| The evolution of mating preferences and major histocompatibility complex genes DJ Penn, WK Potts The American Naturalist 153 (2), 145-164, 1999 | 941 | 1999 |
| The nature of selection on the major histocompatibility complex V Apanius, D Penn, PR Slev, LR Ruff, WK Potts Critical Reviews™ in Immunology 37 (2-6), 2017 | 852 | 2017 |
| MHC heterozygosity confers a selective advantage against multiple-strain infections DJ Penn, K Damjanovich, WK Potts Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 99 (17), 11260-11264, 2002 | 688 | 2002 |
| Chemical signals and parasite-mediated sexual selection D Penn, WK Potts Trends in Ecology & Evolution 13 (10), 391-396, 1998 | 564 | 1998 |
| The scent of genetic compatibility: sexual selection and the major histocompatibility complex DJ Penn Ethology 108 (1), 1-21, 2002 | 515 | 2002 |
| Individual and gender fingerprints in human body odour DJ Penn, E Oberzaucher, K Grammer, G Fischer, HA Soini, D Wiesler, ... Journal of the Royal society interface 4 (13), 331-340, 2007 | 479 | 2007 |
| Abnormal behaviours induced by chemical pollution: a review of the evidence and new challenges SM Zala, DJ Penn Animal Behaviour 68 (4), 649-664, 2004 | 420 | 2004 |
| Male–male competition magnifies inbreeding depression in wild house mice S Meagher, DJ Penn, WK Potts Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 97 (7), 3324-3329, 2000 | 335 | 2000 |
| MHC–disassortative mating preferences reversed by cross–fostering D Penn, W Potts Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences …, 1998 | 302 | 1998 |
| The evolutionary roots of our environmental problems: Toward a Darwinian ecology DJ Penn The quarterly review of biology 78 (3), 275-301, 2003 | 280 | 2003 |
| Stress impacts telomere dynamics A Kotrschal, P Ilmonen, DJ Penn Biology letters 3 (2), 128-130, 2007 | 256 | 2007 |
| Scent-marking displays provide honest signals of health and infection SM Zala, WK Potts, DJ Penn Behavioral Ecology 15 (2), 338-344, 2004 | 249 | 2004 |
| How do major histocompatibility complex genes influence odor and mating preferences? D Penn, W Potts Advances in immunology 69, 411-436, 1998 | 249 | 1998 |
| Major histocompatibility complex heterozygote superiority during coinfection EE McClelland, DJ Penn, WK Potts Infection and immunity 71 (4), 2079-2086, 2003 | 237 | 2003 |
| Differential fitness costs of reproduction between the sexes DJ Penn, KR Smith Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104 (2), 553-558, 2007 | 212 | 2007 |
| Telomere attrition due to infection P Ilmonen, A Kotrschal, DJ Penn PloS one 3 (5), e2143, 2008 | 190 | 2008 |
| Kin recognition: an overview of conceptual issues, mechanisms and evolutionary theory DJ Penn, JG Frommen Animal behaviour: Evolution and mechanisms, 55-85, 2010 | 186 | 2010 |
| Nest-site selection in the horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus D Penn, HJ Brockmann The Biological Bulletin 187 (3), 373-384, 1994 | 164 | 1994 |
| Ultrasonic courtship vocalizations in wild house mice, Mus musculus musculus K Musolf, F Hoffmann, DJ Penn Animal Behaviour 79 (3), 757-764, 2010 | 160 | 2010 |
| Body odor similarity in noncohabiting twins SC Roberts, LM Gosling, TD Spector, P Miller, DJ Penn, M Petrie Chemical senses 30 (8), 651-656, 2005 | 147 | 2005 |