Robert R. Hessler

8.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
96 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Robert R. Hessler is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert R. Hessler has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Ecology, 63 papers in Oceanography and 25 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Robert R. Hessler's work include Marine Biology and Ecology Research (59 papers), Crustacean biology and ecology (28 papers) and Marine and coastal plant biology (18 papers). Robert R. Hessler is often cited by papers focused on Marine Biology and Ecology Research (59 papers), Crustacean biology and ecology (28 papers) and Marine and coastal plant biology (18 papers). Robert R. Hessler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Canada. Robert R. Hessler's co-authors include Howard L. Sanders, George D. F. Wilson, Richard O. Smith, Rolf Elofsson, Carol T. Stuart, Michael A. Rex, Peter A. Jumars, Bryan R. Burnett, James J. Childress and David Thistle and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Robert R. Hessler

96 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

Environmental Influences on Regional Deep-Sea Species Div... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 100 200 300 400 500
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. Environmental Influences on Regional Deep-Sea Species Diversity
    2001 578 citations Robert R. Hessler et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert R. Hessler United States 35 4.3k 3.4k 2.0k 619 512 96 5.5k
Howard L. Sanders United States 27 4.3k 1.0× 3.1k 0.9× 2.3k 1.1× 599 1.0× 518 1.0× 50 6.1k
Wolf Arntz Germany 46 3.9k 0.9× 3.2k 1.0× 2.9k 1.5× 417 0.7× 270 0.5× 184 5.6k
Craig M. Young United States 48 4.3k 1.0× 3.5k 1.0× 3.4k 1.7× 227 0.4× 367 0.7× 185 7.0k
A. J. Southward United Kingdom 42 3.6k 0.8× 2.8k 0.8× 2.5k 1.2× 216 0.3× 198 0.4× 124 5.6k
Thomas Brey Germany 46 3.9k 0.9× 4.0k 1.2× 4.0k 2.0× 533 0.9× 265 0.5× 204 6.9k
Julian Gutt Germany 43 3.7k 0.9× 3.3k 1.0× 2.1k 1.0× 977 1.6× 186 0.4× 133 5.7k
E. Naylor United Kingdom 46 2.5k 0.6× 3.6k 1.1× 2.5k 1.2× 161 0.3× 202 0.4× 126 6.1k
Craig R. McClain United States 34 2.4k 0.6× 2.5k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 420 0.7× 658 1.3× 91 4.1k
Katrin Linse United Kingdom 37 2.9k 0.7× 2.6k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 576 0.9× 251 0.5× 152 4.5k
Laurence P. Madin United States 34 2.7k 0.6× 1.7k 0.5× 1.6k 0.8× 143 0.2× 1.1k 2.1× 55 4.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert R. Hessler

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Elofsson, Rolf & Robert R. Hessler. (2013). The ultrastructure of the striated muscles of Derocheilocaris typica (Mystacocarida, Crustacea). Arthropod Structure & Development. 42(5). 361–368. 3 indexed citations
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Hessler, Robert R. & Rolf Elofsson. (2012). The reproductive system of Derocheilocaris typica (Crustacea, Mystacocarida). Arthropod Structure & Development. 41(3). 281–291. 6 indexed citations
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Elofsson, Rolf & Robert R. Hessler. (2010). The intestinal musculature of Derocheilocaris typica (Crustacea, Mystacocarida) – A different and unique pattern. Arthropod Structure & Development. 39(4). 242–250. 5 indexed citations
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Elofsson, Rolf & Robert R. Hessler. (2008). Two microvillar organs, new to Crustacea, in the Mystacocarida. Arthropod Structure & Development. 37(6). 522–534. 9 indexed citations
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Hessler, Robert R. & Rolf Elofsson. (2007). An excretory organ in the Mystacocarida (Crustacea). Arthropod Structure & Development. 36(2). 171–181. 5 indexed citations
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Elofsson, Rolf & Robert R. Hessler. (2005). The tegumental glands of Derocheilocaris typica (Crustacea, Mystacocarida). Arthropod Structure & Development. 34(2). 125–138. 9 indexed citations
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Hessler, Robert R. & Yoko Wakabara. (2000). Hampsonellus Brasiliensis N. Gen., N. Sp., a Cephalocarid from Brazil. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 20(3). 550–558. 9 indexed citations
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Elofsson, Rolf & Robert R. Hessler. (1998). TEGUMENTAL GLANDS OF HUTCHINSONIELLA MACRACANTHA (CEPHALOCARIDA). Journal of Crustacean Biology. 18(1). 42–56. 14 indexed citations
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Hessler, Robert R.. (1993). SWIMMING MORPHOLOGY IN EURYCOPE CORNUTA (ISOPODA: ASELLOTA). Journal of Crustacean Biology. 13(4). 667–674. 9 indexed citations
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Hessler, Robert R. & Rolf Elofsson. (1991). The excretory system of Hutchinsoniella macracantha (Crustacea, Cephalocarida). Lund University Publications (Lund University). 2 indexed citations
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Fautin, Daphne G. & Robert R. Hessler. (1989). Marianactis bythios, a new genus and species of actinostolid sea anemone (Coelenterata: Actiniaria) from the Mariana vents. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 13 indexed citations
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Smith, Craig R. & Robert R. Hessler. (1987). Colonization and succession in deep-sea ecosystems. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 2(12). 359–363. 48 indexed citations
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Hessler, Robert R.. (1982). The structural morphology of walking mechanisms in eumalacostracan crustaceans. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 296(1081). 245–298. 42 indexed citations
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Wilson, George D. F. & Robert R. Hessler. (1980). Taxonomic characters in the morphology of the genus Eurycope (Crustacea, Isopoda) with a redescription of E. cornuta Sars, 1864. Cahiers de biologie marine. 21. 16 indexed citations
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Hessler, Robert R., George D. F. Wilson, & David Thistle. (1979). The deep-sea isopods: A biogeographic and phylogenetic overview. Sarsia. 64(1-2). 67–75. 74 indexed citations
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Hessler, Robert R.. (1970). The Desmosomatidae (Isopoda, Asellota) of the Gay Head-Bermuda Transect. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 105 indexed citations
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Hessler, Robert R.. (1967). A Record of Serolidae (Isopoda) From the North Atlantic Ocean. Crustaceana. 12(2). 159–162. 11 indexed citations
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Hessler, Robert R.. (1963). Lower Mississippian trilobites of the family Proetidae in the United States, Part 1. Journal of Paleontology. 37(2). 248–264. 23 indexed citations
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Hessler, Robert R.. (1962). Secondary segmentation in the thorax of trilobites. Journal of Paleontology. 36(6). 1305–1312. 13 indexed citations
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Hessler, Robert R.. (1962). The Lower Mississippian genus Proetides (Tril.). Journal of Paleontology. 36(4). 811–816. 8 indexed citations

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