C. Clark Cockerham

36.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
105 papers, 30.8k citations indexed

About

C. Clark Cockerham is a scholar working on Genetics, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, C. Clark Cockerham has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 30.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Genetics, 41 papers in Plant Science and 12 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in C. Clark Cockerham's work include Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (46 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (38 papers) and Genetics and Plant Breeding (29 papers). C. Clark Cockerham is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (46 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (38 papers) and Genetics and Plant Breeding (29 papers). C. Clark Cockerham collaborates with scholars based in United States, Czechia and New Zealand. C. Clark Cockerham's co-authors include B. S. Weir, Bruce S. Weir, John Reynolds, B. S. Weir, Zhao‐Bang Zeng, Hidenori Tachida, Terumi Mukai, D. F. Matzinger, Richard C Lewontin and F. W. Schnell and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The American Naturalist and Genetics.

In The Last Decade

C. Clark Cockerham

104 papers receiving 29.4k citations

Hit Papers

ESTIMATINGF-STATISTICS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF POPULAT... 1954 2026 1978 2002 1984 1984 1983 1954 1969 5.0k 10.0k 15.0k
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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. ESTIMATINGF-STATISTICS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF POPULATION STRUCTURE
    1984 15.0k citations B. S. Weir, C. Clark Cockerham Evolution profile →
  2. Estimating F-Statistics for the Analysis of Population Structure
    1984 8.9k citations Bruce S. Weir, C. Clark Cockerham Evolution profile →
  3. ESTIMATION OF THE COANCESTRY COEFFICIENT: BASIS FOR A SHORT-TERM GENETIC DISTANCE
    1983 1.5k citations B. S. Weir, C. Clark Cockerham et al. Genetics profile →
  4. AN EXTENSION OF THE CONCEPT OF PARTITIONING HEREDITARY VARIANCE FOR ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCES AMONG RELATIVES WHEN EPISTASIS IS PRESENT
    1954 462 citations C. Clark Cockerham Genetics profile →
  5. VARIANCE OF GENE FREQUENCIES
    1969 459 citations C. Clark Cockerham Evolution profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
C. Clark Cockerham United States 42 21.9k 7.6k 6.1k 5.9k 5.9k 105 30.8k
B. S. Weir United States 50 18.2k 0.8× 5.5k 0.7× 4.8k 0.8× 4.3k 0.7× 5.7k 1.0× 133 25.9k
Alan R. Templeton United States 64 15.4k 0.7× 7.2k 0.9× 3.4k 0.6× 7.0k 1.2× 5.8k 1.0× 235 25.9k
Godfrey M. Hewitt United Kingdom 48 13.1k 0.6× 6.9k 0.9× 3.6k 0.6× 7.5k 1.3× 4.7k 0.8× 94 21.4k
Fumio Tajima Japan 26 13.7k 0.6× 5.0k 0.7× 4.5k 0.7× 3.4k 0.6× 7.5k 1.3× 56 22.4k
Richard Frankham Australia 65 18.2k 0.8× 11.6k 1.5× 3.4k 0.6× 7.1k 1.2× 3.9k 0.7× 150 28.3k
Peter E. Smouse United States 36 25.1k 1.1× 12.9k 1.7× 12.9k 2.1× 10.9k 1.8× 9.5k 1.6× 78 44.9k
William R. Rice United States 57 17.8k 0.8× 9.0k 1.2× 3.6k 0.6× 13.2k 2.2× 4.3k 0.7× 117 31.5k
James S. Farris United States 55 7.6k 0.3× 5.1k 0.7× 5.8k 0.9× 12.1k 2.0× 11.5k 1.9× 144 29.4k
Fred W. Allendorf United States 75 16.2k 0.7× 10.8k 1.4× 3.0k 0.5× 5.0k 0.8× 4.3k 0.7× 211 27.7k
John C. Avise United States 91 21.7k 1.0× 11.8k 1.5× 3.2k 0.5× 8.8k 1.5× 9.6k 1.6× 367 36.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cockerham, C. Clark & Zhao‐Bang Zeng. (1996). Design III With Marker Loci. Genetics. 143(3). 1437–1456. 158 indexed citations
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Cockerham, C. Clark & B. S. Weir. (1993). ESTIMATION OF GENE FLOW FROMF-STATISTICS. Evolution. 47(3). 855–863. 277 indexed citations
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Schnell, F. W. & C. Clark Cockerham. (1992). Multiplicative vs. arbitrary gene action in heterosis.. Genetics. 131(2). 461–469. 96 indexed citations
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Zeng, Zhao‐Bang, David Houle, & C. Clark Cockerham. (1990). How informative is Wright's estimator of the number of genes affecting a quantitative character?. Genetics. 126(1). 235–247. 78 indexed citations
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Zeng, Zhao‐Bang, Hidenori Tachida, & C. Clark Cockerham. (1989). Effects of mutation on selection limits in finite populations with multiple alleles.. Genetics. 122(4). 977–984. 13 indexed citations
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Tachida, Hidenori & C. Clark Cockerham. (1989). A building block model for quantitative genetics.. Genetics. 121(4). 839–844. 36 indexed citations
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Cockerham, C. Clark. (1986). MODIFICATIONS IN ESTIMATING THE NUMBER OF GENES FOR A QUANTITATIVE CHARACTER. Genetics. 114(2). 659–664. 61 indexed citations
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Cockerham, C. Clark & B. S. Weir. (1986). Estimation of inbreeding parameters in stratified populations. Annals of Human Genetics. 50(3). 271–281. 36 indexed citations
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Wright, A. Jordan & C. Clark Cockerham. (1985). SELECTION WITH PARTIAL SELFING. I. MASS SELECTION. Genetics. 109(3). 585–597. 28 indexed citations
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Cockerham, C. Clark & B. S. Weir. (1983). Linkage between a marker locus and a quantitative trait of sibs.. PubMed. 35(2). 263–73. 10 indexed citations
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Libby, W. J. & C. Clark Cockerham. (1980). Random non-contiguous plots in interlocking field layouts.. Silvae genetica. 29. 183–190. 33 indexed citations
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Cockerham, C. Clark & B. S. Weir. (1977). Digenic descent measures for finite populations. Genetics Research. 30(2). 121–147. 115 indexed citations
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Ohta, Tomoko & C. Clark Cockerham. (1974). Detrimental genes with partial selfing and effects on a neutral locus. Genetics Research. 23(2). 191–200. 94 indexed citations
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Weir, Bruce S. & C. Clark Cockerham. (1974). Behavior of pairs of loci in finite monoecious populations. Theoretical Population Biology. 6(3). 323–354. 30 indexed citations
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Cockerham, C. Clark. (1971). HIGHER ORDER PROBABILITY FUNCTIONS OF IDENTITY OF ALLELES BY DESCENT. Genetics. 69(2). 235–246. 81 indexed citations
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Rawlings, J. O. & C. Clark Cockerham. (1962). Analysis of Double Cross Hybrid Populations. Biometrics. 18(2). 229–229. 25 indexed citations
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Moll, R. H., H. F. Robinson, & C. Clark Cockerham. (1960). Genetic Variability in an Advanced Generation of a Cross of Two Open‐Pollinated Varieties of Corn1. Agronomy Journal. 52(3). 171–173. 7 indexed citations
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Thomas, Charles H., et al.. (1958). The Heritability of Body Weight, Gain, Feed Consumption, and Feed Conversion in Broilers. Poultry Science. 37(4). 862–869. 49 indexed citations
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Cockerham, C. Clark. (1956). EFFECTS OF LINKAGE ON THE COVARIANCES BETWEEN RELATIVES. Genetics. 41(1). 138–141. 43 indexed citations
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Cockerham, C. Clark. (1954). AN EXTENSION OF THE CONCEPT OF PARTITIONING HEREDITARY VARIANCE FOR ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCES AMONG RELATIVES WHEN EPISTASIS IS PRESENT. Genetics. 39(6). 859–882. 462 indexed citations breakdown →

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