Tom P. Flower

1.3k total citations
21 papers, 757 citations indexed

About

Tom P. Flower is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Developmental Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom P. Flower has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 757 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Ecology, 17 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 4 papers in Developmental Biology. Recurrent topics in Tom P. Flower's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (17 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (16 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (8 papers). Tom P. Flower is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (17 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (16 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (8 papers). Tom P. Flower collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and Australia. Tom P. Flower's co-authors include Tim Clutton‐Brock, Sarah J. Hodge, Amanda R. Ridley, Matthew O. Gribble, Andrea Manica, Andrew J. Young, Göran Spong, Martha J. Nelson‐Flower, Elizabeth M. Wiley and Alex Thornton and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The American Naturalist and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Tom P. Flower

21 papers receiving 745 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tom P. Flower South Africa 14 562 401 157 152 150 21 757
Claudia Mettke‐Hofmann United Kingdom 16 483 0.9× 386 1.0× 123 0.8× 109 0.7× 241 1.6× 28 837
Daniela Canestrari Spain 19 842 1.5× 600 1.5× 145 0.9× 161 1.1× 219 1.5× 42 1.1k
Michael N. Weiss United Kingdom 16 365 0.6× 283 0.7× 259 1.6× 103 0.7× 186 1.2× 39 708
Markus Zöttl Sweden 20 577 1.0× 419 1.0× 80 0.5× 164 1.1× 169 1.1× 40 893
Adriana A. Maldonado‐Chaparro Germany 13 427 0.8× 251 0.6× 147 0.9× 94 0.6× 242 1.6× 27 627
Frédérique Dubois Canada 18 791 1.4× 432 1.1× 162 1.0× 155 1.0× 222 1.5× 46 1.1k
Rose Thorogood United Kingdom 17 600 1.1× 485 1.2× 139 0.9× 111 0.7× 99 0.7× 59 910
Karen M. Bouwman Netherlands 14 702 1.2× 476 1.2× 108 0.7× 149 1.0× 73 0.5× 18 880
Thijs van Overveld Belgium 16 773 1.4× 572 1.4× 129 0.8× 128 0.8× 116 0.8× 25 989
José M. Marcos Spain 18 712 1.3× 512 1.3× 111 0.7× 128 0.8× 170 1.1× 24 878

Countries citing papers authored by Tom P. Flower

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Tom P. Flower's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Tom P. Flower with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Tom P. Flower more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Tom P. Flower

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Tom P. Flower. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Tom P. Flower. The network helps show where Tom P. Flower may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tom P. Flower

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tom P. Flower. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tom P. Flower based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Tom P. Flower. Tom P. Flower is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Thomson, Robert L., et al.. (2021). Conditioned food aversion reduces crow nest predation: An improved framework for CFA trials. Journal for Nature Conservation. 60. 125970–125970. 3 indexed citations
2.
Flower, Tom P., et al.. (2020). Kalahari skinks eavesdrop on sociable weavers to manage predation by pygmy falcons and expand their realized niche. Behavioral Ecology. 31(5). 1094–1102. 12 indexed citations
3.
Sherley, Richard B., et al.. (2018). The costs of kleptoparasitism: a study of mixed-species seabird breeding colonies. Behavioral Ecology. 29(4). 939–947. 13 indexed citations
4.
Nelson‐Flower, Martha J., Elizabeth M. Wiley, Tom P. Flower, & Amanda R. Ridley. (2018). Individual dispersal delays in a cooperative breeder: Ecological constraints, the benefits of philopatry and the social queue for dominance. Journal of Animal Ecology. 87(5). 1227–1238. 41 indexed citations
5.
Nelson‐Flower, Martha J., Tom P. Flower, & Amanda R. Ridley. (2018). Sex differences in the drivers of reproductive skew in a cooperative breeder. Molecular Ecology. 27(10). 2435–2446. 13 indexed citations
6.
Pichegru, Lorien, et al.. (2016). African Penguin tolerance to humans depends on historical exposure at colony level. Bird Conservation International. 26(3). 307–322. 13 indexed citations
7.
Flower, Tom P., et al.. (2015). Dual parasitism of Fork-tailed Drongos by African and Jacobin Cuckoos. Ostrich. 86(1-2). 189–191. 1 indexed citations
8.
Thompson, Alex, et al.. (2014). Interspecific signalling between mutualists: food-thieving drongos use a cooperative sentinel call to manipulate foraging partners. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 281(1791). 20141232–20141232. 15 indexed citations
9.
Flower, Tom P., Matthew O. Gribble, & Amanda R. Ridley. (2014). Deception by Flexible Alarm Mimicry in an African Bird. Science. 344(6183). 513–516. 76 indexed citations
10.
Nielsen, J. F., Sinéad English, William P. Goodall‐Copestake, et al.. (2012). Inbreeding and inbreeding depression of early life traits in a cooperative mammal. Molecular Ecology. 21(11). 2788–2804. 72 indexed citations
11.
Flower, Tom P., Matthew F. Child, & Amanda R. Ridley. (2012). The ecological economics of kleptoparasitism: pay‐offs from self‐foraging versus kleptoparasitism. Journal of Animal Ecology. 82(1). 245–255. 25 indexed citations
12.
Child, Matthew F., Tom P. Flower, & Amanda R. Ridley. (2012). Investigating a link between bill morphology, foraging ecology and kleptoparasitic behaviour in the fork-tailed drongo. Animal Behaviour. 84(4). 1013–1022. 1 indexed citations
13.
Brooke, M. de L., Tom P. Flower, Ewan M. Campbell, et al.. (2012). Rainfall‐related population growth and adult sex ratio change in theCriticallyEndangeredRaso lark (Alauda razae). Animal Conservation. 15(5). 466–471. 11 indexed citations
14.
Flower, Tom P. & Matthew O. Gribble. (2011). Kleptoparasitism by attacks versus false alarm calls in fork-tailed drongos. Animal Behaviour. 83(2). 403–410. 11 indexed citations
15.
Clutton‐Brock, Tim, Sarah J. Hodge, Tom P. Flower, Göran Spong, & Andrew J. Young. (2010). Adaptive Suppression of Subordinate Reproduction in Cooperative Mammals. The American Naturalist. 176(5). 664–673. 81 indexed citations
16.
Flower, Tom P.. (2010). Fork-tailed drongos use deceptive mimicked alarm calls to steal food. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 278(1711). 1548–1555. 93 indexed citations
17.
Hodge, Sarah J., Alex Thornton, Tom P. Flower, & Tim Clutton‐Brock. (2009). Food limitation increases aggression in juvenile meerkats. Behavioral Ecology. 20(5). 930–935. 37 indexed citations
18.
Clutton‐Brock, Tim, Sarah J. Hodge, & Tom P. Flower. (2008). Group size and the suppression of subordinate reproduction in Kalahari meerkats. Animal Behaviour. 76(3). 689–700. 88 indexed citations
19.
Hodge, Sarah J., Andrea Manica, Tom P. Flower, & Tim Clutton‐Brock. (2007). Determinants of reproductive success in dominant female meerkats. Journal of Animal Ecology. 77(1). 92–102. 115 indexed citations
20.
Hodge, Sarah J., Tom P. Flower, & Tim Clutton‐Brock. (2007). Offspring competition and helper associations in cooperative meerkats. Animal Behaviour. 74(4). 957–964. 31 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Claudia Mettke‐Hofmann Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Daniela Canestrari Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Michael N. Weiss Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Markus Zöttl Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Adriana A. Maldonado‐Chaparro Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Frédérique Dubois Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Rose Thorogood Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Karen M. Bouwman Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Thijs van Overveld Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by José M. Marcos
Rankless by CCL
2026