Nigel C. Hughes

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
122 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Nigel C. Hughes is a scholar working on Paleontology, Atmospheric Science and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Nigel C. Hughes has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Paleontology, 42 papers in Atmospheric Science and 33 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in Nigel C. Hughes's work include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (75 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (42 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (31 papers). Nigel C. Hughes is often cited by papers focused on Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (75 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (42 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (31 papers). Nigel C. Hughes collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and India. Nigel C. Hughes's co-authors include Paul M. Myrow, N. Ryan McKenzie, Shanchi Peng, S. K. Parcha, Giuseppe Fusco, Timothy Paulsen, C. Mark Fanning, Alessandro Minelli, O. N. Bhargava and John M. Eiler and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Advanced Materials and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Nigel C. Hughes

120 papers receiving 4.4k citations

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The Magnitude and Duration of Late Ordovician–Early Silurian Glaciation

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	First multi-proxy chronostratigraphy of the lower Cambrian Byrd Group, Transantarctic Mountains and correlation within East Gondwana 2024 ·Gondwana Research ·Marissa J. Betts, (unknown), Lars E. Holmer, Christian B. Skovsted, Paul M. Myrow, Lars Stemmerik, Timothy P. Topper, Tae‐Yoon S. Park, Nigel C. Hughes, James L. Crowley, E. A. Jagodzinski, Glenn A. Brock	2
2	The convergent design evolution of multiscale biomineralized structures in extinct and extant organisms 2024 ·Communications Materials ·Valentina Perricone, (unknown), Andrew Nguyen, Nigel C. Hughes, David Kisailus	4
3	Virtual taphonomy of trilobite heads: understanding compressive deformation using 3D modeling and rigid body simulation 2024 ·Journal of Paleontology ·(unknown), Tae‐Yoon S. Park, Nigel C. Hughes	1
4	Tectonic trigger to the first major extinction of the Phanerozoic: The early Cambrian Sinsk event 2024 ·Science Advances ·Paul M. Myrow, John W. Goodge, Glenn A. Brock, Marissa J. Betts, Tae‐Yoon S. Park, Nigel C. Hughes, Robert R. Gaines	8
5	Gill function in an early arthropod and the widespread adoption of the countercurrent exchange mechanism 2023 ·Royal Society Open Science ·Jin‐bo Hou, Nigel C. Hughes, Melanie J. Hopkins, Degan Shu	2
6	Paleogeographic Reconstruction of the Paleozoic Lhasa Terrane Through Detrital Zircon Mixing Modeling 2022 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Wang Xu, Nigel C. Hughes, Lishuang Liu, Wen Zhang, Pinghua Liu	9
7	Enduring evolutionary embellishment of cloudinids in the Cambrian 2021 ·Royal Society Open Science ·Tae‐Yoon S. Park, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yong Yi Zhen, Hong Hua, Lucas V. Warren, Nigel C. Hughes	15
8	Absolute axial growth and trunk segmentation in the early Cambrian trilobite Oryctocarella duyunensis 2021 ·Paleobiology ·Tao Dai, Nigel C. Hughes, Xingliang Zhang, Giuseppe Fusco	9
9	Ecologically Driven Ultrastructural and Hydrodynamic Designs in Stomatopod Cuticles 2018 ·Advanced Materials ·Lessa Kay Grunenfelder, Garrett Milliron, Steven Herrera, (unknown), Nicholas A. Yaraghi, Nigel C. Hughes, K. Evans‐Lutterodt, Pablo Zavattieri, David Kisailus	55
10	The Parahio Formation of the Tethyan Himalaya: The Type Section, Thickness, Lithostratigraphy and Biostratigraphy of the Best Characterised Cambrian Succession in the Indian Subcontinent 2018 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Nigel C. Hughes, Paul M. Myrow, Shanchi Peng, D. M. Banerjee	9
11	Biostratigraphical dating conundrums in the Cambrian and earlier stratigraphy of the Indian subcontinent 2017 ·Journal of Palaeosciences ·Nigel C. Hughes	9
12	Axial growth gradients across the postprotaspid ontogeny of the Silurian trilobite Aulacopleura koninckii 2016 ·Paleobiology ·Giuseppe Fusco, (unknown), Nigel C. Hughes	13
13	Soft-Bodied Fossil Preservation in the Cambrian Parahio Formation of Spiti 2016 ·Current Science ·Nigel C. Hughes	6
14	Exceptional trace fossil preservation and mixed layer development in Cambro-Ordovician siliciclastic strata 2014 ·Lidya G. Tarhan, Mary L. Droser, Nigel C. Hughes	6
15	Strength in numbers: High phenotypic variance in early Cambrian trilobites and its evolutionary implications 2007 ·BioEssays ·Nigel C. Hughes	10
16	Evaluating paedomorphic heterochrony in trilobites: the case of the diminutive trilobite Flexicalymene retrorsa minuens from the Cincinnatian Series (Upper Ordovician), Cincinnati region 2007 ·Evolution & Development ·(unknown), Nigel C. Hughes	17
17	The ontogeny of trilobite segmentation: a comparative approach 2006 ·Paleobiology ·Nigel C. Hughes, Alessandro Minelli, Giuseppe Fusco	127
18	The end of everything: metazoan terminal addition 2005 ·Evolution & Development ·Nigel C. Hughes, David K. Jacobs	3
19	Trilobite Tagmosis and Body Patterning from Morphological and Developmental Perspectives 2003 ·Integrative and Comparative Biology ·Nigel C. Hughes	83
20	The stability of species in taxonomy 1995 ·Paleobiology ·Nigel C. Hughes, Conrad C. Labandeira	23

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