Philip Motta

6.7k total citations
102 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Philip Motta is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Paleontology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Philip Motta has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 35 papers in Paleontology and 26 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Philip Motta's work include Ichthyology and Marine Biology (76 papers), Fish biology, ecology, and behavior (50 papers) and Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (33 papers). Philip Motta is often cited by papers focused on Ichthyology and Marine Biology (76 papers), Fish biology, ecology, and behavior (50 papers) and Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (33 papers). Philip Motta collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Germany. Philip Motta's co-authors include Cheryl D. Wilga, Robert E. Hueter, Daniel R. Huber, Lisa B. Whitenack, Mason N. Dean, María Laura Habegger, Amy Lang, Michelle R. Heupel, Kari B. Clifton and Kyle R. Mara and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Molecular Ecology and Animal Behaviour.

In The Last Decade

Philip Motta

102 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Philip Motta United States 46 3.7k 1.5k 1.1k 1.0k 1.0k 102 4.9k
Adam P. Summers United States 39 2.1k 0.6× 861 0.6× 1.2k 1.0× 509 0.5× 611 0.6× 185 4.5k
Robert E. Hueter United States 37 3.7k 1.0× 1.6k 1.1× 331 0.3× 994 1.0× 1.4k 1.4× 87 4.5k
Mark W. Westneat United States 51 3.4k 0.9× 2.2k 1.5× 1.3k 1.2× 815 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 99 6.8k
Jeffrey B. Graham United States 35 2.1k 0.6× 2.3k 1.6× 253 0.2× 707 0.7× 730 0.7× 81 3.7k
William E. Bemis United States 32 2.3k 0.6× 927 0.6× 1.1k 1.0× 777 0.8× 407 0.4× 70 3.6k
M. B. Bennett Australia 44 3.6k 1.0× 2.5k 1.7× 428 0.4× 1.0k 1.0× 1.3k 1.3× 223 7.0k
Lara A. Ferry United States 27 1.6k 0.4× 815 0.6× 410 0.4× 496 0.5× 562 0.6× 66 2.4k
Dominique Adriaens Belgium 32 1.8k 0.5× 883 0.6× 798 0.7× 1.2k 1.2× 550 0.5× 222 3.7k
Jeffrey A. Walker United States 25 1.6k 0.4× 1.1k 0.8× 249 0.2× 297 0.3× 499 0.5× 38 3.2k
Richard W. Blob United States 30 1.4k 0.4× 614 0.4× 995 0.9× 162 0.2× 917 0.9× 124 2.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Philip Motta

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Philip Motta

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mara, Kyle R., Philip Motta, Andrew Martin, & Robert E. Hueter. (2015). Constructional morphology within the head of hammerhead sharks (sphyrnidae). Journal of Morphology. 276(5). 526–539. 13 indexed citations
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Tyminski, John P., James Gelsleichter, & Philip Motta. (2015). Androgen receptors in the bonnethead, Sphyrna tiburo: cDNA cloning and tissue-specific expression in the male reproductive tract. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 224. 235–246. 5 indexed citations
3.
Lang, Amy, et al.. (2014). Movable shark scales act as a passive dynamic micro-roughness to control flow separation. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 9(3). 36017–36017. 56 indexed citations
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Motta, Philip, et al.. (2014). Prey capture kinematics in batoids using different prey types: Investigating the role of the cephalic lobes. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological Genetics and Physiology. 321(9). 515–530. 13 indexed citations
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Gardiner, Jayne M., Jelle Atema, Robert E. Hueter, & Philip Motta. (2014). Multisensory Integration and Behavioral Plasticity in Sharks from Different Ecological Niches. PLoS ONE. 9(4). e93036–e93036. 60 indexed citations
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Habegger, María Laura, Philip Motta, Daniel R. Huber, & Mason N. Dean. (2012). Feeding biomechanics and theoretical calculations of bite force in bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) during ontogeny. Zoology. 115(6). 354–364. 37 indexed citations
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Gardiner, Jayne M. & Philip Motta. (2012). Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) switch feeding modalities in response to sensory deprivation. Zoology. 115(2). 78–83. 17 indexed citations
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Motta, Philip, et al.. (2011). Modulation in the feeding prey capture of the ant‐lion, Myrmeleon crudelis. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological Genetics and Physiology. 315A(10). 602–609. 10 indexed citations
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Whitenack, Lisa B., Daniel C. Simkins, Philip Motta, Makoto Hirai, & Ashok Kumar. (2010). Young's modulus and hardness of shark tooth biomaterials. Archives of Oral Biology. 55(3). 203–209. 58 indexed citations
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Motta, Philip, et al.. (2010). Phylogeny of hammerhead sharks (Family Sphyrnidae) inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 55(2). 572–579. 46 indexed citations
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Whitenack, Lisa B., Daniel C. Simkins, & Philip Motta. (2010). Biology meets engineering: The structural mechanics of fossil and extant shark teeth. Journal of Morphology. 272(2). 169–179. 59 indexed citations
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Mara, Kyle R., Philip Motta, & Daniel R. Huber. (2009). Bite force and performance in the durophagous bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological Genetics and Physiology. 313A(2). 95–105. 50 indexed citations
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Lang, Amy, et al.. (2008). Bristled shark skin: a microgeometry for boundary layer control?. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 3(4). 46005–46005. 111 indexed citations
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Castro, Andrey L. F., Brent S. Stewart, Scott G. Wilson, et al.. (2007). Population genetic structure of Earth's largest fish, the whale shark (Rhincodon typus). Molecular Ecology. 16(24). 5183–5192. 163 indexed citations
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Dean, Mason N., et al.. (2006). Prey capture behavior and kinematics of the Atlantic cownose ray, Rhinoptera bonasus. Zoology. 109(3). 171–181. 75 indexed citations
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Motta, Philip, et al.. (2005). A comparison of prey capture kinematics in hatchery and wild Micropterus salmoides floridanus: effects of ontogeny and experience. Journal of Fish Biology. 67(2). 409–427. 25 indexed citations
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Dean, Mason N. & Philip Motta. (2004). Anatomy and functional morphology of the feeding apparatus of the lesser electric ray, Narcine brasiliensis (Elasmobranchii: Batoidea). Journal of Morphology. 262(1). 462–483. 43 indexed citations
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Huber, Daniel R. & Philip Motta. (2003). Comparative analysis of methods for determining bite force in the spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Comparative Experimental Biology. 301A(1). 26–37. 52 indexed citations
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Motta, Philip & Cheryl Wilga. (1995). Anatomy of the feeding apparatus of the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris. Journal of Morphology. 226(3). 309–329. 57 indexed citations
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Motta, Philip, Robert E. Hueter, & Timothy C. Tricas. (1991). An electromyographic analysis of the biting mechanism of the lemon shark, Negaprion Brevirostris: Functional and evolutionary implications. Journal of Morphology. 210(1). 55–69. 29 indexed citations

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