J. M. V. Rayner

7.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
53 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

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J. M. V. Rayner is a scholar working on Ecology, Aerospace Engineering and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, J. M. V. Rayner has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Ecology, 19 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 17 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in J. M. V. Rayner's work include Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (15 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (10 papers) and Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (10 papers). J. M. V. Rayner is often cited by papers focused on Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (15 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (10 papers) and Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (10 papers). J. M. V. Rayner collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany. J. M. V. Rayner's co-authors include Ulla Μ. Norberg, Stephen Harris, Piran C. L. White, Gareth Jones, D. W. Yalden, P. A. Racey, M. Brock Fenton, Robert L. Nudds, G. R. Spedding and C. J. Pennycuick and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and Annual Review of Physiology.

In The Last Decade

J. M. V. Rayner

51 papers receiving 5.2k citations

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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.

Ecological morphology and flight in bats (Mammalia; Chiroptera): wing adaptations, flight performance, foraging strategy and echolocation

1987 1.4k citations Ulla Μ. Norberg, J. M. V. Rayner Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences profile →
Symposia of the Zoological Society of London

1993 965 citations J. M. V. Rayner, Stephen Harris et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. M. V. Rayner United Kingdom	32	3.2k	3.2k	1.3k	801	721	53	5.7k
Ulla Μ. Norberg Sweden	22	2.6k 0.8×	1.9k 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	573 0.7×	456 0.6×	29	3.5k
John D. Altringham United Kingdom	41	2.1k 0.6×	2.6k 0.8×	604 0.5×	234 0.3×	519 0.7×	96	4.7k
C. J. Pennycuick United Kingdom	40	2.4k 0.7×	4.0k 1.3×	2.0k 1.6×	355 0.4×	227 0.3×	85	5.7k
Kenneth P. Dial United States	42	1.5k 0.5×	2.0k 0.6×	1.4k 1.1×	1.4k 1.8×	154 0.2×	64	4.2k
Robert Dudley United States	46	3.4k 1.0×	2.2k 0.7×	2.3k 1.8×	742 0.9×	216 0.3×	157	7.6k
Terrie M. Williams United States	51	1.4k 0.4×	6.5k 2.1×	767 0.6×	196 0.2×	481 0.7×	146	8.3k
Anders Hedenström Sweden	56	5.0k 1.6×	7.5k 2.4×	3.2k 2.5×	207 0.3×	589 0.8×	216	10.9k
Otto von Helversen Germany	45	4.3k 1.3×	2.0k 0.6×	129 0.1×	343 0.4×	1.5k 2.1×	96	5.0k
Juan J. Negro Spain	48	2.6k 0.8×	4.1k 1.3×	150 0.1×	342 0.4×	171 0.2×	201	6.9k
Philip C. Withers Australia	48	4.0k 1.2×	5.8k 1.9×	273 0.2×	760 0.9×	101 0.1×	272	9.2k

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Rayner, J. M. V., et al.. (2021). Aerodynamics and behaviour of moult and take-off in birds. 125–157.

Nudds, Robert L. & J. M. V. Rayner. (2005). Scaling of body frontal area and body width in birds. Journal of Morphology. 267(3). 341–346. 17 indexed citations

Ward, Sally, Uwe Möller, J. M. V. Rayner, et al.. (2004). Metabolic power of European starlingsSturnus vulgarisduring flight in a wind tunnel, estimated from heat transfer modelling, doubly labelled water and mask respirometry. Journal of Experimental Biology. 207(24). 4291–4298. 57 indexed citations

Dyke, Gareth J. & J. M. V. Rayner. (2001). Forelimb shape and the evolution of birds. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 3 indexed citations

Ward, Sally, Uwe Möller, J. M. V. Rayner, et al.. (2001). Metabolic power, mechanical power and efficiency during wind tunnel flight by the European starlingSturnus vulgaris. Journal of Experimental Biology. 204(19). 3311–3322. 84 indexed citations

Ward, Sally, et al.. (1997). Metabolic power requirement for flight in European starling Sturnus vulgaris. Journal of Morphology. 232. 338–338. 8 indexed citations

Möller, Uwe, et al.. (1997). Effects of a respirometry mask on the mechanics of starling flight in a windtunnel. Journal of Morphology. 232. 296–296. 6 indexed citations

Ward, Sally, et al.. (1997). Thermography: a novel method for measuring the energy of flight?. Journal of Morphology. 232. 326–326. 3 indexed citations

Berg, C. van den & J. M. V. Rayner. (1995). The moment of inertia of bird wings and the inertial power requirements for flapping flight. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological Genetics and Physiology. 198. 1655–1664. 2 indexed citations

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Rayner, J. M. V.. (1994). Avian flight energetics in relation to flight speed and body size: discrepancies between theory and measurement. Bristol Research (University of Bristol). 2 indexed citations

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Padian, Kevin & J. M. V. Rayner. (1993). The wings of pterosaurs. American Journal of Science. 293(A). 91–166. 81 indexed citations

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Rayner, J. M. V., et al.. (1993). Urban foxes (Vulpes vulpes): food acquisition, time and energy budgeting of a generalised predator. 215–234. 69 indexed citations

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Rayner, J. M. V., et al.. (1992). An unusual flight mechanism in the pterosauria. Palaeontology. 35. 927–941. 9 indexed citations

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Jones, Gareth, et al.. (1991). The development of vocalizations in Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) during post‐natal growth and the maintenance of individual vocal signatures. Journal of Zoology. 225(1). 71–84. 53 indexed citations

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Yalden, D. W., M. Brock Fenton, P. A. Racey, & J. M. V. Rayner. (1988). Recent Advances in the Study of Bats. Journal of Animal Ecology. 57(2). 706–706. 268 indexed citations

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Jones, Gareth & J. M. V. Rayner. (1988). Flight performance, foraging tactics and echolocation in free‐living Daubenton's bats Myotis daubentoni (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Journal of Zoology. 215(1). 113–132. 140 indexed citations

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Norberg, Ulla Μ. & J. M. V. Rayner. (1987). Ecological morphology and flight in bats (Mammalia; Chiroptera): wing adaptations, flight performance, foraging strategy and echolocation. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 316(1179). 335–427. 1448 indexed citations breakdown →

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Harris, Stephen & J. M. V. Rayner. (1986). A Discriminant Analysis of the Current Distribution of Urban Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Britain. Journal of Animal Ecology. 55(2). 605–605. 40 indexed citations

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Rayner, J. M. V. & H. D. J. N. Aldridge. (1985). Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Animal Flight Paths and the Turning Flight of Microchiropteran Bats. Journal of Experimental Biology. 118(1). 247–265. 74 indexed citations

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Spedding, G. R., J. M. V. Rayner, & C. J. Pennycuick. (1984). Momentum and Energy in the Wake of a Pigeon (Columba Livia) in Slow Flight. Journal of Experimental Biology. 111(1). 81–102. 160 indexed citations

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