Megan L. Head

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
100 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Megan L. Head is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Megan L. Head has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 35 papers in Genetics and 27 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Megan L. Head's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (65 papers), Plant and animal studies (49 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (24 papers). Megan L. Head is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (65 papers), Plant and animal studies (49 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (24 papers). Megan L. Head collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Megan L. Head's co-authors include Michael D. Jennions, Robert Lanfear, Luke Holman, Andrew T. Kahn, Robert C. Brooks, Regina Vega‐Trejo, Janette W. Boughman, Russell Bonduriansky, Maider Iglesias‐Carrasco and Genevieve M. Kozak and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Megan L. Head

97 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science

2015 774 citations Megan L. Head, Michael D. Jennions et al. PLoS Biology profile →

Peers

Megan L. Head

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ECOLO

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Clint D. Kelly Canada

Timothy Parker United States

Matthew R. E. Symonds Australia

Rose E. O’Dea Australia

Roosa Leimu United Kingdom

Andrew D. Higginson United Kingdom

Xia Hua Australia

Luke Holman Australia

John Fox United States

Sacha Vignieri United States

Clint D. Kelly Canada

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1.7k ×1.1

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716 ×1.0

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580 ×1.0

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356 ×0.9

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346 ×0.9

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Citations per year, relative to Megan L. Head Megan L. Head (= 1×) peers Clint D. Kelly

Countries citing papers authored by Megan L. Head

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Megan L. Head

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Megan L. Head

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Lawrence, Edward R., et al.. (2025). Temperature‐dependent differences in male and female life history responses to a period of food limitation during development. Journal of Animal Ecology. 94(5). 1076–1087.

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Jennions, Michael D., et al.. (2024). Effects of inbreeding and elevated rearing temperatures on strategic sperm investment. Behavioral Ecology. 35(4). arae044–arae044. 2 indexed citations

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Head, Megan L., et al.. (2024). Inbreeding and high developmental temperatures affect cognition and boldness in guppies ( Poecilia reticulata ). Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 291(2031). 20240785–20240785. 3 indexed citations

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Crino, Ondi L., Megan L. Head, Michael D. Jennions, & Daniel W. A. Noble. (2024). Mitochondrial function and sexual selection: can physiology resolve the ‘lek paradox’?. Journal of Experimental Biology. 227(2).

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Nicotra, Adrienne B., et al.. (2022). An innovative approach to using an intensive field course to build scientific and professional skills. Ecology and Evolution. 12(10). e9446–e9446. 2 indexed citations

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Head, Megan L., et al.. (2021). Does developmental environment affect sexual conflict? An experimental test in the seed beetle. Behavioral Ecology. 33(1). 147–155. 2 indexed citations

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Iglesias‐Carrasco, Maider, et al.. (2020). Combined effects of rearing and testing temperatures on sperm traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 33(12). 1715–1724. 6 indexed citations

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Vrtílek, Milan, et al.. (2019). Evidence that nonsignificant results are sometimes preferred: Reverse P-hacking or selective reporting?. PLoS Biology. 17(1). e3000127–e3000127. 28 indexed citations

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Jennions, Michael D., et al.. (2018). Does the winner–loser effect determine male mating success?. Biology Letters. 14(5). 20180195–20180195. 20 indexed citations

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Vega‐Trejo, Regina, et al.. (2017). Why does inbreeding reduce male paternity? Effects on sexually selected traits. Evolution. 71(11). 2728–2737. 18 indexed citations

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Vega‐Trejo, Regina, Megan L. Head, Michael D. Jennions, & Loeske E. B. Kruuk. (2017). Maternal-by-environment but not genotype-by-environment interactions in a fish without parental care. Heredity. 120(2). 154–167. 21 indexed citations

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Vega‐Trejo, Regina, Megan L. Head, J. Scott Keogh, & Michael D. Jennions. (2016). Experimental evidence for sexual selection against inbred males. Journal of Animal Ecology. 86(2). 394–404. 28 indexed citations

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Iglesias‐Carrasco, Maider, et al.. (2016). Condition-dependent trade-offs between sexual traits, body condition and immunity: the effect of novel habitats. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 16(1). 135–135. 14 indexed citations

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Vega‐Trejo, Regina, Michael D. Jennions, & Megan L. Head. (2016). Are sexually selected traits affected by a poor environment early in life?. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 16(1). 263–263. 29 indexed citations

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Benowitz, Kyle M., et al.. (2013). Male age mediates reproductive investment and response to paternity assurance. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 280(1767). 8 indexed citations

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Royle, Nick J., Paul Hopwood, & Megan L. Head. (2013). Burying beetles. Current Biology. 23(20). R907–R909. 15 indexed citations

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Kozak, Genevieve M., Megan L. Head, & Janette W. Boughman. (2011). Sexual imprinting on ecologically divergent traits leads to sexual isolation in sticklebacks. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 278(1718). 2604–2610. 93 indexed citations

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Head, Megan L., Bob B. M. Wong, & Robert C. Brooks. (2010). Sexual Display and Mate Choice in an Energetically Costly Environment. PLoS ONE. 5(12). e15279–e15279. 27 indexed citations

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Doody, J. Sean, Peter West, Jessica Stapley, et al.. (2003). Fauna by-catch in pipeline trenches: conservation, animal ethics, and current practices in Australia. Australian Zoologist. 32(3). 410–419. 6 indexed citations

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Head, Megan L., J. Scott Keogh, & Paul Doughty. (2002). Experimental Evidence of an Age-Specific Shift in Chemical Detection of Predators in a Lizard. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 28(3). 541–554. 37 indexed citations

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