R. Robin Baker

5.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
55 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

R. Robin Baker is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Robin Baker has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 11 papers in Ecology and 10 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in R. Robin Baker's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (16 papers), Plant and animal studies (16 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (6 papers). R. Robin Baker is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (16 papers), Plant and animal studies (16 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (6 papers). R. Robin Baker collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. R. Robin Baker's co-authors include Mark A Bellis, F.-W. Tesch, George A. Parker, Janice G. Mather, Matthew J. G. Gage, Yvonne Sadovy, Peter E. Dunn, Robert Turner, Irwin Tessman and Harry K. Kaya and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

R. Robin Baker

52 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Evolutionary Ecology of Animal Migration 1972 2026 1990 2008 1979 1972 200 400 600
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.

  1. Evolutionary Ecology of Animal Migration
    1979 640 citations F.-W. Tesch, R. Robin Baker Copeia profile →
  2. The origin and evolution of gamete dimorphism and the male-female phenomenon
    1972 376 citations George A. Parker, R. Robin Baker et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. Robin Baker United Kingdom 30 1.6k 1.0k 759 705 497 55 3.7k
Mark Ridley United Kingdom 26 2.0k 1.3× 933 0.9× 1.4k 1.8× 253 0.4× 525 1.1× 67 3.9k
Patricia Adair Gowaty United States 39 2.7k 1.7× 1.6k 1.6× 1.0k 1.4× 689 1.0× 368 0.7× 93 4.2k
Wolfgang Wickler Germany 29 2.1k 1.3× 966 0.9× 870 1.1× 209 0.3× 585 1.2× 199 3.5k
Nancy Tyler Burley United States 33 3.9k 2.4× 2.2k 2.1× 686 0.9× 545 0.8× 464 0.9× 62 4.8k
James L. Gould United States 33 1.5k 0.9× 628 0.6× 1.0k 1.4× 233 0.3× 249 0.5× 77 3.8k
Jesús Alberto León United Kingdom 9 1.2k 0.7× 1.1k 1.1× 627 0.8× 183 0.3× 687 1.4× 14 2.7k
David W. Stephens United States 31 2.9k 1.8× 1.9k 1.8× 1.1k 1.4× 374 0.5× 887 1.8× 72 6.2k
Ido Pen Netherlands 37 2.4k 1.5× 1.1k 1.0× 1.7k 2.3× 370 0.5× 365 0.7× 108 4.1k
H. Jane Brockmann United States 30 2.1k 1.3× 866 0.8× 1.1k 1.4× 150 0.2× 528 1.1× 71 3.5k
Indriķis Krams Latvia 41 2.3k 1.4× 1.5k 1.5× 551 0.7× 636 0.9× 272 0.5× 153 4.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. Robin Baker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Robin Baker

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Szabo, Claudia, et al.. (2025). Overview and Challenges of Distributed Decision Making in Resource Contested and Dynamic Environments. ACM Computing Surveys. 57(9). 1–34.
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Bellis, Mark A, et al.. (2009). A guide to upwardly mobile spermatozoa. Andrologia. 22(5). 397–399.
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Baker, R. Robin & Mark A Bellis. (1999). Human Sperm Competition: Copulation, Masturbation and Infidelity. 146 indexed citations
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Baker, R. Robin & Mark A Bellis. (1993). Human sperm competition: ejaculate manipulation by females and a function for the female orgasm. Animal Behaviour. 46(5). 887–909. 141 indexed citations
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Bellis, Mark A & R. Robin Baker. (1990). Do females promote sperm competition? Data for humans. Animal Behaviour. 40(5). 997–999. 210 indexed citations
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Baker, R. Robin & Colin J. Bibby. (1987). Merlin Falco columbarius predation and theories of the evolution of bird coloration. Ibis. 129(S1). 259–263. 14 indexed citations
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Baker, R. Robin. (1987). Human navigation and magnetoreception: the Manchester experiments do replicate. Animal Behaviour. 35(3). 691–704. 20 indexed citations
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Baker, R. Robin. (1987). Integrated use of moon and magnetic compasses by the heart-and-dart moth, Agrotis exclamationis. Animal Behaviour. 35(1). 94–101. 32 indexed citations
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Baker, R. Robin. (1986). Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging in medicine and biology. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 11(10). 407–407. 188 indexed citations
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Baker, R. Robin. (1985). Bird coloration: In defence of unprofitable prey. Animal Behaviour. 33(4). 1387–1388. 6 indexed citations
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Baker, R. Robin & George A. Parker. (1983). Female choice in widowbirds. Nature. 302(5907). 456–456. 1 indexed citations
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Baker, R. Robin. (1982). Migration: Paths Through Time and Space. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 47(3). 231–5. 31 indexed citations
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Mather, Janice G. & R. Robin Baker. (1981). Magnetic sense of direction in woodmice for route-based navigation. Nature. 291(5811). 152–155. 103 indexed citations
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Mather, Janice G. & R. Robin Baker. (1981). V-test is not a statistical test of ‘homeward’ direction (reply). Nature. 293(5829). 239–239. 1 indexed citations
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Fox, Barbara J. & R. Robin Baker. (1980). THE ACQUISITION OF GRAPHEME‐PHONEME CORRESPONDENCES IN A WORD LEARNING TASK. Reading Psychology. 1(3). 156–164.
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Baker, R. Robin, et al.. (1979). Celestial orientation by the large yellow underwing moth, Noctua pronuba L. Animal Behaviour. 27. 786–800. 68 indexed citations
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Baker, R. Robin & George A. Parker. (1979). The evolution of bird coloration. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 287(1018). 63–130. 265 indexed citations
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Tesch, F.-W. & R. Robin Baker. (1979). Evolutionary Ecology of Animal Migration. Copeia. 1979(4). 753–753. 640 indexed citations breakdown →
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Baker, R. Robin & Irwin Tessman. (1967). The circular genetic map of phage S13.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 58(4). 1438–1445. 31 indexed citations

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