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Nathaniel F. Shoobs

Environmental Science · The Ohio State University

Mid career · publishing since 2016

Publications

17

Citations

87

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

11

Publishing since 2016

Research summary
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Nathaniel F. Shoobs studies the biology, evolution, and classification of freshwater and land snails, slugs, mussels, and other invertebrates, often describing new species and using genetic data to clarify how these animals are related to one another. This work spans topics such as cave-dwelling snails, island biodiversity in the Galápagos, invasive species impacts on native mussels, and applications like radiocarbon dating of shells at archaeological sites.

Freshwater and land snail taxonomyMollusk evolution and phylogeneticsIsland biogeography and biodiversityInvasive species and freshwater ecosystemsSpecies description and conservation-relevant mapping

Publication output was low and intermittent for most of the past decade but shows a sharp recent increase, with several works appearing in 2025 and 2026.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently
172018: 1 publication182019: 3 publications19202021: 1 publication21222023: 1 publication232024: 1 publication242025: 2 publications252026: 6 publications626
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • ZooKeys×3
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America×2
  • The Catalogue of Life×2
  • Figshare×2
  • PeerJ×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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