Nicholas E. Collias

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Nicholas E. Collias is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Developmental Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas E. Collias has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Ecology, 31 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 15 papers in Developmental Biology. Recurrent topics in Nicholas E. Collias's work include Avian ecology and behavior (36 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (27 papers) and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (15 papers). Nicholas E. Collias is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (36 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (27 papers) and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (15 papers). Nicholas E. Collias collaborates with scholars based in United States. Nicholas E. Collias's co-authors include Elsie C. Collias, Martin Joos, John Hurrell Crook, Charles H. Southwick, George A. Bartholomew, Don Hunsaker, Richard D. Taber, Robert I. Jennrich, Richard F. Johnston and Ronald J. Barfield and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Evolution and Journal of Animal Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Nicholas E. Collias

66 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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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.

Nest Building and Bird Behavior

1984 476 citations Nicholas E. Collias, Elsie C. Collias Princeton University Press eBooks profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nicholas E. Collias United States	28	1.7k	1.5k	732	547	472	68	3.2k
John Dittami Austria	32	1.8k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	604 0.8×	289 0.5×	429 0.9×	81	2.7k
Bengt Silverin Sweden	33	2.7k 1.6×	2.0k 1.3×	417 0.6×	380 0.7×	263 0.6×	74	3.5k
Alfred M. Dufty United States	27	3.2k 1.9×	2.0k 1.3×	1.0k 1.4×	179 0.3×	899 1.9×	53	4.6k
Elsie C. Collias United States	18	972 0.6×	921 0.6×	231 0.3×	284 0.5×	140 0.3×	32	1.7k
Pierre Deviche United States	35	2.1k 1.2×	1.6k 1.0×	587 0.8×	442 0.8×	402 0.9×	138	3.3k
Lee C. Drickamer United States	37	1.8k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	343 0.5×	154 0.3×	1.9k 4.1×	142	4.3k
Alan Lill Australia	28	1.5k 0.9×	2.1k 1.3×	312 0.4×	149 0.3×	325 0.7×	122	3.2k
Stephan J. Schoech United States	34	2.5k 1.5×	2.3k 1.5×	298 0.4×	244 0.4×	407 0.9×	78	3.7k
Alejandro Kacelnik United Kingdom	27	1.9k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	352 0.5×	97 0.2×	244 0.5×	44	3.5k
J. David Ligon United States	37	3.3k 1.9×	2.4k 1.6×	341 0.5×	273 0.5×	317 0.7×	76	4.5k

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Collias, Nicholas E.. (2008). Dynamic Organization of a Breeding Population. Ecology. 1 indexed citations

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Collias, Nicholas E.. (2007). In Memoriam: Elsie Cole Collias, 1920-2006. The Auk. 124(4). 1455–1456. 1 indexed citations

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Collias, Nicholas E., et al.. (2002). Testosterone versus psychological castration in the expression of dominance, territoriality and breeding behavior by male village weavers (Ploceus cucullatus). Behaviour. 139(6). 801–824. 18 indexed citations

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Collias, Nicholas E.. (2000). Vocal Signals of the Village Weaver: A Spectrographic Key and the Communication Code. Ornithological Applications. 102(1). 60–80.

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Collias, Nicholas E.. (2000). VOCAL SIGNALS OF THE VILLAGE WEAVER: A SPECTROGRAPHIC KEY AND THE COMMUNICATION CODE. Ornithological Applications. 102(1). 60–60. 6 indexed citations

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Collias, Nicholas E.. (1989). The principle of self-reinforcement in nest building: evidence from abnormal nests of a weaverbird (Ploceus cucullatus). 87–96. 1 indexed citations

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Collias, Nicholas E.. (1988). Progressive Analysis of Avian Vocal Repertoires with Special Reference to the Brown Noddy. The Auk. 105(3). 589–590. 2 indexed citations

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Collias, Nicholas E. & Elsie C. Collias. (1984). Nest Building and Bird Behavior. Princeton University Press eBooks. 476 indexed citations breakdown →

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Collias, Nicholas E.. (1979). Nest'and mate selection by the female village weaverbird. Animal Behaviour. 27. 310–310. 9 indexed citations

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Collias, Elsie C. & Nicholas E. Collias. (1978). NEST BUILDING AND NESTING BEHAVIOUR OF THE SOCIABLE WEAVER PHILETAIRUS SOCIUS. Ibis. 120(1). 1–15. 29 indexed citations

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Collias, Nicholas E., et al.. (1973). Social Facilitation of Egg‐Laying In Experimental Colonies of a Weaverbird. Ecology. 54(2). 399–405. 8 indexed citations

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Collias, Nicholas E., et al.. (1971). Some Observations on Behavioral Energetics in the Village Weaverbird. II. All-Day Watches in an Aviary. The Auk. 88(1). 133–143. 8 indexed citations

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Collias, Nicholas E. & Elsie C. Collias. (1969). SOME EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF THE BREEDING BIOLOGY OF THE VILLAGE WEAVER PLOCEUS (TEXTOR) CUCULLATUS (MÜLLER). Ostrich. 40(sup1). 169–177. 5 indexed citations

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Collias, Nicholas E. & Elsie C. Collias. (1967). A Quantitative Analysis of Breeding Behavior in the African Village Weaverbird. The Auk. 84(3). 396–411. 25 indexed citations

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Collias, Nicholas E. & Elsie C. Collias. (1967). A Field Study of the Red Jungle Fowl in North-Central India. Ornithological Applications. 69(4). 360–386. 208 indexed citations

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Collias, Nicholas E., et al.. (1966). Locality fixation, mobility and social organization within an unconfined population of red jungle fowl. Animal Behaviour. 14(4). 550–559. 92 indexed citations

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Collias, Nicholas E. & Elsie C. Collias. (1962). An Experimental Study of the Mechanisms of Nest Building in a Weaverbird. The Auk. 79(4). 568–595. 42 indexed citations

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Collias, Nicholas E.. (1956). The Analysis of Socialization in Sheep and Goats. Ecology. 37(2). 228–239. 168 indexed citations

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Collias, Nicholas E. & Martin Joos. (1953). The Spectrographic Analysis of Sound Signals of the Domestic Fowl. Behaviour. 5(1). 175–188. 263 indexed citations

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Collias, Nicholas E. & Charles H. Southwick. (1952). A Field Study of Population Density and Social Organization in Howling Monkeys.. 96(2). 102 indexed citations

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