Cliff Cunningham

13.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
104 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

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Cliff Cunningham is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Cliff Cunningham has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Genetics, 30 papers in Ecology and 24 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Cliff Cunningham's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (29 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (20 papers) and Family and Disability Support Research (18 papers). Cliff Cunningham is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (29 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (20 papers) and Family and Disability Support Research (18 papers). Cliff Cunningham collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand. Cliff Cunningham's co-authors include John P. Huelsenbeck, John P. Wares, Leo W. Buss, Todd H. Oakley, J. J. Bull, David M. Hillis, David L. Swofford, Peter J. Waddell, James J. Bull and Bernard Ball and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Cliff Cunningham

104 papers receiving 10.0k 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.

Can three incongruence tests predict when data should be combined?

1997 850 citations Cliff Cunningham Molecular Biology and Evolution profile →
Partitioning and Combining Data in Phylogenetic Analysis

1993 770 citations John P. Huelsenbeck, Cliff Cunningham et al. profile →
Combining data in phylogenetic analysis

1996 751 citations John P. Huelsenbeck, J. J. Bull et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
Arthropod relationships revealed by phylogenomic analysis of nuclear protein-coding sequences

2010 723 citations Cliff Cunningham et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cliff Cunningham United States	49	3.3k	3.2k	3.2k	2.6k	2.0k	104	10.6k
Hamish G. Spencer New Zealand	40	1.7k 0.5×	2.4k 0.7×	2.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	324 0.2×	174	7.5k
Stephen C. Stearns United States	56	1.4k 0.4×	5.0k 1.6×	6.9k 2.2×	6.9k 2.7×	431 0.2×	135	18.9k
Olaf R. P. Bininda‐Emonds Germany	49	3.0k 0.9×	3.8k 1.2×	4.7k 1.5×	3.4k 1.3×	3.2k 1.6×	112	12.1k
Bernard J. Crespi Canada	58	1.4k 0.4×	5.4k 1.7×	1.7k 0.5×	5.0k 1.9×	302 0.2×	222	11.2k
Mary Jane West‐Eberhard Costa Rica	21	947 0.3×	4.5k 1.4×	2.1k 0.7×	5.9k 2.3×	385 0.2×	51	10.6k
Oliver A. Ryder United States	51	5.4k 1.7×	6.1k 1.9×	2.8k 0.9×	1.6k 0.6×	1.8k 0.9×	233	13.0k
Derek A. Roff Canada	70	1.3k 0.4×	8.6k 2.7×	6.4k 2.0×	11.4k 4.4×	550 0.3×	244	21.2k
Simon P. Blomberg Australia	37	1.5k 0.5×	2.0k 0.6×	5.5k 1.7×	5.5k 2.1×	1.9k 0.9×	109	13.7k
Daniel I. Bolnick United States	56	1.6k 0.5×	5.7k 1.8×	9.5k 3.0×	6.9k 2.7×	721 0.4×	165	19.2k
Douglas J. Futuyma United States	40	1.1k 0.3×	3.0k 0.9×	3.3k 1.0×	4.7k 1.8×	538 0.3×	128	9.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cliff Cunningham

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cliff Cunningham

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20 of 20 papers shown

Dexter, Kyle G., John Terborgh, & Cliff Cunningham. (2012). Historical effects on beta diversity and community assembly in Amazonian trees. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(20). 7787–7792. 54 indexed citations

Miglietta, Maria Pia & Cliff Cunningham. (2012). EVOLUTION OF LIFE CYCLE, COLONY MORPHOLOGY, AND HOST SPECIFICITY IN THE FAMILY HYDRACTINIIDAE (HYDROZOA, CNIDARIA). Evolution. 66(12). 3876–3901. 36 indexed citations

Grimwood, Keith, Catherine Cohet, Shih-Lung Cheng, et al.. (2008). Risk factors for respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis hospital admission in New Zealand. Epidemiology and Infection. 136(10). 1333–1341. 52 indexed citations

Hickerson, Michael J. & Cliff Cunningham. (2006). Nearshore fish (Pholis gunnellus) persists across the North Atlantic through multiple glacial episodes. Molecular Ecology. 15(13). 4095–4107. 25 indexed citations

Wares, John P. & Cliff Cunningham. (2005). Diversification Before the Most Recent Glaciation inBalanus glandula. Biological Bulletin. 208(1). 60–68. 25 indexed citations

Riginos, Cynthia, Michael J. Hickerson, Christine Henzler, & Cliff Cunningham. (2004). DIFFERENTIAL PATTERNS OF MALE AND FEMALE MTDNA EXCHANGE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN IN THE BLUE MUSSEL, MYTILUS EDULIS. Evolution. 58(11). 2438–2451. 61 indexed citations

Jones, Colin, Christina Lyons, & Cliff Cunningham. (2003). Life review following critical illness in young men. Nursing in Critical Care. 8(6). 256–263. 20 indexed citations

Young, Alan M., Cristián Torres, Jennifer W. Mack, & Cliff Cunningham. (2002). Morphological and genetic evidence for vicariance and refugium in Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico populations of the hermit crab Pagurus longicarpus. Marine Biology. 140(5). 1059–1066. 68 indexed citations

Cunningham, Cliff, et al.. (2002). Epilepsy—giving the diagnosis. Seizure. 11(8). 500–511. 3 indexed citations

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Cunningham, Cliff. (2000). A question sheet to encourage written consultation questions. PubMed. 9(1). 42–46. 25 indexed citations

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Cunningham, Cliff. (1997). Can three incongruence tests predict when data should be combined?. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 14(7). 733–740. 850 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cunningham, Cliff. (1996). Understanding Down syndrome : an introduction for parents. 3 indexed citations

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Huelsenbeck, John P., J. J. Bull, & Cliff Cunningham. (1996). Combining data in phylogenetic analysis. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 11(4). 152–158. 751 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cunningham, Cliff, Neil W. Blackstone, & Leo W. Buss. (1992). Evolution of king crabs from hermit crab ancestors. Nature. 355(6360). 539–542. 225 indexed citations

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Turner, Stephen, Patricia Sloper, Christina Knussen, & Cliff Cunningham. (1991). Factors relating to self‐sufficiency in children with Down's syndrome. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 35(1). 13–24. 13 indexed citations

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Cunningham, Cliff, Stephen Turner, Patricia Sloper, & Christina Knussen. (1991). Is the Appearance of Children with Down Syndrome Associated with Their Development and Social Functioning?. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 33(4). 285–295. 8 indexed citations

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Turner, Stephen, Patricia Sloper, Cliff Cunningham, & Christina Knussen. (1990). Health problems in children with Down's syndrome. Child Care Health and Development. 16(2). 83–97. 48 indexed citations

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Sloper, Patricia, Cliff Cunningham, Stephen Turner, & Christina Knussen. (1990). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACADEMIC ATTAINMENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME. British Journal of Educational Psychology. 60(3). 284–298. 70 indexed citations

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Cunningham, Cliff & Hilton Davis. (1985). Working with parents : frameworks for collaboration. Open University Press eBooks. 86 indexed citations

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Cunningham, Cliff & Patricia Sloper. (1978). Helping your handicapped baby. 14 indexed citations

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