William E. Cooper

18.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
335 papers, 13.9k citations indexed

About

William E. Cooper is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, William E. Cooper has authored 335 papers receiving a total of 13.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 210 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 177 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 49 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in William E. Cooper's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (196 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (176 papers) and Plant and animal studies (116 papers). William E. Cooper is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (196 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (176 papers) and Plant and animal studies (116 papers). William E. Cooper collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and South Africa. William E. Cooper's co-authors include Laurie J. Vitt, Larry B. Crowder, Valentín Pérez‐Mellado, William G. Frederick, Sheila E. Blumstein, Stephen J. Eady, Donald J. Hall, Earl E. Werner, Martin J. Whiting and Daniel T. Blumstein and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

William E. Cooper

329 papers receiving 12.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William E. Cooper United States 59 7.3k 6.5k 3.3k 2.3k 2.3k 335 13.9k
Holger Schielzeth Germany 34 7.8k 1.1× 3.2k 0.5× 7.3k 2.2× 1.3k 0.6× 4.1k 1.8× 109 20.9k
Alasdair I. Houston United Kingdom 78 10.1k 1.4× 1.9k 0.3× 7.9k 2.4× 1.4k 0.6× 3.1k 1.3× 282 19.3k
Rune Haubo Bojesen Christensen Denmark 21 2.3k 0.3× 1.4k 0.2× 2.5k 0.8× 2.6k 1.1× 1.9k 0.8× 42 16.2k
Alexandra Kuznetsova Russia 9 2.2k 0.3× 1.4k 0.2× 2.5k 0.7× 2.5k 1.1× 1.8k 0.8× 30 15.3k
Carel P. van Schaik Switzerland 88 11.3k 1.5× 1.3k 0.2× 5.9k 1.8× 3.6k 1.5× 1.4k 0.6× 324 25.0k
John R. Krebs United Kingdom 61 7.4k 1.0× 1.4k 0.2× 6.3k 1.9× 367 0.2× 2.6k 1.1× 148 14.4k
M. Brooks Denmark 12 4.7k 0.6× 2.9k 0.4× 6.0k 1.8× 388 0.2× 4.0k 1.8× 22 14.7k
Gordon M. Burghardt United States 48 3.7k 0.5× 3.1k 0.5× 1.6k 0.5× 438 0.2× 995 0.4× 235 8.0k
Michael D. Jennions Australia 61 12.6k 1.7× 2.7k 0.4× 4.5k 1.4× 2.0k 0.9× 2.5k 1.1× 244 18.7k
Jeanne Altmann United States 64 11.2k 1.5× 1.4k 0.2× 7.4k 2.3× 3.3k 1.4× 1.1k 0.5× 145 23.9k

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All Works

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Pérez‐Mellado, Valentín, et al.. (2018). Balearic lizards use chemical cues from a complex deceptive mimicry to capture attracted pollinators. Ethology. 124(4). 260–268. 3 indexed citations
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Cooper, William E. & Diogo S. M. Samia. (2018). Choosing among alternative refuges: Distances and directions. Ethology. 124(4). 209–217. 6 indexed citations
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Cooper, William E.. (2017). Thismia hawkesii W.E.Cooper and T. lanternatus W.E.Cooper (Thismiaceae), two new fairy lantern species from the Wet Tropics Bioregion, Queensland, Australia. Austrobaileya A Journal of Plant Systematics. 10(1). 130–138. 4 indexed citations
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Cooper, William E.. (2013). A taxonomic revision of Garcinia L. (Clusiaceae) in Australia, including four new species from tropical Queensland. Austrobaileya A Journal of Plant Systematics. 9(1). 1–29. 6 indexed citations
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Cooper, William E., Keiko Watanabe, Hiroaki Yamamoto, Kōichi Tanaka, & Kazuyoshi Takayama. (2011). Shear Stress Measurements During High-Speed Impacts with Sand and Glass Beads. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 1 indexed citations
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Castañeda‐Gaytán, Gamaliel, et al.. (2011). Incidencia de autotomía caudal en la lagartija de arena de Chihuahua Uma paraphygas (Sauria: Phrynosomatidae). Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad. 82(1). 193–198. 1 indexed citations
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Cooper, William E. & Andrew Ford. (2010). Trichosanthes odontosperma W.E.Cooper & A.J.Ford (Cucurbitaceae), a new species from Queensland's Wet Tropics. Austrobaileya A Journal of Plant Systematics. 8(2). 125–131. 1 indexed citations
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Cooper, William E. & Martin J. Whiting. (2007). Effects of Risk on Flight Initiation Distance and Escape Tactics in two Southern African Lizard Species. Current Zoology. 53(3). 446–453. 14 indexed citations
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Cooper, William E.. (2005). Lizard Foraging Modes: Global Need for Data, Methods for Data Collection and Call for Data. Herpetological review. 36(4). 5 indexed citations
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Cooper, William E., et al.. (2005). Antipredatory Threat Displays and Aggressive Defenses by the Acrodont Lizard Uromastyx aegyptius (Acrodonta: Agamidae: Uromasticinae) when Cornered and in Crevices. Russian Journal of Herpetology. 12(1). 69–73. 2 indexed citations
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Cooper, William E. & Valentín Pérez‐Mellado. (2003). Kleptoparasitism in the Balearic lizard, Podarcis lilfordi. Amphibia-Reptilia. 24(2). 219–224. 28 indexed citations
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Cooper, William E., Gordon M. Burghardt, & William S. Brown. (2000). Chemical Stimuli from potential prey and predators: behavioural responses by hatchling racers (Coluber constrictor) from two geographically distinct populations. Amphibia-Reptilia. 21(1). 2 indexed citations
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Cooper, William E., et al.. (1994). Tree and substrate selection in the semi-arboreal scincid lizard Eumeces laticeps. Herpetological Journal. 4(1). 20–23. 7 indexed citations
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Cooper, William E. & Stanley E. Trauth. (1992). DISCRIMINATION OF CONSPECIFIC MALE AND FEMALE CLOACAL CHEMICAL STIMULI BY MALES AND POSSESSION OF A PROBABLE PHEROMONE GLAND BY FEMALES IN A CORDYLID) LIZARD, GERRHOSAURUS NIGROLINVEATUS. Herpetologica. 48(2). 229–236. 27 indexed citations
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Cooper, William E. & Allison C. Alberts. (1990). Responses to chemical food stimuli by an herbivorous actively foraging lizard, Dipsosaurus dorsalis. Herpetologica. 46(3). 259–266. 57 indexed citations
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Cooper, William E. & Laurie J. Vitt. (1987). Deferred agonistic behavior in a long-lived scincid lizard Eumeces laticeps. Oecologia. 72(3). 321–326. 61 indexed citations
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Cooper, William E., Sheila E. Blumstein, & Georgia Nigro. (1975). Articulatory effects on speech perception: a preliminary report. Journal of Phonetics. 3(2). 87–98. 13 indexed citations
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Blumstein, Sheila E. & William E. Cooper. (1974). Hemispheric Processing of Intonation Contours. Cortex. 10(2). 146–158. 210 indexed citations
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Cooper, William E.. (1974). Selective adaptation for acoustic cues of voicing in initial stops. Journal of Phonetics. 2(4). 303–313. 24 indexed citations
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Cooper, William E.. (1957). THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TENSILE TEST TO PRESSURE VESSEL DESIGN. Welding Journal. 30 indexed citations

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