Jon Slate

20.0k citations

137 papers · 14.1k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 56

Impact in

Genetics top 0.05%
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 0.05%
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Plant and animal studies

Papers in ⓘ

Genetics 103
- Genetic diversity and population structure 77
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock 60
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals 35
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 52
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction 46
- Plant and animal studies 20

Co-authors: Loeske E. B. Kruuk (7 shared papers)Tristan Marshall (6 shared papers)J. M. Pemberton (4 shared papers)Josephine M. Pemberton (33 shared papers)David W. Coltman (9 shared papers)Tim Clutton‐Brock (7 shared papers)F. E. Guinness (5 shared papers)T. R. Birkhead (17 shared papers)
Journals: Molecular Ecology (25 papers)Evolution (14 papers)Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (11 papers)Molecular Ecology Resources (9 papers)Heredity (7 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States New Zealand

In The Last Decade

Jon Slate

135 papers receiving 13.6k citations

Hit Papers

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A supergene determines highly divergent male reproductive morphs in the ruff 2015 · 327 citations

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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.

2015 Nature Genetics
2010 Trends in Ecology & Evolution
1998 Molecular Ecology
1995 Molecular Ecology

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1	Statistical confidence for likelihood‐based paternity inference in natural populations Molecular Ecology ·Tristan Marshall, Jon Slate, Loeske E. B. Kruuk, J. M. Pemberton Hit paper breakdown →	1998	3610
2	Nonamplifying alleles at microsatellite loci: a caution for parentage and population studies Molecular Ecology ·Josephine M. Pemberton, Jon Slate, David Bancroft, John Barrett Hit paper breakdown →	1995	602
3	Adaptation genomics: the next generation Trends in Ecology & Evolution ·Jessica Stapley, Julia Reger, Philine G. D. Feulner, Carole M. Smadja, Juan Galindo, Robert Ekblom, Clair Bennison, Alexander D. Ball, Andrew P. Beckerman, Jon Slate Hit paper breakdown →	2010	485
4	ANTLER SIZE IN RED DEER: HERITABILITY AND SELECTION BUT NO EVOLUTION Evolution ·Loeske E. B. Kruuk, Jon Slate, Josephine M. Pemberton, Sue Brotherstone, F. E. Guinness, Tim Clutton‐Brock	2002	416
5	Heritability of fitness in a wild mammal population Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Loeske E. B. Kruuk, Tim Clutton‐Brock, Jon Slate, Josephine M. Pemberton, Sue Brotherstone, F. E. Guinness	2000	376
6	A quantitative review of heterozygosity–fitness correlations in animal populations Molecular Ecology ·Joanne R. Chapman, Shinichi Nakagawa, David W. Coltman, Jon Slate, Ben C. Sheldon	2009	367
7	Understanding the relationship between the inbreeding coefficient and multilocus heterozygosity: theoretical expectations and empirical data Heredity ·Jon Slate, Patrice David, K. G. Dodds, B. A. Veenvliet, B. C. Glass, T. E. Broad, John C. McEwan	2004	354
8	Microsatellites reveal heterosis in red deer Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Tim Coulson, Josephine M. Pemberton, S. D. Albon, Mark Beaumont, Tristan Marshall, Jon Slate, F. E. Guinness, Tim Clutton‐Brock	1998	351
9	A supergene determines highly divergent male reproductive morphs in the ruff Nature Genetics ·Clemens Küpper, Michael Stocks, Judith Risse, Natalie dos Remedios, Lindsay Farrell, Susan B. McRae, Tawna C. Morgan, Natalia Karlionova, Pavel Pinchuk, Yvonne I. Verkuil, Alexander S. Kitaysky, John C. Wingfield, Theunis Piersma, Kai Zeng, Jon Slate, Mark Blaxter, David B. Lank, Terry Burke Hit paper breakdown →	2015	327
10	New Answers for Old Questions: The Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics of Wild Animal Populations Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics ·Loeske E. B. Kruuk, Jon Slate, Alastair J. Wilson	2008	281
11	A retrospective assessment of the accuracy of the paternity inference program cervus Molecular Ecology ·Jon Slate, Tristan Marshall, Josephine M. Pemberton	2000	274
12	Inbreeding depression influences lifetime breeding success in a wild population of red deer (Cervus elaphus) Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Jon Slate, Loeske E. B. Kruuk, Tristan Marshall, Josephine M. Pemberton, T. H. Clutton‐Brock	2000	257
13	MICROSATELLITE MEASURES OF INBREEDING: A META-ANALYSIS Evolution ·David W. Coltman, Jon Slate	2003	244
14	Life history trade-offs at a single locus maintain sexually selected genetic variation Nature ·Susan E. Johnston, Jacob Gratten, Camillo Bérénos, Jill G. Pilkington, Tim Clutton‐Brock, Josephine M. Pemberton, Jon Slate	2013	226
15	INVITED REVIEW: Quantitative trait locus mapping in natural populations: progress, caveats and future directions Molecular Ecology ·Jon Slate	2004	177
16	Genome‐wide association mapping identifies the genetic basis of discrete and quantitative variation in sexual weaponry in a wild sheep population Molecular Ecology ·Susan E. Johnston, John C. McEwan, Natalie Pickering, James Kijas, Dario Beraldi, Jill G. Pilkington, Josephine M. Pemberton, Jon Slate	2011	170
17	Natural and Sexual Selection in a Wild Insect Population Science ·Rolando Rodríguez‐Muñoz, Amanda Bretman, Jon Slate, Craig A. Walling, Tom Tregenza	2010	162
18	Red Carotenoid Coloration in the Zebra Finch Is Controlled by a Cytochrome P450 Gene Cluster Current Biology ·Nicholas I. Mundy, Jessica Stapley, Clair Bennison, Rachel Tucker, Hanlu Twyman, Kang-Wook Kim, Terry Burke, T. R. Birkhead, Staffan Andersson, Jon Slate	2016	155
19	Linkage Disequilibrium in Domestic Sheep Genetics ·Allan F. McRae, John C. McEwan, K. G. Dodds, T. Wilson, A. M. Crawford, Jon Slate	2002	140
20	The evolutionary legacy of size‐selective harvesting extends from genes to populations Evolutionary Applications ·Silva Uusi‐Heikkilä, Andrew R. Whiteley, Anna Kuparinen, Shuichi Matsumura, Paul Venturelli, Christian Wolter, Jon Slate, Craig R. Primmer, Thomas Meinelt, Shaun S. Killen, David Bierbach, Giovanni Polverino, Arne Ludwig, Robert Arlinghaus	2015	138

About Jon Slate

Jon Slate is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, Ecological Modeling and Aging, having authored 137 papers that have together received 14.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetic diversity and population structure (77 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (60 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (46 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (35 papers), Plant and animal studies (20 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (18 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (15 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (8.8k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (5.2k citations), Ecology (4.6k citations), Developmental Biology (308 citations) and Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.6k citations). Jon Slate has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand. Frequent co-authors include Loeske E. B. Kruuk, Tristan Marshall, J. M. Pemberton, Josephine M. Pemberton, David W. Coltman, Tim Clutton‐Brock, F. E. Guinness, T. R. Birkhead, Terry Burke and Jessica Stapley. Their work appears in journals such as Molecular Ecology, Evolution, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Molecular Ecology Resources and Heredity.

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