Kay E. Holekamp

13.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
186 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

Kay E. Holekamp is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kay E. Holekamp has authored 186 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 128 papers in Social Psychology, 92 papers in Ecology and 83 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Kay E. Holekamp's work include Primate Behavior and Ecology (122 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (74 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (66 papers). Kay E. Holekamp is often cited by papers focused on Primate Behavior and Ecology (122 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (74 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (66 papers). Kay E. Holekamp collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Kay E. Holekamp's co-authors include Laura Smale, Sarah Benson‐Amram, Joseph Kolowski, Heather E. Watts, Erin E. Boydston, Jennifer E. Smith, Micaela Szykman Gunther, Eli D. Strauss, R Horn and Barbara L. Lundrigan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kay E. Holekamp

183 papers receiving 9.3k 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.

Fission‐Fusion Dynamics

2008 695 citations Kay E. Holekamp et al. profile →
Proximal Causes of Natal Dispersal in Belding's Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus Beldingi)

1986 514 citations Kay E. Holekamp profile →
Brain size predicts problem-solving ability in mammalian carnivores

2016 241 citations Kay E. Holekamp et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kay E. Holekamp United States	55	4.9k	4.5k	4.2k	1.6k	1.4k	186	9.7k
Charles L. Nunn United States	57	4.4k 0.9×	3.4k 0.8×	3.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	1.8k 1.3×	185	10.8k
Guy Cowlishaw United Kingdom	51	3.7k 0.8×	4.2k 0.9×	4.3k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	134	9.4k
Simon M. Reader United Kingdom	37	3.0k 0.6×	4.7k 1.1×	1.9k 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	123	8.7k
Anne E. Pusey United States	61	6.2k 1.3×	5.4k 1.2×	4.4k 1.1×	2.3k 1.5×	2.8k 1.9×	136	13.3k
Phyllis C. Lee United Kingdom	46	3.8k 0.8×	2.4k 0.5×	2.8k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	168	7.5k
Peter M. Kappeler Germany	65	8.1k 1.7×	7.4k 1.6×	3.0k 0.7×	3.5k 2.2×	1.2k 0.9×	291	12.9k
Susan C. Alberts United States	64	7.7k 1.6×	5.3k 1.2×	3.1k 0.7×	2.2k 1.4×	2.0k 1.4×	187	12.4k
Darren P. Croft United Kingdom	52	2.0k 0.4×	4.3k 1.0×	2.9k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	143	8.3k
Damien R. Farine Germany	49	2.8k 0.6×	4.9k 1.1×	2.9k 0.7×	1.9k 1.2×	1.3k 0.9×	169	8.2k
Louis Lefebvre Canada	50	3.7k 0.8×	5.7k 1.3×	3.0k 0.7×	2.0k 1.2×	875 0.6×	134	8.9k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Strauss, Eli D., et al.. (2024). Daily ranging and den usage patterns structure the spatiotemporal properties of social encounters in spotted hyenas. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 78(4).

Belant, Jerrold L., Egil Dröge, Kristoffer T. Everatt, et al.. (2023). Tradeoffs between resources and risks shape the responses of a large carnivore to human disturbance. Communications Biology. 6(1). 986–986. 9 indexed citations

Jensen, Frants H., et al.. (2023). Accelerometer-based predictions of behaviour elucidate factors affecting the daily activity patterns of spotted hyenas. Royal Society Open Science. 10(11). 230750–230750. 7 indexed citations

Beehner, Jacinta C., et al.. (2023). Determinants of hyena participation in risky collective action. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 290(2011). 20231390–20231390. 8 indexed citations

Laubach, Zachary M., Kay E. Holekamp, Izzuddin M. Aris, Natalie Slopen, & Wei Perng. (2022). Applications of conceptual models from lifecourse epidemiology in ecology and evolutionary biology. Biology Letters. 18(7). 20220194–20220194. 4 indexed citations

Laubach, Zachary M., et al.. (2021). Associations between Toxoplasma gondii infection and steroid hormone levels in spotted hyenas. International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife. 17. 53–59. 3 indexed citations

Gering, Eben, Zachary M. Laubach, Patty S.D. Weber, et al.. (2021). Toxoplasma gondii infections are associated with costly boldness toward felids in a wild host. Nature Communications. 12(1). 3842–3842. 29 indexed citations

Laubach, Zachary M., Julia Greenberg, Julie W. Turner, et al.. (2021). Early-life social experience affects offspring DNA methylation and later life stress phenotype. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4398–4398. 23 indexed citations

Ilany, Amiyaal, Kay E. Holekamp, & Erol Akçay. (2021). Rank-dependent social inheritance determines social network structure in spotted hyenas. Science. 373(6552). 348–352. 37 indexed citations

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Turner, Julie W., et al.. (2020). Early‐life relationships matter: Social position during early life predicts fitness among female spotted hyenas. Journal of Animal Ecology. 90(1). 183–196. 30 indexed citations

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Laubach, Zachary M., Christopher Faulk, Dana C. Dolinoy, et al.. (2019). Early life social and ecological determinants of global DNA methylation in wild spotted hyenas. Molecular Ecology. 28(16). 3799–3812. 16 indexed citations

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Linden, Daniel W., et al.. (2015). The functions of male–male aggression in a female-dominated mammalian society. Animal Behaviour. 100. 208–216. 11 indexed citations

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Holekamp, Kay E., et al.. (2014). The Evolution of General Intelligence. 63–70. 1 indexed citations

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Flies, Andrew S., Matthew Maksimoski, Linda S. Mansfield, Mary L. Weldele, & Kay E. Holekamp. (2014). Characterization of toll-like receptors 1–10 in spotted hyenas. Veterinary Research Communications. 38(2). 165–170. 5 indexed citations

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Flies, Andrew S., Chris K. Grant, Linda S. Mansfield, et al.. (2011). Development of a hyena immunology toolbox. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 145(1-2). 110–119. 12 indexed citations

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Holekamp, Kay E., et al.. (2011). Ontogenetic relationships between cranium and mandible in coyotes and hyenas. Journal of Morphology. 272(6). 662–674. 20 indexed citations

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Watts, Heather E., et al.. (2009). Post-weaning maternal effects and the evolution of female dominance in the spotted hyena. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 276(1665). 2291–2298. 63 indexed citations

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Holekamp, Kay E.. (2006). Spotted hyenas. Current Biology. 16(22). R944–R945. 9 indexed citations

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Place, Ned J., Kay E. Holekamp, Cheryl L. Sisk, et al.. (2002). Effects of Prenatal Treatment with Antiandrogens on Luteinizing Hormone Secretion and Sex Steroid Concentrations in Adult Spotted Hyenas, Crocuta crocuta1. Biology of Reproduction. 67(5). 1405–1413. 18 indexed citations

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Holekamp, Kay E. & Paul W. Sherman. (1989). Why male ground squirrels disperse. American Scientist. 77(3). 232–239. 76 indexed citations

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