Douglas P. Chivers

20.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
324 papers, 15.3k citations indexed

About

Douglas P. Chivers is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Douglas P. Chivers has authored 324 papers receiving a total of 15.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 218 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 161 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 141 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Douglas P. Chivers's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (213 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (132 papers) and Amphibian and Reptile Biology (131 papers). Douglas P. Chivers is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (213 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (132 papers) and Amphibian and Reptile Biology (131 papers). Douglas P. Chivers collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Douglas P. Chivers's co-authors include Maud C. O. Ferrari, R. J. F. Smith, G. E. Brown, Reehan S. Mirza, Brian D. Wisenden, Mark I. McCormick, Joseph M. Kiesecker, Andrew R. Blaustein, Mark G. Meekan and François Messier and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Douglas P. Chivers

320 papers receiving 14.5k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

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.

Chemical alarm signalling in aquatic predator-prey systems: A review and prospectus

1998 913 citations Douglas P. Chivers et al. profile →
Chemical ecology of predator–prey interactions in aquatic ecosystems: a review and prospectusThe present review is one in the special series of reviews on animal–plant interactions.

2010 726 citations Maud C. O. Ferrari, Douglas P. Chivers et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Douglas P. Chivers Canada	65	9.0k	6.8k	5.7k	4.9k	1.4k	324	15.3k
Maud C. O. Ferrari Canada	49	5.1k 0.6×	3.7k 0.5×	4.2k 0.7×	2.4k 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	211	9.3k
Lawrence M. Dill Canada	60	8.9k 1.0×	5.6k 0.8×	11.5k 2.0×	6.9k 1.4×	1.3k 0.9×	132	19.5k
Michael L. McKinney United States	39	3.9k 0.4×	4.6k 0.7×	6.3k 1.1×	5.4k 1.1×	675 0.5×	110	14.5k
Neil B. Metcalfe United Kingdom	78	9.1k 1.0×	5.3k 0.8×	11.3k 2.0×	9.5k 1.9×	444 0.3×	309	24.0k
Earl E. Werner United States	54	6.3k 0.7×	7.3k 1.1×	8.5k 1.5×	8.5k 1.7×	1.2k 0.9×	82	16.9k
Rick A. Relyea United States	65	5.4k 0.6×	6.5k 1.0×	5.3k 0.9×	3.5k 0.7×	526 0.4×	216	15.1k
Mark I. McCormick Australia	67	2.9k 0.3×	8.3k 1.2×	10.6k 1.9×	5.1k 1.0×	4.3k 3.1×	307	15.2k
Andrew R. Blaustein United States	61	4.4k 0.5×	8.6k 1.3×	4.6k 0.8×	2.9k 0.6×	272 0.2×	200	13.2k
Michael R. Heithaus United States	61	1.8k 0.2×	5.2k 0.8×	9.3k 1.6×	7.0k 1.4×	1.7k 1.2×	215	13.7k
Juha Merilä Finland	77	10.4k 1.2×	6.2k 0.9×	9.3k 1.6×	6.0k 1.2×	622 0.5×	456	23.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Douglas P. Chivers

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Douglas P. Chivers's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Douglas P. Chivers with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Douglas P. Chivers more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Douglas P. Chivers

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Douglas P. Chivers. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Douglas P. Chivers. The network helps show where Douglas P. Chivers may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Douglas P. Chivers

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Douglas P. Chivers. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Douglas P. Chivers based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Douglas P. Chivers. Douglas P. Chivers is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Uddin, Md. Helal, et al.. (2025). Neurodevelopmental and behavioural effects of waterborne selenite in larval zebrafish (Denio rerio). Environmental Research. 273. 121240–121240. 1 indexed citations

Salahinejad, Arash, Denis Meuthen, Anoosha Attaran, et al.. (2024). Maternal exposure to bisphenol S reduces anxiety and impairs collective antipredator behavior of male zebrafish (Danio rerio) offspring through dysregulation of their serotonergic system. Aquatic Toxicology. 267. 106800–106800. 7 indexed citations

Arman, Hasan, Mohamed Hamed, Jabed Hasan, et al.. (2024). A review of the neurobehavioural, physiological, and reproductive toxicity of microplastics in fishes. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 282. 116712–116712. 42 indexed citations

Uddin, Md. Helal, et al.. (2024). Selenium toxicity in fishes: A current perspective. Chemosphere. 364. 143214–143214. 11 indexed citations

Meuthen, Denis, Douglas P. Chivers, & Maud C. O. Ferrari. (2024). Neglected patterns of variation in transgenerational plasticity: The importance of different sources of environmental variation differs across ages and sexes in a cyprinid fish. Functional Ecology. 38(6). 1391–1406. 2 indexed citations

Crane, Adam L., et al.. (2024). Predator metamorphosis and its consequence for prey risk assessment. Behavioral Ecology. 35(3). arae014–arae014. 2 indexed citations

Jardine, Timothy D., et al.. (2023). Sulfur stable isotopes as a tracer of insect migration and consumption by fish predators. Freshwater Science. 42(3). 215–228. 1 indexed citations

Siraj, Muhammad, et al.. (2022). Toxicological impact of water pollutants on DNA and tissues of inhabitant fish Labeo dyocheilus of River Kabul, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. 3(2). 85–99.

Brown, G. E., et al.. (2022). Uncertain foraging opportunities and predation risk exert additive effects on induced neophobia in cichlids. Animal Behaviour. 186. 21–28. 5 indexed citations

10.

Naderi, Mohammad, Arash Salahinejad, Anoosha Attaran, Som Niyogi, & Douglas P. Chivers. (2020). Rapid effects of estradiol and its receptor agonists on object recognition and object placement in adult male zebrafish. Behavioural Brain Research. 384. 112514–112514. 8 indexed citations

11.

Brown, G. E., et al.. (2020). Unpredictable risk enhances induced neophobia in northern red-bellied dace. Animal Behaviour. 168. 121–127. 8 indexed citations

12.

Munday, Philip L., Danielle L. Dixson, Megan J. Welch, et al.. (2020). Additional material associated with the Matters Arising article published in Nature by Munday and colleagues. 1 indexed citations

13.

Crane, Adam L., Douglas P. Chivers, & Maud C. O. Ferrari. (2018). Embryonic background risk promotes the survival of tadpoles facing surface predators. PLoS ONE. 13(3). e0193939–e0193939. 13 indexed citations

14.

Pollock, Michael S., et al.. (2013). Sub-lethal increases in salinity affect reproduction in fathead minnows. The Science of The Total Environment. 463-464. 334–339. 18 indexed citations

15.

Yousafzai, Ali Muhammad, et al.. (2012). Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in common carp: implications for human health.. Pakistan Journal of Zoology. 44(2). 489–494. 32 indexed citations

16.

Ferrari, Maud C. O., R. P. Manassa, Danielle L. Dixson, et al.. (2012). Effects of Ocean Acidification on Learning in Coral Reef Fishes. PLoS ONE. 7(2). e31478–e31478. 127 indexed citations

17.

Ferrari, Maud C. O. & Douglas P. Chivers. (2011). Learning about non-predators and safe places: the forgotten elements of risk assessment. Animal Cognition. 14(3). 309–316. 43 indexed citations

18.

Munday, Philip L., Danielle L. Dixson, Mark I. McCormick, et al.. (2010). Replenishment of fish populations is threatened by ocean acidification. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(29). 12930–12934. 352 indexed citations

19.

Yousafzai, Ali Muhammad, Douglas P. Chivers, Abdur Rehman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmad, & Muhammad Siraj. (2010). Comparison of heavy metals burden in two freshwater fishes Wallago attu and Labeo dyocheilus with regard to their feeding habits in natural ecosystem. Pakistan Journal of Zoology. 42(5). 537–544. 60 indexed citations

20.

Brown, G. E., et al.. (2004). Production of chemical alarm cues in convict cichlids: the effects of diet, body condition and ontogeny. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 41(3). 487–499. 41 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact