Ehab Abouheif

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Ehab Abouheif is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ehab Abouheif has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Genetics, 29 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ehab Abouheif's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (27 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (23 papers) and Plant and animal studies (19 papers). Ehab Abouheif is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (27 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (23 papers) and Plant and animal studies (19 papers). Ehab Abouheif collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Panama. Ehab Abouheif's co-authors include Gregory A. Wray, Daphne J. Fairbairn, Abderrahman Khila, Axel Meyer, Rajendhran Rajakumar, Rafael Zardoya, Armin P. Moczek, David W. Pfennig, Ian Dworkin and Sonia E. Sultan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ehab Abouheif

49 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

  1. The role of developmental plasticity in evolutionary innovation
    2011 423 citations Ehab Abouheif et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ehab Abouheif Canada 28 1.6k 1.5k 827 634 391 49 3.3k
Krista K. Ingram United States 21 1.5k 0.9× 1.5k 1.0× 689 0.8× 1.0k 1.6× 616 1.6× 38 3.7k
Ian Dworkin United States 29 1.3k 0.8× 1.7k 1.1× 816 1.0× 655 1.0× 441 1.1× 84 3.5k
Mathieu Joron France 34 2.5k 1.6× 2.7k 1.7× 668 0.8× 525 0.8× 395 1.0× 73 4.1k
Jason E. Bond United States 39 1.5k 1.0× 3.6k 2.4× 1.3k 1.6× 596 0.9× 271 0.7× 127 5.0k
Miquel A. Arnedo Spain 32 1.0k 0.7× 2.2k 1.5× 834 1.0× 512 0.8× 243 0.6× 132 3.3k
Marcus R. Kronforst United States 31 2.2k 1.4× 2.5k 1.6× 661 0.8× 381 0.6× 416 1.1× 83 3.5k
Jeffrey W. Shultz United States 30 1.1k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 1.0k 1.3× 900 1.4× 273 0.7× 63 3.7k
John W. Wenzel United States 28 1.8k 1.1× 1.7k 1.1× 370 0.4× 310 0.5× 715 1.8× 86 2.8k
Christopher W. Wheat Sweden 35 1.8k 1.1× 2.1k 1.4× 1.3k 1.6× 976 1.5× 960 2.5× 98 4.5k
Masakado Kawata Japan 29 1.2k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 434 0.5× 935 1.5× 494 1.3× 155 2.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ehab Abouheif

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All Works

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Rajakumar, Arjuna, Luigi Pontieri, Ruyan Li, et al.. (2024). From Egg to Adult: A Developmental Table of the Ant Monomorium pharaonis. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution. 342(8). 557–585. 3 indexed citations
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Guénard, Benoît, Robert R. Dunn, Evan P. Economo, et al.. (2022). Warm and arid regions of the world are hotspots of superorganism complexity. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 289(1968). 20211899–20211899. 12 indexed citations
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Abouheif, Ehab, et al.. (2022). Deep conservation and co-option of programmed cell death facilitates evolution of alternative phenotypes at multiple biological levels. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 145. 28–41. 6 indexed citations
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Abouheif, Ehab, et al.. (2021). The origin of wing polyphenism in ants: An eco-evo-devo perspective. Current topics in developmental biology. 141. 279–336. 7 indexed citations
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Rafiqi, Ab. Matteen, Arjuna Rajakumar, & Ehab Abouheif. (2020). Origin and elaboration of a major evolutionary transition in individuality. Nature. 585(7824). 239–244. 39 indexed citations
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Rajakumar, Rajendhran, et al.. (2018). Social regulation of a rudimentary organ generates complex worker-caste systems in ants. Nature. 562(7728). 574–577. 56 indexed citations
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Wheeler, Diana E., et al.. (2018). Wilhelm Goetsch (1887 - 1960): pioneering studies on the development and evolution of the soldier caste in social insects. Österreichische Gesellschaft für Entomofaunistik (OEGEF). 26. 81–96. 8 indexed citations
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Abouheif, Ehab, et al.. (2016). Regulation, development, and evolution of caste ratios in the hyperdiverse ant genus Pheidole. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 19. 43–51. 29 indexed citations
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Abouheif, Ehab, et al.. (2013). Eco-Evo-Devo: The Time Has Come. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 781. 107–125. 76 indexed citations
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Rajakumar, Rajendhran, Diego San Mauro, Michiel B. Dijkstra, et al.. (2012). Ancestral Developmental Potential Facilitates Parallel Evolution in Ants. Science. 335(6064). 79–82. 148 indexed citations
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Kilfoil, Maria, Paul Lasko, & Ehab Abouheif. (2009). Stochastic variation: From single cells to superorganisms. PubMed. 3(6). 379–385. 24 indexed citations
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Glass, Leon, et al.. (2008). The dynamics of developmental system drift in the gene network underlying wing polyphenism in ants: a mathematical model. Evolution & Development. 10(3). 360–374. 31 indexed citations
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Abouheif, Ehab. (2007). Establishing Homology Criteria for Regulatory Gene Networks: Prospects and Challenges. Novartis Foundation symposium. 222. 207–225. 34 indexed citations
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Bowsher, Julia H., Gregory A. Wray, & Ehab Abouheif. (2007). Growth and patterning are evolutionarily dissociated in the vestigial wing discs of workers of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis Invicta. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution. 308B(6). 769–776. 15 indexed citations
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Rheindt, Frank E., T. Ulmar Grafe, & Ehab Abouheif. (2004). Rapidly evolving traits and the comparative method: how important is testing for phylogenetic signal?. Evolutionary ecology research. 6(3). 377–396. 46 indexed citations
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Abouheif, Ehab. (1999). A method for testing the assumption of phylogenetic independence in comparative data. Evolutionary ecology research. 1(8). 895–909. 359 indexed citations
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Wray, Gregory A. & Ehab Abouheif. (1998). When is homology not homology?. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 8(6). 675–680. 86 indexed citations
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Abouheif, Ehab & Daphne J. Fairbairn. (1997). A Comparative Analysis of Allometry for Sexual Size Dimorphism: Assessing Rensch's Rule. The American Naturalist. 149(3). 540–562. 333 indexed citations
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Abouheif, Ehab, Michael Akam, William J. Dickinson, et al.. (1997). Homology and developmental genes. Trends in Genetics. 13(11). 432–433. 152 indexed citations
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Zardoya, Rafael, Ehab Abouheif, & Axel Meyer. (1996). Evolutionary analyses of hedgehog and Hoxd-10 genes in fish species closely related to the zebrafish. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 93(23). 13036–13041. 46 indexed citations

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