Robert F. Inger

7.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
125 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Robert F. Inger is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecological Modeling and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert F. Inger has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 34 papers in Ecological Modeling and 33 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Robert F. Inger's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (75 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (34 papers) and Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (16 papers). Robert F. Inger is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (75 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (34 papers) and Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (16 papers). Robert F. Inger collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Indonesia. Robert F. Inger's co-authors include Harold K. Voris, Ernst Mayr, Bryan L. Stuart, Robert B. Stuebing, Robert K. Colwell, Richard George Zweifel, Bernard Greenberg, Djoko T. Iskandar, Linda Trueb and Jerry J. Kollros and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, The American Naturalist and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Robert F. Inger

119 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

Animal Species and Evolution 1964 2026 1984 2005 1964 100 200 300 400
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. Animal Species and Evolution
    1964 422 citations Robert F. Inger et al. Copeia profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert F. Inger United States 38 3.3k 1.7k 1.3k 1.3k 1.2k 125 4.8k
Jay M. Savage United States 32 3.5k 1.1× 2.1k 1.2× 1.4k 1.0× 1.7k 1.3× 1.0k 0.9× 157 5.3k
Ronald A. Nussbaum United States 36 4.5k 1.4× 2.4k 1.4× 1.4k 1.0× 1.9k 1.5× 2.1k 1.8× 117 6.8k
Indraneil Das Malaysia 28 2.8k 0.8× 2.0k 1.2× 1.8k 1.4× 1.4k 1.1× 1.7k 1.4× 283 5.6k
F. Harvey Pough United States 40 2.9k 0.9× 2.1k 1.2× 574 0.4× 821 0.6× 2.0k 1.7× 87 4.4k
Roy W. McDiarmid United States 29 3.5k 1.0× 1.8k 1.0× 645 0.5× 1.5k 1.2× 1.7k 1.5× 112 4.8k
Ignacio De la Riva Spain 27 2.5k 0.8× 1.7k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 1.4k 1.1× 821 0.7× 132 4.1k
Roger S. Thorpe United Kingdom 45 2.6k 0.8× 1.7k 1.0× 3.4k 2.5× 951 0.7× 1.6k 1.3× 137 5.9k
David C. Cannatella United States 46 4.1k 1.2× 2.4k 1.4× 2.0k 1.5× 1.4k 1.1× 846 0.7× 115 6.2k
Darrel R. Frost United States 25 5.6k 1.7× 2.5k 1.5× 1.7k 1.2× 2.1k 1.6× 1.1k 0.9× 49 6.8k
Masafumi Matsui Japan 36 4.3k 1.3× 1.5k 0.9× 2.5k 1.8× 1.6k 1.3× 929 0.8× 350 5.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert F. Inger

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shukor, Nor Aini Ab, et al.. (2009). Ciri-ciri Panggilan Katak Borneo (Genus: Hylarana) daripadaPopulasi Sarawak, Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana. 38(5). 619–624.
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Rowley, Jodi J. L., Rafe M. Brown, Raoul H. Bain, et al.. (2009). Impending conservation crisis for Southeast Asian amphibians. Biology Letters. 6(3). 336–338. 68 indexed citations
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Inger, Robert F. & Robert B. Stuebing. (2009). New Species And New Records Of Bornean Frogs (Amphibia: Anura). Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 4 indexed citations
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Inger, Robert F., et al.. (1999). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Copeia. 1999(1). 239–239. 97 indexed citations
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Inger, Robert F., et al.. (1997). A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Borneo. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 7. 48–50. 26 indexed citations
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Zhao, Ermi, Robert F. Inger, Guanfu Wu, & H. Bradley Shaffer. (1994). Morphological variation and ecological distribution of co-occurring larval forms of Oreolalax (Anura: Pelobatidae). Amphibia-Reptilia. 15(2). 109–121. 3 indexed citations
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Inger, Robert F. & Richard J. Wassersug. (1990). A Centrolenid-Like Anuran Larva from Southeast Asia : COMMUNICATION : Taxonomy and Systematics. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 7(3). 557–561. 8 indexed citations
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Inger, Robert F.. (1990). Report on a collection of amphibians and reptiles from Sichuan, China / Robert F. Inger ... [et al.]. Field Museum of Natural History eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Traylor, Melvin A. & Robert F. Inger. (1988). Geographic variation and evolution in South American Cistothorus platensis (Aves, Troglodytidae). 2 indexed citations
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Maxson, Linda R., W. Ronald Heyer, & Robert F. Inger. (1988). Molecular systematics of the frog genus Leptodactylus (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae) / Linda R. Maxson, W. Ronald Heyer.. Field Museum of Natural History eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Inger, Robert F.. (1985). Tadpoles of the forested regions of Borneo / Robert F. Inger.. Field Museum of Natural History eBooks. 11 indexed citations
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Inger, Robert F., et al.. (1983). Variation in Bornean frogs of the Amolops jerboa species group, with description of two new species. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 17 indexed citations
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Inger, Robert F.. (1980). Relative Abundances of Frogs and Lizards in Forests of Southeast Asia. Biotropica. 12(1). 14–14. 26 indexed citations
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Zweifel, Richard George & Robert F. Inger. (1968). The Systematics and Zoogeography of the Amphibia of Borneo. Copeia. 1968(2). 426–426. 135 indexed citations
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Inger, Robert F.. (1967). A new colubrid snake of the genus Stegonotus from Borneo [by] Robert F. Inger.. Field Museum of Natural History eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Inger, Robert F. & Bernard Greenberg. (1966). Annual Reproductive Patterns of Lizards from a Bornean Rain Forest. Ecology. 47(6). 1007–1021. 57 indexed citations
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Inger, Robert F. & Bernard Greenberg. (1966). Ecological and Competitive Relations Among Three Species of Frogs (Genus Rana). Ecology. 47(5). 746–759. 66 indexed citations
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Inger, Robert F. & Edward Harrison Taylor. (1964). The Amphibian Fauna of Thailand. Copeia. 1964(2). 459–459. 2 indexed citations
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Inger, Robert F.. (1958). Notes on fishes of the genus Brachygobius.. Chicago Natural History Museum eBooks. 39. 107–117. 6 indexed citations
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Inger, Robert F.. (1958). COMMENTS ON THE DEFINITION OF GENERA. Evolution. 12(3). 370–384. 45 indexed citations

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