William M. Shields

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

William M. Shields is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, William M. Shields has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Ecology, 14 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in William M. Shields's work include Plant and animal studies (9 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (8 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (8 papers). William M. Shields is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (9 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (8 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (8 papers). William M. Shields collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. William M. Shields's co-authors include Jin Yoshimura, Christopher M. Whipps, David S. Woodruff, Alan R. Templeton, Helmut Hemmer, Georgina M. Mace, Ulysses S. Seal, Keith L. Bildstein, Stephen V. Stehman and Susan E. Wade and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Ecology and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

William M. Shields

30 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Philopatry, Inbreeding, and the Evolution of Sex 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 100 200 300 400
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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. Philopatry, Inbreeding, and the Evolution of Sex
    1983 448 citations William M. Shields Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William M. Shields United States 17 821 757 352 253 181 33 1.6k
Richard A. Pettifor United Kingdom 20 1.0k 1.3× 1.1k 1.5× 342 1.0× 261 1.0× 170 0.9× 28 1.7k
Morné A. Du Plessis South Africa 22 1.1k 1.3× 1.2k 1.5× 234 0.7× 263 1.0× 108 0.6× 42 1.7k
Michael P. Lombardo United States 23 689 0.8× 684 0.9× 229 0.7× 101 0.4× 132 0.7× 55 1.5k
Michel Saint Jalme France 25 682 0.8× 763 1.0× 442 1.3× 156 0.6× 75 0.4× 57 1.8k
Renée A. Duckworth United States 21 1.1k 1.3× 1.7k 2.2× 470 1.3× 263 1.0× 92 0.5× 37 2.2k
Aldo Poiani Australia 19 628 0.8× 926 1.2× 357 1.0× 311 1.2× 42 0.2× 49 1.5k
Brian Bertram United Kingdom 18 1.0k 1.3× 851 1.1× 258 0.7× 178 0.7× 116 0.6× 32 1.7k
Lyanne Brouwer Netherlands 24 1.1k 1.4× 1.4k 1.8× 297 0.8× 270 1.1× 106 0.6× 49 1.9k
Peter Neuhaus Canada 25 1.4k 1.6× 908 1.2× 365 1.0× 226 0.9× 70 0.4× 58 1.9k
Sjouke A. Kingma Netherlands 26 872 1.1× 1.2k 1.6× 252 0.7× 104 0.4× 104 0.6× 68 1.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shields, William M., et al.. (2021). Effects of Weather on Foraging Success and Hunting Frequency in Winter-Irruptive Snowy Owls (Bubo scandiacus) in Upstate New York. Journal of Raptor Research. 55(4). 3 indexed citations
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Stehman, Stephen V., et al.. (2017). Association of Anthropogenic Disturbances and Intestinal Parasitism in Ecuadorian Mantled Howler Monkeys, Alouatta palliata aequatorialis. Folia Primatologica. 88(3). 307–322. 7 indexed citations
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Wade, Susan E., et al.. (2015). Gastrointestinal Parasites of Ecuadorian Mantled Howler Monkeys (Alouatta palliata aequatorialis) Based on Fecal Analysis. Journal of Parasitology. 101(3). 341–350. 31 indexed citations
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Shields, William M., et al.. (2012). Necrophobic behavior in small mammals. Behavioural Processes. 94. 41–44. 17 indexed citations
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Gilder, Jason R., Keith Inman, William M. Shields, & Dan E. Krane. (2010). Magnitude-dependent variation in peak height balance at heterozygous STR loci. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 125(1). 87–94. 16 indexed citations
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Shields, William M.. (2006). <p>The Epistemic Value of Cautionary Tales</p>. The Journal of Technology Studies. 32(2). 90–94.
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Yoshimura, Jin & William M. Shields. (1992). Components of uncertainty in clutch-size optimization. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 54(2-3). 445–464. 12 indexed citations
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Howard, Daniel J. & William M. Shields. (1990). Patterns of Genetic Variation within and among Species of Chauliognathus (Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 83(3). 326–334. 6 indexed citations
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Shields, William M.. (1990). Information Centers and Coloniality in Cliff Swallows: Statistical Design and Analysis‐‐A Comment. Ecology. 71(1). 401–405. 5 indexed citations
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Shields, William M., et al.. (1990). Social influences on barn swallow foraging in the Adirondacks: a test of competing hypotheses. Animal Behaviour. 39(1). 97–104. 6 indexed citations
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Yoshimura, Jin & William M. Shields. (1987). Probabilistic optimization of phenotype distributions: a general solution for the effects of uncertainty on natural selection?. Evolutionary Ecology. 1(2). 125–138. 36 indexed citations
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Templeton, Alan R., Helmut Hemmer, Georgina M. Mace, et al.. (1986). Local adaptation, coadaptation, and population boundaries. Zoo Biology. 5(2). 115–125. 99 indexed citations
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Shields, William M., et al.. (1985). Sexually selected infanticide by adult male barn swallows. Animal Behaviour. 33(3). 754–761. 71 indexed citations
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Shields, William M.. (1984). Factors Affecting Nest and Site Fidelity in Adirondack Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica). The Auk. 101(4). 780–789. 147 indexed citations
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Shields, William M.. (1983). Philopatry, Inbreeding, and the Evolution of Sex. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 448 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shields, William M., et al.. (1983). Forcible rape: An evolutionary perspective. Ethology and Sociobiology. 4(3). 115–136. 154 indexed citations
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Shields, William M.. (1979). Philopatry, inbreeding, and the adaptive advantages of sex /. OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network). 6 indexed citations
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Shields, William M. & Keith L. Bildstein. (1979). Bird Versus Bats: Behavioral Interactions at a Localized Food Source. Ecology. 60(3). 468–474. 30 indexed citations
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Shields, William M.. (1977). The Effect of Time of Day on Avian Census Results. The Auk. 94(2). 380–383. 51 indexed citations

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