Fred D. Singer

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Fred D. Singer is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Fred D. Singer has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Genetics, 7 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 3 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Fred D. Singer's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (6 papers), Plant and animal studies (5 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (5 papers). Fred D. Singer is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (6 papers), Plant and animal studies (5 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (5 papers). Fred D. Singer collaborates with scholars based in United States. Fred D. Singer's co-authors include George Streisinger, Charline Walker, Nancy A. Dower, Donna Knauber, Susan E. Riechert, Elizabeth A. Becker, Joel B. Hägen, Maher Noureddine, Imad H. Abdul-Rasool and Denham S. Ward and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Genetics and BioScience.

In The Last Decade

Fred D. Singer

19 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Production of clones of homozygous diploid zebra fish (Br... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 250 500 750
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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. Production of clones of homozygous diploid zebra fish (Brachydanio rerio)
    1981 986 citations George Streisinger, Charline Walker et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Fred D. Singer United States 12 743 613 599 204 182 20 1.6k
Shoji Fukamachi Japan 18 626 0.8× 339 0.6× 461 0.8× 203 1.0× 155 0.9× 44 1.5k
James A. Langeland United States 14 1.7k 2.3× 352 0.6× 708 1.2× 84 0.4× 115 0.6× 18 2.3k
Zoltán M. Varga United States 20 630 0.8× 639 1.0× 294 0.5× 296 1.5× 94 0.5× 45 1.8k
Kazuyuki Hoshijima United States 24 1.7k 2.3× 427 0.7× 485 0.8× 76 0.4× 87 0.5× 35 2.7k
Lucille Joly Canada 9 1.6k 2.1× 534 0.9× 679 1.1× 96 0.5× 45 0.2× 12 2.2k
Felix Loosli Germany 28 1.7k 2.3× 558 0.9× 574 1.0× 68 0.3× 80 0.4× 45 2.4k
Hironori Wada Japan 27 1.4k 1.9× 790 1.3× 530 0.9× 92 0.5× 59 0.3× 41 2.3k
Larissa B. Patterson United States 14 682 0.9× 806 1.3× 166 0.3× 79 0.4× 244 1.3× 18 1.6k
Yuko Wakamatsu Japan 26 1.3k 1.8× 382 0.6× 1.2k 2.0× 409 2.0× 38 0.2× 86 2.3k
Takehiro Kusakabe Japan 33 1.7k 2.3× 291 0.5× 498 0.8× 127 0.6× 125 0.7× 85 2.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fred D. Singer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Singer, Fred D.. (2021). How dental education can be delivered successfully online. BDJ In Practice. 34(10). 16–17. 1 indexed citations
2.
Singer, Fred D.. (2016). Ecology in Action. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Singer, Fred D.. (2007). Dualism, Science, and Statistics. BioScience. 57(9). 778–782. 5 indexed citations
4.
Singer, Fred D., et al.. (2006). Unstoppable Global Warming. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Singer, Fred D., Susan E. Riechert, & Elizabeth A. Becker. (2005). Male induction of female quiescence/catalepsis during courtship in the spider, Agelenopsis aperta. Behaviour. 142(1). 57–70. 35 indexed citations
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Hägen, Joel B., et al.. (2003). Teaching Statistical Thinking: Providing a Fundamental Way of Understanding the World.. The journal of college science teaching. 32(7). 3 indexed citations
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Hägen, Joel B., et al.. (2003). Teaching Statistical Thinking. Journal of College Science Teaching. 32(7). 2 indexed citations
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Singer, Fred D., Joel B. Hägen, & Robert R. Sheehy. (2001). The Comparative Method, Hypothesis Testing & Phylogenetic Analysis – An Introductory Laboratory. The American Biology Teacher. 63(7). 518–523. 14 indexed citations
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Singer, Fred D., et al.. (2000). ANALYSIS OF COURTSHIP SUCCESS IN THE FUNNEL-WEB SPIDER AGELENOPSIS APERTA. Behaviour. 137(1). 93–117. 39 indexed citations
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Singer, Fred D.. (1997). Hot talk, cold science. 3 indexed citations
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Singer, Fred D. & Susan E. Riechert. (1995). Mating system and mating success of the desert spider Agelenopsis aperta. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 36(5). 313–322. 1 indexed citations
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Singer, Fred D. & Susan E. Riechert. (1995). Mating system and mating success of the desert spider Agelenopsis aperta. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 36(5). 313–322. 51 indexed citations
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Singer, Fred D. & Susan E. Riechert. (1994). Tests for sex differences in fitness-linked traits in the spiderAgelenopsis aperta (Araneae: Agelenidae). Journal of Insect Behavior. 7(4). 517–532. 11 indexed citations
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Abdul-Rasool, Imad H., et al.. (1992). Ventilatory Effects of Dexmedetomidine, Atipamezole, and Isoflurane in Dogs. Anesthesiology. 76(4). 573–579. 42 indexed citations
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Singer, Fred D.. (1990). Reproductive Costs Arising From Incomplete Habitat Segregation Among Three Species of Leucorrhinia Dragonflies. Behaviour. 115(3-4). 188–201. 25 indexed citations
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Singer, Fred D.. (1989). Interspecific aggression in Leucorrhinia dragonflies: a frequency-dependent discrimination threshold hypothesis. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 25(6). 421–427. 16 indexed citations
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Singer, Fred D.. (1987). A physiological basis of variation in postcopulatory behaviour in a dragonfly Sympetrum obtrusum. Animal Behaviour. 35(5). 1575–1577. 18 indexed citations
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Streisinger, George, Fred D. Singer, Charline Walker, Donna Knauber, & Nancy A. Dower. (1986). SEGREGATION ANALYSES AND GENE-CENTROMERE DISTANCES IN ZEBRAFISH. Genetics. 112(2). 311–319. 217 indexed citations
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Streisinger, George, et al.. (1983). FREQUENCY OF γ-RAY INDUCED SPECIFIC LOCUS AND RECESSIVE LETHAL MUTATIONS IN MATURE GERM CELLS OF THE ZEBRAFISH, BRACHYDANIO RERIO. Genetics. 103(1). 109–123. 126 indexed citations
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Streisinger, George, Charline Walker, Nancy A. Dower, Donna Knauber, & Fred D. Singer. (1981). Production of clones of homozygous diploid zebra fish (Brachydanio rerio). Nature. 291(5813). 293–296. 986 indexed citations breakdown →

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