Wayne K. Potts

8.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Wayne K. Potts is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wayne K. Potts has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 26 papers in Genetics and 26 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Wayne K. Potts's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (30 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (19 papers) and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (17 papers). Wayne K. Potts is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (30 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (19 papers) and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (17 papers). Wayne K. Potts collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Australia. Wayne K. Potts's co-authors include Dustin J. Penn, Edward K. Wakeland, C. Jo Manning, Patricia Slev, Kristy Damjanovich, David B. McDonald, Victor Apanius, Shawn Meagher, Erin E. McClelland and James S. Ruff and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Wayne K. Potts

80 papers receiving 5.5k citations

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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.

The Evolution of Mating Preferences and Major Histocompatibility Complex Genes

1999 564 citations Dustin J. Penn, Wayne K. Potts profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wayne K. Potts United States	38	2.5k	1.8k	1.4k	1.2k	766	80	5.8k
Robert E. Johnston United States	61	2.4k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	1.9k 2.5×	227	11.0k
Shelley A. Adamo Canada	44	2.4k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	584 0.8×	106	5.7k
Donna L. Maney United States	35	2.9k 1.2×	691 0.4×	296 0.2×	2.0k 1.6×	782 1.0×	83	5.3k
Alexandre Roulin Switzerland	55	6.6k 2.7×	1.4k 0.8×	277 0.2×	4.3k 3.5×	596 0.8×	268	9.6k
Manfred Gahr Germany	47	4.2k 1.7×	963 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	2.5k 2.0×	680 0.9×	276	8.3k
Leslie A. Knapp United Kingdom	34	991 0.4×	382 0.2×	831 0.6×	431 0.4×	973 1.3×	75	2.9k
Marie J. E. Charpentier France	31	1.2k 0.5×	501 0.3×	250 0.2×	627 0.5×	1.4k 1.9×	77	2.8k
James L. Goodson United States	53	2.7k 1.1×	643 0.4×	924 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	3.8k 4.9×	158	8.3k
Michael W. Nachman United States	63	2.3k 0.9×	6.7k 3.8×	404 0.3×	1.8k 1.5×	347 0.5×	137	10.7k
Johanna Mappes Finland	56	7.2k 2.9×	3.6k 2.1×	255 0.2×	1.6k 1.3×	564 0.7×	225	9.1k

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Zala, Sarah M., et al.. (2023). Female scent accelerates growth of juvenile male mice. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 7371–7371. 1 indexed citations

Apanius, Victor, et al.. (2017). The Nature of Selection on the Major Histocompatibility Complex. Critical Reviews in Immunology. 37(2-6). 75–120. 75 indexed citations

Ruff, James S., et al.. (2016). Paroxetine exposure skews litter sex ratios in mice suggesting a Trivers–Willard process. Behavioral Ecology. 27(4). 1113–1121. 5 indexed citations

Kavazis, Andreas N., et al.. (2016). Reproduction Does Not Adversely Affect Liver Mitochondrial Respiratory Function but Results in Lipid Peroxidation and Increased Antioxidants in House Mice. PLoS ONE. 11(8). e0160883–e0160883. 14 indexed citations

Ruff, James S., et al.. (2016). Rofecoxib-induced deleterious effects escape detection by organismal performance assays. Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results. 7(1). 4–4. 3 indexed citations

Ruff, James S., et al.. (2014). Compared to Sucrose, Previous Consumption of Fructose and Glucose Monosaccharides Reduces Survival and Fitness of Female Mice. Journal of Nutrition. 145(3). 434–441. 19 indexed citations

Cunningham, Christopher B., James S. Ruff, Kevin Chase, Wayne K. Potts, & David R. Carrier. (2013). Competitive Ability in Male House Mice (Mus musculus): Genetic Influences. Behavior Genetics. 43(2). 151–160. 18 indexed citations

McClelland, Erin E., Johanna Rivera, Arturo Casadevall, et al.. (2013). The Role of Host Gender in the Pathogenesis of Cryptococcus neoformans Infections. PLoS ONE. 8(5). e63632–e63632. 69 indexed citations

Nelson, Adam, et al.. (2013). Rapid adaptation to mammalian sociality via sexually selected traits. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13(1). 81–81. 11 indexed citations

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Kubinak, Jason L., et al.. (2012). Experimental viral evolution to specific host MHC genotypes reveals fitness and virulence trade-offs in alternative MHC types. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(9). 3422–3427. 64 indexed citations

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Ilmonen, Petteri, Dustin J. Penn, Kristy Damjanovich, et al.. (2008). Experimental infection magnifies inbreeding depression in house mice. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 21(3). 834–841. 55 indexed citations

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Zala, Sarah M., Benjamin K. Chan, Staci D. Bilbo, et al.. (2007). Genetic resistance to infection influences a male’s sexual attractiveness and modulation of testosterone. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 22(3). 381–387. 19 indexed citations

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Meagher, Shawn & Wayne K. Potts. (2004). A Microsatellite-Based MHC Genotyping System for House Mice (Mus domesticus). Hereditas. 127(1-2). 75–82. 23 indexed citations

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Penn, Dustin J., Kristy Damjanovich, & Wayne K. Potts. (2002). MHC heterozygosity confers a selective advantage against multiple-strain infections. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(17). 11260–11264. 450 indexed citations

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Carroll, Liam & Wayne K. Potts. (2001). Accumulated background variation among H2 mutant congenic strains: elimination through PCR-based genotyping of F2 segregants. Journal of Immunological Methods. 257(1-2). 137–143. 8 indexed citations

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Penn, Dustin J. & Wayne K. Potts. (1998). How Do Major Histocompatibility Complex Genes Influence Odor and Mating Preferences?**Received for publication on September 19, 1997. Advances in immunology. 69. 411–436. 144 indexed citations

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Potts, Wayne K., C. Jo Manning, & Edward K. Wakeland. (1994). The role of infectious disease, inbreeding and mating preferences in maintaining MHC genetic diversity: an experimental test. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 346(1317). 369–378. 121 indexed citations

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McDonald, David B. & Wayne K. Potts. (1994). Cooperative Display and Relatedness Among Males in a Lek-Mating Bird. Science. 266(5187). 1030–1032. 198 indexed citations

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Jenner, Dominic C., et al.. (1990). Human cDNA sequence homologous to the mouse LLRep3 gene family. Nucleic Acids Research. 18(3). 681–681. 13 indexed citations

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Pullen, Ann M., Wayne K. Potts, Edward K. Wakeland, John W. Kappler, & Philippa Marrack. (1990). Surprisingly uneven distribution of the T cell receptor V beta repertoire in wild mice.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 171(1). 49–62. 66 indexed citations

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