John P. Swaddle

8.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
109 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

John P. Swaddle is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Geometry and Topology. According to data from OpenAlex, John P. Swaddle has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Ecology, 47 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 25 papers in Geometry and Topology. Recurrent topics in John P. Swaddle's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (42 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (41 papers) and Morphological variations and asymmetry (25 papers). John P. Swaddle is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (42 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (41 papers) and Morphological variations and asymmetry (25 papers). John P. Swaddle collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. John P. Swaddle's co-authors include Anders Pape Møller, Mark S. Witter, Innes C. Cuthill, Caitlin R. Kight, Rowan Lockwood, Jeremy M. V. Rayner, Daniel A. Cristol, Claire W. Varian‐Ramos, Laura Page and Alex R. Gunderson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

John P. Swaddle

109 papers receiving 5.9k 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.

Asymmetry, Developmental Stability, and Evolution

1997 1.1k citations Anders Pape Møller, John P. Swaddle profile →
How and why environmental noise impacts animals: an integrative, mechanistic review

2011 431 citations Caitlin R. Kight, John P. Swaddle profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John P. Swaddle United States	40	2.9k	2.5k	1.5k	855	697	109	6.3k
A. P. Møller France	46	3.0k 1.0×	3.7k 1.5×	596 0.4×	330 0.4×	759 1.1×	87	6.5k
Culum Brown Australia	46	2.2k 0.7×	3.2k 1.3×	435 0.3×	409 0.5×	2.8k 4.0×	174	7.0k
Alexander V. Badyaev United States	49	3.5k 1.2×	5.1k 2.0×	693 0.5×	583 0.7×	814 1.2×	130	7.6k
Stefan Van Dongen Belgium	42	1.8k 0.6×	1.4k 0.5×	1.7k 1.2×	86 0.1×	980 1.4×	197	6.0k
Ton G. G. Groothuis Netherlands	48	3.4k 1.2×	5.1k 2.0×	144 0.1×	531 0.6×	725 1.0×	205	7.8k
Ivar Folstad Norway	32	2.0k 0.7×	3.3k 1.3×	125 0.1×	164 0.2×	762 1.1×	72	5.3k
Mark R. Forbes Canada	40	3.6k 1.3×	2.4k 1.0×	509 0.3×	76 0.1×	634 0.9×	227	6.4k
Matthew R. Evans United Kingdom	33	1.9k 0.7×	2.6k 1.1×	154 0.1×	220 0.3×	595 0.9×	102	4.3k
Maud C. O. Ferrari Canada	49	4.2k 1.4×	5.1k 2.0×	115 0.1×	773 0.9×	2.4k 3.4×	211	9.3k
Tamar Dayan Israel	49	5.1k 1.8×	3.2k 1.3×	384 0.3×	163 0.2×	1.8k 2.6×	151	8.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John P. Swaddle

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Griffith, Simon C., et al.. (2024). Exposure to Sublethal Concentrations of Lead (Pb) Affects Ecologically Relevant Behaviors in House Sparrows (Passer domesticus). Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 86(3). 199–216. 4 indexed citations

Ward, Michael P., et al.. (2023). Increasing perceived predation risk through playbacks reduces Red-winged Blackbird abundance in agriculture late in the breeding season. Ornithological applications. 125(4). 3 indexed citations

Fiorini, Vanina D., Marisol Domínguez, Juan C. Reboreda, & John P. Swaddle. (2021). A recent invasive population of the European starling sturnus vulgaris has lower genetic diversity and higher fluctuating asymmetry than primary invasive and native populations. Biological Invasions. 24(2). 437–448. 3 indexed citations

Jackson, Brandon E., et al.. (2021). Field testing an “acoustic lighthouse”: Combined acoustic and visual cues provide a multimodal solution that reduces avian collision risk with tall human-made structures. PLoS ONE. 16(4). e0249826–e0249826. 8 indexed citations

Scoville, Sheila A., et al.. (2020). Mercury delays cerebellar development in a model songbird species, the zebra finch. Ecotoxicology. 29(8). 1128–1137. 4 indexed citations

Swaddle, John P., et al.. (2020). Sexually selected traits as bioindicators: exposure to mercury affects carotenoid-based male bill color in zebra finches. Ecotoxicology. 29(8). 1138–1147. 8 indexed citations

Swaddle, John P., et al.. (2020). Ultraviolet-reflective film applied to windows reduces the likelihood of collisions for two species of songbird. PeerJ. 8. e9926–e9926. 8 indexed citations

Hunt, Gene, et al.. (2017). Sexual dimorphism and sexual selection in cytheroidean ostracodes from the Late Cretaceous of the U.S. Coastal Plain. Paleobiology. 43(4). 620–641. 13 indexed citations

Martins, Maria João Fernandes, Gene Hunt, Rowan Lockwood, John P. Swaddle, & David J. Horne. (2017). Correlation between investment in sexual traits and valve sexual dimorphism in Cyprideis species (Ostracoda). PLoS ONE. 12(7). e0177791–e0177791. 13 indexed citations

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Cristol, Daniel A., et al.. (2017). Experimental Infection and Clearance of Coccidian Parasites in Mercury-Exposed Zebra Finches. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 100(1). 89–94. 2 indexed citations

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Varian‐Ramos, Claire W., et al.. (2016). Blood Mercury Levels of Zebra Finches Are Heritable: Implications for the Evolution of Mercury Resistance. PLoS ONE. 11(9). e0162440–e0162440. 11 indexed citations

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Kight, Caitlin R. & John P. Swaddle. (2015). Eastern Bluebirds Alter their Song in Response to Anthropogenic Changes in the Acoustic Environment. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 55(3). 418–431. 31 indexed citations

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Cristol, Daniel A., et al.. (2014). Dietary mercury exposure causes decreased escape takeoff flight performance and increased molt rate in European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris). Ecotoxicology. 23(8). 1464–1473. 36 indexed citations

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Varian‐Ramos, Claire W., John P. Swaddle, & Daniel A. Cristol. (2013). Familial differences in the effects of mercury on reproduction in zebra finches. Environmental Pollution. 182. 316–323. 16 indexed citations

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Kight, Caitlin R., Margaret S. Saha, & John P. Swaddle. (2012). Anthropogenic noise is associated with reductions in the productivity of breeding Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis). Ecological Applications. 22(7). 1989–1996. 77 indexed citations

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Swaddle, John P. & Stephen Pruett‐Jones. (2001). Starlings Can Categorize Symmetry Differences in Dot Displays. The American Naturalist. 158(3). 300–307. 16 indexed citations

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Swaddle, John P. & Andrew A. Biewener. (2000). Exercise and reduced muscle mass in starlings. Nature. 406(6796). 585–586. 30 indexed citations

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Møller, Anders Pape & John P. Swaddle. (1997). Asymmetry, Developmental Stability, and Evolution. 1069 indexed citations breakdown →

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Swaddle, John P.. (1997). On the heritability of developmental stability. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 10(1). 57–57. 14 indexed citations

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Swaddle, John P. & Innes C. Cuthill. (1995). Asymmetry and human facial attractiveness: symmetry may not always be beautiful. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 261(1360). 111–116. 134 indexed citations

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