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Researcher · The University of Western Australia · Australia

Leigh W. Simmons

Leigh W. Simmons publishes mostly in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Insect Science, on topics such as Plant and animal studies, Animal Behavior and Reproduction and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior.

ORCID 0000-0003-0562-1474 OpenAlex
World rank
#216,614
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in Australia
#6,254
of 35,497
Works
82
Citations
532
Citations per work
6.5

What does Leigh W. Simmons research?

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 47.9%Genetics: 13.2%Insect Science: 6.6%Experimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5.0%other fields: 27.3%48%top field
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics47.9%Genetics13.2%Insect Science6.6%Experimental and Cognitive Psychology5.0%other fields27.3%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics48% of their works
  2. 2Genetics13% of their works
  3. 3Insect Science7% of their works
  4. 4Experimental and Cognitive Psychology5% of their works
  5. 5Nature and Landscape Conservation4% of their works
  6. 6Social Psychology3% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Leigh W. Simmons's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Ecosystem Services, Pollinator Decline, Natural Selection, Phenotypic Plasticity, Genomics and Social Insects.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change313 topics
  2. Invasive Species282 topics
  3. Ecosystem Services251 topic
  4. Pollinator Decline251 topic
  5. Natural Selection221 topic
  6. Phenotypic Plasticity221 topic
  7. Genomics151 topic
  8. Social Insects151 topic
  9. Phylogeny72 topics
  10. Evolutionary Psychology61 topic
  11. Human Behavior61 topic
  12. Evolution41 topic
  13. Honey Bees41 topic
  14. Neonicotinoids41 topic
  15. Orthoptera41 topic
  16. Caterpillar Envenoming31 topic
  17. Halyomorpha halys31 topic
  18. Processionary Moth31 topic
  19. Stink Bug31 topic

Where does Leigh W. Simmons work?

Leigh W. Simmons's main affiliation in the publication record is The University of Western Australia, Australia.

How many publications and citations does Leigh W. Simmons have?

Science Explorer counts 82 works and 532 citations for Leigh W. Simmons, ranking #216,614 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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