John Maynard Smith
Impact in
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- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Genetics top 0.05%
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Genetic diversity and population structure
Papers in
- Genetics 114
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics 101
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- Philosophy and History of Science 61
- Co-authors
- Eörs Szathmáry (17 shared papers)George Price (1 shared paper)John Haigh (6 shared papers)George A. Parker (3 shared papers)Egbert Giles Leigh (1 shared paper)Brian G. Spratt (7 shared papers)N. H. Smith (6 shared papers)Noel H. Smith (8 shared papers)
- Journals
- Nature (48 papers)Journal of Theoretical Biology (16 papers)Genetics Research (10 papers)The American Naturalist (10 papers)Evolution (8 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomUnited StatesCanada
In The Last Decade
John Maynard Smith
263 papers receiving 51.5k citations
John Maynard Smith's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 224
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 11k
- Genetics 14.4k
- Aging 662
- Developmental Biology 755
- History and Philosophy of Science 3.8k
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside John Maynard Smith, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 282 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evolution and the Theory of Games Hit paper breakdown → | 1988 | 6114 |
| 2 | Evolution and the Theory of Games Hit paper breakdown → | 1982 | 5364 |
| 3 | The Logic of Animal Conflict Hit paper breakdown → | 1973 | 4635 |
| 4 | The hitch-hiking effect of a favourable gene Hit paper breakdown → | 1974 | 2643 |
| 5 | THE MAJOR TRANSITIONS OF EVOLUTION Hit paper breakdown → | 1995 | 2607 |
| 6 | The Major Transitions in Evolution Hit paper breakdown → | 1997 | 2050 |
| 7 | The theory of games and the evolution of animal conflicts Hit paper breakdown → | 1974 | 1792 |
| 8 | The hitch-hiking effect of a favourable gene Hit paper breakdown → | 2007 | 1702 |
| 9 | The logic of asymmetric contests Hit paper breakdown → | 1976 | 1599 |
| 10 | How clonal are bacteria? Hit paper breakdown → | 1993 | 1576 |
| 11 | Group Selection and Kin Selection Hit paper breakdown → | 1964 | 1334 |
| 12 | Developmental Constraints and Evolution: A Perspective from the Mountain Lake Conference on Development and Evolution Hit paper breakdown → | 1985 | 1142 |
| 13 | Models in ecology Hit paper breakdown → | 1974 | 962 |
| 14 | Parental investment: A prospective analysis Hit paper breakdown → | 1977 | 890 |
| 15 | Optimization Theory in Evolution Hit paper breakdown → | 1978 | 874 |
| 16 | The major evolutionary transitions Hit paper breakdown → | 1995 | 784 |
| 17 | Optimality theory in evolutionary biology Hit paper breakdown → | 1990 | 724 |
| 18 | Animal Signals Hit paper breakdown → | 2003 | 721 |
| 19 | Natural Selection and the Concept of a Protein Space Hit paper breakdown → | 1970 | 717 |
| 20 | 1997 | 579 |
About John Maynard Smith
John Maynard Smith is a scholar working on Genetics, History and Philosophy of Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Aging and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, having authored 282 papers that have together received 56.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (101 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (61 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (47 papers), Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (33 papers), Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (22 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (13 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (12 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (11k citations), Genetics (14.4k citations), Aging (662 citations), Developmental Biology (755 citations) and History and Philosophy of Science (3.8k citations). John Maynard Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Eörs Szathmáry, George Price, John Haigh, George A. Parker, Egbert Giles Leigh, Brian G. Spratt, N. H. Smith, Noel H. Smith, Edward J. Feil and Martin A. Nowak. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Journal of Theoretical Biology, Genetics Research, The American Naturalist and Evolution.
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