Frederick H. Sheldon

9.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
102 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Frederick H. Sheldon is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Frederick H. Sheldon has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Genetics, 45 papers in Ecology and 40 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Frederick H. Sheldon's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (59 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (23 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (22 papers). Frederick H. Sheldon is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (59 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (23 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (22 papers). Frederick H. Sheldon collaborates with scholars based in United States, Malaysia and Indonesia. Frederick H. Sheldon's co-authors include Robert G. Moyle, David W. Winkler, Michael J. Braun, Christopher C. Witt, John Harshman, Christopher J. Huddleston, Tamaki Yuri, Rebecca T. Kimball, Sushma Reddy and Ben D. Marks and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Frederick H. Sheldon

100 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

A Phylogenomic Study of Birds Reveals Their Evolutionary History

2008 1.6k citations Frederick H. Sheldon, Christopher C. Witt et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Frederick H. Sheldon	2.0k	1.7k	1.5k	1.3k	1.1k	102	4.7k
Shannon J. Hackett	1.6k 0.8×	2.1k 1.2×	1.6k 1.1×	1.5k 1.2×	967 0.8×	65	4.6k
Christopher C. Witt	1.7k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	89	4.6k
Robert G. Moyle	1.5k 0.8×	2.5k 1.5×	1.5k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	146	4.5k
Per G. P. Ericson	2.3k 1.2×	3.2k 1.8×	1.8k 1.2×	2.5k 1.9×	1.5k 1.3×	166	6.5k
Rebecca T. Kimball	1.9k 1.0×	2.8k 1.6×	2.6k 1.7×	1.8k 1.4×	2.1k 1.8×	158	6.7k
Tamaki Yuri	1.2k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	909 0.8×	16	3.3k
Martin Irestedt	1.2k 0.6×	2.0k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	923 0.8×	134	3.6k
Rauri C. K. Bowie	2.6k 1.3×	3.0k 1.8×	2.2k 1.4×	1.7k 1.3×	1.4k 1.2×	204	6.8k
George F. Barrowclough	1.4k 0.7×	2.0k 1.2×	1.0k 0.7×	639 0.5×	731 0.6×	56	3.3k
Per Alström	1.2k 0.6×	1.8k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	612 0.5×	756 0.7×	119	3.3k

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Schield, Drew R., Clare Brown, Subir B. Shakya, et al.. (2024). Phylogeny and historical biogeography of the swallow family (Hirundinidae) inferred from comparisons of thousands of UCE loci. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 197. 108111–108111. 3 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhengzhen, et al.. (2024). The Nanling Mountains of southern China played a variable role as a barrier and refuge for birds depending upon landscape structure and timing of events. Journal of Avian Biology. 2024(5-6). 9 indexed citations

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Sheldon, Frederick H., et al.. (2023). History, Annotated Gazetteer, and Bibliography of Sarawak Ornithology. Civil War Book Review. 1(92).

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Oliveros, Carl H., Michael J. Andersen, Peter A. Hosner, et al.. (2019). Rapid Laurasian diversification of a pantropical bird family during the Oligocene–Miocene transition. Ibis. 162(1). 137–152. 16 indexed citations

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Smith, Brian Tilston, Ryan C. Burner, Mustafa Abdul Rahman, et al.. (2017). Evolutionary and ecological forces influencing population diversification in Bornean montane passerines. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 113. 139–149. 9 indexed citations

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Oliveros, Carl H., et al.. (2017). Genomic data resolve gene tree discordance in spiderhunters (Nectariniidae, Arachnothera). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 120. 151–157. 4 indexed citations

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Shakya, Subir B., Jérôme Fuchs, Jean‐Marc Pons, & Frederick H. Sheldon. (2017). Tapping the woodpecker tree for evolutionary insight. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 116. 182–191. 46 indexed citations

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van, Paul, et al.. (2016). Notes on the life history of Harpactes whiteheadi (Aves: Trogonidae), with a description of the juvenile plumage. The Raffles bulletin of zoology. 64. 76–78. 3 indexed citations

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Harris, J. Berton C., Ding Yong, Frederick H. Sheldon, et al.. (2012). Using diverse data sources to detect elevational range changes of birds on Mount Kinabalu, Malaysian Borneo.. The Raffles bulletin of zoology. 60. 197–247. 30 indexed citations

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Dor, Roi, Matthew D. Carling, Irby J. Lovette, Frederick H. Sheldon, & David W. Winkler. (2012). Species trees for the tree swallows (Genus Tachycineta): An alternative phylogenetic hypothesis to the mitochondrial gene tree. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 65(1). 317–322. 5 indexed citations

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Witt, Christopher C. & Frederick H. Sheldon. (2011). The status of Abbott's Babbler in Borneo. 7(1). 47–53. 1 indexed citations

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Witt, Christopher C. & Frederick H. Sheldon. (2011). A review of the status and distribution of the Bornean Bristlehead. 7(1). 54–67. 1 indexed citations

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Amaral, Fábio Raposo do, Frederick H. Sheldon, & Anita Wajntal. (2010). Towards an assessment of character interdependence in avian RNA phylogenetics: A general secondary structure model for the avian mitochondrial 16S rRNA. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 56(1). 498–506. 3 indexed citations

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Lim, Haw Chuan, Mustafa Abdul Rahman, Susan L.‐H. Lim, Robert G. Moyle, & Frederick H. Sheldon. (2010). REVISITING WALLACE'S HAUNT: COALESCENT SIMULATIONS AND COMPARATIVE NICHE MODELING REVEAL HISTORICAL MECHANISMS THAT PROMOTED AVIAN POPULATION DIVERGENCE IN THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO. Evolution. 65(2). 321–334. 70 indexed citations

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Amaral, Fábio Raposo do, Frederick H. Sheldon, Anita Gamauf, et al.. (2009). Patterns and processes of diversification in a widespread and ecologically diverse avian group, the buteonine hawks (Aves, Accipitridae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 53(3). 703–715. 53 indexed citations

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Sheldon, Frederick H., et al.. (2000). Relative Patterns and Rates of Evolution in Heron Nuclear and Mitochondrial DNA. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 17(3). 437–450. 53 indexed citations

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Sheldon, Frederick H. & Frank B. Gill. (1996). A Reconsideration of Songbird Phylogeny, with Emphasis on the Evolution of Titmice and their Sylvioid Relatives. Systematic Biology. 45(4). 473–495. 80 indexed citations

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Sheldon, Frederick H. & Frank B. Gill. (1996). A Reconsideration of Songbird Phylogeny, with Emphasis on the Evolution of Titmice and their Sylvioid Relatives. Systematic Biology. 45(4). 473–473. 10 indexed citations

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Sheldon, Frederick H.. (1994). Advances in the theory and practice of DNA-hybridization as a systematic method. Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Polarization Phenomena in Nuclear Reactions. 69. 285–297. 6 indexed citations

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Catzeflis, François, et al.. (1987). DNA-DNA hybridization evidence of the rapid rate of muroid rodent DNA evolution.. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 4(3). 242–53. 110 indexed citations

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