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Robert R. Reisz

Robert R. Reisz

University of Toronto
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
11681
World Ranking
11488
National Ranking
395

Robert R. Reisz publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 262 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Robert R. Reisz D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert R. Reisz sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert R. Reisz is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research primarily spans across Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology.

The scientist's work covers several subfields including Paleontology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, and Surgery.

The main topics addressed in their research are:

  • Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Optical measurement and interference techniques

Among recent publications involving Robert R. Reisz are:

  • Early Jurassic dinosaur fetal dental development and its significance for the evolution of sauropod dentition, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Histological skeletochronology indicates developmental plasticity in the early Permian stem lissamphibian Doleserpeton annectens, 2020, Ecology and Evolution
  • New Primitive Caseid (Synapsida, Caseasauria) from the Early Permian of Germany, 2020, Annals of Carnegie Museum
  • Neurosensory anatomy of Varanopidae and its implications for early synapsid evolution, 2021, Journal of Anatomy
  • Thecodont tooth attachment and replacement in bolosaurid parareptiles, 2020, PeerJ

Frequent collaborators of Robert R. Reisz include Joseph J. Bevitt, Diane Scott, Tea Maho, Ethan D. Mooney, and Sean P. Modesto.

Their work has been published frequently in journals such as PeerJ, Frontiers in Earth Science, PLoS ONE, Comptes Rendus Palevol, and Journal of Anatomy.

Throughout their career, Robert R. Reisz has been recognized with awards including Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2009, acknowledged by the Academy of Science, and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2006.

Best Publications

  • A reevaluation of early amniote phylogeny

    Michel Laurin;Robert R. Reisz

  • THE ORIGIN AND EARLY EVOLUTION OF TURTLES

    Olivier Rieppel;Robert R. Reisz

  • A stem batrachian from the Early Permian of Texas and the origin of frogs and salamanders

    Jason S. Anderson;Robert R. Reisz;Diane Scott;Nadia B. Fröbisch

  • CHAPTER 2 – A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON TETRAPOD PHYLOGENY

    Michel Laurin;Robert R. Reisz

  • Structure and evolutionary implications of the earliest (Sinemurian, Early Jurassic) dinosaur eggs and eggshells

    Koen Stein;Koen Stein;Edina Prondvai;Edina Prondvai;Timothy Huang;Timothy Huang;Jean-Marc Baele

  • A diapsid reptile from the Pennsylvanian of Kansas

    Robert R. Reisz

  • Molecular timescales and the fossil record: a paleontological perspective.

    Robert R. Reisz;Johannes Müller

  • Origins and early evolution of herbivory in tetrapods.

    Hans-Dieter Sues;Hans-Dieter Sues;Robert R. Reisz

  • Evolution of Herbivory in Terrestrial Vertebrates: Herbivory in late Paleozoic and Triassic terrestrial vertebrates

    Robert R. Reisz;Hans-Dieter Sues

  • Four well-constrained calibration points from the vertebrate fossil record for molecular clock estimates.

    Johannes Müller;Robert R. Reisz

  • Owenetta and the origin of turtles

    Robert R. Reisz;Michel Laurin

  • Embryos of an Early Jurassic Prosauropod Dinosaur and Their Evolutionary Significance

    Robert R. Reisz;Diane Scott;Hans-Dieter Sues;David C. Evans

  • The Phylogeny of Early Eureptiles: Comparing Parsimony and Bayesian Approaches in the Investigation of a Basal Fossil Clade

    Johannes Müller;Johannes Müller;Robert R. Reisz

  • Pelycosaurian reptiles from the middle Pennsylvanian of North America

    R Reisz

  • The anatomy and relationships of the Lower Permian reptile Araeoscelis

    Robert R. Reisz;David S. Berman;Diane Scott

  • The origin and early evolutionary history of amniotes.

    Robert R. Reisz

  • Embryology of Early Jurassic dinosaur from China with evidence of preserved organic remains

    Robert R. Reisz;Timothy D. Huang;Eric M. Roberts;ShinRung Peng

  • ANATOMY AND RELATIONSHIPS OF LAMBEOSAURUS MAGNICRISTATUS, A CRESTED HADROSAURID DINOSAUR (ORNITHISCHIA) FROM THE DINOSAUR PARK FORMATION, ALBERTA

    David C. Evans;Robert R. Reisz

  • Evidence of preserved collagen in an Early Jurassic sauropodomorph dinosaur revealed by synchrotron FTIR microspectroscopy.

    Yao Chang Lee;Cheng Cheng Chiang;Pei Yu Huang;Chao Yu Chung

  • The first articulated skeleton of Dendrerpeton acadianum (Temnospondyli, Dendrerpetontidae) from the Lower Pennsylvanian locality of Joggins, Nova Scotia, and a review of its relationships

    Robert B. Holmes;Robert L. Carroll;Robert R. Reisz

Frequent Co-Authors

Michel Laurin
Michel Laurin Sorbonne University
David C. Evans
David C. Evans Royal Ontario Museum
Hans-Dieter Sues
Hans-Dieter Sues National Museum of Natural History
Chi-Kuang Sun
Chi-Kuang Sun National Taiwan University
Eric M. Roberts
Eric M. Roberts James Cook University
Christian A. Sidor
Christian A. Sidor University of Washington
Jon D. Woodhead
Jon D. Woodhead University of Melbourne
David A. Eberth
David A. Eberth Royal Tyrrell Museum
Roger B. J. Benson
Roger B. J. Benson University of Oxford
Olivier Rieppel
Olivier Rieppel Field Museum of Natural History

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Susan E. Evans

Susan E. Evans

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Publications: 30

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Hans-Dieter Sues

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Publications: 29

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Publications: 21

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