Chad M. Eliason

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Chad M. Eliason is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Paleontology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chad M. Eliason has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 12 papers in Paleontology and 10 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Chad M. Eliason's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (16 papers), Plant and animal studies (10 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (10 papers). Chad M. Eliason is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (16 papers), Plant and animal studies (10 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (10 papers). Chad M. Eliason collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Canada. Chad M. Eliason's co-authors include Matthew D. Shawkey, Pierre‐Paul Bitton, Rafael Maia, Stéphanie M. Doucet, Julia A. Clarke, Liliana D’Alba, Todd A. Blackledge, Shannon J. Hackett, Tobias Riede and Franz Goller and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Chad M. Eliason

36 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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. pavo: an R package for the analysis, visualization and organization of spectral data
    2013 540 citations Rafael Maia, Chad M. Eliason et al. Methods in Ecology and Evolution profile →

Peers

Chad M. Eliason
Rafael Maia United States
Mary Caswell Stoddard United States
William L. Allen United Kingdom
Liliana D’Alba Belgium
Pierre‐Paul Bitton Canada
Nathan I. Morehouse United States
Jolyon Troscianko United Kingdom
Lynn Siefferman United States
Martin J. How United Kingdom
Doris Gomez France
Rafael Maia United States
Chad M. Eliason
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chad M. Eliason

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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McCullough, Jenna M., Chad M. Eliason, Shannon J. Hackett, Corinne Myers, & Michael J. Andersen. (2025). Phylogenomics of a Genus of “Great Speciators” Reveals Rampant Incomplete Lineage Sorting, Gene Flow, and Mitochondrial Discordance in Island Systems. Systematic Biology.
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Eliason, Chad M., ChangHee Lee, Franz Goller, et al.. (2024). Homology and the evolution of vocal folds in the novel avian voice box. Current Biology. 34(3). 461–472.e7. 2 indexed citations
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Eliason, Chad M., et al.. (2024). Transitions between colour mechanisms affect speciation dynamics and range distributions of birds. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 8(9). 1723–1734. 1 indexed citations
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Legendre, Lucas J., et al.. (2024). Evolution of the syrinx of Apodiformes, including the vocal-learning Trochilidae (Aves: Strisores). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 202(3). zlae001–zlae001. 1 indexed citations
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Eliason, Chad M., et al.. (2023). Genomic signatures of convergent shifts to plunge-diving behavior in birds. Communications Biology. 6(1). 1011–1011. 3 indexed citations
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Eliason, Chad M., Jenna M. McCullough, Shannon J. Hackett, & Michael J. Andersen. (2023). Complex plumages spur rapid color diversification in kingfishers (Aves: Alcedinidae). eLife. 12. 3 indexed citations
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Eliason, Chad M., Jacob C. Cooper, Shannon J. Hackett, et al.. (2023). Interspecific hybridization explains rapid gorget colour divergence inHeliodoxahummingbirds (Aves: Trochilidae). Royal Society Open Science. 10(3). 221603–221603. 3 indexed citations
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Eliason, Chad M., Julia A. Clarke, & Suzanne Amador Kane. (2022). Wrinkle nanostructures generate a novel form of blue structural color in great argus flight feathers. iScience. 26(1). 105912–105912. 3 indexed citations
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Eliason, Chad M., et al.. (2021). Evolution of brilliant iridescent feather nanostructures. eLife. 10. 16 indexed citations
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Eliason, Chad M., Rafael Maia, Juan L. Parra, & Matthew D. Shawkey. (2020). Signal evolution and morphological complexity in hummingbirds (Aves:Trochilidae). Evolution. 74(2). 447–458. 29 indexed citations
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Eliason, Chad M., et al.. (2020). Morphological innovation and biomechanical diversity in plunge‐diving birds. Evolution. 74(7). 1514–1524. 14 indexed citations
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Eliason, Chad M., Scott V. Edwards, & Julia A. Clarke. (2019). phenotools: An r package for visualizing and analysing phenomic datasets. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 10(9). 1393–1400. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Zhiheng, Julia A. Clarke, Chad M. Eliason, et al.. (2018). Vocal specialization through tracheal elongation in an extinct Miocene pheasant from China. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 8099–8099. 6 indexed citations
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Hu, Dongyu, Julia A. Clarke, Chad M. Eliason, et al.. (2018). A bony-crested Jurassic dinosaur with evidence of iridescent plumage highlights complexity in early paravian evolution. Nature Communications. 9(1). 217–217. 59 indexed citations
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Maia, Rafael, Chad M. Eliason, & Pierre‐Paul Bitton. (2015). Perceptual Analysis, Visualization and Organization of SpectralColor Data in R. 1 indexed citations
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Eliason, Chad M. & Matthew D. Shawkey. (2014). Antireflection-enhanced color by a natural graded refractive index (GRIN) structure. Optics Express. 22(S3). A642–A642. 7 indexed citations
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D’Alba, Liliana, et al.. (2013). Antimicrobial properties of a nanostructured eggshell from a compost-nesting bird. Journal of Experimental Biology. 217(Pt 7). 1116–21. 49 indexed citations
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Eliason, Chad M. & Matthew D. Shawkey. (2012). A photonic heterostructure produces diverse iridescent colours in duck wing patches. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 9(74). 2279–2289. 58 indexed citations
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Shawkey, Matthew D., et al.. (2011). Structural color change following hydration and dehydration of iridescent mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) feathers. Zoology. 114(2). 59–68. 28 indexed citations
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Eliason, Chad M. & Matthew D. Shawkey. (2010). Rapid, reversible response of iridescent feather color to ambient humidity. Optics Express. 18(20). 21284–21284. 45 indexed citations

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