E. O. Wilson

923 total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 739 citations indexed

About

E. O. Wilson is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, E. O. Wilson has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 739 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Genetics, 3 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 2 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in E. O. Wilson's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (4 papers), Plant and animal studies (3 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (2 papers). E. O. Wilson is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (4 papers), Plant and animal studies (3 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (2 papers). E. O. Wilson collaborates with scholars based in United States. E. O. Wilson's co-authors include William L. Brown, Michael B. Usher, Bert Hölldobler, Robert H. MacArthur, Marjorie L. Reaka-Kudla, R. R. Colwell, Stephen R. Kellert, Franz–Josef Bormann, Amy Y. Rossman and Daniel R. Miller and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Ecology and Biometrics.

In The Last Decade

E. O. Wilson

13 papers receiving 640 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Subspecies Concept and Its Taxonomic Application

1953 356 citations E. O. Wilson, William L. Brown Systematic Zoology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
E. O. Wilson United States	8	481	412	170	149	93	14	739
Henry S. Dybas United States	13	347 0.7×	706 1.7×	336 2.0×	226 1.5×	195 2.1×	22	952
A. L. Turnbull Canada	14	573 1.2×	593 1.4×	252 1.5×	405 2.7×	153 1.6×	21	1.1k
Alexandra G. Imasheva Russia	15	310 0.6×	375 0.9×	350 2.1×	169 1.1×	80 0.9×	29	828
Lisa M. Meffert United States	19	639 1.3×	528 1.3×	141 0.8×	250 1.7×	129 1.4×	35	969
Wade N. Hazel United States	17	559 1.2×	720 1.7×	193 1.1×	198 1.3×	185 2.0×	35	1.0k
D. C. F. Rentz Australia	17	365 0.8×	749 1.8×	122 0.7×	121 0.8×	226 2.4×	80	940
Barbara Robinson Panama	16	777 1.6×	734 1.8×	103 0.6×	76 0.5×	60 0.6×	26	988
Georges Pasteur France	10	180 0.4×	232 0.6×	68 0.4×	64 0.4×	69 0.7×	28	441
Edward M. Barrows United States	18	519 1.1×	879 2.1×	195 1.1×	497 3.3×	210 2.3×	66	1.1k
Frederick A. Coyle United States	18	844 1.8×	541 1.3×	190 1.1×	150 1.0×	184 2.0×	38	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by E. O. Wilson

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Fields of papers citing papers by E. O. Wilson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of E. O. Wilson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of E. O. Wilson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of E. O. Wilson 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 E. O. Wilson. E. O. Wilson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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14 of 14 papers shown

1.

Wilson, E. O.. (2009). A Note To Consilience Readers. Columbia Academic Commons (Columbia University). 2 indexed citations

2.

Wilson, E. O.. (2003). Pheidole in the new world. 29 indexed citations

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Colwell, R. R., et al.. (1997). Microbial biodiversity and biotechnology.. 279–287. 21 indexed citations

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Miller, Daniel R., et al.. (1997). Biodiversity and systematics: their application to agriculture.. 217–229. 1 indexed citations

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Wilson, E. O., Franz–Josef Bormann, & Stephen R. Kellert. (1991). Biodiversity, prosperity and value.. 3–10. 2 indexed citations

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Wilson, E. O.. (1986). Response: The Value of Systematics. Science. 231(4742). 1057–1057. 1 indexed citations

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Usher, Michael B., et al.. (1979). Caste and Ecology in the Social Insects. Biometrics. 35(4). 902–902. 206 indexed citations

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Wilson, E. O.. (1971). The Plight of Taxonomy. Ecology. 52(5). 741–741. 8 indexed citations

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Hölldobler, Bert & E. O. Wilson. (1970). Recruitment Trails in the Harvester Ant Pogonomyrmex Badius. Psyche A Journal of Entomology. 77(4). 385–399. 63 indexed citations

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MacArthur, Robert H., et al.. (1969). The Theory of Island Biogeography. Journal of Wildlife Management. 33(4). 1046–1046. 29 indexed citations

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Wilson, E. O.. (1964). The Ants Of The Florida Keys.. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 210. 1–14. 15 indexed citations

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Wilson, E. O.. (1958). Sympatry Of The Ants Conomyrma Bicolor (Wheeler) And C. Pyramica (Roger).. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 3 indexed citations

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Wilson, E. O.. (1957). The Discovery Of Cerapachyine Ants On New Caledonia, With The Description Of New Species Of Phyracaces And Sphinctomyrmex.. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 3 indexed citations

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Wilson, E. O. & William L. Brown. (1953). The Subspecies Concept and Its Taxonomic Application. Systematic Zoology. 2(3). 97–97. 356 indexed citations breakdown →

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