Luke J. Harmon

19.3k total citations · 9 hit papers
114 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

About

Luke J. Harmon is a scholar working on Genetics, Paleontology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Luke J. Harmon has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Genetics, 46 papers in Paleontology and 41 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Luke J. Harmon's work include Evolution and Paleontology Studies (45 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (42 papers) and Plant and animal studies (33 papers). Luke J. Harmon is often cited by papers focused on Evolution and Paleontology Studies (45 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (42 papers) and Plant and animal studies (33 papers). Luke J. Harmon collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Switzerland. Luke J. Harmon's co-authors include Richard E. Glor, Chad D. Brock, Jason T. Weir, Jonathan B. Losos, Wendell Challenger, Michael E. Alfaro, Ole Seehausen, Matthew W. Pennell, Liam J. Revell and Josef C. Uyeda and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Luke J. Harmon

113 papers receiving 12.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

GEIGER: investigating evolutionary radiations

2007 2.0k citations Luke J. Harmon, Jason T. Weir et al. profile →
geiger v2.0: an expanded suite of methods for fitting macroevolutionary models to phylogenetic trees

2014 753 citations Matthew W. Pennell, Graham J. Slater et al. profile →
EARLY BURSTS OF BODY SIZE AND SHAPE EVOLUTION ARE RARE IN COMPARATIVE DATA

2010 667 citations Luke J. Harmon, Jonathan B. Losos et al. Evolution profile →
Nine exceptional radiations plus high turnover explain species diversity in jawed vertebrates

2009 667 citations Michael E. Alfaro, Francesco Santini et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Phylogenetic Signal, Evolutionary Process, and Rate

2008 660 citations Liam J. Revell, Luke J. Harmon et al. Systematic Biology profile →
Tempo and Mode of Evolutionary Radiation in Iguanian Lizards

2003 571 citations Luke J. Harmon, James A. Schulte et al. profile →
Ecological opportunity and the origin of adaptive radiations

2010 549 citations Simone Des Roches, Luke J. Harmon et al. Journal of Evolutionary Biology profile →
Ecological explanations for (incomplete) speciation

2009 549 citations Luke J. Harmon, Ole Seehausen et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
Ecological opportunity and sexual selection together predict adaptive radiation

2012 370 citations Catherine E. Wagner, Luke J. Harmon et al. Nature profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luke J. Harmon

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All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Fire in the tree: The origin and distribution of fire–adapted traits within conifers and their influence on speciation rates across the conifer phylogeny 2025 ·American Journal of Botany ·(unknown), Orlando Schwery, Luke J. Harmon, David C. Tank	2
2	Conceptual and empirical bridges between micro- and macroevolution 2023 ·Nature Ecology & Evolution ·Jonathan Rolland, L. Francisco Henao‐Díaz, Michael Doebeli, Rachel M. Germain, Luke J. Harmon, L. Lacey Knowles, Lee Hsiang Liow, Judith E. Mank, Antonín Macháč, Sarah P. Otto, Matt Pennell, Nicolas Salamin, Daniele Silvestro, (unknown), Josef C. Uyeda, Catherine E. Wagner, Dolph Schluter	39
3	Modeling the Evolution of Rates of Continuous Trait Evolution 2022 ·Systematic Biology ·(unknown), Gideon S. Bradburd, Luke J. Harmon, Marjorie G. Weber	12
4	Mating behavior and reproductive morphology predict macroevolution of sex allocation in hermaphroditic flatworms 2022 ·BMC Biology ·(unknown), Luke J. Harmon, Lukas Schärer	6
5	Reconstructing Squamate Biogeography in Afro-Arabia Reveals the Influence of a Complex and Dynamic Geologic Past 2021 ·Systematic Biology ·(unknown), Austin H. Patton, Daniel S. Caetano, Jiři Šmı́d, Luke J. Harmon, Salvador Carranza	17
6	A unified model of species abundance, genetic diversity, and functional diversity reveals the mechanisms structuring ecological communities 2021 ·Molecular Ecology Resources ·Isaac Overcast, Megan Ruffley, James Rosindell, Luke J. Harmon, Paulo A. V. Borges, Brent C. Emerson, Rampal S. Etienne, Rosemary G. Gillespie, Henrik Krehenwinkel, D. Luke Mahler, François Massol, Christine Parent, Jairo Patiño, (unknown), (unknown), Catherine E. Wagner, Michael J. Hickerson, Andrew J. Rominger	29
7	A white noise approach to evolutionary ecology 2021 ·Journal of Theoretical Biology ·(unknown), Scott L. Nuismer, Luke J. Harmon, Stephen M. Krone	10
8	Macroevolutionary diversification rates show time dependency 2019 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·L. Francisco Henao‐Díaz, Luke J. Harmon, (unknown), Eliot T. Miller, Matthew W. Pennell	72
9	Detecting the macroevolutionary signal of species interactions 2019 ·Journal of Evolutionary Biology ·Luke J. Harmon, Cecilia S. Andreazzi, Florence Débarre, Jonathan P. Drury, Emma E. Goldberg, (unknown), Carlos J. Melián, Anita Narwani, Scott L. Nuismer, Matthew W. Pennell, Seth M. Rudman, Ole Seehausen, Daniele Silvestro, Marjorie G. Weber, Blake Matthews	63
10	Estimating Correlated Rates of Trait Evolution with Uncertainty 2018 ·Systematic Biology ·Daniel S. Caetano, Luke J. Harmon	34
11	Evolution: Contingent Predictability in Mammalian Evolution 2017 ·Current Biology ·Luke J. Harmon	1
12	The evolution of antibiotic susceptibility and resistance during the formation of Escherichia colibiofilms in the absence of antibiotics 2013 ·BMC Evolutionary Biology ·(unknown), José Miguel Ponciano, Paul Joyce, Larry J. Forney, Luke J. Harmon	25
13	The case for ecological neutral theory 2012 ·Trends in Ecology & Evolution ·James Rosindell, Stephen P. Hubbell, Fangliang He, Luke J. Harmon, Rampal S. Etienne	223
14	FITTING MODELS OF CONTINUOUS TRAIT EVOLUTION TO INCOMPLETELY SAMPLED COMPARATIVE DATA USING APPROXIMATE BAYESIAN COMPUTATION 2011 ·Evolution ·Graham J. Slater, Luke J. Harmon, Daniel Wegmann, Paul Joyce, Liam J. Revell, Michael E. Alfaro	58
15	EARLY BURSTS OF BODY SIZE AND SHAPE EVOLUTION ARE RARE IN COMPARATIVE DATA breakdown → 2010 ·Evolution ·Luke J. Harmon, Jonathan B. Losos, T. Jonathan Davies, Rosemary G. Gillespie, John L. Gittleman, W. Bryan Jennings, Kenneth H. Kozak, Mark A. McPeek, (unknown), Thomas J. Near, Andy Purvis, Robert E. Ricklefs, Dolph Schluter, James A. Schulte, Ole Seehausen, Brian L. Sidlauskas, Omar Torres‐Carvajal, Jason T. Weir, Arne Ø. Mooers	667
16	Sympatric and Allopatric Divergence of MHC Genes in Threespine Stickleback 2010 ·PLoS ONE ·Blake Matthews, Luke J. Harmon, Leithen K. M’Gonigle, Kerry B. Marchinko, Helmut Schaschl	44
17	Nine exceptional radiations plus high turnover explain species diversity in jawed vertebrates breakdown → 2009 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Michael E. Alfaro, Francesco Santini, Chad D. Brock, Hugo Alamillo, Alex Dornburg, Daniel L. Rabosky, Giorgio Carnevale, Luke J. Harmon	667
18	Evolutionary diversification in stickleback affects ecosystem functioning 2009 ·Nature ·Luke J. Harmon, Blake Matthews, Simone Des Roches, Jonathan M. Chase, Jonathan B. Shurin, Dolph Schluter	282
19	Evolution of Anolis Lizard Dewlap Diversity 2007 ·PLoS ONE ·Kirsten E Nicholson, Luke J. Harmon, Jonathan B. Losos	114
20	A translocation strategy for confiscated pancake tortoises 2000 ·Chelonian Conservation and Biology ·Luke J. Harmon	1

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