D. S. Falconer

35.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
72 papers, 28.2k citations indexed

About

D. S. Falconer is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, D. S. Falconer has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 28.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Genetics, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in D. S. Falconer's work include Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (19 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (11 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (5 papers). D. S. Falconer is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (19 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (11 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (5 papers). D. S. Falconer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and Slovakia. D. S. Falconer's co-authors include A. W. F. Edwards, Walter F. Bodmer, Cedric A. B. Smith, J. H. Isaacson, Luana Silva Monteiro, J. W. B. King, Sabina J. Strich, L. W. Duchen, J. C. Bowman and R. B. Land and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Brain and Development.

In The Last Decade

D. S. Falconer

72 papers receiving 25.3k citations

Hit Papers

Introduction to Quantitative Genetics. 1952 2026 1976 2001 1982 1962 1961 1965 1952 5.0k 10.0k 15.0k
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.

  1. Introduction to Quantitative Genetics.
    1982 17.4k citations D. S. Falconer et al. Biometrics profile →
  2. Introduction to Quantitative Genetics
    1962 2.9k citations D. S. Falconer et al. profile →
  3. Introduction to Quantitative Genetics.
    1961 1.5k citations D. S. Falconer et al. Biometrics profile →
  4. The inheritance of liability to certain diseases, estimated from the incidence among relatives
    1965 1.2k citations D. S. Falconer Annals of Human Genetics profile →
  5. The Problem of Environment and Selection
    1952 753 citations D. S. Falconer profile →
  6. Introduction to Quantitative Genetics.
    1962 712 citations D. S. Falconer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. S. Falconer United Kingdom 35 13.7k 8.2k 5.6k 3.4k 3.0k 72 28.2k
A. W. F. Edwards United Kingdom 34 12.7k 0.9× 6.4k 0.8× 5.0k 0.9× 4.1k 1.2× 2.9k 1.0× 141 26.4k
C. Clark Cockerham United States 42 21.9k 1.6× 6.1k 0.7× 5.9k 1.1× 5.9k 1.7× 7.6k 2.5× 105 30.8k
William G. Hill United Kingdom 69 16.9k 1.2× 5.0k 0.6× 2.9k 0.5× 3.6k 1.1× 1.7k 0.6× 331 22.5k
B. S. Weir United States 50 18.2k 1.3× 4.8k 0.6× 4.3k 0.8× 5.7k 1.7× 5.5k 1.8× 133 25.9k
Mark Kirkpatrick United States 73 11.9k 0.9× 3.0k 0.4× 10.5k 1.9× 2.2k 0.7× 3.9k 1.3× 211 20.1k
Sewall Wright United States 47 6.7k 0.5× 4.5k 0.5× 3.6k 0.6× 2.1k 0.6× 2.5k 0.8× 102 13.7k
Philip W. Hedrick United States 65 14.0k 1.0× 2.7k 0.3× 6.0k 1.1× 3.4k 1.0× 6.5k 2.2× 217 22.0k
Peter E. Smouse United States 36 25.1k 1.8× 12.9k 1.6× 10.9k 2.0× 9.5k 2.8× 12.9k 4.3× 78 44.9k
Hans Ellegren Sweden 92 19.6k 1.4× 5.8k 0.7× 7.3k 1.3× 8.8k 2.6× 8.8k 2.9× 333 29.8k
Richard Frankham Australia 65 18.2k 1.3× 3.4k 0.4× 7.1k 1.3× 3.9k 1.2× 11.6k 3.8× 150 28.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. S. Falconer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Searle, Kate R., A. Blackwell, D. S. Falconer, et al.. (2012). Identifying environmental drivers of insect phenology across space and time:Culicoidesin Scotland as a case study. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 103(2). 155–170. 29 indexed citations
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Purse, Bethan V., D. S. Falconer, Martin J. P. Sullivan, et al.. (2011). Impacts of climate, host and landscape factors on Culicoides species in Scotland. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 26(2). 168–177. 59 indexed citations
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Brison, Daniel R., Franchesca D. Houghton, D. S. Falconer, et al.. (2004). Identification of viable embryos in IVF by non-invasive measurement of amino acid turnover. Human Reproduction. 19(10). 2319–2324. 298 indexed citations
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Falconer, D. S.. (1993). Quantitative genetics in Edinburgh: 1947-1980.. Genetics. 133(2). 137–142. 19 indexed citations
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Falconer, D. S.. (1992). EARLY SELECTION EXPERIMENTS. Annual Review of Genetics. 26(1). 1–16. 31 indexed citations
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Falconer, D. S.. (1990). Selection in different environments: effects on environmental sensitivity (reaction norm) and on mean performance. Genetics Research. 56(1). 57–70. 280 indexed citations
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Falconer, D. S., et al.. (1982). Elements de Genetique Quantitative. Biometrics. 38(2). 528–528. 18 indexed citations
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Falconer, D. S., I. K. Gauld, & R. C. Roberts. (1978). Growth Control in Chimaeras. PubMed. 12. 39–49. 5 indexed citations
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Falconer, D. S.. (1977). Nutritional influences on the outcome of selection. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 36(1). 47–51. 13 indexed citations
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Falconer, D. S.. (1971). Improvement of litter size in a strain of mice at a selection limit. Genetics Research. 17(3). 215–235. 48 indexed citations
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Bruce, H. M., R. B. Land, & D. S. Falconer. (1968). INHIBITION OF PREGNANCY-BLOCK IN MICE BY HANDLING. Reproduction. 15(2). 289–294. 1 indexed citations
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Falconer, D. S.. (1965). The inheritance of liability to certain diseases, estimated from the incidence among relatives. Annals of Human Genetics. 29(1). 51–76. 1236 indexed citations breakdown →
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Falconer, D. S., et al.. (1964). A Gene With Major Effect on Susceptibility To Induced Lung Tumors in Mice<xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN2">2</xref>. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 33. 607–18. 37 indexed citations
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Falconer, D. S., et al.. (1964). Diabetes insipidus associated with oligosyndactyly in the mouse. Genetics Research. 5(3). 473–488. 34 indexed citations
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Falconer, D. S., R. G. EDWARDS, Ruth E. Fowler, & R. C. Roberts. (1961). ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENCES IN THE NUMBERS OF EGGS SHED BY THE TWO OVARIES OF MICE DURING NATURAL OESTRUS OR AFTER SUPEROVULATION. Reproduction. 2(4). 418–437. 31 indexed citations
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Falconer, D. S.. (1954). VALIDITY OF THE THEORY OF GENETIC CORRELATION. Journal of Heredity. 45(1). 42–44. 53 indexed citations
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Falconer, D. S., et al.. (1953). Independence of linkage groups i, ii and xi in the house mouse. Journal of Genetics. 51(2). 373–374. 2 indexed citations
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Falconer, D. S.. (1953). Selection for large and small size in mice. Journal of Genetics. 51(3). 470–501. 159 indexed citations
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Falconer, D. S.. (1952). Location of “Reeler” in linkage group III of the mouse. Heredity. 6(2). 255–257. 10 indexed citations
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Falconer, D. S., et al.. (1951). Stocks for detecting linkage in the mouse, and the theory of their design. Journal of Genetics. 50(2). 307–323. 110 indexed citations

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