Josephine M. Pemberton

27.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
260 papers, 18.3k citations indexed

About

Josephine M. Pemberton is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Josephine M. Pemberton has authored 260 papers receiving a total of 18.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 175 papers in Genetics, 163 papers in Ecology and 64 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Josephine M. Pemberton's work include Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (146 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (131 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (81 papers). Josephine M. Pemberton is often cited by papers focused on Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (146 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (131 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (81 papers). Josephine M. Pemberton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and Australia. Josephine M. Pemberton's co-authors include Tim Clutton‐Brock, Jill G. Pilkington, Jon Slate, Loeske E. B. Kruuk, Tim Coulson, S. D. Albon, David W. Coltman, F. E. Guinness, Kenneth Wilson and Daniel H. Nussey and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Josephine M. Pemberton

256 papers receiving 17.6k citations

Hit Papers

Age, Sex, Density, Winter Weather, and Population Crashes... 1995 2026 2005 2015 2001 1999 1995 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Age, Sex, Density, Winter Weather, and Population Crashes in Soay Sheep
    2001 743 citations S. D. Albon, Josephine M. Pemberton et al. Science profile →
  2. PARASITE-MEDIATED SELECTION AGAINST INBRED SOAY SHEEP IN A FREE-LIVING ISLAND POPULATON
    1999 646 citations Jill G. Pilkington, Josephine M. Pemberton et al. profile →
  3. Nonamplifying alleles at microsatellite loci: a caution for parentage and population studies
    1995 602 citations Josephine M. Pemberton, Jon Slate et al. Molecular Ecology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Josephine M. Pemberton United Kingdom 73 9.4k 8.8k 6.4k 2.1k 1.4k 260 18.3k
Loeske E. B. Kruuk United Kingdom 68 8.2k 0.9× 8.6k 1.0× 9.6k 1.5× 2.9k 1.4× 597 0.4× 165 18.9k
David W. Coltman Canada 60 6.1k 0.6× 6.2k 0.7× 4.4k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 637 0.5× 203 12.0k
Robert K. Wayne United States 83 14.2k 1.5× 11.6k 1.3× 3.5k 0.5× 2.0k 1.0× 984 0.7× 277 22.8k
Terry Burke United Kingdom 78 8.6k 0.9× 9.8k 1.1× 11.1k 1.7× 2.0k 0.9× 306 0.2× 394 20.9k
Tim Coulson United Kingdom 64 4.6k 0.5× 10.3k 1.2× 5.0k 0.8× 3.5k 1.7× 889 0.7× 239 15.5k
Daniel R. Brooks Canada 51 2.9k 0.3× 5.7k 0.7× 3.0k 0.5× 2.2k 1.1× 1.3k 0.9× 297 11.8k
Lisette P. Waits United States 62 8.8k 0.9× 13.0k 1.5× 2.2k 0.3× 2.5k 1.2× 573 0.4× 266 17.3k
Sonia Altizer United States 58 3.7k 0.4× 5.5k 0.6× 4.2k 0.7× 903 0.4× 495 0.4× 130 14.3k
Douglas W. Smith United States 64 3.7k 0.4× 9.6k 1.1× 1.6k 0.3× 1.8k 0.9× 1.7k 1.2× 215 14.0k
Michael W. Bruford United Kingdom 63 7.7k 0.8× 5.9k 0.7× 3.7k 0.6× 1.8k 0.9× 221 0.2× 300 14.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Martin, Jordan S., Maria Paniw, Daniel T. Blumstein, et al.. (2024). Detecting context dependence in the expression of life history trade‐offs. Journal of Animal Ecology. 94(3). 379–393. 3 indexed citations
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Pemberton, Josephine M., et al.. (2024). Antler size in red deer: declining selection and increasing genetic variance with age, but little senescence. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 37(11). 1288–1297. 1 indexed citations
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Hill, Emmeline W., Martin A. Stoffel, Beatrice A. McGivney, David E. MacHugh, & Josephine M. Pemberton. (2022). Inbreeding depression and the probability of racing in the Thoroughbred horse. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 289(1977). 20220487–20220487. 16 indexed citations
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Regan, Charlotte E., Josephine M. Pemberton, Jill G. Pilkington, & Per T. Smiseth. (2022). Having a better home range does not reduce the cost of reproduction in Soay sheep. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 35(10). 1352–1362. 3 indexed citations
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Ashraf, Bilal, Camillo Bérénos, P. Ellis, et al.. (2021). Genomic prediction in the wild: A case study in Soay sheep. Molecular Ecology. 31(24). 6541–6555. 14 indexed citations
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Paquet, Matthieu, Jonas Knape, Debora Arlt, et al.. (2021). Integrated population models poorly estimate the demographic contribution of immigration. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 12(10). 1899–1910. 21 indexed citations
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Huisman, Jisca, et al.. (2021). Genomic analysis reveals a polygenic architecture of antler morphology in wild red deer ( Cervus elaphus ). Molecular Ecology. 31(4). 1281–1298. 12 indexed citations
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Sparks, Alexandra M., Susan E. Johnston, Ian Handel, et al.. (2021). Vitamin D status is heritable and under environment‐dependent selection in the wild. Molecular Ecology. 31(18). 4607–4621. 7 indexed citations
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Pemberton, Josephine M., et al.. (2021). MHC class IIa haplotypes derived by high-throughput SNP screening in an isolated sheep population. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 11(10). 3 indexed citations
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Huang, Wei, Keith T. Ballingall, Susan E. Johnston, et al.. (2021). Associations between MHC class II variation and phenotypic traits in a free‐living sheep population. Molecular Ecology. 31(3). 902–915. 1 indexed citations
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Albery, Gregory F., Alison Morris, Seán Morris, et al.. (2021). Multiple spatial behaviours govern social network positions in a wild ungulate. Ecology Letters. 24(4). 676–686. 40 indexed citations
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Crawley, Michael J., Robin J. Pakeman, S. D. Albon, et al.. (2021). The dynamics of vegetation grazed by a food‐limited population of Soay sheep on St Kilda. Journal of Ecology. 109(12). 3988–4006. 9 indexed citations
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Gaüzere, Julie, Craig A. Walling, Joel L. Pick, et al.. (2021). The role of maternally transferred antibodies in maternal performance in red deer. Ecology Letters. 24(10). 2065–2076. 3 indexed citations
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Huang, Wei, Jill G. Pilkington, & Josephine M. Pemberton. (2021). Patterns of MHC‐dependent sexual selection in a free‐living population of sheep. Molecular Ecology. 30(24). 6733–6742. 4 indexed citations
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Perrier, Charles, Maria Bernard, Joël Merlet, et al.. (2019). RAD‐sequencing for estimating genomic relatedness matrix‐based heritability in the wild: A case study in roe deer. Molecular Ecology Resources. 19(5). 1205–1217. 17 indexed citations
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Albery, Gregory F., Kathryn Watt, Seán Morris, et al.. (2019). Reproduction has different costs for immunity and parasitism in a wild mammal. Functional Ecology. 34(1). 229–239. 32 indexed citations
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Johnston, Susan E., Jisca Huisman, & Josephine M. Pemberton. (2018). A Genomic Region Containing REC8 and RNF212B Is Associated with Individual Recombination Rate Variation in a Wild Population of Red Deer ( Cervus elaphus ). G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 8(7). 2265–2276. 37 indexed citations
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Johnston, Susan E., Jisca Huisman, P. Ellis, & Josephine M. Pemberton. (2017). A High-Density Linkage Map Reveals Sexual Dimorphism in Recombination Landscapes in Red Deer ( Cervus elaphus ). G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 7(8). 2859–2870. 49 indexed citations
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Johnston, Susan E., Camillo Bérénos, Jon Slate, & Josephine M. Pemberton. (2016). Conserved Genetic Architecture Underlying Individual Recombination Rate Variation in a Wild Population of Soay Sheep ( Ovis aries ). Genetics. 203(1). 583–598. 119 indexed citations
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Graham, Andrea L., Adam D. Hayward, Kathryn Watt, et al.. (2010). Fitness Correlates of Heritable Variation in Antibody Responsiveness in a Wild Mammal. Science. 330(6004). 662–665. 168 indexed citations

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