Anna Loy

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
111 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Anna Loy is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecological Modeling and Geometry and Topology. According to data from OpenAlex, Anna Loy has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Ecology, 39 papers in Ecological Modeling and 35 papers in Geometry and Topology. Recurrent topics in Anna Loy's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (60 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (39 papers) and Morphological variations and asymmetry (35 papers). Anna Loy is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (60 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (39 papers) and Morphological variations and asymmetry (35 papers). Anna Loy collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Anna Loy's co-authors include Marco Corti, Dennis E. Slice, Leslie F. Marcus, Gavin J. P. Naylor, Mirko Di Febbraro, F. James Rohlf, María Laura Carranza, Carmen Cianfrani, Paolo Colangelo and Gwenaëlle Le Lay and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Anna Loy

107 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Advances in Morphometrics 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Advances in Morphometrics
    1996 707 citations Marco Corti, Anna Loy et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Anna Loy Italy 28 1.4k 974 752 624 611 111 2.9k
Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou Portugal 25 798 0.6× 803 0.8× 625 0.8× 405 0.6× 560 0.9× 82 2.7k
Michael L. Collyer United States 26 1.2k 0.8× 1.6k 1.6× 1.5k 2.0× 932 1.5× 211 0.3× 43 3.8k
Pasquale Raia Italy 37 1.4k 1.0× 901 0.9× 2.2k 2.9× 519 0.8× 634 1.0× 166 4.2k
Leandro R. Monteiro Brazil 31 872 0.6× 1.6k 1.6× 1.4k 1.8× 618 1.0× 145 0.2× 74 3.0k
Marta Barluenga Spain 19 688 0.5× 849 0.9× 425 0.6× 922 1.5× 92 0.2× 42 2.6k
Erik Otárola‐Castillo United States 18 541 0.4× 1.1k 1.1× 1.0k 1.4× 398 0.6× 86 0.1× 39 2.4k
John A. Finarelli United States 28 770 0.6× 235 0.2× 1.3k 1.8× 483 0.8× 178 0.3× 47 2.2k
Andrea Cardini Italy 35 1.0k 0.7× 2.2k 2.3× 1.8k 2.4× 249 0.4× 107 0.2× 89 3.9k
V. Louise Roth United States 21 723 0.5× 224 0.2× 798 1.1× 253 0.4× 161 0.3× 34 1.8k
Josef C. Uyeda United States 18 595 0.4× 204 0.2× 942 1.3× 534 0.9× 264 0.4× 41 2.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anna Loy

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All Works

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Fortini, Paola, Srđan Stojnić, Piera Di Marzio, et al.. (2025). First Results of a Geometric Morphometric Analysis of the Leaf Size and Shape Variation in Quercus petraea Across a Wide European Area. Forests. 16(1). 70–70.
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Loy, Anna, C. De Sanctis, Laura Papaleo, et al.. (2025). A non-invasive genetics insight into population structure and recolonization dynamics of the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) at the boundary of its Italian core range. Mammalian Biology. 105(3). 355–369. 1 indexed citations
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Russo, Luca Francesco, et al.. (2024). Exploring fluctuating asymmetry in two recovering populations of the Eurasian otter. Biology Letters. 20(9). 20240103–20240103.
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Innangi, Michele, Mirko Di Febbraro, Anna Loy, et al.. (2023). Coastal Biodiversity Assessment Aided by Citizen Science Volunteers: A Look at the Italian Central Adriatic. Land. 12(11). 2023–2023. 5 indexed citations
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Febbraro, Mirko Di, et al.. (2021). Global change on the roof of the world: Vulnerability of Himalayan otter species to land use and climate alterations. Diversity and Distributions. 28(8). 1635–1649. 31 indexed citations
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Stojnić, Srđan, Vincenzo Viscosi, Mladen Ivanković, et al.. (2021). Spatial patterns of leaf shape variation in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) provenances. Trees. 36(1). 497–511. 15 indexed citations
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Loy, Anna & Nicole Duplaix. (2020). Decline and recovery of the otter in Europe. Lessons learned and future challenges. 13.
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Carranza, María Laura, Paolo Agnelli, Danilo Russo, et al.. (2019). The role of protected areas in preserving habitat and functional connectivity for mobile flying vertebrates: the common noctule bat (Nyctalus noctula) in Tuscany (Italy) as a case study. Biodiversity and Conservation. 28(6). 1569–1592. 11 indexed citations
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Febbraro, Mirko Di, Lorenzo Sallustio, Matteo Vizzarri, et al.. (2018). Expert-based and correlative models to map habitat quality: Which gives better support to conservation planning?. Global Ecology and Conservation. 16. e00513–e00513. 82 indexed citations
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Carranza, María Laura, et al.. (2016). A systematic conservation planning approach to fire risk management in Natura 2000 sites. Journal of Environmental Management. 181. 574–581. 24 indexed citations
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Piras, Paolo, Gabriele Sansalone, Luciano Teresi, et al.. (2012). Testing convergent and parallel adaptations in talpids humeral mechanical performance by means of geometric morphometrics and finite element analysis. Journal of Morphology. 273(7). 696–711. 43 indexed citations
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Loy, Anna, Luigi Boitani, Laura Bonesi, et al.. (2010). The Italian Action Plan for the endangered Eurasian otter Lutra lutra. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 20 indexed citations
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Carone, Maria Teresa, T. Simoniello, Maria Lanfredi, et al.. (2010). Analysis of landscape structure and connectivity at watershed scale.. Fresenius environmental bulletin. 19. 2361–2366. 2 indexed citations
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Loy, Anna, et al.. (2010). The ecology of Eurotestudo h. hermanni in a mesic area of southern Italy: first evidence of sperm storage. Ethology Ecology & Evolution. 22(1). 1–16. 29 indexed citations
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Viscosi, Vincenzo, Paola Fortini, Dennis E. Slice, Anna Loy, & C. Blasi. (2009). Geometric morphometric analyses of leaf variation in four oak species of the subgenus Quercus (Fagaceae). Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 143(3). 575–587. 62 indexed citations
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Loy, Anna, María Laura Carranza, Carmen Cianfrani, et al.. (2009). Otter Lutra lutra population expansion: assessing habitat suitability and connectivity in southern Italy.. Folia Zoologica. 58(3). 309–326. 23 indexed citations
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Loy, Anna. (2008). Morphometrics and Theriology. Homage to Marco Corti. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11 indexed citations
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Loy, Anna. (2007). An Italian action plan for the Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra) - Preliminary contents. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Loy, Anna, et al.. (1996). Territorial behaviour of Talpa romana in two different habitats: Food resources and reproductive needs as potentials causes of variation. 61(4). 193–201. 4 indexed citations
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