Mark Kirkpatrick

28.5k total citations · 8 hit papers
211 papers, 20.1k citations indexed

About

Mark Kirkpatrick is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Kirkpatrick has authored 211 papers receiving a total of 20.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 120 papers in Genetics, 75 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 28 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Mark Kirkpatrick's work include Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (63 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (57 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (53 papers). Mark Kirkpatrick is often cited by papers focused on Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (63 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (57 papers) and Genetic diversity and population structure (53 papers). Mark Kirkpatrick collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Mark Kirkpatrick's co-authors include Nick Barton, Michael J. Ryan, Russell Lande, Trevor D. Price, Gisela García‐Ramos, David Lofsvold, Richard Gomulkiewicz, Virginie Ravigné, Maria R. Servedio and G. Sander van Doorn and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Mark Kirkpatrick

200 papers receiving 19.2k 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.

Evolution of a Species' Range

1997 1.1k citations Mark Kirkpatrick, Nick Barton The American Naturalist profile →
The evolution of mating preferences and the paradox of the lek

1991 1.1k citations Mark Kirkpatrick, Michael J. Ryan Nature profile →
SEXUAL SELECTION AND THE EVOLUTION OF FEMALE CHOICE

1982 871 citations Mark Kirkpatrick profile →
Sex Determination: Why So Many Ways of Doing It?

2014 836 citations Doris Bachtrog, Judith E. Mank et al. PLoS Biology profile →
Chromosome Inversions, Local Adaptation and Speciation

2005 820 citations Mark Kirkpatrick, Nick Barton Genetics profile →
THE EVOLUTION OF MATERNAL CHARACTERS

1989 609 citations Mark Kirkpatrick et al. profile →
Analysis of the inheritance, selection and evolution of growth trajectories.

1990 566 citations Mark Kirkpatrick et al. Genetics profile →
Directional Selection and the Evolution of Breeding Date in Birds

1988 550 citations Mark Kirkpatrick et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Mark Kirkpatrick	11.9k	10.5k	3.9k	3.0k	2.8k	211	20.1k
Michael C. Whitlock	11.3k 0.9×	4.7k 0.4×	4.1k 1.0×	2.0k 0.7×	2.8k 1.0×	123	16.9k
Nick Barton	19.3k 1.6×	9.1k 0.9×	5.2k 1.3×	4.4k 1.5×	3.5k 1.3×	251	26.9k
James Mallet	10.6k 0.9×	9.1k 0.9×	3.2k 0.8×	2.8k 0.9×	2.9k 1.0×	178	17.4k
Jerry A. Coyne	10.6k 0.9×	7.7k 0.7×	2.9k 0.7×	2.4k 0.8×	2.0k 0.7×	165	16.4k
James M. Cheverud	11.2k 0.9×	5.6k 0.5×	3.4k 0.9×	2.6k 0.9×	1.8k 0.7×	296	24.0k
Philip W. Hedrick	14.0k 1.2×	6.0k 0.6×	6.5k 1.7×	2.7k 0.9×	3.8k 1.4×	217	22.0k
Michael J. Wade	7.5k 0.6×	8.8k 0.8×	3.1k 0.8×	1.5k 0.5×	2.1k 0.8×	217	15.6k
Hanna Kokko	6.0k 0.5×	11.7k 1.1×	7.0k 1.8×	1.6k 0.5×	2.5k 0.9×	352	19.8k
Graham Bell	5.0k 0.4×	4.9k 0.5×	3.6k 0.9×	2.1k 0.7×	3.3k 1.2×	220	13.6k
Patrik Nosil	10.4k 0.9×	6.6k 0.6×	4.2k 1.1×	2.0k 0.7×	3.8k 1.3×	149	16.0k

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Rohwer, Robin R., Mark Kirkpatrick, Sarahi L. Garcia, et al.. (2025). Two decades of bacterial ecology and evolution in a freshwater lake. Nature Microbiology. 10(1). 246–257. 10 indexed citations

Cheng, Changde, et al.. (2025). No evidence for sex-differential transcriptomes driving genome-wide sex-differential natural selection. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 112(2). 254–260.

Carlson, Jedidiah, et al.. (2024). The battle of the sexes in humans is highly polygenic. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(39). e2412315121–e2412315121. 1 indexed citations

Edge, Michael D., et al.. (2023). Amplification is the primary mode of gene-by-sex interaction in complex human traits. Cell Genomics. 3(5). 100297–100297. 38 indexed citations

Smith, Chase H., et al.. (2023). Mitonuclear Sex Determination? Empirical Evidence from Bivalves. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 40(11). 4 indexed citations

Smith, Chase H., Brendan J. Pinto, Mark Kirkpatrick, et al.. (2023). A tale of two paths: The evolution of mitochondrial recombination in bivalves with doubly uniparental inheritance. Journal of Heredity. 114(3). 199–206. 7 indexed citations

Kirkpatrick, Mark, et al.. (2021). Evolution of the canonical sex chromosomes of the guppy and its relatives. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 12(2). 14 indexed citations

Kirkpatrick, Mark. (2016). The Evolution of Genome Structure by Natural and Sexual Selection. Journal of Heredity. 108(1). 3–11. 51 indexed citations

Peischl, Stephan, Mark Kirkpatrick, & Laurent Excoffier. (2015). Expansion Load and the Evolutionary Dynamics of a Species Range. The American Naturalist. 185(4). E81–E93. 100 indexed citations

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Bachtrog, Doris, Judith E. Mank, Catherine L. Peichel, et al.. (2014). Sex Determination: Why So Many Ways of Doing It?. PLoS Biology. 12(7). e1001899–e1001899. 836 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hopkins, Robin, Rafael F. Guerrero, Mark D. Rausher, & Mark Kirkpatrick. (2014). Strong Reinforcing Selection in a Texas Wildflower. Current Biology. 24(17). 1995–1999. 20 indexed citations

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Scarpino, Samuel V., Patrick J. Hunt, Francisco J. García-Dé León, et al.. (2013). Evolution of a Genetic Incompatibility in the Genus Xiphophorus. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 30(10). 2302–2310. 17 indexed citations

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Doorn, G. Sander van & Mark Kirkpatrick. (2007). Turnover of sex chromosomes induced by sexual conflict. Nature. 449(7164). 909–912. 286 indexed citations

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Ryan, Michael J., Karin L. Akre, & Mark Kirkpatrick. (2007). Mate choice. Current Biology. 17(9). R313–R316. 28 indexed citations

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Kirkpatrick, Mark & Nick Barton. (2005). Chromosome Inversions, Local Adaptation and Speciation. Genetics. 173(1). 419–434. 820 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kirkpatrick, Mark, et al.. (2001). Case report. The Bovine Practitioner. 104–116. 12 indexed citations

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Kirkpatrick, Mark, et al.. (2001). Jejunal Hemorrhage Syndrome of Dairy Cattle. American Association of Bovine Practitioners Conference Proceedings. 135–136. 8 indexed citations

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Kirkpatrick, Mark, et al.. (1999). Disease Considerations In An Expanding Dairy. Iowa State University Digital Repository (Iowa State University). 2 indexed citations

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Kirkpatrick, Mark & Cheryl Jenkins. (1989). Genetic segregation and the maintenance of sexual reproduction. Nature. 339(6222). 300–301. 72 indexed citations

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Kirkpatrick, Mark. (1981). SPATIAL AND AGE DEPENDENT PATTERNS OF GROWTH IN NEW ENGLAND BLACK BIRCH. American Journal of Botany. 68(4). 535–543. 6 indexed citations

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