Dean E. Pearson

4.3k total citations
93 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Dean E. Pearson is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Dean E. Pearson has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 51 papers in Ecology and 46 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Dean E. Pearson's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (67 papers), Plant and animal studies (42 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (31 papers). Dean E. Pearson is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (67 papers), Plant and animal studies (42 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (31 papers). Dean E. Pearson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Argentina and Türkiye. Dean E. Pearson's co-authors include Yvette K. Ortega, Ragan M. Callaway, John L. Maron, Kevin S. McKelvey, José L. Hierro, Özkan Eren, Elizabeth E. Crone, Kerry R. Foresman, Justin B. Runyon and Jack Butler and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Dean E. Pearson

91 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dean E. Pearson United States 33 2.1k 1.8k 1.2k 1.0k 632 93 3.2k
Ramiro O. Bustamante Chile 27 1.4k 0.7× 868 0.5× 1.0k 0.8× 715 0.7× 325 0.5× 117 2.4k
John Haarstad United States 11 1.7k 0.8× 1.0k 0.6× 1.6k 1.3× 822 0.8× 645 1.0× 12 2.9k
Katherine M. Howe United States 11 1.6k 0.8× 1.0k 0.6× 1.0k 0.8× 764 0.7× 366 0.6× 13 2.5k
Jon J. Sullivan New Zealand 24 1.3k 0.6× 999 0.6× 945 0.8× 746 0.7× 398 0.6× 60 2.3k
Teja Tscharntke Germany 24 1.6k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 1.8k 1.5× 1.1k 1.1× 1.4k 2.2× 34 3.9k
Alan J. A. Stewart United Kingdom 27 1.2k 0.6× 908 0.5× 1.5k 1.2× 768 0.7× 619 1.0× 68 2.8k
David L. Gorchov United States 29 1.8k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 846 0.8× 294 0.5× 81 2.8k
Christa P. H. Mulder United States 26 1.5k 0.7× 1.7k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 742 0.7× 259 0.4× 57 3.4k
Gregory M. Crutsinger United States 23 1.5k 0.7× 852 0.5× 1.6k 1.3× 695 0.7× 573 0.9× 46 2.7k
Olav Skarpaas Norway 28 1.1k 0.5× 893 0.5× 755 0.6× 517 0.5× 542 0.9× 72 2.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Xiaofei, Dean E. Pearson, Yvette K. Ortega, et al.. (2025). Nitrogen inputs suppress plant diversity by overriding consumer control. Nature Communications. 16(1). 5855–5855. 1 indexed citations
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Pearson, Dean E., et al.. (2025). Inspiring citizens and municipalities to initiate pollinator conservation: the urban pollinator matrix modeling tool. Urban Ecosystems. 28(2). 1 indexed citations
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Pearson, Dean E., Yvette K. Ortega, & Ylva Lekberg. (2024). Invaders break assembly rules to beat the natives: how cheatgrass cheats. NeoBiota. 96. 299–324.
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Zhong, Zhiwei, Dean E. Pearson, Yvette K. Ortega, et al.. (2023). Parasites as ecosystem modulators: foliar pathogens suppress top‐down effects of large herbivores. New Phytologist. 239(1). 340–349. 7 indexed citations
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Ortega, Yvette K., et al.. (2023). Seed Size, Seed Dispersal Traits, and Plant Dispersion Patterns for Native and Introduced Grassland Plants. Plants. 12(5). 1032–1032. 4 indexed citations
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Pearson, Dean E., Yvette K. Ortega, Özkan Eren, et al.. (2023). Exotic success following disturbance explained by weak native resilience and ruderal exotic bias. Journal of Ecology. 111(11). 2412–2423. 9 indexed citations
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Pearson, Dean E., Özkan Eren, Yvette K. Ortega, et al.. (2022). Combining biogeographical approaches to advance invasion ecology and methodology. Journal of Ecology. 110(9). 2033–2045. 5 indexed citations
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Zhong, Zhiwei, Xiaofei Li, Dirk Sanders, et al.. (2021). Soil engineering by ants facilitates plant compensation for large herbivore removal of aboveground biomass. Ecology. 102(5). e03312–e03312. 24 indexed citations
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Sanderlin, Jamie S., Taylor M. Wilcox, Daniel H. Mason, et al.. (2021). Occupancy modeling and resampling overcomes low test sensitivity to produce accurate SARS-CoV-2 prevalence estimates. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 577–577. 2 indexed citations
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Dylewski, Łukasz, Yvette K. Ortega, Michał Bogdziewicz, & Dean E. Pearson. (2020). Seed size predicts global effects of small mammal seed predation on plant recruitment. Ecology Letters. 23(6). 1024–1033. 62 indexed citations
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Pearson, Dean E., Yvette K. Ortega, Özkan Eren, & José L. Hierro. (2018). Community Assembly Theory as a Framework for Biological Invasions. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 33(5). 313–325. 191 indexed citations
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Emlen, Douglas J., et al.. (2016). Linking Native and Invader Traits Explains Native Spider Population Responses to Plant Invasion. PLoS ONE. 11(4). e0153661–e0153661. 6 indexed citations
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Pearson, Dean E., Ragan M. Callaway, & John L. Maron. (2011). Biotic resistance via granivory: establishment by invasive, naturalized, and native asters reflects generalist preference. Ecology. 92(9). 1748–1757. 90 indexed citations
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Ortega, Yvette K., et al.. (2011). Population‐level compensation impedes biological control of an invasive forb and indirect release of a native grass. Ecology. 93(4). 783–792. 31 indexed citations
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Maron, John L., Dean E. Pearson, & Robert J. Fletcher. (2010). Counterintuitive effects of large‐scale predator removal on a midlatitude rodent community. Ecology. 91(12). 3719–3728. 32 indexed citations
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Pearson, Dean E. & Ragan M. Callaway. (2008). WEED‐BIOCONTROL INSECTS REDUCE NATIVE‐PLANT RECRUITMENT THROUGH SECOND‐ORDER APPARENT COMPETITION. Ecological Applications. 18(6). 1489–1500. 54 indexed citations
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Pearson, Dean E. & Yvette K. Ortega. (2001). Evidence of an indirect dispersal pathway for Spotted Knapweed, Centaurea maculosa, seeds via Deer Mice, Peromyscus maniculatus, and Great Horned Owls, Bubo virginianus. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 115(2). 354–354. 12 indexed citations
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Pearson, Dean E., Yvette K. Ortega, Kevin S. McKelvey, & Leonard F. Ruggiero. (2001). Small mammal communities and habitat selection in Northern Rocky Mountain bunchgrass: Implications for exotic plant invasions. Northwest Science. 107–117. 22 indexed citations
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Pearson, Dean E. & Yvette K. Ortega. (2001). An indirect dispersal pathway for spotted knapweed seeds via deer mice and great-horned owls. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 6 indexed citations
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Foresman, Kerry R. & Dean E. Pearson. (1999). Activity patterns of American Martens, Maries americana, Snowshoe Hares, Lepus americanus, and Red Squirrels, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, in westcentral Montana. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 113(3). 386–389. 11 indexed citations

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