Brian Huntley

40.6k total citations · 8 hit papers
221 papers, 25.5k citations indexed

About

Brian Huntley is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Huntley has authored 221 papers receiving a total of 25.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Atmospheric Science, 67 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 63 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Brian Huntley's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (83 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (63 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (60 papers). Brian Huntley is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (83 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (63 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (60 papers). Brian Huntley collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Sweden. Brian Huntley's co-authors include H. J. B. Birks, Chris D. Thomas, Yvonne C. Collingham, Judy R M Allen, Jane K. Hill, Rhys E. Green, Stephen G. Willis, Guy F. Midgley, Stephen E. Williams and Lesley Hughes and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Brian Huntley

217 papers receiving 23.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Extinction risk from climate change

2004 5.5k citations Chris D. Thomas, A. Cameron et al. Nature profile →
Poleward shifts in geographical ranges of butterfly species associated with regional warming

1999 1.7k citations Jane K. Hill, Chris D. Thomas et al. Nature profile →
An atlas of past and present pollen maps for Europe, 0-13,000 years ago

1983 1.3k citations Brian Huntley et al. profile →
Rapid responses of British butterflies to opposing forces of climate and habitat change

2001 1.0k citations M. S. Warren, Jane K. Hill et al. Nature profile →
Reconstructing biomes from palaeoecological data: a general method and its application to European pollen data at 0 and 6 ka

1996 585 citations Brian Huntley et al. profile →
Rapid environmental changes in southern Europe during the last glacial period

1999 533 citations Judy R M Allen, Brian Huntley et al. Nature profile →
Numerical Methods in Quaternary Pollen Analysis.

1987 531 citations Brian Huntley et al. profile →
Climate change vulnerability assessment of species

2018 343 citations Chris D. Thomas, Brian Huntley et al. profile →

Peers

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Huntley

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Huntley

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The proportion of common pheasants shot using lead shotgun ammunition in Britain has barely changed over five years of voluntary efforts to switch from lead to non-lead ammunition 2025 ·Durham Research Online (Durham University) ·Rhys E. Green, Mark A. Taggart, Deborah J. Pain, Noel A. Clark, Ruth Cromie, Stephen G. Dodd, (unknown), (unknown), L.R. Greenwood, Brian Huntley, (unknown), Richard H. Porter, Mike Price, (unknown), R. A. Robinson, Ken W. Smith, (unknown), Jonathan Spencer, David A. Stroud, Thomas Thompson	0
2	Outcomes from monitoring the fourth year of a five-year voluntary transition from hunting with lead to non-lead shotgun ammunition in Britain 2024 ·Rhys E. Green, Mark A. Taggart, Deborah J. Pain, Noel A. Clark, (unknown), Ruth Cromie, Stephen G. Dodd, Brian Huntley, J. P. Huntley, (unknown), Richard Porter, Mike Price, (unknown), R. A. Robinson, Michael Sinclair, K. Smith, L. J. Smith, Jonathan B. Spencer, D. Stroud	1
3	Global biome patterns of the Middle and Late Pleistocene 2023 ·Journal of Biogeography ·Brian Huntley, Judy R M Allen, Matthew Forrest, Thomas Hickler, Ralf Ohlemüller, Joy Singarayer, Paul J. Valdes	9
4	Strategic Opportunism: What Works in Africa 2023 ·Brian Huntley	2
5	Canopy Structure and Air Temperature Inversions Impact Simulation of Sub‐Canopy Longwave Radiation in Snow‐Covered Boreal Forests 2023 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Nick Rutter, Richard Essery, Robert Baxter, Steven Hancock, M. A. Horton, Brian Huntley, Tim Reid, John Woodward	7
6	Voluntary transition by hunters and game meat suppliers from lead to non-lead shotgun ammunition: changes in practice after three years 2023 ·Apollo (University of Cambridge) ·Rhys E. Green, Mark A. Taggart, Deborah J. Pain, Noel A. Clark, (unknown), Ruth Cromie, (unknown), (unknown), Brian Huntley, J. P. Huntley, (unknown), Richard Porter, (unknown), (unknown), R. A. Robinson, (unknown), K. Smith, L. J. Smith, Jonathan B. Spencer, D. Stroud	6
7	Using indices of species’ potential range to inform conservation status 2021 ·Ecological Indicators ·Tom H. E. Mason, Philip A. Stephens, (unknown), Rhys E. Green, Jeremy D. Wilson, (unknown), Judy R M Allen, Brian Huntley, Christine Howard, Stephen G. Willis	5
8	Effect of a joint policy statement by nine UK shooting and rural organisations on the use of lead shotgun ammunition for hunting common pheasants Phasianus colchicus in Britain 2021 ·Durham Research Online (Durham University) ·Rhys E. Green, Mark A. Taggart, Deborah J. Pain, Noel A. Clark, (unknown), Ruth Cromie, (unknown), (unknown), Brian Huntley, (unknown), (unknown), Richard H. Porter, James A. Robinson, Ken W. Smith, Jonathan Spencer, David A. Stroud	14
9	Plant richness, turnover, and evolutionary diversity track gradients of stability and ecological opportunity in a megadiversity center 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jonathan F. Colville, Colin M. Beale, Félix Forest, Res Altwegg, Brian Huntley, Richard M. Cowling	29
10	Transpiration from subarctic deciduous woodlands: Environmental controls and contribution to ecosystem evapotranspiration 2019 ·Ecohydrology ·(unknown), Helen C. Ward, Timothy C. Hill, Jemma Gornall, Thomas J. Wade, Jonathan Evans, A. Prieto-Blanco, Mathias Disney, Gareth K. Phoenix, Mathew Williams, Brian Huntley, Robert Baxter, Maurizio Mencuccini, Rafael Poyatos	17
11	Density‐dependent dispersal and the speed of range expansions 2012 ·Diversity and Distributions ·Res Altwegg, Yvonne C. Collingham, Birgit Erni, Brian Huntley	48
12	Projected impacts of climate change on a continent‐wide protected area network 2009 ·Ecology Letters ·David Hole, Stephen G. Willis, Deborah J. Pain, Lincoln Fishpool, Stuart H. M. Butchart, Yvonne C. Collingham, Carsten Rahbek, Brian Huntley	208
13	Monitoring snowmelt across the Arctic forest–tundra ecotone using Synthetic Aperture Radar 2006 ·International Journal of Remote Sensing ·(unknown), Ian A. Brown, Brian Huntley, Chris Thomas	1
14	Will climate change catch us off guard 2004 ·A. Cameron, Chris D. Thomas, Rhys E. Green, Michel Bakkenes, Linda J. Beaumont, Yvonne C. Collingham, Barend Erasmus, (unknown), Alan Grainger, Lee Hannah, Lesley Hughes, Brian Huntley, (unknown), Guy F. Midgley, Lera Miles, (unknown), (unknown), Oliver L. Phillips, Stephen E. Williams	1
15	Extinction risk from climate change breakdown → 2004 ·Nature ·Chris D. Thomas, A. Cameron, Rhys E. Green, Michel Bakkenes, Linda J. Beaumont, Yvonne C. Collingham, Barend Erasmus, Marinez Ferreira de Siqueira, Alan Grainger, Lee Hannah, Lesley Hughes, Brian Huntley, Albert S. van Jaarsveld, Guy F. Midgley, Lera Miles, Miguel A. Ortega‐Huerta, A. Townsend Peterson, Oliver L. Phillips, Stephen E. Williams	5527
16	Rationale, Concepts and Approach to the Assessment 2004 ·AMBIO ·Terry V. Callaghan, Lars Olof Björn, Yuri Chernov, Terry Chapin, Torben R. Christensen, Brian Huntley, Rolf A. Ims, Margareta Johansson, Dyanna Jolly, Sven Jonasson, Nadya Matveyeva, Nicolai Panikov, Walter C. Oechel, Gus Shaver	18
17	Rapid responses of British butterflies to opposing forces of climate and habitat change breakdown → 2001 ·Nature ·M. S. Warren, Jane K. Hill, Jeremy A. Thomas, Jim Asher, Richard Fox, Brian Huntley, David B. Roy, Mark G. Telfer, S.L. Jeffcoate, Paul T. Harding, (unknown), Stephen G. Willis, J.N. Greatorex-Davies, D. Moss, Chris D. Thomas	1037
18	Past and future rapid environmental changes : the spatial and evolutionary responses of terrestrial biota 1997 ·Publication Database PIK (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)) ·Brian Huntley, Wolfgang Crämer, Alan V. Morgan, Honor C. Prentice, Judy R M Allen	115
19	Biotic diversity in Southern Africa : concepts and conservation 1989 ·Oxford University Press eBooks ·Brian Huntley	70
20	Outlines of wildlife conservation in Angola 1974 ·South African Journal of Wildlife Research ·Brian Huntley	37

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