| The early evolution of archosaurs: relationships and the origin of major clades SJ Nesbitt Columbia University, 2009 | 971 | 2009 |
| Ecologically distinct dinosaurian sister group shows early diversification of Ornithodira SJ Nesbitt, CA Sidor, RB Irmis, KD Angielczyk, RMH Smith, LA Tsuji Nature 464 (7285), 95-98, 2010 | 339 | 2010 |
| The origin and early radiation of dinosaurs SL Brusatte, SJ Nesbitt, RB Irmis, RJ Butler, MJ Benton, MA Norell Earth-Science Reviews 101 (1-2), 68-100, 2010 | 328 | 2010 |
| A Jurassic ceratosaur from China helps clarify avian digital homologies X Xu, JM Clark, J Mo, J Choiniere, CA Forster, GM Erickson, DWE Hone, ... Nature 459 (7249), 940-944, 2009 | 326 | 2009 |
| A Late Triassic dinosauromorph assemblage from New Mexico and the rise of dinosaurs RB Irmis, SJ Nesbitt, K Padian, ND Smith, AH Turner, D Woody, A Downs Science 317 (5836), 358-361, 2007 | 315 | 2007 |
| A complete skeleton of a Late Triassic saurischian and the early evolution of dinosaurs SJ Nesbitt, ND Smith, RB Irmis, AH Turner, A Downs, MA Norell science 326 (5959), 1530-1533, 2009 | 287 | 2009 |
| The anatomy of Effigia okeeffeae (Archosauria, Suchia), theropod-like convergence, and the distribution of related taxa S Nesbitt Bulletin of the american Museum of Natural history 2007 (302), 1-84, 2007 | 245 | 2007 |
| The earliest bird-line archosaurs and the assembly of the dinosaur body plan SJ Nesbitt, RJ Butler, MD Ezcurra, PM Barrett, MR Stocker, KD Angielczyk, ... Nature 544 (7651), 484-487, 2017 | 213 | 2017 |
| A critical re‐evaluation of the Late Triassic dinosaur taxa of North America SJ Nesbitt, RB Irmis, WG Parker Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 5 (2), 209-243, 2007 | 198 | 2007 |
| Provincialization of terrestrial faunas following the end-Permian mass extinction CA Sidor, DA Vilhena, KD Angielczyk, AK Huttenlocker, SJ Nesbitt, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110 (20), 8129-8133, 2013 | 195 | 2013 |
| Early ornithischian dinosaurs: the Triassic record RB Irmis, WG Parker, SJ Nesbitt, JUN Liu Historical Biology 19 (1), 3-22, 2007 | 190 | 2007 |
| Extreme convergence in the body plans of an early suchian (Archosauria) and ornithomimid dinosaurs (Theropoda) SJ Nesbitt, MA Norell Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 273 (1590), 1045-1048, 2006 | 177 | 2006 |
| Hindlimb osteology and distribution of basal dinosauromorphs from the Late Triassic of North America SJ Nesbitt, RB Irmis, WG Parker, ND Smith, AH Turner, T Rowe Journal of Vertebrate paleontology 29 (2), 498-516, 2009 | 166 | 2009 |
| Assessing ontogenetic maturity in extinct saurian reptiles CT Griffin, MR Stocker, C Colleary, CM Stefanic, EJ Lessner, M Riegler, ... Biological Reviews 96 (2), 470-525, 2021 | 165 | 2021 |
| Enigmatic dinosaur precursors bridge the gap to the origin of Pterosauria MD Ezcurra, SJ Nesbitt, M Bronzati, FM Dalla Vecchia, FL Agnolin, ... Nature 588 (7838), 445-449, 2020 | 162 | 2020 |
| The Sail-Backed Reptile Ctenosauriscus from the Latest Early Triassic of Germany and the Timing and Biogeography of the Early Archosaur Radiation RJ Butler, SL Brusatte, M Reich, SJ Nesbitt, RR Schoch, JJ Hornung PLoS One 6 (10), e25693, 2011 | 156 | 2011 |
| The Late Triassic pseudosuchian Revueltosaurus callenderi and its implications for the diversity of early ornithischian dinosaurs WG Parker, RB Irmis, SJ Nesbitt, JW Martz, LS Browne Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 272 (1566), 963-969, 2005 | 156 | 2005 |
| Osteology of the Middle Triassic pseudosuchian archosaur Arizonasaurus babbitti SJ Nesbitt Historical Biology 17 (1-4), 19-47, 2005 | 152 | 2005 |
| The oldest dinosaur? A Middle Triassic dinosauriform from Tanzania SJ Nesbitt, PM Barrett, S Werning, CA Sidor, AJ Charig Biology Letters 9 (1), 20120949, 2013 | 143 | 2013 |
| The osteology and relationships of Vancleavea campi (Reptilia: Archosauriformes) SJ Nesbitt, MR Stocker, BJ Small, A Downs Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 157 (4), 814-864, 2009 | 139 | 2009 |
Randall IrmisDept of Geology & Geophysics and Natural History Museum of Utah, University of UtahVerified email at umnh.utah.edu
