David M. Hillis

9.8k citations

46 papers · 6.9k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 30

Molecular Biology top 2%
Genetics top 0.5%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 0.2%
Ecology top 1%
Global and Planetary Change top 1%

Co-authors: Craig Moritz Barbara K. Mable Derrick J. Zwickl David D. Pollock Jimmy A. McGuire Richard G. Olmstead April Wright David C. Cannatella
Topics: Evolution and Paleontology Studies (13 papers)Amphibian and Reptile Biology (12 papers)Genetic diversity and population structure (12 papers)
Cited by: Paleontology Ecological Modeling Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences PLoS ONE Ecology
Partner nations: United States Australia China

In The Last Decade

David M. Hillis

46 papers receiving 6.7k 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.

Molecular Systematics

1996 2.1k citations David M. Hillis, Craig Moritz et al. Copeia profile →
Increased Taxon Sampling Greatly Reduces Phylogenetic Error

2002 750 citations Derrick J. Zwickl, David M. Hillis Systematic Biology profile →
Molecular Systematics.

1996 555 citations David M. Hillis, Craig Moritz et al. Systematic Biology profile →
Phylogenomics reveals rapid, simultaneous diversification of three major clades of Gondwanan frogs at the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary

2017 276 citations David M. Hillis, David C. Cannatella et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Does breeding season variation affect evolution of a sexual signaling trait in a tropical lizard clade? 2020 ·Ecology and Evolution ·Levi N. Gray,Anthony J. Barley,David M. Hillis,(unknown),Steven Poe,(unknown)	5
2	Evolution of Animal Neural Systems 2017 ·Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics ·Benjamin J. Liebeskind,Hans A. Hofmann,David M. Hillis,Harold H. Zakon	35
3	A Mitochondrial Genome of Rhyparochromidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) and a Comparative Analysis of Related Mitochondrial Genomes 2016 ·Scientific Reports ·Teng Li,Jie Yang,(unknown),Ying Cui,Qiang Xie,Wenjun Bu,David M. Hillis	37
4	Modeling Character Change Heterogeneity in Phylogenetic Analyses of Morphology through the Use of Priors 2015 ·Systematic Biology ·April Wright,Graeme T. Lloyd,David M. Hillis	81
5	Bayesian Analysis Using a Simple Likelihood Model Outperforms Parsimony for Estimation of Phylogeny from Discrete Morphological Data 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·April Wright,David M. Hillis	201
6	Speciation by monobrachial centric fusions: A test of the model using nuclear DNA sequences from the bat genus Rhogeessa 2008 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Amy B. Baird,David M. Hillis,John C. Patton,John W. Bickham	16
7	MAKING EVOLUTION RELEVANT AND EXCITING TO BIOLOGY STUDENTS 2007 ·Evolution ·David M. Hillis	34
8	Catchments catch all: long‐term population history of a giant springtail from the southeast Australian highlands — a multigene approach 2007 ·Molecular Ecology ·Ryan C. Garrick,Chester J. Sands,David Rowell,David M. Hillis,Paul Sunnucks	48
9	Is Sparse Taxon Sampling a Problem for Phylogenetic Inference? 2003 ·Systematic Biology ·David M. Hillis,David D. Pollock,Jimmy A. McGuire,Derrick J. Zwickl	275
10	Is Sparse Taxon Sampling a Problem for Phylogenetic Inference? 2003 ·Systematic Biology ·David M. Hillis,David D. Pollock,Jimmy A. McGuire,Derrick J. Zwickl	9
11	THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ONTOGENETIC NICHE IN RESOURCE-ASSOCIATED DIVERGENCE: EVIDENCE FROM A GENERALIST GRASSHOPPER 2002 ·Evolution ·Erik B. Dopman,Gregory A. Sword,David M. Hillis	40
12	Increased Taxon Sampling Greatly Reduces Phylogenetic Errorbreakdown → 2002 ·Systematic Biology ·Derrick J. Zwickl,David M. Hillis	750
13	Increased Taxon Sampling Is Advantageous for Phylogenetic Inference 2002 ·Systematic Biology ·David D. Pollock,Derrick J. Zwickl,Jimmy A. McGuire,David M. Hillis	358
14	The Emergence of Systematic Biology 2001 ·Systematic Biology ·David M. Hillis	1
15	Taxonomic Sampling, Phylogenetic Accuracy, and Investigator Bias 1998 ·Systematic Biology ·David M. Hillis	454
16	Phylogeny of Frogs of the Physalaemus Pustulosus Species Group, With an Examination of Data Incongruence 1998 ·Systematic Biology ·David C. Cannatella,David M. Hillis,Paul T. Chippindale,Lee A. Weigt,A. Stanley Rand,Michael J. Ryan	110
17	Base Compositional Bias and Phylogenetic Analyses: A Test of the “Flying DNA” Hypothesis 1998 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Ronald A. Van Den Bussche,Robert J. Baker,John P. Huelsenbeck,David M. Hillis	42
18	Molecular Systematics, Second Edition 1996 ·Craig Moritz,David M. Hillis,Barbara K. Mable	59
19	American Molecular Naturalist 1995 ·Ecology ·David M. Hillis	3
20	The Anolis Dewlap: Interspecific Variability and Morphological Associations with Habitat 1984 ·Copeia ·Henry S. Fitch,David M. Hillis	52

About David M. Hillis

David M. Hillis is a scholar working on Paleontology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecological Modeling, having authored 46 papers that have together received 6.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Evolution and Paleontology Studies (13 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (12 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (1.5k citations), Ecological Modeling (562 citations) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (2.1k citations). David M. Hillis has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and China. Frequent co-authors include Craig Moritz, Barbara K. Mable, Derrick J. Zwickl, David D. Pollock, Jimmy A. McGuire, Richard G. Olmstead, April Wright, David C. Cannatella, Colin Patterson and Paul T. Chippindale. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

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