Michael R. Willig
Impact in
- Ecological Modeling top 0.05%
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.05%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Papers in
- Ecology 127
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation 53
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies 39
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- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies 66
- Plant and animal studies 30
- Co-authors
- Richard D. Stevens (10 shared papers)Dawn M. Kaufman (4 shared papers)Steven J. Presley (55 shared papers)Samuel M. Scheiner (17 shared papers)Laura Gough (4 shared papers)Gary G. Mittelbach (4 shared papers)Daryl Moorhead (8 shared papers)Robert B. Waide (8 shared papers)
- Journals
- Journal of Mammalogy (24 papers)Biotropica (19 papers)Oikos (15 papers)Ecology (12 papers)Environmental Entomology (6 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesPuerto RicoBrazil
In The Last Decade
Michael R. Willig
214 papers receiving 15.8k citations
Michael R. Willig's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 186
- Ecological Modeling 4.0k
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 6.0k
- Ecology 7.8k
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5.8k
- Parasitology 1.9k
Countries citing papers authored by Michael R. Willig
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Co-authors
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 223 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leptospirosis: a zoonotic disease of global importance Hit paper breakdown → | 2003 | 1816 |
| 2 | Latitudinal Gradients of Biodiversity: Pattern, Process, Scale, and Synthesis Hit paper breakdown → | 2003 | 1600 |
| 3 | WHAT IS THE OBSERVED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPECIES RICHNESS AND PRODUCTIVITY? Hit paper breakdown → | 2001 | 1326 |
| 4 | Functional diversity of microbial communities: A quantitative approach Hit paper breakdown → | 1994 | 1051 |
| 5 | The Relationship Between Productivity and Species Richness Hit paper breakdown → | 1999 | 1050 |
| 6 | Impacts of Extreme Weather and Climate on Terrestrial Biota* Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 610 |
| 7 | 1982 | 348 | |
| 8 | 2007 | 319 | |
| 9 | 2010 | 248 | |
| 10 | 2005 | 239 | |
| 11 | 2004 | 214 | |
| 12 | 2000 | 203 | |
| 13 | Species richness, species-area curves and Simpson's paradox | 2000 | 187 |
| 14 | 2004 | 161 | |
| 15 | 2011 | 157 | |
| 16 | 2003 | 154 | |
| 17 | 1981 | 149 | |
| 18 | 2008 | 136 | |
| 19 | 2002 | 135 | |
| 20 | 1998 | 129 |
About Michael R. Willig
Michael R. Willig is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling and Global and Planetary Change, having authored 223 papers that have together received 16.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (73 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (71 papers), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (66 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (53 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (39 papers), Plant and animal studies (30 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (29 papers) and Mollusks and Parasites Studies (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecological Modeling (4.0k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (6.0k citations), Ecology (7.8k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (5.8k citations) and Parasitology (1.9k citations). Michael R. Willig has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Puerto Rico and Brazil. Frequent co-authors include Richard D. Stevens, Dawn M. Kaufman, Steven J. Presley, Samuel M. Scheiner, Laura Gough, Gary G. Mittelbach, Daryl Moorhead, Robert B. Waide, Stanley I. Dodson and Christopher F. Steiner. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Mammalogy, Biotropica, Oikos, Ecology and Environmental Entomology.
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