Amanda R. Ridley

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
134 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Amanda R. Ridley is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Developmental Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Amanda R. Ridley has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 70 papers in Ecology and 54 papers in Developmental Biology. Recurrent topics in Amanda R. Ridley's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (99 papers), Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (54 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (38 papers). Amanda R. Ridley is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (99 papers), Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (54 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (38 papers). Amanda R. Ridley collaborates with scholars based in Australia, South Africa and United Kingdom. Amanda R. Ridley's co-authors include Nichola Raihani, Andrew N. Radford, Benjamin J. Ashton, Martha J. Nelson‐Flower, Alex Thornton, Susan J. Cunningham, Elizabeth M. Wiley, Philip A. R. Hockey, Matthew B. V. Bell and Alex Thompson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Amanda R. Ridley

132 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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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.

Cognitive performance is linked to group size and affects fitness in Australian magpies

2018 210 citations Benjamin J. Ashton, Amanda R. Ridley et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Amanda R. Ridley Australia	35	2.5k	1.8k	1.1k	810	369	134	3.4k
Michael Griesser Sweden	33	2.1k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	857 0.8×	493 0.6×	209 0.6×	85	3.0k
Andrea S. Griffin Australia	29	2.1k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	559 0.5×	1.1k 1.3×	193 0.5×	84	3.5k
John L. Quinn United Kingdom	35	2.4k 1.0×	1.8k 1.0×	535 0.5×	818 1.0×	176 0.5×	92	4.1k
András Liker Hungary	40	3.3k 1.3×	2.8k 1.6×	520 0.5×	541 0.7×	284 0.8×	116	4.9k
Julie Morand‐Ferron Canada	31	2.5k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	875 0.8×	1.3k 1.7×	98 0.3×	67	3.5k
Dietmar Zinner Germany	34	1.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	787 0.7×	2.2k 2.8×	212 0.6×	135	3.5k
Peter N. M. Brotherton United Kingdom	22	1.9k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	354 0.3×	922 1.1×	181 0.5×	29	3.3k
Robert D. Magrath Australia	40	4.4k 1.7×	3.7k 2.1×	2.1k 1.9×	413 0.5×	196 0.5×	104	5.7k
Jack W. Bradbury United States	34	3.5k 1.4×	2.2k 1.2×	1.5k 1.4×	435 0.5×	171 0.5×	58	4.5k
Peter A. Bednekoff United States	31	2.7k 1.1×	2.5k 1.4×	467 0.4×	635 0.8×	218 0.6×	62	4.2k

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Ridley, Amanda R., et al.. (2026). High temperatures inhibit quantity discrimination of conspecifics in a wild bird. Behavioral Ecology. 37(3). 1 indexed citations

Ashton, Benjamin J., et al.. (2025). Group size affects spontaneous quantity discrimination performance in wild Western Australian magpies (Gymnorhina tibicen dorsalis). Animal Cognition. 28(1). 41–41. 2 indexed citations

Ashton, Benjamin J., et al.. (2024). Meta‐analyses reveal support for the Social Intelligence Hypothesis. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 99(5). 1889–1908. 5 indexed citations

Wolf, Blair O., et al.. (2024). Integrating fine‐scale behaviour and microclimate data into biophysical models highlights the risk of lethal hyperthermia and dehydration. Ecography. 2025(4). 2 indexed citations

Krützen, Michael, Amanda R. Ridley, Simon J. Allen, et al.. (2024). Juvenile social play predicts adult reproductive success in male bottlenose dolphins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(25). e2305948121–e2305948121. 3 indexed citations

Ridley, Amanda R., et al.. (2024). Problem-solving ability: a link between cognition and conservation?. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 39(7). 609–611. 1 indexed citations

Ashton, Benjamin J., et al.. (2024). Heritability of cognitive performance in wild Western Australian magpies. Royal Society Open Science. 11(3). 231399–231399. 8 indexed citations

Ashton, Benjamin J., et al.. (2024). Aggressive interactions influence cognitive performance in Western Australian magpies. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 291(2024). 20240435–20240435. 2 indexed citations

Ashton, Benjamin J., et al.. (2023). Cognition mediates response to anthropogenic noise in wild Western Australian magpies (Gmynorhina tibicen dorsalis). Global Change Biology. 29(24). 6912–6930. 7 indexed citations

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Cunningham, Susan J., et al.. (2023). Camelthorn and blackthorn trees provide important resources for Southern Pied Babblers (Turdoides bicolor) in the Kalahari. Ibis. 166(1). 82–94. 2 indexed citations

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Ridley, Amanda R., et al.. (2023). Population viability analysis informs Western Grasswren translocation: Multi-population sourcing of 112 founder individuals needed to meet success criteria. Ornithological applications. 126(1). 4 indexed citations

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Hall, Michelle L., Amanda R. Ridley, Saul Cowen, et al.. (2023). Population genetic structure associated with a landscape barrier in the Western Grasswren (Amytornis textilis textilis). Ibis. 166(1). 218–231. 1 indexed citations

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Ashton, Benjamin J., et al.. (2022). General cognitive performance declines with female age and is negatively related to fledging success in a wild bird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 289(1989). 20221748–20221748. 19 indexed citations

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Ashton, Benjamin J., et al.. (2022). Does trappability and self-selection influence cognitive performance?. Royal Society Open Science. 9(9). 220473–220473. 4 indexed citations

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Bourne, Amanda R., Amanda R. Ridley, Andrew E. McKechnie, Claire N. Spottiswoode, & Susan J. Cunningham. (2021). Dehydration risk is associated with reduced nest attendance and hatching success in a cooperatively breeding bird, the southern pied babbler Turdoides bicolor. Conservation Physiology. 9(1). coab043–coab043. 24 indexed citations

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Bourne, Amanda R., Susan J. Cunningham, Raymond Jansen, et al.. (2021). Hot days are associated with short-term adrenocortical responses in a southern African arid-zone passerine bird. Journal of Experimental Biology. 224(10). 26 indexed citations

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Bourne, Amanda R., Amanda R. Ridley, Claire N. Spottiswoode, & Susan J. Cunningham. (2021). Direct and indirect effects of high temperatures on fledging in a cooperatively breeding bird. Behavioral Ecology. 32(6). 1212–1223. 19 indexed citations

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Bourne, Amanda R., Susan J. Cunningham, Claire N. Spottiswoode, & Amanda R. Ridley. (2020). High temperatures drive offspring mortality in a cooperatively breeding bird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 287(1931). 20201140–20201140. 45 indexed citations

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Radford, Andrew N., Matthew B. V. Bell, Linda Hollén, & Amanda R. Ridley. (2010). SINGING FOR YOUR SUPPER: SENTINEL CALLING BY KLEPTOPARASITES CAN MITIGATE THE COST TO VICTIMS. Evolution. 65(3). 900–906. 33 indexed citations

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Ridley, Amanda R., Nichola Raihani, & Martha J. Nelson‐Flower. (2008). The cost of being alone: the fate of floaters in a population of cooperatively breeding pied babblers Turdoides bicolor. UWA Profiles and Research Repository (UWA). 17 indexed citations

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