Leaderboards/Amphibian and Reptile Biology

Amphibian and Reptile Biology

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Danilo Giacometti
Brock University
2
Kristoffer H. Wild
The University of Melbourne
3
BP Wallace
University of Colorado Boulder
4
Taline D. Kazandjian
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
5
E. Anne Chambers
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
6
Yuhao Xu
Qinghai University
7
Xavier A. Jenkins
Idaho State University
8
Shahar Dubiner
Tel Aviv University
9
Tzi‐Yang Lin
Research Institute of Molecular Pathology
10
Kathryn Everson
Oregon State University

Papers

1
Updated global conservation status and priorities for marine turtles
Endangered Species Research|2025
37 cit.
2
A global analysis of field body temperatures of active squamates in relation to climate and behaviour
Global Ecology and Biogeography|2024
17 cit.
3
Seasonal variation of behavioural thermoregulation in a fossorial salamander ( <i>Ambystoma maculatum</i> )
Royal Society Open Science|2024
14 cit.
4
Seasonal remodeling of visceral organs in the invasive desert gecko <i>Tarentola annularis</i>
Integrative Zoology|2024
8 cit.
5
Publication in Nature Communications (2025) [8 citations, W4412827422]
Nature Communications|2025
8 cit.
6
Behavioural evidence of a humidistat: a temperature-compensating mechanism of hydroregulation in spotted salamanders
Journal of Experimental Biology|2025
7 cit.
7
Publication in Oecologia (2025) [6 citations, W4409695060]
Oecologia|2025
6 cit.
8
Publication in Journal of Experimental Biology (2024) [5 citations, W4402643511]
Journal of Experimental Biology|2024
5 cit.
9
Publication in Journal of Experimental Biology (2025) [3 citations, W4413401547]
Journal of Experimental Biology|2025
3 cit.
10
Publication in Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology (2024) [2 citations, W4403962329]
Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology|2024
2 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Tonya A. Penkrot
Arizona State University
2
Fernanda P. Werneck
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
3
Yan Xie
Huaiyin Institute of Technology
4
C. Guilherme Becker
Pennsylvania State University
5
Stephen G. B. Chester
Yale University
6
Michail Rovatsos
Charles University
7
Amaël Borzée
Nanjing Forestry University
8
Nicolas Di-Poı̈
University of Helsinki
9
Xavier A. Harrison
University of Exeter
10
Rayna C. Bell
Smithsonian Institution

Papers

1
A global reptile assessment highlights shared conservation needs of tetrapods
Nature|2022
412 cit.
2
Dynamic evolutionary interplay between ontogenetic skull patterning and whole-head integration
Nature Ecology & Evolution|2024
25 cit.
3
Citizen science and roadkill trends in the Korean herpetofauna: The importance of spatially biased and unstandardized data
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution|2022
24 cit.
4
Diversity and Evolution of Frog Visual Opsins: Spectral Tuning and Adaptation to Distinct Light Environments
Molecular Biology and Evolution|2024
23 cit.
5
Skin microbiome disturbance linked to drought‐associated amphibian disease
Ecology Letters|2024
22 cit.
6
Selection of an anti-pathogen skin microbiome following prophylaxis treatment in an amphibian model system
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences|2023
21 cit.
7
Incorporation of latitude-adjusted bioclimatic variables increases accuracy in species distribution models
Ecological Modelling|2022
17 cit.
8
The influence of diet on gut microbiome and body mass dynamics in a capital-breeding migratory bird
PeerJ|2023
15 cit.
9
Signatures of functional bacteriome structure in a tropical direct-developing amphibian species
Animal Microbiome|2022
14 cit.
10
Breeding phenology and landscape use in all amphibian species from the Republic of Korea based on open-source data
Frontiers in Environmental Science|2022
14 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Richard Shine
Macquarie University
2
John J. Wiens
University of Arizona
3
Miguel Vences
Technische Universität Braunschweig
4
Jonathan B. Losos
Washington University in St. Louis
5
Michael J. Ryan
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
6
David B. Wake
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
7
Andrew R. Blaustein
Oregon State University
8
Juha Merilä
University of Helsinki
9
Brendan J. Godley
University of Sharjah
10
Tod W. Reeder
San Diego State University

Papers

1
Niche Conservatism: Integrating Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation Biology
Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics|2005
2.6k cit.
2
Historical biogeography, ecology and species richness
Trends in Ecology & Evolution|2004
2k cit.
3
The integrative future of taxonomy
Frontiers in Zoology|2010
1.8k cit.
4
Are we in the midst of the sixth mass extinction? A view from the world of amphibians
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2008
1.8k cit.
5
Phylogenetic niche conservatism, phylogenetic signal and the relationship between phylogenetic relatedness and ecological similarity among species
Ecology Letters|2008
1.7k cit.
6
A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes
BMC Evolutionary Biology|2013
1.7k cit.
7
Size and shape in ontogeny and phylogeny
Paleobiology|1979
1.6k cit.
8
A large-scale phylogeny of Amphibia including over 2800 species, and a revised classification of extant frogs, salamanders, and caecilians
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution|2011
1.4k cit.
9
Climate change, adaptation, and phenotypic plasticity: the problem and the evidence
Evolutionary Applications|2014
1.4k cit.
10
The evolution of mating preferences and the paradox of the lek
Nature|1991
1.3k cit.

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