David J. T. Sumpter

12.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
118 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

David J. T. Sumpter is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, David J. T. Sumpter has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 49 papers in Genetics and 36 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in David J. T. Sumpter's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (39 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (36 papers) and Plant and animal studies (32 papers). David J. T. Sumpter is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (39 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (36 papers) and Plant and animal studies (32 papers). David J. T. Sumpter collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United Kingdom and Australia. David J. T. Sumpter's co-authors include Stephen C. Pratt, Ashley J. W. Ward, Iain D. Couzin, Madeleine Beekman, Jens Krause, James E. Herbert‐Read, Camille Buhl, Richard P. Mann, Eamonn B. Mallon and Nigel R. Franks and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

David J. T. Sumpter

114 papers receiving 8.4k citations

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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.

From Disorder to Order in Marching Locusts

2006 772 citations Camille Buhl, David J. T. Sumpter et al. Science profile →
The principles of collective animal behaviour

2005 664 citations David J. T. Sumpter profile →
Collective Animal Behavior

2010 615 citations David J. T. Sumpter profile →
Inferring the rules of interaction of shoaling fish

2011 416 citations James E. Herbert‐Read, Richard P. Mann 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
David J. T. Sumpter Sweden	45	3.9k	3.0k	1.9k	1.3k	884	118	8.6k
Jean‐Louis Deneubourg Belgium	47	4.3k 1.1×	4.2k 1.4×	1.4k 0.7×	1.5k 1.1×	623 0.7×	241	9.5k
Guy Théraulaz France	57	2.8k 0.7×	3.1k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	3.3k 2.6×	852 1.0×	151	15.1k
Nigel R. Franks United Kingdom	57	8.8k 2.3×	8.4k 2.8×	2.1k 1.1×	2.2k 1.7×	674 0.8×	178	15.0k
Iain D. Couzin United States	63	6.0k 1.5×	3.5k 1.2×	3.4k 1.8×	3.5k 2.7×	2.0k 2.2×	168	17.9k
Stephen P. Ellner United States	67	5.2k 1.3×	4.8k 1.6×	2.0k 1.0×	424 0.3×	2.6k 2.9×	201	15.1k
Peter Taylor Canada	37	2.7k 0.7×	3.9k 1.3×	4.4k 2.3×	277 0.2×	428 0.5×	136	8.5k
Ricard V. Solé Spain	63	2.2k 0.6×	2.5k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	1.0k 0.8×	2.3k 2.6×	303	15.1k
Carl T. Bergstrom United States	49	945 0.2×	1.8k 0.6×	1.8k 0.9×	747 0.6×	370 0.4×	112	12.7k
Yoh Iwasa Japan	72	5.8k 1.5×	6.0k 2.0×	3.8k 2.0×	291 0.2×	2.2k 2.5×	432	19.1k
Ashley J. W. Ward Australia	44	3.9k 1.0×	997 0.3×	926 0.5×	388 0.3×	1.6k 1.8×	134	7.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sumpter, David J. T., et al.. (2025). A minimal model of cognition based on oscillatory and current-based reinforcement processes. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 22(222). rsif20240402–rsif20240402. 2 indexed citations

Sumpter, Lovisa & David J. T. Sumpter. (2024). Sharing Four Biscuits Between Three People: An Illustrative Example of How Mathematics is Intertwined with Human Values. Journal of Humanistic Mathematics. 14(1). 74–93.

Szorkovszky, Alex, et al.. (2023). Using neuronal models to capture burst-and-glide motion and leadership in fish. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 20(204). 20230212–20230212. 3 indexed citations

Kotrschal, Alexander, James E. Herbert‐Read, Natasha I. Bloch, et al.. (2020). Rapid evolution of coordinated and collective movement in response to artificial selection. Science Advances. 6(49). 21 indexed citations

Herbert‐Read, James E., et al.. (2019). Quantifying the structure and dynamics of fish shoals under predation threat in three dimensions. Behavioral Ecology. 31(2). 311–321. 34 indexed citations

Mann, Richard P., Viktoria Spaiser, Lina Hedman, & David J. T. Sumpter. (2018). Choice modelling with Gaussian processes in the social sciences: A case study of neighbourhood choice in Stockholm. PLoS ONE. 13(11). e0206687–e0206687. 6 indexed citations

Herbert‐Read, James E., et al.. (2017). Body size affects the strength of social interactions and spatial organization of a schooling fish ( Pseudomugil signifer ). Royal Society Open Science. 4(4). 161056–161056. 23 indexed citations

Ward, Ashley J. W., T. M. Schaerf, James E. Herbert‐Read, et al.. (2017). Local interactions and global properties of wild, free-ranging stickleback shoals. Royal Society Open Science. 4(7). 170043–170043. 25 indexed citations

Sumpter, David J. T., et al.. (2017). Jammed Humans in High-Density Crowd Disasters. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2017. 1 indexed citations

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Spaiser, Viktoria, Shyam Ranganathan, Ranjula Bali Swain, & David J. T. Sumpter. (2016). The sustainable development oxymoron: quantifying and modelling the incompatibility of sustainable development goals. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology. 24(6). 457–470. 233 indexed citations

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Ranganathan, Shyam, Stamatios C. Nicolis, Viktoria Spaiser, & David J. T. Sumpter. (2015). Understanding Democracy and Development Traps Using a Data-Driven Approach. Big Data. 3(1). 22–33. 11 indexed citations

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Mureithi, Eunice, et al.. (2015). The Impact of Human Mobility on HIV Transmission in Kenya. PLoS ONE. 10(11). e0142805–e0142805. 26 indexed citations

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Gold, Jason M., et al.. (2015). Integration of Social Information by Human Groups. Topics in Cognitive Science. 7(3). 469–493. 13 indexed citations

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Sasaki, Takao, et al.. (2013). Ant colonies outperform individuals when a sensory discrimination task is difficult but not when it is easy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(34). 13769–13773. 76 indexed citations

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Sumpter, David J. T.. (2012). Q a A. Current Biology. 22(17).

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Reid, Chris R., David J. T. Sumpter, & Madeleine Beekman. (2010). Optimisation in a natural system: Argentine ants solve the Towers of Hanoi. Journal of Experimental Biology. 214(1). 50–58. 66 indexed citations

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Bousquet, Christophe A. H., David J. T. Sumpter, & Marta B. Manser. (2010). Moving calls: a vocal mechanism underlying quorum decisions in cohesive groups. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 278(1711). 1482–1488. 91 indexed citations

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Buhl, Camille, David J. T. Sumpter, Iain D. Couzin, et al.. (2006). From Disorder to Order in Marching Locusts. Science. 312(5778). 1402–1406. 772 indexed citations breakdown →

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Martin, Dean F., et al.. (2001). ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF PHOSPHOGYPSUM VS. BORROW PITS IN ROADFILL CONSTRUCTION. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A. 36(10). 1975–1982. 5 indexed citations

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Sumpter, David J. T., et al.. (2001). Strengthening Public Schools: The Parent-Teacher Connection. Teaching Strategies.. 9(1). 11–16. 1 indexed citations

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