Leigh W. Simmons

29.8k citations
417 papers · 22.8k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 84
Topics
Animal Behavior and Reproduction (299 papers)Plant and animal studies (276 papers)Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (199 papers)

In The Last Decade

Leigh W. Simmons

413 papers receiving 22.1k citations

Hit Papers

Sexual selection and mate choice20022026201020182006200220092016250500750

Peers

Leigh W. Simmons
Comparison fields: 5 of 178
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 17.4k
  • Genetics 10.3k
  • Insect Science 3.6k
  • Ecology 3.5k
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 3.1k
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leigh W. Simmons

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All Works

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Threshold evolution in exotic populations of a polyphenic beetle
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About Leigh W. Simmons

Leigh W. Simmons is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Insect Science, having authored 417 papers that have together received 22.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (299 papers), Plant and animal studies (276 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (199 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (17.4k citations), Genetics (10.3k citations) and Insect Science (3.6k citations). Leigh W. Simmons has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Frequent co-authors include Joseph L. Tomkins, John Hunt, Gillian Rhodes, George A. Parker, Francisco García–González, Malte Andersson, Renée C. Firman, Janne S. Kotiaho, Marlene Zuk and John L. Fitzpatrick. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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