Brook O. Swanson

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Brook O. Swanson is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Brook O. Swanson has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Genetics, 8 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 8 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Brook O. Swanson's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (7 papers), Silk-based biomaterials and applications (6 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (5 papers). Brook O. Swanson is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (7 papers), Silk-based biomaterials and applications (6 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (5 papers). Brook O. Swanson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Panama and Taiwan. Brook O. Swanson's co-authors include Cheryl Y. Hayashi, Todd A. Blackledge, K. Evans‐Lutterodt, Elaine DiMasi, Steven Herrera, David Kisailus, Pablo Zavattieri, James C. Weaver, W.J. Mershon and Ali Miserez and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Brook O. Swanson

21 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

The Stomatopod Dactyl Club: A Formidable Damage-Tolerant Biological Hammer

2012 734 citations James C. Weaver, Garrett Milliron et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brook O. Swanson United States	14	790	302	242	213	199	22	1.4k
M. Edwin DeMont Canada	20	755 1.0×	243 0.8×	252 1.0×	236 1.1×	104 0.5×	45	1.8k
Emily Carrington United States	31	515 0.7×	209 0.7×	289 1.2×	250 1.2×	70 0.4×	66	3.4k
H. Fabritius Germany	17	913 1.2×	336 1.1×	81 0.3×	225 1.1×	115 0.6×	29	1.5k
Alexander Kovalev Germany	30	299 0.4×	670 2.2×	284 1.2×	392 1.8×	399 2.0×	128	2.8k
Douglas S. Fudge Canada	24	500 0.6×	179 0.6×	115 0.5×	165 0.8×	141 0.7×	62	2.0k
C. Sachs Germany	13	1.1k 1.4×	386 1.3×	77 0.3×	202 0.9×	220 1.1×	16	1.7k
D.P. Knight United Kingdom	18	1.1k 1.4×	179 0.6×	176 0.7×	54 0.3×	85 0.4×	30	1.7k
Dagmar Voigt Germany	23	203 0.3×	339 1.1×	414 1.7×	399 1.9×	210 1.1×	79	1.8k
Bodo D. Wilts Switzerland	38	453 0.6×	592 2.0×	687 2.8×	1.3k 6.0×	188 0.9×	122	3.9k
Esther Appel Germany	17	164 0.2×	143 0.5×	218 0.9×	231 1.1×	104 0.5×	28	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brook O. Swanson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Brook O. Swanson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Brook O. Swanson 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 Brook O. Swanson. Brook O. Swanson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Emlen, Douglas J., et al.. (2024). Rhinoceros beetle (Trypoxylus dichotomus) cuticular hydrocarbons contain information about body size and sex. PLoS ONE. 19(3). e0299796–e0299796. 1 indexed citations

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Weber, Jesse N., Wataru Kojima, Romain Boisseau, et al.. (2023). Evolution of horn length and lifting strength in the Japanese rhinoceros beetle Trypoxylus dichotomus. Current Biology. 33(20). 4285–4297.e5. 5 indexed citations

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Swanson, Brook O., et al.. (2021). Moving toward Engagement: Teaching Collaborative Dance and Science Classes to First Year College Students. Journal of Dance Education. 23(1). 31–38.

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Gutierrez, Eric, et al.. (2019). Variation in an Extreme Weapon: Horn Performance Differences across Rhinoceros Beetle (Trypoxylus dichotomus) Populations. Insects. 10(10). 346–346. 3 indexed citations

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Carlson, Emily A., et al.. (2015). Functional mechanics of beetle mandibles: Honest signaling in a sexually selected system. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological Genetics and Physiology. 325(1). 3–12. 28 indexed citations

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Oldfield, Ronald G., et al.. (2014). Parental care in the Cuatro Ciénegas cichlid, Herichthys minckleyi (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Hydrobiologia. 748(1). 233–257. 10 indexed citations

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Swanson, Brook O., et al.. (2013). Evolutionary variation in the mechanics of fiddler crab claws. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13(1). 137–137. 34 indexed citations

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Weaver, James C., Garrett Milliron, Ali Miserez, et al.. (2012). The Stomatopod Dactyl Club: A Formidable Damage-Tolerant Biological Hammer. Science. 336(6086). 1275–1280. 734 indexed citations breakdown →

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Coleman, Seth W., et al.. (2011). The Cost of the Sword: Escape Performance in Male Swordtails. PLoS ONE. 6(1). e15837–e15837. 19 indexed citations

10.

Dean, Mason N., Brook O. Swanson, & Adam P. Summers. (2009). Biomaterials: Properties, variation and evolution. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 49(1). 15–20. 15 indexed citations

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Swanson, Brook O., et al.. (2009). The evolution of complex biomaterial performance: The case of spider silk. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 49(1). 21–31. 35 indexed citations

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Collin, Matthew A., et al.. (2009). Comparison of Embiopteran Silks Reveals Tensile and Structural Similarities across Taxa. Biomacromolecules. 10(8). 2268–2274. 16 indexed citations

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Gibb, Alice C., et al.. (2007). Heterochrony and the development of the escape response: prehatching movements in the rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological Genetics and Physiology. 307A(10). 556–567. 4 indexed citations

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Swanson, Brook O., Todd A. Blackledge, & Cheryl Y. Hayashi. (2007). Spider capture silk: performance implications of variation in an exceptional biomaterial. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological Genetics and Physiology. 307A(11). 654–666. 56 indexed citations

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Swanson, Brook O., Alice C. Gibb, Jane C. Marks, & Dean A. Hendrickson. (2007). Variation in foraging behavior facilitates resource partitioning in a polymorphic cichlid, Herichthys minckleyi. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 83(2). 147–154. 5 indexed citations

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Gibb, Alice C., et al.. (2006). Development of the Escape Response in Teleost Fishes: Do Ontogenetic Changes Enable Improved Performance?. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 79(1). 7–19. 50 indexed citations

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Swanson, Brook O., Todd A. Blackledge, Adam P. Summers, & Cheryl Y. Hayashi. (2006). SPIDER DRAGLINE SILK: CORRELATED AND MOSAIC EVOLUTION IN HIGH-PERFORMANCE BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS. Evolution. 60(12). 2539–2539. 73 indexed citations

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Swanson, Brook O., Todd A. Blackledge, Adam P. Summers, & Cheryl Y. Hayashi. (2006). SPIDER DRAGLINE SILK: CORRELATED AND MOSAIC EVOLUTION IN HIGH-PERFORMANCE BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS. Evolution. 60(12). 2539–2551. 84 indexed citations

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Swanson, Brook O., Todd A. Blackledge, Juan Felipe Beltrán, & Cheryl Y. Hayashi. (2005). Variation in the material properties of spider dragline silk across species. Applied Physics A. 82(2). 213–218. 118 indexed citations

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Swanson, Brook O. & Alice C. Gibb. (2004). Kinematics of aquatic and terrestrial escape responses in mudskippers. Journal of Experimental Biology. 207(23). 4037–4044. 48 indexed citations

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