Bruce E. Young

18.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
65 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Bruce E. Young is a scholar working on Ecological Modeling, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruce E. Young has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Ecological Modeling, 29 papers in Ecology and 23 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Bruce E. Young's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (37 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (20 papers) and Plant and animal studies (19 papers). Bruce E. Young is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (37 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (20 papers) and Plant and animal studies (19 papers). Bruce E. Young collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Bruce E. Young's co-authors include Simon N. Stuart, Neil A. Cox, Janice Chanson, Ana S. L. Rodrigues, Robert W. Waller, John W. Fitzpatrick, Douglas F. Stotz, Debra K. Moskovits, Theodore A. Parker and Enrique La Marca and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Bruce E. Young

64 papers receiving 8.6k 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.

Status and Trends of Amphibian Declines and Extinctions Worldwide

2004 3.4k citations Neil A. Cox, Bruce E. Young et al. profile →
Widespread amphibian extinctions from epidemic disease driven by global warming

2006 1.3k citations J. Alan Pounds, Martín R. Bustamante et al. Nature profile →
Neotropical Birds: Ecology and Conservation.

1997 925 citations Bruce E. Young et al. profile →
Climate change vulnerability assessment of species

2018 343 citations Wendy Foden, Bruce E. Young et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bruce E. Young United States	33	5.2k	3.9k	3.9k	3.0k	2.5k	65	9.4k
Simon N. Stuart United Kingdom	43	5.6k 1.1×	5.8k 1.5×	4.9k 1.2×	4.2k 1.4×	2.5k 1.0×	79	12.2k
Ana S. L. Rodrigues United Kingdom	48	6.3k 1.2×	5.8k 1.5×	4.7k 1.2×	4.5k 1.5×	2.2k 0.9×	82	12.5k
Ben Collen United Kingdom	42	2.8k 0.5×	5.8k 1.5×	3.8k 1.0×	4.2k 1.4×	2.1k 0.8×	99	10.2k
Carlo Rondinini Italy	59	3.5k 0.7×	6.8k 1.7×	4.6k 1.2×	3.7k 1.2×	1.7k 0.7×	151	11.7k
Christopher J. Raxworthy United States	31	3.8k 0.7×	2.6k 0.7×	4.1k 1.0×	2.5k 0.8×	2.6k 1.0×	98	8.2k
George V. N. Powell United States	33	3.1k 0.6×	5.6k 1.4×	2.5k 0.6×	3.0k 1.0×	2.7k 1.1×	61	10.6k
Michael Hoffmann United States	40	2.8k 0.5×	4.5k 1.2×	3.0k 0.8×	2.9k 1.0×	1.8k 0.7×	126	9.2k
H. Reşi̇t Akçakaya United States	55	3.0k 0.6×	6.4k 1.6×	5.0k 1.3×	5.3k 1.7×	2.1k 0.8×	130	11.5k
Craig Hilton‐Taylor United Kingdom	32	2.4k 0.5×	3.9k 1.0×	3.0k 0.8×	3.3k 1.1×	1.7k 0.7×	51	7.9k
Eric Wikramanayake United States	24	3.0k 0.6×	4.0k 1.0×	2.2k 0.6×	2.7k 0.9×	1.9k 0.7×	46	8.6k

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Cornelisse, Tara M., David W. Inouye, Rebecca E. Irwin, et al.. (2025). Elevated extinction risk in over one-fifth of native North American pollinators. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(14). e2418742122–e2418742122. 7 indexed citations

Hamilton, Healy, et al.. (2024). A landscape conservation perspective of state Species of Greatest Conservation Need. Conservation Science and Practice. 6(10). 1 indexed citations

Salafsky, Nick, Bruce E. Young, Monika Böhm, et al.. (2024). Classification of direct threats to the conservation of ecosystems and species 4.0. Conservation Biology. 39(3). e14434–e14434. 5 indexed citations

Cazalis, Victor, Luca Santini, Pablo M. Lucas, et al.. (2023). Prioritizing the reassessment of data‐deficient species on the IUCN Red List. Conservation Biology. 37(6). e14139–e14139. 19 indexed citations

Schlesinger, Matthew, et al.. (2023). Low extinction risk in the flower fly fauna of northeastern North America. Journal of Insect Conservation. 27(4). 657–668. 4 indexed citations

Meiri, Shai, David G. Chapple, Krystal A. Tolley, et al.. (2023). Done but not dusted: Reflections on the first global reptile assessment and priorities for the second. Biological Conservation. 278. 109879–109879. 15 indexed citations

Raimondo, D., Bruce E. Young, Thomas M. Brooks, et al.. (2022). Using Red List Indices to monitor extinction risk at national scales. Conservation Science and Practice. 5(1). 12 indexed citations

Thurman, Lindsey L., Bruce A. Stein, Erik A. Beever, et al.. (2020). Persist in place or shift in space? Evaluating the adaptive capacity of species to climate change. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 18(9). 520–528. 114 indexed citations

Han, Xuemei, Bruce E. Young, Michael Gill, Healy Hamilton, & Sheila Vergara. (2020). Data on Indicators used in Southeast Asian nations’ 4th and 5th National Reports to the Convention on Biological Diversity. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 31. 105705–105705. 2 indexed citations

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Han, Xuemei, Michael Gill, Healy Hamilton, Sheila Vergara, & Bruce E. Young. (2019). Progress on national biodiversity indicator reporting and prospects for filling indicator gaps in Southeast Asia. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators. 5. 100017–100017. 6 indexed citations

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Young, Bruce E., et al.. (2017). Are pollinating hawk moths declining in the Northeastern United States? An analysis of collection records. PLoS ONE. 12(10). e0185683–e0185683. 21 indexed citations

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Han, Xuemei, Carmen Josse, Bruce E. Young, et al.. (2016). Monitoring national conservation progress with indicators derived from global and national datasets. Biological Conservation. 213. 325–334. 18 indexed citations

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Brooks, Thomas M., H. Reşi̇t Akçakaya, Neil D. Burgess, et al.. (2016). Analysing biodiversity and conservation knowledge products to support regional environmental assessments. Scientific Data. 3(1). 160007–160007. 58 indexed citations

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Wilson, Joseph S., Matthew L. Forister, Lee A. Dyer, et al.. (2012). Host conservatism, host shifts and diversification across three trophic levels in two Neotropical forests. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 25(3). 532–546. 44 indexed citations

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Sigel, Bryan J., Thomas W. Sherry, & Bruce E. Young. (2006). Avian Community Response to Lowland Tropical Rainforest Isolation: 40 Years of Change at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica. Conservation Biology. 20(1). 111–121. 91 indexed citations

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Pounds, J. Alan, Martín R. Bustamante, Luis A. Coloma, et al.. (2006). Widespread amphibian extinctions from epidemic disease driven by global warming. Nature. 439(7073). 161–167. 1339 indexed citations breakdown →

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Young, Bruce E., et al.. (1999). Nesting of Four Poorly-Known Bird Species on the Caribbean Slope of Costa Rica. Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida). 3 indexed citations

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Young, Bruce E.. (1994). GEOGRAPHIC AND SEASONAL PATTERNS OF CLUTCH-SIZE VARIATION IN HOUSE WRENS. 111(3). 545–555. 71 indexed citations

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Wootton, J. Timothy, Bruce E. Young, & David W. Winkler. (1991). ECOLOGICAL VERSUS EVOLUTIONARY HYPOTHESES: DEMOGRAPHIC STASIS AND THE MURRAY-NOLAN CLUTCH SIZE EQUATION. Evolution. 45(8). 1947–1950. 5 indexed citations

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Young, Bruce E.. (1989). First specimen record of the Indigo Bunting. Passerina cyanea, in British Columbia. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 103(3). 415–415. 1 indexed citations

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