R. P. Higgins

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

R. P. Higgins is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. P. Higgins has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Oceanography, 7 papers in Ecology and 5 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in R. P. Higgins's work include Marine Biology and Ecology Research (6 papers), Cephalopods and Marine Biology (4 papers) and Mollusks and Parasites Studies (4 papers). R. P. Higgins is often cited by papers focused on Marine Biology and Ecology Research (6 papers), Cephalopods and Marine Biology (4 papers) and Mollusks and Parasites Studies (4 papers). R. P. Higgins collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Bermuda. R. P. Higgins's co-authors include H. Thiel, Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen, Völker Storch, Timothy A. Kohler, Thomas C. Shirley, Bruce C. Coull, Wayne Hope, William D. Hummon, Robert L. Ellison and Reinhard M. Rieger and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Marine Biology and Canadian Journal of Zoology.

In The Last Decade

R. P. Higgins

19 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Introduction to the Study of Meiofauna 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 250 500 750
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. Introduction to the Study of Meiofauna
    1989 894 citations R. P. Higgins, H. Thiel et al. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. P. Higgins United States 15 1.1k 826 300 248 142 20 1.5k
G. A. Knox New Zealand 14 601 0.6× 633 0.8× 309 1.0× 129 0.5× 62 0.4× 35 1.2k
Denton Belk United States 20 567 0.5× 812 1.0× 148 0.5× 210 0.8× 138 1.0× 69 1.3k
Robert P. Higgins United States 22 850 0.8× 967 1.2× 224 0.7× 373 1.5× 146 1.0× 44 1.8k
Ruth D. Turner United States 21 1.2k 1.1× 805 1.0× 697 2.3× 124 0.5× 165 1.2× 58 1.7k
Graziella Mura Italy 22 462 0.4× 846 1.0× 150 0.5× 138 0.6× 115 0.8× 81 1.3k
Eugene V. Coan United States 12 703 0.7× 756 0.9× 501 1.7× 158 0.6× 194 1.4× 50 1.4k
Michel Segonzac France 24 1.3k 1.2× 1.2k 1.5× 632 2.1× 118 0.5× 123 0.9× 63 1.9k
M. Sheader United Kingdom 26 1.1k 1.1× 880 1.1× 756 2.5× 109 0.4× 96 0.7× 50 1.6k
Vera Fretter United Kingdom 22 844 0.8× 621 0.8× 531 1.8× 159 0.6× 115 0.8× 52 1.5k
W.J. Wolff Netherlands 26 1.2k 1.1× 1.3k 1.5× 1.1k 3.8× 129 0.5× 43 0.3× 81 2.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. P. Higgins

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schmolesky, Matthew, et al.. (2022). Intending to Teach Critical Thinking. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 22(3).
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Kohler, Timothy A. & R. P. Higgins. (2016). Quantifying Household Inequality in Early Pueblo Villages. Current Anthropology. 57(5). 690–697. 28 indexed citations
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Storch, Völker, R. P. Higgins, В. В. Малахов, & A. V. Adrianov. (1994). Microscopic anatomy and ultrastructure of the introvert of Priapulus caudatus and P. tuberculatospinosus (Priapulida). Journal of Morphology. 220(3). 281–293. 20 indexed citations
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Higgins, R. P., Völker Storch, & Thomas C. Shirley. (1993). Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopical Observations on the Larvae of Priapulus caudatus (Priapulida). Acta Zoologica. 74(4). 301–319. 28 indexed citations
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Storch, Völker & R. P. Higgins. (1991). Scanning and transmission electron microscopic observations on the larva of Halicryptus spinulosus (priapulida). Journal of Morphology. 210(2). 175–194. 26 indexed citations
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Storch, Völker, R. P. Higgins, & H. Rumohr. (1990). Ultrastructure of introvert and pharynx of Halicryptus spinulosus (priapulida). Journal of Morphology. 206(2). 163–171. 20 indexed citations
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Higgins, R. P., et al.. (1989). Two new species of Pycnophyes (Homalorhagida, Kinorhyncha) from the Canadian coast of the Beaufort Sea. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 67(8). 2056–2064. 10 indexed citations
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Higgins, R. P.. (1989). Zelinkaderidae, a new family of cyclorhagid Kinorhyncha. Smithsonian contributions to zoology. 1–26. 58 indexed citations
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Higgins, R. P. & Völker Storch. (1989). Ultrastructural observations of the larva ofTubiluchus corallicola (Priapulida). Helgoland Marine Research. 43(1). 1–11. 16 indexed citations
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Higgins, R. P., et al.. (1989). Introduction to the Study of Meiofauna. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society. 108(3). 317–317. 894 indexed citations breakdown →
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Higgins, R. P. & Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen. (1988). Kinorhyncha from Disko Island, West Greenland. Smithsonian contributions to zoology. 1–55. 70 indexed citations
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Higgins, R. P. & Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen. (1986). New Loricifera from Southeastern United States Coastal Waters. Smithsonian contributions to zoology. 1–70. 60 indexed citations
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Higgins, R. P.. (1986). Redescription Of Echinoderes pilosus (Kinorhyncha, Cyclorhagida). Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 6 indexed citations
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Higgins, R. P.. (1986). A new species of Echinoderes (Kinorhyncha, Cyclorhagida) from a coarse-sand California beach. Trans. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 105. 266–273. 1 indexed citations
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Kristensen, Reinhardt Møbjerg & R. P. Higgins. (1984). Revision of Styraconyx (Tardigrada: Halechiniscidae) with descriptions of two new species from Disko Bay, West Greenland. Smithsonian contributions to zoology. 1–40. 65 indexed citations
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Higgins, R. P.. (1977). Redescription of Echinoderes dujardinii (Kinorhyncha) with descriptions of closely related species. Smithsonian contributions to zoology. 1–26. 30 indexed citations
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Coull, Bruce C., Robert L. Ellison, John W. Fleeger, et al.. (1977). Quantitative estimates of the meiofauna from the deep sea off North Carolina, USA. Marine Biology. 39(3). 233–240. 82 indexed citations
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Higgins, R. P.. (1969). Indian Ocean Kinorhyncha: 1. Condyloderes and Sphenoderes, new cyclorhagid genera. Smithsonian contributions to zoology. 1–13. 37 indexed citations
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Higgins, R. P.. (1969). Indian Ocean Kinorhyncha 2 Neocentrophyidae A New Homalorhagid Family. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 23 indexed citations
20.
Higgins, R. P.. (1960). A new species of Echinoderes from Puget Sound. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 79(1). 85–91. 1 indexed citations

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