David Bickford

11.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
56 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

David Bickford is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecological Modeling and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, David Bickford has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 20 papers in Ecological Modeling and 14 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in David Bickford's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (33 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (20 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (11 papers). David Bickford is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (33 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (20 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (11 papers). David Bickford collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, United States and Australia. David Bickford's co-authors include Navjot S. Sodhi, Jennifer A. Sheridan, David J. Lohman, Rudolf Meier, Indraneil Das, Krista K. Ingram, Peter K. L. Ng, Kevin Winker, Lian Pin Koh and Tien Ming Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

David Bickford

55 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

Cryptic species as a window on diversity and conservation 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2016 2011 2018 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Cryptic species as a window on diversity and conservation
    2006 2.7k citations David Bickford, David J. Lohman et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
  2. The broad footprint of climate change from genes to biomes to people
    2016 917 citations David Bickford et al. profile →
  3. Shrinking body size as an ecological response to climate change
    2011 765 citations Jennifer A. Sheridan, David Bickford profile →
  4. Climate change vulnerability assessment of species
    2018 343 citations David Bickford et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Bickford Singapore 27 3.0k 2.5k 2.0k 2.0k 1.8k 56 7.3k
Nicholas J. Matzke United States 32 2.2k 0.7× 1.6k 0.6× 3.0k 1.5× 1.7k 0.9× 2.1k 1.2× 69 8.5k
C. David L. Orme United Kingdom 38 4.8k 1.6× 2.2k 0.9× 2.5k 1.2× 3.2k 1.6× 4.2k 2.3× 70 9.4k
David Mouillot France 42 3.8k 1.3× 2.2k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 3.0k 1.7× 82 6.8k
L. Scott Mills United States 44 6.4k 2.1× 2.0k 0.8× 2.0k 1.0× 1.7k 0.8× 2.7k 1.5× 117 9.4k
John D. Pilgrim United Kingdom 20 3.6k 1.2× 2.8k 1.1× 2.2k 1.1× 2.3k 1.1× 3.0k 1.7× 30 8.9k
Rampal S. Etienne Netherlands 44 3.1k 1.0× 1.0k 0.4× 2.9k 1.4× 1.8k 0.9× 3.6k 2.0× 165 8.0k
Thiago F. Rangel Brazil 49 3.7k 1.2× 1.6k 0.6× 2.7k 1.3× 3.9k 1.9× 4.0k 2.2× 125 8.7k
Céline Bellard France 32 4.0k 1.3× 1.7k 0.7× 2.2k 1.1× 3.3k 1.6× 2.9k 1.6× 63 8.3k
Peter B. Pearman Switzerland 36 2.5k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 2.0k 1.0× 3.6k 1.8× 2.8k 1.5× 68 6.3k
Pedro Cardoso Finland 45 2.9k 1.0× 1.1k 0.4× 2.8k 1.4× 2.8k 1.4× 2.9k 1.6× 221 7.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Bickford

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Bickford

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Borzée, Amaël, Kelsey Neam, Tiffany A. Kosch, et al.. (2025). Conservation priorities for global amphibian biodiversity. 1(12). 754–771. 1 indexed citations
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Auliya, Mark, et al.. (2023). The European Market Remains the Largest Consumer of Frogs’ Legs from Wild Species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 53–58. 5 indexed citations
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Auliya, Mark, et al.. (2023). Numerous uncertainties in the multifaceted global trade in frogs’ legs with the EU as the major consumer. Nature Conservation. 51. 71–135. 15 indexed citations
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Richards, Stephen J. & David Bickford. (2023). A New Species of Small Green Treefrog (Pelodryadidae: Litoria) from the Lakekamu Basin in Southern Papua New Guinea. Current Herpetology. 42(1). 1 indexed citations
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Karunarathna, Suranjan, Parinya Pawangkhanant, Anslem de Silva, et al.. (2020). A little frog leaps a long way: compounded colonizations of the Indian Subcontinent discovered in the tiny Oriental frog genus Microhyla (Amphibia: Microhylidae). PeerJ. 8. e9411–e9411. 36 indexed citations
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Lysaght, Tamra, Benjamin Capps, David Bickford, et al.. (2017). Justice Is the Missing Link in One Health: Results of a Mixed Methods Study in an Urban City State. PLoS ONE. 12(1). e0170967–e0170967. 29 indexed citations
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Fabre, Anne‐Claire, et al.. (2016). The impact of diet, habitat use, and behaviour on head shape evolution in homalopsid snakes. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 118(3). 634–647. 43 indexed citations
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McCleary, Ryan J.R., et al.. (2015). Intraclutch characteristics of the Wagler’s viper, Tropidolaemus wagleri (Serpentes: Viperidae), in Singapore. Herpetology notes. 8. 629–631.
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Howard, S. D. & David Bickford. (2014). Amphibians over the edge: silent extinction risk of Data Deficient species. Diversity and Distributions. 20(7). 837–846. 130 indexed citations
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Sheridan, Jennifer A., et al.. (2014). An examination of call and genetic variation in three wide-ranging Southeast Asian anuran species. National University of Singapore. 2 indexed citations
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Gilbert, Martin, David Bickford, Arlyne Johnson, et al.. (2012). Amphibian Pathogens in Southeast Asian Frog Trade. EcoHealth. 9(4). 386–398. 28 indexed citations
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Bickford, David, et al.. (2011). Conservation status of the only Lungless Frog Barbourula kalimantanensis Iskandar, 1978 (Amphibia: Anura: Bombinatoridae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(8). 1981–1989. 2 indexed citations
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Brown, Rafe M., Charles W. Linkem, Cameron D. Siler, et al.. (2010). Phylogeography and historical demography of Polypedates leucomystax in the islands of Indonesia and the Philippines: Evidence for recent human-mediated range expansion?. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 57(2). 598–619. 62 indexed citations
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Blackburn, David C., David Bickford, Arvin C. Diesmos, Djoko T. Iskandar, & Rafe M. Brown. (2010). An Ancient Origin for the Enigmatic Flat-Headed Frogs (Bombinatoridae: Barbourula) from the Islands of Southeast Asia. PLoS ONE. 5(8). e12090–e12090. 69 indexed citations
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Warkentin, Ian G., David Bickford, Navjot S. Sodhi, & Corey J. A. Bradshaw. (2009). Eating Frogs to Extinction. Conservation Biology. 23(4). 1056–1059. 67 indexed citations
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Sodhi, Navjot S., David Bickford, Arvin C. Diesmos, et al.. (2008). Measuring the Meltdown: Drivers of Global Amphibian Extinction and Decline. PLoS ONE. 3(2). e1636–e1636. 371 indexed citations
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Bickford, David, David J. Lohman, Navjot S. Sodhi, et al.. (2006). Cryptic species as a window on diversity and conservation. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 22(3). 148–155. 2668 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bickford, David. (2002). Male parenting of New Guinea froglets. Nature. 418(6898). 601–602. 20 indexed citations

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