George A. Parker

43.1k total citations · 15 hit papers
309 papers, 30.6k citations indexed

About

George A. Parker is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, George A. Parker has authored 309 papers receiving a total of 30.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 132 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 77 papers in Genetics and 48 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in George A. Parker's work include Plant and animal studies (104 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (87 papers) and Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (47 papers). George A. Parker is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (104 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (87 papers) and Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (47 papers). George A. Parker collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. George A. Parker's co-authors include John Maynard Smith, Matthew J. G. Gage, T. H. Clutton‐Brock, Douglas W. Mock, Leigh W. Simmons, Paula Stockley, Michael Ball, Michael Begon, Tim Clutton‐Brock and Nina Wedell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

George A. Parker

306 papers receiving 28.5k citations

Hit Papers

SPERM COMPETITION AND ITS... 1970 2026 1988 2007 1970 1974 1976 2002 1997 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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. SPERM COMPETITION AND ITS EVOLUTIONARY CONSEQUENCES IN THE INSECTS
    1970 3.0k citations George A. Parker profile →
  2. Assessment strategy and the evolution of fighting behaviour
    1974 1.7k citations George A. Parker profile →
  3. The logic of asymmetric contests
    1976 1.5k citations George A. Parker et al. Animal Behaviour profile →
  4. Sperm competition, male prudence and sperm-limited females
    2002 972 citations Matthew J. G. Gage, George A. Parker et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
  5. The Evolution of Sibling Rivalry
    1997 785 citations Douglas W. Mock, George A. Parker profile →
  6. Punishment in animal societies
    1995 717 citations George A. Parker et al. profile →
  7. Potential Reproductive Rates and the Operation of Sexual Selection
    1992 659 citations T. H. Clutton‐Brock, George A. Parker profile →
  8. Optimality theory in evolutionary biology
    1990 655 citations George A. Parker et al. profile →
  9. Sexual coercion in animal societies
    1995 593 citations T. H. Clutton‐Brock, George A. Parker Animal Behaviour profile →
  10. Sexual conflict over mating and fertilization: an overview
    2006 500 citations George A. Parker profile →
  11. Optimal Egg Size and Clutch Size: Effects of Environment and Maternal Phenotype
    1986 500 citations George A. Parker et al. profile →
  12. Sperm competition and ejaculate economics
    2010 495 citations George A. Parker et al. profile →
  13. Why are there so many tiny sperm? Sperm competition and the maintenance of two sexes
    1982 409 citations George A. Parker profile →
  14. The origin and evolution of gamete dimorphism and the male-female phenomenon
    1972 376 citations George A. Parker et al. profile →
  15. Sperm competition and its evolutionary effect on copula duration in the fly Scatophaga stercoraria
    1970 261 citations George A. Parker profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
George A. Parker 20.3k 9.8k 7.5k 3.6k 3.3k 309 30.6k
Eric L. Charnov 12.8k 0.6× 5.9k 0.6× 11.9k 1.6× 8.1k 2.2× 2.7k 0.8× 165 30.5k
Leigh W. Simmons 17.4k 0.9× 10.3k 1.0× 3.5k 0.5× 1.9k 0.5× 684 0.2× 417 22.8k
Michael D. Jennions 12.6k 0.6× 5.6k 0.6× 4.5k 0.6× 2.5k 0.7× 994 0.3× 244 18.7k
William R. Rice 13.2k 0.7× 17.8k 1.8× 9.0k 1.2× 6.3k 1.7× 1.0k 0.3× 117 31.5k
Anders Pape Møller 31.3k 1.5× 7.2k 0.7× 28.6k 3.8× 6.2k 1.7× 1.0k 0.3× 863 52.4k
John A. Endler 18.8k 0.9× 8.9k 0.9× 8.4k 1.1× 5.9k 1.6× 789 0.2× 186 28.5k
Hanna Kokko 11.7k 0.6× 6.0k 0.6× 7.0k 0.9× 2.5k 0.7× 2.1k 0.7× 352 19.8k
Tim Clutton‐Brock 17.5k 0.9× 9.4k 1.0× 18.3k 2.4× 3.7k 1.0× 3.5k 1.1× 340 35.4k
Stephen C. Stearns 6.9k 0.3× 5.0k 0.5× 6.9k 0.9× 4.9k 1.4× 1.2k 0.4× 135 18.9k
Russell Lande 24.5k 1.2× 22.7k 2.3× 14.5k 1.9× 12.7k 3.5× 3.2k 1.0× 215 49.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Togashi, Tatsuya, et al.. (2024). An ulvophycean marine green alga produces large parthenogenetic isogametes as predicted by the gamete dynamics model for the evolution of anisogamy. Biology Letters. 20(10). 20240489–20240489. 3 indexed citations
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Lehtonen, Jussi, George A. Parker, & Camilla M. Whittington. (2024). The logic of conventional and reversed Bateman gradients. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 291(2034). 20242126–20242126. 1 indexed citations
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Lehtonen, Jussi & George A. Parker. (2024). The correlation between anisogamy and sexual selection intensity—the broad theoretical predictions. Evolution Letters. 8(6). 749–755. 4 indexed citations
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Togashi, Tatsuya, et al.. (2023). Mitochondrial uniparental inheritance achieved after fertilization challenges the nuclear–cytoplasmic conflict hypothesis for anisogamy evolution. Biology Letters. 19(9). 20230352–20230352. 2 indexed citations
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Vidal, Justin D., Karyn Colman, Manoj Bhaskaran, et al.. (2021). Scientific and Regulatory Policy Committee Best Practices: Documentation of Sexual Maturity by Microscopic Evaluation in Nonclinical Safety Studies. Toxicologic Pathology. 49(5). 977–989. 5 indexed citations
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Benesh, Daniel P., George A. Parker, & James C. Chubb. (2021). Life‐cycle complexity in helminths: What are the benefits?. Evolution. 75(8). 1936–1952. 24 indexed citations
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Parker, George A., Victoria Zarotsky, Wendy J. Carman, et al.. (2013). The Prevalence, Incidence, And Treatment Rates Of Hypogonadism In Men Across Geographies: A Systematic Literature Review. Value in Health. 16(3). A70–A71. 4 indexed citations
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Immler, Simone, Scott Pitnick, George A. Parker, et al.. (2011). Resolving variation in the reproductive tradeoff between sperm size and number. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(13). 5325–5330. 144 indexed citations
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Parker, George A.. (2007). Geoff A. Parker. Current Biology. 17(4). R111–R112. 1 indexed citations
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Schütz, Dolores, George A. Parker, Michael Taborsky, & Tetsu Sato. (2006). An optimality approach to male and female body sizes in an extremely size-dimorphic cichlid fish. Evolutionary ecology research. 8(8). 1393–1408. 26 indexed citations
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Parker, George A., et al.. (2005). Mouse model of docetaxel neurotoxicity. Cancer Research. 65. 984–985. 1 indexed citations
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Gage, Matthew J. G., et al.. (2004). Spermatozoal Traits and Sperm Competition in Atlantic Salmon. Current Biology. 14(1). 44–47. 479 indexed citations
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Royle, Nick J., Ian R. Hartley, & George A. Parker. (2002). Begging for control: when are offspring solicitation behaviours honest?. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 17(9). 434–440. 207 indexed citations
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Hagerty, D. J., et al.. (1997). The Need for Research on Scour at Bridge Crossings. 1020–1020. 7 indexed citations
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Mock, Douglas W. & George A. Parker. (1997). The Evolution of Sibling Rivalry. 785 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lefbom, Bonnie K. & George A. Parker. (1995). Ataxia associated with lymphosarcoma in a dog. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 207(7). 922–923. 4 indexed citations
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Clutton‐Brock, T. H. & George A. Parker. (1995). Sexual coercion in animal societies. Animal Behaviour. 49(5). 1345–1365. 593 indexed citations breakdown →
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Parker, George A.. (1986). Comprehensive Textbook on Oncology. Annals of Surgery. 204(5). 608. 4 indexed citations
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Parker, George A.. (1982). Fundamentals in Cancer Management. Annals of Surgery. 196(5). 616. 3 indexed citations
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Parker, George A.. (1980). International Advances in Surgical Oncology. Annals of Surgery. 192(5). 699. 47 indexed citations

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