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Researchers at National Museum of Natural History

Douglas H. Erwin, Don E. Wilson and Richard Potts rank highest among 67 ranked researchers whose main affiliation is National Museum of Natural History.

The ranking

  1. 1 Douglas H. ErwinUnited States · #60,685 worldwide446 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Don E. WilsonUnited States · #87,472 worldwide261 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Richard PottsUnited States · #90,472 worldwide323 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Robert J. SorengUnited States · #92,660 worldwide229 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 G. David JohnsonUnited States · #98,574 worldwide207 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Jonathan A. CoddingtonUnited States · #107,896 worldwide248 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 A. S. KonstantinovUnited States · #127,713 worldwide239 citations · 56 works
  8. 8 Lynne R. ParentiUnited States · #174,898 worldwide227 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Mary Jo ArnoldiUnited States · #191,629 worldwide53 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Warren L. WagnerUnited States · #194,135 worldwide166 citations · 42 works
  11. 11 Kristofer M. HelgenUnited States · #194,582 worldwide285 citations · 37 works
  12. 12 Alfred L. GardnerUnited States · #195,228 worldwide194 citations · 21 works
  13. 13 Victor G. SpringerUnited States · #200,211 worldwide168 citations · 27 works
  14. 14 Roy W. McDiarmidUnited States · #217,174 worldwide237 citations · 39 works
  15. 15 Austin B. WilliamsUnited States · #217,175 worldwide147 citations · 32 works
  16. 16 Helen F. JamesUnited States · #235,065 worldwide118 citations · 31 works
  17. 17 John W. BrownUnited States · #242,029 worldwide219 citations · 67 works
  18. 18 Torben C. RickUnited States · #247,306 worldwide190 citations · 50 works
  19. 19 Charles E. GriswoldUnited States · #259,252 worldwide118 citations · 17 works
  20. 20 Richard P. VariUnited States · #281,516 worldwide157 citations · 36 works
  21. 21 Klaus RützlerUnited States · #300,111 worldwide206 citations · 25 works
  22. 22 George R. ZugUnited States · #308,419 worldwide115 citations · 41 works
  23. 23 Brian F. KensleyUnited States · #319,985 worldwide230 citations · 66 works
  24. 24 Michael VecchioneUnited States · #333,223 worldwide230 citations · 51 works
  25. 25 Kristian FauchaldUnited States · #345,639 worldwide186 citations · 23 works
  26. 26 Hans‐Dieter SuesUnited States · #378,860 worldwide202 citations · 42 works
  27. 27 Richard C. BanksUnited States · #412,678 worldwide151 citations · 53 works
  28. 28 David L. PawsonUnited States · #448,462 worldwide83 citations · 30 works
  29. 29 Joseph R. JehlUnited States · #469,967 worldwide163 citations · 37 works
  30. 30 Richard E. GrantUnited States · #496,230 worldwide112 citations · 21 works
  31. 31 Robert J. EmryUnited States · #516,337 worldwide68 citations · 20 works
  32. 32 James C. TylerUnited States · #517,565 worldwide94 citations · 20 works
  33. 33 Frank D. FerrariUnited States · #528,941 worldwide200 citations · 52 works
  34. 34 Robert B. FadenUnited States · #538,306 worldwide113 citations · 15 works
  35. 35 Seán G. BradyUnited States · #538,646 worldwide104 citations · 25 works
  36. 36 Richard C. FroeschnerUnited States · #542,680 worldwide56 citations · 30 works
  37. 37 Brian T. HuberUnited States · #632,845 worldwide144 citations · 44 works
  38. 38 Jorge A. Santiago‐BlayUnited States · #672,401 worldwide49 citations · 43 works
  39. 39 Martha S. NizinskiUnited States · #692,547 worldwide65 citations · 16 works
  40. 40 Dan H. NicolsonUnited States · #697,037 worldwide84 citations · 37 works
  41. 41 Mark M. LittlerUnited States · #753,360 worldwide133 citations · 41 works
  42. 42 David R. SmithUnited States · #766,383 worldwide161 citations · 78 works
  43. 43 Matthew W. TocheriUnited States · #785,173 worldwide74 citations · 16 works
  44. 44 Louis S. KornickerUnited States · #838,698 worldwide88 citations · 50 works
  45. 45 Terry L. ErwinUnited States · #872,227 worldwide31 citations · 18 works
  46. 46 Ellis L. YochelsonUnited States · #895,309 worldwide96 citations · 57 works
  47. 47 Kevin de QueirozUnited States · #895,560 worldwide139 citations · 124 works
  48. 48 Steven W. LingafelterUnited States · #964,102 worldwide34 citations · 23 works
  49. 49 James G. MeadUnited States · #1,039,522 worldwide64 citations · 18 works
  50. 50 Jon L. NorenburgUnited States · #1,050,108 worldwide40 citations · 19 works
  51. 51 Neal WoodmanUnited States · #1,069,777 worldwide63 citations · 26 works
  52. 52 Ellen E. StrongUnited States · #1,071,632 worldwide42 citations · 19 works
  53. 53 John C. HarshbargerUnited States · #1,175,993 worldwide34 citations · 18 works
  54. 54 Carl SimpsonUnited States · #1,183,470 worldwide30 citations · 15 works
  55. 55 Diane S. LittlerUnited States · #1,205,809 worldwide67 citations · 25 works
  56. 56 Mark W. MoffettUnited States · #1,264,890 worldwide17 citations · 24 works
  57. 57 Andrea M. QuattriniUnited States · #1,269,937 worldwide72 citations · 26 works
  58. 58 Stuart H. McKameyUnited States · #1,304,461 worldwide11 citations · 16 works
  59. 59 Allen G. CollinsUnited States · #1,339,872 worldwide50 citations · 21 works
  60. 60 Pierre BoiteauUnited States · #1,354,975 worldwide4 citations · 19 works
  61. 61 Laurence J. DorrUnited States · #1,374,600 worldwide24 citations · 32 works
  62. 62 E. E. GrissellUnited States · #1,385,049 worldwide41 citations · 18 works
  63. 63 Michael W. GatesUnited States · #1,412,397 worldwide30 citations · 22 works
  64. 64 James N. ZahniserUnited States · #1,420,722 worldwide14 citations · 40 works
  65. 65 David AdamskiUnited States · #1,479,552 worldwide12 citations · 22 works
  66. 66 Jens PrenaUnited States · #1,565,615 worldwide12 citations · 18 works
  67. 67 M. Ralph BrowningUnited States · #1,627,854 worldwide15 citations · 15 works

Output against citations per work

A long record and a heavily-cited one are not the same career, and a list ordered by either buries the other. The upper left is a small body of work that travelled a long way.

0510mean 3.80466works (log) →citations per work →Douglas H. Erwin: 41, 10.9Don E. Wilson: 50, 5.2Richard Potts: 29, 11.1Robert J. Soreng: 31, 7.4G. David Johnson: 40, 5.2Jonathan A. Coddington: 26, 9.5A. S. Konstantinov: 56, 4.3Lynne R. Parenti: 31, 7.3Mary Jo Arnoldi: 24, 2.2Warren L. Wagner: 42, 4.0Kristofer M. Helgen: 37, 7.7Alfred L. Gardner: 21, 9.2Victor G. Springer: 27, 6.2Roy W. McDiarmid: 39, 6.1Austin B. Williams: 32, 4.6Helen F. James: 31, 3.8John W. Brown: 67, 3.3Torben C. Rick: 50, 3.8Charles E. Griswold: 17, 6.9Richard P. Vari: 36, 4.4Klaus Rützler: 25, 8.2George R. Zug: 41, 2.8Brian F. Kensley: 66, 3.5Michael Vecchione: 51, 4.5Kristian Fauchald: 23, 8.1Hans‐Dieter Sues: 42, 4.8Richard C. Banks: 53, 2.8David L. Pawson: 30, 2.8Joseph R. Jehl: 37, 4.4Richard E. Grant: 21, 5.3Robert J. Emry: 20, 3.4James C. Tyler: 20, 4.7Frank D. Ferrari: 52, 3.8Robert B. Faden: 15, 7.5Seán G. Brady: 25, 4.2Richard C. Froeschner: 30, 1.9Brian T. Huber: 44, 3.3Jorge A. Santiago‐Blay: 43, 1.1Martha S. Nizinski: 16, 4.1Dan H. Nicolson: 37, 2.3Mark M. Littler: 41, 3.2David R. Smith: 78, 2.1Matthew W. Tocheri: 16, 4.6Louis S. Kornicker: 50, 1.8Terry L. Erwin: 18, 1.7Ellis L. Yochelson: 57, 1.7Kevin de Queiroz: 124, 1.1Steven W. Lingafelter: 23, 1.5James G. Mead: 18, 3.6Jon L. Norenburg: 19, 2.1Neal Woodman: 26, 2.4Ellen E. Strong: 19, 2.2John C. Harshbarger: 18, 1.9Carl Simpson: 15, 2.0Diane S. Littler: 25, 2.7Mark W. Moffett: 24, 0.7Andrea M. Quattrini: 26, 2.8Stuart H. McKamey: 16, 0.7Allen G. Collins: 21, 2.4Pierre Boiteau: 19, 0.2Laurence J. Dorr: 32, 0.8E. E. Grissell: 18, 2.3Michael W. Gates: 22, 1.4James N. Zahniser: 40, 0.3David Adamski: 22, 0.5Jens Prena: 18, 0.7M. Ralph Browning: 15, 1.0Richard PottsDouglas H. ErwinRobert J. SorengDon E. Wilson
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Ranked on the composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Affiliation is the institution a researcher publishes from most; identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation.