Philip A. Downing

875 total citations
21 papers, 500 citations indexed

About

Philip A. Downing is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Philip A. Downing has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 500 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 10 papers in Genetics and 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Philip A. Downing's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (16 papers), Plant and animal studies (12 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (6 papers). Philip A. Downing is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (16 papers), Plant and animal studies (12 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (6 papers). Philip A. Downing collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United Kingdom and Finland. Philip A. Downing's co-authors include Ashleigh S. Griffin, Charlie K. Cornwallis, Stuart A. West, Dustin R. Rubenstein, Carlos A. Botero, Andrew N. Iwaniuk, Daniel Sol, Joan Maspons, Ferran Sayol and Jonathan P. Green and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Philip A. Downing

19 papers receiving 494 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Philip A. Downing Sweden 12 301 160 128 75 50 21 500
Christopher D. Beatty United States 13 374 1.2× 148 0.9× 211 1.6× 31 0.4× 23 0.5× 35 522
Ambika Kamath United States 13 276 0.9× 101 0.6× 147 1.1× 35 0.5× 25 0.5× 30 480
Vincent A. Formica United States 12 395 1.3× 199 1.2× 179 1.4× 81 1.1× 76 1.5× 27 538
Cristina C. Ledón‐Rettig United States 8 142 0.5× 90 0.6× 138 1.1× 28 0.4× 26 0.5× 13 417
Erika H. Dawson United Kingdom 8 240 0.8× 50 0.3× 163 1.3× 54 0.7× 70 1.4× 12 365
Sergio Ancona Mexico 9 233 0.8× 232 1.4× 59 0.5× 43 0.6× 15 0.3× 27 432
Sive Finlay Ireland 6 165 0.5× 124 0.8× 70 0.5× 35 0.5× 9 0.2× 8 307
Cedric Kai Wei Tan United Kingdom 15 190 0.6× 225 1.4× 161 1.3× 70 0.9× 20 0.4× 23 463
Pirmin Nietlisbach Switzerland 14 284 0.9× 250 1.6× 317 2.5× 146 1.9× 17 0.3× 24 590
João S. Lopes Portugal 16 140 0.5× 126 0.8× 245 1.9× 89 1.2× 12 0.2× 23 670

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Philip A. Downing

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jarrett, Benjamin J. M., Philip A. Downing, & Erik Svensson. (2025). Meta-analysis reveals that phenotypic plasticity and divergent selection promote reproductive isolation during incipient speciation. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 9(5). 833–844. 4 indexed citations
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Sigeman, Hanna, Perttu Seppä, Philip A. Downing, et al.. (2025). A Novel Supergene Controls Queen Size and Colony Social Organization in the Ant Myrmica ruginodis. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 42(11). 1 indexed citations
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Werner, Gijsbert D. A., et al.. (2024). Larger colony sizes favoured the evolution of more worker castes in ants. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 8(10). 1959–1971. 8 indexed citations
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Pottier, Patrice, Malgorzata Lagisz, Samantha Burke, et al.. (2024). Title, abstract and keywords: a practical guide to maximize the visibility and impact of academic papers. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 291(2027). 20241222–20241222. 9 indexed citations
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Downing, Philip A., Suzanne H. Austin, Harold F. Greeney, et al.. (2024). Ecology and life history predict avian nest success in the global tropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(48). e2402652121–e2402652121.
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Santos, Miguel dos, Philip A. Downing, Ashleigh S. Griffin, Charlie K. Cornwallis, & Stuart A. West. (2024). Altruism and natural selection in a variable environment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(38). e2402974121–e2402974121. 2 indexed citations
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Sigeman, Hanna, et al.. (2024). The rate of W chromosome degeneration across multiple avian neo-sex chromosomes. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 16548–16548. 1 indexed citations
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Downing, Philip A.. (2024). Michener’s group-size paradox in cooperatively breeding birds. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 37(3). 353–359.
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Downing, Philip A., et al.. (2022). Genetic sex determination, sex chromosome size and sex‐specific lifespans across tetrapods. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 36(2). 480–494. 11 indexed citations
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Downing, Philip A., Ashleigh S. Griffin, & Charlie K. Cornwallis. (2021). Hard-working helpers contribute to long breeder lifespans in cooperative birds. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 376(1823). 20190742–20190742. 32 indexed citations
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Çiloğlu, Arif, et al.. (2020). Evolution of vector transmitted parasites by host switching revealed through sequencing of Haemoproteus parasite mitochondrial genomes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 153. 106947–106947. 15 indexed citations
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Downing, Philip A., Ashleigh S. Griffin, & Charlie K. Cornwallis. (2020). Group formation and the evolutionary pathway to complex sociality in birds. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 4(3). 479–486. 34 indexed citations
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Downing, Philip A., Ashleigh S. Griffin, & Charlie K. Cornwallis. (2020). The Benefits of Help in Cooperative Birds: Nonexistent or Difficult to Detect?. The American Naturalist. 195(6). 1085–1091. 30 indexed citations
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Sayol, Ferran, Philip A. Downing, Andrew N. Iwaniuk, Joan Maspons, & Daniel Sol. (2018). Predictable evolution towards larger brains in birds colonizing oceanic islands. Nature Communications. 9(1). 2820–2820. 59 indexed citations
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Downing, Philip A., Ashleigh S. Griffin, & Charlie K. Cornwallis. (2018). Sex differences in helping effort reveal the effect of future reproduction on cooperative behaviour in birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 285(1885). 20181164–20181164. 24 indexed citations
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Cornwallis, Charlie K., Carlos A. Botero, Dustin R. Rubenstein, et al.. (2017). Cooperation facilitates the colonization of harsh environments. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 1(3). 57–57. 105 indexed citations
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Downing, Philip A., Charlie K. Cornwallis, & Ashleigh S. Griffin. (2016). How to make a sterile helper. BioEssays. 39(1). 10 indexed citations
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Gad, Shayne C., et al.. (2016). Tolerable Levels of Nonclinical Vehicles and Formulations Used in Studies by Multiple Routes in Multiple Species With Notes on Methods to Improve Utility. International Journal of Toxicology. 35(2). 95–178. 54 indexed citations
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Downing, Philip A., Charlie K. Cornwallis, & Ashleigh S. Griffin. (2015). Sex, long life and the evolutionary transition to cooperative breeding in birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 282(1816). 20151663–20151663. 49 indexed citations
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Farine, Damien R., et al.. (2014). Mixed-species associations can arise without heterospecific attraction. Behavioral Ecology. 25(3). 574–581. 15 indexed citations

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