George W. Uetz

9.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
146 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

George W. Uetz is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, George W. Uetz has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 127 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 114 papers in Genetics and 32 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in George W. Uetz's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (115 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (97 papers) and Plant and animal studies (42 papers). George W. Uetz is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (115 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (97 papers) and Plant and animal studies (42 papers). George W. Uetz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. George W. Uetz's co-authors include Jessica Roberts, Elizabeth M. Jakob, Samuel D. Marshall, David L. Clark, Gail E. Stratton, Alan B. Cady, Matthew H. Persons, Juraj Halaj, Eileen A. Hebets and Phillip W. Taylor and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

George W. Uetz

142 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

Estimating Fitness: A Comparison of Body Condition Indices 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 250 500 750 1000
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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. Estimating Fitness: A Comparison of Body Condition Indices
    1996 1.0k citations George W. Uetz et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
George W. Uetz United States 49 5.7k 4.2k 1.5k 1.3k 1.1k 146 7.6k
Johanna Mappes Finland 56 7.2k 1.3× 3.6k 0.9× 1.6k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 778 0.7× 225 9.1k
Michael P. Speed United Kingdom 35 4.3k 0.7× 1.7k 0.4× 965 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 425 0.4× 80 5.2k
Mark W. Blows Australia 49 5.7k 1.0× 4.8k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 734 0.6× 309 0.3× 125 8.0k
Michael G. Ritchie United Kingdom 43 4.0k 0.7× 3.5k 0.8× 948 0.6× 324 0.3× 779 0.7× 173 6.0k
William G. Eberhard Costa Rica 54 9.7k 1.7× 7.6k 1.8× 1.8k 1.2× 953 0.7× 710 0.6× 251 12.4k
Russell Bonduriansky Australia 43 4.9k 0.9× 3.5k 0.8× 2.0k 1.4× 760 0.6× 408 0.4× 124 8.0k
Rauno V. Alatalo Finland 61 8.0k 1.4× 2.5k 0.6× 5.1k 3.4× 1.2k 1.0× 333 0.3× 167 10.3k
Daphne J. Fairbairn Canada 48 5.4k 0.9× 2.9k 0.7× 2.4k 1.7× 1.4k 1.1× 300 0.3× 118 7.6k
Tadeusz J. Kawecki Switzerland 41 4.0k 0.7× 4.1k 1.0× 2.5k 1.7× 827 0.6× 760 0.7× 102 8.9k
Göran Arnqvist Sweden 59 11.6k 2.0× 7.6k 1.8× 2.9k 2.0× 1.3k 1.0× 418 0.4× 174 15.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George W. Uetz

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Uetz, George W., et al.. (2025). Bacterial infection influences courtship behavior and mate choice in a wolf spider. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 79(3). 1 indexed citations
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Uetz, George W., et al.. (2024). Characterization of sound production by the pot‐bellied seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis) during feeding. Journal of Fish Biology. 105(1). 124–128.
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Uetz, George W., et al.. (2024). Background contrast affects detection and recognition of courting wolf spiders by intended and unintended receivers. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 78(3). 1 indexed citations
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Uetz, George W., et al.. (2024). Multimodal courtship communication in a wolf spider. Journal of Zoology. 324(3). 214–223. 1 indexed citations
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Uetz, George W., et al.. (2023). Juvenile vibratory experience affects adult mate preferences in a wolf spider. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 77(4).
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Clark, David L., et al.. (2019). Courtship behavior and coloration influence conspicuousness of wolf spiders (Schizocosa ocreata (Hentz)) to avian predators. Behavioural Processes. 162. 215–220. 4 indexed citations
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Uetz, George W., et al.. (2017). Tendipes Plumosus (DIptera: Tendipedidae) at Solberg Lake, Wisconsin. The Great Lakes Entomologist. 2. 8.
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Uetz, George W., et al.. (2016). Cross-modal integration of multimodal courtship signals in a wolf spider. Animal Cognition. 19(6). 1173–1181. 27 indexed citations
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Uetz, George W., et al.. (2013). Multimodal signals increase active space of communication by wolf spiders in a complex litter environment. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 67(9). 1471–1482. 51 indexed citations
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Gordon, Shira D. & George W. Uetz. (2012). Environmental interference: impact of acoustic noise on seismic communication and mating success. Behavioral Ecology. 23(4). 707–714. 30 indexed citations
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Taylor, Phillip W., Jessica Roberts, & George W. Uetz. (2006). Compensation for Injury? Modified Multi-Modal Courtship of Wolf Spiders Following Autotomy of Signalling Appendages.. Ethology Ecology & Evolution. 18(2). 1000–1011. 15 indexed citations
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Roberts, Jessica & George W. Uetz. (2004). Chemical Signaling in a Wolf Spider: A Test of Ethospecies Discrimination. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 30(6). 1271–1284. 51 indexed citations
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Getz, Lowell L. & George W. Uetz. (1994). Species diversity of terrestrial snails in the southern Appalachian Mountains, U.S.A.. 27. 61–74. 19 indexed citations
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Rayor, Linda S. & George W. Uetz. (1993). Ontogenetic shifts within the selfish herd: predation risk and foraging trade-offs change with age in colonial web-building spiders. Oecologia. 95(1). 1–8. 55 indexed citations
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Uetz, George W.. (1992). Foraging strategies of spiders. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 7(5). 155–159. 169 indexed citations
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Hieber, Craig S. & George W. Uetz. (1990). Colony size and parasitoid load in two species of colonial Metepeira spiders from Mexico (Araneae: Araneidae). Oecologia. 82(2). 145–150. 30 indexed citations
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Uetz, George W.. (1989). The “ricochet effect” and prey capture in colonial spiders. Oecologia. 81(2). 154–159. 91 indexed citations
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Uetz, George W., et al.. (1986). GENETIC DIFFERENCES IN SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AN D SPACING IN POPULATIONS OF METEPEIRA SPINIPES , A COMMUNAL-TERRITORIAL ORB WEAVE R (ARANEAE, ARANEIDAE) I. Journal of Arachnology. 14(2). 159–173. 18 indexed citations
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Benton, Michael J. & George W. Uetz. (1986). Variation in life-history characteristics over a clinal gradient in three populations of a communal orb-weaving spider. Oecologia. 68(3). 395–399. 26 indexed citations
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Uetz, George W.. (1976). Gradient analysis of spider communities in a streamside forest. Oecologia. 22(4). 373–385. 84 indexed citations

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