Most cited papers in Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
What are the most cited papers in Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies?
The most cited paper in Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies is "Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities" (Norman Myers, Russell A. Mittermeier, Cristina Goettsch Mittermeier et al., 2000), with 31,783 citations. Next come "Maximum entropy modeling of species geographic distributions" (18,119) and "A new method for non‐parametric multivariate analysis of variance" (13,523).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 3,364 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities Norman Myers, Russell A. Mittermeier, Cristina Goettsch Mittermeier et al. · Nature | Feb 2000 | 31,783 |
| 2 | Maximum entropy modeling of species geographic distributions Steven J. Phillips, Robert P. Anderson, Robert E. Schapire · Ecological Modelling | 18 Jul 2005 | 18,119 |
| 3 | A new method for non‐parametric multivariate analysis of variance Marti Jane Anderson · Austral Ecology | Feb 2001 | 13,523 |
| 4 | Collinearity: a review of methods to deal with it and a simulation study evaluating their performance Carsten F. Dormann, Jane Elith, Sven Bacher et al. · Ecography | 18 May 2012 | 11,040 |
| 5 | A general and simple method for obtaining R 2 from generalized linear mixed‐effects models Shinichi Nakagawa, Holger Schielzeth · Methods in Ecology and Evolution | 3 Dec 2012 | 10,527 |
| 6 | Phylogenies and the Comparative Method Joseph Felsenstein · The American Naturalist | 1985 | 10,187 |
| 7 | Diversity in Tropical Rain Forests and Coral Reefs Joseph H. Connell · Science | 24 Mar 1978 | 9,487 |
| 8 | Novel methods improve prediction of species’ distributions from occurrence data Jane Elith et al. · Ecography | 29 Mar 2006 | 9,223 |
| 9 | The worldwide leaf economics spectrum Ian J. Wright et al. · Nature | Apr 2004 | 9,121 |
| 10 | Generalized linear mixed models: a practical guide for ecology and evolution Benjamin M. Bolker, M. Brooks, Connie J. Clark et al. · Trends in Ecology & Evolution | 29 Jan 2009 | 9,021 |
| 11 | EFFECTS OF BIODIVERSITY ON ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING: A CONSENSUS OF CURRENT KNOWLEDGE David U. Hooper, F. Stuart Chapin, John J. Ewel et al. · Ecological Monographs | Feb 2005 | 8,101 |
| 12 | Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Biodiversity Lenore Fahrig · Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics | Nov 2003 | 7,880 |
| 13 | Extinction risk from climate change Chris D. Thomas, Alison Cameron, Rhys E. Green et al. · Nature | 2004 | 7,757 |
| 14 | Catastrophic shifts in ecosystems Marten Scheffer, Stephen R. Carpenter, Jonathan A. Foley et al. · Nature | Oct 2001 | 7,525 |
| 15 | SPECIES ASSEMBLAGES AND INDICATOR SPECIES:THE NEED FOR A FLEXIBLE ASYMMETRICAL APPROACH Marc Dufrêne, Pierre Legendre · Ecological Monographs | Aug 1997 | 7,453 |
| 16 | Predictive habitat distribution models in ecology Antoine Guisan, Niklaus E. Zimmermann · Ecological Modelling | Dec 2000 | 7,419 |
| 17 | Species Distribution Models: Ecological Explanation and Prediction Across Space and Time Jane Elith, John R. Leathwick · Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics | 23 Sep 2009 | 7,384 |
| 18 | A review of methods for the assessment of prediction errors in conservation presence/absence models Alan H. Fielding, John F. Bell · Environmental Conservation | Mar 1997 | 7,025 |
| 19 | Modeling of species distributions with Maxent: new extensions and a comprehensive evaluation Steven J. Phillips, Miroslav Dudı́k · Ecography | 28 Mar 2008 | 6,964 |
| 20 | The Problem of Pattern and Scale in Ecology: The Robert H. MacArthur Award Lecture Simon A. Levin · Ecology | Dec 1992 | 6,873 |
| 21 | Mechanisms of Maintenance of Species Diversity Peter Chesson · Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics | Nov 2000 | 6,837 |
| 22 | Predicting species distribution: offering more than simple habitat models Antoine Guisan, Wilfried Thuiller · Ecology Letters | 15 Aug 2005 | 6,657 |
| 23 | Picante: R tools for integrating phylogenies and ecology Steven W. Kembel, Peter D. Cowan, Matthew R. Helmus et al. · Bioinformatics | 15 Apr 2010 | 6,550 |
| 24 | Quantifying biodiversity: procedures and pitfalls in the measurement and comparison of species richness Nicholas J. Gotelli, Robert K. Colwell · Ecology Letters | 22 Jul 2001 | 6,487 |
| 25 | Spatial Interaction and the Statistical Analysis of Lattice Systems Julian E. Besag · Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B (Statistical Methodology) | 1974 | 6,216 |
| 26 | Canonical Correspondence Analysis: A New Eigenvector Technique for Multivariate Direct Gradient Analysis Cajo J. F. ter Braak · Ecology | Oct 1986 | 6,023 |
| 27 | The measurement of diversity in different types of biological collections E. C. Pielou · Journal of Theoretical Biology | Dec 1966 | 5,986 |
| 28 | Conservation evaluation and phylogenetic diversity Daniel P. Faith · Biological Conservation | 1992 | 5,933 |
| 29 | Assessing the accuracy of species distribution models: prevalence, kappa and the true skill statistic (TSS) Omri Allouche, Asaf Tsoar, Ronen Kadmon · Journal of Applied Ecology | 12 Sep 2006 | 5,793 |
| 30 | The Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography Gottfried Jetschke, Stephen P. Hubbell · Ecology | Jun 2002 | 5,706 |
| 31 | Rapid Range Shifts of Species Associated with High Levels of Climate Warming I‐Ching Chen, Jane K. Hill, Ralf Ohlemüller et al. · Science | 18 Aug 2011 | 5,619 |
| 32 | The metacommunity concept: a framework for multi‐scale community ecology Mathew A. Leibold, Marcel Holyoak, Nicolas Mouquet et al. · Ecology Letters | 4 Jun 2004 | 5,524 |
| 33 | EVOLUTION AND MEASUREMENT OF SPECIES DIVERSITY ROBERT H. WHITTAKER · Taxon | May 1972 | 5,520 |
| 34 | RANDOM FORESTS FOR CLASSIFICATION IN ECOLOGY D. Richard Cutler, Thomas C. Edwards, Karen H. Beard et al. · Ecology | Nov 2007 | 4,967 |
| 35 | piecewiseSEM : Piecewise structural equation modelling in r for ecology, evolution, and systematics Jonathan S. Lefcheck · Methods in Ecology and Evolution | 26 Nov 2015 | 4,925 |
| 36 | Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth’s ecosystems Nick M. Haddad et al. · Science Advances | 6 Mar 2015 | 4,812 |
| 37 | Fingerprints of global warming on wild animals and plants Terry L. Root, Jeff T. Price, Kimberly R. Hall et al. · Nature | 2003 | 4,803 |
| 38 | Let the concept of trait be functional! Cyrille Violle, Marie‐Laure Navas, Denis Vile et al. · Oikos | May 2007 | 4,802 |
| 39 | Phylogenies and Community Ecology Campbell O. Webb, David D. Ackerly, Mark A. McPeek et al. · Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics | Nov 2002 | 4,721 |
| 40 | Ecological Linkages Between Aboveground and Belowground Biota David A. Wardle, Richard D. Bardgett, John N. Klironomos et al. · Science | 10 Jun 2004 | 4,702 |
| 41 | Rebuilding community ecology from functional traits Brian J. McGill, Brian Joseph Enquist, Evan Weiher et al. · Trends in Ecology & Evolution | 20 Feb 2006 | 4,696 |
| 42 | Some Characteristics of Simple Types of Predation and Parasitism Crawford S. Holling · The Canadian Entomologist | Jul 1959 | 4,674 |
| 43 | Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning: Current Knowledge and Future Challenges Michel Loreau, Shahid Naeem, Pablo Inchausti et al. · Science | 26 Oct 2001 | 4,673 |
| 44 | Estimating terrestrial biodiversity through extrapolation Robert K. Colwell, Jonathan A. Coddington · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences | 29 Jul 1994 | 4,610 |
| 45 | iNEXT: an R package for rarefaction and extrapolation of species diversity ( H ill numbers) T. C. Hsieh, K. H. Ma, Anne Chao · Methods in Ecology and Evolution | 28 Jun 2016 | 4,579 |
| 46 | On territorial behavior and other factors influencing habitat distribution in birds Stephen Dewitt Fretwell, H. L. Lucas · Acta Biotheoretica | Mar 1969 | 4,543 |
| 47 | Mechanisms of plant survival and mortality during drought: why do some plants survive while others succumb to drought? Nate G. McDowell, William T. Pockman, Craig D. Allen et al. · New Phytologist | 14 Apr 2008 | 4,540 |
| 48 | TESTING FOR PHYLOGENETIC SIGNAL IN COMPARATIVE DATA: BEHAVIORAL TRAITS ARE MORE LABILE Simon Phillip Blomberg, Theodore Garland, Anthony R. Ives · Evolution | Apr 2003 | 4,524 |
| 49 | Measuring Biological Diversity Julian R. W. Reid · Austral Ecology | 10 Oct 2005 | 4,500 |
| 50 | THE MAINTENANCE OF SPECIES‐RICHNESS IN PLANT COMMUNITIES: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE REGENERATION NICHE P. J. Grubb · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society | Feb 1977 | 4,457 |
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