Jon H. Wetton

3.1k citations

47 papers · 1.9k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 21

Ecology top 2%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 1%
Genetics top 2%
Molecular Biology
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 10%

Co-authors: David T. Parkin David Walters Mark A. Jobling Karsten Neumann Celia A. May Pedro J. Cordero Terry Burke Erkki Korpimäki
Topics: Genetic diversity and population structure (22 papers)Forensic and Genetic Research (21 papers)Animal Behavior and Reproduction (13 papers)
Cited by: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Ecology Developmental Biology
Journals: Nature Nucleic Acids Research PLoS ONE
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Hungary

In The Last Decade

Jon H. Wetton

45 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit 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.

Demographic study of a wild house sparrow population by DNA fingerprinting

1987 750 citations Jon H. Wetton, David T. Parkin et al. profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Jon H. Wetton

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Jon H. Wetton's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Jon H. Wetton with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Jon H. Wetton more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Jon H. Wetton

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Jon H. Wetton. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Jon H. Wetton. The network helps show where Jon H. Wetton may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jon H. Wetton

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jon H. Wetton. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jon H. Wetton 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 Jon H. Wetton. Jon H. Wetton is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Rapid on-site universal vertebrate species identification via multi-barcode nanopore sequencing 2025 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown),(unknown),Mark A. Jobling,Jon H. Wetton	0
2	Multiple origins and phenotypic implications of an extended human pseudoautosomal region shown by analysis of the UK Biobank 2025 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·(unknown),James Eales,Xiaoguang Xu,(unknown),Rita Neumann,Jon H. Wetton,Maciej Tomaszewski,Mark A. Jobling,Celia A. May	0
3	Defining cat mitogenome variation and accounting for numts via multiplex amplification and Nanopore sequencing 2023 ·Forensic Science International Genetics ·(unknown),(unknown),Rita Neumann,(unknown),(unknown),Aiden Foster,Mark A. Jobling,Jon H. Wetton	2
4	Mitogenome sequences of domestic cats demonstrate lineage expansions and dynamic mutation processes in a mitochondrial minisatellite 2023 ·BMC Genomics ·(unknown),(unknown),Rita Neumann,(unknown),Chiara Batini,(unknown),Aiden Foster,Jon H. Wetton,Mark A. Jobling	6
5	Sequencing of autosomal, mitochondrial and Y-chromosomal forensic markers in the People of the British Isles cohort detects population structure dominated by patrilineages 2022 ·Forensic Science International Genetics ·(unknown),Walter F. Bodmer,Katarzyna Hutnik,Jon H. Wetton,Mark A. Jobling	5
6	Massively parallel sequencing and capillary electrophoresis of a novel panel of falcon STRs: Concordance with minisatellite DNA profiles from historical wildlife crime 2021 ·Forensic Science International Genetics ·Jordan Beasley,(unknown),Rita Neumann,Celia A. May,Jon H. Wetton	3
7	Massively parallel sequencing of sex-chromosomal STRs in Saudi Arabia reveals patrilineage-associated sequence variants 2020 ·Forensic Science International Genetics ·(unknown),Mark A. Jobling,Jon H. Wetton	3
8	Mitigating the effects of reference sequence bias in single-multiplex massively parallel sequencing of the mitochondrial DNA control region 2019 ·Forensic Science International Genetics ·(unknown),Jon H. Wetton,Mark A. Jobling	7
9	Defining end user requirements for a field-based molecular detection system for wildlife forensic investigations 2019 ·Forensic Science International ·(unknown),Rob Ogden,Jon H. Wetton,Nick Dawnay	11
10	Massively parallel sequencing of autosomal STRs and identity-informative SNPs highlights consanguinity in Saudi Arabia 2019 ·Forensic Science International Genetics ·(unknown),Pille Hallast,Mark A. Jobling,Jon H. Wetton	27
11	Recombination hotspots in an extended human pseudoautosomal domain predicted from double-strand break maps and characterized by sperm-based crossover analysis 2018 ·PLoS Genetics ·(unknown),Rita Neumann,Jon H. Wetton,(unknown),Maarten Larmuseau,Mark A. Jobling,Celia A. May	7
12	Extensive geographical and social structure in the paternal lineages of Saudi Arabia revealed by analysis of 27 Y-STRs 2017 ·Forensic Science International Genetics ·(unknown),Jon H. Wetton,Mark A. Jobling	32
13	Population resequencing of European mitochondrial genomes highlights sex-bias in Bronze Age demographic expansions 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·Chiara Batini,Pille Hallast,Åshild J. Vågene‬,Daniel Zadik,Heidi Eriksen,Horolma Pamjav,Antti Sajantila,Jon H. Wetton,Mark A. Jobling	17
14	Application of a mitochondrial DNA control region frequency database for UK domestic cats 2016 ·Forensic Science International Genetics ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Mark A. Jobling,Jon H. Wetton	4
15	Analysis and interpretation of mixed profiles generated by 34 cycle SGM Plus® amplification 2010 ·Forensic Science International Genetics ·Jon H. Wetton,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Andrew J. Hopwood,Jonathan Whitaker,Gillian Tully	4
16	Genetic data from 28 STR loci for forensic individual identification and parentage analyses in 6 bird of prey species 2008 ·Forensic Science International Genetics ·Nick Dawnay,Rob Ogden,Jon H. Wetton,Roger S. Thorpe,Ross McEwing	30
17	Mitochondrial profiling of dog hairs 2003 ·Forensic Science International ·Jon H. Wetton,Jenny Higgs,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Aiden Foster	48
18	A suite of falcon single‐locus minisatellite probes: a powerful alternative to DNA fingerprinting 1997 ·Molecular Ecology ·Jon H. Wetton,David T. Parkin	11
19	DNA fingerprinting by specific priming of concatenated oligonucleotides 1991 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Celia A. May,Jon H. Wetton	2
20	Improved gentic fingerprinting using RNA probes 1989 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·(unknown),Jon H. Wetton,David T. Parkin	32

About Jon H. Wetton

Jon H. Wetton is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology, having authored 47 papers that have together received 1.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetic diversity and population structure (22 papers), Forensic and Genetic Research (21 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (1.0k citations), Ecology (1.1k citations) and Developmental Biology (89 citations). Jon H. Wetton has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Hungary. Frequent co-authors include David T. Parkin, David Walters, Mark A. Jobling, Karsten Neumann, Celia A. May, Pedro J. Cordero, Terry Burke, Erkki Korpimäki, Jürgen Wiehn and Pasi Tolonen. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Nucleic Acids Research and PLoS ONE.

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact