Robert K. Colwell
Impact in
- Ecological Modeling top 0.01%
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.01%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Papers in
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- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies 66
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- Plant and animal studies 51
- Co-authors
- Nicholas J. Gotelli (14 shared papers)Jonathan A. Coddington (4 shared papers)Anne Chao (20 shared papers)John T. Longino (11 shared papers)Robin L. Chazdon (14 shared papers)Douglas J. Futuyma (4 shared papers)Chang Xuan Mao (3 shared papers)Carsten Rahbek (15 shared papers)
- Journals
- Ecology (15 papers)Science (11 papers)The American Naturalist (8 papers)Biotropica (6 papers)Evolution (5 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesTaiwanBrazil
In The Last Decade
Robert K. Colwell
131 papers receiving 35.4k citations
Robert K. Colwell's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 200
- Ecological Modeling 9.3k
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 15.7k
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 13.2k
- Ecology 16.5k
- Insect Science 4.0k
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
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| 1 | Quantifying biodiversity: procedures and pitfalls in the measurement and comparison of species richness Hit paper breakdown → | 2001 | 5155 |
| 2 | Estimating terrestrial biodiversity through extrapolation Hit paper breakdown → | 1994 | 3701 |
| 3 | Rarefaction and extrapolation with Hill numbers: a framework for sampling and estimation in species diversity studies Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 2914 |
| 4 | Microbial biogeography: putting microorganisms on the map Hit paper breakdown → | 2006 | 2217 |
| 5 | A new statistical approach for assessing similarity of species composition with incidence and abundance data Hit paper breakdown → | 2004 | 1568 |
| 6 | Models and estimators linking individual-based and sample-based rarefaction, extrapolation and comparison of assemblages Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 1531 |
| 7 | INTERPOLATING, EXTRAPOLATING, AND COMPARING INCIDENCE-BASED SPECIES ACCUMULATION CURVES Hit paper breakdown → | 2004 | 1478 |
| 8 | On the Measurement of Niche Breadth and Overlap Hit paper breakdown → | 1971 | 1274 |
| 9 | Global Warming, Elevational Range Shifts, and Lowland Biotic Attrition in the Wet Tropics Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 981 |
| 10 | Thermal-safety margins and the necessity of thermoregulatory behavior across latitude and elevation Hit paper breakdown → | 2014 | 952 |
| 11 | The mid-domain effect: geometric constraints on the geography of species richness Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 880 |
| 12 | Humboldt’s enigma: What causes global patterns of mountain biodiversity? Hit paper breakdown → | 2019 | 668 |
| 13 | Terrestrial Arthropod Assemblages: Their Use in Conservation Planning Hit paper breakdown → | 1993 | 623 |
| 14 | Nonbiological Gradients in Species Richness and a Spurious Rapoport Effect Hit paper breakdown → | 1994 | 555 |
| 15 | Hutchinson's duality: The once and future niche Hit paper breakdown → | 2009 | 530 |
| 16 | Building mountain biodiversity: Geological and evolutionary processes Hit paper breakdown → | 2019 | 517 |
| 17 | THE ANT FAUNA OF A TROPICAL RAIN FOREST: ESTIMATING SPECIES RICHNESS THREE DIFFERENT WAYS Hit paper breakdown → | 2002 | 505 |
| 18 | The Mid‐Domain Effect and Species Richness Patterns:What Have We Learned So Far? Hit paper breakdown → | 2004 | 500 |
| 19 | 2006 | 496 | |
| 20 | Predictability, Constancy, and Contingency of Periodic Phenomena Hit paper breakdown → | 1974 | 478 |
About Robert K. Colwell
Robert K. Colwell is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecological Modeling, Ecology and Genetics, having authored 136 papers that have together received 37.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (66 papers), Plant and animal studies (51 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (50 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (19 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (16 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (13 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (11 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecological Modeling (9.3k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (15.7k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (13.2k citations), Ecology (16.5k citations) and Insect Science (4.0k citations). Robert K. Colwell has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and Brazil. Frequent co-authors include Nicholas J. Gotelli, Jonathan A. Coddington, Anne Chao, John T. Longino, Robin L. Chazdon, Douglas J. Futuyma, Chang Xuan Mao, Carsten Rahbek, Tsung‐Jen Shen and Jing Chang. Their work appears in journals such as Ecology, Science, The American Naturalist, Biotropica and Evolution.
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