Standout Papers

The Evolution of Cooperation 1964 2026 1984 2005 12.0k
  1. The Evolution of Cooperation (1981)
    Robert Axelrod, W D Hamilton Science
  2. The genetical evolution of social behaviour. I (1964)
    W D Hamilton Journal of Theoretical Biology
  3. Heritable True Fitness and Bright Birds: A Role for Parasites? (1982)
    W D Hamilton, Marlene Zuk Science
  4. Extraordinary Sex Ratios (1967)
    W D Hamilton Science
  5. The genetical evolution of social behaviour. II (1964)
    W D Hamilton Journal of Theoretical Biology
  6. Geometry for the selfish herd (1971)
    W D Hamilton Journal of Theoretical Biology
  7. The moulding of senescence by natural selection (1966)
    W D Hamilton Journal of Theoretical Biology
  8. The Evolution of Altruistic Behavior (1963)
    W D Hamilton The American Naturalist
  9. Sex versus Non-Sex versus Parasite (1980)
    W D Hamilton Oikos
  10. Dispersal in stable habitats (1977)
    W D Hamilton, Robert M. May Nature
  11. Sexual reproduction as an adaptation to resist parasites (a review). (1990)
    W D Hamilton, Robert Axelrod et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  12. Altruism and Related Phenomena, Mainly in Social Insects (1972)
    W D Hamilton Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics
  13. Selfish and Spiteful Behaviour in an Evolutionary Model (1970)
    W D Hamilton Nature

Immediate Impact

7 by Nobel laureates 128 from Science/Nature 154 standout
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Works of W D Hamilton being referenced

Evolution of social behaviour
1996
The moulding of senescence by natural selection
1966 Standout
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Author Peers

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
W D Hamilton 3545 14126 3002 16919 15737 94 45.6k
John Maynard Smith 3229 17574 6539 14136 12223 220 44.8k
Stuart A. West 4211 10240 3904 8369 9250 290 24.1k
Edward O. Wilson 2308 14247 1263 5503 16122 267 37.8k
Martin A. Nowak 1678 23495 9511 35490 5072 474 77.0k
Benjamin M. Bolker 8002 8451 3191 2661 16458 130 75.1k
Robert M. May 4489 20110 4086 12084 12476 457 72.5k
Marcus W. Feldman 2586 16456 6347 9114 4420 542 35.3k
Steve Walker 6335 5266 2807 2207 11405 60 59.3k
Robert Trivers 557 3959 1602 5537 4634 63 16.5k
Martin Mächler 7387 6219 3144 2246 13725 22 65.1k

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