Robert J. Asher

4.8k total citations
79 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Robert J. Asher is a scholar working on Paleontology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert J. Asher has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Paleontology, 22 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 22 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Robert J. Asher's work include Evolution and Paleontology Studies (56 papers), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (19 papers) and Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (14 papers). Robert J. Asher is often cited by papers focused on Evolution and Paleontology Studies (56 papers), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (19 papers) and Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (14 papers). Robert J. Asher collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Robert J. Asher's co-authors include Michael J. Novacek, John R. Wible, Guillermo W. Rougier, Marcelo R. Sánchez‐Villagra, Thomas Lehmann, Lionel Hautier, Mario dos Reis, Philip C. J. Donoghue, Ziheng Yang and Jun Inoue and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert J. Asher

78 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert J. Asher United Kingdom 29 2.2k 1.2k 792 700 593 79 3.2k
Robin M. D. Beck Australia 27 2.0k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 1.0k 1.3× 670 1.0× 650 1.1× 65 3.4k
Graham J. Slater United States 29 2.4k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 1.4k 1.8× 536 0.8× 917 1.5× 42 4.0k
Sharon A. Jansa United States 33 1.9k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 1.5k 1.9× 414 0.6× 861 1.5× 77 3.1k
Gregg F. Gunnell United States 29 1.8k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 781 1.0× 514 0.7× 327 0.6× 101 3.3k
Scott J. Steppan United States 31 1.9k 0.9× 1.3k 1.1× 1.8k 2.3× 598 0.9× 1.5k 2.5× 67 4.0k
Pierre‐Henri Fabre France 25 1.4k 0.6× 1.1k 1.0× 1.1k 1.4× 440 0.6× 954 1.6× 64 3.1k
Lionel Hautier France 27 1.7k 0.8× 784 0.7× 793 1.0× 214 0.3× 261 0.4× 109 2.3k
Pasquale Raia Italy 37 2.2k 1.0× 813 0.7× 1.4k 1.8× 384 0.5× 521 0.9× 166 4.2k
Chris Venditti United Kingdom 26 874 0.4× 722 0.6× 781 1.0× 616 0.9× 726 1.2× 52 3.1k
John A. Finarelli United States 28 1.3k 0.6× 495 0.4× 770 1.0× 361 0.5× 333 0.6× 47 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert J. Asher

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert J. Asher

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Martinez, Quentin, et al.. (2024). The origin and evolution of shrews (Soricidae, Mammalia). Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 291(2037). 20241856–20241856. 2 indexed citations
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Hallikas, Outi, Teemu J. Häkkinen, Jean‐Christophe François, et al.. (2023). The developmental basis for scaling of mammalian tooth size. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(25). e2300374120–e2300374120. 6 indexed citations
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Hautier, Lionel, Helder Gomes Rodrigues, Christopher A. Emerling, et al.. (2023). From teeth to pad: tooth loss and development of keratinous structures in sirenians. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 290(2011). 20231932–20231932. 4 indexed citations
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Álvarez-Carretero, Sandra, Asif U. Tamuri, Fabrícia F. Nascimento, et al.. (2021). A species-level timeline of mammal evolution integrating phylogenomic data. Nature. 602(7896). 263–267. 115 indexed citations
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Di-Poı̈, Nicolas, et al.. (2017). Super-sizing teeth – from mice to elephants. Mechanisms of Development. 145. S105–S105. 1 indexed citations
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Tarver, James E., Mario dos Reis, Siavash Mirarab, et al.. (2016). The Interrelationships of Placental Mammals and the Limits of Phylogenetic Inference. Genome Biology and Evolution. 8(2). 330–344. 139 indexed citations
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Asher, Robert J., et al.. (2016). The evolution of growth patterns in mammalian versus nonmammalian cynodonts. Paleobiology. 42(3). 439–464. 28 indexed citations
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Hautier, Lionel, Helder Gomes Rodrigues, Guillaume Billet, & Robert J. Asher. (2016). The hidden teeth of sloths: evolutionary vestiges and the development of a simplified dentition. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 27763–27763. 28 indexed citations
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Hautier, Lionel, Cyril Charles, Robert J. Asher, & Stephen J. Gaunt. (2014). Ossification sequence and genetic patterning in the mouse axial skeleton. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution. 322(8). 631–642. 13 indexed citations
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Werneburg, Ingmar, Athanasia C. Tzika, Lionel Hautier, et al.. (2012). Development and embryonic staging in non‐model organisms: the case of an afrotherian mammal. Journal of Anatomy. 222(1). 2–18. 35 indexed citations
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Pointer, Marie A., Jason M. Kamilar, Vera Warmuth, et al.. (2012). RUNX2 tandem repeats and the evolution of facial length in placental mammals. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 12(1). 103–103. 35 indexed citations
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Asher, Robert J., et al.. (2011). Variability and constraint in the mammalian vertebral column. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 24(5). 1080–1090. 77 indexed citations
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Asher, Robert J. & Kristofer M. Helgen. (2010). Nomenclature and placental mammal phylogeny. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 10(1). 102–102. 100 indexed citations
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Asher, Robert J., Gary N. Bronner, Nigel C. Bennett, et al.. (2010). A phylogenetic estimate for golden moles (Mammalia, Afrotheria, Chrysochloridae). BMC Evolutionary Biology. 10(1). 69–69. 29 indexed citations
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Asher, Robert J., Nigel C. Bennett, & Thomas Lehmann. (2009). The new framework for understanding placental mammal evolution. BioEssays. 31(8). 853–864. 105 indexed citations
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Ladevèze, Sandrine, Robert J. Asher, & Marcelo R. Sánchez‐Villagra. (2008). Petrosal anatomy in the fossil mammal Necrolestes: evidence for metatherian affinities and comparisons with the extant marsupial mole. Journal of Anatomy. 213(6). 686–697. 28 indexed citations
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Wible, John R., Guillermo W. Rougier, Michael J. Novacek, & Robert J. Asher. (2007). Cretaceous eutherians and Laurasian origin for placental mammals near the K/T boundary. Nature. 447(7147). 1003–1006. 236 indexed citations
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Asher, Robert J.. (2007). A web-database of mammalian morphology and a reanalysis of placental phylogeny. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 7(1). 108–108. 65 indexed citations
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Asher, Robert J.. (1999). A Morphological Basis for Assessing the Phylogeny of the “Tenrecoidea” (Mammalia, Lipotyphla). Cladistics. 15(3). 231–252. 69 indexed citations

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