Ronald W. Davies

3.4k total citations
163 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Ronald W. Davies is a scholar working on Ecology, Pharmacology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Ronald W. Davies has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Ecology, 84 papers in Pharmacology and 40 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Ronald W. Davies's work include Leech Biology and Applications (83 papers), Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (58 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (35 papers). Ronald W. Davies is often cited by papers focused on Leech Biology and Applications (83 papers), Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (58 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (35 papers). Ronald W. Davies collaborates with scholars based in Canada, India and Australia. Ronald W. Davies's co-authors include Frederick J. Wrona, Joseph M. Culp, L. R. Linton, Sandra J. Walde, Trefor B. Reynoldson, Dean W. Blinn, Donald J. Baird, Fredric R. Govedich, Lewis L. Osborne and Thomas Gates and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Ronald W. Davies

161 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ronald W. Davies Canada 26 1.7k 984 833 435 311 163 2.7k
Ana Almodóvar Spain 32 1.6k 0.9× 2.0k 2.0× 133 0.2× 510 1.2× 475 1.5× 99 2.9k
África Gómez United Kingdom 29 2.0k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 34 0.0× 546 1.3× 239 0.8× 53 3.3k
Louis Deharveng France 25 950 0.6× 436 0.4× 40 0.0× 1.9k 4.3× 551 1.8× 182 3.3k
Kathryn E. Perez United States 19 1.5k 0.9× 618 0.6× 28 0.0× 196 0.5× 268 0.9× 55 2.2k
C. H. Fernando Canada 33 2.3k 1.4× 1.0k 1.1× 35 0.0× 363 0.8× 144 0.5× 192 3.6k
Jeffrey M. Diez United States 31 1.4k 0.8× 2.1k 2.1× 47 0.1× 1.5k 3.5× 662 2.1× 55 3.8k
Manuel Serra Spain 34 1.7k 1.0× 1.4k 1.4× 30 0.0× 470 1.1× 160 0.5× 102 3.1k
Klaus Schwenk Germany 33 2.8k 1.6× 1.2k 1.2× 23 0.0× 761 1.7× 353 1.1× 88 4.6k
Carl N. von Ende United States 13 1.7k 1.0× 1.3k 1.3× 12 0.0× 659 1.5× 520 1.7× 16 3.3k
Richard C. Brusca United States 19 1.3k 0.7× 317 0.3× 17 0.0× 302 0.7× 539 1.7× 56 2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ronald W. Davies

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Govedich, Fredric R., et al.. (2004). Prey preference and feeding behaviour of two Australian glossiphoniid leeches, and the avoidance response of their snail prey. The Victorian naturalist. 121(1). 51–55. 1 indexed citations
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Govedich, Fredric R., et al.. (2002). First record of the Asian freshwater leech Barbronia weberi (Blanchard, 1897) (Euhirudinea: Erpobdellidae) in Australia. The Victorian naturalist. 119(5). 225–226. 10 indexed citations
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Davies, Ronald W., et al.. (1992). Thermal acclimation and metabolism of the hepatopancreas in the tropical scorpion, Heterometrus fulvipes. Journal of Thermal Biology. 17(3). 141–146. 4 indexed citations
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Sarnat, Harvey B., et al.. (1989). Unimpaired RNA synthesis in neurons and epithelial cells in a freshwater leech exposed to the organophosphate insecticide chlorpyrifos. The Science of The Total Environment. 83(1-2). 195–202. 2 indexed citations
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Davies, Ronald W., et al.. (1989). Decomposition of leaf litter exposed to simulated acid rain in a buffered lotic system. Freshwater Biology. 22(1). 33–44. 11 indexed citations
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Davies, Ronald W., et al.. (1989). New Distribution Records for Leeches (Hirudinoidea) in Arizona. The Southwestern Naturalist. 34(3). 431–431. 1 indexed citations
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Davies, Ronald W. & Claudia Kasserra. (1989). Foraging activity of two species of predatory leeches exposed to active and sedentary prey. Oecologia. 81(3). 329–334. 15 indexed citations
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Sarnat, Harvey B., et al.. (1988). Effects of anoxia and hyperoxia on the neurons in the leech Nephelopsis obscura (Erpobdellidae): Ultrastructural studies. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 52(3). 409–418. 7 indexed citations
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Davies, Ronald W., et al.. (1988). The effects of a simulated acid precipitation on leaf litter quality and the growth of a detritivore in a buffered lotic system. Environmental Pollution. 52(4). 303–313. 4 indexed citations
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Walde, Sandra J. & Ronald W. Davies. (1987). Spatial and temporal variation in the diet of a predaceous stonefly (Plecoptera: Perlodidae). Freshwater Biology. 17(1). 109–115. 13 indexed citations
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Davies, Ronald W., et al.. (1986). The physico-chemical environment and the plankton of managed ponds in Haryana, India. Proceedings Animal Sciences. 95(3). 353–363. 10 indexed citations
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Osborne, Lewis L., et al.. (1982). Mutagenic activity of fish and sediments in the Sheep River, Alberta. Water Research. 16(6). 899–902. 9 indexed citations
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Clifford, Hugh F., et al.. (1982). Density and microdistribution of chironomid larvae in an Alberta brown-water stream. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 60(5). 913–920. 11 indexed citations
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Wrona, Frederick J., Ronald W. Davies, & L. R. Linton. (1979). Analysis of the food niche of Glossiphonia complanata (Hirudinoidea: Glossiphoniidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology. 57(11). 2136–2142. 20 indexed citations
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Davies, Ronald W., Frederick J. Wrona, & L. R. Linton. (1979). A Serological Study of Prey Selection by Helobdella stagnalis (Hirudinoidea). Journal of Animal Ecology. 48(1). 181–181. 27 indexed citations
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Osborne, Lewis L., Ronald W. Davies, & Kenneth J. Linton. (1979). Effects of limestone strip mining on benthic macroinvertebrate communities. Water Research. 13(12). 1285–1290. 8 indexed citations
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Davies, Ronald W., et al.. (1977). Reproductive Strategies of Erpobdella punctata (Hirudinoidea) in Two Temporary Ponds. Oikos. 29(2). 313–313. 24 indexed citations
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Davies, Ronald W. & Trefor B. Reynoldson. (1976). A Comparison of the Life-Cycle of Helobdella stagnalis (Linn. 1758) (Hirudinoidea) in Two Different Geographical Areas in Canada. Journal of Animal Ecology. 45(2). 457–457. 25 indexed citations
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Davies, Ronald W.. (1973). The geographic distribution of freshwater Hirudinoidea in Canada. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 51(5). 531–545. 46 indexed citations
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Davies, Ronald W. & Trefor B. Reynoldson. (1969). The Incidence and Intensity of Predation on Lake‐Dwelling Triclads in the Laboratory. Ecology. 50(5). 845–853. 7 indexed citations

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