Ryan C. Ridgely

2.7k total citations
35 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Ryan C. Ridgely is a scholar working on Paleontology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Ryan C. Ridgely has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Paleontology, 21 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 11 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Ryan C. Ridgely's work include Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (29 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (24 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (20 papers). Ryan C. Ridgely is often cited by papers focused on Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (29 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (24 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (20 papers). Ryan C. Ridgely collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Ryan C. Ridgely's co-authors include Lawrence M. Witmer, Casey M. Holliday, Tobin L. Hieronymus, Fabien Knoll, David C. Evans, François Therrien, Francisco Ortega, Darla K. Zelenitsky, Jayc C. Sedlmayr and Daniela Schwarz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Comparative Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Ryan C. Ridgely

35 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ryan C. Ridgely United States	23	1.4k	872	324	167	127	35	1.7k
Casey M. Holliday United States	28	1.5k 1.1×	980 1.1×	400 1.2×	138 0.8×	120 0.9×	60	2.0k
Gabe S. Bever United States	23	1.4k 1.0×	903 1.0×	447 1.4×	128 0.8×	126 1.0×	33	1.7k
Angela C. Milner United Kingdom	20	1.6k 1.1×	955 1.1×	310 1.0×	108 0.6×	114 0.9×	40	1.7k
Andrew A. Farke United States	21	1.2k 0.9×	542 0.6×	325 1.0×	103 0.6×	72 0.6×	51	1.4k
Amy M. Balanoff United States	21	1.2k 0.9×	729 0.8×	263 0.8×	88 0.5×	81 0.6×	43	1.4k
Darren Naish United Kingdom	31	2.3k 1.6×	1.4k 1.6×	411 1.3×	236 1.4×	223 1.8×	93	2.6k
Michael Pittman Hong Kong	21	993 0.7×	482 0.6×	236 0.7×	98 0.6×	129 1.0×	73	1.2k
Kristina Curry Rogers United States	17	1.7k 1.2×	1.1k 1.3×	302 0.9×	123 0.7×	76 0.6×	19	1.8k
Xing Xu China	30	2.3k 1.6×	1.3k 1.5×	459 1.4×	146 0.9×	289 2.3×	105	2.6k
Xiaoli Wang China	20	1.0k 0.7×	440 0.5×	159 0.5×	150 0.9×	228 1.8×	51	1.2k

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Therrien, François, et al.. (2025). Ontogenetic Changes in Endocranial Anatomy in Gorgosaurus libratus (Theropoda: Tyrannosauridae) Provide Insight Into the Evolution of the Tyrannosauroid Endocranium. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 533(5). e70056–e70056. 1 indexed citations

Baczko, M. Belén von, Julia B. Desojo, David J. Gower, et al.. (2021). New digital braincase endocasts of two species of Desmatosuchus and neurocranial diversity within Aetosauria (Archosauria: Pseudosuchia). The Anatomical Record. 305(10). 2415–2434. 10 indexed citations

Witmer, Lawrence M., Ryan C. Ridgely, Helen F. James, Storrs L. Olson, & Andrew N. Iwaniuk. (2017). The remarkable, recently extinct “mole‐duck” Talpanas lippa (Aves: Anseriformes) from Kauai, Hawaii: behavioral implications of its neuroanatomy and skull morphology. The FASEB Journal. 31(S1). 3 indexed citations

Martínez, Rubén D., Matthew C. Lamanna, Fernando E. Novas, et al.. (2016). A Basal Lithostrotian Titanosaur (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) with a Complete Skull: Implications for the Evolution and Paleobiology of Titanosauria. PLoS ONE. 11(4). e0151661–e0151661. 78 indexed citations

Stocker, Michelle R., Sterling J. Nesbitt, Katharine E. Criswell, et al.. (2016). A Dome-Headed Stem Archosaur Exemplifies Convergence among Dinosaurs and Their Distant Relatives. Current Biology. 26(19). 2674–2680. 52 indexed citations

Knoll, Fabien, Ryan C. Ridgely, & Lawrence M. Witmer. (2015). Comparative paleoneurology of the basal dicraeosaurid sauropod Suuwassea emilieae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 34. 156–156. 1 indexed citations

Knoll, Fabien, Lawrence M. Witmer, Ryan C. Ridgely, Francisco Ortega, & J. L. Sanz. (2015). A New Titanosaurian Braincase from the Cretaceous “Lo Hueco” Locality in Spain Sheds Light on Neuroanatomical Evolution within Titanosauria. PLoS ONE. 10(10). e0138233–e0138233. 23 indexed citations

Sues, Hans‐Dieter, Alexander O. Averianov, Ryan C. Ridgely, & Lawrence M. Witmer. (2015). Titanosauria (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous (Turonian) Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 35(1). e889145–e889145. 42 indexed citations

Knoll, Fabien, et al.. (2014). The brain and inner ear of the sauropod dinosaurs from Tendaguru (Tanzania) in the context of sauropod evolution: a unique glimpse into the sensory world of Gondwanan Jurassic giants. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 4 indexed citations

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Bourke, Jason M., Ryan C. Ridgely, Tyler R. Lyson, et al.. (2014). Breathing Life Into Dinosaurs: Tackling Challenges of Soft‐Tissue Restoration and Nasal Airflow in Extinct Species. The Anatomical Record. 297(11). 2148–2186. 61 indexed citations

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Wroe, Stephen, Uphar Chamoli, William C. Parr, et al.. (2013). Comparative Biomechanical Modeling of Metatherian and Placental Saber-Tooths: A Different Kind of Bite for an Extreme Pouched Predator. PLoS ONE. 8(6). e66888–e66888. 37 indexed citations

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Knoll, Fabien, Ryan C. Ridgely, Francisco Ortega, J. L. Sanz, & Lawrence M. Witmer. (2013). Neurocranial Osteology and Neuroanatomy of a Late Cretaceous Titanosaurian Sauropod from Spain (Ampelosaurus sp.). PLoS ONE. 8(1). e54991–e54991. 32 indexed citations

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Knoll, Fabien, Lawrence M. Witmer, Francisco Ortega, Ryan C. Ridgely, & Daniela Schwarz. (2012). The Braincase of the Basal Sauropod Dinosaur Spinophorosaurus and 3D Reconstructions of the Cranial Endocast and Inner Ear. PLoS ONE. 7(1). e30060–e30060. 83 indexed citations

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Holliday, Casey M., Ryan C. Ridgely, Jayc C. Sedlmayr, & Lawrence M. Witmer. (2010). Cartilaginous Epiphyses in Extant Archosaurs and Their Implications for Reconstructing Limb Function in Dinosaurs. PLoS ONE. 5(9). e13120–e13120. 101 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Patrick M., Joseph J. W. Sertich, Nancy J. Stevens, et al.. (2010). The evolution of mammal-like crocodyliforms in the Cretaceous Period of Gondwana. Nature. 466(7307). 748–751. 112 indexed citations

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Evans, David C., Ryan C. Ridgely, & Lawrence M. Witmer. (2009). Endocranial Anatomy of Lambeosaurine Hadrosaurids (Dinosauria: Ornithischia): A Sensorineural Perspective on Cranial Crest Function. The Anatomical Record. 292(9). 1315–1337. 83 indexed citations

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Witmer, Lawrence M. & Ryan C. Ridgely. (2009). New Insights Into the Brain, Braincase, and Ear Region of Tyrannosaurs (Dinosauria, Theropoda), with Implications for Sensory Organization and Behavior. The Anatomical Record. 292(9). 1266–1296. 191 indexed citations

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Witmer, Lawrence M. & Ryan C. Ridgely. (2008). The Paranasal Air Sinuses of Predatory and Armored Dinosaurs (Archosauria: Theropoda and Ankylosauria) and Their Contribution to Cephalic Structure. The Anatomical Record. 291(11). 1362–1388. 147 indexed citations

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Hieronymus, Tobin L., Lawrence M. Witmer, & Ryan C. Ridgely. (2006). Structure of white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) horn investigated by X-ray computed tomography and histology with implications for growth and external form. Journal of Morphology. 267(10). 1172–1176. 57 indexed citations

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Holliday, Casey M., Ryan C. Ridgely, Amy M. Balanoff, & Lawrence M. Witmer. (2006). Cephalic vascular anatomy in flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) based on novel vascular injection and computed tomographic imaging analyses. The Anatomical Record Part A Discoveries in Molecular Cellular and Evolutionary Biology. 288A(10). 1031–1041. 23 indexed citations

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