Virginia Abdala

2.9k total citations
101 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Virginia Abdala is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Virginia Abdala has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 50 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 34 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Virginia Abdala's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (70 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (39 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (25 papers). Virginia Abdala is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (70 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (39 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (25 papers). Virginia Abdala collaborates with scholars based in Argentina, United States and Belgium. Virginia Abdala's co-authors include Rui Diogo, María José Tulli, Adriana S. Manzano, Anthony Herrel, Félix B. Cruz, María Laura Ponssa, Juan D. Daza, Bernard Wood, Aaron M. Bauer and Emmanuelle Pouydebat and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society.

In The Last Decade

Virginia Abdala

96 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Virginia Abdala Argentina 26 1.1k 843 820 557 281 101 2.1k
A. Kristopher Lappin United States 21 882 0.8× 529 0.6× 850 1.0× 421 0.8× 123 0.4× 28 2.0k
Stephen M. Reilly United States 30 1.4k 1.2× 834 1.0× 1.1k 1.4× 803 1.4× 205 0.7× 65 2.7k
Frits De Vree Belgium 25 1.2k 1.1× 664 0.8× 1.0k 1.3× 467 0.8× 253 0.9× 51 2.3k
Marc E. H. Jones United Kingdom 31 899 0.8× 1.5k 1.8× 345 0.4× 916 1.6× 92 0.3× 85 2.6k
Emma Sherratt Australia 27 797 0.7× 1.1k 1.3× 613 0.7× 393 0.7× 143 0.5× 80 2.3k
Anne‐Claire Fabre France 27 631 0.6× 1.2k 1.4× 586 0.7× 222 0.4× 236 0.8× 76 2.0k
Daniel S. Moen United States 18 749 0.7× 565 0.7× 676 0.8× 435 0.8× 91 0.3× 34 1.6k
Timothy E. Higham United States 34 1.2k 1.1× 386 0.5× 1.1k 1.3× 1.2k 2.2× 122 0.4× 118 3.4k
Tiana Kohlsdorf Brazil 24 835 0.7× 398 0.5× 647 0.8× 189 0.3× 90 0.3× 67 1.8k
Edward L. Stanley United States 21 779 0.7× 286 0.3× 438 0.5× 247 0.4× 88 0.3× 81 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Virginia Abdala

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Virginia Abdala

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All Works

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Cointry, Gustavo Roberto, et al.. (2025). Biomechanical Properties of Long Bones and Degrees of Morphological Integration Between the Fore and Hindlimbs in Anuran Species With Different Habitat Uses. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution.
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Abdala, Virginia, et al.. (2024). Prey capture kinematics of horned frogs (Anura: Ceratophryidae). Journal of Morphology. 285(4). e21689–e21689. 1 indexed citations
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Ferretti, J.L., et al.. (2022). Hind limb muscles influence the architectural properties of long bones in frogs. Journal of Anatomy. 241(3). 702–715. 4 indexed citations
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Tulli, María José, Adriana S. Manzano, & Virginia Abdala. (2022). Is the Shape of Turtle Claws Driven by Locomotor Modes?. Evolutionary Biology. 49(4). 424–432. 3 indexed citations
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Vassallo, Aldo Iván, Adriana S. Manzano, Virginia Abdala, & Rubén N. Muzio. (2021). Can Anyone Climb? The Skills of a Non-specialized Toad and its Bearing on the Evolution of New Niches. Evolutionary Biology. 48(3). 293–311. 8 indexed citations
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Herrel, Anthony, et al.. (2018). Does the Morphology of the Forelimb Flexor Muscles Differ Between Lizards Using Different Habitats?. The Anatomical Record. 301(3). 424–433. 12 indexed citations
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Manzano, Adriana S., et al.. (2018). Manual and pedal grasping among anurans: a review of relevant concepts with empirical approaches. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 127(3). 598–610. 12 indexed citations
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Manzano, Adriana S., Anthony Herrel, Anne‐Claire Fabre, & Virginia Abdala. (2017). Variation in brain anatomy in frogs and its possible bearing on their locomotor ecology. Journal of Anatomy. 231(1). 38–58. 19 indexed citations
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Abdala, Virginia. (2015). La Morfología Comparada: el despertar de la Bella Durmiente. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Amador, Lucila I., Virginia Abdala, & Norberto P. Giannini. (2015). Homology of the chiropteran “dactylopatagium” brevis. Mammalian Biology. 80(6). 447–450. 4 indexed citations
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Abdala, Virginia, et al.. (2013). A Cladistic Analysis of Ten Lizard Families (Reptilia: Squamata) Based on Cranial Musculature. Russian Journal of Herpetology. 10(1). 53–78. 6 indexed citations
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Abdala, Virginia, et al.. (2011). Cladistic Analysis of Teiidae (Squamata) Based on Myological Characters. Russian Journal of Herpetology. 7(2). 87–102. 6 indexed citations
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Tulli, María José, Félix B. Cruz, Anthony Herrel, Bieke Vanhooydonck, & Virginia Abdala. (2009). The interplay between claw morphology and microhabitat use in neotropical iguanian lizards. Zoology. 112(5). 379–392. 84 indexed citations
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Herrel, Anthony, Vicky Schaerlaeken, Callum F. Ross, et al.. (2008). Electromyography and the evolution of motor control: limitations and insights. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 48(2). 261–271. 32 indexed citations
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Abdala, Virginia. (2006). La anatomía comparada: su vigencia como programa de investigación. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 20(1). 51–55. 2 indexed citations
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Abdala, Virginia, et al.. (2004). Atlas de Tupinambis rufescens (Squamata: Teiidae). Anatomía externa, osteología y bibliografía. Cuadernos de herpetología. 18(1). 17–32. 13 indexed citations
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Manzano, Adriana S., et al.. (2002). The depressor mandibulae muscle in Anura. CONICET Digital (CONICET). 20. 93–131. 5 indexed citations
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Abdala, Virginia. (1993). Analisis fenetico del genero homonota ( sauria : gekkonidae ). Acta Zoológica Lilloana. 42(2). 283–289. 2 indexed citations
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Abdala, Virginia. (1991). Aportes a la osteologia comparada en el genero homonota (sauria: gekkonidae) ii. Postcraneo. Acta Zoológica Lilloana. 43(1). 125–130. 3 indexed citations

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