Ming‐Chung Tu

715 total citations
26 papers, 561 citations indexed

About

Ming‐Chung Tu is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ming‐Chung Tu has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 561 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 18 papers in Ecology and 12 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Ming‐Chung Tu's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (20 papers), Physiological and biochemical adaptations (14 papers) and Turtle Biology and Conservation (8 papers). Ming‐Chung Tu is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (20 papers), Physiological and biochemical adaptations (14 papers) and Turtle Biology and Conservation (8 papers). Ming‐Chung Tu collaborates with scholars based in Taiwan, United States and China. Ming‐Chung Tu's co-authors include Tein‐Shun Tsai, Shuping Huang, Harvey B. Lillywhite, Victor H. Hutchison, Inn‐Ho Tsai, Yuying Hsu, Leslie S. Babonis, Coleman M. Sheehy, Ying-Ming Wang and Warren P. Porter and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Biochemical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Ming‐Chung Tu

26 papers receiving 534 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ming‐Chung Tu Taiwan 16 335 244 217 176 137 26 561
Yan‐Fu Qu China 16 308 0.9× 212 0.9× 219 1.0× 200 1.1× 97 0.7× 57 667
Colin R. Tilbury South Africa 13 340 1.0× 188 0.8× 214 1.0× 244 1.4× 91 0.7× 30 560
Andrew T. Holycross United States 11 255 0.8× 165 0.7× 101 0.5× 252 1.4× 96 0.7× 27 446
Augusto Gentilli Italy 18 479 1.4× 305 1.3× 430 2.0× 233 1.3× 100 0.7× 33 858
Alison R. Davis Rabosky United States 13 258 0.8× 99 0.4× 271 1.2× 211 1.2× 70 0.5× 35 535
Jarujin Nabhitabhata Japan 18 485 1.4× 120 0.5× 249 1.1× 266 1.5× 88 0.6× 32 681
Jeff Boundy United States 7 340 1.0× 135 0.6× 110 0.5× 122 0.7× 133 1.0× 13 427
Laura R. V. Alencar Brazil 12 315 0.9× 127 0.5× 155 0.7× 212 1.2× 121 0.9× 26 516
Maria da Graça Salomão Brazil 15 392 1.2× 203 0.8× 204 0.9× 418 2.4× 190 1.4× 29 770
Gustavo Scrocchi Argentina 15 650 1.9× 273 1.1× 240 1.1× 252 1.4× 185 1.4× 60 788

Countries citing papers authored by Ming‐Chung Tu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ming‐Chung Tu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ming‐Chung Tu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ming‐Chung Tu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ming‐Chung Tu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ming‐Chung Tu. Ming‐Chung Tu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Tu, Ming‐Chung, et al.. (2013). Synergistic Limits to the Altitudinal Distribution of a High-Altitude Lizard,Takydromus hsuehshanensis. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 30(1). 15–20. 2 indexed citations
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Tu, Ming‐Chung, et al.. (2013). Can Reptile Embryos Influence Their Own Rates of Heating and Cooling?. PLoS ONE. 8(6). e67095–e67095. 9 indexed citations
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Huang, Shuping, Chyi‐Rong Chiou, Te‐En Lin, et al.. (2013). Future advantages in energetics, activity time, and habitats predicted in a high‐altitude pit viper with climate warming. Functional Ecology. 27(2). 446–458. 30 indexed citations
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Kidera, Noriko, Akira Mori, & Ming‐Chung Tu. (2012). Comparison of freshwater discrimination ability in three species of sea kraits (Laticauda semifasciata, L. laticaudata and L. colubrina). Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 199(3). 191–195. 12 indexed citations
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Lillywhite, Harvey B. & Ming‐Chung Tu. (2011). Abundance of Sea Kraits Correlates with Precipitation. PLoS ONE. 6(12). e28556–e28556. 19 indexed citations
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Tsai, Tein‐Shun, How‐Jing Lee, & Ming‐Chung Tu. (2009). Bioenergetic modeling reveals that Chinese green tree vipers select postprandial temperatures in laboratory thermal gradients that maximize net energy intake. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 154(3). 394–400. 8 indexed citations
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Tsai, Tein‐Shun, et al.. (2009). Prey envenomation does not improve digestive performance in Taiwanese pit vipers (Trimeresurus gracilis and T. stejnegeri stejnegeri). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 152(4). 579–585. 29 indexed citations
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Tu, Ming‐Chung, et al.. (2008). Food Habits of the Taiwanese Mountain Pitviper, Trimeresurus gracilis. Zoological studies. 47(6). 697–703. 15 indexed citations
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Lillywhite, Harvey B., Leslie S. Babonis, Coleman M. Sheehy, & Ming‐Chung Tu. (2008). Sea Snakes (Laticaudaspp.) Require Fresh Drinking Water: Implication for the Distribution and Persistence of Populations. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 81(6). 785–796. 62 indexed citations
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Tsai, Tein‐Shun, How‐Jing Lee, & Ming‐Chung Tu. (2008). Specific dynamic action, apparent assimilation efficiency, and digestive rate in an arboreal pitviper,Trimeresurus stejnegeri stejnegeri. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 86(10). 1139–1151. 20 indexed citations
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Huang, Shuping, et al.. (2007). Thermal Tolerance and Altitudinal Distribution of Three Trimeresurus Snakes (Viperidae: Crotalinae) in Taiwan. Zoological studies. 46(5). 592–599. 19 indexed citations
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Huang, Shuping & Ming‐Chung Tu. (2007). Heat tolerance and altitudinal distribution of a mountainous lizard, Takydromus hsuehshanensis, in Taiwan. Journal of Thermal Biology. 33(1). 48–56. 18 indexed citations
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Hou, Ping‐Chun Lucy, et al.. (2006). Exotic Amphibians in the Pet Shops of Taiwan. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 indexed citations
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Hou, Ping‐Chun Lucy, et al.. (2006). A Survey on Alien Pet Reptiles in Taiwan. TAIWANIA. 51(2). 71–80. 16 indexed citations
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Huang, Shuping, Yuying Hsu, & Ming‐Chung Tu. (2006). Thermal tolerance and altitudinal distribution of two Sphenomorphus lizards in Taiwan. Journal of Thermal Biology. 31(5). 378–385. 48 indexed citations
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Tsai, Inn‐Ho, Ying-Ming Wang, Yi‐Hsuan Chen, Tein‐Shun Tsai, & Ming‐Chung Tu. (2004). Venom phospholipases A2 of bamboo viper (Trimeresurus stejnegeri): molecular characterization, geographic variations and evidence of multiple ancestries. Biochemical Journal. 377(1). 215–223. 71 indexed citations
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Tu, Ming‐Chung, et al.. (2003). DOES THE SACCULAR LUNG AFFECT THE CANTILEVER ABILITY OF SNAKES?. Herpetologica. 59(1). 52–57. 8 indexed citations
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Tu, Ming‐Chung & Victor H. Hutchison. (1994). Influence of pregnancy on thermoregulation of water snakes (Nerodia rhombifera). Journal of Thermal Biology. 19(4). 255–259. 39 indexed citations

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