W D Sumlin

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

W D Sumlin is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, W D Sumlin has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 6 papers in Ecology and 3 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in W D Sumlin's work include Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution (6 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (4 papers) and Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography (3 papers). W D Sumlin is often cited by papers focused on Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution (6 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (4 papers) and Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography (3 papers). W D Sumlin collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Portugal. W D Sumlin's co-authors include Steaphan P. Hazell, Timothy G. Barraclough, Joan Pons, Jesús Gómez‐Zurita, Daniel P. Duran, Sophien Kamoun, Alfried P. Vogler and Anabela Cardoso and has published in prestigious journals such as Systematic Biology, The Coleopterists Bulletin and Entomological News.

In The Last Decade

W D Sumlin

6 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Sequence-Based Species Delimitation for the DNA Taxonomy of Undescribed Insects

2006 2.2k citations Joan Pons, Timothy G. Barraclough et al. Systematic Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W D Sumlin United States	4	912	802	767	555	356	8	2.2k
A.J. de Winter Netherlands	9	868 1.0×	834 1.0×	944 1.2×	749 1.3×	299 0.8×	38	2.4k
Steaphan P. Hazell United Kingdom	9	1.1k 1.2×	986 1.2×	913 1.2×	567 1.0×	373 1.0×	10	2.6k
Jan Pinceel Belgium	8	866 0.9×	890 1.1×	922 1.2×	731 1.3×	358 1.0×	10	2.4k
Henrietta Brown Croom United States	8	724 0.8×	774 1.0×	403 0.5×	724 1.3×	459 1.3×	8	2.0k
Anabela Cardoso Spain	12	1.0k 1.1×	936 1.2×	1.0k 1.3×	607 1.1×	381 1.1×	21	2.6k
Benoı̂t Dayrat United States	17	996 1.1×	596 0.7×	736 1.0×	483 0.9×	307 0.9×	45	2.5k
Tomochika Fujisawa Japan	13	1.0k 1.2×	1.1k 1.4×	1.0k 1.3×	793 1.4×	480 1.3×	22	2.8k
Daniel P. Duran United States	9	984 1.1×	844 1.1×	882 1.1×	701 1.3×	360 1.0×	28	2.5k
Jennifer E. Buhay United States	13	1.2k 1.3×	505 0.6×	402 0.5×	455 0.8×	427 1.2×	14	1.8k
Jonathon C. Marshall United States	16	695 0.8×	874 1.1×	964 1.3×	493 0.9×	377 1.1×	26	2.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W D Sumlin

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Pons, Joan, Timothy G. Barraclough, Jesús Gómez‐Zurita, et al.. (2006). Sequence-Based Species Delimitation for the DNA Taxonomy of Undescribed Insects. Systematic Biology. 55(4). 595–609. 2228 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sumlin, W D. (1993). Studies on the neotropical Cicindelidae IV: notes on Argentine Cicindela with the description of a new species (Coleoptera). 3 indexed citations

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Sumlin, W D. (1993). Studies on the neotropical Cicindelidae III: a review of the genus Langea (Coleoptera).. 3 indexed citations

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Sumlin, W D. (1992). Studies on the Australian Cicindelidae. IX. Initial report on 1992 expedition to Australia. 12(2). 17–23. 1 indexed citations

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Sumlin, W D, et al.. (1986). Notes On Cicindela nigrocoerulea-Subtropica In Texas (Coleoptera, Cicinelidae). Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 1 indexed citations

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Sumlin, W D. (1984). Studies On The Australian Cicindelidae p3p Observations On The Australian Members Of The Genus Cicindela L lColeopterar. Entomological News. 95. 189–199. 1 indexed citations

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Sumlin, W D. (1979). A Brief Review of the Genus Cicindela of Argentian (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae). Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 3 indexed citations

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Sumlin, W D. (1976). Notes on the Tiger Beetle Holdings of the Nevada State Department of Agriculture (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin. 30(1). 101–106. 1 indexed citations

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