Joan B. Silk

Joan B. Silk publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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Joan B. Silk D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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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