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

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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 →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Whole-genome analysis reveals the diversification of Galapagos rail (Aves: Rallidae) and confirms the success of goat eradication programs 2024 ·Journal of Heredity ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Robert K. Wayne, Jaime A. Chaves	1
2	Genomic Underpinnings of Population Persistence in Isle Royale Moose 2023 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Christopher C. Kyriazis, Annabel C. Beichman, Kristin E. Brzeski, Sarah R. Hoy, Rolf O. Peterson, John A. Vucetich, Leah M. Vucetich, Kirk E. Lohmueller, Robert K. Wayne	21
3	The genomic footprint of whaling and isolation in fin whale populations 2023 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Meixi Lin, (unknown), Christopher C. Kyriazis, Annabel C. Beichman, Jacqueline A. Robinson, Aaron P. Ragsdale, Jorge Urbán R., Frederick I. Archer, (unknown), María José Pérez‐Álvarez, Élie Poulin, Kirk E. Lohmueller, Andrés Moreno‐Estrada, Robert K. Wayne	11
4	A highly contiguous reference genome for the Steller’s jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) 2023 ·Journal of Heredity ·Phred M. Benham, Carla Cicero, Devon A. DeRaad, John E. McCormack, Robert K. Wayne, Merly Escalona, (unknown), Mohan P A Marimuthu, (unknown), Michael W. Nachman, Rauri C. K. Bowie	5
5	Disease outbreaks select for mate choice and coat color in wolves 2022 ·Science ·Sarah Cubaynes, (unknown), Daniel R. Stahler, Douglas W. Smith, Emily S. Almberg, Susanne Schindler, Robert K. Wayne, Andrew P. Dobson, Bridgett M. vonHoldt, Daniel R. MacNulty, Paul C. Cross, Peter J. Hudson, Tim Coulson	15
6	The critically endangered vaquita is not doomed to extinction by inbreeding depression 2022 ·Science ·Jacqueline A. Robinson, Christopher C. Kyriazis, (unknown), Annabel C. Beichman, Lorenzo Rojas‐Bracho, Kelly M. Robertson, Michaël C. Fontaine, Robert K. Wayne, Kirk E. Lohmueller, Barbara L. Taylor, Phillip A. Morin	75
7	Genomic analyses reveal range‐wide devastation of sea otter populations 2021 ·Molecular Ecology ·Annabel C. Beichman, (unknown), Christopher C. Kyriazis, (unknown), (unknown), Gisela Heckel, Yolanda Schramm, Andrés Moreno‐Estrada, Douglas J. Kennett, (unknown), James L. Bodkin, Klaus‐Peter Koepfli, Kirk E. Lohmueller, Robert K. Wayne	13
8	Strongly deleterious mutations are a primary determinant of extinction risk due to inbreeding depression 2020 ·Evolution Letters ·Christopher C. Kyriazis, Robert K. Wayne, Kirk E. Lohmueller	161
9	Anacapa Toolkit : An environmental DNA toolkit for processing multilocus metabarcode datasets 2019 ·Methods in Ecology and Evolution ·Emily Curd, Zachary Gold, Gaurav S. Kandlikar, (unknown), (unknown), Taylor O’Connell, Lenore Pipes, Teia M. Schweizer, (unknown), Meixi Lin, Baochen Shi, Paul H. Barber, Nathan J. B. Kraft, Robert K. Wayne, Rachel S. Meyer	79
10	Complex patterns of sex-biased demography in canines 2019 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Tanya N. Phung, Robert K. Wayne, Melissa A. Wilson, Kirk E. Lohmueller	5
11	Genomic signatures of extensive inbreeding in Isle Royale wolves, a population on the threshold of extinction 2019 ·Science Advances ·Jacqueline A. Robinson, Jannikke Räikkönen, Leah M. Vucetich, John A. Vucetich, Rolf O. Peterson, Kirk E. Lohmueller, Robert K. Wayne	173
12	The Otolaryngology Match: A Bibliometric Analysis of 222 First‐Year Residents 2018 ·The Laryngoscope ·Loka Thangamathesvaran, Nirali M. Patel, (unknown), (unknown), Robert K. Wayne, Suat Kılıç, Wayne D. Hsueh, Soly Baredes, Jean Anderson Eloy	44
13	Similar genomic proportions of copy number variation within gray wolves and modern dog breeds inferred from whole genome sequencing 2017 ·BMC Genomics ·Aitor Serres‐Armero, Inna Povolotskaya, Javier Quilez, Óscar Ramírez, Gabriel Santpere, Lukas F. K. Kuderna, Jessica Hernández-Rodríguez, Marcos Fernández-Callejo, (unknown), Adam H. Freedman, Zhenxin Fan, John Novembre, Arcadi Navarro, Adam R. Boyko, Robert K. Wayne, Carles Vilà, Belén Lorente-Galdós, Tomàs Marquès‐Bonet	20
14	Comparison against 186 canid whole-genome sequences reveals survival strategies of an ancient clonally transmissible canine tumor 2015 ·Genome Research ·Brennan Decker, Brian W. Davis, Maud Rimbault, Adrienne H. Long, Eric Karlins, Vidhya Jagannathan, Rebecca Reiman, Heidi G. Parker, Cord Drögemüller, Jason J. Corneveaux, (unknown), Jeffery M. Trent, Tosso Leeb, Matthew J. Huentelman, Robert K. Wayne, Danielle M. Karyadi, Elaine A. Ostrander	43
15	Molecular and Evolutionary History of Melanism in North American Gray Wolves 2009 ·Science ·Tovi M. Anderson, Bridgett M. vonHoldt, Sophie I. Candille, Marco Musiani, Claudia Greco, Daniel R. Stahler, Douglas W. Smith, Badri Padhukasahasram, Ettore Randi, Jennifer A. Leonard, Carlos D. Bustamante, Elaine A. Ostrander, Hua Tang, Robert K. Wayne, Gregory S. Barsh	326
16	An Expressed Fgf4 Retrogene Is Associated with Breed-Defining Chondrodysplasia in Domestic Dogs 2009 ·Science ·Heidi G. Parker, Bridgett M. vonHoldt, Pascale Quignon, Elliott H. Margulies, Stephanie Shao, Dana S. Mosher, Tyrone C. Spady, Abdel Elkahloun, Michele Cargill, P.G. Jones, Cheryl L. Maslen, Gregory M. Acland, Nathan B. Sutter, Keiichi Kuroki, Carlos D. Bustamante, Robert K. Wayne, Elaine A. Ostrander	235
17	Coat Variation in the Domestic Dog Is Governed by Variants in Three Genes 2009 ·Science ·Édouard Cadieu, Mark W. Neff, Pascale Quignon, (unknown), Kevin Chase, Heidi G. Parker, Bridgett M. vonHoldt, (unknown), Adam R. Boyko, (unknown), Aaron K. Wong, Dana S. Mosher, Abdel G. Elkahloun, Tyrone C. Spady, Catherine André, Karl G. Lark, (unknown), Carlos D. Bustamante, Robert K. Wayne, Elaine A. Ostrander	244
18	High MHC diversity maintained by balancing selection in an otherwise genetically monomorphic mammal 2004 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Andres Aguilar, Gary W. Roemer, S. L. Debenham, M. M. Binns, David K. Garcelon, Robert K. Wayne	344
19	Molecular Systematics of the Canidae 1997 ·Systematic Biology ·Robert K. Wayne, Eli Geffen, Derek J. Girman, Klaus‐Peter Koepfli, Lawrence Lau, Charles R. Marshall	168
20	Molecular Systematics of the Canidae 1997 ·Systematic Biology ·Robert K. Wayne, Eli Geffen, Derek J. Girman, (unknown), (unknown), Charles R. Marshall	30

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