Stephen T. Emlen

15.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
81 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

Stephen T. Emlen is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen T. Emlen has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 29 papers in Ecology and 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Stephen T. Emlen's work include Plant and animal studies (33 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (32 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (23 papers). Stephen T. Emlen is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (33 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (32 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (23 papers). Stephen T. Emlen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Kenya and Panama. Stephen T. Emlen's co-authors include Lewis W. Oring, Peter H. Wrege, H. Kern Reeve, Natalie J. Demong, John T. Emlen, Laurent Keller, Peter M. Buston, Simon A. Levin, John M. Emlen and Robert E. Hegner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Stephen T. Emlen

79 papers receiving 9.6k citations

Hit Papers

Ecology, Sexual Selection, and the Evolution of Mating Sy... 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 1982 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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.

  1. Ecology, Sexual Selection, and the Evolution of Mating Systems
    1977 4.9k citations Stephen T. Emlen et al. Science profile →
  2. The Evolution of Helping. I. An Ecological Constraints Model
    1982 680 citations Stephen T. Emlen The American Naturalist profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen T. Emlen United States 37 7.4k 5.0k 2.0k 1.5k 1.4k 81 10.8k
J. R. Krebs United Kingdom 36 5.3k 0.7× 3.9k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 1.9k 1.3× 899 0.6× 57 10.3k
Paul W. Sherman United States 57 7.3k 1.0× 5.4k 1.1× 3.0k 1.5× 1.8k 1.2× 972 0.7× 128 12.7k
T. H. Clutton‐Brock United Kingdom 55 7.1k 1.0× 7.5k 1.5× 3.4k 1.7× 3.0k 2.0× 1.4k 1.0× 91 14.8k
Malte Andersson Sweden 43 11.7k 1.6× 6.4k 1.3× 3.6k 1.8× 818 0.5× 2.2k 1.6× 97 15.1k
Lewis W. Oring United States 35 5.0k 0.7× 4.8k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 836 0.5× 1.4k 1.0× 93 8.2k
John R. Krebs United Kingdom 61 7.4k 1.0× 6.3k 1.3× 1.7k 0.8× 1.8k 1.2× 1.4k 1.0× 148 14.4k
Amotz Zahavi Israel 19 4.8k 0.6× 2.5k 0.5× 1.3k 0.7× 958 0.6× 687 0.5× 34 7.6k
Judy A. Stamps United States 61 8.2k 1.1× 5.2k 1.0× 2.0k 1.0× 1.2k 0.8× 3.4k 2.4× 126 11.8k
Rufus A. Johnstone United Kingdom 56 7.6k 1.0× 2.7k 0.5× 2.9k 1.4× 1.5k 1.0× 963 0.7× 145 10.6k
Michael Taborsky Switzerland 59 7.5k 1.0× 3.8k 0.8× 2.5k 1.3× 2.7k 1.8× 1.4k 1.0× 219 11.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shen, Sheng‐Feng, H. Kern Reeve, Stephen T. Emlen, Ming Liu, & Dustin R. Rubenstein. (2023). Group size and the resolution of insider–outsider conflict in animal societies. Animal Behaviour. 205. 107–116.
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Emlen, Stephen T. & Peter H. Wrege. (2004). Size Dimorphism, Intrasexual Competition, and Sexual Section in Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana), a Sex-Role-Reversed Shorebird in Panama. The Auk. 121(2). 391–403. 2 indexed citations
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Emlen, Stephen T. & Peter H. Wrege. (2004). SIZE DIMORPHISM, INTRASEXUAL COMPETITION, AND SEXUAL SELECTION IN WATTLED JACANA (JACANA JACANA), A SEX-ROLE-REVERSED SHOREBIRD IN PANAMA. The Auk. 121(2). 391–391. 75 indexed citations
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Whittingham, Linda A., Frederick H. Sheldon, & Stephen T. Emlen. (2000). MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY OF JACANAS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR MORPHOLOGIC AND BIOGEOGRAPHIC EVOLUTION. The Auk. 117(1). 22–22. 22 indexed citations
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Emlen, Stephen T., H. Kern Reeve, & Laurent Keller. (1998). Reproductive skew: disentangling concessions from control. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 13(11). 458–459. 27 indexed citations
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Emlen, Stephen T., Peter H. Wrege, & Michael S. Webster. (1998). Cuckoldry as a cost of polyandry in the sex–role–reversed wattled jacana, Jacana jacana. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 265(1413). 2359–2364. 60 indexed citations
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Emlen, Stephen T.. (1997). When mothers prefer daughters over sons. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 12(8). 291–292. 90 indexed citations
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Emlen, Stephen T.. (1996). Living with relatives: lessons from avian family systems*. Ibis. 138(1). 87–100. 13 indexed citations
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Emlen, Stephen T., Peter H. Wrege, & Natalie J. Demong. (1995). Making Decisions in the Family: An Evolutionary Perspective. American Scientist. 83(2). 148–157. 23 indexed citations
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Emlen, Stephen T.. (1994). Benefits, constrainsts and the evolution of the family. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 9(8). 282–285. 172 indexed citations
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Emlen, Stephen T. & Peter H. Wrege. (1994). Gender, status and family fortunes in the white-fronted bee-eater. Nature. 367(6459). 129–132. 19 indexed citations
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Emlen, Stephen T.. (1990). Observations on a Captive Colony of Quaker Parakeets. 17(4). 26–29. 6 indexed citations
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Konishi, Masakazu, Stephen T. Emlen, Robert E. Ricklefs, & John C. Wingfield. (1989). Contributions of Bird Studies to Biology. Science. 246(4929). 465–472. 69 indexed citations
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Emlen, Stephen T., John M. Emlen, & Simon A. Levin. (1986). Sex-Ratio Selection in Species with Helpers-At-The-Nest. The American Naturalist. 127(1). 1–8. 159 indexed citations
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Emlen, Stephen T.. (1984). Cooperative breeding in birds and mammals.. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 305–339. 173 indexed citations
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Emlen, Stephen T.. (1976). An Alternative Case for Sociobiology. Science. 192(4241). 736–738. 10 indexed citations
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Emlen, Stephen T.. (1975). The Stellar-Orientation System of a Migratory Bird. Scientific American. 233(2). 102–111. 76 indexed citations
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Emlen, Stephen T.. (1967). Migratory Orientation in the Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea. Part II: Mechanism of Celestial Orientation. The Auk. 84(4). 463–489. 103 indexed citations
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Emlen, Stephen T.. (1967). Orientation of Zugunruhe in the Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus. Ornithological Applications. 69(2). 203–205. 1 indexed citations
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Emlen, Stephen T. & John T. Emlen. (1966). A Technique for Recording Migratory Orientation of Captive Birds. The Auk. 83(3). 361–367. 285 indexed citations

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