John R. Krebs

19.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
148 papers, 14.4k citations indexed

About

John R. Krebs is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Developmental Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, John R. Krebs has authored 148 papers receiving a total of 14.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 48 papers in Ecology and 28 papers in Developmental Biology. Recurrent topics in John R. Krebs's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (49 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (35 papers) and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (28 papers). John R. Krebs is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (49 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (35 papers) and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (28 papers). John R. Krebs collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. John R. Krebs's co-authors include Richard Dawkins, Eric L. Charnov, Alejandro Kacelnik, Peter K. McGregor, Jonathan T. Erichsen, Jeremy D. Wilson, David W. Stephens, Susan D. Healy, Sara J. Shettleworth and Richard B. Bradbury and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

John R. Krebs

144 papers receiving 12.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Arms races between and within species

1979 1.5k citations John R. Krebs et al. profile →
The second Silent Spring?

1999 649 citations John R. Krebs, Jeremy D. Wilson et al. Nature profile →
Territory and Breeding Density in the Great Tit, Parus Major L.

1971 635 citations John R. Krebs profile →
Test of optimal sampling by foraging great tits

1978 459 citations John R. Krebs et al. Nature profile →
Hunting by expectation or optimal foraging? A study of patch use by chickadees

1974 451 citations John R. Krebs, John Ryan et al. Animal Behaviour profile →
Optimal prey selection in the great tit (Parus major)

1977 441 citations John R. Krebs, Jonathan T. Erichsen et al. Animal Behaviour profile →

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John R. Krebs

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Dietary-Lifestyle Patterns and Colorectal Cancer Risk: Global Cancer Update Programme (CUP Global) Systematic Literature Review 2025 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Anne Chu, (unknown), Helen Croker, (unknown), Georgios Markozannes, Konstantinos K. Tsilidis, Yikyung Park, John R. Krebs, Matty P. Weijenberg, Monica L. Baskin, Ellen Copson, Sarah Lewis, Jacob C. Seidell, Rajiv Chowdhury, L. Robert Hill, Doris S.M. Chan, Dong Hoon Lee, Edward L. Giovannucci	8
2	Current research development on food contaminants, future risks, regulatory regime and detection technologies: A systematic literature review 2025 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·(unknown), (unknown), Yanqing Duan, Helen Onyeaka, John R. Krebs	2
3	Foraging Theory 2019 ·Princeton University Press eBooks ·(unknown), John R. Krebs	30
4	Spotlight on Food Science in Japan 2016 ·Nature ·(unknown), John R. Krebs, Hidehisa Kawahara	0
5	Nutrition research methodologies 2015 ·Wiley-Blackwell eBooks ·Julie A. Lovegrove, (unknown), Sangita Sharma, S. A. Lanham‐New, John R. Krebs	8
6	The gourmet ape: evolution and human food preferences 2009 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·John R. Krebs	95
7	Should conservation strategies consider spatial generality? Farmland birds show regional not national patterns of habitat association 2006 ·Ecology Letters ·Mark J. Whittingham, John R. Krebs, Ruth D. Swetnam, Juliet A. Vickery, Jeremy D. Wilson, Robert P. Freckleton	166
8	Establishing a single, independent Food Standards Agency: the United Kingdom's experience. 2004 ·PubMed ·John R. Krebs	7
9	Widespread local house-sparrow extinctions 2002 ·Nature ·David Hole, Mark J. Whittingham, Richard B. Bradbury, Guy Q.A. Anderson, Patricia L. M. Lee, Jeremy D. Wilson, John R. Krebs	124
10	Neurochemical evidence for at least two regional subdivisions within the homing pigeon (Columba livia) caudolateral neostriatum 1999 ·The Journal of Comparative Neurology ·Lauren V. Riters, Jonathan T. Erichsen, John R. Krebs, Verner P. Bingman	16
11	Spatial learning induces neurogenesis in the avian brain 1997 ·Behavioural Brain Research ·S. Patel, Nicola S. Clayton, John R. Krebs	101
12	Food Storing and the Hippocampus in Paridae 1996 ·Brain Behavior and Evolution ·Susan D. Healy, John R. Krebs	108
13	UK science policy and environmental research 1995 ·Trends in Ecology & Evolution ·John R. Krebs	1
14	Memory in food-storing birds: from behaviour to brain 1995 ·Current Opinion in Neurobiology ·Nicola S. Clayton, John R. Krebs	73
15	A subpopulation of large calbindin-like immunopositive neurones is present in the hippocampal formation in food-storing but not in non-storing species of bird 1993 ·Brain Research ·Catherine M. Montagnese, John R. Krebs, Andrea Székely, András Csillag	33
16	The distribution of neuropeptides in the dorsomedial telencephalon of the pigeon (Columba livia): A basis for regional subdivisions 1991 ·The Journal of Comparative Neurology ·Jonathan T. Erichsen, Verner P. Bingman, John R. Krebs	153
17	The distribution of neurotransmitters and neurotransmitter‐related enzymes in the dorsomedial telencephalon of the pigeon (Columba livia) 1991 ·The Journal of Comparative Neurology ·John R. Krebs, Jonathan T. Erichsen, Verner P. Bingman	120
18	Discrimination of song types by male great tits 1986 ·Behavioural Processes ·(unknown), Peter K. McGregor, John R. Krebs	18
19	Chick growth and prey quality in the European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) 1984 ·Oecologia ·John R. Krebs, M. I. Avery	60
20	Hunting by expectation or optimal foraging? A study of patch use by chickadees breakdown → 1974 ·Animal Behaviour ·John R. Krebs, John Ryan, Eric L. Charnov	451

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