John C. Avise

46.5k citations

367 papers · 36.0k indexed · 14 hit papers · h-index 91

Impact in

Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.02%
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
Genetics top 0.01%
- Genetic diversity and population structure

Papers in

Nature and Landscape Conservation 112
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies 61
Genetics 228
- Genetic diversity and population structure 199
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock 35
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics 34

Co-authors: Jonathan Arnold Joseph E. Neigel Eldredge Bermingham Nancy C. Saunders Glenn C. Johns Trip Lamb Robert Ball William S. Nelson
Journals: Evolution (77 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (41 papers)Molecular Ecology (21 papers)Genetics (17 papers)Journal of Heredity (14 papers)
Partner nations: United States Australia Sweden

In The Last Decade

John C. Avise

364 papers receiving 32.8k citations

Hit Papers

14 papers align trajectories log scale

Phylogeography: retrospect and prospect 2008 · 688 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2008 Journal of Biogeography
2004 Heredity
2000 Journal of Fish Biology
1998 Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
1998 Molecular Biology and Evolution
1998 Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
1994 Copeia
1994 Molecular Markers, Natural History and Evolution
1992 Oikos
1987 Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics
1984 Journal of Molecular Evolution
1981 Journal of Molecular Evolution
1974 Systematic Biology
1974 Systematic Zoology

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1	Filling the gaps: phylogeography of the self‐fertilizing Kryptolebias species (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) along South American mangroves Journal of Fish Biology ·С.А. Костюк, Waldir M. Berbel‐Filho, Helder M. V. Espírito‐Santo, Andrey Tatarenkov, John C. Avise, Carlos García de Leániz, Sofía Consuegra, Sergio Maia Queiroz Lima	2021	7
2	The evolution of the placenta in poeciliid fishes Current Biology ·Andrew I. Furness, John C. Avise, Bart J. A. Pollux, Fei Wang, David N. Reznick	2021	24
3	Extensive hybridization and past introgression between divergent lineages in a quasi‐clonal hermaphroditic fish: Ramifications for species concepts and taxonomy Journal of Evolutionary Biology ·Andrey Tatarenkov, Ryan L. Earley, D. Scott Taylor, William P. Davis, John C. Avise	2020	4
4	A Bayesian Approach to Inferring Rates of Selfing and Locus-Specific Mutation Genetics ·Benjamin D. Redelings, Larry E. Ivers, Andrey Tatarenkov, Liuyang Wang, Ann K. Sakai, Stephen G. Weller, Theresa M. Culley, John C. Avise, Marcy K. Uyenoyama	2015	11
5	In the Light of Evolution: Volume V: Cooperation and Conflict Patricia Tavares, David C. Queller, John C. Avise, Francisco J. Ayala	2011	3
6	Developing an Ocean Ethic: Science, Utility, Aesthetics, Self‐Interest, and Different Ways of Knowing Conservation Biology ·Peter J. Auster, Rod Fujita, Stephen R. Kellert, John C. Avise, Claudio Campagna, Benjamin E. Cuker, (unknown), Burr Heneman, Richard Kenchington, G.C. Stone, Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara, Trevor Nelson	2008	17
7	Strong population structure despite evidence of recent migration in a selfing hermaphroditic vertebrate, the mangrove killifish (Kryptolebias marmoratus) Molecular Ecology ·Andrey Tatarenkov, Hong Gao, Mark Mackiewicz, D. Scott Taylor, Bruce J. Turner, John C. Avise	2007	39
8	Individual organisms as units of analysis: Bayesian-clustering alternatives in population genetics Genetics Research ·Judith E. Mank, John C. Avise	2004	37
9	Phylogeny and Conservation Cambridge University Press eBooks ·Hasina Faizatul Umami, Andy Purvis, Elizabeth A. Sinclair, Paul‐Michael Agapow, John C. Avise, Ana S. L. Rodrigues, Arne Ø. Mooers, Kate E. Jones, Vivin Ermia, Jon C. Lovett, Guy F. Midgley, Craig Moritz, Thomas M. Brooks, Peter M. Bennett, José Maria Cardoso da Silva, Julie L. Lockwood, Patricia E. A. Lindquist, Timothy G. Barraclough	2001	43
10	Surprising similarity of sneaking rates and genetic mating patterns in two populations of sand goby experiencing disparate sexual selection regimes Molecular Ecology ·Adam G. Jones, DeEtte Walker, Kai Lindström, Charlotta Kvarnemo, John C. Avise	2001	69
11	Genetic markers substantiate long-term storage and utilization of sperm by female painted turtles Heredity ·Devon E. Pearse, Fredric J. Janzen, John C. Avise	2001	85
12	PHYLOGEOGRAPHIC PATTERNS IN KINOSTERNON SUBRUBRUM AND K. BAURII BASED ON MITOCHONDRIAL DNA RESTRICTION ANALYSES Herpetologica ·Daniel Walker, Paul E. Moler, Kurt A. Buhlmann, John C. Avise	1998	25
13	A Comparative Summary of Genetic Distances in the Vertebrates from the Mitochondrial Cytochome b Gene Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Glenn C. Johns, John C. Avise Hit paper breakdown →	1998	588
14	Genetic Maternity and Paternity in a Local Population of Armadillos Assessed by Microsatellite DNA Markers and Field Data The American Naturalist ·Paulo A. Prodöhl, W. J. Loughry, Colleen M. McDonough, William S. Nelson, E. A. Thompson, John C. Avise	1998	46
15	Population structure in the American oyster as inferred by nuclear gene genealogies Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Matthew P. Hare, John C. Avise	1998	93
16	Tracking Turtles Through Time Natural history ·Brian W. Bowen, John C. Avise	1994	13
17	Why One-Kilobase Sequences from Mitochondrial DNA Fail to Solve the Hoatzin Phylogenetic Enigma Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·John C. Avise, William S. Nelson, Charles G. Sibley	1994	35
18	GLOBAL POPULATION STRUCTURE AND NATURAL HISTORY OF THE GREEN TURTLE ( CHELONIA MYDAS ) IN TERMS OF MATRIARCHAL PHYLOGENY Evolution ·Brian W. Bowen, Anne B. Meylan, J. Perran Ross, Colin J. Limpus, George H. Balazs, John C. Avise	1992	275
19	A genetic discontinuity in a continuously distributed species: mitochondrial DNA in the American oyster, Crassostrea virginica. Genetics ·Carol A. Reeb, John C. Avise	1990	280
20	Genic heterozygosity and rate of speciation Paleobiology ·John C. Avise	1977	30

About John C. Avise

John C. Avise is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Genetics, Aquatic Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecological Modeling, having authored 367 papers that have together received 36.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetic diversity and population structure (199 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (61 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (50 papers), Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (37 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (36 papers), Identification and Quantification in Food (35 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (35 papers) and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (34 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (9.6k citations), Genetics (21.7k citations), Aquatic Science (4.0k citations), Ecological Modeling (2.3k citations) and Ecology (11.8k citations). John C. Avise has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and Sweden. Frequent co-authors include Jonathan Arnold, Joseph E. Neigel, Eldredge Bermingham, Nancy C. Saunders, Glenn C. Johns, Trip Lamb, Robert Ball, William S. Nelson, DeEtte Walker and Carol A. Reeb. Their work appears in journals such as Evolution, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Molecular Ecology, Genetics and Journal of Heredity.

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