Chris C. Nice

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
93 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Chris C. Nice is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Chris C. Nice has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 60 papers in Genetics and 21 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Chris C. Nice's work include Plant and animal studies (60 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (43 papers) and Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy (26 papers). Chris C. Nice is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (60 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (43 papers) and Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy (26 papers). Chris C. Nice collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand. Chris C. Nice's co-authors include James A. Fordyce, Zachariah Gompert, Matthew L. Forister, Arthur M. Shapiro, Lauren K. Lucas, Gregory M. Crutsinger, Michael D. Collins, Nathan J. Sanders, C. Alex Buerkle and James H. Thorne and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Chris C. Nice

92 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

Plant Genotypic Diversity Predicts Community Structure and Governs an Ecosystem Process

2006 647 citations Gregory M. Crutsinger, Michael D. Collins et al. Science profile →
Insects and recent climate change

2021 304 citations Arthur M. Shapiro, James A. Fordyce et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chris C. Nice United States	33	2.2k	1.9k	1.1k	975	882	93	4.0k
Klaus Fischer Germany	41	3.0k 1.3×	2.3k 1.2×	882 0.8×	1.7k 1.7×	2.0k 2.3×	196	5.2k
Leonardo Dapporto Italy	36	2.4k 1.1×	2.0k 1.0×	963 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	516 0.6×	164	3.7k
Lauri Kaila Finland	32	2.8k 1.2×	2.2k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	1.5k 1.6×	1.3k 1.5×	98	4.9k
Katrina M. Dlugosch United States	17	1.1k 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	882 0.8×	511 0.5×	1.0k 1.1×	36	2.8k
Zachariah Gompert United States	39	2.3k 1.0×	3.9k 2.0×	1.3k 1.2×	864 0.9×	1.3k 1.5×	122	6.0k
Florian M. Steiner Austria	29	1.7k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	383 0.3×	1.2k 1.2×	630 0.7×	129	3.4k
Howard D. Rundle Canada	36	3.5k 1.6×	3.5k 1.8×	1.2k 1.1×	800 0.8×	1.3k 1.5×	101	5.6k
Birgit C. Schlick‐Steiner Austria	29	1.7k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	380 0.3×	1.1k 1.2×	619 0.7×	126	3.3k
Andrew V. Z. Brower United States	39	3.7k 1.7×	3.8k 2.0×	779 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	859 1.0×	100	6.0k
Roger Vila Spain	40	3.6k 1.6×	3.8k 2.0×	928 0.8×	901 0.9×	687 0.8×	178	5.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Nice, Chris C., et al.. (2025). Extensive Admixture Among Karst‐Obligate Salamanders Reveals Evidence of Recent Divergence and Gene Exchange Through Aquifers. Ecology and Evolution. 15(1). e70785–e70785.

Zhang, Linyi, et al.. (2022). Population genomic evidence of selection on structural variants in a natural hybrid zone. Molecular Ecology. 32(6). 1497–1514. 10 indexed citations

Nice, Chris C., et al.. (2021). Genetic structure in Louisiana Iris species reveals patterns of recent and historical admixture. American Journal of Botany. 108(11). 2257–2268. 6 indexed citations

Lucas, Lauren K., C. Alex Buerkle, James A. Fordyce, et al.. (2020). Recent hybrids recapitulate ancient hybrid outcomes. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2179–2179. 33 indexed citations

Lucas, Lauren K., et al.. (2018). The predictability of genomic changes underlying a recent host shift in Melissa blue butterflies. Molecular Ecology. 27(12). 2651–2666. 26 indexed citations

Glassmire, Andrea E., Christopher S. Jeffrey, Matthew L. Forister, et al.. (2016). Intraspecific phytochemical variation shapes community and population structure for specialist caterpillars. New Phytologist. 212(1). 208–219. 74 indexed citations

Gompert, Zachariah, Lauren K. Lucas, Chris C. Nice, et al.. (2012). GENOMIC REGIONS WITH A HISTORY OF DIVERGENT SELECTION AFFECT FITNESS OF HYBRIDS BETWEEN TWO BUTTERFLY SPECIES. Evolution. 66(7). 2167–2181. 143 indexed citations

Gompert, Zachariah, Lauren K. Lucas, Chris C. Nice, & C. Alex Buerkle. (2012). GENOME DIVERGENCE AND THE GENETIC ARCHITECTURE OF BARRIERS TO GENE FLOW BETWEENLYCAEIDES IDASANDL. MELISSA. Evolution. 67(9). 2498–2514. 42 indexed citations

Fordyce, James A., Zachariah Gompert, Matthew L. Forister, & Chris C. Nice. (2011). A Hierarchical Bayesian Approach to Ecological Count Data: A Flexible Tool for Ecologists. PLoS ONE. 6(11). e26785–e26785. 68 indexed citations

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Gabor, Caitlin R., et al.. (2011). The role of androgens in species recognition and sperm production in Atlantic mollies (Poecilia mexicana). Physiology & Behavior. 105(3). 885–892. 5 indexed citations

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Gompert, Zachariah, Matthew L. Forister, James A. Fordyce, et al.. (2010). Bayesian analysis of molecular variance in pyrosequences quantifies population genetic structure across the genome of Lycaeides butterflies. Molecular Ecology. 19(12). no–no. 93 indexed citations

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Gompert, Zachariah, Lauren K. Lucas, James A. Fordyce, Matthew L. Forister, & Chris C. Nice. (2010). Secondary contact between Lycaeides idas and L. melissa in the Rocky Mountains: extensive admixture and a patchy hybrid zone. Molecular Ecology. 19(15). 3171–3192. 86 indexed citations

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Gompert, Zachariah, James A. Fordyce, Matthew L. Forister, & Chris C. Nice. (2008). Recent colonization and radiation of North American Lycaeides (Plebejus) inferred from mtDNA. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 48(2). 481–490. 28 indexed citations

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Crutsinger, Gregory M., Michael D. Collins, James A. Fordyce, et al.. (2006). Plant Genotypic Diversity Predicts Community Structure and Governs an Ecosystem Process. Science. 313(5789). 966–968. 647 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fordyce, James A., Chris C. Nice, & Arthur M. Shapiro. (2006). A novel trade-off of insect diapause affecting a sequestered chemical defense. Oecologia. 149(1). 101–106. 16 indexed citations

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Gompert, Zachariah, Chris C. Nice, James A. Fordyce, Matthew L. Forister, & Arthur M. Shapiro. (2006). Identifying units for conservation using molecular systematics: the cautionary tale of the Karner blue butterfly. Molecular Ecology. 15(7). 1759–1768. 90 indexed citations

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Nice, Chris C. & James A. Fordyce. (2005). How caterpillars avoid overheating: behavioral and phenotypic plasticity of pipevine swallowtail larvae. Oecologia. 146(4). 541–548. 59 indexed citations

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Anthony, Nicola M., et al.. (2004). Isolation and Characterization of Microsatellite Markers from the Endangered Karner Blue Butterfly Lycaeides Melissa Samuelis (Lepidoptera). Hereditas. 134(3). 271–273. 17 indexed citations

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Fordyce, James A. & Chris C. Nice. (2003). CONTEMPORARY PATTERNS IN A HISTORICAL CONTEXT: PHYLOGEOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE PIPEVINE SWALLOWTAIL, BATTUS PHILENOR (PAPILIONIDAE). Evolution. 57(5). 1089–1089. 25 indexed citations

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Nice, Chris C. & Arthur M. Shapiro. (2001). Patterns of Morphological, Biochemical, and Molecular Evolution in the Oeneis chryxus Complex (Lepidoptera: Satyridae): A Test of Historical Biogeographical Hypotheses. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 20(1). 111–123. 28 indexed citations

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