Concepedia

Systematic Description

A Systematic Description is a formal scholarly contribution that belongs to the class of taxonomic acts and is differentiated by its structured, evidence-based characterization of a microfossil or vertebrate taxon according to established nomenclatural codes, including diagnostic features, type specimens, and phylogenetic or stratigraphic context.

932

Publications

50.3K

Citations

2.7K

Authors

900

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

83

Parents

Publications

932

The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom · 1980 · 2.6K citations

, , +14

Principles of Systematic Zoology.

Charles D. Michener, Ernst Mayr · Systematic Zoology · 1969 · 2K citations

, , +5

Principles of Systematic Zoology

John O. Corliss, Ernst Mayr · Transactions of the American Microscopical Society · 1969 · 1K citations

, , +12

Systematics and the Origin of Species from the View-Point of a Zoologist

Ernst Mayr · Geographical Journal · 1943 · 755 citations

, , +9

Systematics and the Origin of Species from the Viewpoint of a Zoologist

Karl P. Schmidt, E Mayr · Copeia · 1943 · 680 citations

, , +9

1–5 of 932

Authors

2.7K

  1. ES
    Erik Smets

    KU Leuven, Belgium

    9 publications · 352 citations

    9

    h-index

  2. EM
    Ernst Mayr

    Harvard University, United States

    7 publications · 2.2K citations

    7

    h-index

  3. DL
    David L. Dilcher

    Indiana University Bloomington, United States

    5 publications · 143 citations

    5

    h-index

  4. KD
    Kevin de Queiroz

    National Museum of Natural History, United States

    5 publications · 1K citations

    5

    h-index

  5. DM
    David M. Williams

    Natural History Museum, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 129 citations

    4

    h-index

1–5 of 2.7K

Institutions

900

  1. American Museum of Natural History

    New York, United States

    13 h-index

    22 publications

    1.6K citations

  2. Natural History Museum

    London, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    20 publications

    954 citations

  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    12 h-index

    26 publications

    751 citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    11 h-index

    48 publications

    4.5K citations

  5. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

    London, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    16 publications

    872 citations

  6. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    10 h-index

    27 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    9 h-index

    29 publications

    3.2K citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    9 h-index

    13 publications

    1.5K citations

1–8 of 900

Venues

  1. Systematic Zoology

    42 publications · 4.4K citations

    27

    h-index

  2. Systematic Biology

    26 publications · 1.6K citations

    19

    h-index

  3. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

    15 publications · 563 citations

    14

    h-index

  4. Journal of Mammalogy

    JM · 13 publications · 390 citations

    13

    h-index

  5. Zootaxa

    14 publications · 443 citations

    12

    h-index

1–5