S. Blair Hedges

Active 1986–2025

86
Papers
28,917
Citations
75
h-index
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Citations

Citations per year for S. Blair Hedges1986: 1 citations1987: 1 citations1989: 2 citations1990: 1 citations1991: 2 citations1992: 14 citations1993: 35 citations1994: 33 citations1995: 35 citations1996: 46 citations1997: 52 citations1998: 49 citations1999: 55 citations2000: 74 citations2001: 93 citations2002: 116 citations2003: 207 citations2004: 217 citations2005: 229 citations2006: 239 citations2007: 277 citations2008: 221 citations2009: 224 citations2010: 222 citations2011: 251 citations2012: 193 citations2013: 173 citations2014: 196 citations2015: 196 citations2016: 167 citations2017: 150 citations2018: 162 citations2019: 429 citations2020: 447 citations2021: 465 citations2022: 359 citations2023: 263 citations2024: 473 citations2025: 202 citations2026: 10 citations1988: no citations, so this year is not shown

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 2,604 citing papers, 23.9% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 952 citing papers, 8.7% of this breakdownChina: 803 citing papers, 7.4% of this breakdownGermany: 689 citing papers, 6.3% of this breakdownAustralia: 506 citing papers, 4.6% of this breakdownFrance: 464 citing papers, 4.3% of this breakdownCanada: 414 citing papers, 3.8% of this breakdownSpain: 330 citing papers, 3% of this breakdownJapan: 288 citing papers, 2.6% of this breakdownBrazil: 247 citing papers, 2.3% of this breakdownSwitzerland: 239 citing papers, 2.2% of this breakdownSweden: 227 citing papers, 2.1% of this breakdown
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Fields

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology46.4%
  • Environmental Science16%
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences14%
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences6.8%
  • Medicine5.7%
  • Immunology and Microbiology3.1%
  • Other8%

Topics

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies8.8%
  • Genetic diversity and population structure6.1%
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations3%
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology2.9%
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies2.7%
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms1.8%
  • Other74.7%

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  1. TimeTree 5: An Expanded Resource for Species Divergence Times

    Authors: , , , , , , , - Molecular Biology and Evolution 2022 cited by 1,487

  2. TimeTree: A Resource for Timelines, Timetrees, and Divergence Times

    Authors: , , , - Molecular Biology and Evolution 2017 cited by 2,966

  3. Ongoing declines for the world’s amphibians in the face of emerging threats

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Craig Hilton‐Taylor, Damion L. Whyte, David J. Gower, Deanna H. Olson, Diego F. Cisneros‐Heredia, Diego José Santana, Elizah Nagombi, Elnaz Najafi-Majd, Evan S. H. Quah, Federico Bolaños, Feng Xie, Francisco Brusquetti, Francisco S. Álvarez, Franco Andreone, Frank Glaw, Franklin Castañeda, Fred Kraus, Gabriela Parra‐Olea, Gerardo Cháves, Guido Fabián Medina-Rangel, GUSTAVO A. GONZÁLEZ-DURÁN, H. Mauricio Ortega‐Andrade, Iberê Farina Machado, Indraneil Das, Iuri Ribeiro Dias, J. Nicolás Urbina‐Cardona, Jelka Crnobrnja‐Isailović, Jian-Huan Yang, Jiang Jianping, Jigme Tshelthrim Wangyal, Jodi J. L. Rowley, John Measey, Karthikeyan Vasudevan, Kin Onn Chan, KV Gururaja, Kristiina Ovaska, Lauren C. Warr, Luis Canseco-Márquez, Luı́s Felipe Toledo, Luis M. Díaz, M. Monirul H. Khan, Madhava Meegaskumbura, Manuel E. Acevedo, Marcelo Felgueiras Napoli, Marcos Ponce, Marcos Vaira, Margarita Lampo, Mario H. Yánez-Muñóz, Mark D. Scherz, Mark‐Oliver Rödel, Masafumi Matsui, Maxon Fildor, Mirza Dikari Kusrini, M. Firoz Ahmed, Muhammad Rais, N. Kouamé, Nieves García, Nono L. Gonwouo, Patricia A. Burrowes, Paul Y. Imbun, Philipp Wagner, Philippe J. R. Kok, Rafael L. Joglar, Renoir J. Auguste, Reuber Albuquerque Brandão, Roberto Ibáñez, Rudolf von May, S. Blair Hedges, S. D. Biju, S.R. Ganesh and 23 more - Nature 2023 cited by 787

  4. A Major Clade of Prokaryotes with Ancient Adaptations to Life on Land

    Authors: , - Molecular Biology and Evolution 2008 cited by 363

  5. Tree of Life Reveals Clock-Like Speciation and Diversification

    Authors: , , , , - Molecular Biology and Evolution 2015 cited by 1,035

  6. TimeTree: a public knowledge-base of divergence times among organisms

    Authors: , , - Bioinformatics, Bioinform. 2006 cited by 1,312

  7. A genomic timescale of prokaryote evolution: insights into the origin of methanogenesis, phototrophy, and the colonization of land

    Authors: , , - BMC Evolutionary Biology 2004 cited by 582

  8. A global reptile assessment highlights shared conservation needs of tetrapods

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Marcio Roberto Martins, Shai Meiri, Nicola J. Mitchell, Sanjay Molur, Cristiano de Campos Nogueira, Juan Carlos Ortiz, Johannes Penner, Anders G. J. Rhodin, Gilson A. Rivas, Mark‐Oliver Rödel, Uri Roll, Kate L. Sanders, Georgina Santos-Barrera, Glenn M. Shea, Stephen Spawls, Bryan L. Stuart, Krystal A. Tolley, Jean‐François Trape, Marcela A. Vidal, Philipp Wagner, Bryan P. Wallace, Yan Xie - Nature 2022 cited by 412

  9. The Impact of Conservation on the Status of the World’s Vertebrates

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Ben D. Bell, S. D. Biju, Jeremy P. Bird, Patricia Black‐Décima, Julian Blanc, Federico Bolaños, Wilmar Bolívar-G, Ian J. Burfield, James Burton, David R. Capper, Fernando Castro‐Herrera, Gianluca Catullo, Rachel D. Cavanagh, Alan Channing, Ning Labbish Chao, Anna M. Chenery, Federica Chiozza, Viola Clausnitzer, Nigel Collar, Leah Collett, Bruce B. Collette, Claudia Fabiola Cortez Fernández, Matthew T. Craig, Michael J. Crosby, Neil Cumberlidge, Annabelle Cuttelod, Andrew E. Derocher, Arvin C. Diesmos, John Donaldson, J. W. Duckworth, Guy Dutson, Sushil Kumar Dutta, R.H. Emslie, Aljos Farjon, Sarah Fowler, Jörg Freyhof, David L. Garshelis, Justin Gerlach, David J. Gower, Tandora D. Grant, Geoffrey A. Hammerson, Richard B. Harris, Lawrence R. Heaney, S. Blair Hedges, Jean‐Marc Hero, Baz Hughes, Syed Ainul Hussain, Javier Icochea M., Robert F. Inger, Nobuo Ishii, Djoko T. Iskandar, Richard K. B. Jenkins, Yoshio Kaneko, Maurice Kottelat, Kit M. Kovacs, Sergius L. Kuzmin, Enrique La Marca, John F. Lamoreux, Michael Lau, Esteban O. Lavilla, Kristin Leus, Rebecca L. Lewison, Gabriela Lichtenstein, Suzanne R. Livingstone, Vimoksalehi Lukoschek, David Mallon, Philip J.K. McGowan, Anna McIvor, Patricia D. Moehlman, Sanjay Molur and 74 more - Science 2010 cited by 1,543

  10. The origin and evolution of model organisms

    Authors: - Nature Reviews Genetics 2002 cited by 810

  11. Molecular Evidence for the Early Colonization of Land by Fungi and Plants

    Authors: , , , , , - Science 2001 cited by 1,027

  12. The origin of eukaryotes and rise in complexity were synchronous with the rise in oxygen

    Authors: , , - Frontiers in Bioinformatics, Frontiers Bioinform. 2023 cited by 21

  13. Early evolution of the venom system in lizards and snakes

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Nature 2005 cited by 609

  14. The Status of the World's Land and Marine Mammals: Diversity, Threat, and Knowledge

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Ben Collen, Jim Conroy, Justin Cooke, Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca, Andrew E. Derocher, Holly Dublin, J. W. Duckworth, Louise H. Emmons, R.H. Emslie, Marco Festa‐Bianchet, Matt Foster, Sabrina Foster, David L. Garshelis, Cormack C. Gates, Mariano Giménez-Dixon, Susana González, José F. González‐Maya, Tatjana Good, Geoffrey A. Hammerson, Philip S. Hammond, David Happold, Meredith Happold, John Hare, Richard B. Harris, Clare E. Hawkins, Mandy Haywood, Lawrence R. Heaney, S. Blair Hedges, Kristofer M. Helgen, Craig Hilton‐Taylor, Syed Ainul Hussain, Nobuo Ishii, Thomas A. Jefferson, Richard K. B. Jenkins, Charlotte H. Johnston, Mark Keith, Jonathan Kingdon, David Knox, Kit M. Kovacs, Penny F. Langhammer, Kristin Leus, Rebecca L. Lewison, Gabriela Lichtenstein, Lloyd F. Lowry, Zoe Macavoy, Georgina M. Mace, David Mallon, Monica Masi, Meghan W. McKnight, Rodrigo A. Medellín, Patrícia Medici, Gus Mills, Patricia D. Moehlman, Sanjay Molur, Arturo Soberón Mora, Kristin Nowell, John F. Oates, Wanda Olech, William R. L. Oliver, Monik Oprea, Bruce D. Patterson, William F. Perrin, Beth Polidoro, Caroline M. Pollock, Abigail Powel, Yelizaveta Protas, Paul A. Racey, James S. Ragle, Pavithra Ramani, Galen B. Rathbun and 30 more - Science 2008 cited by 1,546

  15. A molecular timescale of eukaryote evolution and the rise of complex multicellular life

    Authors: , , , - BMC Evolutionary Biology 2004 cited by 582

  16. The Timetree of Prokaryotes: New Insights into Their Evolution and Speciation

    Authors: , , , - Molecular Biology and Evolution 2016 cited by 110

  17. Divergence time estimates for the early history of animal phyla and the origin of plants, animals and fungi

    Authors: , , - Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences 1999 cited by 494

  18. TimeTree2: species divergence times on the iPhone

    Authors: , - Bioinformatics, Bioinform. 2011 cited by 142

  19. Continental breakup and the ordinal diversification of birds and mammals

    Authors: , , , - Nature 1996 cited by 535

  20. The phylogeny of squamate reptiles (lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians) inferred from nine nuclear protein-coding genes

    Authors: , - Comptes Rendus Biologies 2005 cited by 455

  21. Global priorities for conservation across multiple dimensions of mammalian diversity

    Authors: , , , , , , , , - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2017 cited by 316

  22. The molecular evolutionary tree of lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians

    Authors: , - Comptes Rendus Biologies 2008 cited by 286

  23. Advances in Time Estimation Methods for Molecular Data

    Authors: , - Molecular Biology and Evolution 2016 cited by 104

  24. Third Report on Chicken Genes and Chromosomes 2015

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Paul Flicek, Katie E. Fowler, Laure Frésard, D. P. Froman, Valérie Garceau, Paul P. Gardner, Almas Gheyas, Darren K. Griffin, Martien A. M. Groenen, Thomas Haaf, Olivier Hanotte, Alan Hart, Julien Häsler, S. Blair Hedges, Jana Hertel, Kerstin Howe, Allen Hubbard, David Hume, Pete Kaiser, Darek Kedra, Stephen J. Kemp, Christophe Klopp, Kalmia E. Kniel, Richard Kuo, Sandrine Lagarrigue, Susan J. Lamont, Denis M. Larkin, Raman Akinyanju Lawal, Sarah M. Markland, Fiona McCarthy, H. A. McCormack, Marla C. McPherson, Akira Motegi, Stefan A. Muljo, Andrea Münsterberg, Rishi Nag, Indrajit Nanda, Michael S. Neuberger, Anne Nitsche, Cédric Notredame, Harry Noyes, Rebecca E. O’Connor, Elizabeth A. O’Hare, Andrew J. Oler, Sheila C. Ommeh, Helio Pais, Michael E. Persia, Frédérique Pitel, Likit Preeyanon, Pablo Prieto Barja, Elizabeth M. Pritchett, Douglas D. Rhoads, Charmaine M. Robinson, Michael N Romanov, Max F. Rothschild, Pierre‐François Roux, Carl J. Schmidt, Alisa-Sophia Schneider, Matthew G. Schwartz, Steve Searle, Michael A. Skinner, Craig A. Smith, Peter F. Stadler, Tammy E. Steeves, Claus Steinlein, Liang Sun, Minoru Takata, Igor Ulitsky, Qing Wang, Ying Wang and 4 more - Cytogenetic and Genome Research 2015 cited by 97