Vera Fretter

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Vera Fretter is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Vera Fretter has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Ecology, 18 papers in Oceanography and 17 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Vera Fretter's work include Marine Biology and Ecology Research (18 papers), Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (16 papers) and Mollusks and Parasites Studies (12 papers). Vera Fretter is often cited by papers focused on Marine Biology and Ecology Research (18 papers), Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (16 papers) and Mollusks and Parasites Studies (12 papers). Vera Fretter collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Mexico and United States. Vera Fretter's co-authors include Alastair G C Graham, Margaret Pilkington, Jonathan M. Peake and A. D. Berrie and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Animal Ecology and Journal of Arid Environments.

In The Last Decade

Vera Fretter

52 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

British prosobranch molluscs : their functional anatomy and ecology

1962 477 citations Vera Fretter, Alastair G C Graham Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vera Fretter United Kingdom	22	844	621	531	413	320	52	1.5k
Ruth D. Turner United States	21	1.2k 1.4×	805 1.3×	697 1.3×	231 0.6×	164 0.5×	58	1.7k
J. E. Morton United Kingdom	21	602 0.7×	505 0.8×	489 0.9×	157 0.4×	143 0.4×	39	1.2k
Rudolf S. Scheltema United States	17	1.1k 1.4×	854 1.4×	989 1.9×	528 1.3×	81 0.3×	36	1.9k
John Buckland‐Nicks Canada	22	621 0.7×	611 1.0×	441 0.8×	292 0.7×	129 0.4×	60	1.4k
E. W. Knight‐Jones United Kingdom	23	972 1.2×	677 1.1×	477 0.9×	523 1.3×	32 0.1×	44	1.6k
Alan N. Hodgson South Africa	27	1.0k 1.2×	1.1k 1.7×	773 1.5×	253 0.6×	366 1.1×	141	2.3k
F. S. Chia Canada	24	1.1k 1.3×	664 1.1×	768 1.4×	678 1.6×	38 0.1×	40	1.7k
Alan D. Ansell United Kingdom	22	493 0.6×	579 0.9×	700 1.3×	121 0.3×	54 0.2×	47	1.1k
Colin Little United Kingdom	21	824 1.0×	638 1.0×	470 0.9×	74 0.2×	96 0.3×	61	1.3k
Eugene V. Coan United States	12	703 0.8×	756 1.2×	501 0.9×	63 0.2×	277 0.9×	50	1.4k

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All Works

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Fretter, Vera. (1990). The anatomy of some new archaeogastropod limpets (Order Patellogastropoda, Suborder Lepetopsina) from hydrothermal vents. Journal of Zoology. 222(4). 529–555. 20 indexed citations

Fretter, Vera. (1988). New archaeogastropod limpets from hydrothermal vents; Superfamily Lepetodrilacea. II. Anatomy. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 319(1192). 33–82. 48 indexed citations

Fretter, Vera. (1982). An external vascular opening in <italic>Littorina</italic> spp.. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 1 indexed citations

Berrie, A. D., et al.. (1980). Pulmonates. Academic Press, London, Volume 2A Systematics, Evolution and Ecology. Pp. xi + 540. Pound 24.50. Volume 2B Economic Malacology.. Journal of Animal Ecology. 49(3). 1013–1013. 9 indexed citations

Fretter, Vera. (1980). OBSERVATIONS ON THE GROSS ANATOMY OF THE FEMALE GENITAL DUCT OF BRITISH <italic>LITTORINA</italic> SPP. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 13 indexed citations

Fretter, Vera, et al.. (1979). Economic malacology, with particular reference to Achatina fulica. Academic Press eBooks. 43 indexed citations

Fretter, Vera, et al.. (1978). Systematics, evolution and ecology. Academic Press eBooks. 43 indexed citations

Fretter, Vera & Alastair G C Graham. (1978). The prosobranch mollusks of britain and denmark part 3 neritacea viviparacea valvatacea terrestrial and fresh water littorinacea and rissoacea. 5. 101–150. 1 indexed citations

Fretter, Vera & Alastair G C Graham. (1978). The prosobranch mollusks of britain and denmark part 4 marine rissoacea. 6. 151–241. 1 indexed citations

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Fretter, Vera & Alastair G C Graham. (1976). The prosobranch mollusks of britain and denmark part 1 pleurotomariacea fissurellacea and patellacea. 1. 1–36. 2 indexed citations

11.

Fretter, Vera, et al.. (1976). Pulmonates, Vol. I. Functional Anatomy and Physiology. Journal of Animal Ecology. 45(2). 607–607. 6 indexed citations

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Fretter, Vera & Jonathan M. Peake. (1975). Functional anatomy and physiology. Academic Press eBooks. 7 indexed citations

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Fretter, Vera, et al.. (1975). Pulmonates - v. 1: Functional anatomy and physiology.- v. 2A: Systematics, evolution and ecology.- v. 2B: Economic malacology with particular reference to Achatina fulica. 4 indexed citations

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Pilkington, Margaret & Vera Fretter. (1970). Some factors affecting the growth of prosobranch veligers. Helgoland Marine Research. 20(1-4). 576–593. 30 indexed citations

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Fretter, Vera & Alastair G C Graham. (1962). British prosobranch molluscs : their functional anatomy and ecology. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 477 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fretter, Vera. (1956). THE ANATOMY OF THE PROSOBRANCHCIRCULUS STRIATUS(PHILIPPI) AND A REVIEW OF ITS SYSTEMATIC POSITION. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 126(3). 369–382. 8 indexed citations

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Fretter, Vera. (1955). OBSERVATIONS ON BALCIS DEVIANS (MONTEROSATO) AND BALCIS ALBA (DA COSTA). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 31(3-4). 137–143. 5 indexed citations

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Fretter, Vera. (1955). Uptake of radioactive sodium (²⁴Na) by Nereis diversicolor Mueller and Perinereis cultrifera (Grube). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 34(1). 151–160. 20 indexed citations

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Fretter, Vera & Alastair G C Graham. (1954). Observations on the opisthobranch mollusc Acteon tornatilis (L.).. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 33(3). 565–585. 61 indexed citations

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Fretter, Vera. (1953). Some aspects of egg-laying in intertidal prosobranchs. 1(2). 83–84. 3 indexed citations

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