R. W. Sims

819 citations

28 papers · 605 indexed · h-index 10

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 2%
Ecology top 10%
Oceanography top 10%
Paleontology top 10%
Pharmacology

Co-authors: James H. Price Gerald R. Noonan Paul Ernest Sutton Whalley David Hollis Joseph Ewan Paul Freeman David L. Hawksworth
Topics: Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology (17 papers)Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (3 papers)Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies (2 papers)
Cited by: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Paleontology Ecology
Journals: Soil Biology and Biochemistry Journal of Animal Ecology Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
Partner nations: United Kingdom

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R. W. Sims

28 papers receiving 510 citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Key Works of the Fauna and Flora of the British Isles and North-Western Europe 1989 ·The Bryologist ·Joseph Ewan,R. W. Sims,Paul Freeman,David L. Hawksworth	6
2	New species and records of earthworms from Jamaica with notes on the genusEutrigasterCognetti, 1904 (Octochaetidae: Oligochaeta) 1987 ·Journal of Natural History ·R. W. Sims	8
3	Revision of the Western African earthworm genus Millsonia (Octochaetidae:Oligochaeta) 1986 ·Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology ·R. W. Sims	5
4	A new genus of west African earthworm with notes on the identity of Iridodrilus Beddard, 1897 (Eudrilidae: Oligochaeta) 1985 ·Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology ·R. W. Sims	1
5	Earthworms: Keys and Notes for the Identification of the Species 1985 ·(unknown),R. W. Sims	4
6	Evolution, Time and Space: The Emergence of the Biosphere. 1984 ·Systematic Zoology ·Gerald R. Noonan,R. W. Sims,James H. Price,Paul Ernest Sutton Whalley	224
7	Revision of the eastern African earthworm genus Polytoreutus (Eudrilidae: Oligochaeta) 1982 ·Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·R. W. Sims	3
8	A preliminary numerical evaluation of the taxonomic characters of Allolobophora auct. and some allies (Lumbricidae: Oligochaeta) occurring in France1) 1980 ·Pedobiologia ·R. W. Sims	2
9	International organisation of oligochaete taxonomists 1978 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·R. W. Sims	1
10	Lumbricus terrestris Linnaeus, 1758 (Annelida, Oligochaeta): designation of a neotype in accordance with accustomed usage. Problems arising from the misidentification of the species by Savigny (1822 & 1826). Z.N.(S.)272 1973 ·Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) ·R. W. Sims	4
11	A numerical revision of the earthworm genus Pheretima auct. (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta) with the recognition of new genera and an appendix on the earthworms collected by the Royal Society North Borneo Expedition 1972 ·Biological Journal of the Linnean Society ·R. W. Sims,(unknown)	189
12	Eudrilinae from southern Nigeria and a taximetric appraisal of the family Eudrilidae (Oligochaeta) 1971 ·Journal of Zoology ·R. W. Sims	11
13	Internal fertilization in Eudrilid earthworms with the description of a new Pareudriline genus and species (Oligochaeta) from Ghana 1969 ·Journal of Zoology ·R. W. Sims	5
14	Earthworms (Acanthodrilidae and Eudrilidae: Oligochaeta) from Gambia 1967 ·Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·R. W. Sims	13
15	The classification of the Megascolecoid earthworms: an investigation of Oligochaete systematics by computer techniques 1966 ·Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London ·R. W. Sims	13
16	Acanthodrilidae and Eudrilidae lOligochaetar from Ghana 1965 ·Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology ·R. W. Sims	11
17	Oligochaeta from ascension Island and Sierra Leone including records ofPheretimaand a new species ofDichogaster 1964 ·Annals and Magazine of Natural History ·R. W. Sims	3
18	INTERNAL FERTILIZATION AND THE FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP OF THE FEMALE AND SPERMATHECALSYSTEMS IN NEW EARTHWORMS FROM GHANA (EUDRILIDAE: OLIGOCHAETA) 1964 ·Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London ·R. W. Sims	9
19	THE IDENTIFICATION OF MALAYSIAN SPECIES OF SWIFTLETS COLLOCALIA 1961 ·Ibis ·R. W. Sims	13
20	Some Observations on the Fauna of the Maldive Islands Part Iii - Birds 1958 ·Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·(unknown),R. W. Sims	4

About R. W. Sims

R. W. Sims is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecological Modeling and Ecology, having authored 28 papers that have together received 605 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology (17 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (3 papers) and Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (381 citations), Paleontology (87 citations) and Ecology (226 citations). R. W. Sims has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include James H. Price, Gerald R. Noonan, Paul Ernest Sutton Whalley, David Hollis, Joseph Ewan, Paul Freeman and David L. Hawksworth. Their work appears in journals such as Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Journal of Animal Ecology and Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.

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