Craig K. R. Willis

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
116 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Craig K. R. Willis is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Infectious Diseases and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Craig K. R. Willis has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 49 papers in Infectious Diseases and 45 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Craig K. R. Willis's work include Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (94 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (48 papers) and Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock (33 papers). Craig K. R. Willis is often cited by papers focused on Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (94 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (48 papers) and Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock (33 papers). Craig K. R. Willis collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Craig K. R. Willis's co-authors include R. Mark Brigham, Kristin A. Jonasson, Fritz Geiser, Vikram Misra, Paul M. Cryan, Lisa Warnecke, James M. Turner, Trent K. Bollinger, Justin G. Boyles and Liam P. McGuire and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Craig K. R. Willis

114 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

A comparison of bats and rodents as reservoirs of zoonotic viruses: are bats special?

2013 493 citations Mary E. Timonin, Craig K. R. Willis et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Craig K. R. Willis Canada	40	4.0k	2.4k	1.8k	1.0k	935	116	5.2k
Paul M. Cryan United States	37	4.2k 1.1×	2.7k 1.1×	2.0k 1.1×	505 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	73	5.7k
Winifred F. Frick United States	35	3.3k 0.8×	2.0k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	283 0.3×	1.2k 1.3×	89	4.6k
DeeAnn M. Reeder United States	29	3.9k 1.0×	3.4k 1.4×	1.4k 0.8×	432 0.4×	1.9k 2.1×	63	7.4k
Justin G. Boyles United States	30	3.0k 0.8×	1.9k 0.8×	869 0.5×	594 0.6×	677 0.7×	76	3.8k
Gary F. McCracken United States	44	4.1k 1.0×	3.4k 1.4×	938 0.5×	215 0.2×	1.1k 1.2×	125	6.2k
Alan C. Hicks United States	12	2.3k 0.6×	987 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	268 0.3×	978 1.0×	20	2.9k
William L. Gannon United States	16	2.6k 0.7×	4.1k 1.7×	626 0.4×	235 0.2×	1.0k 1.1×	38	5.8k
Robert S. Sikes United States	19	3.1k 0.8×	5.5k 2.3×	582 0.3×	246 0.2×	1.5k 1.6×	34	7.7k
Kate E. Langwig United States	23	2.1k 0.5×	894 0.4×	1.3k 0.7×	187 0.2×	1.1k 1.1×	42	2.9k
Nancy B. Simmons United States	36	3.7k 0.9×	2.1k 0.9×	567 0.3×	141 0.1×	645 0.7×	167	5.2k

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Dzal, Yvonne A., et al.. (2024). Hibernating female big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) adjust huddling and drinking behaviour, but not arousal frequency, in response to low humidity. Journal of Experimental Biology. 227(5). 1 indexed citations

Alston, Jesse M., Douglas A. Keinath, Craig K. R. Willis, et al.. (2023). Environmental drivers of body size in North American bats. Functional Ecology. 37(4). 1020–1032. 13 indexed citations

Garnett, Lauren, Kaylie N. Tran, Zachary Schiffman, et al.. (2023). Adipose Tissues from Human and Bat-Derived Cell Lines Support Ebola Virus Infection. Viruses. 15(9). 1827–1827. 2 indexed citations

Davy, Christina M., Michael E. Donaldson, Hana Banďouchová, et al.. (2020). Transcriptional host–pathogen responses of Pseudogymnoascus destructans and three species of bats with white-nose syndrome. Virulence. 11(1). 781–794. 30 indexed citations

Bernard, Riley F., Jonathan D. Reichard, Jeremy T. H. Coleman, et al.. (2020). Identifying research needs to inform white‐nose syndrome management decisions. Conservation Science and Practice. 2(8). 27 indexed citations

Fuller, Nathan W., Liam P. McGuire, Evan L. Pannkuk, et al.. (2020). Disease recovery in bats affected by white-nose syndrome. Journal of Experimental Biology. 223(Pt 6). 31 indexed citations

Subudhi, Sonu, Noreen Rapin, Janet E. Hill, et al.. (2018). Isolation, characterization and prevalence of a novel Gammaherpesvirus in Eptesicus fuscus, the North American big brown bat. Virology. 516. 227–238. 23 indexed citations

Vanderwolf, Karen J., Vikram Misra, Craig K. R. Willis, et al.. (2017). Fungus Causing White-Nose Syndrome in Bats Accumulates Genetic Variability in North America with No Sign of Recombination. mSphere. 2(4). 17 indexed citations

Willis, Craig K. R.. (2017). Trade-offs Influencing the Physiological Ecology of Hibernation in Temperate-Zone Bats. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 57(6). 1214–1224. 35 indexed citations

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Mayberry, Heather W., Liam P. McGuire, & Craig K. R. Willis. (2017). Body temperatures of hibernating little brown bats reveal pronounced behavioural activity during deep torpor and suggest a fever response during white-nose syndrome. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 188(2). 333–343. 31 indexed citations

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Davy, Christina M., Michael E. Donaldson, Craig K. R. Willis, et al.. (2017). The other white‐nose syndrome transcriptome: Tolerant and susceptible hosts respond differently to the pathogen Pseudogymnoascus destructans. Ecology and Evolution. 7(18). 7161–7170. 27 indexed citations

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Pannkuk, Evan L., Liam P. McGuire, Lisa Warnecke, et al.. (2015). Glycerophospholipid Profiles of Bats with White-Nose Syndrome. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 88(4). 425–432. 9 indexed citations

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Voyles, Jamie, A. Marm Kilpatrick, James P. Collins, et al.. (2014). Moving Beyond Too Little, Too Late: Managing Emerging Infectious Diseases in Wild Populations Requires International Policy and Partnerships. EcoHealth. 12(3). 404–407. 47 indexed citations

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Willis, Craig K. R., et al.. (2014). Huddling reduces evaporative water loss in torpid Natterer's bats, Myotis nattereri. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 179. 125–132. 41 indexed citations

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Timonin, Mary E., et al.. (2011). Individual differences in the behavioural responses of meadow voles to an unfamiliar environment are not correlated with variation in resting metabolic rate. Journal of Zoology. 284(3). 198–205. 36 indexed citations

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Misra, Vikram, Tim Dumonceaux, Craig K. R. Willis, et al.. (2009). Detection of polyoma and corona viruses in bats of Canada. Journal of General Virology. 90(8). 2015–2022. 73 indexed citations

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Boyles, Justin G. & Craig K. R. Willis. (2009). Could localized warm areas inside cold caves reduce mortality of hibernating bats affected by white‐nose syndrome?. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 8(2). 92–98. 90 indexed citations

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Phillips, Iain D. & Craig K. R. Willis. (2005). Defensive behavior of ants in a mutualistic relationship with aphids. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 59(2). 321–325. 24 indexed citations

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Willis, Craig K. R. & R. Mark Brigham. (2005). PHYSIOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ROOST SELECTION BY REPRODUCTIVE FEMALE HOARY BATS (LASIURUS CINEREUS). Journal of Mammalogy. 86(1). 85–94. 97 indexed citations

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Willis, Craig K. R., et al.. (2001). Functional MRI as a tool to assess vision in dogs: the optimal anesthetic. Veterinary Ophthalmology. 4(4). 243–253. 32 indexed citations

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