Christopher A. Lepczyk

9.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
121 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Christopher A. Lepczyk is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher A. Lepczyk has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Ecology, 32 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 23 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Christopher A. Lepczyk's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (33 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (22 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (22 papers). Christopher A. Lepczyk is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (33 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (22 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (22 papers). Christopher A. Lepczyk collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Christopher A. Lepczyk's co-authors include Myla F. J. Aronson, Mark A. Goddard, J. Scott MacIvor, Susannah B. Lerman, Karl L. Evans, Charles H. Nilon, Jianguo Liu, Angela G. Mertig, Timothy L.V. Vargo and Meera Iyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Christopher A. Lepczyk

118 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

Biodiversity in the city: key challenges for urban green ... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2017 2017 2016 2019 2022 250 500 750
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.

  1. Biodiversity in the city: key challenges for urban green space management
    2017 854 citations Myla F. J. Aronson, Christopher A. Lepczyk et al. profile →
  2. Biodiversity in the City: Fundamental Questions for Understanding the Ecology of Urban Green Spaces for Biodiversity Conservation
    2017 503 citations Christopher A. Lepczyk, Myla F. J. Aronson et al. profile →
  3. Hierarchical filters determine community assembly of urban species pools
    2016 312 citations Myla F. J. Aronson, Charles H. Nilon et al. profile →
  4. The One Health Approach to Toxoplasmosis: Epidemiology, Control, and Prevention Strategies
    2019 198 citations Travis Longcore, Christopher A. Lepczyk et al. profile →
  5. Urban biodiversity: State of the science and future directions
    2022 130 citations Christine C. Rega‐Brodsky, Myla F. J. Aronson et al. Urban Ecosystems profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christopher A. Lepczyk United States 33 2.1k 2.0k 1.5k 1.2k 748 121 5.3k
Paige S. Warren United States 27 2.8k 1.4× 3.1k 1.5× 2.0k 1.4× 1.5k 1.3× 1.6k 2.2× 68 6.7k
Philippe Clergeau France 33 2.4k 1.2× 2.2k 1.1× 1.6k 1.1× 1.7k 1.4× 995 1.3× 102 4.9k
Ian MacGregor‐Fors Mexico 32 1.6k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 1.0k 0.8× 773 1.0× 141 3.6k
Jukka Jokimäki Finland 36 3.1k 1.5× 2.1k 1.0× 1.2k 0.8× 1.7k 1.4× 1.1k 1.5× 115 4.9k
Margarida Santos‐Reis Portugal 38 2.5k 1.2× 867 0.4× 623 0.4× 652 0.5× 464 0.6× 147 4.2k
Salit Kark Israel 44 3.6k 1.7× 2.5k 1.2× 552 0.4× 2.0k 1.7× 961 1.3× 121 6.5k
Charles H. Nilon United States 24 1.6k 0.8× 2.9k 1.4× 2.1k 1.5× 1.1k 0.9× 803 1.1× 48 5.2k
Dieter F. Hochuli Australia 33 841 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 1.2k 0.8× 950 0.8× 1.6k 2.2× 112 3.9k
G. Siriwardena United Kingdom 36 3.5k 1.7× 1.7k 0.8× 501 0.3× 2.6k 2.1× 1.6k 2.1× 115 6.1k
Adrian D. Manning Australia 45 3.6k 1.7× 2.7k 1.3× 663 0.5× 2.9k 2.5× 1.1k 1.5× 119 6.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Calver, Mike, Heather M. Crawford, Christopher A. Lepczyk, Duncan E. Farrow, & Patricia A. Fleming. (2026). Imperilled paws: How conservation biologists can use pet cats’ health and welfare rather than their impacts on wildlife to argue for their containment. Global Ecology and Conservation. 66. e04067–e04067.
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Schulte, Bruce A., et al.. (2024). Lack of crucial information exacerbates barriers to mitigating human–elephant conflicts in rural Kenya. Oryx. 58(6). 779–787. 2 indexed citations
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Lee, KangJae Jerry, Myla F. J. Aronson, Fushcia-Ann Hoover, et al.. (2024). Limitations of existing park quality instruments and suggestions for future research. Landscape and Urban Planning. 249. 105127–105127. 5 indexed citations
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Bradshaw, Corey J. A., Irene Castañeda, John Llewelyn, et al.. (2024). Differential predation patterns of free‐ranging cats among continents. Ecography. 2025(4). 4 indexed citations
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Winkler, Richelle, Dexter H. Locke, Peleg Kremer, et al.. (2024). Unequal access to social, environmental and health amenities in US urban parks. Nature Cities. 1(12). 861–870. 8 indexed citations
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Hao, Zezhou, Le Li, Bing‐Da Sun, et al.. (2024). Can urban forests provide acoustic refuges for birds? Investigating the influence of vegetation structure and anthropogenic noise on bird sound diversity. Journal of Forestry Research. 35(1). 3 indexed citations
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Calver, Mike, Michael V. Cove, Patricia A. Fleming, et al.. (2023). The animal welfare, environmental impact, pest control functions, and disease effects of free‐ranging cats can be generalized and all are grounds for humanely reducing their numbers. Conservation Science and Practice. 5(10). 8 indexed citations
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Sorte, Frank A. La, et al.. (2023). Collections of small urban parks consistently support higher species richness but not higher phylogenetic or functional diversity. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 290(2006). 20231424–20231424. 15 indexed citations
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Sorte, Frank A. La, Myla F. J. Aronson, Christopher A. Lepczyk, & Kyle G. Horton. (2022). Assessing the combined threats of artificial light at night and air pollution for the world’s nocturnally migrating birds. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 31(5). 912–924. 10 indexed citations
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Rega‐Brodsky, Christine C., Myla F. J. Aronson, Max R. Piana, et al.. (2022). Urban biodiversity: State of the science and future directions. Urban Ecosystems. 25(4). 1083–1096. 130 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sorte, Frank A. La, Christopher A. Lepczyk, & Myla F. J. Aronson. (2022). Light pollution enhances ground‐level exposure to airborne toxic chemicals for nocturnally migrating passerines. Global Change Biology. 29(1). 57–68. 2 indexed citations
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Lepczyk, Christopher A., et al.. (2021). Cross-sectional association of Toxoplasma gondii exposure with BMI and diet in US adults. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 15(10). e0009825–e0009825. 4 indexed citations
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Wedding, Lisa M., Stacy Jørgensen, Christopher A. Lepczyk, & Alan M. Friedlander. (2019). Remote sensing of three‐dimensional coral reef structure enhances predictive modeling of fish assemblages. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. 5(2). 150–159. 31 indexed citations
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Sorte, Frank A. La, Christopher A. Lepczyk, Myla F. J. Aronson, et al.. (2018). The phylogenetic and functional diversity of regional breeding bird assemblages is reduced and constricted through urbanization. Diversity and Distributions. 24(7). 928–938. 108 indexed citations
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Lepczyk, Christopher A., et al.. (2017). Investigation of plastic debris ingestion by four species of sea turtles collected as bycatch in pelagic Pacific longline fisheries. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 120(1-2). 117–125. 88 indexed citations
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Lepczyk, Christopher A., et al.. (2017). Assessing multi-decadal land-cover – land-use change in two wildlife protected areas in Tanzania using Landsat imagery. PLoS ONE. 12(9). e0185468–e0185468. 17 indexed citations
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Lepczyk, Christopher A., et al.. (2011). Is the model a misfit in Hawaii? The North American model in our most recent state. 5(3). 64–67. 3 indexed citations
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Lepczyk, Christopher A., Curtis H. Flather, Volker C. Radeloff, et al.. (2008). Human Impacts on Regional Avian Diversity and Abundance. Conservation Biology. 22(2). 405–416. 142 indexed citations
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Lepczyk, Christopher A. & William H. Karasov. (2000). Effect of Ephemeral Food Restriction on Growth of House Sparrows. The Auk. 117(1). 164–174. 11 indexed citations
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Lepczyk, Christopher A. & William H. Karasov. (2000). EFFECT OF EPHEMERAL FOOD RESTRICTION ON GROWTH OF HOUSE SPARROWS. The Auk. 117(1). 164–164. 41 indexed citations

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