W. D. Edmonds

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

W. D. Edmonds is a scholar working on Paleontology, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, W. D. Edmonds has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Paleontology, 17 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and 12 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in W. D. Edmonds's work include Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography (24 papers), Plant and soil sciences (17 papers) and Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna (11 papers). W. D. Edmonds is often cited by papers focused on Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography (24 papers), Plant and soil sciences (17 papers) and Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna (11 papers). W. D. Edmonds collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Bolivia. W. D. Edmonds's co-authors include Gonzalo Halffter, Jiří Zídek, Federico C. Ocampo, Fernando Zagury Vaz‐de‐Mello, Koichi Hata, Sacha Spector, Trond H. Larsen, Darren J. Mann, Bruce D. Gill and Sebastián K. Herzog and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Zootaxa and Systematic Entomology.

In The Last Decade

W. D. Edmonds

25 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

The nesting behavior of dung beetles (Scarabaeinae) : an ecological and evolutive approach

1982 476 citations Gonzalo Halffter, W. D. Edmonds Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. D. Edmonds United States	11	721	550	487	348	247	25	1.1k
Yves Cambefort France	10	547 0.8×	478 0.9×	575 1.2×	118 0.3×	341 1.4×	31	1.1k
T. Keith Philips United States	15	524 0.7×	512 0.9×	243 0.5×	152 0.4×	203 0.8×	73	873
Lucrecia Arellano Mexico	14	444 0.6×	380 0.7×	682 1.4×	146 0.4×	392 1.6×	35	1.0k
Adrián Forsyth United States	14	346 0.5×	593 1.1×	599 1.2×	97 0.3×	412 1.7×	41	1.2k
Luciana Iannuzzi Brazil	17	285 0.4×	506 0.9×	591 1.2×	96 0.3×	266 1.1×	57	1.0k
Anderson Puker Brazil	16	263 0.4×	341 0.6×	318 0.7×	94 0.3×	171 0.7×	52	644
Vanesca Korasaki Brazil	18	281 0.4×	368 0.7×	671 1.4×	80 0.2×	343 1.4×	37	958
Rodrigo Fagundes Braga Brazil	18	197 0.3×	413 0.8×	662 1.4×	59 0.2×	306 1.2×	32	961
Mario Zunino Italy	16	314 0.4×	303 0.6×	206 0.4×	134 0.4×	156 0.6×	48	609
Henry F. Howden Canada	18	825 1.1×	772 1.4×	328 0.7×	260 0.7×	297 1.2×	122	1.2k

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Edmonds, W. D.. (2023). Reseña de Libro: Escarabajos estercoleros. Biología reproductiva y su regulación.. ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N S ). 1–5. 1 indexed citations

Edmonds, W. D.. (2018). The dung beetle fauna of the Big Bend region of Texas (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 2 indexed citations

Edmonds, W. D., et al.. (2014). La tribu Phanaeini (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) en el Perú. Revista Peruana de Biología. 21(2). 125–138. 8 indexed citations

Herzog, Sebastián K., Trond H. Larsen, Darren J. Mann, et al.. (2013). Elevational Distribution and Conservation Biogeography of Phanaeine Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) in Bolivia. PLoS ONE. 8(5). e64963–e64963. 42 indexed citations

Edmonds, W. D., et al.. (2013). A Remarkable New Anomiopus Westwood from Peru (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). Publication Server of Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (Goethe University Frankfurt). 2013. 1–4. 2 indexed citations

Herzog, Sebastián K., Trond H. Larsen, Darren J. Mann, et al.. (2012). Biogeographic patterns and conservation priorities for the dung beetle tribe P hanaeini ( C oleoptera: S carabaeidae: S carabaeinae) in B olivia. Insect Conservation and Diversity. 6(3). 276–289. 2 indexed citations

Edmonds, W. D., et al.. (2012). The genus Gromphas Brullé, 1837 in Peru (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Phanaeini). Publication Server of Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (Goethe University Frankfurt). 2012. 1–8. 3 indexed citations

Vaz‐de‐Mello, Fernando Zagury, et al.. (2011). A multilingual key to the genera and subgenera of the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the New World (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Zootaxa. 2854(1). 250 indexed citations

Edmonds, W. D. & Jiří Zídek. (2010). A taxonomic review of the neotropical genus Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 1924 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae). Insecta mundi. 109 indexed citations

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Herzog, Sebastián K., Darren J. Mann, Trond H. Larsen, et al.. (2009). Distribution and natural history of the dung beetle tribe Phanaeini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in Bolivia. 5. 1 indexed citations

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Gillett, Conrad P. D. T., W. D. Edmonds, & Santiago Villamarín‐Cortez. (2009). Distribution and biology of the rare scarab beetle Megatharsis buckleyi Waterhouse, 1891 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae: Phanaeini). Publication Server of Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (Goethe University Frankfurt). 2009. 1–8. 5 indexed citations

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Edmonds, W. D.. (2008). A new species of Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Bolivia. Zootaxa. 1723(1). 3 indexed citations

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Edmonds, W. D.. (2006). A new species of Phanaeus Macleay (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Phanaeini) from Oaxaca, Mexico. Zootaxa. 1171(1). 8 indexed citations

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Navarrete‐Gutiérrez, Darío & W. D. Edmonds. (2006). New Field Record for the Rare Dung Beetle, Phanaeus melampus Harold (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin. 60(1). 67–68. 3 indexed citations

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Edmonds, W. D. & Jiří Zídek. (2004). Revision of the Neotropical dung beetle genus Oxysternon (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Phanaeini). 11. 52 indexed citations

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Edmonds, W. D.. (2004). A New Species of Phanaeus Macleay (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) from Sonora, Mexico. The Coleopterists Bulletin. 58(1). 119–124. 6 indexed citations

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Vulinec, Kevina, et al.. (2003). Biological and Taxonomic Notes on a Rare Phanaeine Dung Beetle, Phanaeus Alvarengai Arnaud (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin. 57(3). 353–357. 4 indexed citations

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Edmonds, W. D.. (2000). Revision of the Neotropical dung beetle genus Sulcophanaeus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). 6. 1–60. 46 indexed citations

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Halffter, Gonzalo & W. D. Edmonds. (1982). The nesting behavior of dung beetles (Scarabaeinae) : an ecological and evolutive approach. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 476 indexed citations breakdown →

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Edmonds, W. D. & Gonzalo Halffter. (1978). Taxonomic review of immature dung beetles of the subfamily Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Systematic Entomology. 3(4). 307–331. 53 indexed citations

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