Kevin Winker

13.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
184 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Kevin Winker is a scholar working on Ecology, Genetics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kevin Winker has authored 184 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 105 papers in Ecology, 91 papers in Genetics and 51 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Kevin Winker's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (81 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (55 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (44 papers). Kevin Winker is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (81 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (55 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (44 papers). Kevin Winker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Mexico. Kevin Winker's co-authors include David J. Lohman, Krista K. Ingram, Peter K. L. Ng, Rudolf Meier, David Bickford, Indraneil Das, Navjot S. Sodhi, Christin L. Pruett, David E. Swayne and Kevin G. McCracken and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Kevin Winker

178 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Cryptic species as a window on diversity and conservation

2006 2.7k citations Kevin Winker et al. profile →
Phylogenetic Placement of Exact Amplicon Sequences Improves Associations with Clinical Information

2018 356 citations Kevin Winker et al. profile →
Intercontinental Spread of Asian-Origin H5N8 to North America through Beringia by Migratory Birds

2015 296 citations Kevin Winker et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kevin Winker United States	40	3.5k	2.9k	2.2k	1.6k	1.4k	184	8.1k
Fumin Lei China	43	1.7k 0.5×	2.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	245	6.2k
Patrick Forster Germany	7	3.0k 0.9×	5.4k 1.9×	1.7k 0.8×	2.5k 1.6×	573 0.4×	20	9.5k
Joseph Heled New Zealand	12	2.1k 0.6×	3.9k 1.3×	2.7k 1.2×	2.9k 1.8×	1.1k 0.8×	14	8.6k
Jean‐François Cosson France	49	3.8k 1.1×	4.3k 1.5×	2.8k 1.3×	947 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	162	9.5k
Thomas B. Smith United States	69	6.9k 2.0×	4.6k 1.6×	5.5k 2.5×	1.0k 0.6×	2.8k 2.0×	237	14.8k
Robbie A. McDonald United Kingdom	46	4.4k 1.3×	1.3k 0.4×	998 0.5×	434 0.3×	647 0.5×	207	7.0k
Paulo C. Alves Portugal	44	3.6k 1.0×	2.7k 0.9×	924 0.4×	963 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	202	5.9k
Sébastien Devillard France	24	2.1k 0.6×	2.9k 1.0×	936 0.4×	958 0.6×	393 0.3×	70	5.6k
Andrew Storfer United States	41	2.9k 0.8×	3.9k 1.3×	1.7k 0.8×	850 0.5×	1.4k 1.0×	110	7.9k
Michael J. Stanhope United States	54	2.7k 0.8×	2.6k 0.9×	2.1k 1.0×	3.9k 2.5×	251 0.2×	127	10.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Winker, Kevin. (2024). The inordinate unpopularity of changing all eponymous bird and other organismal names. 37(1). 59–69. 3 indexed citations

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

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

Pegan, Teresa M., et al.. (2023). How Veeries vary: Whole genome sequencing resolves genetic structure in a long-distance migratory bird. The Auk. 141(2). 2 indexed citations

Chesser, R. Terry, Shawn M. Billerman, Kevin J. Burns, et al.. (2023). Sixty-fourth Supplement to the American Ornithological Society’s Check-list of North American Birds. The Auk. 140(3). 9 indexed citations

Arcese, Peter, et al.. (2023). Candidate genes under selection in song sparrows co-vary with climate and body mass in support of Bergmann’s Rule. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6974–6974. 5 indexed citations

Winker, Kevin. (2022). A brief history of English bird names and the American Ornithologists’ Union (now American Ornithological Society). The Auk. 139(3).

Chesser, R. Terry, Shawn M. Billerman, Kevin J. Burns, et al.. (2022). Sixty-third supplement to the American Ornithological Society’sCheck-list of North American Birds. The Auk. 139(3). 9 indexed citations

Miller, Matthew J., Eldredge Bermingham, Benjamin L. Turner, et al.. (2021). Demographic consequences of foraging ecology explain genetic diversification in Neotropical bird species. Ecology Letters. 24(3). 563–571. 17 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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Chesser, R. Terry, Shawn M. Billerman, Kevin J. Burns, et al.. (2021). Sixty-second Supplement to the American Ornithological Society’sCheck-list of North American Birds. The Auk. 138(3). 19 indexed citations

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Louha, Swarnali, David A. Ray, Kevin Winker, & Travis C. Glenn. (2020). A High-Quality Genome Assembly of the North American Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 10(4). 1159–1166. 8 indexed citations

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Geraldes, Armando, et al.. (2018). Population genomic analyses reveal a highly differentiated and endangered genetic cluster of northern goshawks ( Accipiter gentilis laingi ) in Haida Gwaii. Evolutionary Applications. 12(4). 757–772. 12 indexed citations

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Johnson, A.B. & Kevin Winker. (2008). Autumn Stopover Near The Gulf Of Honduras By Nearctic-Neotropic Migrants. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 120(2). 277–285. 7 indexed citations

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Maley, James M. & Kevin Winker. (2007). USE OF JUVENAL PLUMAGE IN DIAGNOSING SPECIES LIMITS: AN EXAMPLE USING BUNTINGS IN THE GENUS PLECTROPHENAX. The Auk. 124(3). 907–907. 12 indexed citations

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Winker, Kevin. (2005). Bird Collections: Development and Use of a Scientific Resource. The Auk. 122(3). 966–966. 14 indexed citations

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Winker, Kevin. (2005). Bird Collections: Development and Use of a Scientific Resource. The Auk. 122(3). 966–971. 5 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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Winker, Kevin. (2005). Sibling species were first recognized by William Derham (1718). The Auk. 122(2). 706–706. 23 indexed citations

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Winker, Kevin, et al.. (2002). THE BIRDS OF ST. MATTHEW ISLAND, BERING SEA. The Wilson Bulletin. 114(4). 491–509. 18 indexed citations

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