Robert K. Wayne

42.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
277 papers, 22.8k citations indexed

About

Robert K. Wayne is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert K. Wayne has authored 277 papers receiving a total of 22.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 209 papers in Genetics, 164 papers in Ecology and 70 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Robert K. Wayne's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (145 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (135 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (60 papers). Robert K. Wayne is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (145 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (135 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (60 papers). Robert K. Wayne collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Spain. Robert K. Wayne's co-authors include Elaine A. Ostrander, Jennifer A. Leonard, Thomas B. Smith, Michael W. Bruford, Carles Vilà, Eli Geffen, Derek J. Girman, Klaus‐Peter Koepfli, Bridgett M. vonHoldt and Loren H. Rieseberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert K. Wayne

276 papers receiving 21.4k 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.

Transgressive segregation, adaptation and speciation

1999 848 citations Robert K. Wayne et al. profile →
SNPs in ecology, evolution and conservation

2004 757 citations Phillip A. Morin, Robert K. Wayne et al. profile →
A Role for Ecotones in Generating Rainforest Biodiversity

1997 527 citations Robert K. Wayne, Derek J. Girman et al. Science profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Robert K. Wayne	14.2k	11.6k	4.4k	3.5k	2.0k	277	22.8k
M. Thomas P. Gilbert	8.3k 0.6×	9.9k 0.9×	9.7k 2.2×	2.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	387	24.4k
Eldredge Bermingham	9.4k 0.7×	5.6k 0.5×	4.3k 1.0×	5.4k 1.5×	4.9k 2.5×	214	18.0k
Scott V. Edwards	10.5k 0.7×	4.5k 0.4×	7.8k 1.8×	4.2k 1.2×	2.2k 1.1×	241	18.3k
Michael W. Bruford	7.7k 0.5×	5.9k 0.5×	2.3k 0.5×	3.7k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	300	14.1k
Alan R. Templeton	15.4k 1.1×	7.2k 0.6×	5.8k 1.3×	7.0k 2.0×	4.4k 2.2×	235	25.9k
Simon Y. W. Ho	8.5k 0.6×	5.3k 0.5×	6.7k 1.5×	6.5k 1.9×	2.6k 1.3×	226	22.1k
Emmanuel Paradis	6.1k 0.4×	6.7k 0.6×	4.8k 1.1×	6.6k 1.9×	4.5k 2.2×	89	21.2k
Thomas D. Kocher	11.5k 0.8×	6.0k 0.5×	8.1k 1.9×	3.2k 0.9×	5.0k 2.5×	177	20.7k
Eske Willerslev	8.6k 0.6×	11.7k 1.0×	9.9k 2.3×	1.6k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	238	24.6k
Peter R. Grant	8.5k 0.6×	9.1k 0.8×	2.1k 0.5×	9.9k 2.8×	4.7k 2.3×	245	20.2k

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Wayne, Robert K., et al.. (2024). Whole-genome analysis reveals the diversification of Galapagos rail (Aves: Rallidae) and confirms the success of goat eradication programs. Journal of Heredity. 115(4). 444–457. 1 indexed citations

Kyriazis, Christopher C., Annabel C. Beichman, Kristin E. Brzeski, et al.. (2023). Genomic Underpinnings of Population Persistence in Isle Royale Moose. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 40(2). 21 indexed citations

Lin, Meixi, Christopher C. Kyriazis, Annabel C. Beichman, et al.. (2023). The genomic footprint of whaling and isolation in fin whale populations. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5465–5465. 11 indexed citations

Benham, Phred M., Carla Cicero, Devon A. DeRaad, et al.. (2023). A highly contiguous reference genome for the Steller’s jay (Cyanocitta stelleri). Journal of Heredity. 114(5). 549–560. 5 indexed citations

Cubaynes, Sarah, Daniel R. Stahler, Douglas W. Smith, et al.. (2022). Disease outbreaks select for mate choice and coat color in wolves. Science. 378(6617). 300–303. 15 indexed citations

Robinson, Jacqueline A., Christopher C. Kyriazis, Annabel C. Beichman, et al.. (2022). The critically endangered vaquita is not doomed to extinction by inbreeding depression. Science. 376(6593). 635–639. 75 indexed citations

Beichman, Annabel C., Christopher C. Kyriazis, Gisela Heckel, et al.. (2021). Genomic analyses reveal range‐wide devastation of sea otter populations. Molecular Ecology. 32(2). 281–298. 13 indexed citations

Kyriazis, Christopher C., Robert K. Wayne, & Kirk E. Lohmueller. (2020). Strongly deleterious mutations are a primary determinant of extinction risk due to inbreeding depression. Evolution Letters. 5(1). 33–47. 161 indexed citations

Curd, Emily, Zachary Gold, Gaurav S. Kandlikar, et al.. (2019). Anacapa Toolkit : An environmental DNA toolkit for processing multilocus metabarcode datasets. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 10(9). 1469–1475. 79 indexed citations

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Robinson, Jacqueline A., Jannikke Räikkönen, Leah M. Vucetich, et al.. (2019). Genomic signatures of extensive inbreeding in Isle Royale wolves, a population on the threshold of extinction. Science Advances. 5(5). eaau0757–eaau0757. 173 indexed citations

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Phung, Tanya N., Robert K. Wayne, Melissa A. Wilson, & Kirk E. Lohmueller. (2019). Complex patterns of sex-biased demography in canines. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 286(1903). 20181976–20181976. 5 indexed citations

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Thangamathesvaran, Loka, Nirali M. Patel, Robert K. Wayne, et al.. (2018). The Otolaryngology Match: A Bibliometric Analysis of 222 First‐Year Residents. The Laryngoscope. 129(7). 1561–1566. 44 indexed citations

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Serres‐Armero, Aitor, Inna Povolotskaya, Javier Quilez, et al.. (2017). Similar genomic proportions of copy number variation within gray wolves and modern dog breeds inferred from whole genome sequencing. BMC Genomics. 18(1). 977–977. 20 indexed citations

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Decker, Brennan, Brian W. Davis, Maud Rimbault, et al.. (2015). Comparison against 186 canid whole-genome sequences reveals survival strategies of an ancient clonally transmissible canine tumor. Genome Research. 25(11). 1646–1655. 43 indexed citations

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Parker, Heidi G., Bridgett M. vonHoldt, Pascale Quignon, et al.. (2009). An Expressed Fgf4 Retrogene Is Associated with Breed-Defining Chondrodysplasia in Domestic Dogs. Science. 325(5943). 995–998. 235 indexed citations

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Cadieu, Édouard, Mark W. Neff, Pascale Quignon, et al.. (2009). Coat Variation in the Domestic Dog Is Governed by Variants in Three Genes. Science. 326(5949). 150–153. 244 indexed citations

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Anderson, Tovi M., Bridgett M. vonHoldt, Sophie I. Candille, et al.. (2009). Molecular and Evolutionary History of Melanism in North American Gray Wolves. Science. 323(5919). 1339–1343. 326 indexed citations

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Aguilar, Andres, Gary W. Roemer, S. L. Debenham, et al.. (2004). High MHC diversity maintained by balancing selection in an otherwise genetically monomorphic mammal. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(10). 3490–3494. 344 indexed citations

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Wayne, Robert K., Eli Geffen, Derek J. Girman, et al.. (1997). Molecular Systematics of the Canidae. Systematic Biology. 46(4). 622–653. 168 indexed citations

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Wayne, Robert K., et al.. (1997). Molecular Systematics of the Canidae. Systematic Biology. 46(4). 622–622. 30 indexed citations

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