Michael D. Jennions

26.2k total citations · 8 hit papers
244 papers, 18.7k citations indexed

About

Michael D. Jennions is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael D. Jennions has authored 244 papers receiving a total of 18.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 200 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 66 papers in Ecology and 62 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Michael D. Jennions's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (183 papers), Plant and animal studies (128 papers) and Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (39 papers). Michael D. Jennions is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (183 papers), Plant and animal studies (128 papers) and Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (39 papers). Michael D. Jennions collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Michael D. Jennions's co-authors include Marion Petrie, Hanna Kokko, Robert C. Brooks, Patricia R.Y. Backwell, John Hunt, A. P. Møller, Megan L. Head, Clint D. Kelly, Adrienne B. Nicotra and Anders Pape Møller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Michael D. Jennions

237 papers receiving 18.2k 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.

Why do females mate multiply? A review of the genetic benefits

2000 1.5k citations Michael D. Jennions, Marion Petrie Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society profile →
VARIATION IN MATE CHOICE AND MATING PREFERENCES: A REVIEW OF CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES

1997 1.1k citations Michael D. Jennions, Marion Petrie Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society profile →
Do invasive species show higher phenotypic plasticity than native species and, if so, is it adaptive? A meta-analysis

2011 968 citations Michael D. Jennions et al. profile →
The Extent and Consequences of P-Hacking in Science

2015 774 citations Megan L. Head, Michael D. Jennions et al. profile →
The evolution of mate choice and mating biases

2003 685 citations Michael D. Jennions et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →
Parental investment, sexual selection and sex ratios

2008 653 citations Michael D. Jennions et al. Journal of Evolutionary Biology profile →
Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta‐analyses in ecology and evolutionary biology: a PRISMA extension

2021 384 citations Rose E. O’Dea, Malgorzata Lagisz et al. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society profile →
Methods for testing publication bias in ecological and evolutionary meta‐analyses

2021 247 citations Shinichi Nakagawa, Malgorzata Lagisz et al. Methods in Ecology and Evolution profile →

Peers

Michael D. Jennions

EEBS

GENET

ECOLO

GPC

NLC

Hanna Kokko Finland

Mark Pagel United Kingdom

Alasdair I. Houston United Kingdom

John M. McNamara United Kingdom

Holger Schielzeth Germany

Mark Kirkpatrick United States

Loeske E. B. Kruuk United Kingdom

Robert C. Brooks Australia

Graeme D. Ruxton United Kingdom

George A. Parker United Kingdom

Hanna Kokko Finland

Michael D. Jennions

11.7k ×0.9

EEBS

6.0k ×1.1

GENET

7.0k ×1.5

ECOLO

1.9k ×0.7

GPC

2.5k ×1.0

NLC

Citations per year, relative to Michael D. Jennions Michael D. Jennions (= 1×) peers Hanna Kokko

Countries citing papers authored by Michael D. Jennions

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael D. Jennions

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Fox, Rebecca J., et al.. (2025). Paternity analysis reveals sexual selection on cognitive performance in mosquitofish. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 9(4). 692–704. 1 indexed citations

Fromhage, Lutz, et al.. (2024). Fitness as the organismal performance measure guiding adaptive evolution. Evolution. 78(6). 1039–1053. 6 indexed citations

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

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

Fišer, Žiga, Denis Copilaş‐Ciocianu, Lutz Fromhage, et al.. (2024). Sexual dimorphism in subterranean amphipod crustaceans covaries with subterranean habitat type. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 37(5). 487–500. 4 indexed citations

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

Kappeler, Peter M., Sarah Benhaiem, Claudia Fichtel, et al.. (2022). Sex roles and sex ratios in animals. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 98(2). 462–480. 36 indexed citations

Jennions, Michael D., et al.. (2022). The effect of sex, age and boldness on inhibitory control. Animal Behaviour. 193. 133–143. 9 indexed citations

Schacht, Ryan, Steven R. Beissinger, Claus Wedekind, et al.. (2022). Adult sex ratios: causes of variation and implications for animal and human societies. Communications Biology. 5(1). 1273–1273. 29 indexed citations

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Chowdhury, Shawan, Myron P. Zalucki, Tatsuya Amano, et al.. (2022). Trends and progress in studying butterfly migration. 1(1). 8–24. 9 indexed citations

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Nakagawa, Shinichi, Malgorzata Lagisz, Michael D. Jennions, et al.. (2021). Methods for testing publication bias in ecological and evolutionary meta‐analyses. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 13(1). 4–21. 247 indexed citations breakdown →

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Borko, Špela, Simona Kralj‐Fišer, Michael D. Jennions, et al.. (2021). No room for males in caves: Female‐biased sex ratio in subterranean amphipods of the genus Niphargus. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 34(10). 1653–1661. 5 indexed citations

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O’Dea, Rose E., Malgorzata Lagisz, Michael D. Jennions, et al.. (2021). Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta‐analyses in ecology and evolutionary biology: a PRISMA extension. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 96(5). 1695–1722. 384 indexed citations breakdown →

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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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Henshaw, Jonathan M., Michael D. Jennions, & Loeske E. B. Kruuk. (2018). How to quantify (the response to) sexual selection on traits. Evolution. 72(9). 1904–1917. 21 indexed citations

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Stewart, Gavin, David Moher, Michael D. Jennions, et al.. (2018). Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses in Ecology and Evolution (PRISMA-EcoEvo). OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints).

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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, 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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Fromhage, Lutz & Michael D. Jennions. (2016). Coevolution of parental investment and sexually selected traits drives sex-role divergence. Nature Communications. 7(1). 12517–12517. 104 indexed citations

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Jennions, Michael D. & Marion Petrie. (1997). VARIATION IN MATE CHOICE AND MATING PREFERENCES: A REVIEW OF CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 72(2). 283–327. 1107 indexed citations breakdown →

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