Omar Torres‐Carvajal

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Omar Torres‐Carvajal is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecological Modeling and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Omar Torres‐Carvajal has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 49 papers in Ecological Modeling and 47 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Omar Torres‐Carvajal's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (90 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (49 papers) and Plant and animal studies (26 papers). Omar Torres‐Carvajal is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (90 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (49 papers) and Plant and animal studies (26 papers). Omar Torres‐Carvajal collaborates with scholars based in Ecuador, United States and Brazil. Omar Torres‐Carvajal's co-authors include James A. Schulte, Kevin de Queiroz, Jonathan B. Losos, Dolph Schluter, Brian L. Sidlauskas, Jason T. Weir, W. Bryan Jennings, Luke J. Harmon, Ole Seehausen and Andy Purvis and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Omar Torres‐Carvajal

93 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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. EARLY BURSTS OF BODY SIZE AND SHAPE EVOLUTION ARE RARE IN COMPARATIVE DATA
    2010 667 citations Luke J. Harmon, Jonathan B. Losos et al. Evolution profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Omar Torres‐Carvajal Ecuador 21 1.2k 833 745 662 518 98 2.1k
Daniel G. Mulcahy United States 23 1.5k 1.2× 714 0.9× 605 0.8× 558 0.8× 927 1.8× 60 2.3k
Daniel Pincheira‐Donoso United Kingdom 27 1.4k 1.2× 1.1k 1.3× 891 1.2× 275 0.4× 395 0.8× 89 2.2k
Luciano Javier Ávila Argentina 24 1.7k 1.4× 906 1.1× 1.2k 1.5× 284 0.4× 1.2k 2.2× 139 2.5k
Jane Melville Australia 25 1.3k 1.0× 1.0k 1.2× 910 1.2× 489 0.7× 1.1k 2.2× 83 2.8k
Travis Ingram New Zealand 23 560 0.5× 760 0.9× 346 0.5× 486 0.7× 692 1.3× 62 2.4k
Brian I. Crother United States 22 975 0.8× 694 0.8× 451 0.6× 434 0.7× 916 1.8× 82 2.4k
Jelka Crnobrnja‐Isailović Serbia 19 991 0.8× 551 0.7× 640 0.9× 133 0.2× 758 1.5× 70 1.8k
Linda Trueb United States 26 1.8k 1.5× 912 1.1× 441 0.6× 375 0.6× 365 0.7× 57 2.2k
Oscar Flores‐Villela Mexico 25 1.3k 1.0× 730 0.9× 1.0k 1.3× 425 0.6× 462 0.9× 148 2.3k
Simon P. Loader United Kingdom 26 2.0k 1.7× 1.1k 1.4× 918 1.2× 381 0.6× 907 1.8× 109 3.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Omar Torres‐Carvajal

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All Works

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Torres‐Carvajal, Omar. (2024). A new species of lava lizard (Iguanidae: Tropidurinae: Microlophus) from the Galápagos. Zootaxa. 5428(1). 58–74. 1 indexed citations
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Székely, Diana, et al.. (2023). Feeding ecology of the Terciopelo pit viper snake (Bothrops asper) in Ecuador. PeerJ. 11. e14817–e14817. 2 indexed citations
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Venegas, Pablo J., et al.. (2021). A new species of wood lizard (Hoplocercinae, Enyalioides) from the Río Huallaga Basin in Central Peru. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(2). 263–273. 1 indexed citations
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Torres‐Carvajal, Omar, et al.. (2021). A New Species of Microtegu Lizard (Gymnophthalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from Amazonian Ecuador. Journal of Herpetology. 55(4). 1 indexed citations
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Nunes, Pedro M. Sales, et al.. (2020). Systematics of Pholidobolus lizards (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from southern Ecuador, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys. 954. 109–156. 9 indexed citations
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Torres‐Carvajal, Omar, et al.. (2020). Hidden diversity in two widespread snake species (Serpentes: Xenodontini: Erythrolamprus) from South America. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 146. 106772–106772. 4 indexed citations
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Torres‐Carvajal, Omar, et al.. (2020). A new species of cat-eyed snake (Serpentes: Dipsadinae: Leptodeirini) from the Andes of southern Ecuador. Zootaxa. 4895(3). zootaxa.4895.3.3–zootaxa.4895.3.3. 9 indexed citations
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Salazar‐Valenzuela, David, et al.. (2019). Divergence of tropical pitvipers promoted by independent colonization events of dry montane Andean habitats. Journal of Biogeography. 46(8). 1826–1840. 5 indexed citations
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Cuesta, Francisco, Manuel Peralvo, Andrés Merino‐Viteri, et al.. (2017). Priority areas for biodiversity conservation in mainland Ecuador. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 93–106. 98 indexed citations
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Torres‐Carvajal, Omar, et al.. (2017). Phylogeny and diversity of neotropical monkey lizards (Iguanidae: Polychrus Cuvier, 1817). PLoS ONE. 12(6). e0178139–e0178139. 4 indexed citations
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Reyes‐Puig, Carolina, et al.. (2017). Diversity, threat, and conservation of reptiles from continental Ecuador. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 11 indexed citations
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Torres‐Carvajal, Omar. (2015). First record of Macropholidus ruthveni Noble 1921 (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Ecuador. Herpetology notes. 8. 25–26. 2 indexed citations
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Torres‐Carvajal, Omar, et al.. (2014). A new species of Alopoglossus lizard (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from the tropical Andes, with a molecular phylogeny of the genus. ZooKeys. 410(410). 105–120. 16 indexed citations
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Harmon, Luke J., Jonathan B. Losos, T. Jonathan Davies, et al.. (2010). EARLY BURSTS OF BODY SIZE AND SHAPE EVOLUTION ARE RARE IN COMPARATIVE DATA. Evolution. 64(8). no–no. 667 indexed citations breakdown →
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Torres‐Carvajal, Omar, Kevin de Queiroz, & Richard Etheridge. (2009). A new species of iguanid lizard (Hoplocercinae, Enyalioides) from southern Ecuador with a key to eastern Ecuadorian Enyalioides. ZooKeys. 27. 59–71. 9 indexed citations
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Torres‐Carvajal, Omar, et al.. (2008). A new species of Enyalioides (Iguanidae: Hoplocercinae) from southwestern Ecuador. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 48(20). 227–235. 11 indexed citations
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Torres‐Carvajal, Omar. (2005). A new species of Stenocercus (Squamata, Iguania) from central-western Brazil with a key to Brazilian Stenocercus. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Torres‐Carvajal, Omar. (2004). THE ABDOMINAL SKELETON OF TROPIDURID LIZARDS (SQUAMATA: TROPIDURIDAE). Herpetologica. 60(1). 75–83. 20 indexed citations

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