Brian L. Anacker

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Brian L. Anacker is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian L. Anacker has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 13 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 13 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Brian L. Anacker's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (20 papers), Plant and animal studies (11 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (9 papers). Brian L. Anacker is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (20 papers), Plant and animal studies (11 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (9 papers). Brian L. Anacker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Norway. Brian L. Anacker's co-authors include Susan Harrison, Sharon Y. Strauss, Ellen I. Damschen, David D. Ackerly, Lauren B. Buckley, T. Jonathan Davies, Christy M. McCain, Bradford A. Hawkins, Howard V. Cornell and John‐Arvid Grytnes and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Ecology and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

Brian L. Anacker

30 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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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.

Niche conservatism as an emerging principle in ecology and conservation biology

2010 1.4k citations John J. Wiens, David D. Ackerly et al. Ecology Letters profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian L. Anacker United States	24	1.6k	1.3k	1.1k	1.0k	882	30	3.2k
Şerban Procheş South Africa	29	1.9k 1.2×	1.8k 1.4×	916 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	807 0.9×	94	3.6k
Katja Schiffers Germany	22	1.5k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	514 0.6×	40	3.1k
Darién E. Prado Argentina	18	1.4k 0.9×	2.0k 1.5×	551 0.5×	593 0.6×	786 0.9×	61	3.5k
Caroline M. Tucker Canada	18	1.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	821 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	330 0.4×	27	2.6k
Miguel Á. Rodrı́guez Spain	35	1.7k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	1.6k 1.5×	1.7k 1.6×	384 0.4×	98	3.9k
Jason P. Sexton United States	18	1.7k 1.1×	1.6k 1.2×	1.5k 1.4×	1.6k 1.5×	568 0.6×	32	4.0k
Andréas Prinzing France	24	1.5k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	567 0.5×	842 0.8×	508 0.6×	82	2.4k
Anne Dubuis Switzerland	19	1.9k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	1.9k 1.7×	1.2k 1.2×	577 0.7×	27	3.3k
Steven M. Vamosi Canada	29	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	369 0.3×	841 0.8×	380 0.4×	71	2.7k
Julien Renaud France	28	1.4k 0.9×	919 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	323 0.4×	64	2.9k

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Cleemput, Elisa Van, et al.. (2024). High‐resolution spectral data predict taxonomic diversity in low diversity grasslands. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(3). 4 indexed citations

Anacker, Brian L., et al.. (2023). Plant species’ influence on rhizosphere microbial communities depends on N availability. Plant and Soil. 491(1-2). 681–696. 3 indexed citations

Hinckley, Eve‐Lyn S., et al.. (2022). Interactions between tall oatgrass invasion and soil nitrogen cycling. Oecologia. 199(2). 419–426. 2 indexed citations

Anacker, Brian L., Timothy R. Seastedt, Tracy Halward, & Ann L. Lezberg. (2021). Soil carbon and plant richness relationships differ among grassland types, disturbance history and plant functional groups. Oecologia. 196(4). 1153–1166. 13 indexed citations

Strauss, Sharon Y., et al.. (2021). DO HABITAT SHIFTS ALTER FLOWERING PHENOLOGY OVERLAP IN CLOSE RELATIVES? IMPLICATIONS FOR LOCAL COEXISTENCE. Madroño. 68(4). 5 indexed citations

Larson, Julie E., et al.. (2020). Ecological strategies begin at germination: Traits, plasticity and survival in the first 4 days of plant life. Functional Ecology. 34(5). 968–979. 73 indexed citations

Bowsher, Alan W., Prateek Shetty, Brian L. Anacker, et al.. (2017). Transcriptomic responses to conspecific and congeneric competition in co‐occurring Trifolium. Journal of Ecology. 105(3). 602–615. 26 indexed citations

Copeland, Stella M., Susan Harrison, Andrew M. Latimer, et al.. (2016). Ecological effects of extreme drought on Californian herbaceous plant communities. Ecological Monographs. 86(3). 295–311. 66 indexed citations

Burns, Jean H., Brian L. Anacker, Sharon Y. Strauss, & David J. Burke. (2015). Soil microbial community variation correlates most strongly with plant species identity, followed by soil chemistry, spatial location and plant genus. AoB Plants. 7(0). plv030–plv030. 141 indexed citations

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Reinhart, Kurt O. & Brian L. Anacker. (2014). More closely related plants have more distinct mycorrhizal communities. AoB Plants. 6. 31 indexed citations

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Anacker, Brian L., John N. Klironomos, Hafiz Maherali, Kurt O. Reinhart, & Sharon Y. Strauss. (2014). Phylogenetic conservatism in plant‐soil feedback and its implications for plant abundance. Ecology Letters. 17(12). 1613–1621. 112 indexed citations

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Fernandez-Going, B. M., Susan Harrison, Brian L. Anacker, & Hugh D. Safford. (2013). Climate interacts with soil to produce beta diversity in Californian plant communities. Ecology. 94(9). 2007–2018. 59 indexed citations

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Fernandez-Going, B. M., Brian L. Anacker, & Susan Harrison. (2012). Temporal variability in California grasslands: Soil type and species functional traits mediate response to precipitation. Ecology. 93(9). 2104–2114. 86 indexed citations

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Anacker, Brian L. & Susan Harrison. (2012). Historical and Ecological Controls on Phylogenetic Diversity in Californian Plant Communities. The American Naturalist. 180(2). 257–269. 48 indexed citations

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Anacker, Brian L., Nishanta Rajakaruna, David D. Ackerly, et al.. (2011). Ecological strategies in California chaparral: interacting effects of soils, climate, and fire on specific leaf area. Plant Ecology & Diversity. 4(2-3). 179–188. 44 indexed citations

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Anacker, Brian L., Justen B. Whittall, Emma E. Goldberg, & Susan Harrison. (2010). ORIGINS AND CONSEQUENCES OF SERPENTINE ENDEMISM IN THE CALIFORNIA FLORA. Evolution. 65(2). 365–376. 111 indexed citations

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Wiens, John J., David D. Ackerly, Andrew P. Allen, et al.. (2010). Niche conservatism as an emerging principle in ecology and conservation biology. Ecology Letters. 13(10). 1310–1324. 1397 indexed citations breakdown →

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Meentemeyer, Ross K., Nathan E. Rank, Brian L. Anacker, David M. Rizzo, & J. Hall Cushman. (2008). INFLUENCE OF LAND-COVER CHANGE ON THE SPREAD OF AN INVASIVE FOREST PATHOGEN. Ecological Applications. 18(1). 159–171. 68 indexed citations

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Meentemeyer, Ross K., et al.. (2008). EARLY DETECTION OF EMERGING FOREST DISEASE USING DISPERSAL ESTIMATION AND ECOLOGICAL NICHE MODELING. Ecological Applications. 18(2). 377–390. 96 indexed citations

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Anacker, Brian L., Nathan E. Rank, D. Hüberli, et al.. (2007). Susceptibility toPhytophthora ramorumin a key infectious host: landscape variation in host genotype, host phenotype, and environmental factors. New Phytologist. 177(3). 756–766. 39 indexed citations

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