Porter M. Kier

1.8k total citations
43 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Porter M. Kier is a scholar working on Aquatic Science, Paleontology and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Porter M. Kier has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Aquatic Science, 20 papers in Paleontology and 17 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Porter M. Kier's work include Echinoderm biology and ecology (32 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (20 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies (16 papers). Porter M. Kier is often cited by papers focused on Echinoderm biology and ecology (32 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (20 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies (16 papers). Porter M. Kier collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Porter M. Kier's co-authors include Gordon Hendler, David L. Pawson, James R. Gill, Richard E. Grant, Andrew Smith, W. A. Cobban, Terrence J. Hall, Ruth Todd, D.A. Brown and John W. Roberts and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Molecular Evolution, Paleobiology and USGS professional paper.

In The Last Decade

Porter M. Kier

41 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers

Porter M. Kier
R. V. Kesling United States
Donald B. Macurda United States
Ben Thuy Luxembourg
Michael P. Russell United States
Colin D. Sumrall United States
Roger W. Portell United States
Peter A. Jell Australia
Andrzej Radwański Poland
P. M. J. Woodhead United Kingdom
Thomas Saucède France
R. V. Kesling United States
Porter M. Kier
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kier, Porter M.. (1981). A bored Cretaceous echinoid. Journal of Paleontology. 55(3). 656–659. 23 indexed citations
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Kier, Porter M.. (1977). The poor fossil record of the regular echinoid. Paleobiology. 3(2). 168–174. 109 indexed citations
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Kier, Porter M.. (1975). The echinoids of Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. Smithsonian contributions to zoology. 1–45. 44 indexed citations
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Kier, Porter M.. (1972). Upper Miocene Echinoids from the Yorktown Formation of Virginia and Their Environmental Significance. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 1–41. 25 indexed citations
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Kier, Porter M.. (1972). Tertiary and Mesozoic Echinoids of Saudi Arabia. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 1–242. 45 indexed citations
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Kier, Porter M.. (1968). The Triassic echinoids of North America. Journal of Paleontology. 42(4). 1000–1006. 29 indexed citations
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Kier, Porter M.. (1968). Nortonechinus and the ancestry of the cidarid echinoids. Journal of Paleontology. 42(5). 1163–1170. 9 indexed citations
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Kier, Porter M.. (1967). Sexual dimorphism in an Eocene echinoid. Journal of Paleontology. 41(4). 988–993. 16 indexed citations
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Gill, James R., W. A. Cobban, & Porter M. Kier. (1966). The Red Bird section of the Upper Cretaceous Pierre Shale in Wyoming, with a section on a new echinoid from the Cretaceous Pierre Shale of eastern Wyoming. 31 indexed citations
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Kier, Porter M.. (1966). Bredin-Archbold-Smithsonian Biological Survey of Dominica, 1: The Echinoids of Dominica. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 121(3577). 1–10. 5 indexed citations
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Fell, H. Barraclough, et al.. (1966). Part U, Echinodermata 3, vol. 1 & 2, ch. 3, p. 211-366. Latin American Theatre Review (The University of Kansas). 1 indexed citations
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Kier, Porter M.. (1965). Evolutionary trends in Paleozoic echinoids. Journal of Paleontology. 39(3). 436–465. 53 indexed citations
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Kier, Porter M.. (1964). Fossil Echinoids from the Marshall Islands. 5 indexed citations
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Kier, Porter M.. (1958). Permian echinoids from West Texas. Journal of Paleontology. 32(5). 889–892. 8 indexed citations
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Kier, Porter M.. (1958). Infrabasals in the Crinoid Opsiocrinus Kier. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 1 indexed citations
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Kier, Porter M.. (1958). New American Paleozoic echinoids. Smithsonian Digital Repository (Smithsonian Institution). 12 indexed citations
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Kier, Porter M.. (1957). Tertiary Echinoidea from British Somaliland. Journal of Paleontology. 31(5). 839–902. 15 indexed citations
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Kier, Porter M.. (1957). A New Upper Carboniferous Echinoid from Texas. Geological Magazine. 94(4). 326–328. 2 indexed citations
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Kier, Porter M.. (1953). A New Lower Carboniferous Echinoid from North America. Geological Magazine. 90(1). 65–69. 1 indexed citations
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Kier, Porter M.. (1952). Echinoderms of the Middle Devonian Silica Formation of Ohio. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 15 indexed citations

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