Nick Dawnay

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Nick Dawnay is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nick Dawnay has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Genetics and 15 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Nick Dawnay's work include Identification and Quantification in Food (15 papers), Forensic and Genetic Research (15 papers) and Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (11 papers). Nick Dawnay is often cited by papers focused on Identification and Quantification in Food (15 papers), Forensic and Genetic Research (15 papers) and Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (11 papers). Nick Dawnay collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. Nick Dawnay's co-authors include Rob Ogden, Ross McEwing, Jonathan Wright, Anahita J.N. Kazem, R. A. O. Hickling, Niels J. Dingemanse, Roger S. Thorpe, Gary R. Carvalho, Jon H. Wetton and Roger S. Thorpe and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Animal Ecology and Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology.

In The Last Decade

Nick Dawnay

26 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Behavioural syndromes differ predictably between 12 populations of three‐spined stickleback

2007 537 citations Niels J. Dingemanse, Jonathan Wright et al. Journal of Animal Ecology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nick Dawnay United Kingdom	12	550	549	539	464	243	29	1.3k
Amber M. Rice United States	20	602 1.1×	466 0.8×	270 0.5×	504 1.1×	268 1.1×	32	1.2k
Kate L. Sanders Australia	22	521 0.9×	342 0.6×	376 0.7×	600 1.3×	421 1.7×	81	1.7k
Alessandro Grapputo Italy	22	624 1.1×	461 0.8×	396 0.7×	530 1.1×	253 1.0×	57	1.7k
Cynthia Steiner United States	16	341 0.6×	330 0.6×	508 0.9×	664 1.4×	86 0.4×	36	1.5k
Margaret F. Smith United States	19	613 1.1×	958 1.7×	252 0.5×	904 1.9×	173 0.7×	25	1.8k
Kanto Nishikawa Japan	21	403 0.7×	345 0.6×	408 0.8×	712 1.5×	133 0.5×	158	1.4k
Sangeet Lamichhaney United States	16	481 0.9×	381 0.7×	685 1.3×	1.3k 2.8×	299 1.2×	28	1.9k
Casper J. Breuker United Kingdom	21	890 1.6×	238 0.4×	205 0.4×	661 1.4×	257 1.1×	43	1.6k
Sonal Singhal United States	21	401 0.7×	371 0.7×	546 1.0×	999 2.2×	204 0.8×	37	1.5k
Ai‐bing Zhang China	23	458 0.8×	626 1.1×	868 1.6×	965 2.1×	123 0.5×	61	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Nick Dawnay

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nick Dawnay

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Brown, Kate, et al.. (2025). PedaLEGOgy – Using LEGO® crime scenes as an inclusive way to ‘build’ student learning, engagement and educational experience in forensic science. Science & Justice. 65(6). 101347–101347.

Birkett, Jason, et al.. (2024). Improving the forensic genetic workflow for countries with small geographical areas: What are the options and how cost effective are they?. Forensic Science International Genetics. 74. 103171–103171. 1 indexed citations

Dawnay, Nick, et al.. (2024). Development of a qPCR assay for the quantification of canine autosomal DNA recovered from livestock attacks. Science & Justice. 64(6). 688–697.

Mariani, Stefano, et al.. (2024). The forensic potential of environmental DNA (eDNA) in freshwater wildlife crime investigations: From research to application. Science & Justice. 64(4). 443–454. 1 indexed citations

Dawnay, Nick, et al.. (2023). From crime scene to courtroom: A review of the current bioanalytical evidence workflows used in rape and sexual assault investigations in the United Kingdom. Science & Justice. 63(2). 206–228. 6 indexed citations

Morrison, Jack, et al.. (2020). Assessing the performance of quantity and quality metrics using the QIAGEN Investigator® Quantiplex® pro RGQ kit. Science & Justice. 60(4). 388–397. 10 indexed citations

Ogden, Rob, et al.. (2019). Defining end user requirements for a field-based molecular detection system for wildlife forensic investigations. Forensic Science International. 301. 231–239. 11 indexed citations

Dawnay, Nick, et al.. (2019). Development of HyBeacon® probes for the forensic detection of Panthera, rhinoceros, and pangolin species. Molecular and Cellular Probes. 48. 101450–101450.

Dawnay, Nick, et al.. (2018). Impact of sample degradation and inhibition on field-based DNA identification of human remains. Forensic Science International Genetics. 37. 46–53. 5 indexed citations

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Morrison, Jack, Giles Watts, Glyn Hobbs, & Nick Dawnay. (2018). Field-based detection of biological samples for forensic analysis: Established techniques, novel tools, and future innovations. Forensic Science International. 285. 147–160. 26 indexed citations

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Dawnay, Nick, Erin Hanson, Ambika Gupta, et al.. (2017). Development of HyBeacon® probes for specific mRNA detection using body fluids as a model system. Molecular and Cellular Probes. 38. 51–59. 6 indexed citations

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Dawnay, Nick, Nicholas D. Tribble, Erin Hanson, et al.. (2015). Developmental validation of the ParaDNA® Intelligence System—A novel approach to DNA profiling. Forensic Science International Genetics. 17. 137–148. 25 indexed citations

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Dawnay, Nick, et al.. (2015). Assessing the impact of common forensic presumptive tests on the ability to obtain results using a novel rapid DNA platform. Forensic Science International Genetics. 17. 87–90. 6 indexed citations

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Ball, G., et al.. (2014). Concordance study between the ParaDNA® Intelligence Test, a Rapid DNA profiling assay, and a conventional STR typing kit (AmpFlSTR® SGM Plus®). Forensic Science International Genetics. 16. 48–51. 14 indexed citations

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Dawnay, Nick, Dave Moore, Erin Hanson, et al.. (2014). Developmental Validation of the ParaDNA® Screening System - A presumptive test for the detection of DNA on forensic evidence items. Forensic Science International Genetics. 11. 73–79. 32 indexed citations

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Dawnay, Nick, Rob Ogden, Jon H. Wetton, Roger S. Thorpe, & Ross McEwing. (2008). Genetic data from 28 STR loci for forensic individual identification and parentage analyses in 6 bird of prey species. Forensic Science International Genetics. 3(2). e63–e69. 30 indexed citations

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Ogden, Rob, Nick Dawnay, & Ross McEwing. (2008). Wildlife DNA forensics—bridging the gap between conservation genetics and law enforcement. Endangered Species Research. 9. 179–195. 164 indexed citations

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Dawnay, Nick, Rob Ogden, Ross McEwing, Gary R. Carvalho, & Roger S. Thorpe. (2007). Validation of the barcoding gene COI for use in forensic genetic species identification. Forensic Science International. 173(1). 1–6. 268 indexed citations

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Dingemanse, Niels J., et al.. (2007). Behavioural syndromes differ predictably between 12 populations of three‐spined stickleback. Journal of Animal Ecology. 76(6). 1128–1138. 537 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dawnay, Nick, Rob Ogden, Roger S. Thorpe, et al.. (2007). A forensic STR profiling system for the Eurasian badger: A framework for developing profiling systems for wildlife species. Forensic Science International Genetics. 2(1). 47–53. 46 indexed citations

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