Bryan Shorrocks

6.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
62 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Bryan Shorrocks is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Bryan Shorrocks has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 20 papers in Ecology and 18 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Bryan Shorrocks's work include Plant and animal studies (28 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (17 papers) and Insect behavior and control techniques (11 papers). Bryan Shorrocks is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (28 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (17 papers) and Insect behavior and control techniques (11 papers). Bryan Shorrocks collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Namibia. Bryan Shorrocks's co-authors include W. D. Atkinson, John H. Lawton, Amity Watson, Andrew Davis, Simon N. Wood, Jon Rosewell, Donald R. Strong, Richard Southwood, J. S. F. Barker and William T. Starmer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

Bryan Shorrocks

62 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

Making mistakes when predicting shifts in species range in response to global warming

1998 918 citations Andrew Davis, John H. Lawton et al. Nature profile →
Insects on Plants

1984 508 citations Bryan Shorrocks, Donald R. Strong et al. profile →
Animal Populations in Relation to Their Food Resources.

1971 494 citations Bryan Shorrocks et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bryan Shorrocks United Kingdom	27	2.4k	2.0k	1.6k	1.6k	932	62	4.8k
Henk Wolda Panama	25	2.0k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	920 0.6×	808 0.9×	47	3.8k
T. R. New Australia	33	2.7k 1.1×	1.4k 0.7×	1.7k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	1.3k 1.4×	244	4.9k
William E. Bradshaw United States	37	2.2k 0.9×	2.1k 1.0×	788 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	1.8k 1.9×	92	5.3k
Lloyd L. Loope United States	28	2.1k 0.9×	2.5k 1.3×	2.4k 1.5×	1.1k 0.7×	914 1.0×	86	5.7k
Edward F. Connor United States	34	2.8k 1.2×	3.0k 1.5×	3.3k 2.1×	1.0k 0.7×	602 0.6×	81	6.2k
Michael C. Singer United States	45	3.6k 1.5×	1.3k 0.6×	2.1k 1.3×	1.8k 1.2×	1.6k 1.7×	92	5.7k
Wolfgang Nentwig Switzerland	45	2.8k 1.2×	2.4k 1.2×	2.0k 1.3×	2.4k 1.5×	2.4k 2.6×	168	7.5k
Stephen M. Shuster United States	29	3.1k 1.3×	1.8k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	581 0.4×	1.6k 1.7×	86	5.2k
Peter S. Cranston Australia	30	1.7k 0.7×	2.9k 1.4×	1.0k 0.6×	896 0.6×	993 1.1×	145	5.2k
H. V. Danks Canada	35	1.8k 0.8×	2.5k 1.2×	744 0.5×	1.7k 1.1×	1.3k 1.4×	76	4.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Bryan Shorrocks

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bryan Shorrocks

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bryan Shorrocks. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bryan Shorrocks based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Bryan Shorrocks. Bryan Shorrocks is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Shorrocks, Bryan. (2016). The Giraffe: Biology, Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour. 7 indexed citations

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Shorrocks, Bryan, et al.. (2008). Estimating density of Kirk’s dik‐dik (Madoqua kirkiiGünther), impala (Aepyceros melampusLichtenstein) and common zebra (Equus burchelliGray) at Mpala, Laikipia District, Kenya. African Journal of Ecology. 46(4). 612–619. 9 indexed citations

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Shorrocks, Bryan, et al.. (2005). Vigilance and group size in impala (Aepyceros melampus Lichtenstein): a study in Nairobi National Park, Kenya. African Journal of Ecology. 43(2). 91–96. 37 indexed citations

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Davis, Andrew, et al.. (1998). Individualistic species responses invalidate simple physiological models of community dynamics under global environmental change. Journal of Animal Ecology. 67(4). 600–612. 248 indexed citations

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Davis, Andrew, et al.. (1998). Making mistakes when predicting shifts in species range in response to global warming. Nature. 391(6669). 783–786. 918 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shorrocks, Bryan, Calvin Dytham, & Jack J. Lennon. (1997). A graphical method for analysing the dynamics of three-species systems. Oecologia. 111(4). 529–534. 1 indexed citations

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Shorrocks, Bryan & Jan G. Sevenster. (1995). Explaining local species diversity. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 260(1359). 305–309. 80 indexed citations

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Shorrocks, Bryan, et al.. (1990). The problem with zeroes: why don't drosophilids lay eggs?. Oecologia. 85(1). 150–152. 7 indexed citations

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Shorrocks, Bryan. (1988). The niche in competition and evolution. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 3(9). 246–247. 38 indexed citations

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Shorrocks, Bryan. (1984). Evolutionary ecology : the 23rd Symposium of the British Ecological Society, Leeds, 1982. 9 indexed citations

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Shorrocks, Bryan, Donald R. Strong, John H. Lawton, & Richard Southwood. (1984). Insects on Plants. 508 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shorrocks, Bryan, J. S. F. Barker, & William T. Starmer. (1984). Ecological Genetics and Evolution. The Cactus-Yeast-Drosophila Model System.. Journal of Ecology. 72(3). 1079–1079. 288 indexed citations

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Kearney, John N. & Bryan Shorrocks. (1981). The utilization of naturally occurring yeasts by Drosophila species, using chemically defined substrates. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 15(1). 39–56. 5 indexed citations

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Shorrocks, Bryan & Loredana Nigro. (1981). Microdistribution and habitat selection in Drosophila subobscura Collin. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 16(4). 293–301. 25 indexed citations

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Begon, Michael & Bryan Shorrocks. (1978). The feeding- and breeding-sites of Drosophila obscura Fallén and D. subobscura Collin. Journal of Natural History. 12(2). 137–151. 25 indexed citations

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Shorrocks, Bryan. (1977). An ecological classification of European Drosophila species. Oecologia. 26(4). 335–345. 46 indexed citations

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Atkinson, W. D. & Bryan Shorrocks. (1977). Breeding site specificity in the domestic species of Drosophila. Oecologia. 29(3). 223–232. 116 indexed citations

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Shorrocks, Bryan & Michael Begon. (1975). A model of competition. Oecologia. 20(4). 363–367. 22 indexed citations

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Shorrocks, Bryan. (1974). Niche parameters in domestic species of Drosophila. Journal of Natural History. 8(2). 215–222. 11 indexed citations

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Shorrocks, Bryan. (1970). THE DISTRIBUTION OF GENE FREQUENCIES IN POLYMORPHIC POPULATIONS OFDROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER. Evolution. 24(4). 660–669. 4 indexed citations

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