Nathan J. Kley

1.7k total citations
25 papers, 859 citations indexed

About

Nathan J. Kley is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Paleontology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Nathan J. Kley has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 859 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 14 papers in Paleontology and 10 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Nathan J. Kley's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (16 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (10 papers) and Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (9 papers). Nathan J. Kley is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (16 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (10 papers) and Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (9 papers). Nathan J. Kley collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and United Kingdom. Nathan J. Kley's co-authors include Paul M. Gignac, David W. Krause, Elizabeth Brainerd, Anthony Herrel, Jessica A. Maisano, Olivier Rieppel, Patrick M. O’Connor, Justin A. Georgi, Alan H. Turner and Joseph J. W. Sertich and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Experimental Biology and Copeia.

In The Last Decade

Nathan J. Kley

25 papers receiving 828 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nathan J. Kley United States 15 408 402 373 203 140 25 859
Paul M. Gignac United States 18 696 1.7× 243 0.6× 426 1.1× 152 0.7× 180 1.3× 43 1.1k
Scott Hocknull Australia 21 1.1k 2.7× 202 0.5× 611 1.6× 170 0.8× 231 1.6× 49 1.4k
Matthew R. McCurry Australia 15 376 0.9× 137 0.3× 253 0.7× 168 0.8× 258 1.8× 43 764
James C. O’Reilly United States 15 145 0.4× 397 1.0× 205 0.5× 247 1.2× 142 1.0× 22 697
Philip J. Bergmann United States 19 200 0.5× 409 1.0× 127 0.3× 318 1.6× 194 1.4× 40 781
Sabine Renous France 16 347 0.9× 196 0.5× 182 0.5× 191 0.9× 184 1.3× 59 782
R. Eric Lombard United States 19 479 1.2× 571 1.4× 357 1.0× 403 2.0× 234 1.7× 33 1.2k
Karen Moreno Chile 18 784 1.9× 132 0.3× 341 0.9× 139 0.7× 180 1.3× 40 1.1k
Miriam A. Ashley‐Ross United States 20 233 0.6× 271 0.7× 425 1.1× 173 0.9× 202 1.4× 34 1.0k
Emma R. Schachner United States 21 768 1.9× 216 0.5× 401 1.1× 103 0.5× 209 1.5× 54 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Nathan J. Kley

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Nathan J. Kley's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Nathan J. Kley with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Nathan J. Kley more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Nathan J. Kley

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Nathan J. Kley. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Nathan J. Kley. The network helps show where Nathan J. Kley may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nathan J. Kley

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Nathan J. Kley. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Nathan J. Kley 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 Nathan J. Kley. Nathan J. Kley is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Kegel, Barbara De, Mark Wilkinson, John Measey, et al.. (2022). Is vertebral shape variability in caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) constrained by forces experienced during burrowing?. Journal of Experimental Biology. 225(12). 3 indexed citations
2.
Kegel, Barbara De, Mark Wilkinson, John Measey, et al.. (2021). The relationship between head shape, head musculature and bite force in caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona). Journal of Experimental Biology. 225(1). 4 indexed citations
3.
Kegel, Barbara De, Mark Wilkinson, John Measey, et al.. (2021). Under pressure: the relationship between cranial shape and burrowing force in caecilians (Gymnophiona). Journal of Experimental Biology. 224(18). 9 indexed citations
4.
Herrel, Anthony, Aurélien Miralles, Philippe Gaucher, et al.. (2021). Burrowing in blindsnakes: A preliminary analysis of burrowing forces and consequences for the evolution of morphology. The Anatomical Record. 304(10). 2292–2302. 12 indexed citations
5.
Gignac, Paul M. & Nathan J. Kley. (2018). The Utility of DiceCT Imaging for High-Throughput Comparative Neuroanatomical Studies. Brain Behavior and Evolution. 91(3). 180–190. 35 indexed citations
6.
Watanabe, Akinobu, et al.. (2018). Are endocasts good proxies for brain size and shape in archosaurs throughout ontogeny?. Journal of Anatomy. 234(3). 291–305. 87 indexed citations
7.
Pritchard, Adam C., et al.. (2014). New snakes from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Maevarano Formation, Mahajanga Basin, Madagascar. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 34(5). 1080–1093. 20 indexed citations
8.
Gignac, Paul M. & Nathan J. Kley. (2014). Iodine‐enhanced micro‐CT imaging: Methodological refinements for the study of the soft‐tissue anatomy of post‐embryonic vertebrates. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution. 322(3). 166–176. 161 indexed citations
9.
Cundall, David, et al.. (2012). Drinking in Snakes: Resolving a Biomechanical Puzzle. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological Genetics and Physiology. 317(3). 152–172. 11 indexed citations
10.
Ward, Andrea B. & Nathan J. Kley. (2011). Effects of Precaudal Elongation on Visceral Topography in a Basal Clade of Ray‐Finned Fishes. The Anatomical Record. 295(2). 289–297. 10 indexed citations
11.
Krause, David W., et al.. (2010). A Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) snake assemblage from the Maevarano Formation, Mahajanga Basin, Madagascar. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30(1). 109–138. 55 indexed citations
12.
Rieppel, Olivier, Nathan J. Kley, & Jessica A. Maisano. (2008). Morphology of the skull of the white‐nosed blindsnake, Liotyphlops albirostris (Scolecophidia: Anomalepididae). Journal of Morphology. 270(5). 536–557. 55 indexed citations
13.
Vincent, Shawn, Brad R. Moon, Anthony Herrel, & Nathan J. Kley. (2007). Are ontogenetic shifts in diet linked to shifts in feeding mechanics?Scaling of the feeding apparatus in the banded watersnakeNerodia fasciata. Journal of Experimental Biology. 210(12). 2057–2069. 58 indexed citations
14.
Kley, Nathan J.. (2006). Morphology of the lower jaw and suspensorium in the Texas blindsnake, Leptotyphlops dulcis (Scolecophidia: Leptotyphlopidae). Journal of Morphology. 267(4). 494–515. 42 indexed citations
15.
Scheltiens, Vincent, et al.. (2006). Morphological integration and adaptation in the snake feeding system: a comparative phylogenetic study. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 19(5). 1545–1554. 48 indexed citations
16.
Hilton, Eric J. & Nathan J. Kley. (2005). Osteology of the Quillfish, Ptilichthys goodei (Perciformes: Zoarcoidei: Ptilichthyidae). Copeia. 2005(3). 571–585. 17 indexed citations
17.
Jackson, Kate, Nathan J. Kley, & Elizabeth Brainerd. (2004). How snakes eat snakes: the biomechanical challenges of ophiophagy for the California kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula californiae (Serpentes: Colubridae). Zoology. 107(3). 191–200. 23 indexed citations
18.
Kley, Nathan J. & Elizabeth Brainerd. (2002). Post-cranial prey transport mechanisms in the black pinesnake, Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi: an x-ray videographic study. Zoology. 105(2). 153–164. 14 indexed citations
19.
Kley, Nathan J.. (2001). Prey Transport Mechanisms in Blindsnakes and the Evolution of Unilateral Feeding Systems in Snakes1. American Zoologist. 41(6). 1321–1337. 39 indexed citations
20.
Kley, Nathan J. & Elizabeth Brainerd. (1999). Feeding by mandibular raking in a snake. Nature. 402(6760). 369–370. 33 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Paul M. Gignac Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Scott Hocknull Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Matthew R. McCurry Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by James C. O’Reilly Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Philip J. Bergmann Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Sabine Renous Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by R. Eric Lombard Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Karen Moreno Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Miriam A. Ashley‐Ross Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Emma R. Schachner
Rankless by CCL
2026