Daniel T. Blumstein

34.6k total citations · 10 hit papers
495 papers, 24.4k citations indexed

About

Daniel T. Blumstein is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Developmental Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel T. Blumstein has authored 495 papers receiving a total of 24.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 339 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 268 papers in Ecology and 124 papers in Developmental Biology. Recurrent topics in Daniel T. Blumstein's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (320 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (168 papers) and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (124 papers). Daniel T. Blumstein is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (320 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (168 papers) and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (124 papers). Daniel T. Blumstein collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Daniel T. Blumstein's co-authors include Brian Reffin Smith, Janice C. Daniel, Theodore Stankowich, Kenneth B. Armitage, Tina W. Wey, Christopher S. Evans, Diogo S. M. Samia, Andrea S. Griffin, Esteban Fernández‐Juricic and Julien G. A. Martin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Daniel T. Blumstein

483 papers receiving 23.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Fitness consequences of personality: a meta-analysis

2008 1.1k citations Daniel T. Blumstein et al. Behavioral Ecology profile →
Fear in animals: a meta-analysis and review of risk assessment

2005 805 citations Daniel T. Blumstein et al. profile →
Social network analysis of animal behaviour: a promising tool for the study of sociality

2008 623 citations Daniel T. Blumstein et al. profile →
Coupled dynamics of body mass and population growth in response to environmental change

2010 493 citations Daniel T. Blumstein et al. profile →
Acoustic monitoring in terrestrial environments using microphone arrays: applications, technological considerations and prospectus

2011 470 citations Daniel T. Blumstein, Alexander N. G. Kirschel et al. profile →
Relaxed selection in the wild

2009 447 citations Daniel T. Blumstein et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
Underestimating the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future

2021 277 citations Daniel T. Blumstein et al. profile →
Increased tolerance to humans among disturbed wildlife

2015 260 citations Daniel T. Blumstein et al. profile →
Conservation translocations: a review of common difficulties and promising directions

2019 257 citations Oded Berger‐Tal, Daniel T. Blumstein et al. profile →
Habituation and sensitization: new thoughts about old ideas

2016 244 citations Daniel T. Blumstein profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Daniel T. Blumstein United States	79	14.1k	13.3k	5.3k	4.8k	3.6k	495	24.4k
John C. Wingfield United States	108	28.7k 2.0×	21.1k 1.6×	5.8k 1.1×	5.3k 1.1×	4.6k 1.3×	480	42.3k
Tim Clutton‐Brock United Kingdom	93	17.5k 1.2×	18.3k 1.4×	2.9k 0.5×	7.1k 1.5×	3.0k 0.8×	340	35.4k
Colin A. Chapman United States	83	8.2k 0.6×	10.2k 0.8×	4.6k 0.9×	12.2k 2.5×	3.2k 0.9×	496	23.0k
Martin Wikelski Germany	85	11.5k 0.8×	16.0k 1.2×	2.2k 0.4×	1.7k 0.4×	4.1k 1.2×	395	25.9k
Niels J. Dingemanse Germany	57	13.3k 0.9×	6.7k 0.5×	1.6k 0.3×	2.6k 0.5×	2.9k 0.8×	166	17.3k
Steven L. Lima United States	57	11.1k 0.8×	12.4k 0.9×	1.6k 0.3×	1.7k 0.4×	3.9k 1.1×	120	20.0k
Ben C. Sheldon United Kingdom	89	16.6k 1.2×	12.9k 1.0×	1.8k 0.3×	2.0k 0.4×	2.2k 0.6×	294	26.5k
Holger Schielzeth Germany	34	7.8k 0.6×	7.3k 0.5×	1.3k 0.2×	2.4k 0.5×	3.2k 0.9×	109	20.9k
Anders Pape Møller France	114	31.3k 2.2×	28.6k 2.1×	3.7k 0.7×	2.4k 0.5×	6.5k 1.8×	863	52.4k
Andrew Sih United States	87	20.8k 1.5×	14.9k 1.1×	1.5k 0.3×	3.1k 0.6×	9.1k 2.6×	277	35.0k

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Sbragaglia, Valerio, Lorenzo Morroni, & Daniel T. Blumstein. (2025). Weak evidence for a relationship between group size and flight initiation distance in response to underwater human presence in an exploited fish species. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 79(2). 1 indexed citations

Allen, Benjamin L., Oded Berger‐Tal, Fiona Fidler, et al.. (2025). Explicit value trade-offs in conservation: integrating animal welfare. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 40(6). 593–600. 1 indexed citations

Blumstein, Daniel T., et al.. (2025). Not just ‘super‐predators': human behaviour shapes wildlife behavioural responses across avoidance, tolerance and attraction. Oikos. 2026(3).

Storch, Ilse, et al.. (2025). Hunting, but not outdoor recreation, modulates behavioural tolerance to human disturbance in Alpine marmots Marmota marmota. Wildlife Biology. 2026(2).

Mathur, Maya B., Daniel T. Blumstein, Jeff A. Sikich, et al.. (2024). Human recreation influences activity of a large carnivore in an urban landscape. Biological Conservation. 301. 110812–110812. 1 indexed citations

Mikula, Peter, Martin Bulla, Daniel T. Blumstein, et al.. (2024). Urban birds' tolerance towards humans was largely unaffected by COVID-19 shutdown-induced variation in human presence. Communications Biology. 7(1). 874–874. 6 indexed citations

Putman, Breanna J., Michelle A. Rensel, Barney A. Schlinger, et al.. (2024). Comparing fear responses of two lizard species across habitats varying in human impact. Journal of Urban Ecology. 10(1). 1 indexed citations

Blumstein, Daniel T., et al.. (2024). Cumulative adversity and survival in the wild. Ecology Letters. 27(8). e14485–e14485. 1 indexed citations

Berman, Anne H., et al.. (2024). Assessing immediate emotions in the theory of planned behavior can substantially contribute to increases in pro-environmental behavior. Frontiers in Climate. 6. 6 indexed citations

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Barber, Paul H., et al.. (2024). Differences in Gut Microbes Across Age and Sex Linked to Metabolism and Microbial Stability in a Hibernating Mammal. Ecology and Evolution. 14(11). e70519–e70519.

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García‐Navas, Vicente, et al.. (2023). Changes in the acoustic structure of Australian bird communities along a habitat complexity gradient. Behavioral Ecology. 34(6). 930–940. 3 indexed citations

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Blumstein, Daniel T., et al.. (2022). Individual variation in tolerance of human activity by urban Dark-eyed Juncos ( Junco hyemalis ). The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 134(1). 43–51. 6 indexed citations

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Blumstein, Daniel T., et al.. (2022). Group social structure has limited impact on reproductive success in a wild mammal. Behavioral Ecology. 34(1). 89–98. 11 indexed citations

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Blumstein, Daniel T., et al.. (2021). Marmot mass gain rates relate to their group’s social structure. Behavioral Ecology. 33(1). 115–125. 10 indexed citations

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Barros, Francisco, et al.. (2019). Structural complexity but not territory sizes influences flight initiation distance in a damselfish. Marine Biology. 166(5). 19 indexed citations

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Berger‐Tal, Oded, Alison L. Greggor, Biljana Macura, et al.. (2018). Systematic reviews and maps as tools for applying behavioral ecology to management and policy. Behavioral Ecology. 30(1). 1–8. 55 indexed citations

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Kirschel, Alexander N. G., Daniel T. Blumstein, & Thomas B. Smith. (2009). Character displacement of song and morphology in African tinkerbirds. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(20). 8256–8261. 143 indexed citations

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Blumstein, Daniel T., et al.. (2004). Can Lanchester's Laws Help Explain Interspecific Dominance in Birds?. Ornithological Applications. 106(2). 395–400. 12 indexed citations

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Blumstein, Daniel T., et al.. (2004). CAN LANCHESTER'S LAWS HELP EXPLAIN INTERSPECIFIC DOMINANCE IN BIRDS?. Ornithological Applications. 106(2). 395–395. 27 indexed citations

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Blumstein, Daniel T., et al.. (2003). Tammar wallabies ( Macropus eugenii ) associate safety with higher levels of nocturnal illumination. Ethology Ecology & Evolution. 15(2). 159–172. 25 indexed citations

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