J. Maynard Smith

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 958 citations indexed

About

J. Maynard Smith is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Maynard Smith has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 958 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Genetics, 4 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 2 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in J. Maynard Smith's work include Plant and animal studies (3 papers), Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (2 papers) and Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease (1 paper). J. Maynard Smith is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (3 papers), Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (2 papers) and Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease (1 paper). J. Maynard Smith collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and United States. J. Maynard Smith's co-authors include June Roberts, Mary Katherine Gonder and Ekwoge E. Abwe and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Naturalist, Evolution and Journal of Heredity.

In The Last Decade

J. Maynard Smith

9 papers receiving 892 citations

Hit Papers

Sympatric Speciation 1966 2026 1986 2006 1966 200 400 600
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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. Sympatric Speciation
    1966 638 citations J. Maynard Smith The American Naturalist profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. Maynard Smith United Kingdom 6 575 423 251 161 159 10 958
Olivia Judson United Kingdom 11 492 0.9× 420 1.0× 262 1.0× 176 1.1× 149 0.9× 14 1.2k
Laurence M. Cook United Kingdom 20 386 0.7× 502 1.2× 330 1.3× 221 1.4× 56 0.4× 52 1.1k
David B. Mertz United States 17 297 0.5× 364 0.9× 343 1.4× 190 1.2× 78 0.5× 27 987
Adam Łomnicki Poland 17 332 0.6× 404 1.0× 448 1.8× 273 1.7× 100 0.6× 33 1000
Henry S. Dybas United States 13 347 0.6× 706 1.7× 336 1.3× 195 1.2× 50 0.3× 22 952
Allan Oaten United States 8 268 0.5× 332 0.8× 372 1.5× 238 1.5× 135 0.8× 11 1.0k
James M. Schwartz United States 10 269 0.5× 315 0.7× 108 0.4× 90 0.6× 128 0.8× 13 658
B. D. H. Latter Australia 20 995 1.7× 336 0.8× 185 0.7× 101 0.6× 36 0.2× 53 1.4k
Henrique Teotónio United States 21 845 1.5× 400 0.9× 226 0.9× 85 0.5× 160 1.0× 42 1.3k
Yukihiko Toquenaga Japan 16 314 0.5× 422 1.0× 145 0.6× 115 0.7× 79 0.5× 55 769

Countries citing papers authored by J. Maynard Smith

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Fields of papers citing papers by J. Maynard Smith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by J. Maynard Smith. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by J. Maynard Smith. The network helps show where J. Maynard Smith may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Maynard Smith

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All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Smith, J. Maynard, et al.. (2024). Ecological correlates of chimpanzee termite fishing behavior in Mbam & Djerem National Park, Cameroon. Ecology and Evolution. 14(7). e70080–e70080. 2 indexed citations
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Smith, J. Maynard. (2005). Fertility, mating behaviour and sexual selection inDrosophila Subobscuba. Journal of Genetics. 84(1). 17–35. 19 indexed citations
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Smith, J. Maynard. (2000). La construcción de la vida: genes, embriones y evolución. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 1 indexed citations
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Smith, J. Maynard. (1993). The Role of Sex in Bacterial Evolution. Journal of Heredity. 84(5). 326–327. 8 indexed citations
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Smith, J. Maynard. (1983). Models of evolution. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 219(1216). 315–325. 101 indexed citations
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Smith, J. Maynard, et al.. (1980). Polymorphism in a varied environment: how robust are the models?. Genetics Research. 35(1). 45–57. 159 indexed citations
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Smith, J. Maynard, et al.. (1979). Acerca de la evolución. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 1 indexed citations
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Roberts, June, et al.. (1970). The Interrelation between Genetics and the Social Sciences. Population Studies. 24. 49–49. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, J. Maynard. (1966). Sympatric Speciation. The American Naturalist. 100(916). 637–650. 638 indexed citations breakdown →
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Smith, J. Maynard. (1952). The Importance of the Nervous System in the Evolution of Animal Flight. Evolution. 6(1). 127–127. 28 indexed citations

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