Michael LaBarbera

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Michael LaBarbera is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael LaBarbera has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Ecology, 15 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 14 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Michael LaBarbera's work include Marine Biology and Ecology Research (11 papers), Cephalopods and Marine Biology (10 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (9 papers). Michael LaBarbera is often cited by papers focused on Marine Biology and Ecology Research (11 papers), Cephalopods and Marine Biology (10 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (9 papers). Michael LaBarbera collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Canada. Michael LaBarbera's co-authors include Steven Vogel, John J. Socha, Daniel J. Miller, Kaustuv Roy, Elizabeth G. Boulding, Philip S. L. Anderson, Rachel A. Merz, Adolf Seilacher, Michał Kowalewski and Andrew N. Spencer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

Michael LaBarbera

67 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Analyzing Body Size as a ... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Analyzing Body Size as a Factor in Ecology and Evolution
    1989 694 citations Michael LaBarbera profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Michael LaBarbera 1.2k 904 847 687 608 68 3.4k
Bruce H. Robison 2.3k 1.9× 2.0k 2.2× 1.7k 2.0× 481 0.7× 1.1k 1.9× 115 5.3k
E. R. Trueman 895 0.7× 710 0.8× 649 0.8× 235 0.3× 428 0.7× 75 2.1k
Robert E. Shadwick 2.2k 1.8× 712 0.8× 412 0.5× 285 0.4× 425 0.7× 116 4.4k
Steven Vogel 957 0.8× 356 0.4× 598 0.7× 112 0.2× 507 0.8× 39 3.1k
Darlene R. Ketten 2.7k 2.3× 2.2k 2.4× 450 0.5× 187 0.3× 389 0.6× 120 4.3k
Akinori Takahashi 3.5k 2.9× 496 0.5× 1.2k 1.5× 183 0.3× 1.0k 1.7× 198 5.3k
D. Ann Pabst 2.6k 2.1× 647 0.7× 490 0.6× 135 0.2× 394 0.6× 97 3.3k
Jeffrey B. Graham 2.3k 1.9× 258 0.3× 730 0.9× 253 0.4× 315 0.5× 81 3.7k
Nicholas D. Pyenson 2.1k 1.7× 702 0.8× 294 0.3× 1.0k 1.5× 628 1.0× 82 2.8k
Q. Bone 1.1k 0.9× 317 0.4× 760 0.9× 363 0.5× 542 0.9× 120 3.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael LaBarbera

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael LaBarbera

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All Works

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Hunt, Gene, Lisa Park Boush, & Michael LaBarbera. (2007). A Novel Crustacean Swimming Stroke: Coordinated Four-Paddled Locomotion in the Cypridoidean OstracodeCypridopsis vidua(Müller). Biological Bulletin. 212(1). 67–73. 10 indexed citations
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Socha, John J. & Michael LaBarbera. (2005). Effects of size and behavior on aerial performance of two species of flying snakes (Chrysopelea). Journal of Experimental Biology. 208(10). 1835–1847. 36 indexed citations
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Li, Chun, Olivier Rieppel, & Michael LaBarbera. (2004). A Triassic Aquatic Protorosaur with an Extremely Long Neck. Science. 305(5692). 1931–1931. 41 indexed citations
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Kowalewski, Michał, Monica Carroll, Neal S. Gupta, et al.. (2003). Quantitative Fidelity of Brachiopod-Mollusk Assemblages from Modern Subtidal Environments of San Juan Islands, USA. 1(1). 43–65. 68 indexed citations
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LaBarbera, Michael, et al.. (2001). Movimiento del fluido alrededor de las conchas de los hipurítidos: efectos de la orientación de las conchas en el suministro y concentración de partículas en las corrientes de alimentación. Geotemas ( Madrid ). 181–184. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Hyung L., Michael LaBarbera, Rajesh V. Patel, William J. Cromie, & Gregory T. Bales. (2001). Comparison of the durability of cadaveric and autologous fascia using an in vivo model. Urology. 58(5). 800–804. 10 indexed citations
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LaBarbera, Michael. (2000). Fuzzing the Boundary of Animal Life. Science. 289(5486). 1882–1882. 2 indexed citations
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Doong, Howard, S Dissanayake, Thiruvallur R. Gowrishankar, Michael LaBarbera, & Raphael C. Lee. (1997). The 1996 Lindberg Award. Calcium antagonists alter cell shape and induce procollagenase synthesis in keloid and normal human dermal fibroblasts.. PubMed. 17(6 Pt 1). 497–514. 49 indexed citations
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Doong, Howard, et al.. (1996). THE 1996 LINDBERG AWARD. Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation. 17(6). 497–514. 42 indexed citations
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Greenwald, Daniel P., et al.. (1993). Endogenous versus Toxin-Induced Diabetes in Rats. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 91(6). 1087–1093. 26 indexed citations
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Kidwell, Susan M. & Michael LaBarbera. (1993). Experimental Taphonomy. Palaios. 8(3). 217–217. 2 indexed citations
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LaBarbera, Michael & Rachel A. Merz. (1992). Postmortem changes in strength of gastropod shells: evolutionary implications for hermit crabs, snails, and their mutual predators. Paleobiology. 18(4). 367–377. 45 indexed citations
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LaBarbera, Michael & George E. Boyajian. (1991). The function of astrorhizae in stromatoporoids: quantitative tests. Paleobiology. 17(2). 121–132. 12 indexed citations
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LaBarbera, Michael. (1984). Feeding Currents and Particle Capture Mechanisms in Suspension Feeding Animals. American Zoologist. 24(1). 71–84. 269 indexed citations
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LaBarbera, Michael. (1981). The ecology of Mesozoic Gryphaea, Exogyra , and Ilymatogyra (Bivalvia: Mollusca) in a modern ocean. Paleobiology. 7(4). 510–526. 66 indexed citations
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LaBarbera, Michael. (1978). Particle Capture by a Pacific Brittle Star: Experimental Test of the Aerosol Suspension Feeding Model. Science. 201(4361). 1147–1149. 89 indexed citations
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LaBarbera, Michael. (1977). 1. Theory, laboratory behavior, and field orientations. Paleobiology. 3(3). 270–287. 81 indexed citations
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LaBarbera, Michael. (1974). Larval and post-larval development of five species of Miocene bivalves (Mollusca). Journal of Paleontology. 48(2). 256–276. 23 indexed citations
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LaBarbera, Michael. (1974). Calcification of the first larval shell of Tridacna squamosa (Tridacnidae: Bivalvia). Marine Biology. 25(3). 233–238. 38 indexed citations
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LaBarbera, Michael & Paul Chanley. (1970). Larval Development of Chione cancellata Linne (Veneridae, Bivalvia). Chesapeake Science. 11(1). 42–42. 11 indexed citations

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