Richard Frankham

39.8k total citations · 19 hit papers
150 papers, 28.3k citations indexed

About

Richard Frankham is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Frankham has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 28.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Genetics, 32 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 31 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Richard Frankham's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (84 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (58 papers) and Plant and animal studies (24 papers). Richard Frankham is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (84 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (58 papers) and Plant and animal studies (24 papers). Richard Frankham collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Canada. Richard Frankham's co-authors include David H. Reed, Jonathan D. Ballou, David A. Briscoe, Barry W. Brook, Derek Spielman, Julian J. O’Grady, Katherine Ralls, Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Mark D. B. Eldridge and Robert C. Lacy and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Richard Frankham

150 papers receiving 27.1k 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.

Introduction to Conservation Genetics

2002 2.3k citations Richard Frankham, Jonathan D. Ballou et al. Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →
Correlation between Fitness and Genetic Diversity

2003 1.8k citations David H. Reed, Richard Frankham Conservation Biology profile →
Genetics and extinction

2005 1.7k citations Richard Frankham profile →
Introduction to quantitative genetics (4th edn)

1996 1.2k citations Richard Frankham profile →
Relationship of Genetic Variation to Population Size in Wildlife

1996 1.2k citations Richard Frankham Conservation Biology profile →
Effective population size/adult population size ratios in wildlife: a review

1995 1.1k citations Richard Frankham Genetics Research profile →
Most species are not driven to extinction before genetic factors impact them

2004 908 citations Barry W. Brook, Richard Frankham et al. profile →
CONSERVATION GENETICS

1995 899 citations Richard Frankham Annual Review of Genetics profile →
Introduction to Conservation Genetics

2010 844 citations Richard Frankham, Jonathan D. Ballou et al. Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →
Do island populations have less genetic variation than mainland populations?

1997 795 citations Richard Frankham Heredity profile →
Genetics in conservation management: Revised recommendations for the 50/500 rules, Red List criteria and population viability analyses

2014 712 citations Richard Frankham, Barry W. Brook et al. profile →
Efective population size/adult population size ratios in wildlife: a review

2007 689 citations Richard Frankham Genetics Research 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 →
Predicting the Probability of Outbreeding Depression

2011 652 citations Richard Frankham, Jonathan D. Ballou et al. Conservation Biology profile →
HOW CLOSELY CORRELATED ARE MOLECULAR AND QUANTITATIVE MEASURES OF GENETIC VARIATION? A META-ANALYSIS

2001 634 citations David H. Reed, Richard Frankham Evolution profile →
Genetic rescue of small inbred populations: meta‐analysis reveals large and consistent benefits of gene flow

2015 605 citations Richard Frankham Molecular Ecology profile →
Inbreeding and Extinction: Island Populations

1998 510 citations Richard Frankham Conservation Biology profile →
Genetic Management of Fragmented Animal and Plant Populations

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

2017 329 citations Katherine Ralls, Jonathan D. Ballou et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Assessing the benefits and risks of translocations in changing environments: a genetic perspective breakdown → 2011 ·Evolutionary Applications ·Andrew R. Weeks, Carla M. Sgrò, Andrew G. Young, Richard Frankham, Nicola J. Mitchell, Kim A. Miller, Margaret Byrne, David Coates, Mark D. B. Eldridge, Paul Sunnucks, Martin F. Breed, Elizabeth A. James, Ary A. Hoffmann	668
2	How closely does genetic diversity in finite populations conform to predictions of neutral theory? Large deficits in regions of low recombination 2011 ·Heredity ·Richard Frankham	80
3	Predicting the Probability of Outbreeding Depression breakdown → 2011 ·Conservation Biology ·Richard Frankham, Jonathan D. Ballou, Mark D. B. Eldridge, Robert C. Lacy, Katherine Ralls, Michele R. Dudash, Charles B. Fenster	652
4	Estimating the Potential for Adaptation of Corals to Climate Warming 2010 ·PLoS ONE ·Nikolaus B. M. Császár, Peter J. Ralph, Richard Frankham, Ray Berkelmans, Madeleine J. H. van Oppen	107
5	Conservation Biology: Ecosystem recovery enhanced by genotypic diversity 2005 ·Heredity ·Richard Frankham	28
6	Stress and adaptation in conservation genetics 2005 ·Journal of Evolutionary Biology ·Richard Frankham	207
7	Evolutionary Conservation Biology 2004 ·Cambridge University Press eBooks ·Régis Ferrière, Wilfried Gabriel, Stéphane Legendre, Mats Gyllenberg, Richard Frankham, David N. Reznick, Kimberly A. Hughes, Alexandra G. Imasheva, Michael C. Whitlock, Reinhard Bürger, Ulf Dieckmann, Oscar E. Gaggiotti, Robert D. Holt, Kalle Parvinen, Bruno Colas, Judith L. Bronstein, Michel Loreau, Donald A. Levin	112
8	The importance of time scale in conservation biology and ecology 2004 ·Annales Zoologici Fennici ·Richard Frankham, Barry W. Brook	30
9	Resolving Conceptual Issues in Conservation Genetics: The Roles of Laboratory Species and Meta-Analyses 2004 ·Hereditas ·Richard Frankham	8
10	Genetics and conservation biology 2003 ·Comptes Rendus Biologies ·Richard Frankham	268
11	Critiques of PVA Ask the Wrong Questions: Throwing the Heuristic Baby Out with the Numerical Bath Water 2002 ·Conservation Biology ·Barry W. Brook, Mark A. Burgman, H. Reşi̇t Akçakaya, Julian J. O’Grady, Richard Frankham	84
12	HOW CLOSELY CORRELATED ARE MOLECULAR AND QUANTITATIVE MEASURES OF GENETIC VARIATION? A META-ANALYSIS breakdown → 2001 ·Evolution ·David H. Reed, Richard Frankham	634
13	CONSERVATION GENETICS breakdown → 1995 ·Annual Review of Genetics ·Richard Frankham	899
14	Modelling problems in conservation genetics using Drosophila: consequences of fluctuating population sizes 1994 ·Molecular Ecology ·Lynn M. Woodworth, Margaret E. Montgomery, Roderick K. Nurthen, D. A. Briscoe, Richard Frankham	34
15	Effects on heterozygosity and reproductive fitness of inbreeding with and without selection on fitness in Drosophila melanogaster 1993 ·Theoretical and Applied Genetics ·Richard Frankham, (unknown), D. A. Briscoe	28
16	Induced expression of a Drosophila hsp70 promoter-fusion transgene is reduced after repeated heat shocks 1992 ·Genetics Research ·Sybille Hunt, Marc R. Wilkins, H. W. Stokes, Grant Daggard, Richard Frankham	6
17	P element transposon-induced quantitative genetic variation for inebriation time in Drosophila melanogaster 1991 ·Theoretical and Applied Genetics ·Richard Frankham, Adam Torkamanzehi, C. Moran	8
18	Reproductive fitness and artificial selection in animal breeding: culling on fitness prevents a decline in reproductive fitness in lines of Drosophila melanogaster selected for increased inebriation time 1988 ·Theoretical and Applied Genetics ·Richard Frankham, B. H. Yoo, B. L. Sheldon	51
19	Molecular hypotheses for position-effect variegation: Anti-sense transcription and promoter occlusion 1988 ·Journal of Theoretical Biology ·Richard Frankham	13
20	Genetic Analyses of Two Abdominal Bristle Selection Lines 1969 ·Australian Journal of Biological Sciences ·Richard Frankham	6

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