Kate J. Orr

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Kate J. Orr is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kate J. Orr has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Ecology, 6 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 4 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Kate J. Orr's work include Avian ecology and behavior (10 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (6 papers) and Bird parasitology and diseases (3 papers). Kate J. Orr is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (10 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (6 papers) and Bird parasitology and diseases (3 papers). Kate J. Orr collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Brazil. Kate J. Orr's co-authors include Richard Griffiths, Mike Double, Kathryn E. Arnold, Aileen Adam, Elizabeth A. Schreiber, Francis Daunt, Sarah Wanless, Keith C. Hamer, Sue Lewis and David J. Houston and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Molecular Ecology and Journal of Fish Biology.

In The Last Decade

Kate J. Orr

14 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

A DNA test to sex most birds

1998 2.7k citations Richard Griffiths, Mike Double et al. Molecular Ecology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kate J. Orr United Kingdom	9	2.3k	2.0k	635	485	362	14	3.1k
Mike Double Australia	11	2.2k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	716 1.1×	440 0.9×	356 1.0×	17	3.1k
Jeff A. Graves United Kingdom	26	1.4k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	417 0.7×	210 0.4×	345 1.0×	64	2.3k
Juan Carlos Señar Spain	37	2.4k 1.1×	2.3k 1.1×	422 0.7×	547 1.1×	271 0.7×	198	3.9k
János Török Hungary	39	2.3k 1.0×	3.0k 1.5×	704 1.1×	504 1.0×	509 1.4×	155	4.2k
Herbert Hoi Austria	33	2.1k 0.9×	2.6k 1.3×	406 0.6×	588 1.2×	581 1.6×	150	3.4k
Jesús M. Avilés Spain	30	2.3k 1.0×	2.1k 1.0×	238 0.4×	486 1.0×	247 0.7×	143	2.9k
Tomáš Grim Czechia	38	2.8k 1.2×	2.3k 1.1×	226 0.4×	799 1.6×	343 0.9×	101	3.5k
Andrew Gosler United Kingdom	30	2.8k 1.2×	2.2k 1.1×	337 0.5×	677 1.4×	184 0.5×	98	3.8k
Philippe Perret France	42	3.3k 1.4×	3.1k 1.5×	516 0.8×	1.2k 2.4×	294 0.8×	97	4.6k
Stephan J. Schoech United States	34	2.3k 1.0×	2.5k 1.2×	393 0.6×	426 0.9×	298 0.8×	78	3.7k

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Arnold, Kathryn E., Jonathan D. Blount, Neil B. Metcalfe, et al.. (2007). Sex‐specific differences in compensation for poor neonatal nutrition in the zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata. Journal of Avian Biology. 38(3). 356–366. 42 indexed citations

Arnold, Kathryn E., Jonathan D. Blount, Neil B. Metcalfe, et al.. (2007). Sex-specific differences in compensation for poor neonatal nutrition in the zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata. Journal of Avian Biology. 38(3). 356–366. 5 indexed citations

Orr, Kate J., et al.. (2005). EFFECTS OF INCUBATION CONDITIONS AND OFFSPRING SEX ON EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT AND SURVIVAL IN THE ZEBRA FINCH (TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA). The Auk. 122(4). 1239–1239. 14 indexed citations

Lewis, Sue, Elizabeth A. Schreiber, Francis Daunt, et al.. (2005). Sex‐specific foraging behaviour in tropical boobies: does size matter?. Ibis. 147(2). 408–414. 101 indexed citations

Orr, Kate J., et al.. (2005). Effects of Incubation Conditions and Offspring Sex on Embryonic Development and Survival in the Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia Guttata). The Auk. 122(4). 1239–1248. 2 indexed citations

Arnold, Kathryn E., Kate J. Orr, & Richard Griffiths. (2003). Primary sex ratios in birds: problems with molecular sex identification of undeveloped eggs. Molecular Ecology. 12(12). 3451–3458. 51 indexed citations

Arnold, Kathryn E., Richard Griffiths, David Stevens, et al.. (2003). Subtle manipulation of egg sex ratio in birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 270(suppl_2). S216–9. 37 indexed citations

Votier, Stephen C., Stuart Bearhop, Richard G. Newell, et al.. (2003). The first record of Brown Skua Catharacta antarctica in Europe. Ibis. 146(1). 95–102. 8 indexed citations

Arnold, Kathryn E., A Adam, Kate J. Orr, Richard Griffiths, & Iain Barber. (2003). Sex‐specific survival and parasitism in three‐spined sticklebacks: seasonal patterns revealed by molecular analysis. Journal of Fish Biology. 63(4). 1046–1050. 19 indexed citations

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Griffiths, Richard & Kate J. Orr. (1999). The use of amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) in the isolation of sex‐specific markers. Molecular Ecology. 8(4). 671–674. 64 indexed citations

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Bearhop, Stuart, Richard Griffiths, Kate J. Orr, & Robert W. Furness. (1999). The normal haematology of great skuas (Catharacta skua) in the wild. Comparative Clinical Pathology. 9(2). 107–109. 8 indexed citations

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Griffiths, Richard, et al.. (1998). A DNA test to sex most birds. Molecular Ecology. 7(8). 1071–1075. 2702 indexed citations breakdown →

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Miyaki, Cristina Yumi, et al.. (1998). Sex identification of parrots, toucans, and curassows by PCR: Perspectives for wild and captive population studies. Zoo Biology. 17(5). 415–423. 6 indexed citations

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Miyaki, Cristina Yumi, Richard Griffiths, Kate J. Orr, et al.. (1998). Sex identification of parrots, toucans, and curassows by PCR: Perspectives for wild and captive population studies. Zoo Biology. 17(5). 415–423. 43 indexed citations

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