A. J. Cain

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

A. J. Cain is a scholar working on Ecology, Genetics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, A. J. Cain has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Ecology, 10 papers in Genetics and 10 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in A. J. Cain's work include Mollusks and Parasites Studies (10 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (8 papers) and Plant and animal studies (5 papers). A. J. Cain is often cited by papers focused on Mollusks and Parasites Studies (10 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (8 papers) and Plant and animal studies (5 papers). A. J. Cain collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Tanzania. A. J. Cain's co-authors include P. M. Sheppard, John D. Currey, Robert H. Cowie, G. Ainsworth Harrison, L. M. Cook, David T. Parkin, Robert A. D. Cameron, Margaret DeLacy, G. W. Dimbleby and M. S. TITE and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

A. J. Cain

46 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

NATURAL SELECTION IN CEPAEA 1954 2026 1978 2002 1954 100 200 300
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. NATURAL SELECTION IN CEPAEA
    1954 358 citations A. J. Cain, P. M. Sheppard Genetics profile →

Peers

A. J. Cain
M. S. Mani United States
Miriam J. Hercus Australia
Henry S. Dybas United States
Neal L. Evenhuis United States
Laurence M. Cook United Kingdom
Hang‐Kwang Luh United States
N. Waloff United Kingdom
Adam Łomnicki Poland
Johann Wolfgang Wägele Germany
Avis C. James United States
M. S. Mani United States
A. J. Cain
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Countries citing papers authored by A. J. Cain

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Fields of papers citing papers by A. J. Cain

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. J. Cain

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of A. J. Cain. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of A. J. Cain based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with A. J. Cain. A. J. Cain is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cain, A. J.. (2024). Caring for technologies, caring for Country. Futures. 166. 103535–103535. 1 indexed citations
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DeLacy, Margaret & A. J. Cain. (1995). A Linnaean thesis concerning Contagium vivum: The ‘Exanthemata viva’ of John Nyander and its place in contemporary thought. Medical History. 39(2). 159–185. 5 indexed citations
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Cain, A. J.. (1994). Rank and sequence in Caspar Bauhin's Pinax. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 114(4). 311–356. 4 indexed citations
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Cain, A. J. & L. M. Cook. (1989). Persistence and extinction in some Cepaea populations. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 38(2). 183–190. 12 indexed citations
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Cowie, Robert H. & A. J. Cain. (1983). Laboratory maintenance and breeding of land snails, with an example from <italic>Helix aspersa</italic>. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 19 indexed citations
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Cain, A. J.. (1981). Intellectual cross-fertilization and evolution. Nature. 290(5808). 645–646. 1 indexed citations
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Cain, A. J. & Robert H. Cowie. (1978). Activity of different species of land-snail on surfaces of different inclinations. Journal of conchology. 29. 267. 49 indexed citations
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Cain, A. J. & John D. Currey. (1963). Area effects in Cepaea on the Larkhill Artillery Ranges, Salisbury Plain. 45(303). 1–15. 36 indexed citations
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Cain, A. J.. (1963). LANGUAGE AND CLASSIFICATION IN BIOLOGY, THEIR USE AND ABUSE: THE NATURAL CLASSIFICATION. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. 174(2). 115–121. 2 indexed citations
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Cain, A. J. & John D. Currey. (1963). The causes of area effects. Heredity. 18(4). 467–471. 43 indexed citations
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Cain, A. J.. (1959). TAXONOMIC CONCEPTS. Ibis. 101(3-4). 302–318. 10 indexed citations
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Cain, A. J.. (1959). DEDUCTIVE AND INDUCTIVE METHODS IN POST-LINNAEAN TAXONOMY. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. 170(2). 185–217. 46 indexed citations
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Cain, A. J.. (1959). THE POST-LINNAEAN DEVELOPMENT OF TAXONOMY. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. 170(3). 234–244. 38 indexed citations
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Cain, A. J.. (1957). POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANCE OF SECRETOR. The Lancet. 269(6961). 212–213. 5 indexed citations
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Cain, A. J., et al.. (1956). FIELD NOTES ON BIRDS OF THE EASTERN SOLOMON ISLANDS. Ibis. 98(1). 100–134. 30 indexed citations
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Cain, A. J.. (1956). The Genus in Evolutionary Taxonomy. Systematic Zoology. 5(3). 97–97. 39 indexed citations
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Cain, A. J.. (1955). Not the Superspecies. Systematic Zoology. 4(3). 143–143. 1 indexed citations
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Cain, A. J. & P. M. Sheppard. (1954). NATURAL SELECTION IN CEPAEA. Genetics. 39(1). 89–116. 358 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cain, A. J.. (1954). Names, Homologies, And The “Golgi” Apparatus. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. 74(3-4). 222–225. 2 indexed citations
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Cain, A. J.. (1953). Visual selection by tone of Cepaea nemoralis. Journal of conchology. 23(10). 333–336. 9 indexed citations

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