Jeff Leips

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Jeff Leips is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Jeff Leips has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Genetics, 16 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 10 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Jeff Leips's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (13 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (10 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (9 papers). Jeff Leips is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (13 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (10 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (9 papers). Jeff Leips collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Spain. Jeff Leips's co-authors include Joseph Travis, Suzanne Ostrand‐Rosenberg, Virginia K. Clements, Stephanie K. Bunt, Pratima Sinha, Trudy F. C. Mackay, Linglin Yang, Kimberly A. Hughes, F. Helen Rodd and Sergey V. Nuzhdin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Journal of Immunology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Jeff Leips

48 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Reduced Inflammation in the Tumor Microenvironment Delays the Accumulation of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells and Limits Tumor Progression

2007 519 citations Stephanie K. Bunt, Linglin Yang et al. Cancer Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jeff Leips United States	27	913	720	568	500	495	50	2.9k
Ronald B. Walter United States	30	318 0.3×	998 1.4×	164 0.3×	456 0.9×	1.3k 2.6×	130	3.2k
David C. Hayward Australia	37	632 0.7×	477 0.7×	263 0.5×	1.6k 3.1×	2.6k 5.2×	65	5.3k
John R. Finnerty United States	38	487 0.5×	705 1.0×	306 0.5×	1.3k 2.7×	4.1k 8.2×	79	7.0k
Héctor Escrivá France	35	436 0.5×	1.4k 2.0×	160 0.3×	357 0.7×	2.9k 5.9×	93	4.8k
Masato Kinoshita Japan	34	486 0.5×	1.6k 2.3×	221 0.4×	317 0.6×	2.0k 4.0×	191	4.3k
Masakane Yamashita Japan	40	301 0.3×	1.7k 2.3×	149 0.3×	157 0.3×	2.3k 4.6×	156	5.4k
Ingo Braasch United States	33	539 0.6×	1.3k 1.9×	284 0.5×	341 0.7×	2.2k 4.4×	68	4.1k
Stefan Pinkert Germany	18	286 0.3×	188 0.3×	226 0.4×	241 0.5×	1.1k 2.2×	43	2.2k
John S. Taylor Canada	32	344 0.4×	1.3k 1.9×	434 0.8×	420 0.8×	2.9k 5.9×	88	5.3k
Kiyoshi Naruse Japan	42	623 0.7×	2.8k 3.9×	373 0.7×	432 0.9×	2.0k 4.1×	143	5.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Jeff Leips

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jeff Leips

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jeff Leips. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jeff Leips based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Jeff Leips. Jeff Leips is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Moyer, Michelle M., et al.. (2024). Sex-specific responses to simulated territorial intrusions provide evidence for relaxed selection pressure on female song in Orchard Orioles. Journal of Field Ornithology. 95(3). 2 indexed citations

Cavigelli, Sonia A., et al.. (2021). Next Steps in Integrative Biology: Mapping Interactive Processes Across Levels of Biological Organization. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 61(6). 2066–2074. 5 indexed citations

Starz‐Gaiano, Michelle, et al.. (2020). Assessing the Age-Specific Phagocytic Ability of Adult <em>Drosophila melanogaster</em> Hemocytes using an In Vivo Phagocytosis Assay. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 1 indexed citations

Buffington, Matthew L., et al.. (2018). Geographic and Seasonal Variation in Species Diversity and Community Composition of Frugivorous Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) and their Leptopilina (Hymenoptera: Figitidae) Parasitoids. Environmental Entomology. 47(5). 1096–1106. 15 indexed citations

Dalton, Brian E., et al.. (2015). Variable light environments induce plastic spectral tuning by regional opsin coexpression in the African cichlid fish, Metriaclima zebra. Molecular Ecology. 24(16). 4193–4204. 55 indexed citations

Horn, Lucas A., Jeff Leips, & Michelle Starz‐Gaiano. (2014). Phagocytic ability declines with age in adult Drosophila hemocytes. Aging Cell. 13(4). 719–728. 49 indexed citations

Durham, Mary F., Michael M. Magwire, Eric A. Stone, & Jeff Leips. (2014). Genome-wide analysis in Drosophila reveals age-specific effects of SNPs on fitness traits. Nature Communications. 5(1). 4338–4338. 95 indexed citations

Travis, Joseph, Jeff Leips, & F. Helen Rodd. (2013). Evolution in Population Parameters: Density-Dependent Selection or Density-Dependent Fitness?. The American Naturalist. 181(S1). S9–S20. 52 indexed citations

Leips, Jeff, F. Helen Rodd, & Joseph Travis. (2013). The adaptive significance of population differentiation in offspring size of the least killifish, Heterandria formosa. Ecology and Evolution. 3(4). 948–960. 15 indexed citations

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Laskowski, Kate L., et al.. (2012). DEFENSE TRAITS OF LARVALDROSOPHILA MELANOGASTEREXHIBIT GENETICALLY BASED TRADE-OFFS AGAINST DIFFERENT SPECIES OF PARASITOIDS. Evolution. 67(3). 749–760. 7 indexed citations

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Horn, Lucas A., et al.. (2010). Age- and Diet-Specific Effects of Variation at S6 Kinase on Life History, Metabolic, and Immune Response Traits in Drosophila melanogaster. DNA and Cell Biology. 29(9). 473–485. 11 indexed citations

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Luca, María De, Yann C. Klimentidis, Krista Casazza, et al.. (2010). A Conserved Role for Syndecan Family Members in the Regulation of Whole-Body Energy Metabolism. PLoS ONE. 5(6). e11286–e11286. 40 indexed citations

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Leips, Jeff, Jean M. L. Richardson, F. Helen Rodd, & Joseph Travis. (2009). ADAPTIVE MATERNAL ADJUSTMENTS OF OFFSPRING SIZE IN RESPONSE TO CONSPECIFIC DENSITY IN TWO POPULATIONS OF THE LEAST KILLIFISH,HETERANDRIA FORMOSA. Evolution. 63(5). 1341–1347. 65 indexed citations

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Bunt, Stephanie K., Linglin Yang, Pratima Sinha, et al.. (2007). Reduced Inflammation in the Tumor Microenvironment Delays the Accumulation of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells and Limits Tumor Progression. Cancer Research. 67(20). 10019–10026. 519 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hughes, Kimberly A. & Jeff Leips. (2007). QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS ANALYSIS OF MALE MATING SUCCESS AND SPERM COMPETITION IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER. PubMed. 60(7). 1427–34. 19 indexed citations

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Bunt, Stephanie K., Pratima Sinha, Virginia K. Clements, Jeff Leips, & Suzanne Ostrand‐Rosenberg. (2006). Inflammation Induces Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells that Facilitate Tumor Progression. The Journal of Immunology. 176(1). 284–290. 447 indexed citations

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Leips, Jeff, et al.. (2006). Naturally occurring genetic variation in the age‐specific immune response of Drosophila melanogaster. Aging Cell. 5(4). 293–295. 35 indexed citations

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Leips, Jeff, Colette T. Baril, F. Helen Rodd, et al.. (2001). The Suitability of Calcein to Mark Poeciliid Fish and a New Method of Detection. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 130(3). 501–507. 52 indexed citations

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Leips, Jeff, Michael G. McManus, & Joseph Travis. (2000). Response of Treefrog Larvae to Drying Ponds: Comparing Temporary and Permanent Pond Breeders. Ecology. 81(11). 2997–2997. 7 indexed citations

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Leips, Jeff & Joseph Travis. (1994). Metamorphic Responses to Changing Food Levels in Two Species of Hylid Frogs. Ecology. 75(5). 1345–1356. 163 indexed citations

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