Philip W. Hedrick

30.6k total citations · 12 hit papers
217 papers, 22.0k citations indexed

About

Philip W. Hedrick is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Philip W. Hedrick has authored 217 papers receiving a total of 22.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 144 papers in Genetics, 45 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 41 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Philip W. Hedrick's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (91 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (65 papers) and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (43 papers). Philip W. Hedrick is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (91 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (65 papers) and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (43 papers). Philip W. Hedrick collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Finland. Philip W. Hedrick's co-authors include John A. Endler, Steven T. Kalinowski, Patrick G. Meirmans, Daniel Garrigan, Philip S. Miller, Richard Fredrickson, Aurora García‐Dorado, Michael E. Ginevan, Karen M. Parker and Scott V. Edwards and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Philip W. Hedrick

216 papers receiving 20.7k 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.

Geographic Variation, Speciation, and Clines.

1978 2.1k citations Philip W. Hedrick et al. Evolution profile →
A STANDARDIZED GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION MEASURE

2005 1.5k citations Philip W. Hedrick Evolution profile →
Genetics of populations

1983 1.3k citations Philip W. Hedrick profile →
PERSPECTIVE: HIGHLY VARIABLE LOCI AND THEIR INTERPRETATION IN EVOLUTION AND CONSERVATION

1999 980 citations Philip W. Hedrick Evolution profile →
Assessing population structure: F_ST and related measures

2010 940 citations Patrick G. Meirmans, Philip W. Hedrick Molecular Ecology Resources profile →
Gametic Disequilibrium Measures: Proceed With Caution

1987 748 citations Philip W. Hedrick Genetics profile →
Inbreeding Depression in Conservation Biology

2000 745 citations Philip W. Hedrick et al. profile →
Genetic Polymorphism in Heterogeneous Environments

1976 609 citations Philip W. Hedrick et al. profile →
GENETIC POLYMORPHISM IN HETEROGENEOUS ENVIRONMENTS: A DECADE LATER

1986 541 citations Philip W. Hedrick profile →
Adaptive introgression in animals: examples and comparison to new mutation and standing variation as sources of adaptive variation

2013 490 citations Philip W. Hedrick Molecular Ecology profile →
Understanding Inbreeding Depression, Purging, and Genetic Rescue

2016 411 citations Philip W. Hedrick et al. profile →
The crucial role of genome-wide genetic variation in conservation

2021 298 citations Philip W. Hedrick et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Recovery and genetics of Mexican wolves: a comment on Clement et al. 2025 ·Journal of Wildlife Management ·Philip W. Hedrick, (unknown), Carlos Carroll, Robert C. Lacy, Gregory J. Anderson, Richard Fredrickson, Douglas W. Smith	1
2	Desert Bighorn Sheep: Changes in Genetic Variation Over Time and the Impact of Merging Populations 2014 ·Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management ·Philip W. Hedrick, John D. Wehausen	3
3	Heterozygote Advantage: The Effect of Artificial Selection in Livestock and Pets 2014 ·Journal of Heredity ·Philip W. Hedrick	24
4	Adaptive introgression in animals: examples and comparison to new mutation and standing variation as sources of adaptive variation breakdown → 2013 ·Molecular Ecology ·Philip W. Hedrick	490
5	New reservoirs of HLA alleles: pools of rare variants enhance immune defense 2012 ·Trends in Genetics ·William Klitz, Philip W. Hedrick, Edward J. Louis	50
6	Genetic Population Substructure in Bison at Yellowstone National Park 2012 ·Journal of Heredity ·Natalie D. Halbert, Peter J. P. Gogan, Philip W. Hedrick, (unknown), James N. Derr	15
7	POPULATION GENETICS OF THE WHITE-PHASED “SPIRIT” BLACK BEAR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 2011 ·Evolution ·Philip W. Hedrick, Kermit Ritland	17
8	Assessing population structure: F_ST and related measures breakdown → 2010 ·Molecular Ecology Resources ·Patrick G. Meirmans, Philip W. Hedrick	940
9	Isolation by distance among California sea lion populations in Mexico: redefining management stocks 2009 ·Molecular Ecology ·Manuela González‐Suárez, (unknown), David Aurioles‐Gamboa, Philip W. Hedrick, Leah R. Gerber	42
10	Balancing selection 2007 ·Current Biology ·Philip W. Hedrick	54
11	Dynamics of Hybridization and Introgression in Red Wolves and Coyotes 2006 ·Conservation Biology ·Richard Fredrickson, Philip W. Hedrick	71
12	Premating, Not Postmating, Barriers Drive Genetic Dynamics in Experimental Hybrid Populations of the Endangered Sonoran Topminnow 2005 ·Genetics ·(unknown), (unknown), Philip W. Hedrick	12
13	Random Mating and Selection in Families Against Homozygotes for HLA in South Amerindians 2004 ·Hereditas ·Philip W. Hedrick, Francis L. Black	9
14	Major histocompatibility complex variation in red wolves: evidence for common ancestry with coyotes and balancing selection 2002 ·Molecular Ecology ·Philip W. Hedrick, (unknown), Daniel Garrigan	87
15	LETHALS IN FINITE POPULATIONS 2002 ·Evolution ·Philip W. Hedrick	33
16	Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci from the Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis o. occidentalis) and their utility in guppies (Poecilia reticulata) 1998 ·Molecular Ecology ·Karen M. Parker, Kimberly A. Hughes, (unknown), Philip W. Hedrick	32
17	Genetics and the environment in interspecific competition: a study using the sibling species Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila simulans 1996 ·Oecologia ·Philip W. Hedrick, Elizabeth G. King	7
18	Maternal-fetal interactions and the maintenance of HLA polymorphism. 1988 ·Genetics ·Philip W. Hedrick, G. Thomson	37
19	Charge changes in protein evolution. 1986 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·(unknown), G. Thomson, Philip W. Hedrick	6
20	Paternity Exclusion and the Paternity Index for Two Linked Loci 1983 ·Human Heredity ·Ranajit Chakraborty, Philip W. Hedrick	10

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