Stephen C. Stearns

26.1k total citations · 8 hit papers
135 papers, 18.9k citations indexed

About

Stephen C. Stearns is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen C. Stearns has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 18.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Genetics, 37 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 21 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Stephen C. Stearns's work include Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (36 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (28 papers) and Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (19 papers). Stephen C. Stearns is often cited by papers focused on Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (36 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (28 papers) and Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (19 papers). Stephen C. Stearns collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Stephen C. Stearns's co-authors include Jacob C. Koella, Andrew P. Hendry, Tadeusz J. Kawecki, Martin Ackermann, Marcel Kaiser, Randolph M. Nesse, Sean Byars, Elke Hillesheim, Diddahally R. Govindaraju and Rolf F. Hoekstra and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Stephen C. Stearns

128 papers receiving 16.8k 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.

Life-History Tactics: A Review of the Ideas

1976 2.8k citations Stephen C. Stearns The Quarterly Review of Biology profile →
Trade-Offs in Life-History Evolution

1989 2.1k citations Stephen C. Stearns profile →
The Evolution Of Life Histories

1998 1.7k citations Stephen C. Stearns profile →
The Evolutionary Significance of Phenotypic Plasticity

1989 994 citations Stephen C. Stearns profile →
THE EVOLUTION OF PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY IN LIFE‐HISTORY TRAITS: PREDICTIONS OF REACTION NORMS FOR AGE AND SIZE AT MATURITY

1986 967 citations Stephen C. Stearns et al. Evolution profile →
The Evolution of Life History Traits: A Critique of the Theory and a Review of the Data

1977 831 citations Stephen C. Stearns profile →
Evolution Illuminated: Salmon and Their Relatives

2003 699 citations Stephen C. Stearns et al. profile →
Life history evolution: successes, limitations, and prospects

2000 551 citations Stephen C. Stearns Die Naturwissenschaften profile →

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen C. Stearns

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Hirudotherapy Efficacy and Complications in the Management of Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review 2024 ·PubMed ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Stephen C. Stearns, Samuel J. Lin	2
2	Preferences and Barriers of Male Patients Seeking Aesthetic Procedures 2023 ·Aesthetic Plastic Surgery ·(unknown), Erin Kim, (unknown), (unknown), Stephen C. Stearns, (unknown), Theodore C. Lee, (unknown), Bernard T. Lee, Samuel J. Lin	3
3	Using a standardized intra-operative endoflip protocol during fundoplication to identify factors that affect distensibility 2020 ·Surgical Endoscopy ·Bailey Su, Mikhail Attaar, Harry J. Wong, Zachary M. Callahan, Kristine Kuchta, Stephen C. Stearns, John G. Linn, Woody Denham, Stephen P. Haggerty, Michael Ujiki	15
4	Anti-reflux mucosectomy (ARMS) results in improved recovery and similar reflux quality of life outcomes compared to laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication 2020 ·Surgical Endoscopy ·Harry J. Wong, Bailey Su, Mikhail Attaar, Kristine Kuchta, Stephen C. Stearns, John G. Linn, Stephen P. Haggerty, Woody Denham, Michael Ujiki	36
5	The transition to modernity and chronic disease: mismatch and natural selection 2018 ·Nature Reviews Genetics ·Stephen Corbett, Alexandre Courtiol, Virpi Lummaa, Jacob A. Moorad, Stephen C. Stearns	80
6	Genetic loci associated with coronary artery disease harbor evidence of selection and antagonistic pleiotropy 2017 ·PLoS Genetics ·Sean Byars, Qin Qin Huang, (unknown), Andrew Bakshi, Samuli Ripatti, Gad Abraham, Stephen C. Stearns, Michael Inouye	43
7	Evolutionary public health: introducing the concept 2017 ·The Lancet ·Jonathan C. K. Wells, Randolph M. Nesse, Rebecca Sear, Rufus A. Johnstone, Stephen C. Stearns	135
8	The Demographic Transition Influences Variance in Fitness and Selection on Height and BMI in Rural Gambia 2013 ·Current Biology ·Alexandre Courtiol, Ian J. Rickard, Virpi Lummaa, Andrew M. Prentice, Anthony J. C. Fulford, Stephen C. Stearns	17
9	Sustaining Life: How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity 2009 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·Stephen C. Stearns	11
10	The great opportunity: Evolutionary applications to medicine and public health 2008 ·Evolutionary Applications ·Randolph M. Nesse, Stephen C. Stearns	128
11	ARE WE STALLED PART WAY THROUGH A MAJOR EVOLUTIONARY TRANSITION FROM INDIVIDUAL TO GROUP? 2007 ·Evolution ·Stephen C. Stearns	21
12	The Naturalist in a World of Genomics 2003 ·The American Naturalist ·Stephen C. Stearns, Paul M. Magwene	47
13	Genome-Wide Transcript Profiles in Aging and Calorically Restricted Drosophila melanogaster 2002 ·Current Biology ·Scott D. Pletcher, Stuart J. Macdonald, (unknown), Ulrich Certa, Stephen C. Stearns, David B. Goldstein, Linda Partridge	430
14	Evolution in Health and Disease: Work in Progress 2001 ·The Quarterly Review of Biology ·Stephen C. Stearns, Dieter Ebert	61
15	Life history evolution: successes, limitations, and prospects breakdown → 2000 ·Die Naturwissenschaften ·Stephen C. Stearns	551
16	Daniel Bernoulli (1738): evolution and economics under risk 2000 ·Journal of Biosciences ·Stephen C. Stearns	74
17	P-element inserts in transgenic flies: a cautionary tale 1997 ·Heredity ·Marcel Kaiser, (unknown), (unknown), Stephen C. Stearns	34
18	Diagnosing senescence: inferring evolutionary causes from phenotypic patterns can be misleading 1995 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Albert Blarer, Michael Doebeli, Stephen C. Stearns	18
19	Selection against inbred song sparrows during a natural population bottleneck 1994 ·Nature ·Lukas F. Keller, Peter Arcese, James N. Smith, Wesley M. Hochachka, Stephen C. Stearns	338
20	The effects of enhanced expression of elongation factor EF-1? on lifespan inDrosophila melanogaster 1993 ·Genetica ·Stephen C. Stearns, Marcel Kaiser	37

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