Kevin G. McCracken

4.5k total citations
114 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Kevin G. McCracken is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kevin G. McCracken has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Genetics, 67 papers in Ecology and 31 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Kevin G. McCracken's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (54 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (27 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (23 papers). Kevin G. McCracken is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (54 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (27 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (23 papers). Kevin G. McCracken collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Peru. Kevin G. McCracken's co-authors include Robert E. Wilson, Michael D. Sorenson, Frederick H. Sheldon, Jeffrey L. Peters, Kevin Winker, David A. McClellan, Philip Lavretsky, I. V. Kulikova, Alan D. Afton and Mariana Bulgarella and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Kevin G. McCracken

111 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kevin G. McCracken United States 32 1.7k 1.3k 760 633 280 114 3.0k
Heidi C. Hauffe Italy 33 1.4k 0.8× 986 0.7× 657 0.9× 711 1.1× 189 0.7× 107 3.6k
Johan Michaux Belgium 32 1.6k 0.9× 2.0k 1.5× 570 0.8× 394 0.6× 245 0.9× 113 3.0k
Lisa C. Pope Australia 23 1.0k 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 415 0.5× 266 0.4× 331 1.2× 41 2.0k
Laurie Marker Namibia 28 1.0k 0.6× 1.7k 1.3× 315 0.4× 272 0.4× 233 0.8× 121 3.0k
Peter B. S. Spencer Australia 24 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 368 0.5× 395 0.6× 290 1.0× 103 2.2k
Wiesław Babik Poland 36 2.0k 1.2× 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.4× 804 1.3× 354 1.3× 121 4.0k
Josef Bryja Czechia 37 1.6k 0.9× 2.2k 1.7× 1.2k 1.6× 379 0.6× 646 2.3× 184 4.0k
Franz Suchentrunk Austria 30 1.6k 0.9× 1.6k 1.2× 508 0.7× 359 0.6× 92 0.3× 112 2.6k
Kristofer M. Helgen United States 34 1.1k 0.7× 1.8k 1.4× 1.1k 1.4× 714 1.1× 344 1.2× 135 3.9k
Stuart J. E. Baird Czechia 30 1.5k 0.9× 716 0.5× 721 0.9× 404 0.6× 281 1.0× 66 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kevin G. McCracken

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kevin G. McCracken

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All Works

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Laguë, Sabine L., Catherine M. Ivy, Julia M. York, et al.. (2025). Gas exchange, oxygen transport and metabolism in high-altitude waterfowl. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 380(1920). 20230424–20230424. 2 indexed citations
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Scott, Graham R., et al.. (2024). Consistent changes in muscle phenotype and mitochondrial abundance underlie dive performance across multiple lineages of diving ducks. Journal of Experimental Biology. 227(15). 2 indexed citations
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McCracken, Kevin G., et al.. (2023). Population genomics indicate three different modes of divergence and speciation with gene flow in the green-winged teal duck complex. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 182. 107733–107733. 1 indexed citations
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McCracken, Kevin G., et al.. (2023). Consistent changes in muscle metabolism underlie dive performance across multiple lineages of diving ducks. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 290(2007). 20231466–20231466. 7 indexed citations
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Graham, Allie M., Jeffrey L. Peters, Robert E. Wilson, et al.. (2021). Adaptive introgression of the beta-globin cluster in two Andean waterfowl. Heredity. 127(1). 107–123. 6 indexed citations
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Laguë, Sabine L., Catherine M. Ivy, Julia M. York, et al.. (2020). Cardiovascular responses to progressive hypoxia in ducks native to high altitude in the Andes. Journal of Experimental Biology. 223(Pt 5). 23 indexed citations
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Graham, Allie M. & Kevin G. McCracken. (2019). Convergent evolution on the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) pathway genes EGLN1 and EPAS1 in high-altitude ducks. Heredity. 122(6). 819–832. 31 indexed citations
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Graham, Allie M., Philip Lavretsky, Violeta Muñoz‐Fuentes, et al.. (2017). Migration-Selection Balance Drives Genetic Differentiation in Genes Associated with High-Altitude Function in the Speckled Teal (Anas flavirostris) in the Andes. Genome Biology and Evolution. 10(1). 14–32. 18 indexed citations
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Toews, David P. L., Leonardo Campagna, Scott A. Taylor, et al.. (2015). Genomic approaches to understanding population divergence and speciation in birds. The Auk. 133(1). 13–30. 63 indexed citations
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Lavretsky, Philip, Kevin G. McCracken, & Jeffrey L. Peters. (2013). Phylogenetics of a recent radiation in the mallards and allies (Aves: Anas): Inferences from a genomic transect and the multispecies coalescent. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 70. 402–411. 57 indexed citations
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McCracken, Kevin G., Mariana Bulgarella, Kevin P. Johnson, et al.. (2009). Parallel evolution in the major haemoglobin genes of eight species of Andean waterfowl. Molecular Ecology. 18(19). 3992–4005. 59 indexed citations
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McCracken, Kevin G., Mariana Bulgarella, Kevin P. Johnson, et al.. (2009). Gene Flow in the Face of Countervailing Selection: Adaptation to High-Altitude Hypoxia in the  A Hemoglobin Subunit of Yellow-Billed Pintails in the Andes. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 26(4). 815–827. 67 indexed citations
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Wilson, Robert E., Sarah A. Sonsthagen, Christopher P. Barger, & Kevin G. McCracken. (2007). Asymmetric molt or feather wear in flying steamer ducks (Tachyeres patachonicus) from coastal habitats in Argentina. Ornitología Neotropical. 18(2). 293–300. 2 indexed citations
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Sonsthagen, Sarah A., et al.. (2007). Genetic Characterization of Common Eiders Breeding in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. Ornithological Applications. 109(4). 878–893. 8 indexed citations
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Sonsthagen, Sarah A., et al.. (2007). GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF COMMON EIDERS BREEDING IN THE YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA, ALASKA. Ornithological Applications. 109(4). 878–878. 13 indexed citations
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Kulikova, I. V., Sergei V. Drovetski, Daniel Gibson, et al.. (2005). Phylogeography of the Mallard (Anas Platyrhynchos): Hybridization, Dispersal, and Lineage Sorting Contribute to Complex Geographic Structure. The Auk. 122(4). 1309–1309. 2 indexed citations
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McCracken, Kevin G.. (2000). The 20-cm Spiny Penis of the Argentine Lake Duck (Oxyura vittata). The Auk. 117(3). 820–820. 17 indexed citations

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