2026 Joan B. Silk: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	71	1295	1237	478	448	181	20819

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Ecology and Evolution

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Research.com Recognitions

2015 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Best Publications

Social Bonds of Female Baboons Enhance Infant Survival

Joan B. Silk;Susan C. Alberts;Jeanne Altmann

1388
Citations
The adaptive value of sociality in mammalian groups

Joan B Silk

916
Citations
Strong and Consistent Social Bonds Enhance the Longevity of Female Baboons

Joan B. Silk;Jacinta C. Beehner;Thore J. Bergman;Catherine Crockford

869
Citations
The benefits of social capital: close social bonds among female baboons enhance offspring survival

Joan B. Silk;Jacinta C. Beehner;Thore J. Bergman;Catherine Crockford

774
Citations
Chimpanzees are indifferent to the welfare of unrelated group members

Joan B. Silk;Sarah F. Brosnan;Sarah F. Brosnan;Jennifer Vonk;Joseph Henrich

754
Citations
Social Components of Fitness in Primate Groups

Joan B. Silk

649
Citations
Social relationships among adult female baboons (papio cynocephalus) I. Variation in the strength of social bonds

Joan B. Silk;Jeanne Altmann;Susan C. Alberts

526
Citations
Ontogeny of prosocial behavior across diverse societies

Bailey R. House;Joan B. Silk;Joseph Henrich;H. Clark Barrett

505
Citations
True paternal care in a multi-male primate society

Jason C. Buchan;Susan C. Alberts;Joan B. Silk;Jeanne Altmann

486
Citations
Empirical evaluation of preservation methods for faecal DNA

M. A. J. Frantzen;J. B. Silk;J. W. H. Ferguson;R. K. Wayne

439
Citations
LOCAL RESOURCE COMPETITION AND FACULTATIVE ADJUSTMENT OF SEX RATIOS IN RELATION TO COMPETITIVE ABILITIES

Joan B. Silk

422
Citations
Kin Selection in Primate Groups

Joan B. Silk

367
Citations
Social relationships among adult female baboons (Papio cynocephalus) II. Variation in the quality and stability of social bonds

Joan B. Silk;Susan C. Alberts;Jeanne Altmann

346
Citations
USING THE ' F' -WORD IN PRIMATOLOGY

Joan B. Silk

330
Citations
Altruism Among Female Macaca Radiata: Explanations and Analysis of Patterns of Grooming and Coalition Formation

Joan B. Silk

321
Citations
A practical guide to the study of social relationships

Joan Silk;Dorothy Cheney;Robert Seyfarth

305
Citations
The role of grunts in reconciling opponents and facilitating interactions among adult female baboons

Dorothy L. Cheney;Robert M. Seyfarth;Joan B. Silk

302
Citations
Factors Affecting Reproduction and Mortality Among Baboons in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

Dorothy L. Cheney;Robert M. Seyfarth;Julia Fischer;J. Beehner

296
Citations
Chimpanzees do not take advantage of very low cost opportunities to deliver food to unrelated group members.

Jennifer Vonk;Jennifer Vonk;Sarah F. Brosnan;Joan B. Silk;Joseph Henrich;Joseph Henrich

274
Citations
The evolution of primate societies

John Cary Mitani;Josep Call;Peter M. Kappeler;Ryne A. Palombit

271
Citations