W. Thomas Jones

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

W. Thomas Jones is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Thomas Jones has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Ecology, 6 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 4 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in W. Thomas Jones's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (9 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (7 papers) and Plant and animal studies (3 papers). W. Thomas Jones is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (9 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (7 papers) and Plant and animal studies (3 papers). W. Thomas Jones collaborates with scholars based in United States and Netherlands. W. Thomas Jones's co-authors include Peter M. Waser, Eric L. Charnov, J. Van Den Assem, F. Stephen Dobson, Lee F. Elliott, James C. Munger, Michael A. Bowers and Steven N. Austad and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Ecology and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

W. Thomas Jones

16 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Sex ratio evolution in a variable environment 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Sex ratio evolution in a variable environment
    1981 556 citations Eric L. Charnov, W. Thomas Jones et al. Nature profile →

Peers

W. Thomas Jones
Martyn G. Murray United Kingdom
Jes Johannesen Germany
William L. Vickery Canada
Etienne Sirot France
Mark T. Stanback United States
Anne‐Katrin Eggert United States
Edwin H. Bryant United States
Peter O’Donald United Kingdom
Alain Jacot Switzerland
Mathias Kölliker Switzerland
Martyn G. Murray United Kingdom
W. Thomas Jones
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Fields of papers citing papers by W. Thomas Jones

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Thomas Jones

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Jones, W. Thomas, et al.. (2013). Excavations at Mucking: Volume 2. 2 indexed citations
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Waser, Peter M. & W. Thomas Jones. (1991). Survival and Reproductive Effort in Banner‐Tailed Kangaroo Rats. Ecology. 72(3). 771–777. 40 indexed citations
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Waser, Peter M. & W. Thomas Jones. (1989). Heritability of dispersal in banner-tailed kangaroo rats, Dipodomys spectabilis. Animal Behaviour. 37. 987–991. 30 indexed citations
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Jones, W. Thomas, et al.. (1988). Philopatry, Dispersal, and Habitat Saturation in the Banner‐Tailed Kanagaroo Rat, Dipodomys Spectabilis. Ecology. 69(5). 1466–1473. 89 indexed citations
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Jones, W. Thomas, et al.. (1988). Movement and reproductive behavior of solitary male redtail guenons (Cercopithecus ascanius). American Journal of Primatology. 14(3). 203–222. 14 indexed citations
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Jones, W. Thomas. (1988). Density‐Related Changes in Survival of Philopatric and Dispersing Kangaroo Rats. Ecology. 69(5). 1474–1478. 36 indexed citations
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Jones, W. Thomas, et al.. (1988). Darting and marking techniques for an arboreal forest monkey, Cercopithecus ascanius. American Journal of Primatology. 14(1). 83–89. 18 indexed citations
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Jones, W. Thomas. (1986). Survivorship in Philopatric and Dispersing Kangaroo Rats (Dipodomys Spectabilis). Ecology. 67(1). 202–207. 47 indexed citations
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Dobson, F. Stephen & W. Thomas Jones. (1985). Multiple Causes of Dispersal. The American Naturalist. 126(6). 855–858. 215 indexed citations
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Jones, W. Thomas. (1984). Natal philopatry in bannertailed kangaroo rats. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 15(2). 151–155. 68 indexed citations
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Munger, James C., Michael A. Bowers, & W. Thomas Jones. (1983). DESERT RODENT POPULATIONS: FACTORS AFFECTING ABUNDANCE, DISTRIBUTION, AND GENETIC STRUCTURE. ScholarsArchive (Brigham Young University). 7(1). 7. 32 indexed citations
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Waser, Peter M. & W. Thomas Jones. (1983). Natal Philopatry Among Solitary Mammals. The Quarterly Review of Biology. 58(3). 355–390. 340 indexed citations
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Jones, W. Thomas. (1982). NATAL NONDISPERSAL IN KANGAROO RATS. Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University System). 16 indexed citations
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Jones, W. Thomas. (1982). Sex ratio and host size in a parasitoid wasp. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 10(3). 207–210. 83 indexed citations
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Charnov, Eric L., et al.. (1981). Sex ratio evolution in a variable environment. Nature. 289(5793). 27–33. 556 indexed citations breakdown →
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Austad, Steven N., W. Thomas Jones, & Peter M. Waser. (1979). Territorial defence in speckled wood butterflies: why does the resident always win?. Animal Behaviour. 27. 960–961. 19 indexed citations

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