Patricia W. Freeman

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Patricia W. Freeman is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Patricia W. Freeman has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Ecology, 34 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 9 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Patricia W. Freeman's work include Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (33 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (16 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (12 papers). Patricia W. Freeman is often cited by papers focused on Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (33 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (16 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (12 papers). Patricia W. Freeman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Patricia W. Freeman's co-authors include Cliff A. Lemen, Hugh H. Genoways, Adrian C. Pont, R. W. Crosskey, H. Oldroyd, B H Cogan, Kenneth G. V. Smith, B. De Meillon, Theodore Garland and Sharon M. Swartz and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Evolution and Journal of Biomechanics.

In The Last Decade

Patricia W. Freeman

62 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Catalogue of the Diptera ... 1980 2026 1995 2010 1980 100 200 300
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. Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical region
    1980 314 citations R. W. Crosskey, B H Cogan et al. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Patricia W. Freeman United States 22 1.2k 783 559 256 223 67 1.9k
Sharlene E. Santana United States 23 1.3k 1.1× 705 0.9× 994 1.8× 68 0.3× 200 0.9× 74 2.1k
Sérgio F. dos Reis Brazil 27 791 0.6× 925 1.2× 565 1.0× 228 0.9× 295 1.3× 83 2.4k
Richard W. Thorington United States 31 874 0.7× 1.0k 1.3× 882 1.6× 30 0.1× 164 0.7× 62 2.1k
Ivan Horáček Czechia 25 955 0.8× 622 0.8× 426 0.8× 40 0.2× 301 1.3× 93 1.9k
Louise H. Emmons United States 28 1.6k 1.3× 2.2k 2.8× 725 1.3× 101 0.4× 369 1.7× 76 3.6k
Leszek Rychlik Poland 20 635 0.5× 704 0.9× 131 0.2× 63 0.2× 111 0.5× 71 1.2k
G. G. Montgomery United States 16 849 0.7× 1.0k 1.3× 395 0.7× 109 0.4× 62 0.3× 39 2.1k
Jonathan Kingdon United Kingdom 16 777 0.6× 1.5k 2.0× 639 1.1× 32 0.1× 229 1.0× 25 2.7k
Christian C. Voigt Germany 24 1.6k 1.3× 1.1k 1.4× 244 0.4× 33 0.1× 349 1.6× 49 2.1k
Liang‐Kong Lin Taiwan 22 759 0.6× 846 1.1× 518 0.9× 32 0.1× 313 1.4× 85 1.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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VanSickle, D.P., et al.. (2019). Electrode Placement Accuracy in Robot-Assisted Asleep Deep Brain Stimulation. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 47(5). 1212–1222. 30 indexed citations
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Lemen, Cliff A., et al.. (2014). Winter Activity of Bats in Southeastern Nebraska: An Acoustic Study. Insecta mundi. 4 indexed citations
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Seshaiyer, Padmanabhan, Jennifer Suh, & Patricia W. Freeman. (2011). Unlocking the Locker problem. Teaching Children Mathematics. 18(5). 322–326. 1 indexed citations
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Freeman, Patricia W. & Cliff A. Lemen. (2009). Puncture‐Resistance of Gloves for Handling Bats. Journal of Wildlife Management. 73(7). 1251–1254. 2 indexed citations
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Freeman, Patricia W. & Cliff A. Lemen. (2006). Using scissors to quantify hardness of insects: do bats select for size or hardness?. Journal of Zoology. 271(4). 469–476. 37 indexed citations
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Freeman, Patricia W., et al.. (2002). Call Parameters and Facial Features in Bats: A Surprising Failure of form Following Function. Acta Chiropterologica. 4(1). 1–16. 15 indexed citations
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Genoways, Hugh H., et al.. (2000). SHIFTING DISTRIBUTIONAL PATTERNS OF MAMMALS IN NEBRASKA. Insecta mundi. 41 indexed citations
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Freeman, Patricia W.. (2000). Macroevolution in Microchiroptera: Recoupling morphology and ecology with phylogeny. Evolutionary ecology research. 2(3). 317–335. 122 indexed citations
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Freeman, Patricia W., et al.. (1999). Instant tools. Manufacturing Engineer. 78(6). 264–268. 2 indexed citations
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Freeman, Patricia W. & Hugh H. Genoways. (1998). RECENT NORTHERN RECORDS OF THE NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO (DASYPODIDAE) IN NEBRASKA. The Southwestern Naturalist. 43(4). 491–495. 22 indexed citations
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Freeman, Patricia W.. (1998). Form, Function, and Evolution in Skulls and Teeth of Bats. Insecta mundi. 51 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Scott C., Hugh H. Genoways, & Patricia W. Freeman. (1996). Notes on bats from Montserrat (Lesser Antilles) with comments concerning the effects of hurricane Hugo. Insecta mundi. 35 indexed citations
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Freeman, Patricia W.. (1995). Nectarivorous feeding mechanisms in bats. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 56(3). 439–463. 96 indexed citations
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Freeman, Patricia W., et al.. (1993). Sorex merriami in Nebraska. 2 indexed citations
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Freeman, Patricia W.. (1992). Canine teeth of bats (Microchiroptera): size, shape and role in crack propagation. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 45(2). 97–115. 51 indexed citations
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Lemen, Cliff A. & Patricia W. Freeman. (1989). TESTING MACROEVOLUTIONARY HYPOTHESES WITH CLADISTIC ANALYSIS: EVIDENCE AGAINST RECTANGULAR EVOLUTION. Evolution. 43(7). 1538–1554. 10 indexed citations
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Freeman, Patricia W.. (1988). Frugivorous and animalivorous bats (Microchiroptera): dental and cranial adaptations. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 33(3). 249–272. 135 indexed citations
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Lemen, Cliff A. & Patricia W. Freeman. (1987). Competition for food and space in a heteromyid community in the Great Basin Desert. Insecta mundi. 47(1). 1. 4 indexed citations
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Lemen, Cliff A. & Patricia W. Freeman. (1981). A test of macroevolutionary problems with neontological data. Paleobiology. 7(3). 311–315. 4 indexed citations
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Crosskey, R. W., B H Cogan, Patricia W. Freeman, et al.. (1980). Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical region. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 314 indexed citations breakdown →

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