Kenneth P. Dial

5.5k total citations
64 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Kenneth P. Dial is a scholar working on Ecology, Aerospace Engineering and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth P. Dial has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Ecology, 32 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 27 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Kenneth P. Dial's work include Avian ecology and behavior (32 papers), Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (31 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (21 papers). Kenneth P. Dial is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (32 papers), Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (31 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (21 papers). Kenneth P. Dial collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Kenneth P. Dial's co-authors include Bret W. Tobalske, Stephen M. Gatesy, Andrew A. Biewener, John M. Marzluff, George E. Goslow, Farish A. Jenkins, Brandon E. Jackson, Ashley M. Heers, David B. Baier and Duncan J. Irschick and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth P. Dial

63 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kenneth P. Dial United States 42 2.0k 1.5k 1.4k 1.4k 864 64 4.2k
J. M. V. Rayner United Kingdom 32 3.2k 1.6× 3.2k 2.2× 801 0.6× 1.3k 0.9× 659 0.8× 53 5.7k
Frank E. Fish United States 45 2.0k 1.0× 627 0.4× 577 0.4× 3.6k 2.6× 1.4k 1.6× 158 6.8k
Bruce C. Jayne United States 43 1.4k 0.7× 1.6k 1.1× 481 0.3× 1.1k 0.8× 1.5k 1.8× 87 4.6k
C. J. Pennycuick United Kingdom 40 4.0k 2.0× 2.4k 1.6× 355 0.3× 2.0k 1.4× 883 1.0× 85 5.7k
S. N. Patek United States 37 1.1k 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 478 0.3× 477 0.3× 573 0.7× 77 4.1k
Sharon M. Swartz United States 37 754 0.4× 1.5k 1.0× 427 0.3× 1.9k 1.4× 254 0.3× 113 3.9k
Bret W. Tobalske United States 37 1.6k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 323 0.2× 2.2k 1.6× 468 0.5× 119 3.9k
Mark W. Westneat United States 51 2.2k 1.1× 817 0.5× 1.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 3.4k 3.9× 99 6.8k
Robert Dudley United States 46 2.2k 1.1× 3.4k 2.3× 742 0.5× 2.3k 1.7× 1.2k 1.4× 157 7.6k
David R. Carrier United States 41 1.1k 0.6× 883 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 263 0.2× 685 0.8× 92 4.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kenneth P. Dial

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dial, Kenneth P. & Ashley M. Heers. (2021). Waxing and Waning of Wings. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 36(5). 457–470.
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Martin, Thomas E., et al.. (2018). Age and performance at fledging are a cause and consequence of juvenile mortality between life stages. Science Advances. 4(6). eaar1988–eaar1988. 77 indexed citations
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Tobalske, Bret W., Brandon E. Jackson, & Kenneth P. Dial. (2017). Ontogeny of Flight Capacity and Pectoralis Function in a Precocial Ground Bird (Alectoris chukar). Integrative and Comparative Biology. 57(2). 217–230. 12 indexed citations
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Heers, Ashley M., David B. Baier, Brandon E. Jackson, & Kenneth P. Dial. (2016). Flapping before Flight: High Resolution, Three-Dimensional Skeletal Kinematics of Wings and Legs during Avian Development. PLoS ONE. 11(4). e0153446–e0153446. 39 indexed citations
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Heers, Ashley M., Kenneth P. Dial, & Bret W. Tobalske. (2014). From baby birds to feathered dinosaurs: incipient wings and the evolution of flight. Paleobiology. 40(3). 459–476. 26 indexed citations
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Baier, David B., Stephen M. Gatesy, & Kenneth P. Dial. (2013). Three-Dimensional, High-Resolution Skeletal Kinematics of the Avian Wing and Shoulder during Ascending Flapping Flight and Uphill Flap-Running. PLoS ONE. 8(5). e63982–e63982. 48 indexed citations
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Heers, Ashley M. & Kenneth P. Dial. (2012). From extant to extinct: locomotor ontogeny and the evolution of avian flight. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 27(5). 296–305. 75 indexed citations
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Gatesy, Stephen M., David B. Baier, Farish A. Jenkins, & Kenneth P. Dial. (2010). Scientific rotoscoping: a morphology‐based method of 3‐D motion analysis and visualization. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological Genetics and Physiology. 313A(5). 244–261. 142 indexed citations
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Dial, Kenneth P., Brandon E. Jackson, & Paolo S. Segre. (2008). A fundamental avian wing-stroke provides a new perspective on the evolution of flight. Nature. 451(7181). 985–989. 73 indexed citations
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Dial, Kenneth P., Erick Greene, & Duncan J. Irschick. (2008). Allometry of behavior. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 23(7). 394–401. 154 indexed citations
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Tobalske, Bret W. & Kenneth P. Dial. (2007). Aerodynamics of wing-assisted incline running in birds. Journal of Experimental Biology. 210(10). 1742–1751. 65 indexed citations
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Dial, Kenneth P.. (2006). S27-4 Patterns among avian flight style, nesting biology, development, body size, and locomotor modularity. 1 indexed citations
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Tobalske, Bret W., Tyson L. Hedrick, Kenneth P. Dial, & Andrew A. Biewener. (2003). Comparative power curves in bird flight. Nature. 421(6921). 363–366. 196 indexed citations
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Dial, Kenneth P.. (2000). On the origin and ontogeny of bird flight Developing wings assist vertical running. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 40(6). 998. 3 indexed citations
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Gatesy, Stephen M. & Kenneth P. Dial. (1996). FROM FROND TO FAN: ARCHAEOPTERYX AND THE EVOLUTION OF SHORT‐TAILED BIRDS. Evolution. 50(5). 2037–2048. 68 indexed citations
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Boggs, Dona F. & Kenneth P. Dial. (1993). Neuromuscular organization and regional EMG activity of the pectoralis in the pigeon. Journal of Morphology. 218(1). 43–57. 20 indexed citations
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Dial, Kenneth P., George E. Goslow, & Farish A. Jenkins. (1991). The functional anatomy of the shoulder in the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris). Journal of Morphology. 207(3). 327–344. 107 indexed citations
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Dial, Kenneth P. & John M. Marzluff. (1989). Nonrandom Diversification within Taxonomic Assemblages. Systematic Zoology. 38(1). 26–26. 95 indexed citations
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Dial, Kenneth P.. (1988). Three sympatric species of Neotoma: dietary specialization and coexistence. Oecologia. 76(4). 531–537. 78 indexed citations
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Dial, Kenneth P. & John M. Marzluff. (1988). Are the Smallest Organisms the Most Diverse?. Ecology. 69(5). 1620–1624. 114 indexed citations

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