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49
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3937
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Stephen T. Emlen publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen T. Emlen sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 81 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Stephen T. Emlen D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen T. Emlen sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 49 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1972 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1968 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Stephen T. Emlen is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Social Sciences, with a focus on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, as well as Sociology and Political Science.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction

Emlen has published work in notable venues such as Animal Behaviour. One recent paper is titled Group size and the resolution of insider-outsider conflict in animal societies, published in 2023 by Animal Behaviour.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Sheng-Feng Shen
  • H. Kern Reeve
  • Ming Liu
  • Dustin R. Rubenstein

In recognition of their scholarly contributions, Emlen has been awarded multiple fellowships, including:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2007)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1972)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1968)

Best Publications

  • Ecology, sexual selection, and the evolution of mating systems

    Stephen T. Emlen;Lewis W. Oring

  • The Evolution of Helping. I. An Ecological Constraints Model

    Stephen T. Emlen

  • An evolutionary theory of the family

    Stephen T. Emlen

  • Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality

    Patrick Abbot;Jun Abe;John Alcock;Samuel Alizon

  • A TECHNIQUE FOR RECORDING MIGRATORY ORIENTATION OF CAPTIVE BIRDS

    Stephen T. Emlen;John T. Emlen

  • Reproductive sharing in animal societies: reproductive incentives or incomplete control by dominant breeders?

    H. Kern Reeve;Stephen T. Emlen;Laurent Keller

  • An Experimental Analysis of the Parameters of Bird Song Eliciting Species Recognition

    Stephen T. Emlen

  • Lek organization and mating strategies in the bullfrog

    Stephen T. Emlen

  • Cognitive processes underlying human mate choice: The relationship between self-perception and mate preference in Western society

    Peter M. Buston;Stephen T. Emlen

  • Cooperative breeding in birds and mammals.

    S T Emlen

  • Celestial Rotation: Its Importance in the Development of Migratory Orientation

    Stephen T. Emlen

  • The role of kinship in helping decisions among white-fronted bee-eaters

    S. T. Emlen;P. H. Wrege

  • Forced copulations and intra-specific parasitism: Two costs of social living in the white-fronted bee-eater.

    Stephen T. Emlen;Peter H. Wrege

  • Benefits, constrainsts and the evolution of the family

    Stephen T. Emlen

  • THE EVOLUTION OF HELPING. II. THE ROLE OF BEHAVIORAL CONFLICT

    Stephen T. Emlen

  • Sex-ratio selection in species with helpers-at-the-nest.

    Stephen T. Emlen;John Merritt Emlen;Simon A. Levin

  • Migratory Orientation in the Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea: Part I: Evidence for Use of Celestial Cues

    Stephen T. Emlen

  • Adaptive significance of synchronized breeding in a colonial bird: a new hypothesis

    Stephen T. Emlen;Natalie J. Demong

  • BREEDING BIOLOGY OF WHITE-FRONTED BEE-EATERS AT NAKURU: THE INFLUENCE OF HELPERS ON BREEDER FITNESS

    Stephen T. Emlen;Peter H. Wrege

  • Perspectives in ornithology: Cooperative breeding strategies among birds

    Stephen T. Emlen;Sandra L. Vehrencamp;J. David Ligon;Ian Rowley

Frequent Co-Authors

Hudson K. Reeve
Hudson K. Reeve Cornell University
Laurent Keller
Laurent Keller University of Lausanne
Paul W. Sherman
Paul W. Sherman Cornell University
Janis L. Dickinson
Janis L. Dickinson Cornell University
Michael A. Cant
Michael A. Cant University of Exeter
Walter D. Koenig
Walter D. Koenig University of California, Berkeley
Eric L. Charnov
Eric L. Charnov University of New Mexico
Dustin R. Rubenstein
Dustin R. Rubenstein Columbia University
John Tooby
John Tooby University of California, Santa Barbara
David Haig
David Haig Harvard University

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