William N. Eschmeyer

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
37 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

William N. Eschmeyer is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aquatic Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, William N. Eschmeyer has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 22 papers in Aquatic Science and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in William N. Eschmeyer's work include Ichthyology and Marine Biology (24 papers), Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (22 papers) and Identification and Quantification in Food (14 papers). William N. Eschmeyer is often cited by papers focused on Ichthyology and Marine Biology (24 papers), Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (22 papers) and Identification and Quantification in Food (14 papers). William N. Eschmeyer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Italy. William N. Eschmeyer's co-authors include Carl J. Ferraris, Earl S. Herald, Ronald Fricke, Joseph S. Nelson, John Paxton, Cam Smith, John E. Randall, J Hureau, Stuart G. Poss and Gerald R. Allen and has published in prestigious journals such as BioScience, Copeia and Zootaxa.

In The Last Decade

William N. Eschmeyer

32 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Catalog of Fishes 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 2000 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Catalog of Fishes
    1998 618 citations William N. Eschmeyer Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
  2. International Code of Zoological Nomenclature: Fourth Edition
    2000 523 citations William N. Eschmeyer et al. Copeia profile →

Peers

William N. Eschmeyer
Kunio Amaoka Japan
Victor G. Springer United States
Clark Hubbs United States
Theodore W. Pietsch United States
Bruce B. Collette United States
T. D. Iles Norway
Barry Chernoff United States
Carl J. Ferraris United States
Anthony A. Echelle United States
C. C. Lindsey Canada
Kunio Amaoka Japan
William N. Eschmeyer
Citations per year, relative to William N. Eschmeyer William N. Eschmeyer (= 1×) peers Kunio Amaoka

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William N. Eschmeyer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Eschmeyer, William N., et al.. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa. 3882(1). 1–230. 201 indexed citations
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Eschmeyer, William N., et al.. (2010). Marine fish diversity: history of knowledge and discovery (Pisces). Zootaxa. 2525(1). 129 indexed citations
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Eschmeyer, William N.. (1998). Catalog of Fishes. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 618 indexed citations breakdown →
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Eschmeyer, William N.. (1997). A new species of Dactylopteridae (Pisces) from the Philippines and Australia, with a brief synopsis of the family. Bulletin of Marine Science. 60(3). 727–738. 7 indexed citations
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Eschmeyer, William N., et al.. (1981). Identification and Analysis of Fort Mason Osteological Remains, Archaeological Sites SFR-29, 30, and 31, San Francisco Co., California. 1 indexed citations
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Poss, Stuart G. & William N. Eschmeyer. (1979). Prosoproctus pataecus, a new genus and species of velvetfish from the South China Sea (Aploactinidae: Scorpaeniformes).. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology. 26(1). 11–14. 2 indexed citations
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Eschmeyer, William N., et al.. (1979). Fishes of the scorpionfish subfamily Choridactylinae from the western Pacific and the Indian Ocean. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 9 indexed citations
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Eschmeyer, William N., et al.. (1978). COCOTROPUS STEINITZI, A NEW SPECIES OF THE FISH FAMILY APLOACTINIDAE (PISCES: SCORPAENIFORMES) FROM THE RED SEA AND ANDAMAN ISLANDS. Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution. 27(4). 165–168. 1 indexed citations
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Eschmeyer, William N.. (1978). Cocotropus steinitzi, a new species of the fish family Aploactinidae from the Red Sea and Andaman Islands (Pisces : Scorpaeniformes). Israel Journal of Zoology. 27. 165–168. 4 indexed citations
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Poss, Stuart G. & William N. Eschmeyer. (1978). 2 new australian velvetfishes genus paraploactis scorpaeniformes aploactinidae with a revision of the genus and comments on the genera and species of the aploactinidae. 41(18). 401–426. 10 indexed citations
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Eschmeyer, William N. & John E. Randall. (1975). The scorpaenid fishes of the Hawaiian Islands, including new species and new records (Pisces : Scorpaenidae). Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 38 indexed citations
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Eschmeyer, William N., et al.. (1973). Two new stonefishes lPiscesc Scorpaenidaer from the Indo-West Pacificc with a synopsis of the subfamily Synanceiinae. 39(18). 337–382. 11 indexed citations
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Eschmeyer, William N., et al.. (1972). A new species of the scorpionfish genus Helicolenus from the North Pacific Ocean. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 5 indexed citations
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Eschmeyer, William N. & Gerald R. Allen. (1971). Three new species of scorpionfishes (Family Scorpaenidae) from Easter Island. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 7 indexed citations
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Eschmeyer, William N.. (1971). Two new Atlantic scorpionfishes. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 6 indexed citations
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Eschmeyer, William N.. (1969). A systematic review of the Scorpionfishes of the Atlantic Ocean (Pisces: Scorpaenidae). Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 79. 87 indexed citations
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Eschmeyer, William N., et al.. (1968). Four Advanced Larval Specimens of the Blue Marlin, Makaira nigricans, from the Western Atlantic Ocean. Copeia. 1968(2). 414–414. 4 indexed citations
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Eschmeyer, William N.. (1965). Western Atlantic scorpionfishes of the genus Scorpaena, including four new species. Bulletin of Marine Science. 15(1). 84–164. 48 indexed citations

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