Stuart G. Poss

977 total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 794 citations indexed

About

Stuart G. Poss is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aquatic Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Stuart G. Poss has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 794 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 9 papers in Aquatic Science and 7 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Stuart G. Poss's work include Ichthyology and Marine Biology (11 papers), Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (9 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (8 papers). Stuart G. Poss is often cited by papers focused on Ichthyology and Marine Biology (11 papers), Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (9 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (8 papers). Stuart G. Poss collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Germany. Stuart G. Poss's co-authors include Fred L. Bookstein, Gerald R. Smith, R. L. Elder, Barry Chernoff, Julian M. Humphries, R. Grant Gilmore, George H. Burgess, Steven J. Parker, Thomas Schmidt and J. A. Musick and has published in prestigious journals such as Systematic Biology, Copeia and Canadian Journal of Zoology.

In The Last Decade

Stuart G. Poss

16 papers receiving 648 citations

Hit Papers

Multivariate Discrimination by Shape in Relation to Size 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 100 200 300
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. Multivariate Discrimination by Shape in Relation to Size
    1981 398 citations Julian M. Humphries, Fred L. Bookstein et al. Systematic Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stuart G. Poss United States 7 471 364 274 265 119 17 794
Stephen F. Norton United States 10 670 1.4× 291 0.8× 189 0.7× 257 1.0× 75 0.6× 11 866
Gilmar José Torres Spain 6 322 0.7× 199 0.5× 437 1.6× 257 1.0× 124 1.0× 7 703
Ralph G. Turingan United States 19 713 1.5× 533 1.5× 423 1.5× 332 1.3× 71 0.6× 42 1.2k
Barton A. Richard United States 6 461 1.0× 313 0.9× 185 0.7× 181 0.7× 75 0.6× 9 707
C.D.N. Barel Netherlands 15 595 1.3× 506 1.4× 98 0.4× 469 1.8× 89 0.7× 19 961
James D. Felley United States 14 303 0.6× 207 0.6× 114 0.4× 144 0.5× 174 1.5× 26 671
Harald Ahnelt Austria 15 415 0.9× 249 0.7× 142 0.5× 307 1.2× 116 1.0× 79 689
N. Giles United Kingdom 14 473 1.0× 438 1.2× 143 0.5× 198 0.7× 202 1.7× 22 803
Osamu Katano Japan 16 647 1.4× 407 1.1× 222 0.8× 286 1.1× 68 0.6× 69 861
María B. Cousseau Argentina 16 400 0.8× 304 0.8× 387 1.4× 245 0.9× 45 0.4× 44 704

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stuart G. Poss

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Poss, Stuart G. & Herbert T. Boschung. (2013). LANCELETS (CEPHALOCHORDATA: BRANCHIOSTOMATTDAE): HOW MANY SPECIES ARE VALID?. Israel Journal of Zoology. 5 indexed citations
2.
Poss, Stuart G., John E. McCosker, & Carole C. Baldwin. (2010). A New Species of Scorpaenodes (Pisces: Scorpaenidae) from the Galapagos and Cocos Islands with Discussions of the Limits of Scorpaenodes and Thysanichthys. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 3 indexed citations
3.
Motomura, Hiroyuki, Stuart G. Poss, & Kwang‐Tsao Shao. (2007). Scorpaena pepo, a New Species of Scorpionfish (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from Northeastern Taiwan, with a Review of S. onaria Jordan and Snyder. Zoological studies. 46(1). 35–45. 7 indexed citations
4.
Randall, John E. & Stuart G. Poss. (2002). Redescription of the Indo-Pacific Scorpionfish Scorpaenopsis fowleri and Reallocation to the Genus Sebastapistes. Pacific Science. 56(1). 57–64. 3 indexed citations
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Musick, J. A., George H. Burgess, Anne-Marie Eklund, et al.. (2000). Marine, Estuarine, and Diadromous Fish Stocks at Risk of Extinction in North America (Exclusive of Pacific Salmonids). Fisheries. 25(11). 6–30. 260 indexed citations
6.
Poss, Stuart G. & Bruce B. Collette. (1995). Second Survey of Fish Collections in the United States and Canada. Copeia. 1995(1). 48–48. 26 indexed citations
7.
Poss, Stuart G., et al.. (1994). The Scientific Publications of Charles Eric Dawson (1948-1990). Gulf Research Reports. 9. 2 indexed citations
8.
Poss, Stuart G. & G. David Johnson. (1991). Matsubarichthys inusitatus, a new genus and species of velvetfish (Scorpaeniformes: Aploactinidae) from the Great Barrier Reef. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 104(3). 468–473. 2 indexed citations
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Poss, Stuart G. & Bruce B. Collette. (1990). Scorpaenodes immaculatus, a new species of scorpionfish (Osteichthyes: Scorpaenidae) from Walters Shoals, Madagascar Ridge. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 2 indexed citations
10.
Poss, Stuart G. & Gerald R. Allen. (1987). New Australian fishes. Part 18. A new species of Cocotropus (Aploactinidae). Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria. 48(1). 79–82. 3 indexed citations
11.
Poss, Stuart G. & Robert Rush Miller. (1983). Taxonomic Status of the Plains Killifish, Fundulus zebrinus. Copeia. 1983(1). 55–55. 12 indexed citations
12.
Poss, Stuart G. & Victor G. Springer. (1983). Eschmeyer nexus, a new genus and species of scorpaenid fish from Fiji. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 2 indexed citations
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Poss, Stuart G.. (1982). A New Aploactinid Fish of the Genus Kanekonia from Indonesia and Redescription of K.florida. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology. 28(4). 375–380. 2 indexed citations
14.
Poss, Stuart G., et al.. (1982). Structure and innervation of the swim bladder musculature in the weakfish, Cynoscion regalis (Teleostei: Sciaenidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology. 60(8). 1955–1967. 55 indexed citations
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Humphries, Julian M., Fred L. Bookstein, Barry Chernoff, et al.. (1981). Multivariate Discrimination by Shape in Relation to Size. Systematic Biology. 30(3). 291–308. 398 indexed citations breakdown →
16.
Poss, Stuart G. & William N. Eschmeyer. (1979). Prosoproctus pataecus, a new genus and species of velvetfish from the South China Sea (Aploactinidae: Scorpaeniformes).. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology. 26(1). 11–14. 2 indexed citations
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Poss, Stuart G. & William N. Eschmeyer. (1978). 2 new australian velvetfishes genus paraploactis scorpaeniformes aploactinidae with a revision of the genus and comments on the genera and species of the aploactinidae. 41(18). 401–426. 10 indexed citations

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