Brad H. McRae

9.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
35 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Brad H. McRae is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecological Modeling and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Brad H. McRae has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Ecology, 16 papers in Ecological Modeling and 11 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Brad H. McRae's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (23 papers), Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation (20 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (16 papers). Brad H. McRae is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (23 papers), Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation (20 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (16 papers). Brad H. McRae collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Brad H. McRae's co-authors include Paul Beier, Brett G. Dickson, Viral B. Shah, Timothy H. Keitt, David M. Theobald, Joshua J. Lawler, Kim T. Scribner, Marie-Josée Fortin, Niko Balkenhol and Stephen F. Spear and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Brad H. McRae

35 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

USING CIRCUIT THEORY TO MODEL CONNECTIVITY IN ECOLOGY, EV... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2008 2007 2006 2006 2010 500 1000 1.5k
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. USING CIRCUIT THEORY TO MODEL CONNECTIVITY IN ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, AND CONSERVATION
    2008 1.6k citations Brad H. McRae, Brett G. Dickson et al. Ecology profile →
  2. Circuit theory predicts gene flow in plant and animal populations
    2007 788 citations Brad H. McRae, Paul Beier Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  3. Isolation by resistance.
    2006 763 citations Brad H. McRae PubMed profile →
  4. ISOLATION BY RESISTANCE
    2006 734 citations Brad H. McRae profile →
  5. Use of resistance surfaces for landscape genetic studies: considerations for parameterization and analysis
    2010 525 citations Stephen F. Spear, Niko Balkenhol et al. Molecular Ecology profile →

Peers

Brad H. McRae
Philip J. Seddon New Zealand
Dale G. Nimmo Australia
Don A. Driscoll Australia
John C. Z. Woinarski Australia
James E. Byers United States
C. Josh Donlan United States
Aaron J. Wirsing United States
Yung En Chee Australia
Douglas T. Bolger United States
Luigi Maiorano Italy
Philip J. Seddon New Zealand
Brad H. McRae
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brad H. McRae

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Krosby, Meade, David M. Theobald, Robert A. Norheim, & Brad H. McRae. (2018). Identifying riparian climate corridors to inform climate adaptation planning. PLoS ONE. 13(11). e0205156–e0205156. 29 indexed citations
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Belote, R. Travis, Matthew S. Dietz, Brad H. McRae, et al.. (2016). Identifying Corridors among Large Protected Areas in the United States. PLoS ONE. 11(4). e0154223–e0154223. 122 indexed citations
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McGuire, Jenny L., Joshua J. Lawler, Brad H. McRae, Tristan A. Nuñez, & David M. Theobald. (2016). Achieving climate connectivity in a fragmented landscape. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(26). 7195–7200. 224 indexed citations
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Leonard, Paul B., et al.. (2016). gflow: software for modelling circuit theory‐based connectivity at any scale. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 8(4). 519–526. 69 indexed citations
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Dutta, Trishna, Sandeep Sharma, Brad H. McRae, P. S. Roy, & Ruth DeFries. (2015). Connecting the dots: mapping habitat connectivity for tigers in central India. Regional Environmental Change. 16(S1). 53–67. 143 indexed citations
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McRae, Brad H., et al.. (2014). Getting the most connectivity per conservation dollar. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 12(9). 491–497. 33 indexed citations
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Dickson, Brett G., et al.. (2013). Models of Regional Habitat Quality and Connectivity for Pumas (Puma concolor) in the Southwestern United States. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e81898–e81898. 76 indexed citations
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Lawler, Joshua J., Aaron S. Ruesch, Julian D. Olden, & Brad H. McRae. (2013). Projected climate‐driven faunal movement routes. Ecology Letters. 16(8). 1014–1022. 151 indexed citations
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McRae, Brad H., Sonia A. Hall, Paul Beier, & David M. Theobald. (2012). Where to Restore Ecological Connectivity? Detecting Barriers and Quantifying Restoration Benefits. PLoS ONE. 7(12). e52604–e52604. 283 indexed citations
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Baldwin, Robert F., et al.. (2012). Connectivity Restoration in Large Landscapes: Modeling Landscape Condition and Ecological Flows. Ecological Restoration. 30(4). 274–279. 10 indexed citations
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Beier, Paul, Wayne D. Spencer, Robert F. Baldwin, & Brad H. McRae. (2011). Toward Best Practices for Developing Regional Connectivity Maps. Conservation Biology. 25(5). 879–892. 206 indexed citations
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Schloss, Carrie A., Joshua J. Lawler, Eric R. Larson, et al.. (2011). Systematic Conservation Planning in the Face of Climate Change: Bet-Hedging on the Columbia Plateau. PLoS ONE. 6(12). e28788–e28788. 39 indexed citations
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Carroll, Carlos, Brad H. McRae, & Allen Brookes. (2011). Use of Linkage Mapping and Centrality Analysis Across Habitat Gradients to Conserve Connectivity of Gray Wolf Populations in Western North America. Conservation Biology. 26(1). 78–87. 202 indexed citations
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Epperson, Bryan K., Brad H. McRae, Kim T. Scribner, et al.. (2010). Utility of computer simulations in landscape genetics. Molecular Ecology. 19(17). 3549–3564. 148 indexed citations
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Spear, Stephen F., Niko Balkenhol, Marie-Josée Fortin, Brad H. McRae, & Kim T. Scribner. (2010). Use of resistance surfaces for landscape genetic studies: considerations for parameterization and analysis. Molecular Ecology. 19(17). 3576–3591. 525 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lee‐Yaw, Julie A., Andrew Davidson, Brad H. McRae, & David M. Green. (2009). Do landscape processes predict phylogeographic patterns in the wood frog?. Molecular Ecology. 18(9). 1863–1874. 72 indexed citations
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McRae, Brad H., Brett G. Dickson, Timothy H. Keitt, & Viral B. Shah. (2008). USING CIRCUIT THEORY TO MODEL CONNECTIVITY IN ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, AND CONSERVATION. Ecology. 89(10). 2712–2724. 1618 indexed citations breakdown →
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McRae, Brad H. & Paul Beier. (2007). Circuit theory predicts gene flow in plant and animal populations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(50). 19885–19890. 788 indexed citations breakdown →
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McRae, Brad H.. (2006). Isolation by resistance.. PubMed. 60(8). 1551–61. 763 indexed citations breakdown →
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McRae, Brad H., Paul Beier, Laura E. DeWald, Lynn Huynh, & Paul Keim. (2005). Habitat barriers limit gene flow and illuminate historical events in a wide‐ranging carnivore, the American puma. Molecular Ecology. 14(7). 1965–1977. 123 indexed citations

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