Milton Hildebrand

5.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Milton Hildebrand is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Milton Hildebrand has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 9 papers in Ecology and 6 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Milton Hildebrand's work include Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (12 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (6 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (5 papers). Milton Hildebrand is often cited by papers focused on Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (12 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (6 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (5 papers). Milton Hildebrand collaborates with scholars based in United States. Milton Hildebrand's co-authors include Dennis M. Bramble, Karel F. Liem, David B. Wake, James P. Hurley, Robert C. Wilson, Robert B. Chiasson, George E. Goslow, Stephen I. Abramowitz, Ellen M. Dawley and Robert M. Dawley and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, BioScience and The Gerontologist.

In The Last Decade

Milton Hildebrand

37 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Functional Vertebrate Morphology

1985 920 citations Milton Hildebrand et al. profile →
Analysis of Vertebrate Structure

1974 622 citations Milton Hildebrand Andalas University Repository (Andalas University) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Milton Hildebrand United States	21	1.1k	971	970	786	683	39	3.9k
G. M. O. Maloiy Kenya	35	647 0.6×	465 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	2.4k 3.1×	385 0.6×	112	5.0k
David R. Carrier United States	41	1.1k 1.0×	921 0.9×	883 0.9×	1.1k 1.4×	563 0.8×	92	4.8k
Dennis M. Bramble United States	19	748 0.7×	850 0.9×	489 0.5×	528 0.7×	583 0.9×	24	3.7k
A. S. Jayes United Kingdom	18	665 0.6×	830 0.9×	469 0.5×	555 0.7×	245 0.4×	20	2.2k
R. McNeill Alexander United Kingdom	25	575 0.5×	1.6k 1.6×	691 0.7×	973 1.2×	330 0.5×	76	4.6k
N. C. Heglund Belgium	36	515 0.5×	3.3k 3.4×	1.1k 1.2×	1.3k 1.7×	559 0.8×	55	7.0k
C. Richard Taylor United States	26	331 0.3×	1.1k 1.1×	778 0.8×	1.2k 1.5×	257 0.4×	30	3.9k
Martin S. Fischer Germany	35	1.0k 0.9×	923 1.0×	640 0.7×	466 0.6×	421 0.6×	135	3.6k
Audrone R. Biknevicius United States	25	898 0.8×	316 0.3×	601 0.6×	614 0.8×	501 0.7×	38	1.8k
Holger Preuschoft Germany	25	957 0.9×	298 0.3×	463 0.5×	287 0.4×	927 1.4×	77	2.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Milton Hildebrand

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All Works

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Hildebrand, Milton, et al.. (2009). Recruiting Older Adults Into a Physical Activity Promotion Program: Active Living Every Day Offered in a Naturally Occurring Retirement Community. The Gerontologist. 49(5). 702–710. 26 indexed citations

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Hildebrand, Milton. (1989). The Quadrupedal Gaits of Vertebrates. BioScience. 39(11). 766–775. 196 indexed citations

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Hildebrand, Milton & James P. Hurley. (1985). Energy of the oscillating legs of a fast‐moving cheetah, pronghorn, jackrabbit, and elephant. Journal of Morphology. 184(1). 23–31. 82 indexed citations

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Hildebrand, Milton & Stephen I. Abramowitz. (1984). Sexuality on Campus: Changes in Attitudes and Behavior During the 1970s.. Journal of College Student Personnel. 25(6). 5 indexed citations

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Hildebrand, Milton. (1984). Rotations of the Leg Segments of Three Fast-Running Cursors and an Elephant. Journal of Mammalogy. 65(4). 718–720. 13 indexed citations

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Hildebrand, Milton. (1977). Analysis of Asymmetrical Gaits. Journal of Mammalogy. 58(2). 131–156. 224 indexed citations

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Hildebrand, Milton. (1974). Analysis of Vertebrate Structure. Andalas University Repository (Andalas University). 622 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chiasson, Robert B., et al.. (1969). Anatomical Preparations. Journal of Mammalogy. 50(1). 167–167. 54 indexed citations

9.

Hildebrand, Milton. (1969). Anatomical Preparations. Copeia. 1969(1). 212–212. 2 indexed citations

10.

Hildebrand, Milton. (1967). Symmetrical gaits of primates. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 26(2). 119–130. 257 indexed citations

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Hildebrand, Milton. (1965). Symmetrical Gaits of Horses. Science. 150(3697). 701–708. 326 indexed citations

12.

Hildebrand, Milton. (1962). WALKING, RUNNING, AND JUMPING. American Zoologist. 2(2). 151–155. 37 indexed citations

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Hildebrand, Milton. (1961). Further Studies on Locomotion of the Cheetah. Journal of Mammalogy. 42(1). 84–84. 85 indexed citations

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Hildebrand, Milton. (1961). Voice of the Grasshopper Mouse. Journal of Mammalogy. 42(2). 263–263. 4 indexed citations

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Hildebrand, Milton. (1960). How Animals Run. Scientific American. 202(5). 148–157. 69 indexed citations

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Hildebrand, Milton. (1959). Motions of the Running Cheetah and Horse. Journal of Mammalogy. 40(4). 481–481. 234 indexed citations

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Hildebrand, Milton. (1954). Comparative morphology of the body skeleton in recent canidae. University of California Press eBooks. 42 indexed citations

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Hildebrand, Milton. (1954). Incisor Tooth Wear in the Sea Otter. Journal of Mammalogy. 35(4). 595–595. 1 indexed citations

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Hildebrand, Milton. (1952). The Integument in Canidae. Journal of Mammalogy. 33(4). 419–419. 11 indexed citations

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Hildebrand, Milton. (1952). An analysis of body proportions in the Canidae. American Journal of Anatomy. 90(2). 217–256. 46 indexed citations

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