Ashwin Viswanathan

683 total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 351 citations indexed

About

Ashwin Viswanathan is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ashwin Viswanathan has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 351 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Ecology, 6 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 4 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Ashwin Viswanathan's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (4 papers) and Forest Insect Ecology and Management (3 papers). Ashwin Viswanathan is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (4 papers) and Forest Insect Ecology and Management (3 papers). Ashwin Viswanathan collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and United Kingdom. Ashwin Viswanathan's co-authors include Alexander Charles Lees, Luis Miguel Renjifo, Stuart H. M. Butchart, Kenneth V. Rosenberg, Ian J. Burfield, Arun Zachariah, Yadvendradev V. Jhala, Parag Nigam, Anubhab Khan and Tom van der Valk and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Ecological Applications and Methods in Ecology and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Ashwin Viswanathan

14 papers receiving 345 citations

Hit Papers

State of the World's Birds 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 40 80 120
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. State of the World's Birds
    2022 122 citations Alexander Charles Lees, Ian J. Burfield et al. Annual Review of Environment and Resources profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ashwin Viswanathan India 9 143 102 82 54 52 21 351
Stéphanie Bourgeois United Kingdom 10 160 1.1× 62 0.6× 66 0.8× 61 1.1× 16 0.3× 13 314
Quan Li China 12 157 1.1× 67 0.7× 55 0.7× 19 0.4× 79 1.5× 34 317
Maiko Kawajiri Japan 8 82 0.6× 95 0.9× 87 1.1× 46 0.9× 14 0.3× 27 318
Amy K. Schwartz Canada 9 99 0.7× 96 0.9× 78 1.0× 60 1.1× 28 0.5× 9 353
Jaime A. Pérez United States 9 171 1.2× 155 1.5× 44 0.5× 56 1.0× 130 2.5× 39 501
Junhu Su China 11 188 1.3× 74 0.7× 41 0.5× 9 0.2× 97 1.9× 63 437
Svetlana A. Kaurova Russia 9 51 0.4× 78 0.8× 73 0.9× 147 2.7× 26 0.5× 28 323
David M. MacFarland United States 14 370 2.6× 72 0.7× 65 0.8× 58 1.1× 107 2.1× 34 468
Rachel Neems United Kingdom 13 86 0.6× 172 1.7× 60 0.7× 23 0.4× 29 0.6× 22 586
M. J. K. Harper United States 14 197 1.4× 65 0.6× 100 1.2× 90 1.7× 42 0.8× 26 674

Countries citing papers authored by Ashwin Viswanathan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ashwin Viswanathan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ashwin Viswanathan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ashwin Viswanathan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ashwin Viswanathan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ashwin Viswanathan. Ashwin Viswanathan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Adapa, Arjun R., Alexander Goldberg, Ashwin Viswanathan, et al.. (2025). The Role of mTOR Signaling in Tumor-Induced Alterations to Neuronal Function in Diffusely Infiltrating Glioma. Biomedicines. 13(11). 2593–2593.
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Viswanathan, Ashwin, Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi, M. D. Madhusudan, et al.. (2025). State of India's Birds 2023: A framework to leverage semi‐structured citizen science for bird conservation. Ecosphere. 16(7).
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Viswanathan, Ashwin, et al.. (2025). Impacts of forest fragmentation on interactions between plants and their insect herbivores and fungal pathogens. Ecological Applications. 35(3). e70025–e70025. 2 indexed citations
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Viswanathan, Ashwin, et al.. (2024). Despite short-lived changes, COVID-19 pandemic had minimal large-scale impact on citizen science participation in India. Ornithological applications. 126(4). 1 indexed citations
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George, Carolin Elizabeth, Ashwin Viswanathan, Mukund Thattai, et al.. (2023). Validating saliva as a biological sample for cost-effective, rapid and routine screening for SARS-CoV-2. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 45. 100384–100384.
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Lees, Alexander Charles, Ian J. Burfield, Luis Miguel Renjifo, et al.. (2022). State of the World's Birds. Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 47(1). 231–260. 122 indexed citations breakdown →
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Khan, Anubhab, Ashwin Viswanathan, Tom van der Valk, et al.. (2021). Genomic evidence for inbreeding depression and purging of deleterious genetic variation in Indian tigers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(49). 103 indexed citations
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Viswanathan, Ashwin, et al.. (2020). Effects of Forest Fragment Area on Interactions Between Plants and Their Natural Enemies: Consequences for Plant Diversity at Multiple Spatial Scales. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 2. 8 indexed citations
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Majumder, Sabiha, et al.. (2019). Clustering and correlations: Inferring resilience from spatial patterns in ecosystems. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 10(12). 2079–2089. 23 indexed citations
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Viswanathan, Ashwin, et al.. (2019). The effects of rainforest fragment area on the strength of plant–pathogen interactions. Biology Letters. 15(1). 20180493–20180493. 10 indexed citations
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Viswanathan, Ashwin, Rohit Naniwadekar, & Aparajita Datta. (2014). Seed Dispersal by Avian Frugivores: Non‐random Heterogeneity at Fine Scales. Biotropica. 47(1). 77–84. 10 indexed citations
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Fridley, Jared, Michelle M. York, Farah Atassi, et al.. (2013). Effect of Subthalamic Nucleus or Globus Pallidus Interna Stimulation on Oculomotor Function in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 91(2). 113–121. 4 indexed citations
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Viswanathan, Ashwin & Franco DeMonte. (2012). Tumors of the meninges. Handbook of clinical neurology. 105. 641–656. 11 indexed citations
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Cadotte, David W., et al.. (2010). The Consequence of Delayed Neurosurgical Care at Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. World Neurosurgery. 73(4). 270–275. 28 indexed citations
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Viswanathan, Ashwin, Allen W. Burton, Andy Rekito, & Ian E. McCutcheon. (2010). Commissural Myelotomy in the Treatment of Intractable Visceral Pain: Technique and Outcomes. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 88(6). 374–382. 17 indexed citations
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Viswanathan, Ashwin, et al.. (2008). Pneumothorax complicating “in-out-in” thoracic pedicle screw placement for kyphotic deformity correction in a child. Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics. 2(6). 379–384. 11 indexed citations

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