Paul Sunnucks

15.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
194 papers, 11.3k citations indexed

About

Paul Sunnucks is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Sunnucks has authored 194 papers receiving a total of 11.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 105 papers in Genetics, 77 papers in Ecology and 67 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Paul Sunnucks's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (90 papers), Plant and animal studies (34 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (34 papers). Paul Sunnucks is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (90 papers), Plant and animal studies (34 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (34 papers). Paul Sunnucks collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Paul Sunnucks's co-authors include Dinah Hales, Alexandra Pavlova, Andrea C. Taylor, Luciano B. Beheregaray, Alex C. C. Wilson, Richard Frankham, Mark D. B. Eldridge, Robert C. Lacy, Katherine Ralls and Jean‐Christophe Simon and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLoS ONE and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Paul Sunnucks

189 papers receiving 10.9k 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.

Numerous transposed sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I-II in aphids of the genus Sitobion (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

1996 992 citations Paul Sunnucks, Dinah Hales profile →
Efficient genetic markers for population biology

2000 709 citations Paul Sunnucks Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
Assessing the benefits and risks of translocations in changing environments: a genetic perspective

2011 668 citations Andrew R. Weeks, Carla M. Sgrò et al. Evolutionary Applications profile →
Genetic Management of Fragmented Animal and Plant Populations

2017 344 citations Richard Frankham, Mark D. B. Eldridge et al. profile →
Call for a Paradigm Shift in the Genetic Management of Fragmented Populations

2017 329 citations Mark D. B. Eldridge, Paul Sunnucks et al. profile →

Peers

Paul Sunnucks

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ECOLO

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Jeffrey L. Feder United States

Patrik Nosil United States

Chris Simon United States

Michael W. Bruford United Kingdom

Winnie Hallwachs United States

Alfried P. Vogler United Kingdom

David E. McCauley United States

Jonathan A. Coddington United States

Carla M. Sgrò Australia

Brent C. Emerson United Kingdom

Jeffrey L. Feder United States

Paul Sunnucks

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4.2k ×0.9

ECOLO

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EEBS

4.4k ×1.8

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Citations per year, relative to Paul Sunnucks Paul Sunnucks (= 1×) peers Jeffrey L. Feder

Countries citing papers authored by Paul Sunnucks

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Sunnucks

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Sunnucks

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paul Sunnucks. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paul Sunnucks based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Paul Sunnucks. Paul Sunnucks is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Pavlova, Alexandra, Zeb Tonkin, Luke Pearce, et al.. (2025). A Shift to Metapopulation Genetic Management for Persistence of a Species Threatened by Fragmentation: The Case of an Endangered Australian Freshwater Fish. Molecular Ecology. 34(23). e70005–e70005. 2 indexed citations

Silva, Jessica M. da, Laura D. Bertola, J. Andrew DeWoody, et al.. (2025). Conserving Genetic and Genomic Diversity in Accordance with the Global Biodiversity Framework. Annual Review of Animal Biosciences. 14(1). 399–428.

Amos, J. Nevil, et al.. (2024). Random Mating in a Hybrid Zone Between Two Putative Climate‐Adapted Bird Lineages With Predicted Mitonuclear Incompatibilities. Molecular Ecology. 34(2). e17612–e17612.

Amos, J. Nevil, et al.. (2023). Easy‐to‐use R functions to separate reduced‐representation genomic datasets into sex‐linked and autosomal loci, and conduct sex assignment. Molecular Ecology Resources. 25(5). e13844–e13844. 9 indexed citations

Pavlova, Alexandra, Rohan H. Clarke, Michael J. L. Magrath, et al.. (2021). A novel framework for evaluating in situ breeding management strategies in endangered populations. Molecular Ecology Resources. 22(1). 239–253. 8 indexed citations

Pavlova, Alexandra, Katherine A. Harrisson, Р. И. Туракулов, et al.. (2021). Labile sex chromosomes in the Australian freshwater fish family Percichthyidae. Molecular Ecology Resources. 22(4). 1639–1655. 8 indexed citations

Lutz, Maiko L., Zeb Tonkin, Jian D. L. Yen, et al.. (2020). Using multiple sources during reintroduction of a locally extinct population benefits survival and reproduction of an endangered freshwater fish. Evolutionary Applications. 14(4). 950–964. 19 indexed citations

Gan, Han Ming, et al.. (2019). Genomic evidence of neo-sex chromosomes in the eastern yellow robin. GigaScience. 8(9). 36 indexed citations

Morales, Hernán E., Alexandra Pavlova, Richard E. Major, et al.. (2018). Concordant divergence of mitogenomes and a mitonuclear gene cluster in bird lineages inhabiting different climates. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 2(8). 1258–1267. 66 indexed citations

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Morales, Hernán E., Paul Sunnucks, Leo Joseph, & Alexandra Pavlova. (2017). Perpendicular axes of differentiation generated by mitochondrial introgression. Molecular Ecology. 26(12). 3241–3255. 29 indexed citations

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Pavlova, Alexandra, Luciano B. Beheregaray, Rhys A. Coleman, et al.. (2017). Severe consequences of habitat fragmentation on genetic diversity of an endangered Australian freshwater fish: A call for assisted gene flow. Evolutionary Applications. 10(6). 531–550. 135 indexed citations

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Morales, Hernán E., Alexandra Pavlova, Paul Sunnucks, et al.. (2016). Neutral and selective drivers of colour evolution in a widespread Australian passerine. Journal of Biogeography. 44(3). 522–536. 17 indexed citations

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Alpers, Deryn, Faith M. Walker, Andrea C. Taylor, et al.. (2016). Evidence of Subdivisions on Evolutionary Timescales in a Large, Declining Marsupial Distributed across a Phylogeographic Barrier. PLoS ONE. 11(10). e0162789–e0162789. 4 indexed citations

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Morán‐Ordóñez, Alejandra, Alexandra Pavlova, Adrian Pinder, et al.. (2015). Aquatic communities in arid landscapes: local conditions, dispersal traits and landscape configuration determine local biodiversity. Diversity and Distributions. 21(10). 1230–1241. 34 indexed citations

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Hales, Dinah, et al.. (2013). Evolutionary and genetic aspects of aphid biology: A review. European Journal of Entomology. 94(1). 1–55. 38 indexed citations

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Weeks, Andrew R., Carla M. Sgrò, Andrew G. Young, et al.. (2011). Assessing the benefits and risks of translocations in changing environments: a genetic perspective. Evolutionary Applications. 4(6). 709–725. 668 indexed citations breakdown →

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Blaxter, Mark & Paul Sunnucks. (2011). Velvet worms. Current Biology. 21(7). R238–R240. 7 indexed citations

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Ree, Rodney van der, M. J. K. Harper, Mark A. Burgman, et al.. (2005). Combining three approaches to quantify the barrier effect of roads: genetic analyses.

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Fagerström, Torbjörn, David A. Briscoe, & Paul Sunnucks. (1998). Evolution of mitotic cell-lineages in multicellular organisms. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 13(3). 117–120. 47 indexed citations

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Sunnucks, Paul, Phillip R. England, Andrea C. Taylor, & Dinah Hales. (1996). Microsatellite and Chromosome Evolution of Parthenogenetic Sitobion Aphids in Australia. Genetics. 144(2). 747–756. 138 indexed citations

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