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Asteroid Biology

Asteroid Biology is a specialized subfield within Echinoderm Zoology that focuses on the systematic study of the morphology, physiology, ecology, and evolution of asteroids—commonly known as sea stars—distinguishing it from other echinoderm taxa by its exclusive taxonomic and functional scope.

373

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16.7K

Citations

947

Authors

444

Institutions

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2017–2026

33

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Publications

373

The fossilized size distribution of the main asteroid belt

W BOTTKEJR, D. D. Durda, David Nesvorný et al. · Icarus · 2005 · 581 citations

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Annihilation of ecosystems by large asteroid impacts on the early Earth

Norman H. Sleep, Kevin Zahnle, James F. Kasting et al. · Nature · 1989 · 571 citations

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Asteroids were born big

Alessandro Morbidelli, W. F. Bottke, David Nesvorný et al. · Icarus · 2009 · 526 citations · Full text

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Feeding Behavior of Asteroids and Escape Responses of their Prey in the Puget Sound Region

KARL PERRY MAUZEY, Charles Birkeland, Paul K. Dayton · Ecology · 1968 · 326 citations

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The sixth extinction an unnatural history

322 citations

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Authors

947

  1. DB
    Daniel B. Blake

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    25 publications · 816 citations

    17

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  2. AC
    A. Cellino

    Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino, Italy

    11 publications · 920 citations

    11

    h-index

  3. MJ
    Michel Jangoux

    Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

    10 publications · 321 citations

    10

    h-index

  4. CL
    Christopher L. Mah

    National Museum of Natural History, United States

    10 publications · 365 citations

    10

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  5. VZ
    V. Zappalà

    Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino, Italy

    8 publications · 661 citations

    8

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Institutions

444

  1. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    17 h-index

    24 publications

    811 citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    16 h-index

    58 publications

    2.2K citations

  3. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    15 h-index

    26 publications

    1.9K citations

  4. Université Libre de Bruxelles

    Brussels, Belgium

    12 h-index

    39 publications

    1.2K citations

  5. Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino

    Pino Torinese, Italy

    12 h-index

    39 publications

    2.9K citations

  6. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    11 h-index

    30 publications

    1.7K citations

  7. Southwest Research Institute

    San Antonio, United States

    10 h-index

    20 publications

    5K citations

  8. Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur

    Nice, France

    10 h-index

    16 publications

    2.9K citations

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Venues

  1. Icarus

    52 publications · 3.7K citations

    31

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  2. Marine Biology

    32 publications · 1.4K citations

    24

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  3. Journal of Paleontology

    13 publications · 288 citations

    13

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  4. 12

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  5. Biological Bulletin

    9 publications · 421 citations

    9

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