R. J. David Wells

2.1k total citations
80 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

R. J. David Wells is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. J. David Wells has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 47 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 44 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in R. J. David Wells's work include Marine and fisheries research (63 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (42 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (32 papers). R. J. David Wells is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (63 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (42 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (32 papers). R. J. David Wells collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Mexico. R. J. David Wells's co-authors include Jay R. Rooker, Suzanne Kohin, JH Cowan, Brian Fry, Jeffrey D. Plumlee, Brett J. Falterman, John A. Mohan, Heidi Dewar, Michael A. Dance and Kevin M. Boswell and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

R. J. David Wells

75 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. J. David Wells United States 23 1.0k 824 780 180 153 80 1.5k
Aaron B. Carlisle United States 23 949 0.9× 1.2k 1.4× 925 1.2× 118 0.7× 112 0.7× 59 1.7k
Esteban Barrera-Oro Argentina 21 643 0.6× 698 0.8× 431 0.6× 129 0.7× 241 1.6× 57 1.2k
Audrey M. Darnaude France 23 1.3k 1.3× 1.1k 1.3× 648 0.8× 278 1.5× 301 2.0× 59 1.7k
Mary C. Fabrizio United States 23 793 0.8× 698 0.8× 898 1.2× 353 2.0× 142 0.9× 93 1.4k
Scott A. Heppell United States 19 552 0.5× 686 0.8× 454 0.6× 209 1.2× 173 1.1× 56 1.2k
Steven G. Wilson United States 18 521 0.5× 526 0.6× 787 1.0× 114 0.6× 112 0.7× 24 1.1k
André Luiz Machado Pessanha Brazil 21 743 0.7× 641 0.8× 573 0.7× 319 1.8× 144 0.9× 58 1.1k
Kelig Mahé France 18 682 0.7× 433 0.5× 435 0.6× 508 2.8× 89 0.6× 82 1.1k
Richard T. Kraus United States 20 939 0.9× 755 0.9× 975 1.3× 281 1.6× 132 0.9× 56 1.4k
Robert J. DiStefano United States 18 471 0.5× 1.0k 1.2× 504 0.6× 122 0.7× 399 2.6× 54 1.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. J. David Wells

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rezek, Ryan J., et al.. (2024). Spatial and Ontogenetic Trophic Dynamics of Co-occurring Predatory Fishes in a Northern Gulf of Mexico Estuary. Estuaries and Coasts. 47(4). 1119–1138. 2 indexed citations
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Jensen, Christine C., et al.. (2024). Predicting habitat suitability for the co-occurrence of an estuarine mesopredator and two top predatory fishes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2.
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Dance, Michael A., et al.. (2024). Habitat use and movements of parrotfishes in a Hawaiian coral reef seascape. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 1 indexed citations
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Drymon, J. Marcus, et al.. (2023). Assessing ecological connectivity of blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) in the Gulf of Mexico using stable isotope analysis of multiple tissues. Fisheries Research. 268. 106849–106849. 1 indexed citations
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Rooker, Jay R., Michael A. Dance, Brett J. Falterman, et al.. (2023). Nursery origin of yellowfin tuna in the western Atlantic Ocean: significance of Caribbean Sea and trans-Atlantic migrants. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 16277–16277. 3 indexed citations
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Wells, R. J. David, J. Marcus Drymon, Gregory W. Stunz, et al.. (2023). Variable post-release mortality in common shark species captured in Texas shore-based recreational fisheries. PLoS ONE. 18(2). e0281441–e0281441. 6 indexed citations
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Plumlee, Jeffrey D., et al.. (2023). Regional Variation in Feeding Patterns of Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus) in the Northwest Gulf of Mexico. Fishes. 8(4). 188–188. 1 indexed citations
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Sosa‐Nishizaki, Oscar, Sharon Z. Herzka, Owyn E. Snodgrass, et al.. (2023). Vertebral Chemistry Distinguishes Nursery Habitats of Juvenile Shortfin Mako in the Eastern North Pacific Ocean. Marine and Coastal Fisheries. 15(2). 3 indexed citations
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Kohin, Suzanne, et al.. (2023). Insights into vertebral band pair deposition rate in the juvenile common thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus) in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology. 104(1). 104–112. 1 indexed citations
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Frazier, Bryan S., Andrew T. Fields, William B. Driggers, et al.. (2023). Age, Growth and Maturity of the Bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 106(7). 1597–1617. 3 indexed citations
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Drymon, J. Marcus, Steven B. Scyphers, John A. Mohan, et al.. (2023). Talk is cheap: Direct evidence of conservation‐based changes in angler behavior. Conservation Science and Practice. 5(9).
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Frazier, Bryan S., Douglas H. Adams, J. Marcus Drymon, et al.. (2022). Diet of the bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo) along the northern Gulf of Mexico and southeastern Atlantic coast of the United States. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation. 257–267. 6 indexed citations
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Wells, R. J. David, John A. Mohan, Heidi Dewar, et al.. (2020). Natal origin of Pacific bluefin tuna from the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem. Biology Letters. 16(2). 20190878–20190878. 14 indexed citations
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Ajemian, Matthew J., J. Marcus Drymon, Neil Hammerschlag, et al.. (2020). Movement patterns and habitat use of tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) across ontogeny in the Gulf of Mexico. PLoS ONE. 15(7). e0234868–e0234868. 35 indexed citations
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Rooker, Jay R., R. J. David Wells, Piero Addis, et al.. (2020). Natural geochemical markers reveal environmental history and population connectivity of common cuttlefish in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 17(168). 20200309–20200309. 5 indexed citations
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Mohan, John A., Nathan Miller, Sharon Z. Herzka, et al.. (2018). Elements of time and place: manganese and barium in shark vertebrae reflect age and upwelling histories. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 285(1890). 20181760–20181760. 23 indexed citations
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Mohan, John A., et al.. (2017). Influence of oceanographic conditions on abundance and distribution of post‐larval and juvenile carangid fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Fisheries Oceanography. 26(5). 526–541. 7 indexed citations
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Mohan, John A., et al.. (2017). Effects of sample cleaning and storage on the elemental composition of shark vertebrae. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 31(24). 2073–2080. 8 indexed citations
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Rooker, Jay R., R. J. David Wells, Scott A. Holt, et al.. (2012). Distribution and Habitat Associations of Billfish and Swordfish Larvae across Mesoscale Features in the Gulf of Mexico. PLoS ONE. 7(4). e34180–e34180. 87 indexed citations

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