Andrew R. Weeks

10.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
154 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Andrew R. Weeks is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew R. Weeks has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Insect Science, 55 papers in Ecology and 49 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Andrew R. Weeks's work include Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (43 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (33 papers) and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (24 papers). Andrew R. Weeks is often cited by papers focused on Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (43 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (33 papers) and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (24 papers). Andrew R. Weeks collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Andrew R. Weeks's co-authors include Ary A. Hoffmann, Carla M. Sgrò, Johannes A. J. Breeuwer, Stephen W. McKechnie, Paul A. Umina, Anthony van Rooyen, K. Tracy Reynolds, Richard Stouthamer, Michael Turelli and Reid Tingley and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Andrew R. Weeks

150 papers receiving 7.0k 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.

Assessing the benefits and risks of translocations in changing environments: a genetic perspective

2011 668 citations Andrew R. Weeks, Ary A. Hoffmann et al. Evolutionary Applications profile →
Conservation genetics as a management tool: The five best-supported paradigms to assist the management of threatened species

2021 148 citations Andrew R. Weeks, Ary A. Hoffmann et al. profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andrew R. Weeks Australia	44	3.2k	2.3k	2.2k	1.8k	1.2k	154	7.2k
Michael F. Antolin United States	38	1.6k 0.5×	2.7k 1.1×	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	722 0.6×	116	5.2k
George Roderick United States	47	3.7k 1.2×	2.2k 1.0×	2.2k 1.0×	2.7k 1.5×	1.3k 1.1×	121	7.7k
David K. Yeates Australia	38	2.4k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	3.2k 1.8×	1.1k 0.9×	175	6.0k
Teiji Sota Japan	39	1.4k 0.4×	1.9k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	2.6k 1.5×	519 0.4×	205	4.8k
Felix A. H. Sperling Canada	45	2.9k 0.9×	3.6k 1.5×	1.7k 0.8×	3.9k 2.2×	1.5k 1.2×	184	7.4k
Francesco Frati Italy	32	3.3k 1.0×	3.3k 1.4×	2.8k 1.2×	4.8k 2.7×	2.2k 1.8×	136	9.4k
Adalgisa Caccone United States	52	1.6k 0.5×	3.3k 1.4×	2.3k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	2.4k 2.0×	252	8.9k
Winnie Hallwachs United States	32	3.2k 1.0×	3.6k 1.6×	3.2k 1.4×	4.6k 2.6×	2.6k 2.1×	143	9.1k
Thomas Lenormand France	43	1.0k 0.3×	4.3k 1.8×	1.3k 0.6×	2.0k 1.1×	2.1k 1.7×	106	7.5k
Wolfgang Nentwig Switzerland	45	2.4k 0.7×	2.4k 1.0×	2.4k 1.1×	2.8k 1.6×	959 0.8×	168	7.5k

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Ahrens, Collin W., et al.. (2026). Escaping bottlenecks: The demographic path to genetic recovery in koalas ( Phascolarctos cinereus ). Science. 391(6789). 1010–1014.

Ahrens, Collin W., Alex Slavenko, Peter Kriesner, et al.. (2025). Stochastic wind-driven migration likely maintains panmixia in the endangered bogong moth, Agrotis infusa. Biological Conservation. 302. 110993–110993. 1 indexed citations

Butcher, Paul A., et al.. (2025). Genomic Assessment of Australian White Sharks ( Carcharodon carcharias ) Challenges Previous Evidence of Population Subdivision. Diversity and Distributions. 31(2). 4 indexed citations

Weeks, Andrew R., et al.. (2024). Using eDNA Sampling to Identify Correlates of Species Occupancy Across Broad Spatial Scales. Diversity and Distributions. 30(12).

Weeks, Andrew R., Peter Kriesner, Nenad Bartoniček, et al.. (2024). Genetic structure and common ancestry expose the dingo-dog hybrid myth. Evolution Letters. 9(1). 1–12. 1 indexed citations

Cooper, Steven J., et al.. (2024). Simulating Genetic Mixing in Strongly Structured Populations of the Threatened Southern Brown Bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus). Evolutionary Applications. 17(12). e70050–e70050.

Weeks, Andrew R., et al.. (2023). Using hierarchical models to compare the sensitivity of metabarcoding and qPCR for eDNA detection. Ecological Informatics. 75. 102072–102072. 30 indexed citations

Rooyen, Anthony van, et al.. (2023). Heterogeneous patterns of heterozygosity loss in isolated populations of the threatened eastern barred bandicoot (Perameles gunnii). Molecular Ecology. 33(20). e17224–e17224. 2 indexed citations

Hradsky, Bronwyn A., et al.. (2023). Evaluating predator control using two non-invasive population metrics: a camera trap activity index and density estimation from scat genotyping. Wildlife Research. 51(1). 1 indexed citations

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Umina, Paul A., James L. Maino, Owain R. Edwards, et al.. (2023). Fitness costs of pyrethroid resistance in the polyphagous pest mite, Halotydeus destructor, under field conditions. Journal of Pest Science. 97(1). 185–197. 4 indexed citations

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Hradsky, Bronwyn A., et al.. (2022). Genetic sampling and an activity index indicate contrasting outcomes of lethal control for an invasive predator. Austral Ecology. 47(5). 1062–1076. 4 indexed citations

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Evans, Maldwyn J., Andrew R. Weeks, Ben C. Scheele, et al.. (2022). Coexistence conservation: Reconciling threatened species and invasive predators through adaptive ecological and evolutionary approaches. Conservation Science and Practice. 4(7). 18 indexed citations

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Coleman, Rhys A., Yung En Chee, Nick Bond, et al.. (2021). Understanding and managing the interactive impacts of growth in urban land use and climate change on freshwater biota: A case study using the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). Global Change Biology. 28(4). 1287–1300. 4 indexed citations

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Endersby‐Harshman, Nancy M., Thomas L. Schmidt, Jessica Chung, et al.. (2020). Heterogeneous genetic invasions of three insecticide resistance mutations in Indo‐Pacific populations of Aedes aegypti (L.). Molecular Ecology. 29(9). 1628–1641. 35 indexed citations

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Miller, Adam D., Craig R. Nitschke, Andrew R. Weeks, et al.. (2020). Genetic data and climate niche suitability models highlight the vulnerability of a functionally important plant species from south‐eastern Australia. Evolutionary Applications. 13(8). 2014–2029. 12 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Thomas L., et al.. (2020). Incursion pathways of the Asian tiger mosquito ( Aedes albopictus ) into Australia contrast sharply with those of the yellow fever mosquito ( Aedes aegypti ). Pest Management Science. 76(12). 4202–4209. 19 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Thomas L., Anthony van Rooyen, Jessica Chung, et al.. (2019). Tracking genetic invasions: Genome‐wide single nucleotide polymorphisms reveal the source of pyrethroid‐resistant Aedes aegypti (yellow fever mosquito) incursions at international ports. Evolutionary Applications. 12(6). 1136–1146. 37 indexed citations

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Weeks, Andrew R., Dean Heinze, Jakub Stoklosa, et al.. (2017). Genetic rescue increases fitness and aids rapid recovery of an endangered marsupial population. Nature Communications. 8(1). 1071–1071. 122 indexed citations

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Hoffmann, Ary A., K. Tracy Reynolds, Michael Nash, & Andrew R. Weeks. (2010). A high incidence of parthenogenesis in agricultural pests. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 278(1706). 799–800. 2 indexed citations

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Umina, Paul A., Andrew R. Weeks, Michael Kearney, Stephen W. McKechnie, & Ary A. Hoffmann. (2005). A Rapid Shift in a Classic Clinal Pattern in Drosophila Reflecting Climate Change. Science. 308(5722). 691–693. 289 indexed citations

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