Robert M. Gibson

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Robert M. Gibson is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert M. Gibson has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Ecology, 15 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 11 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Robert M. Gibson's work include Rangeland and Wildlife Management (15 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (12 papers) and Plant and animal studies (11 papers). Robert M. Gibson is often cited by papers focused on Rangeland and Wildlife Management (15 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (12 papers) and Plant and animal studies (11 papers). Robert M. Gibson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Robert M. Gibson's co-authors include Jack W. Bradbury, F. E. Guinness, Sandra L. Vehrencamp, S. D. Albon, Tim Clutton‐Brock, ‎Jacob Höglund, Gwendolyn C. Bachman, P. A. Jewell, Andrea S. Aspbury and Rauno V. Alatalo and has published in prestigious journals such as Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Trends in Neurosciences and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert M. Gibson

32 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

The logical stag: Adaptive aspects of fighting in red deer (Cervus elaphus L.)

1979 654 citations Tim Clutton‐Brock, S. D. Albon et al. Animal Behaviour profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert M. Gibson United States	26	1.9k	1.3k	544	479	353	33	2.7k
Douglas W. Mock United States	33	2.9k 1.6×	2.4k 1.8×	465 0.9×	241 0.5×	367 1.0×	67	3.8k
Anahita J.N. Kazem Norway	16	2.1k 1.1×	852 0.6×	508 0.9×	439 0.9×	278 0.8×	25	2.5k
J. David Ligon United States	37	3.3k 1.7×	2.4k 1.8×	906 1.7×	491 1.0×	341 1.0×	76	4.5k
Oren Hasson Israel	18	1.4k 0.7×	719 0.5×	404 0.7×	312 0.7×	223 0.6×	27	2.0k
Glen E. Woolfenden United States	28	1.8k 0.9×	2.0k 1.5×	347 0.6×	271 0.6×	260 0.7×	78	3.0k
Stephen Pruett‐Jones United States	32	2.6k 1.4×	1.7k 1.3×	664 1.2×	313 0.7×	427 1.2×	94	3.4k
Hugh Drummond Mexico	35	2.4k 1.3×	2.3k 1.7×	372 0.7×	609 1.3×	191 0.5×	118	3.5k
Eberhard Curio Germany	26	2.5k 1.3×	2.0k 1.5×	303 0.6×	321 0.7×	850 2.4×	94	3.3k
Peter N. M. Brotherton United Kingdom	22	1.9k 1.0×	1.8k 1.4×	578 1.1×	278 0.6×	354 1.0×	29	3.3k
Pierre‐Olivier Montiglio Canada	22	2.2k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	614 1.1×	464 1.0×	193 0.5×	45	2.9k

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Gibson, Robert M., et al.. (2014). Displaying to females may lower male foraging time and vigilance in a lekking bird. The Auk. 132(1). 82–91. 17 indexed citations

Gibson, Robert M.. (2010). Optimal Prey-size Selection by Three-spined Sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus): A Test of the Apparent-size Hypothesis. Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie. 52(3). 291–307. 5 indexed citations

Gibson, Robert M., et al.. (2005). Microsatellite DNA analysis shows that greater sage grouse leks are not kin groups. Molecular Ecology. 14(14). 4453–4459. 31 indexed citations

Aspbury, Andrea S. & Robert M. Gibson. (2004). Long-range visibility of greater sage grouse leks: a GIS-based analysis. Animal Behaviour. 67(6). 1127–1132. 32 indexed citations

Gibson, Robert M., et al.. (2002). Active formation of mixed–species grouse leks: a role for predation in lek evolution?. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 269(1509). 2503–2507. 39 indexed citations

Semple, Kirk T., Robert K. Wayne, & Robert M. Gibson. (2001). Microsatellite analysis of female mating behaviour in lek‐breeding sage grouse. Molecular Ecology. 10(8). 2043–2048. 38 indexed citations

Langen, Tom A. & Robert M. Gibson. (1998). Sampling and information acquisition by western scrub-jays, Aphelocoma californica. Animal Behaviour. 55(5). 1245–1254. 15 indexed citations

Gibson, Robert M., et al.. (1996). Reversal of a female preference after visual exposure to a predator in the guppy,Poecilia reticulata. Animal Behaviour. 52(5). 1007–1015. 94 indexed citations

Höglund, ‎Jacob, Rauno V. Alatalo, Robert M. Gibson, & Arne Lundberg. (1995). Mate-choice copying in black grouse. Animal Behaviour. 49(6). 1627–1633. 103 indexed citations

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Gibson, Robert M. & ‎Jacob Höglund. (1992). Copying and sexual selection. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 7(7). 229–232. 171 indexed citations

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Gibson, Robert M.. (1992). Lek formation in sage grouse: the effect of female choice on male territory settlement. Animal Behaviour. 43(3). 443–450. 30 indexed citations

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Gibson, Robert M. & Gwendolyn C. Bachman. (1992). The costs of female choice in a lekking bird. Behavioral Ecology. 3(4). 300–309. 99 indexed citations

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Gibson, Robert M.. (1990). Relationships between Blood Parasites, Mating Success and Phenotypic Cues in Male Sage GrouseCentrocercus urophasianus. American Zoologist. 30(2). 271–278. 40 indexed citations

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Gibson, Robert M., Charles Taylor, & David Jefferson. (1990). Lek formation by female choice: a simulation study. Behavioral Ecology. 1(1). 36–42. 43 indexed citations

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Bradbury, Jack W., Sandra L. Vehrencamp, & Robert M. Gibson. (1989). Dispersion of displaying male sage grouse. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 24(1). 1–14. 78 indexed citations

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Vehrencamp, Sandra L., Jack W. Bradbury, & Robert M. Gibson. (1989). The energetic cost of display in male sage grouse. Animal Behaviour. 38(5). 885–896. 277 indexed citations

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Gibson, Robert M. & Jack W. Bradbury. (1987). Lek Organization in Sage Grouse: Variations on a Territorial Theme. The Auk. 104(1). 77–84. 52 indexed citations

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Gibson, Robert M. & F. E. Guinness. (1980). Differential Reproduction Among Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) Stags on Rhum. Journal of Animal Ecology. 49(1). 199–199. 37 indexed citations

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Gibson, Robert M. & F. E. Guinness. (1980). Behavioural factors affecting male reproductive success in red deer (Cervus elaphus). Animal Behaviour. 28(4). 1163–1174. 36 indexed citations

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Clutton‐Brock, Tim, S. D. Albon, Robert M. Gibson, & F. E. Guinness. (1979). The logical stag: Adaptive aspects of fighting in red deer (Cervus elaphus L.). Animal Behaviour. 27. 211–225. 654 indexed citations breakdown →

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