Ofer Gon

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Ofer Gon is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aquatic Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ofer Gon has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 38 papers in Aquatic Science and 23 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ofer Gon's work include Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (36 papers), Ichthyology and Marine Biology (32 papers) and Identification and Quantification in Food (22 papers). Ofer Gon is often cited by papers focused on Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (36 papers), Ichthyology and Marine Biology (32 papers) and Identification and Quantification in Food (22 papers). Ofer Gon collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Israel and United States. Ofer Gon's co-authors include Phillip C. Heemstra, Lev Fishelson, A. Ben‐Tuvia, John E. Randall, Daniel Golani, Menachem Goren, Gerald R. Allen, Vered Holdengreber, R. W. Leslie and Monica Mwale and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Marine Ecology Progress Series and Marine Biology.

In The Last Decade

Ofer Gon

54 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Fishes of the southern ocean

1990 597 citations Ofer Gon, Phillip C. Heemstra Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ofer Gon South Africa	13	588	531	467	271	235	57	1.1k
Roy E. Crabtree United States	19	394 0.7×	507 1.0×	526 1.1×	233 0.9×	121 0.5×	41	893
Katsunori Tachihara Japan	19	442 0.8×	715 1.3×	543 1.2×	545 2.0×	139 0.6×	120	1.2k
徹次中坊	1	389 0.7×	680 1.3×	412 0.9×	386 1.4×	345 1.5×	2	1.1k
Ashley J. Frisch Australia	21	1.0k 1.8×	625 1.2×	738 1.6×	180 0.7×	107 0.5×	37	1.4k
Mario La Mesa Italy	25	843 1.4×	802 1.5×	1.0k 2.2×	320 1.2×	159 0.7×	119	1.7k
Bruce C. Mundy United States	12	424 0.7×	544 1.0×	467 1.0×	352 1.3×	169 0.7×	28	919
David W. Greenfield United States	16	709 1.2×	748 1.4×	515 1.1×	287 1.1×	201 0.9×	118	1.2k
Paula Álvarez Spain	21	452 0.8×	334 0.6×	773 1.7×	192 0.7×	182 0.8×	51	1.1k
Frederico Almada Portugal	18	349 0.6×	337 0.6×	318 0.7×	221 0.8×	210 0.9×	55	803
Angelo Cau Italy	16	329 0.6×	200 0.4×	386 0.8×	195 0.7×	133 0.6×	74	730

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ofer Gon

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gon, Ofer, et al.. (2023). The type series of Poromitra crassiceps (Pisces, Melamphaidae) with lectotype designation. Zootaxa. 5389(4). 473–482. 1 indexed citations

Gon, Ofer, et al.. (2021). Two new species of the genus Chelidoperca (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the Andaman Sea, eastern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa. 4927(1). zootaxa.4927.1.5–zootaxa.4927.1.5. 2 indexed citations

Gon, Ofer, et al.. (2020). A new species of the cardinalfish genus Apogon (Teleostei, Apogonidae) from the southern Red Sea and Indian Ocean with comments on phylogenetic relationships within the Apogonini. Zootaxa. 4896(4). zootaxa.4896.4.2–zootaxa.4896.4.2. 4 indexed citations

Weigmann, Simon, Ofer Gon, Ruth H. Leeney, et al.. (2020). Revision of the sixgill sawsharks, genus Pliotrema (Chondrichthyes, Pristiophoriformes), with descriptions of two new species and a redescription of P. warreni Regan. PLoS ONE. 15(3). e0228791–e0228791. 8 indexed citations

Stern, Nir, Gavin Gouws, Daniel Golani, Menachem Goren, & Ofer Gon. (2019). Champsodontidae (Pisces: Trachinoidei) in the Eastern Mediterranean: how many species are there?. Journal of Natural History. 53(47-48). 2869–2881. 5 indexed citations

Ebert, David A. & Ofer Gon. (2017). Rhinobatos austini n. sp., a new species of guitarfish (Rhinopristiformes: Rhinobatidae) from the Southwestern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa. 4276(2). 204–214. 8 indexed citations

Yu, Zhengsen, Na Song, Zhiqiang Han, et al.. (2016). The taxonomic status and sister group relationship of the cardinalfish species Jaydia striatodes (Percomorphaceae: Apogonidae). Zootaxa. 4175(1). 1–9. 2 indexed citations

Gon, Ofer, et al.. (2016). Electric organ discharges of South African Marcusenius species (Teleostei: Mormyridae) and their effectiveness as indicators of local species diversity. Zootaxa. 4200(3). zootaxa.4200.3.2–zootaxa.4200.3.2. 2 indexed citations

Gon, Ofer. (2016). Scale ontogeny in the cardinalfish family Apogonidae. Zootaxa. 4196(1). zootaxa.4196.1.6–zootaxa.4196.1.6. 2 indexed citations

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Prokofiev, A. M., et al.. (2016). A new species of Neobathyclupea from the northern Indian Ocean with comments on N. malayana (Teleostei, Perciformes, Bathyclupeidae). Zootaxa. 4208(5). zootaxa.4208.5.5–zootaxa.4208.5.5. 4 indexed citations

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Gon, Ofer, et al.. (2016). Molecular systematics and taxonomic status of three latitudinally widespread nototheniid (Perciformes: Notothenioidei) fishes from the Southern Ocean . Zootaxa. 4061(4). 381–96. 11 indexed citations

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Gon, Ofer, et al.. (2015). A new species of the cardinalfish genus Jaydia (Teleostei: Apogonidae) from the Philippines. Zootaxa. 3980(2). 286–92. 6 indexed citations

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Gon, Ofer & Andrew L. Stewart. (2014). A new species of the genus Bathylagichthys (Pisces, Bathylagidae) from New Zealand. Zootaxa. 3884(4). 371–8. 1 indexed citations

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Gon, Ofer & J.E. Randall. (2013). DESCRIPTIONS OF THREE NEW SPECIES OF THE CARDINALFISH GENUS ARCHAMIA (PERCIFORMES: APOGONIDAE). Israel Journal of Zoology.

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Mwale, Monica, et al.. (2013). Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA reveals a complete lineage sorting of Glossogobius callidus (Teleostei: Gobiidae) in southern Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science. 38(sup1). 15–29. 5 indexed citations

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Gon, Ofer. (2013). REVISION OF THE CARDINALFISH SUBGENUS LEPIDAMIA (PERCIFORMES, APOGONIDAE, APOGON). Israel Journal of Zoology. 41(1). 1–22. 4 indexed citations

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Fishelson, Lev, et al.. (2006). Comparative morphology and cytology of the male sperm‐transmission organs in viviparous species of clinid fishes (Clinidae: Teleostei, Perciformes). Journal of Morphology. 267(12). 1406–1414. 13 indexed citations

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Fishelson, Lev, et al.. (2005). Testis structure, spermatogenesis, spermatocytogenesis, and sperm structure in cardinal fish (Apogonidae, Perciformes). Anatomy and Embryology. 211(1). 31–46. 25 indexed citations

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Gon, Ofer & Phillip C. Heemstra. (1990). Fishes of the southern ocean. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 597 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gon, Ofer. (1985). Two New Species of the Deep-Sea Cardinalfish Genus Epigonus (Perciformes, Apogonidae) from the Hawaiian Islands, with a Key to the Hawaiian Species. Pacific Science. 39(2). 221–229. 12 indexed citations

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