Maureen Kearney

2.2k citations

31 papers · 1.7k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 19

Impact in

Paleontology top 1%
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 2%
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology

Papers in

Paleontology 12
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies 10
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology 7
Global and Planetary Change 15
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology 15

Co-authors: Olivier Rieppel Jessica A. Maisano Jacques A. Gauthier James M. Clark Bryan L. Stuart Timothy B. Rowe Joseph L. Graves Shirley Malcom
Journals: Journal of Herpetology (3 papers)Copeia (3 papers)Journal of Morphology (3 papers)Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (2 papers)Cladistics (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States China United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Maureen Kearney

31 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Assembling the Squamate Tree of Life: Perspectives from the Phenotype and the Fossil Record 2012 · 426 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2012 Assembling the Squamate Tree of Life: Perspectives from the Phenotype and the Fossil Record

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1	A process ontology of organisms and its connection to biological individuality concepts Organisms Diversity & Evolution ·Maureen Kearney, Olivier Rieppel	2022	2
2	The Ideas Lab Concept, Assembling the Tree of Life, and AVAToL PLoS Currents ·Timothy Collins, Maureen Kearney, David Madison	2013	7
3	Finding the neck–trunk boundary in snakes: Anteroposterior dissociation of myological characteristics in snakes and its implications for their neck and trunk body regionalization Journal of Morphology ·Takanobu Tsuihiji, Maureen Kearney, Olivier Rieppel	2012	14
4	Homology of Cephalic Scales in Xantusiid Lizards, with Comments on Night Lizard Phylogeny and Morphological Evolution Journal of Herpetology ·Jacques Gauthier, Maureen Kearney, Robert L. Bezy	2008	16
5	Rejecting “the given” in systematics Cladistics ·Maureen Kearney, Olivier Rieppel	2006	42
6	Extraction of nuclear DNA from bone of skeletonized and fluid‐preserved museum specimens Systematics and Biodiversity ·Bryan L. Stuart, Kerri A. Dugan, Marc W. Allard, Maureen Kearney	2006	22
7	The Poverty of Taxonomic Characters Biology & Philosophy ·Olivier Rieppel, Maureen Kearney	2006	61
8	An Investigation into the Occurrence of Plicidentine in the Teeth of Squamate Reptiles Copeia ·Maureen Kearney, Olivier Rieppel	2006	46
9	First Report of a Pectoral Girdle Muscle in Snakes, with Comments on the Snake Cervico-dorsal Boundary Copeia ·Takanobu Tsuihiji, Maureen Kearney, Olivier Rieppel	2006	18
10	Cranial anatomy of the spade‐headed amphisbaenian Diplometopon zarudnyi (Squamata, amphisbaenia) based on high‐resolution X‐ray computed tomography Journal of Morphology ·Jessica A. Maisano, Maureen Kearney, Timothy B. Rowe	2005	37
11	Cranial anatomy of the extinct amphisbaenianRhineura hatcherii (Squamata, Amphisbaenia) based on high-resolution X-ray computed tomography Journal of Morphology ·Maureen Kearney, Jessica A. Maisano, Timothy B. Rowe	2004	47
12	Repeated evolution of limblessness and digging heads in worm lizards revealed by DNA from old bones Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Maureen Kearney, Bryan L. Stuart	2004	112
13	Problems due to missing data in phylogenetic analyses including fossils: a critical review Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology ·Maureen Kearney, James M. Clark	2003	148
14	Diet in the Amphisbaenian Bipes biporus Journal of Herpetology ·Maureen Kearney	2003	18
15	SYSTEMATICS OF THE AMPHISBAENIA (LEPIDOSAURIA:SQUAMATA) BASED ON MORPHOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FROM RECENT AND FOSSIL FORMS Herpetological Monographs ·Maureen Kearney	2003	154
16	Fragmentary Taxa, Missing Data, and Ambiguity: Mistaken Assumptions and Conclusions Systematic Biology ·Maureen Kearney	2002	176
17	Appendicular Skeleton in Amphisbaenians (Reptilia: Squamata) Copeia ·Maureen Kearney	2002	33
18	The Random Cladist: A Review of the Software Package RANDOM CLADISTICS Cladistics ·Marc W. Allard, Maureen Kearney, K. LINDHOLM KIVIMAKI, Amy Downing Meisner, Ellen E. Strong	1999	2
19	Ischio-ilial Pinning for Stabilization of Coxo-femoral Luxations: An Anatomical Study Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology ·Brian S. Beale, P Dean, Maureen Kearney, Daniel D. Lewis	1990	2
20	Are Masculine Trait-Factors in Women a Help or a Hindrance in Dealing with Fear of Success? Psychological Reports ·Maureen Kearney	1982	3

About Maureen Kearney

Maureen Kearney is a scholar working on Paleontology, Global and Planetary Change, History and Philosophy of Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, having authored 31 papers that have together received 1.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (15 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (10 papers), Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (7 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (6 papers), Turtle Biology and Conservation (5 papers), Ichthyology and Marine Biology (4 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (3 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (881 citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (544 citations), Global and Planetary Change (906 citations), Ecological Modeling (136 citations) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (482 citations). Maureen Kearney has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Olivier Rieppel, Jessica A. Maisano, Jacques A. Gauthier, James M. Clark, Bryan L. Stuart, Timothy B. Rowe, Joseph L. Graves, Shirley Malcom, Gilda A. Barabino and D. Luke Mahler. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Herpetology, Copeia, Journal of Morphology, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology and Cladistics.

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