphorn, Donald C., Nathan K. Lujan, Carlos DoNascimiento, et al.. (2022). Annotated checklist of the primarily freshwater fishes of Guyana. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 168(1). 2 indexed citations
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Silva, Gabriel de Souza da Costa e, Bruno Francelino de Melo, Fábio Fernandes Roxo, et al.. (2021). Phylogenomics of the bumblebee catfishes (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae) using ultraconserved elements. Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research. 59(8). 1662–1672. 12 indexed citations
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Sabaj, Mark H., et al.. (2021). Towards a complete classification of the Neotropical thorny catfishes (Siluriformes: Doradidae). Neotropical Ichthyology. 19(4). 7 indexed citations
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Silva, Gabriel de Souza da Costa e, Fábio Fernandes Roxo, Bruno Francelino de Melo, et al.. (2021). Evolutionary history of Heptapteridae catfishes using ultraconserved elements (Teleostei, Siluriformes). Zoologica Scripta. 50(5). 543–554. 25 indexed citations
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Kolmann, Matthew A., Lily C. Hughes, L. Patricia Hernández, et al.. (2020). Phylogenomics of Piranhas and Pacus (Serrasalmidae) Uncovers How Dietary Convergence and Parallelism Obfuscate Traditional Morphological Taxonomy. Systematic Biology. 70(3). 576–592. 31 indexed citations
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Ochoa, Luz E., Aléssio Datovo, Carlos DoNascimiento, et al.. (2020). Phylogenomic analysis of trichomycterid catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes) inferred from ultraconserved elements. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 2697–2697. 54 indexed citations
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Roxo, Fábio Fernandes, Luz E. Ochoa, Mark H. Sabaj, et al.. (2019). Phylogenomic reappraisal of the Neotropical catfish family Loricariidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes) using ultraconserved elements. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 135. 148–165. 69 indexed citations
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Lujan, Nathan K., et al.. (2018). Multilocus phylogeny of the zebra mussel family Dreissenidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) reveals a fourth Neotropical genus sister to all other genera. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 127. 1020–1033. 13 indexed citations
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Carvalho, Tiago Pinto, et al.. (2018). Molecular phylogeny of Banjo catfishes (Ostaryophisi: Siluriformes: Aspredinidae): A continental radiation in South American freshwaters. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 127. 459–467. 12 indexed citations
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Ochoa, Luz E., Fábio Fernandes Roxo, Carlos DoNascimiento, et al.. (2017). Multilocus analysis of the catfish family Trichomycteridae (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Siluriformes) supporting a monophyletic Trichomycterinae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 115. 71–81. 49 indexed citations
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Carvalho, Tiago Pinto, Roberto Esser dos Reis, & Mark H. Sabaj. (2017). Description of a New Blind and Rare Species ofXyliphius(Siluriformes: Aspredinidae) from the Amazon Basin Using High-Resolution Computed Tomography. Copeia. 105(1). 14–28. 8 indexed citations
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Taylor, Christopher A. & Mark H. Sabaj. (1998). A new crayfish of the genus Orconectes from the Blood River drainage of western Kentucky and Tennessee (Decapoda: Cambaridae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 111(3). 645–652. 2 indexed citations
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Sabaj, Mark H., et al.. (1998). Lack of Evidence for the Validity of Rhinichthys bowersi (Cyprinidae). Copeia. 1998(4). 1081–1081. 4 indexed citations
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Taylor, Christopher A. & Mark H. Sabaj. (1997). A new crayfish of the genus Orconectes from western Tennessee (Decapoda: Cambaridae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 110(2). 263–271. 3 indexed citations
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