D. W. Tinkle

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 964 citations indexed

About

D. W. Tinkle is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, D. W. Tinkle has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 964 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 5 papers in Ecology and 4 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in D. W. Tinkle's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (6 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (5 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (3 papers). D. W. Tinkle is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (6 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (5 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (3 papers). D. W. Tinkle collaborates with scholars based in United States. D. W. Tinkle's co-authors include J. Whitfield Gibbons, Amy E. Dunham, Laurie J. Vitt, Justin D. Congdon, Peter H. Niewiarowski, Margery W. Shaw and Royce Ε. Ballinger and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, BioScience and Canadian Journal of Zoology.

In The Last Decade

D. W. Tinkle

9 papers receiving 716 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.

Natural selection and the evolution of reproductive effort.

1975 450 citations D. W. Tinkle et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. W. Tinkle United States	8	522	498	471	259	156	10	964
A. R. Main Australia	18	350 0.7×	530 1.1×	476 1.0×	318 1.2×	172 1.1×	31	1.1k
Michael Smyth United States	16	344 0.7×	504 1.0×	245 0.5×	257 1.0×	147 0.9×	26	919
Brina Kessel United States	15	413 0.8×	886 1.8×	189 0.4×	166 0.6×	87 0.6×	34	1.2k
Arthur Cleveland Bent	11	512 1.0×	1.0k 2.1×	196 0.4×	401 1.5×	109 0.7×	14	1.4k
David L. Jameson United States	17	414 0.8×	241 0.5×	414 0.9×	129 0.5×	198 1.3×	44	768
Urs N. Glutz von Blotzheim Switzerland	4	628 1.2×	1.1k 2.2×	145 0.3×	361 1.4×	145 0.9×	6	1.4k
Kurt Bauer Austria	5	530 1.0×	928 1.9×	124 0.3×	301 1.2×	128 0.8×	8	1.2k
S. Charles Kendeigh United States	20	717 1.4×	1.3k 2.5×	188 0.4×	450 1.7×	109 0.7×	39	1.6k
G. Niethammer Germany	6	570 1.1×	970 1.9×	129 0.3×	324 1.3×	136 0.9×	37	1.3k
Jerry F. Downhower United States	24	1.0k 2.0×	901 1.8×	456 1.0×	672 2.6×	279 1.8×	55	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by D. W. Tinkle

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. W. Tinkle

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Niewiarowski, Peter H., Justin D. Congdon, Amy E. Dunham, Laurie J. Vitt, & D. W. Tinkle. (1997). Tales of lizard tails: effects of tail autotomy on subsequent survival and growth of free-ranging hatchling Uta stansburiana. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 75(4). 542–548. 62 indexed citations

2.

Tinkle, D. W.. (1979). Long-Term Field Studies. BioScience. 29(12). 717–717. 68 indexed citations

3.

Tinkle, D. W. & J. Whitfield Gibbons. (1977). The distribution and evolution of viviparity in reptiles. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 236 indexed citations

4.

Tinkle, D. W., et al.. (1975). Natural selection and the evolution of reproductive effort.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 72(6). 2227–2231. 450 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ballinger, Royce Ε. & D. W. Tinkle. (1972). Systematics and evolution of the genus Uta (Sauria: Iguanidae). Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 12 indexed citations

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Tinkle, D. W., et al.. (1969). Minute Y chromosome in the lizard genus <i>Uta </i>(family Iguanidae). Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 8(1). 9–19. 23 indexed citations

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Tinkle, D. W., et al.. (1968). Chromosome number in the lizard genus Uta (family Iguanidae). Chromosoma. 24(4). 467–76. 5 indexed citations

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Ballinger, Royce Ε. & D. W. Tinkle. (1968). A new species of Uta (Sauria: Iguanidae) from Salsipuedes Island, Gulf of California, Mexico. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 1 indexed citations

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Tinkle, D. W.. (1967). The life and demography of the side-blotched lizard, Uta stansburiana.. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 69 indexed citations

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Tinkle, D. W., et al.. (1965). A Study of Hibernating Populations of Myotis Velifer In Northwestern Texas. Journal of Mammalogy. 46(4). 612–633. 38 indexed citations

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