Paul Skelton

4.2k citations
60 papers · 1.5k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 18
Topics
Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (50 papers)Fish biology, ecology, and behavior (39 papers)Fish Ecology and Management Studies (34 papers)

In The Last Decade

Paul Skelton

57 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

A Complete Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa19962026200620161996100200300400

Peers

Paul Skelton
Comparison fields: 5 of 87
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation 1.1k
  • Aquatic Science 920
  • Ecology 700
  • Genetics 203
  • Global and Planetary Change 130
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Skelton

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paul Skelton. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paul Skelton based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Paul Skelton. Paul Skelton is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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2 25
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That light bulb moment
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The smart money
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A collection-based GIS atlas of fish distribution in South Africa : collections and research
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A review of the clariid catfishes (Siluroidei, Clariidae) occurring in southern Africa
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The fishes of the Okavango drainage system in Angola, South West Africa and Botswana: taxanomy and distribution
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A new species of Mastacembelus lPiscesc Mastacembelidaer from the upper Zambezi Riverc with a discussion of the taxonomy of the genus from this system
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About Paul Skelton

Paul Skelton is a scholar working on Aquatic Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Archeology, having authored 60 papers that have together received 1.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (50 papers), Fish biology, ecology, and behavior (39 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (34 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Aquatic Science (920 citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.1k citations) and Ecology (700 citations). Paul Skelton has collaborated with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Steven M. Norris, Ernst R. Swartz, Paulette Bloomer, Albert Chakona, Denis Tweddle, Colleen O’Ryan, Maarten J. de Wit, F.P.D. Cotterill, Sarah Goodier and Michaël Wink. Their work appears in journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Biogeography and Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.

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