Ben C. Sheldon
Impact in
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- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Plant and animal studies
- Developmental Biology top 0.05%
Papers in
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- Animal Behavior and Reproduction 204
- Plant and animal studies 88
- Ecology 164
- Avian ecology and behavior 116
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation 59
- Co-authors
- Simon Verhulst (8 shared papers)Juha Merilä (24 shared papers)Loeske E. B. Kruuk (19 shared papers)Hans Ellegren (12 shared papers)Lars Gustafsson (11 shared papers)Stuart A. West (7 shared papers)Damien R. Farine (22 shared papers)R. H. McCleery (11 shared papers)
- Journals
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (25 papers)Animal Behaviour (21 papers)Journal of Animal Ecology (20 papers)Evolution (17 papers)Journal of Evolutionary Biology (15 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomSwedenUnited States
In The Last Decade
Ben C. Sheldon
292 papers receiving 25.8k citations
Ben C. Sheldon's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 181
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 16.5k
- Developmental Biology 1.8k
- Ecology 12.8k
- Parasitology 3.1k
- Ecological Modeling 2.0k
Countries citing papers authored by Ben C. Sheldon
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Fields of papers citing papers by Ben C. Sheldon
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Co-authors
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 295 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecological immunology: costly parasite defences and trade-offs in evolutionary ecology Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 2048 |
| 2 | Adaptive Phenotypic Plasticity in Response to Climate Change in a Wild Bird Population Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 998 |
| 3 | Individuals and populations: the role of long-term, individual-based studies of animals in ecology and evolutionary biology Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 714 |
| 4 | Differential allocation: tests, mechanisms and implications Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 592 |
| 5 | Experimentally induced innovations lead to persistent culture via conformity in wild birds Hit paper breakdown → | 2014 | 467 |
| 6 | 1998 | 429 | |
| 7 | 2002 | 405 | |
| 8 | 1999 | 380 | |
| 9 | 2009 | 373 | |
| 10 | 2001 | 350 | |
| 11 | 1999 | 350 | |
| 12 | 1997 | 329 | |
| 13 | 2009 | 323 | |
| 14 | 1995 | 304 | |
| 15 | 1996 | 301 | |
| 16 | 1994 | 301 | |
| 17 | 2000 | 293 | |
| 18 | 2011 | 290 | |
| 19 | 2007 | 289 | |
| 20 | 2012 | 274 |
About Ben C. Sheldon
Ben C. Sheldon is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, Genetics, Parasitology and Developmental Biology, having authored 295 papers that have together received 26.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (204 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (116 papers), Plant and animal studies (88 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (59 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (40 papers), Bird parasitology and diseases (35 papers), Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (30 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (27 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (16.5k citations), Developmental Biology (1.8k citations), Ecology (12.8k citations), Parasitology (3.1k citations) and Ecological Modeling (2.0k citations). Ben C. Sheldon has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sweden and United States. Frequent co-authors include Simon Verhulst, Juha Merilä, Loeske E. B. Kruuk, Hans Ellegren, Lars Gustafsson, Stuart A. West, Damien R. Farine, R. H. McCleery, Tim Clutton‐Brock and Lucy M. Aplin. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Animal Behaviour, Journal of Animal Ecology, Evolution and Journal of Evolutionary Biology.
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