Thomas E. Dowling

6.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
103 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Thomas E. Dowling is a scholar working on Genetics, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Aquatic Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas E. Dowling has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Genetics, 70 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 41 papers in Aquatic Science. Recurrent topics in Thomas E. Dowling's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (74 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (68 papers) and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (39 papers). Thomas E. Dowling is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (74 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (68 papers) and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (39 papers). Thomas E. Dowling collaborates with scholars based in United States, Portugal and United Kingdom. Thomas E. Dowling's co-authors include Wesley M. Brown, Craig Moritz, Carol L. Secor, Bruce D. DeMarais, Paul C. Marsh, W. L. Minckley, C. Alana Tibbets, Richard E. Broughton, Gerald R. Smith and Anthony A. Echelle and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Thomas E. Dowling

101 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

EVOLUTION OF ANIMAL MITOCHONDRIAL DNA: RELEVANCE FOR POPU... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 1997 400 800 1.2k
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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. EVOLUTION OF ANIMAL MITOCHONDRIAL DNA: RELEVANCE FOR POPULATION BIOLOGY AND SYSTEMATICS
    1987 1.2k citations Craig Moritz, Thomas E. Dowling et al. profile →
  2. The Role of Hybridization and Introgression in the Diversification of Animals
    1997 535 citations Thomas E. Dowling, Carol L. Secor profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas E. Dowling United States 35 3.2k 2.4k 1.6k 1.6k 1.2k 103 5.3k
Graham P. Wallis New Zealand 48 2.7k 0.8× 2.0k 0.8× 1.7k 1.0× 850 0.5× 729 0.6× 115 5.3k
Christian Sturmbauer Austria 49 2.7k 0.8× 2.7k 1.1× 2.6k 1.6× 1.1k 0.7× 2.3k 1.9× 139 6.2k
Luciano B. Beheregaray Australia 47 3.0k 0.9× 2.5k 1.1× 3.2k 1.9× 1.6k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 197 6.8k
Robb F. Leary United States 30 3.0k 0.9× 2.4k 1.0× 1.6k 1.0× 558 0.3× 904 0.7× 50 5.1k
W. Stewart Grant United States 40 3.1k 1.0× 2.1k 0.9× 2.3k 1.4× 2.0k 1.2× 1.1k 0.9× 112 5.9k
Michael M. Hansen Denmark 55 5.6k 1.7× 4.8k 2.0× 2.8k 1.7× 1.8k 1.1× 1.6k 1.3× 193 9.2k
John Carlos Garza United States 34 3.3k 1.0× 2.1k 0.9× 1.7k 1.0× 1.0k 0.6× 442 0.4× 118 4.9k
Joseph E. Neigel United States 29 3.4k 1.1× 1.4k 0.6× 3.3k 2.0× 1.8k 1.1× 517 0.4× 57 7.0k
Carol A. Reeb United States 9 2.0k 0.6× 941 0.4× 1.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 394 0.3× 12 3.5k
Filip Volckaert Belgium 39 2.5k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 2.2k 1.3× 1.4k 0.9× 1.4k 1.2× 133 5.3k

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All Works

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Bernal, Moisés A., et al.. (2022). Concordant patterns of morphological, stable isotope and genetic variation in a recent ecological radiation (Salmonidae: Coregonus spp.). Molecular Ecology. 31(17). 4495–4509. 6 indexed citations
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Carson, Evan W., Thomas F. Turner, D. Adams, et al.. (2016). Retention of Ancestral Genetic Variation Across Life-Stages of an Endangered, Long-Lived Iteroparous Fish. Journal of Heredity. 107(6). 567–572. 4 indexed citations
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Dowling, Thomas E., Corey Devin Anderson, Paul C. Marsh, & Michael S. Rosenberg. (2015). Population Structure in the Roundtail Chub (Gila robusta Complex) of the Gila River Basin as Determined by Microsatellites: Evolutionary and Conservation Implications. PLoS ONE. 10(10). e0139832–e0139832. 12 indexed citations
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Unmack, Peter J., Thomas E. Dowling, Carol L. Secor, et al.. (2014). Influence of Introgression and Geological Processes on Phylogenetic Relationships of Western North American Mountain Suckers (Pantosteus, Catostomidae). PLoS ONE. 9(3). e90061–e90061. 41 indexed citations
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Dowling, Thomas E., et al.. (2012). Genetic Variability in a Recruiting Population of Endangered Razorback Suckers from Lake Mead, Arizona–Nevada. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 141(4). 990–999. 6 indexed citations
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Unmack, Peter J. & Thomas E. Dowling. (2010). Biogeography of the genus Craterocephalus (Teleostei: Atherinidae) in Australia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 55(3). 968–984. 41 indexed citations
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Gante, Hugo F., Joana Micael, Francisco J. Oliva‐Paterna, et al.. (2009). Diversification within glacial refugia: tempo and mode of evolution of the polytypic fish Barbus sclateri. Molecular Ecology. 18(15). 3240–3255. 32 indexed citations
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Hamilton, Cyd E., et al.. (2009). Distribution of Hybrid Fungal Symbionts and Environmental Stress. Microbial Ecology. 58(2). 408–413. 21 indexed citations
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Gante, Hugo F., Maria Judite Alves, & Thomas E. Dowling. (2008). Development of cytochrome b primers for mitotyping of barbels (Barbus spp.). Molecular Ecology Resources. 8(4). 786–789. 5 indexed citations
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Estabrook, George F., Gerald R. Smith, & Thomas E. Dowling. (2007). BODY MASS AND TEMPERATURE INFLUENCE RATES OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA EVOLUTION IN NORTH AMERICAN CYPRINID FISH. Evolution. 61(5). 1176–1187. 29 indexed citations
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Berendzen, Peter B., Andrew M. Simons, Robert M. Wood, Thomas E. Dowling, & Carol L. Secor. (2007). Recovering cryptic diversity and ancient drainage patterns in eastern North America: Historical biogeography of the Notropis rubellus species group (Teleostei: Cypriniformes). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 46(2). 721–737. 58 indexed citations
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Crespo‐López, Maria Elena, Tiago L. Duarte, Thomas E. Dowling, & Maria M. Coelho. (2006). Modes of reproduction of the hybridogenetic fish Squalius alburnoides in the Tejo and Guadiana rivers: An approach with microsatellites. Zoology. 109(4). 277–286. 29 indexed citations
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Dowling, Thomas E., et al.. (2002). Evidence for Multiple Genetic Forms with Similar Eyeless Phenotypes in the Blind Cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 19(4). 446–455. 138 indexed citations
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Broughton, Richard E., Gavin J. P. Naylor, & Thomas E. Dowling. (1998). Conflicting Phylogenetic Patterns Caused by Molecular Mechanisms in Mitochondrial DNA Sequences. Systematic Biology. 47(4). 696–701. 7 indexed citations
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Broughton, Richard E. & Thomas E. Dowling. (1994). Length variation in mitochondrial DNA of the minnow Cyprinella spiloptera.. Genetics. 138(1). 179–190. 94 indexed citations
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Echelle, Anthony A., Thomas E. Dowling, Craig Moritz, & Wesley M. Brown. (1989). MITOCHONDRIAL‐DNA DIVERSITY AND THE ORIGIN OF THE MENIDIA CLARKHUBBSI COMPLEX OF UNISEXUAL FISHES (ATHERINIDAE). Evolution. 43(5). 984–993. 27 indexed citations

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