Varad B. Giri

1.2k total citations
56 papers, 950 citations indexed

About

Varad B. Giri is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Genetics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Varad B. Giri has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 950 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 31 papers in Genetics and 15 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Varad B. Giri's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (52 papers), Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy (19 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (14 papers). Varad B. Giri is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (52 papers), Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy (19 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (14 papers). Varad B. Giri collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and United Kingdom. Varad B. Giri's co-authors include Aaron M. Bauer, Ishan Agarwal, David J. Gower, K. Praveen Karanth, Mark Wilkinson, Franky Bossuyt, Ines Van Bocxlaer, Yogesh S. Shouche, V. Deepak and Eli Greenbaum and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biogeography, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution and Journal of Evolutionary Biology.

In The Last Decade

Varad B. Giri

55 papers receiving 880 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Varad B. Giri India 21 793 451 320 295 147 56 950
Ishan Agarwal India 17 698 0.9× 429 1.0× 298 0.9× 259 0.9× 94 0.6× 77 846
Yusuf Kumlutaş Türkiye 18 707 0.9× 662 1.5× 377 1.2× 285 1.0× 301 2.0× 118 1.2k
Jiří Moravec Czechia 20 717 0.9× 562 1.2× 421 1.3× 293 1.0× 196 1.3× 52 1.0k
Anslem de Silva Sri Lanka 16 454 0.6× 385 0.9× 185 0.6× 196 0.7× 140 1.0× 47 783
Aziz Avcı Türkiye 17 521 0.7× 412 0.9× 297 0.9× 218 0.7× 224 1.5× 86 810
Hinrich Kaiser United States 15 586 0.7× 328 0.7× 260 0.8× 247 0.8× 267 1.8× 88 977
Fernando Castro‐Herrera Colombia 15 532 0.7× 213 0.5× 271 0.8× 159 0.5× 119 0.8× 48 838
Werner Conradie South Africa 15 551 0.7× 223 0.5× 311 1.0× 199 0.7× 197 1.3× 80 686
Maciej Pabijan Poland 20 523 0.7× 415 0.9× 242 0.8× 247 0.8× 210 1.4× 50 898
Jesse L. Grismer United States 22 1.0k 1.3× 549 1.2× 438 1.4× 459 1.6× 161 1.1× 74 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Varad B. Giri

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Fields of papers citing papers by Varad B. Giri

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Varad B. Giri

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All Works

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Giri, Varad B., et al.. (2020). Two new species of yellow-tailed Hemidactylus Goldfuss, 1820 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from rocky outcrops on the Telangana Plateau, India. Zootaxa. 4895(4). zootaxa.4895.4.2–zootaxa.4895.4.2. 8 indexed citations
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Giri, Varad B., David J. Gower, Abhijit Das, et al.. (2019). A new genus and species of natricine snake from northeast India. Zootaxa. 4603(2). zootaxa.4603.2.2–zootaxa.4603.2.2. 21 indexed citations
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Giri, Varad B., et al.. (2018). Phylogeny and biogeography of the endemic Hemidactylus geckos of the Indian subregion suggest multiple dispersals from Peninsular India to Sri Lanka. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 186(1). 286–301. 20 indexed citations
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Gower, David J., et al.. (2017). On the absence of Ichthyophis sikkimensis Taylor, 1960 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae) in the Western Ghats of peninsular India. Herpetological Journal. 27(2). 181–187. 2 indexed citations
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Gower, David J., Varad B. Giri, Ashok Captain, & Mark Wilkinson. (2016). A reassessment of Melanophidium Günther, 1864 (Squamata: Serpentes: <br />Uropeltidae) from the Western Ghats of peninsular India, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa. 4085(4). 481–503. 6 indexed citations
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Bauer, Aaron M., et al.. (2015). A new rock dwelling Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Chhattisgarh, India. Zootaxa. 4021(2). 334–50. 13 indexed citations
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Giri, Varad B., et al.. (2014). Primitive Breeding in an Ancient Indian Frog Genus Indirana. Current Science. 107(1). 109–112. 10 indexed citations
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Giri, Varad B., Ishan Agarwal, & Aaron M. Bauer. (2011). Designation of a Neotype for Cnemaspis mysoriensis (Jerdon 1853) (Sauria: Gekkonidae), with a Redescription and Notes on Its Distribution and Habitat. Russian Journal of Herpetology. 16(4). 256–264. 11 indexed citations
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Bauer, Aaron M., Todd R. Jackman, Eli Greenbaum, et al.. (2010). Molecular evidence for the taxonomic status of Hemidactylus brookii group taxa (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Herpetological Journal. 20(3). 129–138. 23 indexed citations
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Bauer, Aaron M., Todd R. Jackman, Eli Greenbaum, Varad B. Giri, & Anslem de Silva. (2010). South Asia supports a major endemic radiation of Hemidactylus geckos. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 57(1). 343–352. 76 indexed citations
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Bocxlaer, Ines Van, et al.. (2009). Two new endemic genera and a new species of toad (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Western Ghats of India. BMC Research Notes. 2(1). 241–241. 38 indexed citations
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Bocxlaer, Ines Van, et al.. (2007). A new nightfrog, Nyctibatrachus minimus sp. nov. (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae) : The smallest frog from India. Current Science. 93(6). 854–858. 10 indexed citations
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Giri, Varad B., David J. Gower, & Mark Wilkinson. (2004). A new species of Indotyphlus Taylor (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from the Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa. 739(1). 20 indexed citations
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Sivakumar, Saritha, et al.. (2003). Record of the Painted Kaloula Kaloula Taprobanica in Andhra Pradesh. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 3 indexed citations

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