Athol McLachlan

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Athol McLachlan is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Athol McLachlan has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 15 papers in Ecology and 11 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Athol McLachlan's work include Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (10 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (9 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (9 papers). Athol McLachlan is often cited by papers focused on Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (10 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (9 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (9 papers). Athol McLachlan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Brazil. Athol McLachlan's co-authors include Patrick D. Armitage, L. C. V. Pinder, Peter S. Cranston, Rachel Neems, Richard J. Ladle, Michael A. Cant, Jeremy C. Thomason, Roger S. Wotton, John H. Lazarus and J. W. Patterson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and Oecologia.

In The Last Decade

Athol McLachlan

33 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

The Chironomidae. The Biology and Ecology of Non-biting M... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 250 500 750 1000
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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. The Chironomidae. The Biology and Ecology of Non-biting Midges
    1995 1.0k citations Athol McLachlan, Patrick D. Armitage et al. Journal of Animal Ecology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Athol McLachlan United Kingdom 17 1.1k 527 526 240 206 33 1.8k
Ole A. Sæther Norway 24 2.3k 2.1× 975 1.9× 534 1.0× 405 1.7× 162 0.8× 166 2.8k
L. C. V. Pinder United Kingdom 18 1.9k 1.8× 369 0.7× 821 1.6× 144 0.6× 190 0.9× 45 2.6k
Jon C. Gering United States 10 991 0.9× 790 1.5× 1.1k 2.0× 192 0.8× 234 1.1× 13 1.9k
Ronald W. Davies Canada 26 1.7k 1.6× 435 0.8× 984 1.9× 146 0.6× 107 0.5× 163 2.7k
D. R. Oliver Canada 15 899 0.8× 375 0.7× 317 0.6× 112 0.5× 147 0.7× 37 1.3k
Robert A. Browne United States 25 849 0.8× 363 0.7× 393 0.7× 493 2.1× 173 0.8× 54 1.6k
Tyler D. Tunney Canada 14 1.2k 1.1× 458 0.9× 695 1.3× 295 1.2× 105 0.5× 26 1.9k
Daniel A. Soluk United States 24 1.6k 1.5× 602 1.1× 1.4k 2.6× 214 0.9× 249 1.2× 43 2.4k
Reinhard Langel Germany 26 1.3k 1.2× 1.1k 2.1× 510 1.0× 179 0.7× 445 2.2× 33 2.4k
Cynthia A. Paszkowski Canada 29 1.6k 1.5× 351 0.7× 1.3k 2.5× 172 0.7× 68 0.3× 112 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Athol McLachlan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Athol McLachlan

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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McLachlan, Athol. (2012). Phenotypic Plasticity and Adaptation in a Holometabolous Insect: The Chironomid Midge. 2012. 1–8. 2 indexed citations
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McLachlan, Athol & Richard J. Ladle. (2010). Barriers to adaptive reasoning in community ecology. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 86(3). 543–548. 16 indexed citations
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McLachlan, Athol & Richard J. Ladle. (2008). The evolutionary ecology of detritus feeding in the larvae of freshwater Diptera. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 84(1). 133–141. 10 indexed citations
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McLachlan, Athol. (2006). You are looking mitey fine: parasites as direct indicators of fitness in the mating system of a host species. Ethology Ecology & Evolution. 18(3). 233–239. 5 indexed citations
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McLachlan, Athol & Richard J. Ladle. (2001). Life in the puddle: behavioural and life‐cycle adaptations in the Diptera of tropical rain pools. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 76(3). 377–388. 18 indexed citations
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Port, Gordon, et al.. (2001). The Biology of Lymnaea peregra (Muller) (Gastropoda:Pulmonata: Basommatophora) with Special Reference to the Effects of Herbicides on its Reproduction. Journal of Biological Sciences. 1(6). 532–540. 8 indexed citations
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McLachlan, Athol, Patrick D. Armitage, Peter S. Cranston, & L. C. V. Pinder. (1995). The Chironomidae. The Biology and Ecology of Non-biting Midges. Journal of Animal Ecology. 64(5). 667–667. 1027 indexed citations breakdown →
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McLachlan, Athol & Rachel Neems. (1993). Are females selected against in ephemeral habitats? The case of a holometabolous insect (Chironomus pulcher). Oecologia. 94(1). 83–86. 3 indexed citations
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McLachlan, Athol. (1993). Can two species of midge coexist in a single puddle of rain-water?. Hydrobiologia. 259(1). 1–8. 12 indexed citations
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McLachlan, Athol, et al.. (1991). Rain-pools on peat moorland as island habitats for midge larvae. Hydrobiologia. 209(1). 59–65. 13 indexed citations
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McLachlan, Athol & Rachel Neems. (1989). An alternative mating system in small male insects. Ecological Entomology. 14(1). 85–91. 32 indexed citations
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Patterson, J. W. & Athol McLachlan. (1989). Larval habitat duration and size at metamorphosis in frogs. Hydrobiologia. 171(2). 121–126. 9 indexed citations
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McLachlan, Athol. (1988). Male Mating Success in Diptera: A Reply to Thompson. Oikos. 51(1). 109–109. 2 indexed citations
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McLachlan, Athol. (1988). Refugia and habitat partitioning among midges (Diptera: Chironomidae) in rain‐pools. Ecological Entomology. 13(2). 185–193. 16 indexed citations
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McLachlan, Athol. (1987). Nachruf Beadle, Leonard Clayton (1905-1985). Archiv für Hydrobiologie. 108(4). 583–587. 1 indexed citations
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McLachlan, Athol, et al.. (1987). Male Mating Success in Diptera: Advantages of Small Size. Oikos. 48(1). 11–11. 83 indexed citations
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McLachlan, Athol. (1986). Survival of the smallest: advantages and costs of small size in flying animals. Ecological Entomology. 11(2). 237–240. 30 indexed citations
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McLachlan, Athol. (1985). What Determines the Species Present in a Rain-Pool?. Oikos. 45(1). 1–1. 26 indexed citations
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McLachlan, Athol. (1981). Interaction between insect larvae and tadpoles in tropical rain pools. Ecological Entomology. 6(2). 175–182. 15 indexed citations
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McLachlan, Athol, et al.. (1978). Particle Size and Chironomid (Diptera) Food in an Upland River. Oikos. 31(2). 247–247. 43 indexed citations

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