Leigh W. Simmons

29.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
417 papers, 22.8k citations indexed

About

Leigh W. Simmons is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Leigh W. Simmons has authored 417 papers receiving a total of 22.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 361 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 230 papers in Genetics and 64 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Leigh W. Simmons's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (299 papers), Plant and animal studies (276 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (199 papers). Leigh W. Simmons is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (299 papers), Plant and animal studies (276 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (199 papers). Leigh W. Simmons collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Leigh W. Simmons's 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 Damian K. Dowling and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Leigh W. Simmons

413 papers receiving 22.1k 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.

Sexual selection and mate choice

2006 872 citations Leigh W. Simmons et al. profile →
Sperm Competition and Its Evolutionary Consequences in the Insects

2002 664 citations Leigh W. Simmons profile →
Reactive oxygen species as universal constraints in life-history evolution

2009 521 citations Leigh W. Simmons et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →
The effects of sex hormones on immune function: a meta-analysis

2016 281 citations Yong Zhi Foo, Leigh W. Simmons et al. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Leigh W. Simmons	17.4k	10.3k	3.6k	3.5k	3.1k	417	22.8k
Göran Arnqvist	11.6k 0.7×	7.6k 0.7×	3.4k 0.9×	2.9k 0.8×	937 0.3×	174	15.0k
William R. Rice	13.2k 0.8×	17.8k 1.7×	3.4k 0.9×	9.0k 2.6×	941 0.3×	117	31.5k
Locke Rowe	9.4k 0.5×	5.2k 0.5×	1.8k 0.5×	3.4k 1.0×	750 0.2×	150	12.5k
Marlene Zuk	9.8k 0.6×	4.2k 0.4×	1.6k 0.4×	3.6k 1.0×	857 0.3×	188	13.2k
Derek A. Roff	11.4k 0.7×	8.6k 0.8×	3.4k 0.9×	6.4k 1.8×	559 0.2×	244	21.2k
Ben C. Sheldon	16.6k 1.0×	6.8k 0.7×	1.2k 0.3×	12.9k 3.7×	1.3k 0.4×	294	26.5k
Mark Kirkpatrick	10.5k 0.6×	11.9k 1.2×	1.2k 0.3×	3.9k 1.1×	972 0.3×	211	20.1k
Michel Raymond	5.3k 0.3×	14.8k 1.4×	5.4k 1.5×	7.0k 2.0×	1.1k 0.4×	250	31.2k
Michael J. Wade	8.8k 0.5×	7.5k 0.7×	2.1k 0.6×	3.1k 0.9×	1.2k 0.4×	217	15.6k
Stephen C. Stearns	6.9k 0.4×	5.0k 0.5×	1.4k 0.4×	6.9k 2.0×	1.2k 0.4×	135	18.9k

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Simmons, Leigh W., et al.. (2024). Mating competition among females: testing the distinction between natural and sexual selection in an insect. Royal Society Open Science. 11(4). 240191–240191. 5 indexed citations

Simmons, Leigh W., et al.. (2024). Use of geometric morphometrics to distinguish trapdoor spider morphotypes (Mygalomorphae: Anamidae: Proshermacha): a useful tool for mygalomorph taxonomy. Journal of Arachnology. 52(1). 2 indexed citations

Simmons, Leigh W., et al.. (2024). Genetic and Phenotypic Divergence in a Dung Beetle 50 Years After Its Introduction to Australia. Ecology and Evolution. 14(11). e70536–e70536. 1 indexed citations

Didham, Raphaël K., et al.. (2024). Dung beetles increase plant growth: a meta-analysis. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 291(2019). 20232885–20232885. 2 indexed citations

Ashton, Benjamin J., et al.. (2024). Heritability of cognitive performance in wild Western Australian magpies. Royal Society Open Science. 11(3). 231399–231399. 8 indexed citations

Ashton, Benjamin J., et al.. (2024). Meta‐analyses reveal support for the Social Intelligence Hypothesis. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 99(5). 1889–1908. 5 indexed citations

McNamara, Kathryn B., Ashley M. Dungan, Linda L. Blackall, & Leigh W. Simmons. (2024). Microbial biomarkers as indicators of sperm viability in an insect. Royal Society Open Science. 11(9). 240734–240734. 2 indexed citations

Simmons, Leigh W., et al.. (2023). Male responses to sperm competition risk associated with increased macronutrient intake and reduced lifespan. Biology Letters. 19(10). 20230336–20230336. 3 indexed citations

Simmons, Leigh W., et al.. (2023). Humidity stress and its consequences for male pre‐ and post‐copulatory fitness traits in an insect. Ecology and Evolution. 13(7). e10244–e10244. 9 indexed citations

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Dougherty, Liam R., et al.. (2022). Male alternative reproductive tactics and sperm competition: a meta‐analysis. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 97(4). 1365–1388. 25 indexed citations

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Simmons, Leigh W., et al.. (2022). Bateman gradients reflect variation in sexual selection in a species with dynamic sex roles. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 35(9). 1206–1217. 7 indexed citations

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Simmons, Leigh W., et al.. (2021). Sexual selection maintains a female-specific character in a species with dynamic sex roles. Behavioral Ecology. 32(4). 609–616. 12 indexed citations

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Simmons, Leigh W., et al.. (2021). Weapons Evolve Faster Than Sperm in Bovids and Cervids. Cells. 10(5). 1062–1062. 4 indexed citations

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Dougherty, Liam R., Kathryn B. McNamara, Andrew Mehnert, et al.. (2021). Quantifying variation in female internal genitalia: no evidence for plasticity in response to sexual conflict risk in a seed beetle. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 288(1954). 20210746–20210746. 3 indexed citations

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Simmons, Leigh W., Maxine Beveridge, Lie Li, Yew‐Foon Tan, & A. Harvey Millar. (2014). Ontogenetic changes in seminal fluid gene expression and the protein composition of cricket seminal fluid. Evolution & Development. 16(2). 101–109. 27 indexed citations

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Jaffé, Rodolfo, Francisco García–González, Susanne P. A. den Boer, Leigh W. Simmons, & Boris Baer. (2012). PATTERNS OF PATERNITY SKEW AMONG POLYANDROUS SOCIAL INSECTS: WHAT CAN THEY TELL US ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR SEXUAL SELECTION?. Evolution. 66(12). 3778–3788. 28 indexed citations

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Simmons, Leigh W., et al.. (2010). Reproductive competition promotes the evolution of female weaponry. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 277(1690). 2035–2040. 63 indexed citations

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Simmons, Leigh W. & Janne S. Kotiaho. (2007). Quantitative genetic correlation between trait and preference supports a sexually selected sperm process. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(42). 16604–16608. 55 indexed citations

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Simmons, Leigh W. & Douglas J. Emlen. (2006). Evolutionary trade-off between weapons and testes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(44). 16346–16351. 260 indexed citations

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Moczek, Armin P., John Hunt, Douglas J. Emlen, & Leigh W. Simmons. (2002). Threshold evolution in exotic populations of a polyphenic beetle. Evolutionary ecology research. 4(4). 587–601. 88 indexed citations

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