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Winston F. Ponder

Winston F. Ponder

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
39
Citations
8316
World Ranking
6291
National Ranking
496

Winston F. Ponder publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 189 publications — 70th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Winston F. Ponder D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Winston F. Ponder sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Winston F. Ponder is affiliated with the Australian Museum in Australia. Their research spans several fields including Environmental Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. The work notably focuses on subfields such as Ecology, Insect Science, Oceanography, Paleontology, and Ecological Modeling.

The scientist's main research topics include aquatic invertebrate ecology and behavior, mollusks and parasite studies, marine biology and ecology research, parasite biology and host interactions, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, species distribution and climate change, and plant taxonomy and phylogenetics.

Winston F. Ponder has contributed to multiple research papers, with selected recent publications as follows:

  • Extraordinary concentrations of local endemism associated with arid-land springs (2023) - Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • Novel copulatory structures and reproductive functions in Amphiboloidea (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Pulmonata) (2024) - Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)
  • Subterranean Tateidae (Gastropoda; Caenogastropoda; Truncatelloidea) from the Ngalia Basin, Northern Territory, Australia (2022) - Molluscan Research
  • Proviviparus talbragarensis gen. et sp. nov., the first viviparid snail from the Late Jurassic of Australia (2021) - Alcheringa An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology
  • Mitochondrial genome of the fluke pond snail, Austropeplea cf. brazieri (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae) (2024) - Parasites & Vectors

The frequent co-authors of Winston F. Ponder include Tanapan Sukee, Anson V. Koehler, Bonnie L. Webster, Robin B. Gasser, and Neil D. Young, each contributing to multiple collaborative works.

The scientist has published most often in the venue "Molluscan Research," followed by repeated contributions to "Australian Zoologist," as well as notable papers in "Frontiers in Environmental Science," "Parasites & Vectors," and "Alcheringa An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology."

Best Publications

  • The Global Decline of Nonmarine Mollusks

    Charles Lydeard;Robert H. Cowie;Winston F. Ponder;Arthur E. Bogan

  • Global diversity of gastropods (Gastropoda; Mollusca) in freshwater

    Ellen E. Strong;Olivier Gargominy;Winston F. Ponder;Philippe Bouchet

  • Towards a phylogeny of gastropod molluscs: an analysis using morphological characters

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  • Evaluation of Museum Collection Data for Use in Biodiversity Assessment

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  • Gastropod evolutionary rates and phylogenetic relationships assessed using partial 28S rDNA and histone H3 sequences

    Donald. J. Colgan;Winston F Ponder;Peter E. Eggler

  • Potamopyrgus antipodarum ― a molluscan coloniser of Europe and Australia

    W.F. Ponder

  • Molecular phylogenetics of Caenogastropoda (Gastropoda: Mollusca)

    D. J Colgan;W.F Ponder;E Beacham;J. Macaranas

  • A Review of Morphological Characters of Hydrobioid Snails

    Robert Hershler;W. F. Ponder

  • Pushing short DNA fragments to the limit: Phylogenetic relationships of 'hydrobioid' gastropods (Caenogastropoda: Rissooidea).

    Thomas Wilke;Martin Haase;Robert Hershler;Hsiu-Ping Liu

  • Gastropod phylogeny based on six segments from four genes representing coding or non-coding and mitochondrial or nuclear DNA

    D. J. Colgan;W. F. Ponder;E. Beacham;J. M. Macaranas

  • A review of the Genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca, Mesogastropoda, Rissoacea)

    Winston F. Ponder

  • The Other 99%: The Conservation and Biodiversity of Invertebrates

    Winston Ponder;Daniel Lunney

  • Molecular Phylogeny of a Circum-Global, Diverse Gastropod Superfamily (Cerithioidea: Mollusca: Caenogastropoda): Pushing the Deepest Phylogenetic Limits of Mitochondrial LSU rDNA Sequences

    Charles Lydeard;Wallace E. Holznagel;Matthias Glaubrecht;Winston F. Ponder

  • Phylogeny of the gastropod superfamily Cerithioidea using morphology and molecules

    Ellen E. Strong;Donald J. Colgan;John M. Healy;Charles Lydeard

  • Biology and Evolution of the Mollusca

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  • An endemic radiation of hydrobiid snails from artesian springs in northern South Australia: their taxonomy, physiology, distribution and anatomy

    W. F. Ponder;Robert Hershler;B. J. Jenkins

  • Four desert waters: Setting arid zone wetland conservation priorities through understanding patterns of endemism

    R.J. Fensham;J.L. Silcock;Adam Kerezsy;Adam Kerezsy;W. Ponder

  • Mound Springs of the Great Artesian Basin

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  • What makes a narrow-range taxon? Insights from Australian freshwater snails.

    W. F. Ponder;D. J. Colgan

  • Global diversity of gastropods (Gastropoda; Mollusca) in freshwater

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  • Biology and Evolution of the Mollusca

    Winston Frank Ponder;David R. Lindberg;Juliet Mary Ponder

  • Gastropod phylogeny: challenges for the 90's

    W.F. Ponder;D.R. Lindberg

  • A phylogenetic analysis of rissooidean and cingulopsoidean families (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda).

    Francesco Criscione;Winston Frank Ponder

  • New species, anatomy, and systematic position of the hydrothermal vent and hydrocarbon seep gastropod family Provannidae fam.n. (Caenogastropoda)

    Anders Waren;Winston F Ponder

  • On a major radiation of freshwater snails in Tasmania and eastern Victoria: a preliminary overview of the Beddomeia group (Mollusca : Gastropoda : Hydrobiidae)

    WF Ponder;GA Clark;AC Miller;A Toluzzi

  • The influence of classification on the evolutionary interpretation of structure a re-evaluation of the evolution of the pallial cavity of gastropod molluscs

    David R. Lindberg;Winston F. Ponder

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Byrne
Maria Byrne University of Sydney
Martin Haase
Martin Haase University of Greifswald
Philippe Bouchet
Philippe Bouchet French National Museum of Natural History
Matthias Glaubrecht
Matthias Glaubrecht Universität Hamburg
Andrew R. Davis
Andrew R. Davis University of Wollongong
Thomas Wilke
Thomas Wilke University of Giessen
Hamish G. Spencer
Hamish G. Spencer University of Otago
Keith F. Walker
Keith F. Walker University of Adelaide
George D. Wilson
George D. Wilson Beaumont Health
Mark Dowton
Mark Dowton University of Wollongong

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