Barend Erasmus

12.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
97 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Barend Erasmus is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Barend Erasmus has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Ecology, 39 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 26 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Barend Erasmus's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (29 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (29 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (25 papers). Barend Erasmus is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (29 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (29 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (25 papers). Barend Erasmus collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Barend Erasmus's co-authors include Albert S. van Jaarsveld, Brian Huntley, Michel Bakkenes, Yvonne C. Collingham, Lesley Hughes, Lera Miles, Chris D. Thomas, A. Cameron, Alan Grainger and Lee Hannah and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and Remote Sensing of Environment.

In The Last Decade

Barend Erasmus

96 papers receiving 8.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Extinction risk from climate change

2004 5.5k citations Chris D. Thomas, A. Cameron et al. Nature profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Barend Erasmus	3.9k	3.7k	3.2k	2.5k	1.9k	97	8.5k
Michel Bakkenes	4.1k 1.0×	3.5k 0.9×	3.2k 1.0×	2.4k 1.0×	2.0k 1.1×	30	8.4k
Lera Miles	4.0k 1.0×	3.6k 1.0×	3.5k 1.1×	3.3k 1.3×	2.1k 1.1×	39	9.3k
Alan Grainger	3.2k 0.8×	3.2k 0.9×	2.8k 0.9×	3.7k 1.5×	1.7k 0.9×	69	9.0k
Colby Loucks	2.1k 0.5×	3.6k 1.0×	2.6k 0.8×	3.3k 1.3×	1.8k 1.0×	27	8.4k
Eric Wikramanayake	2.2k 0.6×	4.0k 1.1×	2.7k 0.8×	3.0k 1.2×	1.9k 1.0×	46	8.6k
Emma C. Underwood	2.2k 0.6×	3.5k 1.0×	3.1k 1.0×	4.0k 1.6×	2.2k 1.2×	41	9.3k
Linda J. Beaumont	5.3k 1.4×	3.9k 1.1×	3.7k 1.1×	2.6k 1.0×	2.5k 1.3×	79	9.8k
Pam Berry	3.6k 0.9×	3.1k 0.8×	3.1k 1.0×	4.2k 1.7×	1.8k 0.9×	89	10.0k
Jeremy T. Kerr	4.5k 1.2×	4.3k 1.2×	5.0k 1.6×	2.0k 0.8×	2.8k 1.5×	106	9.3k
Albert S. van Jaarsveld	3.6k 0.9×	3.3k 0.9×	3.1k 1.0×	2.6k 1.0×	1.8k 1.0×	36	8.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Barend Erasmus

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Fields of papers citing papers by Barend Erasmus

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barend Erasmus

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20 of 20 papers shown

Manyuchi, Albert Edgar, et al.. (2022). Extreme heat events, high ambient temperatures and human morbidity and mortality in Africa: A systematic review. South African Journal of Science. 118(11/12). 8 indexed citations

Parrini, Francesca, et al.. (2021). Contrasting capabilities of two ungulate species to cope with extremes of aridity. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 4216–4216. 9 indexed citations

Willemen, Louise, Nichole N. Barger, Ben ten Brink, et al.. (2020). How to halt the global decline of lands. Nature Sustainability. 3(3). 164–166. 44 indexed citations

Hunter, Lori M., et al.. (2020). A portfolio perspective of rural livelihoods in Bushbuckridge, South Africa. South African Journal of Science. 116(9/10). 17 indexed citations

Wessels, Konrad, John Armston, Renaud Mathieu, et al.. (2020). First Validation of GEDI Vegetation Structure Metrics in South African Savannas.. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2020. 1 indexed citations

Owen‐Smith, Norman, et al.. (2018). Elephant‐mediated compositional changes in riparian canopy trees over more than two decades in northern Botswana. Journal of Vegetation Science. 29(4). 585–595. 10 indexed citations

Scheiter, Simon, et al.. (2018). How Does Climate Change Influence the Economic Value of Ecosystem Services in Savanna Rangelands?. Ecological Economics. 157. 342–356. 38 indexed citations

Chersich, Matthew, Caradee Y. Wright, François Venter, et al.. (2018). Impacts of Climate Change on Health and Wellbeing in South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15(9). 1884–1884. 87 indexed citations

Mathieu, Renaud, et al.. (2018). A radar- and LiDAR-based earth observation system for monitoring savanna woody structure in southern Africa. Biodiversity & Ecology. 6. 355–359. 2 indexed citations

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Jewitt, Debbie, Peter Goodman, Barend Erasmus, T.G. O’Connor, & E.T.F. Witkowski. (2017). Planning for the Maintenance of Floristic Diversity in the Face of Land Cover and Climate Change. Environmental Management. 59(5). 792–806. 13 indexed citations

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Thompson, Dave I., et al.. (2015). Evidence for climate-induced range shift in Brachystegia (miombo) woodland. South African Journal of Science. 111(7/8). 9–9. 17 indexed citations

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Erasmus, Barend, E.T.F. Witkowski, Gregory P. Asner, et al.. (2015). Biomass Increases Go under Cover: Woody Vegetation Dynamics in South African Rangelands. PLoS ONE. 10(5). e0127093–e0127093. 37 indexed citations

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Wessels, Konrad, Renaud Mathieu, Barend Erasmus, et al.. (2011). Impact of communal land use and conservation on woody vegetation structure in the Lowveld savannas of South Africa – Lidar results. 342. d635–d635. 3 indexed citations

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Coetzer, Kaera, et al.. (2010). Land-cover change in the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Reserve (1993-2006) : a first step towards creating a conservation plan for the subregion : research article. South African Journal of Science. 106. 1–10. 8 indexed citations

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Robertson, Mark P., Graeme S. Cumming, & Barend Erasmus. (2010). Getting the most out of atlas data. Diversity and Distributions. 16(3). 363–375. 118 indexed citations

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Cameron, A., Chris D. Thomas, Rhys E. Green, et al.. (2004). Will climate change catch us off guard. 5(2). 28–29. 1 indexed citations

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Rensburg, Berndt J. van, Barend Erasmus, Albert S. van Jaarsveld, Kevin J. Gaston, & Steven L. Chown. (2004). Conservation during times of change: correlations between birds, climate and people in South Africa. South African Journal of Science. 100. 266–272. 24 indexed citations

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Thomas, Chris D., A. Cameron, Rhys E. Green, et al.. (2004). Extinction risk from climate change. Nature. 427(6970). 145–148. 5527 indexed citations breakdown →

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Erasmus, Barend, Mrigesh Kshatriya, M. W. Mansell, Steven L. Chown, & A. S. van Jaarsveld. (2000). A modelling approach to antlion (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) distribution patterns. African Entomology. 8(2). 157–168. 16 indexed citations

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Erasmus, Barend, et al.. (2000). THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE FARM SECTOR IN THE WESTERN CAPE. Agrekon. 39(4). 559–573. 7 indexed citations

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