Sumner Welles

644 total citations
14 papers, 425 citations indexed

About

Sumner Welles is a scholar working on Paleontology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sumner Welles has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 425 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Paleontology, 2 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 2 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Sumner Welles's work include Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (9 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (7 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (1 paper). Sumner Welles is often cited by papers focused on Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (9 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (7 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (1 paper). Sumner Welles collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand and United States. Sumner Welles's co-authors include John W. Cosgriff, Charles L. Camp, Richard Estes, Bob H. Slaughter and C. A. Fleming and has published in prestigious journals such as Geological Society of America Bulletin, Foreign Affairs and The American Historical Review.

In The Last Decade

Sumner Welles

12 papers receiving 355 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sumner Welles New Zealand 10 388 247 82 16 14 14 425
Sohan L. Jain India 11 328 0.8× 231 0.9× 62 0.8× 16 1.0× 13 0.9× 14 354
John W. Cosgriff United States 13 379 1.0× 202 0.8× 108 1.3× 6 0.4× 10 0.7× 15 392
Richard Beerbower United States 3 321 0.8× 201 0.8× 38 0.5× 18 1.1× 8 0.6× 3 329
J. Wiffen New Zealand 11 468 1.2× 307 1.2× 95 1.2× 16 1.0× 24 1.7× 13 489
A. R. I. Cruickshank United Kingdom 9 349 0.9× 218 0.9× 68 0.8× 7 0.4× 21 1.5× 18 377
Teresa Maryańska Poland 11 421 1.1× 235 1.0× 87 1.1× 6 0.4× 18 1.3× 12 442
Michel Martin France 13 371 1.0× 267 1.1× 51 0.6× 8 0.5× 6 0.4× 22 416
Donald D. DeBlieux United States 11 329 0.8× 191 0.8× 64 0.8× 15 0.9× 12 0.9× 14 344
Mário Costa Barberena Brazil 11 455 1.2× 337 1.4× 44 0.5× 19 1.2× 7 0.5× 14 464
Michael K. Brett-Surman United States 6 233 0.6× 141 0.6× 40 0.5× 7 0.4× 11 0.8× 14 246

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sumner Welles

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sumner Welles

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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Welles, Sumner. (1983). Allosaurus (Saurischia, Theropoda) not yet in Australia. Journal of Paleontology. 57(2). 196–196. 14 indexed citations
2.
Welles, Sumner. (1983). Two centers of ossification in a theropod astragalus. Journal of Paleontology. 57(2). 401–401. 4 indexed citations
3.
Fleming, C. A., et al.. (1971). New Zealand Ichthyosaurs—a summary, including new records from the Cretaceous. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 14(4). 734–741. 13 indexed citations
4.
Welles, Sumner. (1970). Dilophosaurus (Reptilia, Saurischia), a new name for a dinosaur. Journal of Paleontology. 44(5). 989–989. 25 indexed citations
5.
Welles, Sumner & Richard Estes. (1969). Hadrokkosaurus Bradyi from the Upper Moenkopi Formation of Arizona With a Review of the Brachyopid Labyrinthodonts. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 34 indexed citations
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Welles, Sumner & John W. Cosgriff. (1965). A revision of the labyrinthodont family Capitosauridae : and a description of Parotosaurus Peabodyi, N. Sp. from the Wupatki member of the Moenkopi formation of Northern Arizona. University of California Press eBooks. 46 indexed citations
7.
Welles, Sumner & Bob H. Slaughter. (1963). The first record of the plesiosaurian genus Polyptychodon (Pliosauridae) from the New World. Journal of Paleontology. 37(1). 131–133. 19 indexed citations
8.
Welles, Sumner. (1962). A new species of elasmosaur from the Aptian of Colombia and a review of the Cretaceous plesiosaurs. University of California Press eBooks. 160 indexed citations
9.
Welles, Sumner, et al.. (1959). First record of mosasaur from the Cretaceous of Santa Barbara de Barinas, Venezuela. Journal of Paleontology. 33(5). 966–967. 3 indexed citations
10.
Camp, Charles L. & Sumner Welles. (1958). Triassic Dicynodont reptiles. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar. 80(2). 250–251. 40 indexed citations
11.
Welles, Sumner. (1954). NEW JURASSIC DINOSAUR FROM THE KAYENTA FORMATION OF ARIZONA. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 65(6). 591–591. 49 indexed citations
12.
Welles, Sumner. (1951). Seven major decisions.
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Welles, Sumner. (1951). Two Roosevelt Decisions: One Debit, One Credit. Foreign Affairs. 29(2). 182–182. 1 indexed citations
14.
Welles, Sumner, et al.. (1951). Seven Decisions that Shaped History. The American Historical Review. 56(4). 931–931. 17 indexed citations

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