S. Elizabeth Alter

1.3k total citations
36 papers, 795 citations indexed

About

S. Elizabeth Alter is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Aquatic Science. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Elizabeth Alter has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 795 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Ecology, 15 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 10 papers in Aquatic Science. Recurrent topics in S. Elizabeth Alter's work include Marine animal studies overview (10 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (10 papers) and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (10 papers). S. Elizabeth Alter is often cited by papers focused on Marine animal studies overview (10 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (10 papers) and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (10 papers). S. Elizabeth Alter collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Democratic Republic of the Congo. S. Elizabeth Alter's co-authors include Stephen R. Palumbi, Melanie L. J. Stiassny, Eric Rynes, Seth D. Newsome, John Harte, Cheryl A. Logan, Katharine M. Tomalty, Alison J. Haupt, Bianca R. P. Brown and Jason Munshi‐South and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

S. Elizabeth Alter

32 papers receiving 761 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
S. Elizabeth Alter United States	16	475	248	197	193	162	36	795
Amélia Viricel France	17	602 1.3×	147 0.6×	185 0.9×	327 1.7×	279 1.7×	33	934
Bobette R. Dickerson United States	15	453 1.0×	382 1.5×	191 1.0×	58 0.3×	141 0.9×	24	791
Osamu Miura Japan	19	807 1.7×	170 0.7×	237 1.2×	76 0.4×	220 1.4×	68	1.1k
Aaron T. Adamack Canada	12	436 0.9×	287 1.2×	320 1.6×	96 0.5×	380 2.3×	25	1.0k
Vimoksalehi Lukoschek Australia	19	529 1.1×	357 1.4×	551 2.8×	153 0.8×	236 1.5×	34	958
Julie Turgeon Canada	22	689 1.5×	582 2.3×	183 0.9×	169 0.9×	660 4.1×	38	1.4k
Merel L. Dalebout New Zealand	24	1.2k 2.5×	296 1.2×	221 1.1×	307 1.6×	233 1.4×	39	1.5k
Emily Rubidge Canada	16	562 1.2×	286 1.2×	184 0.9×	126 0.7×	325 2.0×	41	941
Levan Mumladze Georgia	16	395 0.8×	173 0.7×	77 0.4×	71 0.4×	189 1.2×	83	802
Joseph L. Staton United States	17	589 1.2×	300 1.2×	274 1.4×	255 1.3×	330 2.0×	26	1.1k

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Smith, Brian Tilston, et al.. (2025). Phylogenomics of African Labeo (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) emphasizing central African species. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 213. 108427–108427.

Alda, Fernando, et al.. (2025). Phylogenomic and Population Genomic Analyses of Ultraconserved Elements Reveal Deep Coalescence and Introgression Shaped Diversification Patterns in Lamprologine Cichlids of the Congo River. Systematic Biology. 74(4). 600–621.

Stiassny, Melanie L. J., et al.. (2024). Impacts of Quaternary Climatic Changes on the Diversification of Riverine Cichlids in the Lower Congo River. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 64(2). 520–532. 2 indexed citations

Allen, Jessica L., et al.. (2024). Geography, Climate, and Habitat Shape the Microbiome of the Endangered Rock Gnome Lichen (Cetradonia linearis). Diversity. 16(3). 178–178.

Arroyave, Jairo, Melanie L. J. Stiassny, S. Elizabeth Alter, et al.. (2024). Gene loss and relaxed selection of plaat1 in vertebrates adapted to low-light environments. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 291(2024). 20232847–20232847. 2 indexed citations

Morris, Nathan, et al.. (2023). Estuarine Sediment Microbiomes from a Chronosequence of Restored Urban Salt Marshes. Microbial Ecology. 85(3). 916–930.

Hickerson, Michael J., et al.. (2022). Riverscape genomics of cichlid fishes in the lower Congo: Uncovering mechanisms of diversification in an extreme hydrological regime. Molecular Ecology. 31(13). 3516–3532. 7 indexed citations

Stiassny, Melanie L. J., et al.. (2021). Fishes of the Mfimi River in the central Congo basin of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Kasai ecoregion or part of the Cuvette Centrale?. Check List. 17(6). 1681–1714. 3 indexed citations

Allen, Jessica L., et al.. (2018). First genome‐wide analysis of the endangered, endemic lichen Cetradonia linearis reveals isolation by distance and strong population structure. American Journal of Botany. 105(9). 1556–1567. 25 indexed citations

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Waldman, John R., et al.. (2018). Contemporary and historical effective population sizes of Atlantic sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus. Conservation Genetics. 20(2). 167–184. 23 indexed citations

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Alter, S. Elizabeth, Jason Munshi‐South, & Melanie L. J. Stiassny. (2016). Genomewide SNP data reveal cryptic phylogeographic structure and microallopatric divergence in a rapids‐adapted clade of cichlids from the Congo River. Molecular Ecology. 26(5). 1401–1419. 39 indexed citations

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McKeon, C. Seabird, S. Elizabeth Alter, Nathaniel E. Seavy, et al.. (2015). Melting barriers to faunal exchange across ocean basins. Global Change Biology. 22(2). 465–473. 13 indexed citations

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Naro‐Maciel, Eugênia, Brendan N. Reid, S. Elizabeth Alter, et al.. (2014). From refugia to rookeries: Phylogeography of Atlantic green turtles. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 461. 306–316. 38 indexed citations

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Alter, S. Elizabeth, Seth D. Newsome, & Stephen R. Palumbi. (2012). Pre-Whaling Genetic Diversity and Population Ecology in Eastern Pacific Gray Whales: Insights from Ancient DNA and Stable Isotopes. PLoS ONE. 7(5). e35039–e35039. 60 indexed citations

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Alter, S. Elizabeth, Mark Simmonds, & John R. Brandon. (2010). Forecasting the consequences of climate-driven shifts in human behavior on cetaceans. Marine Policy. 34(5). 943–954. 32 indexed citations

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Alter, S. Elizabeth & Stephen R. Palumbi. (2008). Comparing Evolutionary Patterns and Variability in the Mitochondrial Control Region and Cytochrome b in Three Species of Baleen Whales. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 68(1). 97–111. 35 indexed citations

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Alter, S. Elizabeth, et al.. (2008). Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genetic Variation across Calving Lagoons in Eastern North Pacific Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus). Journal of Heredity. 100(1). 34–46. 12 indexed citations

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Alter, S. Elizabeth, Eric Rynes, & Stephen R. Palumbi. (2007). DNA evidence for historic population size and past ecosystem impacts of gray whales. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(38). 15162–15167. 117 indexed citations

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Alter, S. Elizabeth & Stephen R. Palumbi. (2007). Could genetic diversity in eastern North Pacific gray whales reflect global historic abundance?. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(52). 3 indexed citations

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Harte, John, et al.. (2003). Enhanced growth of sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) in response to manipulated ecosystem warming. Global Change Biology. 9(5). 736–742. 53 indexed citations

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