Pere Alberch

9.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
53 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Pere Alberch is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Molecular Biology and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Pere Alberch has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Pere Alberch's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (12 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (9 papers) and Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (7 papers). Pere Alberch is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (12 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (9 papers) and Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (7 papers). Pere Alberch collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Czechia. Pere Alberch's co-authors include George Oster, Stephen Jay Gould, David B. Wake, Emily Gale, Garrett M. Odell, Beth Burnside, Richard M. Burian, B. C. Goodwin, Lewis Wolpert and David M. Raup and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Pere Alberch

47 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

Size and shape in ontogeny and phylogeny 1979 2026 1994 2010 1979 1985 1981 400 800 1.2k
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. Size and shape in ontogeny and phylogeny
    1979 1.2k citations Pere Alberch, Stephen Jay Gould et al. Paleobiology profile →
  2. Developmental Constraints and Evolution: A Perspective from the Mountain Lake Conference on Development and Evolution
    1985 1.0k citations John Maynard Smith, Richard M. Burian et al. The Quarterly Review of Biology profile →
  3. The mechanical basis of morphogenesis
    1981 463 citations George Oster, Pere Alberch et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Pere Alberch United States 29 1.5k 1.4k 1.4k 1.4k 1.1k 53 5.9k
Rudolf A. Raff United States 54 1.4k 0.9× 1.7k 1.2× 2.0k 1.4× 4.8k 3.5× 2.0k 1.8× 191 11.4k
Brian K. Hall Canada 58 897 0.6× 1.8k 1.3× 2.8k 2.0× 6.1k 4.4× 1.1k 1.0× 289 13.1k
Leigh Van Valen United States 39 2.3k 1.5× 2.1k 1.5× 2.4k 1.7× 944 0.7× 683 0.6× 124 8.9k
James Hanken United States 41 1.6k 1.1× 968 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 1.8k 1.3× 2.1k 1.9× 155 5.5k
E. O. Wiley United States 42 1.5k 1.0× 1.8k 1.2× 1.8k 1.3× 1.4k 1.0× 876 0.8× 96 7.0k
William R. Atchley United States 47 1.6k 1.1× 779 0.5× 2.8k 2.0× 2.9k 2.1× 432 0.4× 149 8.4k
George Gaylord Simpson United States 33 2.5k 1.7× 3.2k 2.2× 2.1k 1.5× 992 0.7× 780 0.7× 174 8.8k
Emı́lia P. Martins United States 38 3.4k 2.3× 1.8k 1.2× 1.7k 1.2× 573 0.4× 1.8k 1.6× 98 6.6k
Alessandro Minelli Italy 34 1.5k 1.0× 1.6k 1.1× 1.6k 1.2× 1.6k 1.1× 527 0.5× 261 5.5k
Elisabeth S. Vrba United States 37 1.3k 0.9× 3.0k 2.1× 1.5k 1.1× 806 0.6× 424 0.4× 61 7.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pere Alberch

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Alberch, Pere. (1998). El ingeniero, el artista y los monstruos. 18–23. 3 indexed citations
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Alberch, Pere & Marı́a José Blanco. (1996). Evolutionary patterns in ontogenetic transformation: from laws to regularities. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 40(4). 845–858. 51 indexed citations
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Alberch, Pere. (1995). La divulgación y los museos de historia natural. 26–29. 2 indexed citations
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Alberch, Pere. (1994). La naturaleza y sus colecciones. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 69–75.
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Alberch, Pere. (1993). Museums, collections and biodiversity inventories. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 8(10). 372–375. 69 indexed citations
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Alberch, Pere, et al.. (1992). El Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, 1771-1935. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 10 indexed citations
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Alberch, Pere. (1991). From genes to phenotype: dynamical systems and evolvability. Genetica. 84(1). 5–11. 182 indexed citations
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Müller, Gerd B. & Pere Alberch. (1990). Ontogeny of the limb skeleton in Alligator mississippiensis: Developmental invariance and change in the evolution of archosaur limbs. Journal of Morphology. 203(2). 151–164. 105 indexed citations
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Alberch, Pere. (1986). RULES OF INVARIANCE IN EVOLUTIONARY MORPHOLOGY: THE ORGANIZATION OF THE VERTEBRATE SKULL. Evolution. 40(4). 881–882. 2 indexed citations
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Alberch, Pere, Emily Gale, & P R Larsen. (1986). Plasma T4 and T3 levels in naturally metamorphosing Eurycea bislineata (Amphibia; Plethodontidae). General and Comparative Endocrinology. 61(1). 153–163. 35 indexed citations
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Burke, Ann C. & Pere Alberch. (1985). The development and homology of the chelonian carpus and tarsus. Journal of Morphology. 186(1). 119–131. 77 indexed citations
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Alberch, Pere, Gregory A. Lewbart, & Emily Gale. (1985). The fate of larval chondrocytes during the metamorphosis of the epibranchial in the salamander, Eurycea bislineata. Development. 88(1). 71–83. 26 indexed citations
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Smith, John Maynard, Richard M. Burian, Stuart Kauffman, et al.. (1985). Developmental Constraints and Evolution: A Perspective from the Mountain Lake Conference on Development and Evolution. The Quarterly Review of Biology. 60(3). 265–287. 1025 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alberch, Pere & Emily Gale. (1985). A Developmental Analysis of an Evolutionary Trend: Digital Reduction in Amphibians. Evolution. 39(1). 8–8. 86 indexed citations
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Haluska, Frank G. & Pere Alberch. (1983). The cranial development of Elaphe obsoleta (Ophidia, colubridae). Journal of Morphology. 178(1). 37–55. 40 indexed citations
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Oster, George & Pere Alberch. (1982). EVOLUTION AND BIFURCATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS. Evolution. 36(3). 444–459. 240 indexed citations
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Alberch, Pere. (1981). CONVERGENCE AND PARALLELISM IN FOOT MORPHOLOGY IN THE NEOTROPICAL SALAMANDER GENUSBOLITOGLOSSA. I. FUNCTION. Evolution. 35(1). 84–100. 41 indexed citations
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Green, David M. & Pere Alberch. (1981). Interdigital webbing and skin morphology in the neotropical salamander genus Bolitoglossa (amphibia; plethodontidae). Journal of Morphology. 170(3). 273–282. 18 indexed citations
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Alberch, Pere, Stephen Jay Gould, George Oster, & David B. Wake. (1979). Size and shape in ontogeny and phylogeny. Paleobiology. 5(3). 296–317. 1246 indexed citations breakdown →

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