William L. Gannon

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
38 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

William L. Gannon is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Developmental Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, William L. Gannon has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 15 papers in Ecology and 7 papers in Developmental Biology. Recurrent topics in William L. Gannon's work include Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (14 papers), Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (7 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (6 papers). William L. Gannon is often cited by papers focused on Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (14 papers), Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (7 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (6 papers). William L. Gannon collaborates with scholars based in United States and Ireland. William L. Gannon's co-authors include Robert S. Sikes, Bruce W. Miller, Terry L. Yates, Michael J. O’Farrell, Chris Corben, Donald W. Duszynski, Scott Lyell Gardner, Jennifer K. Frey, Timothy E. Lawlor and Craig Levy and has published in prestigious journals such as Virology, Academic Medicine and American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

In The Last Decade

William L. Gannon

35 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

Guidelines of the American Society of Mammalogists for th... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2011 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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. Guidelines of the American Society of Mammalogists for the Use of Wild Mammals in Research
    2007 2.7k citations William L. Gannon et al. Journal of Mammalogy profile →
  2. Guidelines of the American Society of Mammalogists for the use of wild mammals in research
    2011 2.0k citations William L. Gannon et al. Journal of Mammalogy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William L. Gannon United States 16 4.1k 2.6k 1.0k 837 626 38 5.8k
Robert S. Sikes United States 19 5.5k 1.4× 3.1k 1.2× 1.5k 1.5× 1.2k 1.4× 582 0.9× 34 7.7k
Rodrigo A. Medellín Mexico 36 3.1k 0.8× 2.9k 1.1× 536 0.5× 1.6k 1.9× 364 0.6× 177 5.2k
DeeAnn M. Reeder United States 29 3.4k 0.8× 3.9k 1.5× 1.9k 1.9× 945 1.1× 1.4k 2.2× 63 7.4k
Gary F. McCracken United States 44 3.4k 0.8× 4.1k 1.6× 1.1k 1.1× 1.2k 1.5× 938 1.5× 125 6.2k
John O. Whitaker United States 34 2.8k 0.7× 3.1k 1.2× 484 0.5× 788 0.9× 615 1.0× 246 4.7k
Dale H. Clayton United States 52 4.1k 1.0× 3.6k 1.4× 1.9k 1.9× 303 0.4× 790 1.3× 179 8.5k
Ronald A. Van Den Bussche United States 39 1.6k 0.4× 2.3k 0.9× 1.3k 1.3× 720 0.9× 610 1.0× 153 4.6k
W. Ian Montgomery United Kingdom 38 3.0k 0.7× 1.3k 0.5× 828 0.8× 668 0.8× 260 0.4× 165 4.4k
Todd K. Fuller United States 40 6.9k 1.7× 1.3k 0.5× 1.5k 1.5× 1.1k 1.3× 162 0.3× 177 8.1k
Robert K. Swihart United States 47 6.4k 1.6× 1.8k 0.7× 756 0.8× 1.3k 1.6× 282 0.5× 221 8.1k

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All Works

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Cook, Joseph A., et al.. (2019). Obituary: James Smith Findley (1926–2018). Journal of Mammalogy. 100(2). 599–607.
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Carr, John, Shannon Vallor, Scott M. Freundschuh, William L. Gannon, & Paul A. Zandbergen. (2014). Hitting the moving target: challenges of creating a dynamic curriculum addressing the ethical dimensions of geospatial data. Journal of Geography in Higher Education. 38(4). 444–454. 6 indexed citations
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Gannon, William L.. (2014). Integrating research ethics with graduate education in geography. Journal of Geography in Higher Education. 38(4). 481–499. 5 indexed citations
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Boyer, Joseph N., et al.. (2009). Establishing Quality Assurance Criteria for Serial Dilution Operations on Liquid-Handling Equipment. SLAS DISCOVERY. 14(8). 1017–1030. 12 indexed citations
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Gannon, William L.. (2007). Squirrels: the animal answer guide. Journal of Mammalogy. 88(3). 824–824. 33 indexed citations
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Gannon, William L., et al.. (2004). Improving Collection Maintenance through Innovation: BarCode Labeling to Track Specimens in the Processing Stream. Collections A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals. 1(3). 227–242.
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Durden, Lance A., et al.. (2001). Tick (Acari) Infestations of Bats in New Mexico: Table 1. Journal of Medical Entomology. 38(4). 609–611. 16 indexed citations
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O’Farrell, Michael J., Chris Corben, & William L. Gannon. (2000). Geographic variation in the echolocation calls of the hoary bat ( Lasiurus cinereus). Acta Chiropterologica. 2(2). 185–195. 53 indexed citations
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Gannon, William L., et al.. (2000). The efficacy of acoustic techniques to infer differential ose of habitat by bats. Acta Chiropterologica. 2(2). 145–153. 39 indexed citations
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Gannon, William L., et al.. (2000). Roost Fidelity of Townsend's Big-Eared Bat in Utah and Nevada. 36. 15–20. 7 indexed citations
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Gannon, William L., et al.. (1999). A Comparison of Acoustic Versus Capture Techniques for the Inventory of Bats. Journal of Mammalogy. 80(1). 24–30. 206 indexed citations
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Mills, James N., Thomas G. Ksiazek, B. A. Ellis, et al.. (1997). Patterns of Association with Host and Habitat: Antibody Reactive with Sin Nombre Virus in Small Mammals in the Major Biotic Communities of the Southwestern United States. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 56(3). 273–284. 184 indexed citations
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Hjelle, Brian, Bruce M. Anderson, Norah Torrez‐Martinez, et al.. (1995). Prevalence and Geographic Genetic Variation of Hantaviruses of New World Harvest Mice (Reithrodontomys): Identification of a Divergent Genotype from a Costa Rican Reithrodontomys mexicanus. Virology. 207(2). 452–459. 64 indexed citations
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Gannon, William L., et al.. (1995). Tamias senex. Mammalian Species. 1–1. 4 indexed citations
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Gannon, William L., et al.. (1993). Tamias ochrogenys. Mammalian Species. 1–1. 2 indexed citations
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Frey, Jennifer K., Terry L. Yates, Donald W. Duszynski, William L. Gannon, & Scott Lyell Gardner. (1992). Designation and Curatorial Management of Type Host Specimens (Symbiotypes) for New Parasite Species. Journal of Parasitology. 78(5). 930–930. 85 indexed citations
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Gannon, William L. & William T. Stanley. (1991). Chip Vocalization of Palmer's Chipmunk (Tamias palmeri). The Southwestern Naturalist. 36(3). 315–315. 4 indexed citations

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