Walter R. Courtenay

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Walter R. Courtenay is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter R. Courtenay has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 13 papers in Ecology and 12 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Walter R. Courtenay's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (23 papers), Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (10 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (10 papers). Walter R. Courtenay is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (23 papers), Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (10 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (10 papers). Walter R. Courtenay collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Canada. Walter R. Courtenay's co-authors include R. L. Welcomme, Jay R. Stauffer, Ch Ch, James D. Williams, C. Richard Robins, Dawn P. Jennings, Duane Chapman, Gary K. Meffe, Franklin F. Snelson and Ernest A. Lachner and has published in prestigious journals such as BioScience, Biological Conservation and Marine Biology.

In The Last Decade

Walter R. Courtenay

45 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

International Introductions of Inland Aquatic Species 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. International Introductions of Inland Aquatic Species
    1989 567 citations Walter R. Courtenay, R. L. Welcomme Copeia profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Walter R. Courtenay United States 17 1.5k 1.2k 1.0k 421 208 47 2.2k
Charles H. Hocutt United States 18 1.6k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 644 0.6× 402 1.0× 144 0.7× 67 2.1k
Brooks M. Burr United States 21 2.2k 1.4× 1.4k 1.2× 922 0.9× 324 0.8× 206 1.0× 81 2.7k
Reeve M. Bailey United States 18 1.7k 1.1× 900 0.8× 811 0.8× 334 0.8× 221 1.1× 60 2.2k
Roger A. Bergstedt United States 30 1.9k 1.2× 1.3k 1.1× 436 0.4× 457 1.1× 70 0.3× 57 2.1k
Carter R. Gilbert United States 14 1.1k 0.7× 609 0.5× 519 0.5× 273 0.6× 140 0.7× 59 1.5k
C. C. Lindsey Canada 24 1.5k 1.0× 938 0.8× 777 0.8× 499 1.2× 129 0.6× 52 2.2k
Benigno Elvira Spain 29 2.0k 1.3× 1.4k 1.2× 842 0.8× 471 1.1× 107 0.5× 76 2.3k
Lars P. Hansen Norway 27 2.3k 1.5× 1.0k 0.9× 931 0.9× 1.5k 3.5× 98 0.5× 53 2.7k
L. P. Hansen Norway 29 2.0k 1.3× 968 0.8× 925 0.9× 1.3k 3.0× 79 0.4× 52 2.5k
Pavel Jurajda Czechia 31 1.9k 1.2× 2.3k 1.9× 1.0k 1.0× 428 1.0× 113 0.5× 149 3.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Walter R. Courtenay

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Greene, Gretchen, Richard A. Orr, Becky Cudmore, et al.. (2009). Directrices trinacionales para la evaluación de riesgos de las especies acuáticas exóticas invasoras. 1 indexed citations
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Chapman, Duane, et al.. (2007). Bigheaded Carps: A Biological Synopsis and Environmental Risk Assessment. 253 indexed citations
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Courtenay, Walter R.. (2007). Introduced Species: What Species Do You Have and How Do You Know?. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 136(4). 1160–1164. 11 indexed citations
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Chapman, Duane, et al.. (2005). Asian Carps of the Genus Hypophthalmichthys (Pisces, Cyprinidae) ― A Biological Synopsis and Environmental Risk Assessment. Evidence-Based Nursing. 22(4). 112–112. 123 indexed citations
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Courtenay, Walter R. & Pam Fuller. (2004). Under water and out of sight: Invasive fishes in the United States Implications for national parks. 22(2). 42–45. 1 indexed citations
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Courtenay, Walter R., Dawn P. Jennings, & Jorge Daniel Williams. (1991). Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada: Appendix 2, Exotic Fishes. 97–107. 2 indexed citations
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Courtenay, Walter R. & R. L. Welcomme. (1989). International Introductions of Inland Aquatic Species. Copeia. 1989(2). 520–520. 567 indexed citations breakdown →
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Courtenay, Walter R., C. Richard Robins, Reeve M. Bailey, & James E. Deacon. (1987). Records of exotic fishes from Idaho and Wyoming. ScholarsArchive (Brigham Young University). 47(4). 11. 13 indexed citations
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Courtenay, Walter R., et al.. (1986). Distribution of exotic fishes in North America. 675–698. 25 indexed citations
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Courtenay, Walter R., et al.. (1985). Comparative Status of Fishes along the Course of the Pluvial White River, Nevada. The Southwestern Naturalist. 30(4). 503–503. 6 indexed citations
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Courtenay, Walter R. & James E. Deacon. (1982). STATUS OF INTRODUCED FISHES IN CERTAIN SPRING SYSTEMS IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. ScholarsArchive (Brigham Young University). 42(3). 361–366. 8 indexed citations
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Courtenay, Walter R., et al.. (1980). Ecological evaluation of a beach nourishment project at Hallandale (Broward County), Florida. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 6 indexed citations
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Deis, Donald R., et al.. (1980). Ecological Evaluation of a Beach Nourishment Project at Hallandale (Broward County) Florida. Volume II. Evaluation of Benthic Communities Adjacent to a Restored Beach, Hallandale (Broward County), Florida.. US Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center (Knowledge Core). 4 indexed citations
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Courtenay, Walter R., et al.. (1979). Biological impacts of introduced species and management policy in Florida.. 237–257. 1 indexed citations
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Courtenay, Walter R., et al.. (1974). Ecological Monitoring of Beach Erosion Control Projects, Broward County, Florida, and Adjacent Areas.. 10 indexed citations
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Courtenay, Walter R., et al.. (1974). Exotic fishes in fresh and brackish waters of Florida. Biological Conservation. 6(4). 292–302. 71 indexed citations
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Courtenay, Walter R., et al.. (1973). Aquaculture, the Farming and Husbandry of Freshwater and Marine Organisms. Copeia. 1973(4). 826–826. 62 indexed citations
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Courtenay, Walter R., et al.. (1969). Survival and Range Expansion of the Curly-Tailed Lizard, Leiocephalus carinatus armouri, in Florida. Copeia. 1969(4). 841–841. 8 indexed citations
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Courtenay, Walter R., et al.. (1962). Chorististium eukrinesc a new serranid fish from Floridac with notes on related species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 75. 159–167. 3 indexed citations

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