Sonia E. Sultan

12.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
63 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Sonia E. Sultan is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Sonia E. Sultan has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 23 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 21 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Sonia E. Sultan's work include Plant and animal studies (24 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (21 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (10 papers). Sonia E. Sultan is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (24 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (21 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (10 papers). Sonia E. Sultan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Canada. Sonia E. Sultan's co-authors include Hamish G. Spencer, Jacob J. Herman, F. A. Bazzaz, Dianna K. Padilla, Benjamin G. Miner, Rick A. Relyea, Steven G. Morgan, Amity M. Wilczek, Patrick Bateson and David J.P. Barker and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Sonia E. Sultan

62 papers receiving 8.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Developmental plasticity and human health

2004 1.2k citations Patrick Bateson, David J.P. Barker et al. Nature profile →
Phenotypic plasticity for plant development, function and life history

2000 1.2k citations Sonia E. Sultan Trends in Plant Science profile →
Ecological consequences of phenotypic plasticity

2005 666 citations Sonia E. Sultan et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
Metapopulation Structure Favors Plasticity over Local Adaptation

2002 520 citations Sonia E. Sultan, Hamish G. Spencer The American Naturalist profile →
The role of developmental plasticity in evolutionary innovation

2011 423 citations Sonia E. Sultan et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sonia E. Sultan United States	40	3.6k	3.1k	2.7k	1.7k	1.6k	63	8.9k
Christina L. Richards United States	31	2.3k 0.6×	2.8k 0.9×	2.3k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	72	6.9k
Cliff Cunningham United States	49	2.6k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	997 0.4×	3.2k 1.9×	3.2k 2.0×	104	10.6k
Louis J. Guillette United States	62	2.1k 0.6×	512 0.2×	3.2k 1.2×	3.1k 1.8×	2.3k 1.5×	318	15.8k
Oliver Bossdorf Germany	41	3.4k 0.9×	3.5k 1.1×	3.2k 1.2×	1.6k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	94	7.7k
Timothy A. Mousseau United States	52	5.6k 1.6×	1.1k 0.4×	2.0k 0.7×	3.4k 1.9×	3.6k 2.3×	235	12.3k
Carl D. Schlichting United States	40	4.3k 1.2×	2.5k 0.8×	2.4k 0.9×	2.6k 1.5×	2.1k 1.3×	80	8.8k
Mary Jane West‐Eberhard Costa Rica	21	5.9k 1.6×	602 0.2×	1.2k 0.4×	4.5k 2.6×	2.1k 1.3×	51	10.6k
Scott P. Carroll United States	39	3.7k 1.0×	1.1k 0.4×	2.2k 0.8×	2.3k 1.3×	2.9k 1.8×	83	8.2k
David Raubenheimer Australia	88	6.5k 1.8×	1.8k 0.6×	2.5k 0.9×	4.4k 2.6×	6.9k 4.4×	412	23.4k
Samuel M. Scheiner United States	47	4.8k 1.3×	1.8k 0.6×	4.4k 1.6×	2.9k 1.7×	4.0k 2.6×	131	11.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sonia E. Sultan

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Feiner, Nathalie, et al.. (2023). The relative impact of parental and current environment on plant transcriptomes depends on type of stress and genotype. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 290(2007). 20230824–20230824. 3 indexed citations

Sultan, Sonia E., et al.. (2021). Transgenerational effects of parent plant competition on offspring development in contrasting conditions. Ecology. 102(12). e03531–e03531. 13 indexed citations

Balari, Sergio, Guillermo Lorenzo, & Sonia E. Sultan. (2020). Language Acquisition and EcoDevo Processes: The Case of the Lexicon-Syntax Interface. Biological Theory. 15(3). 148–160. 3 indexed citations

Adrian‐Kalchhauser, Irene, et al.. (2020). Understanding 'Non-genetic' Inheritance: Insights from Molecular-Evolutionary Crosstalk. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 35(12). 1078–1089. 80 indexed citations

Baker, Brennan H., et al.. (2018). Context-Dependent Developmental Effects of Parental Shade Versus Sun Are Mediated by DNA Methylation. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 1251–1251. 29 indexed citations

Sultan, Sonia E.. (2017). Developmental plasticity: re-conceiving the genotype. Interface Focus. 7(5). 20170009–20170009. 55 indexed citations

Herman, Jacob J. & Sonia E. Sultan. (2016). DNA methylation mediates genetic variation for adaptive transgenerational plasticity. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 283(1838). 20160988–20160988. 139 indexed citations

Matesanz, Silvia, et al.. (2014). Genetic Diversity and Population Structure in Polygonum cespitosum: Insights to an Ongoing Plant Invasion. PLoS ONE. 9(4). e93217–e93217. 16 indexed citations

Sultan, Sonia E.. (2009). Plant developmental responses to the environment: eco-devo insights. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 13(1). 96–101. 79 indexed citations

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Sultan, Sonia E., Kasey E. Barton, & Amity M. Wilczek. (2009). Contrasting patterns of transgenerational plasticity in ecologically distinct congeners. Ecology. 90(7). 1831–1839. 138 indexed citations

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McClure, Michelle M., Stephanie M. Carlson, Timothy J. Beechie, et al.. (2008). Evolutionary consequences of habitat loss for Pacific anadromous salmonids. Evolutionary Applications. 1(2). 300–318. 84 indexed citations

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Sultan, Sonia E., et al.. (2005). Shade tolerance plasticity in response to neutral vs green shade cues in Polygonum species of contrasting ecological breadth. New Phytologist. 166(1). 141–148. 66 indexed citations

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Bateson, Patrick, David J.P. Barker, Timothy H. Clutton-Brock, et al.. (2004). Developmental plasticity and human health. Nature. 430(6998). 419–421. 1226 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sultan, Sonia E., et al.. (2003). Speciation – a rebirth. New Phytologist. 160(1). 14–17. 1 indexed citations

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Sultan, Sonia E.. (2003). The Promise of Ecological Developmental Biology. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological Genetics and Physiology. 1–7. 8 indexed citations

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Sultan, Sonia E.. (2003). Commentary: The promise of ecological developmental biology. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution. 296B(1). 1–7. 35 indexed citations

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Sultan, Sonia E.. (2002). Phenotypic plasticity in plants: a case study in ecological development. Evolution & Development. 5(1). 25–33. 210 indexed citations

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Sultan, Sonia E. & Hamish G. Spencer. (2002). Metapopulation Structure Favors Plasticity over Local Adaptation. The American Naturalist. 160(2). 271–283. 520 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sultan, Sonia E.. (2000). Phenotypic plasticity for plant development, function and life history. Trends in Plant Science. 5(12). 537–542. 1167 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sultan, Sonia E., et al.. (1998). Physiological response to complex environments in annual Polygonum species of contrasting ecological breadth. Oecologia. 115(4). 564–578. 102 indexed citations

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