Robert C. Fleischer

17.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
304 papers, 12.4k citations indexed

About

Robert C. Fleischer is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert C. Fleischer has authored 304 papers receiving a total of 12.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 154 papers in Genetics, 149 papers in Ecology and 110 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Robert C. Fleischer's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (130 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (67 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (58 papers). Robert C. Fleischer is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (130 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (67 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (58 papers). Robert C. Fleischer collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Robert C. Fleischer's co-authors include Cheryl L. Tarr, Stephen I. Rothstein, Anthony Di Fiore, Helen F. James, Carl McIntosh, Matthew B. Hamilton, Michael D. Sorenson, Jesús E. Maldonado, Dina M. Fonseca and Storrs L. Olson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert C. Fleischer

298 papers receiving 11.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Universal Linker and Ligation Procedures for Construction of Genomic DNA Libraries Enriched for Microsatellites

1999 715 citations Robert C. Fleischer et al. profile →
Multilocus Resolution of Phylogeny and Timescale in the Extant Adaptive Radiation of Hawaiian Honeycreepers

2011 409 citations Helen F. James, Robert C. Fleischer et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert C. Fleischer United States	58	5.7k	4.9k	3.9k	1.9k	1.9k	304	12.4k
Jean‐François Cosson France	49	3.8k 0.7×	4.3k 0.9×	2.8k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	947 0.5×	162	9.5k
Daniel R. Brooks Canada	51	5.7k 1.0×	2.9k 0.6×	3.0k 0.8×	2.1k 1.1×	1.0k 0.5×	297	11.8k
Dieter Ebert Switzerland	67	5.7k 1.0×	9.4k 1.9×	3.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	2.0k 1.1×	280	18.0k
Sonia Altizer United States	58	5.5k 1.0×	3.7k 0.8×	4.2k 1.1×	2.2k 1.1×	580 0.3×	130	14.3k
Thomas B. Smith United States	69	6.9k 1.2×	4.6k 0.9×	5.5k 1.4×	1.3k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	237	14.8k
Josephine M. Pemberton United Kingdom	73	8.8k 1.6×	9.4k 1.9×	6.4k 1.7×	635 0.3×	1.3k 0.7×	260	18.3k
Steven M. Goodman United States	45	3.4k 0.6×	2.0k 0.4×	4.3k 1.1×	545 0.3×	812 0.4×	385	9.7k
Armand M. Kuris United States	54	10.6k 1.9×	2.6k 0.5×	2.3k 0.6×	3.1k 1.6×	705 0.4×	156	15.0k
Dennis Hasselquist Sweden	67	8.2k 1.4×	2.4k 0.5×	8.9k 2.3×	4.9k 2.5×	554 0.3×	224	16.0k
Staffan Bensch Sweden	76	10.5k 1.8×	4.2k 0.9×	8.3k 2.1×	8.9k 4.6×	981 0.5×	299	20.2k

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Armstrong, Ellie E., Sarah B. Carey, Alex Harkess, et al.. (2025). Parameterizing Pantherinae: De Novo Mutation Rate Estimates from Panthera and Neofelis Pedigrees. Genome Biology and Evolution. 17(4). 1 indexed citations

Kearns, Anna M., Andreanna J. Welch, Peter P. Marra, et al.. (2024). Museum genomics provide insight into the extinction of a specialist North American warbler species. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 2 indexed citations

Videvall, Elin, Jeffrey T. Foster, Matthew C. I. Medeiros, et al.. (2024). The Role of Geography, Diet, and Host Phylogeny on the Gut Microbiome in the Hawaiian Honeycreeper Radiation. Ecology and Evolution. 14(10). e70372–e70372. 1 indexed citations

Chesser, R. Terry, et al.. (2023). Conservation genomics reveals low connectivity among populations of threatened roseate terns (Sterna dougallii) in the Atlantic Basin. Conservation Genetics. 24(3). 331–345. 1 indexed citations

Walsh, Jennifer, Reed Bowman, Jeffrey D. Brawn, et al.. (2022). Professional ethics survey identifies strengths and areas for improvement in the American Ornithological Society. The Auk. 140(1). 1 indexed citations

Paxton, Kristina L., Eben H. Paxton, Patrick J. Hart, et al.. (2022). Microbiomes associated with avian malaria survival differ between susceptible Hawaiian honeycreepers and sympatric malaria‐resistant introduced birds. Molecular Ecology. 32(23). 6659–6670. 10 indexed citations

Mulder, Kevin P., et al.. (2021). Independent evolutionary transitions to pueriparity across multiple timescales in the viviparous genus Salamandra. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 167. 107347–107347. 8 indexed citations

Fleischer, Robert C., et al.. (2021). Comparative Analysis of Annotation Pipelines Using the First Japanese White-Eye (Zosterops japonicus) Genome. Genome Biology and Evolution. 13(5). 4 indexed citations

Dussex, Nicolás, Verena E. Kutschera, R. Axel W. Wiberg, et al.. (2020). A genome‐wide investigation of adaptive signatures in protein‐coding genes related to tool behaviour in New Caledonian and Hawaiian crows. Molecular Ecology. 30(4). 973–986. 6 indexed citations

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Campana, Michael G., et al.. (2019). Population Genomics and Structure of the Critically Endangered Mariana Crow (Corvus kubaryi). Genes. 10(3). 187–187. 10 indexed citations

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Cassin‐Sackett, Loren, et al.. (2018). Parallel evolution of gene classes, but not genes: Evidence from Hawai'ian honeycreeper populations exposed to avian malaria. Molecular Ecology. 28(3). 568–583. 27 indexed citations

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Muletz‐Wolz, Carly R., Stephanie A. Yarwood, Evan H. Campbell Grant, Robert C. Fleischer, & Karen R. Lips. (2017). Effects of host species and environment on the skin microbiome of Plethodontid salamanders. Journal of Animal Ecology. 87(2). 341–353. 91 indexed citations

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Muletz‐Wolz, Carly R., Nicholas M. Caruso, Robert C. Fleischer, Roy W. McDiarmid, & Karen R. Lips. (2014). Unexpected Rarity of the Pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Appalachian Plethodon Salamanders: 1957–2011. PLoS ONE. 9(8). e103728–e103728. 36 indexed citations

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Hailer, Frank, Helen F. James, Storrs L. Olson, & Robert C. Fleischer. (2014). Distinct and extinct: Genetic differentiation of the Hawaiian eagle. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 83. 40–43. 6 indexed citations

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Schirtzinger, Erin E., Erika Tavares, Jessica R. Eberhard, et al.. (2012). Multiple independent origins of mitochondrial control region duplications in the order Psittaciformes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 64(2). 342–356. 69 indexed citations

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Bowman, Reed, et al.. (2007). Molothrus ater (Brown-headed Cowbird) Lays Egg in Artificial Nest in Highlands County, Florida. Southeastern Naturalist. 6(3). 559–563.

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Anderson, Kurt E., Stephen I. Rothstein, Robert C. Fleischer, & Adrian L. O’Loghlen. (2005). Large-Scale Movement Patterns Between Song Dialects in Brown-Headed Cowbirds (Molothrus Ater). The Auk. 122(3). 803–818. 2 indexed citations

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Jarvi, Susan I., Carter T. Atkinson, & Robert C. Fleischer. (2001). Immunogenetics and resistance to avian malaria in Hawaiian honeycreepers (Drepanidinae). Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida). 22. 254–263. 41 indexed citations

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Fleischer, Robert C., et al.. (1998). Factors influencing reproductive success in captive populations of Hawaiian Geese Branta sandvicensis. CSUN ScholarWorks (California State University, Northridge). 49(49). 36–44. 2 indexed citations

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Fleischer, Robert C., et al.. (1983). Der Klagefrauensarkophag aus Sidon. 8 indexed citations

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