Brian Gratwicke

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Brian Gratwicke is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Gratwicke has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 23 papers in Ecology and 13 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Brian Gratwicke's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (30 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (12 papers) and Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (9 papers). Brian Gratwicke is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (30 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (12 papers) and Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (9 papers). Brian Gratwicke collaborates with scholars based in United States, Panama and United Kingdom. Brian Gratwicke's co-authors include Martin R. Speight, Matthew H. Becker, B. E. Marshall, Lisa K. Belden, Corinne L. Richards‐Zawacki, Kevin P. C. Minbiole, Anna E. Savage, Reid N. Harris, Douglas C. Woodhams and Robert C. Fleischer and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Brian Gratwicke

55 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The relationship between fish species richness, abundance and habitat complexity in a range of shallow tropical marine habitats

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian Gratwicke United States	23	1.2k	1.0k	501	279	267	58	2.1k
Frank H. Gleason Australia	28	863 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	406 0.8×	341 1.2×	173 0.6×	122	3.3k
Javier Diéguez‐Uribeondo Spain	36	512 0.4×	1.8k 1.7×	554 1.1×	247 0.9×	78 0.3×	98	3.3k
Jacob L. Kerby United States	24	949 0.8×	779 0.7×	491 1.0×	74 0.3×	85 0.3×	49	2.0k
Alessandro Catenazzi United States	23	1.4k 1.2×	699 0.7×	441 0.9×	82 0.3×	100 0.4×	114	2.0k
Peter J. Prentis Australia	25	342 0.3×	920 0.9×	679 1.4×	81 0.3×	98 0.4×	91	2.9k
Mark R. Christie United States	23	633 0.5×	997 1.0×	1.1k 2.2×	165 0.6×	37 0.1×	60	2.4k
Jessica R. Ward United States	7	694 0.6×	1.8k 1.7×	220 0.4×	554 2.0×	22 0.1×	8	2.8k
Ricardo J. Lopes Portugal	25	371 0.3×	1.1k 1.1×	451 0.9×	224 0.8×	27 0.1×	98	2.9k
Peter Dann Australia	32	804 0.7×	2.4k 2.3×	480 1.0×	203 0.7×	45 0.2×	141	3.0k
Thomas R. Raffel United States	32	1.7k 1.5×	1.6k 1.5×	543 1.1×	55 0.2×	190 0.7×	65	3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Brian Gratwicke

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Gratwicke

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Osborne, Owen G., Amy Ellison, Harald Gross, et al.. (2025). Probiotic colonization of Xenopus laevis skin causes short-term changes in skin microbiomes and gene expression. Infection and Immunity. 93(5). e0056924–e0056924.

Osborne, Owen G., Randall R. Jiménez, Allison Q. Byrne, et al.. (2024). Phylosymbiosis shapes skin bacterial communities and pathogen-protective function in Appalachian salamanders. The ISME Journal. 18(1). 5 indexed citations

Medina, Daniel, Eric Baitchman, Lisa K. Belden, et al.. (2023). Movement and survival of captive-bred Limosa harlequin frogs (Atelopus limosus) released into the wild. 1. 4 indexed citations

Klaphake, Eric, Kevin P. C. Minbiole, Heidi Ross, et al.. (2023). Release trial of captive-bred variable harlequin frogs Atelopus varius shows that frogs disperse rapidly, are difficult to recapture and do not readily regain skin toxicity. Oryx. 58(3). 323–335. 1 indexed citations

Ossiboff, Robert J., Krysten L. Schuler, Pierre Comizzoli, et al.. (2023). Immune priming prior to pathogen exposure sheds light on the relationship between host, microbiome and pathogen in disease. Royal Society Open Science. 10(2). 220810–220810. 6 indexed citations

Jiménez, Randall R., Brian Gratwicke, Douglas C. Woodhams, et al.. (2022). Inhibitory Bacterial Diversity and Mucosome Function Differentiate Susceptibility of Appalachian Salamanders to Chytrid Fungal Infection. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 88(8). e0181821–e0181821. 29 indexed citations

Becker, Matthew H., Jennifer A. N. Brophy, Kevin Barrett, et al.. (2021). Genetically modifying skin microbe to produce violacein and augmenting microbiome did not defend Panamanian golden frogs from disease. ISME Communications. 1(1). 57–57. 19 indexed citations

Baitchman, Eric, Matthew J. Evans, Eric Klaphake, et al.. (2020). Spindly leg syndrome in Atelopus varius is linked to environmental calcium and phosphate availability. PLoS ONE. 15(6). e0235285–e0235285. 2 indexed citations

Richards‐Zawacki, Corinne L., Roberto Ibáñez, Jennifer Luedtke, et al.. (2019). Conserving Panamanian harlequin frogs by integrating captive-breeding and research programs. Biological Conservation. 236. 180–187. 30 indexed citations

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Murphy, James B. & Brian Gratwicke. (2017). History of Captive Management and Conservation Amphibian Programs Mostly in Zoos and Aquariums. Part I Anurans. Herpetological review. 48(1). 241–260. 7 indexed citations

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Becker, Matthew H., James Lewis, Robert C. Fleischer, et al.. (2017). Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans not detected in U.S. survey of pet salamanders. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 13132–13132. 33 indexed citations

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Woodhams, Douglas C., Brandon LaBumbard, Matthew H. Becker, et al.. (2017). Prodigiosin, Violacein, and Volatile Organic Compounds Produced by Widespread Cutaneous Bacteria of Amphibians Can Inhibit Two Batrachochytrium Fungal Pathogens. Microbial Ecology. 75(4). 1049–1062. 99 indexed citations

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Togna, Gina Della, Vance L. Trudeau, Brian Gratwicke, et al.. (2016). Effects of hormonal stimulation on the concentration and quality of excreted spermatozoa in the critically endangered Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki). Theriogenology. 91. 27–35. 35 indexed citations

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Brown, Janine L., et al.. (2014). Evaluating Group Housing Strategies for the Ex-Situ Conservation of Harlequin Frogs (Atelopus spp.) Using Behavioral and Physiological Indicators. PLoS ONE. 9(2). e90218–e90218. 18 indexed citations

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Bigler, Laurent, et al.. (2014). Stability of Microbiota Facilitated by Host Immune Regulation: Informing Probiotic Strategies to Manage Amphibian Disease. PLoS ONE. 9(1). e87101–e87101. 60 indexed citations

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Terrell, Kimberly A., et al.. (2013). Cryptic impacts of temperature variability on amphibian immune function. Journal of Experimental Biology. 216(Pt 22). 4204–11. 22 indexed citations

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Gratwicke, Brian, Thomas Ε. Lovejoy, & David E. Wildt. (2012). Will Amphibians Croak under the Endangered Species Act?. BioScience. 62(2). 197–202. 19 indexed citations

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Gratwicke, Brian, et al.. (2007). Evaluating the performance of a decade of Save The Tiger Fund's investments to save the world's last wild tigers. Environmental Conservation. 34(3). 255–265. 16 indexed citations

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Gratwicke, Brian. (2004). Migration of the freshwater crab Potamonautes unispinus in a seasonal stream, Zimbabwe. African Zoology. 39(1). 25–29. 7 indexed citations

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Gratwicke, Brian. (1998). An introduction to aquatic biological monitoring. 32(4). 75–78. 4 indexed citations

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