David E. Wooster

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

David E. Wooster is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, David E. Wooster has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Ecology, 16 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 8 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in David E. Wooster's work include Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (16 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (14 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (7 papers). David E. Wooster is often cited by papers focused on Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (16 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (14 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (7 papers). David E. Wooster collaborates with scholars based in United States and Sweden. David E. Wooster's co-authors include Andrew Sih, Göran Englund, Göran Arnqvist, Scott W. Miller, Judith Li, Sandra J. DeBano, Pamela A. Silver, Margaret A. Palmer, Sujaya Rao and O. J. Reichman and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

David E. Wooster

26 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Emergent impacts of multiple predators on prey
    1998 1.1k citations Andrew Sih, Göran Englund et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
David E. Wooster 1.3k 975 804 469 306 27 2.2k
Tomas Jönsson 1.1k 0.8× 909 0.9× 984 1.2× 436 0.9× 275 0.9× 48 2.2k
Jon C. Gering 991 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 790 1.0× 324 0.7× 234 0.8× 13 1.9k
Lloyd Goldwasser 1.2k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 683 0.8× 445 0.9× 336 1.1× 19 2.2k
Matı́as Arim 1.8k 1.4× 953 1.0× 965 1.2× 800 1.7× 217 0.7× 80 3.0k
Gregor Kalinkat 1.1k 0.9× 744 0.8× 700 0.9× 498 1.1× 287 0.9× 32 2.1k
Chang Xuan Mao 874 0.7× 761 0.8× 556 0.7× 305 0.7× 239 0.8× 30 1.9k
Tom Philippi 863 0.7× 859 0.9× 870 1.1× 623 1.3× 217 0.7× 34 2.3k
Mike S. Fowler 1.4k 1.1× 777 0.8× 655 0.8× 629 1.3× 103 0.3× 53 2.4k
Keith D. Farnsworth 1.4k 1.1× 995 1.0× 407 0.5× 800 1.7× 117 0.4× 63 2.5k
Sandra J. Walde 1.4k 1.1× 1.4k 1.5× 633 0.8× 340 0.7× 654 2.1× 65 2.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by David E. Wooster

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David E. Wooster

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David E. Wooster. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David E. Wooster 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 E. Wooster. David E. Wooster is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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DeBano, Sandra J., et al.. (2023). Investigating the use of pollen DNA metabarcoding to quantify bee foraging and effects of threshold selection. PLoS ONE. 18(4). e0282715–e0282715. 6 indexed citations
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DeBano, Sandra J., et al.. (2021). Capabilities and limitations of using DNA metabarcoding to study plant–pollinator interactions. Molecular Ecology. 30(20). 5266–5297. 28 indexed citations
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Wooster, David E., Scott W. Miller, & Sandra J. DeBano. (2016). Impact of season-long water abstraction on invertebrate drift composition and concentration. Hydrobiologia. 772(1). 15–30. 21 indexed citations
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Wooster, David E., Jennifer L. Snyder, & Anne Mette Madsen. (2012). Environmental correlates of signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852), density and size at two spatial scales in its native range. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 32(5). 741–752. 7 indexed citations
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Wooster, David E., Sandra J. DeBano, & Anne Mette Madsen. (2011). Predators are more important than conspecifics and water temperature in influencing the microdistribution and behavior of a detritivorous stonefly. Fundamental and Applied Limnology / Archiv für Hydrobiologie. 179(3). 215–223. 2 indexed citations
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Wooster, David E., Scott W. Miller, & Sandra J. DeBano. (2011). AN EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF MULTIPLE DISTURBANCES ON A RIVER SYSTEM: TAXONOMIC METRICS VERSUS BIOLOGICAL TRAITS. River Research and Applications. 28(10). 1630–1643. 17 indexed citations
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Wooster, David E., et al.. (2010). Effects of Temperature on Growth Rate and Behavior of Epeorus albertae (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae) Nymphs. Environmental Entomology. 39(6). 2017–2024. 19 indexed citations
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Doğramacı, Mahmut, et al.. (2010). A Method for Subsampling Terrestrial Invertebrate Samples in the Laboratory: Estimating Abundance and Taxa Richness. Journal of Insect Science. 10(25). 1–17. 8 indexed citations
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Miller, Scott W., David E. Wooster, & Judith Li. (2007). Resistance and resilience of macroinvertebrates to irrigation water withdrawals. Freshwater Biology. 52(12). 2494–2510. 86 indexed citations
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Wooster, David E., et al.. (2006). Effect of woody riparian patches in croplands on stream macroinvertebrates. Archiv für Hydrobiologie. 165(2). 241–268. 14 indexed citations
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Silver, Pamela A., et al.. (2004). Habitat partitioning by chironomid larvae in arrays of leaf patches in streams. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 23(3). 467–479. 8 indexed citations
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Silver, Pamela A., David E. Wooster, & Margaret A. Palmer. (2004). Chironomid responses to spatially structured, dynamic, streambed landscapes. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 23(1). 69–77. 23 indexed citations
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Wooster, David E.. (1998). Amphipod ( Gammarus minus ) responses to predators and predator impact on amphipod density. Oecologia. 115(1-2). 253–259. 37 indexed citations
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Sih, Andrew, Göran Englund, & David E. Wooster. (1998). Emergent impacts of multiple predators on prey. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 13(9). 350–355. 1074 indexed citations breakdown →
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Arnqvist, Göran & David E. Wooster. (1995). Meta-analysis: synthesizing research findings in ecology and evolution. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 10(6). 236–240. 459 indexed citations
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Wooster, David E. & Andrew Sih. (1995). A Review of the Drift and Activity Responses of Stream Prey to Predator Presence. Oikos. 73(1). 3–3. 136 indexed citations
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Wooster, David E.. (1994). Predator impacts on stream benthic prey. Oecologia. 99(1-2). 7–15. 98 indexed citations
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Sih, Andrew & David E. Wooster. (1994). Prey Behavior, Prey Dispersal, and Predator Impacts on Stream Prey. Ecology. 75(5). 1199–1207. 145 indexed citations
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Reichman, O. J., et al.. (1993). Characteristics and Significance of the Caches of Eastern Woodrats (Neotoma floridana). Journal of Mammalogy. 74(3). 688–692. 17 indexed citations

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