Brian J. McGill

29.8k citations
122 papers · 16.7k indexed · 8 hit papers · h-index 52
Topics
Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (66 papers)Species Distribution and Climate Change (58 papers)Plant and animal studies (45 papers)

In The Last Decade

Brian J. McGill

121 papers receiving 16.3k citations

Hit Papers

Rebuilding community ecology from functional traits20062026201220192006201120122007201410002.0k3.0k

Peers

Brian J. McGill
Comparison fields: 5 of 177
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation 9.3k
  • Ecology 7.0k
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5.9k
  • Ecological Modeling 5.3k
  • Global and Planetary Change 4.1k
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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian J. McGill

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian J. McGill

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#WorkIndexed citations
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2 1
3 45
4 19
5 83
6 22
7 207
8 98
9 184
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Assemblage Time Series Reveal Biodiversity Change but Not Systematic Lossbreakdown →
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13 37
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Multiple links between species diversity and temporal stability in bird communities across North America
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How do traits vary across ecological scales? A case for trait‐based ecologybreakdown →
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16 66
17 166
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Modelling dimensionality in species abundance distributions: description and evaluation of the Gambin model
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19 101
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A unified theory for macroecology based on spatial patterns of abundance
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About Brian J. McGill

Brian J. McGill is a scholar working on Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, having authored 122 papers that have together received 16.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (66 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (58 papers) and Plant and animal studies (45 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecological Modeling (5.3k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (9.3k citations) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (5.9k citations). Brian J. McGill has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Brian J. Enquist, Anne E. Magurran, Mark Westoby, Evan Weiher, Julie Messier, María Dornelas, Nicholas J. Gotelli, Martin J. Lechowicz, Cyrille Violle and Brian A. Maurer. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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