Mark W. Westneat

9.1k citations
99 papers · 6.8k indexed · h-index 51
Topics
Ichthyology and Marine Biology (51 papers)Fish biology, ecology, and behavior (33 papers)Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (24 papers)

In The Last Decade

Mark W. Westneat

99 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Peers

Mark W. Westneat
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  • Nature and Landscape Conservation 3.4k
  • Ecology 2.2k
  • Paleontology 1.3k
  • Global and Planetary Change 1.1k
  • Aerospace Engineering 1.1k
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mark W. Westneat

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About Mark W. Westneat

Mark W. Westneat is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Paleontology and Aquatic Science, having authored 99 papers that have together received 6.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ichthyology and Marine Biology (51 papers), Fish biology, ecology, and behavior (33 papers) and Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (24 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (3.4k citations), Paleontology (1.3k citations) and Developmental Biology (254 citations). Mark W. Westneat has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Jeffrey A. Walker, Michael E. Alfaro, Peter C. Wainwright, David R. Bellwood, W. James Cooper, Melina E. Hale, John H. Long, Ivan Lee, William J. Hoese and Justin R. Grubich. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

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