David Bigger

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
6 papers, 779 citations indexed

About

David Bigger is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, David Bigger has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 779 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 4 papers in Ecology and 3 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in David Bigger's work include Plant and animal studies (4 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (3 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (2 papers). David Bigger is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (4 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (3 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (2 papers). David Bigger collaborates with scholars based in United States. David Bigger's co-authors include Michelle Marvier, Daniel F. Doak, Elaine K. Harding, Robert E. O’Malley, Damian P. Thomson, Laurel R. Fox, William E. Chaney, Steven P. Courtney and M. Zachariah Peery and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Naturalist, Oecologia and Journal of Wildlife Management.

In The Last Decade

David Bigger

6 papers receiving 717 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Statistical Inevitability of Stability‐Diversity Relationships in Community Ecology

1998 633 citations Daniel F. Doak, David Bigger et al. The American Naturalist profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Bigger United States	6	434	366	305	222	103	6	779
Gray Stirling Canada	11	363 0.8×	361 1.0×	266 0.9×	213 1.0×	102 1.0×	13	830
Jill McGrady‐Steed United States	7	375 0.9×	432 1.2×	267 0.9×	175 0.8×	78 0.8×	7	804
Laura Pla Venezuela	9	433 1.0×	257 0.7×	214 0.7×	195 0.9×	108 1.0×	20	718
Zachary T. Long United States	14	392 0.9×	476 1.3×	192 0.6×	258 1.2×	64 0.6×	27	787
D. Alexander Wait United States	12	278 0.6×	392 1.1×	188 0.6×	152 0.7×	151 1.5×	22	680
Emily S. J. Rauschert United States	12	468 1.1×	394 1.1×	265 0.9×	172 0.8×	206 2.0×	25	812
Elaine K. Harding United States	8	449 1.0×	484 1.3×	258 0.8×	279 1.3×	58 0.6×	11	893
D. Schleuter Germany	6	495 1.1×	403 1.1×	180 0.6×	194 0.9×	49 0.5×	7	755
Rasmus B. Lauridsen United Kingdom	11	488 1.1×	475 1.3×	394 1.3×	180 0.8×	175 1.7×	23	971
Simone Fontana Switzerland	14	286 0.7×	256 0.7×	218 0.7×	200 0.9×	81 0.8×	22	706

Countries citing papers authored by David Bigger

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Bigger

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Bigger

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Bigger. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Bigger based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with David Bigger. David Bigger is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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6 of 6 papers shown

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Bigger, David, et al.. (2006). Power to Detect Trends in Marbled Murrelet Breeding Populations Using Audiovisual and Radar Surveys. Journal of Wildlife Management. 70(2). 493–504. 12 indexed citations

2.

Bigger, David, et al.. (2006). Efficacy of Audiovisual and Radar Surveys for Studying Marbled Murrelets in Inland Habitats. Journal of Wildlife Management. 70(2). 505–516. 10 indexed citations

3.

Doak, Daniel F., David Bigger, Elaine K. Harding, et al.. (1998). The Statistical Inevitability of Stability‐Diversity Relationships in Community Ecology. The American Naturalist. 151(3). 264–276. 633 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bigger, David & William E. Chaney. (1998). Effects ofIberis umbellata(Brassicaceae) on Insect Pests of Cabbage and on Potential Biological Control Agents. Environmental Entomology. 27(1). 161–167. 24 indexed citations

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Bigger, David & Michelle Marvier. (1998). How different would a world without herbivory be?: A search for generality in ecology. 1(2). 60–67. 73 indexed citations

6.

Bigger, David & Laurel R. Fox. (1997). High-density populations of diamondback moth have broader host-plant diets. Oecologia. 112(2). 179–186. 27 indexed citations

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