Tracey Chapman

17.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
155 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

Tracey Chapman is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Tracey Chapman has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 91 papers in Genetics and 38 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Tracey Chapman's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (105 papers), Plant and animal studies (87 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (80 papers). Tracey Chapman is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (105 papers), Plant and animal studies (87 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (80 papers). Tracey Chapman collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Tracey Chapman's co-authors include Linda Partridge, Stuart Wigby, Mariana F. Wolfner, Jenny Bangham, Amanda Bretman, Locke Rowe, Göran Arnqvist, Dominic A. Edward, Claudia Fricke and John M. Kalb and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Tracey Chapman

150 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Cost of mating in Drosophila melanogaster females is mediated by male accessory gland products

1995 1.2k citations Tracey Chapman et al. Nature profile →
Sexual conflict

2003 796 citations Tracey Chapman et al. profile →
The evolution and significance of male mate choice

2011 430 citations Tracey Chapman et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tracey Chapman United Kingdom	54	7.9k	5.9k	2.9k	1.6k	1.2k	155	10.9k
Mariana F. Wolfner United States	70	8.7k 1.1×	8.9k 1.5×	4.2k 1.5×	4.2k 2.6×	1.0k 0.9×	206	15.9k
Russell Bonduriansky Australia	43	4.9k 0.6×	3.5k 0.6×	1.5k 0.5×	408 0.2×	2.0k 1.7×	124	8.0k
Tadeusz J. Kawecki Switzerland	41	4.0k 0.5×	4.1k 0.7×	1.5k 0.5×	760 0.5×	2.5k 2.1×	102	8.9k
Adam K. Chippindale Canada	34	2.7k 0.3×	2.6k 0.4×	1.0k 0.4×	710 0.4×	1.4k 1.2×	49	4.9k
Kimberly A. Hughes United States	36	2.6k 0.3×	2.7k 0.5×	999 0.3×	456 0.3×	1.1k 0.9×	80	5.1k
Anthony J. Zera United States	38	3.5k 0.4×	2.5k 0.4×	1.8k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	1.7k 1.4×	97	5.9k
Douglas J. Emlen United States	40	4.7k 0.6×	3.3k 0.6×	1.5k 0.5×	1.0k 0.6×	1.9k 1.5×	75	6.8k
Allen J. Moore United States	54	7.1k 0.9×	4.9k 0.8×	2.5k 0.9×	364 0.2×	1.9k 1.6×	207	10.1k
Trudy F. C. Mackay United States	57	1.9k 0.2×	5.6k 1.0×	1.2k 0.4×	2.0k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	170	9.4k
Michael G. Ritchie United Kingdom	43	4.0k 0.5×	3.5k 0.6×	1.1k 0.4×	779 0.5×	948 0.8×	173	6.0k

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Fowler, Emily K., Douglas W. Yu, Marco Archetti, et al.. (2025). Female oviposition decisions are influenced by the microbial environment. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 38(3). 379–390. 1 indexed citations

Immler, Simone, et al.. (2025). Selection on the epigenome: small RNA inheritance in animal evolution. Trends in Genetics. 41(9). 804–816. 1 indexed citations

Vasudeva, Ramakrishnan, et al.. (2025). Short experimental heatwaves have sublethal impacts on male reproduction in a model insect. Journal of Experimental Biology. 228(15).

Haerty, Wilfried, et al.. (2024). Socially plastic responses in females are robust to evolutionary manipulations of adult sex ratio and adult nutrition. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 37(10). 1215–1224.

Fairweather, M., et al.. (2024). Ageing effects of social environments in ‘non-social’ insects. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 379(1916). 20220463–20220463. 7 indexed citations

Fowler, Emily K., et al.. (2023). Sex-biased gene expression in nutrient-sensing pathways. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 290(1994). 20222086–20222086. 4 indexed citations

Sepil, Irem, et al.. (2022). Experimental evolution under varying sex ratio and nutrient availability modulates male mating success in Drosophila melanogaster. Biology Letters. 18(6). 20210652–20210652. 3 indexed citations

Sales, Kris, et al.. (2022). Multigenerational downregulation of insulin/IGF‐1 signaling in adulthood improves lineage survival, reproduction, and fitness in Caenorhabditis elegans supporting the developmental theory of ageing. Evolution. 76(12). 2829–2845. 3 indexed citations

Hotzy, Cosima, Emily K. Fowler, Berrit Kiehl, et al.. (2021). Evolutionary history of sexual selection affects microRNA profiles in Drosophila sperm. Evolution. 76(2). 310–319. 6 indexed citations

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Sales, Kris, et al.. (2021). Transgenerational fitness effects of lifespan extension by dietary restriction in Caenorhabditis elegans. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 288(1950). 20210701–20210701. 16 indexed citations

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Rostant, Wayne G., et al.. (2020). Satyrization in Drosophila fruitflies. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 34(2). 319–330. 3 indexed citations

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Bolton, Michael, Hilda L. Collins, Tracey Chapman, et al.. (2019). Response to a Synthetic Pheromone Source by OX4319L, a Self-Limiting Diamondback Moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) Strain, and Field Dispersal Characteristics of its Progenitor Strain. Journal of Economic Entomology. 112(4). 1546–1551. 4 indexed citations

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Longdon, Ben, Jonathan P. Day, Philip T. Leftwich, et al.. (2017). Vertically transmitted rhabdoviruses are found across three insect families and have dynamic interactions with their hosts. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 284(1847). 20162381–20162381. 32 indexed citations

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Mohorianu, Irina, et al.. (2017). Genomic responses to the socio-sexual environment in male Drosophila melanogaster exposed to conspecific rivals. RNA. 23(7). 1048–1059. 38 indexed citations

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Chapman, Tracey. (2016). Experiments with Irish Potatoes Solanum tuberosum in Trinidad. Tropical Agriculture. 42(3).

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Lumley, Alyson J., Łukasz Michalczyk, James J. N. Kitson, et al.. (2015). Sexual selection protects against extinction. Nature. 522(7557). 470–473. 134 indexed citations

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Green, Darrell, Tamás Dalmay, & Tracey Chapman. (2015). Microguards and micromessengers of the genome. Heredity. 116(2). 125–134. 33 indexed citations

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Bretman, Amanda, et al.. (2011). Males Use Multiple, Redundant Cues to Detect Mating Rivals. Current Biology. 21(7). 617–622. 107 indexed citations

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Fricke, Claudia, Amanda Bretman, & Tracey Chapman. (2008). ADULT MALE NUTRITION AND REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS INDROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER. Evolution. 62(12). 3170–3177. 105 indexed citations

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Wigby, Stuart & Tracey Chapman. (2004). Sperm competition. Current Biology. 14(3). R100–R103. 57 indexed citations

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