Rachel A. Merz

733 total citations
23 papers, 553 citations indexed

About

Rachel A. Merz is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Rachel A. Merz has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 553 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Ecology, 8 papers in Oceanography and 8 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Rachel A. Merz's work include Marine Biology and Ecology Research (8 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (5 papers) and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (4 papers). Rachel A. Merz is often cited by papers focused on Marine Biology and Ecology Research (8 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (5 papers) and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (4 papers). Rachel A. Merz collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Russia. Rachel A. Merz's co-authors include David D. Hart, Sarah A. Woodin, Michael LaBarbera, Seth Donoughe, Stacey A. Combes, James D. Crall, Randi A. Hansen, Christopher M. Finelli, Emily F. Smith and Sarah Jacquet and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Evolution and Oecologia.

In The Last Decade

Rachel A. Merz

23 papers receiving 511 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rachel A. Merz United States	14	274	204	114	105	93	23	553
Richard S. Fox United States	6	203 0.7×	176 0.9×	65 0.6×	110 1.0×	51 0.5×	7	522
Sentiel A. Rommel United States	19	758 2.8×	149 0.7×	170 1.5×	39 0.4×	124 1.3×	38	992
Kim R. Reisenbichler United States	16	477 1.7×	369 1.8×	127 1.1×	95 0.9×	247 2.7×	22	954
Karen J. Osborn United States	16	370 1.4×	413 2.0×	38 0.3×	78 0.7×	85 0.9×	45	658
J. Judson Wynne United States	14	190 0.7×	94 0.5×	32 0.3×	216 2.1×	93 1.0×	47	604
Kirsty M. Kemp United Kingdom	17	408 1.5×	226 1.1×	167 1.5×	18 0.2×	92 1.0×	26	666
Clifford A. Hui United States	19	457 1.7×	70 0.3×	169 1.5×	60 0.6×	97 1.0×	28	842
Jill Yager United States	14	242 0.9×	262 1.3×	49 0.4×	244 2.3×	65 0.7×	28	499
Carole S. Hickman United States	13	243 0.9×	466 2.3×	40 0.4×	264 2.5×	125 1.3×	35	766
Kelly M. Dorgan United States	15	534 1.9×	645 3.2×	46 0.4×	68 0.6×	82 0.9×	52	1.2k

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Schiffbauer, James D., Sarah Jacquet, Rachel A. Merz, et al.. (2020). Discovery of bilaterian-type through-guts in cloudinomorphs from the terminal Ediacaran Period. Nature Communications. 11(1). 205–205. 53 indexed citations

Huang, Ying, et al.. (2018). Habitat monitoring of an endangered Asian butterfly, Teinopalpus aureus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) and change in local residents’ conservation awareness. Journal of Insect Conservation. 22(5-6). 721–729. 7 indexed citations

Merz, Rachel A., et al.. (2017). Mechanical properties of sediment determine burrowing success and influence distribution of two lugworm species. Journal of Experimental Biology. 220(18). 3248–3259. 5 indexed citations

Merz, Rachel A.. (2015). Textures and traction: how tube‐dwelling polychaetes get a leg up. Invertebrate Biology. 134(1). 61–77. 33 indexed citations

Merz, Rachel A., et al.. (2014). Burying efficiency and sediment preferences reveal complexities in habitat choice for Dungeness (Metacarcinus magister) and red rock (Cancer productus) crabs. ResearchWorks at the University of Washington (University of Washington). 1 indexed citations

Merz, Rachel A., et al.. (2014). “Hooking” and “Sheeting:” strategies utilized by Haminoea vesicula to maintain stability on different substrates. ResearchWorks at the University of Washington (University of Washington). 1 indexed citations

Merz, Rachel A., et al.. (2013). Inverted sand dollars actively orient themselves in flow to increase likelihood of righting. Invertebrate Biology. 132(1). 52–61. 1 indexed citations

Barnard, Mollie E., et al.. (2012). The blue streak: a dynamic trait in the mud fiddler crab, Uca pugnax. Invertebrate Biology. 131(1). 52–60. 6 indexed citations

Donoughe, Seth, James D. Crall, Rachel A. Merz, & Stacey A. Combes. (2011). Resilin in dragonfly and damselfly wings and its implications for wing flexibility. Journal of Morphology. 272(12). 1409–1421. 78 indexed citations

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Merz, Rachel A.. (2006). Polychaete chaetae: Function, fossils, and phylogeny. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 46(4). 481–496. 52 indexed citations

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Woodin, Sarah A., et al.. (2003). Chaetae and mechanical function: tools no Metazoan class should be without. Hydrobiologia. 496(1-3). 253–258. 6 indexed citations

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Finelli, Christopher M., David D. Hart, & Rachel A. Merz. (2002). Stream insects as passive suspension feeders: effects of velocity and food concentration on feeding performance. Oecologia. 131(1). 145–153. 26 indexed citations

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Hart, David D. & Rachel A. Merz. (1998). Predator-prey interactions in a benthic stream community: a field test of flow-mediated refuges. Oecologia. 114(2). 263–273. 40 indexed citations

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LaBarbera, Michael & Rachel A. Merz. (1992). Postmortem changes in strength of gastropod shells: evolutionary implications for hermit crabs, snails, and their mutual predators. Paleobiology. 18(4). 367–377. 45 indexed citations

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Hart, David D., et al.. (1991). Feeding postures of suspension-feeding larval black flies: the conflicting demands of drag and food acquisition. Oecologia. 85(4). 457–463. 22 indexed citations

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Hansen, Randi A., David D. Hart, & Rachel A. Merz. (1991). Flow Mediates Predator-Prey Interactions between Triclad Flatworms and Larval Black Flies. Oikos. 60(2). 187–187. 52 indexed citations

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Woodin, Sarah A. & Rachel A. Merz. (1987). HOLDING ON BY THEIR HOOKS: ANCHORS FOR WORMS. Evolution. 41(2). 427–432. 26 indexed citations

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Woodin, Sarah A. & Rachel A. Merz. (1987). Holding on by Their Hooks: Anchors for Worms. Evolution. 41(2). 427–427. 14 indexed citations

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Merz, Rachel A.. (1984). SELF-GENERATEDVERSUSENVIRONMENTALLY PRODUCED FEEDING CURRENTS: A COMPARISON FOR THE SABELLID POLYCHAETEEUDISTYLIA VANCOUVERI. Biological Bulletin. 167(1). 200–209. 35 indexed citations

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Zypen, E. van der, et al.. (1974). [Histochemical and electron microscopic studies on the intramural ganglia of the heart in man and the rat].. PubMed. 88(2). 161–87. 9 indexed citations

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