Gerald S. Wilkinson

14.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
155 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

Gerald S. Wilkinson is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerald S. Wilkinson has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 116 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 54 papers in Genetics and 48 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Gerald S. Wilkinson's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (55 papers), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (51 papers) and Plant and animal studies (44 papers). Gerald S. Wilkinson is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (55 papers), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (51 papers) and Plant and animal studies (44 papers). Gerald S. Wilkinson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Gerald S. Wilkinson's co-authors include Richard H. Baker, Jason Munshi‐South, Gerald G. Carter, Janette W. Boughman, Paul R. Reillo, John G. Swallow, Daven C. Presgraves, Theodore H. Fleming, Danielle M. Adams and Cynthia F. Moss and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Gerald S. Wilkinson

151 papers receiving 8.4k 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.

Reciprocal food sharing in the vampire bat

1984 635 citations Gerald S. Wilkinson profile →
Cancer across the tree of life: cooperation and cheating in multicellularity

2015 267 citations Gerald S. Wilkinson et al. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gerald S. Wilkinson United States	53	5.9k	2.9k	2.7k	1.5k	1.1k	155	8.8k
Rufus A. Johnstone United Kingdom	56	7.6k 1.3×	2.9k 1.0×	2.7k 1.0×	1.3k 0.9×	1.5k 1.4×	145	10.6k
Alan Grafen United Kingdom	47	5.7k 1.0×	3.8k 1.3×	2.1k 0.8×	612 0.4×	792 0.7×	92	10.3k
Marlene Zuk United States	53	9.8k 1.7×	4.2k 1.5×	3.6k 1.3×	1.1k 0.7×	969 0.9×	188	13.2k
Jan Komdeur Netherlands	55	8.2k 1.4×	2.1k 0.7×	6.5k 2.4×	856 0.6×	727 0.7×	311	11.3k
Mary Jane West‐Eberhard Costa Rica	21	5.9k 1.0×	4.5k 1.6×	2.1k 0.8×	392 0.3×	692 0.6×	51	10.6k
Charles L. Nunn United States	57	3.4k 0.6×	1.8k 0.6×	3.4k 1.2×	1.1k 0.7×	4.4k 4.0×	185	10.8k
J. R. Krebs United Kingdom	36	5.3k 0.9×	1.8k 0.6×	3.9k 1.4×	1.6k 1.1×	1.9k 1.8×	57	10.3k
John R. Krebs United Kingdom	61	7.4k 1.3×	1.7k 0.6×	6.3k 2.3×	2.7k 1.8×	1.8k 1.7×	148	14.4k
Olof Leimar Sweden	48	5.2k 0.9×	2.9k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	369 0.2×	771 0.7×	121	8.7k
Alison M. Bell United States	40	8.2k 1.4×	2.4k 0.8×	3.5k 1.3×	827 0.6×	1.9k 1.7×	108	11.1k

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Adams, Danielle M., et al.. (2024). Resistance to age-related hearing loss in the echolocating big brown bat ( Eptesicus fuscus ). Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 291(2034). 20241560–20241560. 1 indexed citations

Paczolt, Kimberly A., et al.. (2023). X chromosome drive is constrained by sexual selection and influences ornament evolution. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 290(2003). 20230929–20230929. 3 indexed citations

Riddle, Nicole C., Peggy R. Biga, Anne M. Bronikowski, et al.. (2023). Comparative analysis of animal lifespan. GeroScience. 46(1). 171–181. 6 indexed citations

Reinhardt, Josephine A., Richard H. Baker, Aleksey V. Zimin, et al.. (2023). Impacts of Sex Ratio Meiotic Drive on Genome Structure and Function in a Stalk-Eyed Fly. Genome Biology and Evolution. 15(7). 3 indexed citations

Adams, Danielle M., et al.. (2022). Big brown bats experience slower epigenetic ageing during hibernation. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 289(1980). 20220635–20220635. 15 indexed citations

Bronikowski, Anne M., Richard P. Meisel, Peggy R. Biga, et al.. (2022). Sex‐specific aging in animals: Perspective and future directions. Aging Cell. 21(2). e13542–e13542. 51 indexed citations

Wilkinson, Gerald S., et al.. (2020). Social facilitation in short-tailed fruit bats, Carollia perspicillata (Linnaeus). Behaviour. 157(14-15). 1193–1210. 5 indexed citations

Vernes, Sonja C. & Gerald S. Wilkinson. (2019). Behaviour, biology and evolution of vocal learning in bats. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 375(1789). 20190061–20190061. 41 indexed citations

Fritz, Jonathan B., et al.. (2019). What can animal communication teach us about human language?. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 375(1789). 20190042–20190042. 20 indexed citations

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Chiu, Chen, et al.. (2014). Social Calls Predict Foraging Success in Big Brown Bats. Current Biology. 24(8). 885–889. 39 indexed citations

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Carter, Gerald G. & Gerald S. Wilkinson. (2013). Food sharing in vampire bats: reciprocal help predicts donations more than relatedness or harassment. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 280(1753). 20122573–20122573. 219 indexed citations

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Bohn, Kirsten M., Gerald S. Wilkinson, & Cynthia F. Moss. (2007). Discrimination of infant isolation calls by female greater spear-nosed bats, Phyllostomus hastatus. Animal Behaviour. 73(3). 423–432. 67 indexed citations

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Johns, Philip, L. LaReesa Wolfenbarger, & Gerald S. Wilkinson. (2005). Genetic linkage between a sexually selected trait and X chromosome meiotic drive. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 272(1576). 2097–2103. 42 indexed citations

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Bohn, Kirsten M., Janette W. Boughman, Gerald S. Wilkinson, & Cynthia F. Moss. (2004). Auditory sensitivity and frequency selectivity in greater spear-nosed bats suggest specializations for acoustic communication. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 190(3). 185–192. 23 indexed citations

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Baker, Richard H. & Gerald S. Wilkinson. (2001). PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF SEXUAL DIMORPHISM AND EYE-SPAN ALLOMETRY IN STALK-EYED FLIES (DIOPSIDAE). Evolution. 55(7). 1373–1385. 155 indexed citations

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Wolfenbarger, L. LaReesa & Gerald S. Wilkinson. (2001). SEX-LINKED EXPRESSION OF A SEXUALLY SELECTED TRAIT IN THE STALK-EYED FLY, CYRTODIOPSIS DALMANNI. Evolution. 55(1). 103–110. 37 indexed citations

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Flavin, Martin, Charles J. O’Kelly, Thomas A. Nerad, & Gerald S. Wilkinson. (2000). Cholamonas cyrtodiopsidis gen. n., sp. n. (Cercomonadida), an endocommensal, mycophagous heterotrophic flagellate with a doubled kinetid.. Acta Protozoologica. 39(1). 51–60. 11 indexed citations

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Hariri, Ahmad R., John H. Werren, & Gerald S. Wilkinson. (1998). Distribution and reproductive effectsof Wolbachia in stalk-eyed flies(Diptera: Diopsidae). Heredity. 81(3). 254–260. 1 indexed citations

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Hariri, Ahmad R., John H. Werren, & Gerald S. Wilkinson. (1998). Distribution and reproductive effectsof Wolbachia in stalk-eyed flies (Diptera: Diopsidae). Heredity. 81(3). 254–260. 25 indexed citations

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Wilkinson, Gerald S.. (1972). Factors affecting newspaper choice. European Journal of Marketing. 6(2). 107–116. 2 indexed citations

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