Samuel S. Sweet

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 839 citations indexed

About

Samuel S. Sweet is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Samuel S. Sweet has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 839 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 5 papers in Ecology and 4 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Samuel S. Sweet's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (7 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (3 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (2 papers). Samuel S. Sweet is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (7 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (3 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (2 papers). Samuel S. Sweet collaborates with scholars based in United States and Finland. Samuel S. Sweet's co-authors include Robert C. Stebbins, Eric R. Pianka, Danuta M. Bennett, Scott D. Cooper, Tom L. Dudley and Elizabeth L. Jockusch and has published in prestigious journals such as BioEssays, Hydrobiologia and Copeia.

In The Last Decade

Samuel S. Sweet

10 papers receiving 648 citations

Hit Papers

A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 200 400 600
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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. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians
    1986 631 citations Samuel S. Sweet, Robert C. Stebbins Copeia profile →

Peers

Samuel S. Sweet
Anthony H. Whitaker New Zealand
Glenn M. Shea Australia
Heidi M. Snell United States
Stephen D. Busack United States
Mohomed M. Bahir Singapore
James Lazell United States
J. C. Poynton United Kingdom
Wen‐San Huang Taiwan
John H. Carothers United States
Joseph C. Mitchell United States
Anthony H. Whitaker New Zealand
Samuel S. Sweet
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Countries citing papers authored by Samuel S. Sweet

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Fields of papers citing papers by Samuel S. Sweet

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Samuel S. Sweet

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Samuel S. Sweet. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Samuel S. Sweet based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Samuel S. Sweet. Samuel S. Sweet is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Sweet, Samuel S. & Elizabeth L. Jockusch. (2021). A New Relict Species of Slender Salamander (Plethodontidae: Batrachoseps) with a Tiny Range from Point Arguello, California. Ichthyology & Herpetology. 109(3). 836–850. 2 indexed citations
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Sweet, Samuel S., et al.. (2017). Comment (Case 3676) — Response to a comment on the proposed conservation of Tupinambus indicus Daudin, 1802 by replacement of the neotype. The Bulletin of zoological nomenclature. 73(2-4). 119–120.
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Bennett, Danuta M., Tom L. Dudley, Scott D. Cooper, & Samuel S. Sweet. (2014). Ecology of the invasive New Zealand mud snail, Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Hydrobiidae), in a mediterranean-climate stream system. Hydrobiologia. 746(1). 375–399. 24 indexed citations
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Sweet, Samuel S., et al.. (2010). A new melanistic species of monitor lizard (Reptilia: Squamata: Varanidae) from Sanana Island, Indonesia. Zootaxa. 2434(1). 12 indexed citations
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Pianka, Eric R. & Samuel S. Sweet. (2005). Integrative biology of sticky feet in geckos. BioEssays. 27(6). 647–652. 18 indexed citations
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Sweet, Samuel S. & Eric R. Pianka. (2003). The lizard kings.. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 112(9). 40–45. 4 indexed citations
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Sweet, Samuel S. & Robert C. Stebbins. (1986). A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. Copeia. 1986(1). 262–262. 631 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sweet, Samuel S.. (1984). Secondary Contact and Hybridization in the Texas Cave Salamanders Eurycea neotenes and E. tridentifera. Copeia. 1984(2). 428–428. 16 indexed citations
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Sweet, Samuel S., et al.. (1981). Generic Boundaries in Texas Cave Salamanders, and a Redescription of Typhlomolge robusta (Amphibia: Plethodontidae). Copeia. 1981(1). 64–64. 18 indexed citations
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Sweet, Samuel S.. (1980). Allometric Inference in Morphology. American Zoologist. 20(4). 643–652. 51 indexed citations

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