Vance A. Tucker

4.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
44 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Vance A. Tucker is a scholar working on Ecology, Aerospace Engineering and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Vance A. Tucker has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Ecology, 19 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 16 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Vance A. Tucker's work include Avian ecology and behavior (21 papers), Physiological and biochemical adaptations (18 papers) and Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (14 papers). Vance A. Tucker is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (21 papers), Physiological and biochemical adaptations (18 papers) and Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms (14 papers). Vance A. Tucker collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. Vance A. Tucker's co-authors include George A. Bartholomew, Malcolm S. Gordon, Klaus Schmidt‐Koenig, Anthony K. Lee, James H. Enderson and Tom J. Cade and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Vance A. Tucker

44 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

Method for oxygen content and dissociation curves on microliter blood samples.

1967 437 citations Vance A. Tucker profile →
Respiratory Exchange and Evaporative Water Loss in the Flying Budgerigar

1968 299 citations Vance A. Tucker Journal of Experimental Biology profile →

Peers

Vance A. Tucker

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J. M. V. Rayner United Kingdom

C. J. Pennycuick United Kingdom

John D. Altringham United Kingdom

Robert W. Blake United States

Kenneth P. Dial United States

Robert E. Shadwick Canada

R. McNeill Alexander United Kingdom

F. Reed Hainsworth United States

Steven Vogel United States

Terrie M. Williams United States

J. M. V. Rayner United Kingdom

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3.2k ×1.2

ECOLO

3.2k ×2.4

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1.3k ×1.3

AE

659 ×1.0

NLC

429 ×0.9

GPC

Citations per year, relative to Vance A. Tucker Vance A. Tucker (= 1×) peers J. M. V. Rayner

Countries citing papers authored by Vance A. Tucker

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vance A. Tucker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vance A. Tucker

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Tucker, Vance A.. (2000). Gliding Flight: Drag and Torque of a Hawk and a Falcon With Straight and Turned Heads, and a Lower Value For The Parasite Drag Coefficient. Journal of Experimental Biology. 203(24). 3733–3744. 24 indexed citations

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Tucker, Vance A., et al.. (2000). Curved Flight Paths and Sideways Vision in Peregrine Falcons (Falco Peregrinus). Journal of Experimental Biology. 203(24). 3755–3763. 59 indexed citations

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Tucker, Vance A.. (2000). The Deep Fovea, Sideways Vision and Spiral Flight Paths in Raptors. Journal of Experimental Biology. 203(24). 3745–3754. 112 indexed citations

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Tucker, Vance A.. (1999). A 4 g, battery-powered, data logger accelerometer for free-flying birds. Review of Scientific Instruments. 70(11). 4394–4397. 2 indexed citations

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Tucker, Vance A., et al.. (1998). Diving Speeds and Angles of a Gyrfalcon (Falco Rusticolus). Journal of Experimental Biology. 201(13). 2061–2070. 33 indexed citations

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Tucker, Vance A.. (1996). Using a Collision Model to Design Safer Wind Turbine Rotors for Birds. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. 118(4). 263–269. 19 indexed citations

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Tucker, Vance A.. (1995). An optical tracking device for recording the three-dimensional paths of flying birds. Review of Scientific Instruments. 66(4). 3042–3047. 4 indexed citations

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Tucker, Vance A.. (1991). The Effect of Molting on the Gliding Performance of a Harris' Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus). 108(1). 108–113. 66 indexed citations

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Tucker, Vance A.. (1989). Ambiguities in stereopsis. Nature. 337(6208). 605–605. 5 indexed citations

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Tucker, Vance A.. (1987). Gliding Birds: The Effect of Variable Wing Span. Journal of Experimental Biology. 133(1). 33–58. 84 indexed citations

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Tucker, Vance A.. (1972). Respiration during flight in birds. Respiration Physiology. 14(1-2). 75–82. 31 indexed citations

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Tucker, Vance A.. (1971). Waves and Water Beetles. The Physics Teacher. 9(1). 10–19. 1 indexed citations

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Tucker, Vance A.. (1971). Flight Energetics in Birds. American Zoologist. 11(1). 115–124. 35 indexed citations

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Tucker, Vance A.. (1970). Energetic cost of locomotion in animals. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. 34(4). 841–846. 276 indexed citations

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Tucker, Vance A.. (1969). The Energetics of Bird Flight. Scientific American. 220(5). 70–78. 65 indexed citations

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Tucker, Vance A.. (1966). Diurnal Torpor and Its Relation to Food Consumption and Weight Changes in the California Pocket Mouse Perognathus Californicus. Ecology. 47(2). 245–252. 52 indexed citations

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Tucker, Vance A.. (1966). Oxygen Transport by the Circulatory System of the Green Iguana (Iguana Iguana) at Different Body Temperatures. Journal of Experimental Biology. 44(1). 77–92. 91 indexed citations

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Gordon, Malcolm S. & Vance A. Tucker. (1965). Osmotic Regulation in the Tadpoles of the Crab-Eating Frog (Rana Cancrivora). Journal of Experimental Biology. 42(3). 437–445. 57 indexed citations

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Bartholomew, George A. & Vance A. Tucker. (1963). Control of Changes in Body Temperature, Metabolism, and Circulation by the Agamid Lizard, Amphibolurus barbatus. Physiological Zoology. 36(3). 199–218. 246 indexed citations

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Tucker, Vance A.. (1962). Diurnal Torpidity in the California Pocket Mouse. Science. 136(3514). 380–381. 44 indexed citations

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