Ronald Tilson

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Ronald Tilson is a scholar working on Ecology, Social Psychology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ronald Tilson has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Ecology, 22 papers in Social Psychology and 19 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Ronald Tilson's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (25 papers), Primate Behavior and Ecology (22 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (16 papers). Ronald Tilson is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (25 papers), Primate Behavior and Ecology (22 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (16 papers). Ronald Tilson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Ronald Tilson's co-authors include Philip J. Nyhus, James F. Wittenberger, W. J. Hamilton, Ulysses S. Seal, Richard R. Tenaza, Joh R. Henschel, U. S. Seal, Jeff R. Muntifering, David E. Wildt and L. A. Johnston and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The American Naturalist and Conservation Biology.

In The Last Decade

Ronald Tilson

51 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

The Evolution of Monogamy: Hypotheses and Evidence 1980 2026 1995 2010 1980 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. The Evolution of Monogamy: Hypotheses and Evidence
    1980 411 citations Ronald Tilson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ronald Tilson United States 28 1.3k 867 810 370 356 51 2.3k
James M. Dietz United States 30 1.2k 0.9× 1.3k 1.5× 1.1k 1.4× 512 1.4× 451 1.3× 72 3.0k
Dale F. Lott United States 20 1.1k 0.8× 438 0.5× 834 1.0× 357 1.0× 187 0.5× 55 2.0k
Nancy Marusha Creel United States 16 1.5k 1.1× 655 0.8× 859 1.1× 710 1.9× 175 0.5× 18 2.4k
Clare D. Fitzgibbon United Kingdom 22 1.4k 1.1× 427 0.5× 836 1.0× 395 1.1× 168 0.5× 29 2.1k
Richard E. Bodmer United Kingdom 36 2.8k 2.2× 1.2k 1.4× 628 0.8× 291 0.8× 115 0.3× 89 3.8k
Anne Savage United States 29 1.1k 0.8× 907 1.0× 715 0.9× 278 0.8× 744 2.1× 95 2.4k
Michel Saint Jalme France 25 682 0.5× 364 0.4× 763 0.9× 442 1.2× 120 0.3× 57 1.8k
Donald G. Lindburg United States 28 947 0.7× 1.3k 1.5× 1.1k 1.3× 533 1.4× 525 1.5× 72 2.6k
Irven O. Buss United States 21 907 0.7× 544 0.6× 434 0.5× 369 1.0× 238 0.7× 68 1.9k
John Seidensticker United States 28 2.3k 1.8× 488 0.6× 446 0.6× 939 2.5× 108 0.3× 69 3.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ronald Tilson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ronald Tilson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nyhus, Philip J. & Ronald Tilson. (2004). Agroforestry, elephants, and tigers: balancing conservation theory and practice in human-dominated landscapes of Southeast Asia. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 104(1). 87–97. 87 indexed citations
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Carbone, Chris, Sarah Christie, Tim Coulson, et al.. (2002). The use of photographic rates to estimate densities of cryptic mammals: response to Jennelle et al.. Animal Conservation. 5(2). 121–123. 49 indexed citations
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Nyhus, Philip J., et al.. (2000). Crop-raiding elephants and conservation implications at Way Kambas National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia. Oryx. 34(4). 262–262. 57 indexed citations
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Nyhus, Philip J., et al.. (2000). Crop-raiding elephants and conservation implications at Way Kambas National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia. Oryx. 34(4). 262–274. 123 indexed citations
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Nyhus, Philip J. & Ronald Tilson. (1998). Keeping problem tigers from becoming a problem species. Conservation Biology. 12(2). 261. 14 indexed citations
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Tilson, Ronald, et al.. (1997). The decline and impending extinction of the South China tiger. Oryx. 31(4). 243–252. 21 indexed citations
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Tilson, Ronald, et al.. (1997). The decline and impending extinction of the South China tiger. Oryx. 31(4). 243–243. 6 indexed citations
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Reddy, Sarathchandra I., et al.. (1996). The Sumatran rhino in Way Kambas National park, Sumatra, Indonesia. Pachyderm. 21. 13–14. 1 indexed citations
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Donoghue, Ann M., L. A. Johnston, U. S. Seal, et al.. (1992). Ability of thawed tiger ( Panthera tigris ) spermatozoa to fertilize conspecific eggs and bind and penetrate domestic cat eggs in vitro. Reproduction. 96(2). 555–564. 55 indexed citations
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Donoghue, Ann M., L. A. Johnston, U. S. Seal, et al.. (1990). In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Development in Vitro and in Vivo in the Tiger (Panthera Tigris)1. Biology of Reproduction. 43(5). 733–744. 110 indexed citations
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Byers, A. P., et al.. (1989). In-vitro induction of capacitation of fresh and frozen spermatozoa of the Siberian tiger ( Panthera tigris ). Reproduction. 86(2). 599–607. 42 indexed citations
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Post, Gerald, Hugh C. Hensleigh, A. P. Byers, et al.. (1987). Penetration of zona‐free hamster ova by Siberian tiger sperm. Zoo Biology. 6(2). 183–187. 5 indexed citations
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Hamilton, W. J., Ronald Tilson, & Laurence G. Frank. (1986). Sexual Monomorphism in Spotted Hyenas, Crocuta crocuta. Ethology. 71(1). 63–73. 43 indexed citations
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Tilson, Ronald & Joh R. Henschel. (1986). Spatial arrangement of spotted hyaena groups in a desert environment, Namibia. African Journal of Ecology. 24(3). 173–180. 36 indexed citations
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Hamilton, W. J. & Ronald Tilson. (1985). Fishing baboons at desert waterholes. American Journal of Primatology. 8(3). 255–257. 36 indexed citations
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Tenaza, Richard R. & Ronald Tilson. (1985). Human predation and Kloss's gibbon (Hylobates klossii) sleeping trees in Siberut Island, Indonesia. American Journal of Primatology. 8(4). 299–308. 31 indexed citations
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Hamilton, W. J. & Ronald Tilson. (1982). Solitary male chacma baboons in a desert canyon. American Journal of Primatology. 2(2). 149–158. 20 indexed citations
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Tilson, Ronald, et al.. (1980). Prey selection by spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) in the Namib Desert.. 12. 41–49. 31 indexed citations
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Tilson, Ronald. (1979). BEHAVIOUR OF HOOLOCK GIBBON (HYLOBATES HOOLOCK) DURING DIFFERENT SEASONS IN ASSAM, INDIA. 761. 1–16. 35 indexed citations
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Tilson, Ronald. (1977). Social Organization of Simakobu Monkeys (Nasalis concolor) in Siberut Island, Indonesia. Journal of Mammalogy. 58(2). 202–212. 33 indexed citations

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