N. H. Barton

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
27 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

N. H. Barton is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, N. H. Barton has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Genetics, 8 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in N. H. Barton's work include Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (20 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (12 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (6 papers). N. H. Barton is often cited by papers focused on Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (20 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (12 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (6 papers). N. H. Barton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. N. H. Barton's co-authors include G. M. Hewitt, Brian Charlesworth, Mark Kirkpatrick, Michael Turelli, Loeske E. B. Kruuk, Stuart J. E. Baird, James D. Fry, Tadeusz J. Kawecki, Linda Partridge and S. Rouhani and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

N. H. Barton

27 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Analysis of Hybrid Zones

1985 2.4k citations N. H. Barton et al. profile →
Why Sex and Recombination?

1998 599 citations N. H. Barton, Brian Charlesworth Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
N. H. Barton United Kingdom	22	3.7k	2.1k	1.2k	782	751	27	5.2k
Armando Caballero Spain	45	5.8k 1.6×	1.5k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	772 1.0×	947 1.3×	165	7.1k
Leonard Nunney United States	42	2.5k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	1.5k 1.2×	930 1.2×	537 0.7×	97	5.7k
Isabelle Olivieri France	47	3.1k 0.8×	3.0k 1.4×	1.4k 1.2×	1.6k 2.1×	944 1.3×	113	6.4k
Richard Gomulkiewicz United States	38	3.5k 1.0×	3.1k 1.5×	1.9k 1.6×	1.7k 2.2×	523 0.7×	73	6.8k
Ilik J. Saccheri United Kingdom	30	2.5k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	936 1.2×	523 0.7×	56	4.5k
Aneil F. Agrawal Canada	39	3.2k 0.9×	2.7k 1.3×	753 0.6×	471 0.6×	586 0.8×	100	4.8k
Rowan D. H. Barrett Canada	29	3.0k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	1.6k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	1.2k 1.6×	79	5.2k
Charles J. Goodnight United States	31	2.2k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	585 0.5×	466 0.6×	524 0.7×	69	3.8k
Maria R. Servedio United States	39	3.2k 0.9×	4.0k 1.9×	1.2k 1.0×	814 1.0×	459 0.6×	106	5.7k
Susan E. Riechert United States	40	3.1k 0.8×	3.5k 1.6×	1.1k 0.9×	680 0.9×	350 0.5×	76	5.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of N. H. Barton

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Cara, M., N. H. Barton, & Mark Kirkpatrick. (2008). A Model for the Evolution of Assortative Mating. The American Naturalist. 171(5). 580–596. 49 indexed citations

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Barton, N. H.. (2008). The effect of a barrier to gene flow on patterns of geographic variation. Genetics Research. 90(1). 139–149. 21 indexed citations

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Nürnberger, Beate, N. H. Barton, Loeske E. B. Kruuk, & Tim Vines. (2004). Mating patterns in a hybrid zone of fire-bellied toads (Bombina): inferences from adult and full-sib genotypes. Heredity. 94(2). 247–257. 8 indexed citations

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Vines, Tim, Stefan Köhler, M. Thiel, et al.. (2003). THE MAINTENANCE OF REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION IN A MOSAIC HYBRID ZONE BETWEEN THE FIRE-BELLIED TOADS BOMBINA BOMBINA AND B. VARIEGATA. Evolution. 57(8). 1876–1888. 110 indexed citations

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Navarro, Arcadi, Tomàs Marquès‐Bonet, & N. H. Barton. (2003). Response to Comment on "Chromosomal Speciation and Molecular Divergence-Accelerated Evolution in Rearranged Chromosomes". Science. 302(5647). 988–988. 10 indexed citations

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Barton, N. H.. (2000). Estimating multilocus linkage disequilibria. Heredity. 84(3). 373–389. 58 indexed citations

7.

Barton, N. H. & Linda Partridge. (2000). Measuring fitness by means of balancer chromosomes. Genetics Research. 75(3). 297–313. 6 indexed citations

8.

West, Stuart A., A. D. Peters, & N. H. Barton. (1998). Testing for Epistasis Between Deleterious Mutations. Genetics. 149(1). 435–444. 48 indexed citations

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Barton, N. H.. (1998). The effect of hitch-hiking on neutral genealogies. Genetics Research. 72(2). 123–133. 208 indexed citations

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Barton, N. H. & Brian Charlesworth. (1998). Why Sex and Recombination?. Science. 281(5385). 1986–1990. 599 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kirkpatrick, Mark & N. H. Barton. (1997). The strength of indirect selection on female mating preferences. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 94(4). 1282–1286. 343 indexed citations

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Kawecki, Tadeusz J., N. H. Barton, & James D. Fry. (1997). Mutational collapse of fitness in marginal habitats and the evolution of ecological specialisation. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 10(3). 407–429. 101 indexed citations

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Barton, N. H.. (1994). The reduction in fixation probability caused by substitutions at linked loci. Genetics Research. 64(3). 199–208. 37 indexed citations

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Partridge, Linda & N. H. Barton. (1993). Evolution of aging: Testing the theory usingDrosophila. Genetica. 91(1-3). 89–98. 43 indexed citations

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Barton, N. H. & S. Rouhani. (1993). Adaptation and the ‘shifting balance’. Genetics Research. 61(1). 57–74. 43 indexed citations

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Barton, N. H.. (1993). The probability of fixation of a favoured allele in a subdivided population. Genetics Research. 62(2). 149–157. 80 indexed citations

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Barton, N. H.. (1992). ON THE SPREAD OF NEW GENE COMBINATIONS IN THE THIRD PHASE OF WRIGHT'S SHIFTING‐BALANCE. Evolution. 46(2). 551–557. 91 indexed citations

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Goldman, Nick & N. H. Barton. (1992). Genetics and geography. Nature. 357(6378). 440–441. 14 indexed citations

19.

Barton, N. H. & Michael Turelli. (1991). Natural and sexual selection on many loci.. Genetics. 127(1). 229–255. 266 indexed citations

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Barton, N. H. & R.J. Post. (1986). Sibling competition and the advantage of mixed families. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 120(4). 381–387. 40 indexed citations

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