Ilik J. Saccheri

6.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
56 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Ilik J. Saccheri is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Ilik J. Saccheri has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 39 papers in Genetics and 12 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Ilik J. Saccheri's work include Plant and animal studies (37 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (24 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (14 papers). Ilik J. Saccheri is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (37 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (24 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (14 papers). Ilik J. Saccheri collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and Finland. Ilik J. Saccheri's co-authors include Ilkka Hanski, Mikko Kuussaari, Maaria Kankare, Wilhelm Fortelius, Paul M. Brakefield, Arjèn E. van’t Hof, L. M. Cook, Richard A. Nichols, Phillip C. Watts and Ilkka Hanski and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ilik J. Saccheri

55 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

Inbreeding and extinction in a butterfly metapopulation 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 2019 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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. Inbreeding and extinction in a butterfly metapopulation
    1998 1.3k citations Ilik J. Saccheri, Maaria Kankare et al. Nature profile →
  2. Climate-induced phenology shifts linked to range expansions in species with multiple reproductive cycles per year
    2019 334 citations Callum J. Macgregor, Chris D. Thomas et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ilik J. Saccheri United Kingdom 30 2.5k 1.8k 1.3k 936 608 56 4.5k
Cino Pertoldi Denmark 34 2.6k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 2.6k 2.0× 813 0.9× 437 0.7× 261 5.3k
Howard D. Rundle Canada 36 3.5k 1.4× 3.5k 1.9× 1.3k 1.0× 1.2k 1.3× 800 1.3× 101 5.6k
Akito Y. Kawahara United States 36 2.5k 1.0× 2.8k 1.5× 748 0.6× 448 0.5× 1.0k 1.7× 163 4.5k
James H. Marden United States 41 1.7k 0.7× 2.4k 1.3× 1.6k 1.2× 742 0.8× 890 1.5× 90 5.3k
Christopher W. Wheat Sweden 35 2.1k 0.8× 1.8k 1.0× 976 0.7× 503 0.5× 960 1.6× 98 4.5k
George W. Gilchrist United States 32 2.0k 0.8× 2.2k 1.2× 2.3k 1.7× 899 1.0× 904 1.5× 53 4.8k
Brian L. Fisher United States 40 3.9k 1.6× 3.9k 2.2× 658 0.5× 794 0.8× 1.1k 1.8× 214 6.0k
Rowan D. H. Barrett Canada 29 3.0k 1.2× 1.4k 0.8× 1.6k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 322 0.5× 79 5.2k
Maria R. Servedio United States 39 3.2k 1.3× 4.0k 2.2× 1.2k 0.9× 814 0.9× 357 0.6× 106 5.7k
Karl Gotthard Sweden 35 1.6k 0.6× 3.0k 1.6× 1.8k 1.4× 1.1k 1.2× 1.0k 1.7× 100 4.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ilik J. Saccheri

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Maes, Dirk, Carl J. Yung, Nigel A. D. Bourn, et al.. (2025). Genomic Monitoring of a Reintroduced Butterfly Uncovers Contrasting Founder Lineage Survival. Evolutionary Applications. 18(2). e70074–e70074.
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Hof, Arjèn E. van’t, Carl J. Yung, Atsuo Yoshido, et al.. (2024). Zygosity-based sex determination in a butterfly drives hypervariability of Masculinizer. Science Advances. 10(18). eadj6979–eadj6979. 8 indexed citations
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Macgregor, Callum J., et al.. (2020). Wing morphological responses to latitude and colonisation in a range expanding butterfly. PeerJ. 8. e10352–e10352. 15 indexed citations
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Rowland, Hannah M., et al.. (2019). Adaptive colour change and background choice behaviour in peppered moth caterpillars is mediated by extraocular photoreception. Communications Biology. 2(1). 286–286. 27 indexed citations
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Macgregor, Callum J., Chris D. Thomas, David B. Roy, et al.. (2019). Climate-induced phenology shifts linked to range expansions in species with multiple reproductive cycles per year. Nature Communications. 10(1). 4455–4455. 334 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nowell, Reuben W., Benjamin Elsworth, Vicencio Oostra, et al.. (2017). A high-coverage draft genome of the mycalesine butterfly Bicyclus anynana. GigaScience. 6(7). 1–7. 38 indexed citations
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Saccheri, Ilik J., et al.. (2017). Evolution of Adaptive Phenotypic Plasticity in Male Orange-Tip Butterflies. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 54(1-4). 225–236. 3 indexed citations
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Hof, Arjèn E. van’t, Pascal Campagne, Daniel J. Rigden, et al.. (2016). The industrial melanism mutation in British peppered moths is a transposable element. Nature. 534(7605). 102–105. 303 indexed citations
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Cook, L. M., Bruce Grant, Ilik J. Saccheri, & James Mallet. (2012). Selective bird predation on the peppered moth: the last experiment of Michael Majerus. Biology Letters. 8(4). 609–612. 124 indexed citations
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Hof, Arjèn E. van’t, et al.. (2011). Industrial Melanism in British Peppered Moths Has a Singular and Recent Mutational Origin. Science. 332(6032). 958–960. 108 indexed citations
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Hof, Arjèn E. van’t, Paul M. Brakefield, Ilik J. Saccheri, & Bas J. Zwaan. (2007). Evolutionary dynamics of multilocus microsatellite arrangements in the genome of the butterfly Bicyclus anynana, with implications for other Lepidoptera. Heredity. 98(5). 320–328. 44 indexed citations
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Anderson, Heather, et al.. (2006). Non-invasive genetic sampling of the Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra) using hairs. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5 indexed citations
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Hanski, Ilkka & Ilik J. Saccheri. (2006). Molecular-Level Variation Affects Population Growth in a Butterfly Metapopulation. PLoS Biology. 4(5). e129–e129. 218 indexed citations
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Saccheri, Ilik J., et al.. (2004). Inbreeding uncovers fundamental differences in the genetic load affecting male and female fertility in a butterfly. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 272(1558). 39–46. 54 indexed citations
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Hof, Arjèn E. van’t, et al.. (2004). Characterization of 28 microsatellite loci for the butterfly Bicyclus anynana. Molecular Ecology Notes. 5(1). 169–172. 89 indexed citations
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Brakefield, Paul M., et al.. (2001). Effective population size, reproductive success and sperm precedence in the butterfly, Bicyclus anynana, in captivity. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 14(1). 148–156. 62 indexed citations
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Saccheri, Ilik J. & Michael W. Bruford. (1993). DNA Fingerprinting in a Butterfly, Bicyclus anynana (Satyridae). Journal of Heredity. 84(3). 195–200. 34 indexed citations

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