John Klicka

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
97 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

John Klicka is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, John Klicka has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Genetics, 36 papers in Ecology and 31 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in John Klicka's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (79 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (28 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (26 papers). John Klicka is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (79 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (28 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (26 papers). John Klicka collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Canada. John Klicka's co-authors include Robert M. Zink, Garth M. Spellman, Brian Tilston Smith, Scott M. Lanyon, Kevin J. Burns, F. Keith Barker, Irby J. Lovette, Brian R. Barber, Robert W. Bryson and Patricia Escalante and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

John Klicka

97 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Importance of Recent Ice Ages in Speciation: A Failed Paradigm

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John Klicka United States	35	2.5k	1.6k	1.5k	1.1k	981	97	4.0k
Robert G. Moyle United States	37	2.5k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	985 0.9×	1.2k 1.3×	146	4.5k
Shannon J. Hackett United States	29	2.1k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	647 0.6×	1.5k 1.6×	65	4.6k
Frederick H. Sheldon United States	33	1.7k 0.7×	2.0k 1.2×	1.5k 1.0×	603 0.6×	1.3k 1.3×	102	4.7k
F. Keith Barker United States	28	1.6k 0.6×	1.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	467 0.4×	1.1k 1.1×	57	3.6k
Per Alström Sweden	31	1.8k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	673 0.6×	612 0.6×	119	3.3k
Knud A. Jønsson Denmark	33	1.5k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	825 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	94	3.7k
Martin Irestedt Sweden	34	2.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	525 0.5×	1.1k 1.2×	134	3.6k
George F. Barrowclough United States	28	2.0k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	606 0.6×	639 0.7×	56	3.3k
J. V. Remsen United States	33	1.2k 0.5×	2.4k 1.5×	1.9k 1.3×	1.2k 1.1×	665 0.7×	118	4.5k
Per G. P. Ericson Sweden	46	3.2k 1.3×	2.3k 1.4×	1.8k 1.2×	834 0.8×	2.5k 2.5×	166	6.5k

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Moreira, Lucas R., John Klicka, & Brian Tilston Smith. (2023). Demography and linked selection interact to shape the genomic landscape of codistributed woodpeckers during the Ice Age. Molecular Ecology. 32(7). 1739–1759. 6 indexed citations

Klicka, John, et al.. (2023). Integrative taxonomy reveals hidden diversity in theCatharus fuscater(Passeriformes: Turdidae) complex in Central and South America. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 199(1). 228–262. 1 indexed citations

Spellman, Garth M., et al.. (2021). Genetic, bioacoustic and morphological analyses reveal cryptic speciation in the warbling vireo complex ( Vireo gilvus : Vireonidae: Passeriformes). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 195(1). 45–64. 2 indexed citations

Bryson, Robert W., et al.. (2021). Cryptic diversity across the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt of Mexico in the montane bunchgrass lizard Sceloporus subniger (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae). Zootaxa. 4963(2). zootaxa.4963.2.5–zootaxa.4963.2.5. 10 indexed citations

Slager, David, James C. Ha, Sievert Rohwer, et al.. (2020). Cryptic and extensive hybridization between ancient lineages of American crows. Molecular Ecology. 29(5). 956–969. 26 indexed citations

Linck, Ethan, Paul van, Garth M. Spellman, et al.. (2019). Dense Geographic and Genomic Sampling Reveals Paraphyly and a Cryptic Lineage in a Classic Sibling Species Complex. Systematic Biology. 68(6). 956–966. 19 indexed citations

Smith, Brian Tilston, Robert W. Bryson, William M. Mauck, et al.. (2018). Species delimitation and biogeography of the gnatcatchers and gnatwrens (Aves: Polioptilidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 126. 45–57. 18 indexed citations

Battey, C.J., et al.. (2017). A Migratory Divide in the Painted Bunting ( Passerina ciris ). The American Naturalist. 191(2). 259–268. 21 indexed citations

Battey, C.J. & John Klicka. (2017). Cryptic speciation and gene flow in a migratory songbird Species Complex: Insights from the Red-Eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 113. 67–75. 24 indexed citations

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Barrowclough, George F., Joël Cracraft, John Klicka, & Robert M. Zink. (2016). How Many Kinds of Birds Are There and Why Does It Matter?. PLoS ONE. 11(11). e0166307–e0166307. 153 indexed citations

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Smith, Brian Tilston & John Klicka. (2013). Examining the Role of Effective Population Size on Mitochondrial and Multilocus Divergence Time Discordance in a Songbird. PLoS ONE. 8(2). e55161–e55161. 36 indexed citations

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Smith, Brian Tilston, Robert W. Bryson, Derek D. Houston, & John Klicka. (2012). An asymmetry in niche conservatism contributes to the latitudinal species diversity gradient in New World vertebrates. Ecology Letters. 15(11). 1318–1325. 57 indexed citations

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Voelker, Gary & John Klicka. (2008). Systematics of Zoothera thrushes, and a synthesis of true thrush molecular systematic relationships. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 49(1). 377–381. 14 indexed citations

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Weir, Jason T., et al.. (2008). Phylogeography of a morphologically diverse Neotropical montane species, the Common Bush-Tanager (Chlorospingusophthalmicus). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 47(2). 650–664. 62 indexed citations

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Klicka, John & Garth M. Spellman. (2007). A Molecular Evaluation of the North American “Grassland” Sparrow Clade. The Auk. 124(2). 537–551. 10 indexed citations

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Spellman, Garth M. & John Klicka. (2007). Phylogeography of the white‐breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis): diversification in North American pine and oak woodlands. Molecular Ecology. 16(8). 1729–1740. 48 indexed citations

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Klicka, John, Kevin J. Burns, & Garth M. Spellman. (2007). Defining a monophyletic Cardinalini: A molecular perspective. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 45(3). 1014–1032. 77 indexed citations

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Cadena, Carlos Daniel, John Klicka, & Robert E. Ricklefs. (2006). Evolutionary differentiation in the Neotropical montane region: Molecular phylogenetics and phylogeography of Buarremon brush-finches (Aves, Emberizidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 44(3). 993–1016. 119 indexed citations

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Klicka, John, Adam J. Fry, Robert M. Zink, & Christopher W. Thompson. (2001). A CYTOCHROME-b PERSPECTIVE ON PASSERINA BUNTING RELATIONSHIPS. The Auk. 118(3). 610–610. 26 indexed citations

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Sweet, Paul R., et al.. (2001). Recolonization of the Flicker and other notes from Isla Guadalupe, Mexico. Digital Scholarship - UNLV (University of Nevada Reno). 32(1). 71. 5 indexed citations

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