Paul C. Sereno

13.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
91 papers, 10.4k citations indexed

About

Paul C. Sereno is a scholar working on Paleontology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul C. Sereno has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 10.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Paleontology, 43 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 14 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Paul C. Sereno's work include Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (80 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (75 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (42 papers). Paul C. Sereno is often cited by papers focused on Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (80 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (75 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (42 papers). Paul C. Sereno collaborates with scholars based in United States, Argentina and Canada. Paul C. Sereno's co-authors include Jeffrey A. Wilson, Hans C. E. Larsson, Stephen L. Brusatte, Andrea B. Arcucci, Christian A. Sidor, Ricardo N. Martínez, Fernando E. Novas, Didier B. Dutheil, Oscar A. Alcober and Catherine A. Forster and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Paul C. Sereno

89 papers receiving 9.9k 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.

The Evolution of Dinosaurs

1999 695 citations Paul C. Sereno Science profile →
Early Evolution and Higher-Level Phylogeny of Sauropod Dinosaurs

1998 538 citations Jeffrey A. Wilson, Paul C. Sereno Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul C. Sereno

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Duck-billed dinosaur fleshy midline and hooves reveal terrestrial clay-template “mummification” 2025 ·Science ·Paul C. Sereno, Evan T. Saitta, Daniel Vidal, Nathan Myhrvold, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Marcus Eriksen, (unknown)	0
2	Diving dinosaurs? Caveats on the use of bone compactness and pFDA for inferring lifestyle 2024 ·PLoS ONE ·Nathan Myhrvold, (unknown), Daniel Vidal, Frank E. Fish, Donald M. Henderson, Evan T. Saitta, Paul C. Sereno	10
3	Spinosaurus is not an aquatic dinosaur 2022 ·eLife ·Paul C. Sereno, Nathan Myhrvold, Donald M. Henderson, Frank E. Fish, Daniel Vidal, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	21
4	Geology and paleontology of the Upper Cretaceous Kem Kem Group of eastern Morocco 2020 ·ZooKeys ·Nizar Ibrahim, Paul C. Sereno, David J. Varricchio, David M. Martill, Didier B. Dutheil, David M. Unwin, Lahssen Baïdder, Hans C. E. Larsson, Samir Zouhri, (unknown)	99
5	Unification of multi-species vertebrate anatomy ontologies for comparative biology in Uberon 2014 ·Journal of Biomedical Semantics ·Melissa Haendel, James P. Balhoff, Frederic Bastian, David C. Blackburn, Judith A. Blake, Yvonne M. Bradford, Aurélie Comte, Wasila Dahdul, T. Alexander Dececchi, Robert E. Druzinsky, Terry F. Hayamizu, Nizar Ibrahim, Suzanna Lewis, Paula Mabee, Anne Niknejad, Marc Robinson‐Rechavi, Paul C. Sereno, Chris Mungall	84
6	Dinosaur Footprints and Other Ichnofauna from the Cretaceous Kem Kem Beds of Morocco 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Nizar Ibrahim, David J. Varricchio, Paul C. Sereno, (unknown), Didier B. Dutheil, David M. Martill, Lahssen Baïdder, Samir Zouhri	46
7	The vertebrate taxonomy ontology: a framework for reasoning across model organism and species phenotypes 2013 ·Journal of Biomedical Semantics ·Peter Midford, T. Alexander Dececchi, James P. Balhoff, Wasila Dahdul, Nizar Ibrahim, Hilmar Lapp, John G. Lundberg, Paula Mabee, Paul C. Sereno, Monte Westerfield, Todd Vision, David C. Blackburn	27
8	Corrigenda: Sereno PC (2012) Taxonomy, morphology, masticatory function and phylogeny of heterodontosaurid dinosaurs. ZooKeys 226: 1–225 2012 ·ZooKeys ·Paul C. Sereno	14
9	Lakeside Cemeteries in the Sahara: 5000 Years of Holocene Population and Environmental Change 2008 ·PLoS ONE ·Paul C. Sereno, Elena A. A. Garcea, Hélène Jousse, Christopher M. Stojanowski, Jean‐François Saliège, Abdoulaye Maga, Oumarou Idé, Kelly J. Knudson, Anna Maria Mercuri, Thomas W. Stafford, Thomas G. Kaye, Carlo Giraudi, Isabella Massamba N'Siala, (unknown), Hannah M. Moots, Didier B. Dutheil, (unknown)	173
10	The phylogenetic relationships of early dinosaurs: a comparative report 2007 ·Historical Biology ·Paul C. Sereno	30
11	New psittacosaurid highlights skull enlargement in homed dinosaurs 2007 ·Acta Palaeontologica Polonica ·Paul C. Sereno, Zhao Xijin, (unknown), (unknown)	24
12	Structural Extremes in a Cretaceous Dinosaur 2007 ·PLoS ONE ·Paul C. Sereno, Jeffrey A. Wilson, Lawrence M. Witmer, John A. Whitlock, Abdoulaye Maga, Oumarou Idé, (unknown)	268
13	Dinosaur with a Heart of Stone 2001 ·Science ·Timothy Rowe, Earle F. McBride, Paul C. Sereno	22
14	A rationale for dinosaurian taxonomy 1999 ·Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology ·Paul C. Sereno	23
15	DINOSAURIAN BIOGEOGRAPHY : VICARIANCE, DISPERSAL AND REGIONAL EXTINCTION 1999 ·Paul C. Sereno	26
16	Definitions in Phylogenetic Taxonomy: Critique and Rationale 1999 ·Systematic Biology ·Paul C. Sereno	66
17	Roots of the Family Tree 1995 ·Natural history ·Paul C. Sereno	2
18	"Stratigraphic Context and Taphonomy of the Middle Triassic Los Chañares Fauna, La Rioja Province, Argentina." 1994 ·Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology ·Raymond R. Rogers, Andrea B. Arcucci, Catherine A. Forster, Fernando Abdala, Paul C. Sereno	1
19	The skull of the basal stegosaur Huayangosaurus taibaii and a cladistic diagnosis of stegosauria 1992 ·Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology ·Paul C. Sereno, (unknown)	72
20	Allometry and Paleoecology of Medial Miocene Dwarf Rhinoceroses from the Texas Gulf Coastal Plain 1982 ·Paleobiology ·Donald R. Prothero, Paul C. Sereno	68

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