Cheryl J. Briggs

16.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
129 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

About

Cheryl J. Briggs is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheryl J. Briggs has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 35 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 34 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Cheryl J. Briggs's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (54 papers), Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (29 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (26 papers). Cheryl J. Briggs is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (54 papers), Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (29 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (26 papers). Cheryl J. Briggs collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Cheryl J. Briggs's co-authors include Vance T. Vredenburg, William W. Murdoch, Roland A. Knapp, Matthew C. Fisher, Daniel A. Henk, John S. Brownstein, Lawrence C. Madoff, Sarah J. Gurr, Roger M. Nisbet and Lara J. Rachowicz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Cheryl J. Briggs

125 papers receiving 11.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Emerging fungal threats to animal, plant and ecosystem health

2012 2.3k citations Matthew C. Fisher, Cheryl J. Briggs et al. profile →
Dynamics of an emerging disease drive large-scale amphibian population extinctions

2010 500 citations Vance T. Vredenburg, Roland A. Knapp et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cheryl J. Briggs

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Climate-driven variation in the phenology of juvenile Ixodes pacificus on lizard hosts 2025 ·Parasites & Vectors ·(unknown), Amanda M. Sparkman, Andrea Swei, Andrew MacDonald, Hillary S. Young, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Cheryl J. Briggs	0
2	A Busse Balloon in the Lagoon: Herbivore Behaviour Generates Spatial Patterns in Coral Reef Ecosystems 2025 ·Ecology Letters ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Christian John, Cheryl J. Briggs, Andrew Rassweiler, Holly V. Moeller	0
3	Climate‐associated variation in the within‐season dynamics of juvenile ticks in California 2024 ·Ecosphere ·(unknown), Andrew MacDonald, Andrea Swei, Cheryl J. Briggs	4
4	Effectiveness of antifungal treatments during chytridiomycosis epizootics in populations of an endangered frog 2022 ·PeerJ ·Roland A. Knapp, Maxwell B. Joseph, (unknown), (unknown), Vance T. Vredenburg, (unknown), Daniel M. Boiano, Andrea J. Jani, Cheryl J. Briggs	17
5	Once a reservoir, always a reservoir? Seasonality affects the pathogen maintenance potential of amphibian hosts 2022 ·Ecology ·M. Wilber, Michel E. B. Ohmer, (unknown), Laura A. Brannelly, Brandon LaBumbard, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ferdinand Pfab, Corinne L. Richards‐Zawacki, Louise A. Rollins‐Smith, (unknown), Jamie Voyles, Daniel Wetzel, Douglas C. Woodhams, Cheryl J. Briggs	13
6	Experimental evidence that host species composition alters host–pathogen dynamics in a ranavirus–amphibian assemblage 2022 ·Ecology ·Paul W. Snyder, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Cheryl J. Briggs, Jason T. Hoverman, Pieter T. J. Johnson, Daniel L. Preston, Jason R. Rohr, Andrew R. Blaustein	6
7	A time-since-infection model for populations with two pathogens 2022 ·Theoretical Population Biology ·Ferdinand Pfab, Roger M. Nisbet, Cheryl J. Briggs	2
8	Disease hotspots or hot species? Infection dynamics in multi‐host metacommunities controlled by species identity, not source location 2020 ·Ecology Letters ·M. Wilber, Pieter T. J. Johnson, Cheryl J. Briggs	22
9	Mechanisms underlying host persistence following amphibian disease emergence determine appropriate management strategies 2020 ·Ecology Letters ·Laura A. Brannelly, Hamish McCallum, Laura F. Grogan, Cheryl J. Briggs, Maria Ribas, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), David Newell, A. Marm Kilpatrick	47
10	Detecting and quantifying parasite-induced host mortality from intensity data: method comparisons and limitations 2015 ·International Journal for Parasitology ·M. Wilber, Sara B. Weinstein, Cheryl J. Briggs	18
11	Moving Beyond Too Little, Too Late: Managing Emerging Infectious Diseases in Wild Populations Requires International Policy and Partnerships 2014 ·EcoHealth ·Jamie Voyles, A. Marm Kilpatrick, James P. Collins, Matthew C. Fisher, Winifred F. Frick, Hamish McCallum, Craig K. R. Willis, David S. Blehert, Kris A. Murray, Robert Puschendorf, Erica Bree Rosenblum, Benjamin M. Bolker, Tina L. Cheng, Kate E. Langwig, Daniel L. Lindner, (unknown), M. Wilber, Cheryl J. Briggs	47
12	Impacts of an Introduced Forest Pathogen on the Risk of Lyme Disease in California 2012 ·Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases ·Andrea Swei, Cheryl J. Briggs, Robert S. Lane, Richard S. Ostfeld	22
13	Pathophysiology in Mountain Yellow-Legged Frogs (Rana muscosa) during a Chytridiomycosis Outbreak 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Jamie Voyles, Vance T. Vredenburg, Tate Tunstall, John M. Parker, Cheryl J. Briggs, Erica Bree Rosenblum	52
14	Impact of the experimental removal of lizards on Lyme disease risk 2011 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Andrea Swei, Richard S. Ostfeld, Robert S. Lane, Cheryl J. Briggs	69
15	Influence of Abiotic and Environmental Factors on the Density and Infection Prevalence ofIxodes pacificus(Acari: Ixodidae) WithBorrelia burgdorferi 2011 ·Journal of Medical Entomology ·Andrea Swei, Ross K. Meentemeyer, Cheryl J. Briggs	27
16	Enzootic and epizootic dynamics of the chytrid fungal pathogen of amphibians 2010 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Cheryl J. Briggs, Roland A. Knapp, Vance T. Vredenburg	402
17	Skin microbes on frogs prevent morbidity and mortality caused by a lethal skin fungus 2009 ·The ISME Journal ·Reid N. Harris, Robert M. Brucker, Jenifer B. Walke, Matthew H. Becker, Christian R. Schwantes, (unknown), Brianna A. Lam, Douglas C. Woodhams, Cheryl J. Briggs, Vance T. Vredenburg, Kevin P. C. Minbiole	407
18	LIFE-HISTORY TRADE-OFFS INFLUENCE DISEASE IN CHANGING CLIMATES: STRATEGIES OF AN AMPHIBIAN PATHOGEN 2008 ·Ecology ·Douglas C. Woodhams, Ross A. Alford, Cheryl J. Briggs, Megan L. Johnson, Louise A. Rollins‐Smith	204
19	Host Suppression and Stability in a Parasitoid-Host System: Experimental Demonstration 2005 ·Science ·William W. Murdoch, Cheryl J. Briggs, Susan L. Swarbrick	51
20	Stabilizing effects in spatial parasitoid–host and predator–prey models: a review 2004 ·Theoretical Population Biology ·Cheryl J. Briggs, Martha F. Hoopes	241

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