2026 Stephen T. Emlen: 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	49	3941	3801	1373	1311	81	20674

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Current National Ranking

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Ecology and Evolution

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3801

1373

1311

20674

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

9181
Citations
The Evolution of Helping. I. An Ecological Constraints Model

Stephen T. Emlen

1224
Citations
An evolutionary theory of the family

Stephen T. Emlen

775
Citations
Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality

Patrick Abbot;Jun Abe;John Alcock;Samuel Alizon

598
Citations
A TECHNIQUE FOR RECORDING MIGRATORY ORIENTATION OF CAPTIVE BIRDS

Stephen T. Emlen;John T. Emlen

461
Citations
Reproductive sharing in animal societies: reproductive incentives or incomplete control by dominant breeders?

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

446
Citations
An Experimental Analysis of the Parameters of Bird Song Eliciting Species Recognition

Stephen T. Emlen

427
Citations
Lek organization and mating strategies in the bullfrog

Stephen T. Emlen

378
Citations
Cognitive processes underlying human mate choice: The relationship between self-perception and mate preference in Western society

Peter M. Buston;Stephen T. Emlen

367
Citations
Cooperative breeding in birds and mammals.

S T Emlen

345
Citations
Celestial Rotation: Its Importance in the Development of Migratory Orientation

Stephen T. Emlen

338
Citations
The role of kinship in helping decisions among white-fronted bee-eaters

S. T. Emlen;P. H. Wrege

319
Citations
Forced copulations and intra-specific parasitism: Two costs of social living in the white-fronted bee-eater.

Stephen T. Emlen;Peter H. Wrege

317
Citations
Benefits, constrainsts and the evolution of the family

Stephen T. Emlen

309
Citations
THE EVOLUTION OF HELPING. II. THE ROLE OF BEHAVIORAL CONFLICT

Stephen T. Emlen

292
Citations
Sex-ratio selection in species with helpers-at-the-nest.

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

283
Citations
Migratory Orientation in the Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea: Part I: Evidence for Use of Celestial Cues

Stephen T. Emlen

263
Citations
Adaptive significance of synchronized breeding in a colonial bird: a new hypothesis

Stephen T. Emlen;Natalie J. Demong

256
Citations
BREEDING BIOLOGY OF WHITE-FRONTED BEE-EATERS AT NAKURU: THE INFLUENCE OF HELPERS ON BREEDER FITNESS

Stephen T. Emlen;Peter H. Wrege

202
Citations
Perspectives in ornithology: Cooperative breeding strategies among birds

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

187
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Hudson K. Reeve Cornell University

Laurent Keller University of Lausanne

Paul W. Sherman Cornell University

Janis L. Dickinson Cornell University

Michael A. Cant University of Exeter

Walter D. Koenig University of California, Berkeley

Eric L. Charnov University of New Mexico

Dustin R. Rubenstein Columbia University

John Tooby University of California, Santa Barbara

David Haig Harvard University

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