Dov F. Sax

14.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
58 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Dov F. Sax is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dov F. Sax has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 30 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 28 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Dov F. Sax's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (39 papers), Plant and animal studies (28 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (26 papers). Dov F. Sax is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (39 papers), Plant and animal studies (28 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (26 papers). Dov F. Sax collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Dov F. Sax's co-authors include Steven D. Gaines, James H. Brown, Stephen T. Jackson, John J. Stachowicz, Julian D. Olden, Martin A. Schlaepfer, Regan Early, Katherine Smith, Jason D. Fridley and Kevin D. Lafferty and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Dov F. Sax

58 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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 INVASION PARADOX: RECONCILING PATTERN AND PROCESS IN SPECIES INVASIONS

2007 738 citations Jason D. Fridley, Dov F. Sax et al. profile →
Ecological and evolutionary insights from species invasions

2007 719 citations Dov F. Sax, JJ Stachowicz et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
Species diversity: from global decreases to local increases

2003 608 citations Dov F. Sax, Steven D. Gaines Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
The Potential Conservation Value of Non‐Native Species

2011 537 citations Martin A. Schlaepfer, Dov F. Sax et al. Conservation Biology profile →
Balancing biodiversity in a changing environment: extinction debt, immigration credit and species turnover

2009 536 citations Stephen T. Jackson, Dov F. Sax Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
Species invasions and extinction: The future of native biodiversity on islands

2008 532 citations Dov F. Sax, Steven D. Gaines Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dov F. Sax United States	33	4.0k	3.8k	2.8k	1.9k	1.7k	58	8.1k
Brian D. Inouye United States	33	4.1k 1.0×	3.7k 1.0×	3.4k 1.2×	1.5k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	91	8.6k
Kendi F. Davies United States	29	4.4k 1.1×	3.7k 1.0×	2.7k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	52	7.5k
Mélodie A. McGeoch South Africa	47	3.3k 0.8×	4.2k 1.1×	2.8k 1.0×	2.5k 1.3×	1.6k 0.9×	208	8.4k
Andrés Baselga Spain	37	5.0k 1.2×	4.9k 1.3×	3.2k 1.1×	2.7k 1.4×	1.4k 0.8×	103	9.5k
Paulo A. V. Borges Portugal	42	2.8k 0.7×	2.8k 0.7×	3.2k 1.2×	2.4k 1.3×	964 0.6×	327	7.5k
Jonathan M. Jeschke Germany	50	4.5k 1.1×	5.6k 1.5×	3.1k 1.1×	2.2k 1.1×	2.0k 1.2×	176	10.6k
Joaquín Hortal Spain	47	4.6k 1.1×	4.4k 1.1×	3.1k 1.1×	5.0k 2.6×	1.3k 0.8×	171	9.5k
Priyanga Amarasekare United States	35	4.9k 1.2×	5.1k 1.3×	4.6k 1.7×	1.6k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	70	10.8k
Sébastien Lavergne France	54	5.6k 1.4×	3.6k 0.9×	4.8k 1.7×	3.4k 1.7×	1.7k 1.0×	132	10.9k
Pedro Cardoso Finland	45	2.9k 0.7×	2.9k 0.8×	2.8k 1.0×	2.8k 1.4×	1.1k 0.7×	221	7.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dov F. Sax

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Evans, Margaret E. K., Peter B. Adler, Amy L. Angert, et al.. (2025). Reconsidering space-for-time substitution in climate change ecology. Nature Climate Change. 15(8). 809–812. 1 indexed citations

Perret, Daniel, Margaret E. K. Evans, & Dov F. Sax. (2023). A species’ response to spatial climatic variation does not predict its response to climate change. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(1). e2304404120–e2304404120. 22 indexed citations

Sax, Dov F., Martin A. Schlaepfer, & Julian D. Olden. (2022). Valuing the contributions of non-native species to people and nature. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 37(12). 1058–1066. 49 indexed citations

Amatangelo, Kathryn L., et al.. (2018). Provenance of invaders has scale-dependent impacts in a changing wetland ecosystem. NeoBiota. 40. 51–72. 1 indexed citations

Crosby, Sarah C., et al.. (2016). Salt marsh persistence is threatened by predicted sea-level rise. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 181. 93–99. 196 indexed citations

Armsworth, Paul R., Eric R. Larson, Stephen T. Jackson, et al.. (2015). Are conservation organizations configured for effective adaptation to global change?. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 13(3). 163–169. 28 indexed citations

Javeline, Debra, et al.. (2015). Expert opinion on extinction risk and climate change adaptation for biodiversity. Elementa Science of the Anthropocene. 3. 16 indexed citations

Fridley, Jason D. & Dov F. Sax. (2014). The imbalance of nature: revisiting a Darwinian framework for invasion biology. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 23(11). 1157–1166. 102 indexed citations

Guo, Qinfeng, Dov F. Sax, Hong Qian, & Regan Early. (2011). Latitudinal shifts of introduced species: possible causes and implications. Biological Invasions. 14(3). 547–556. 33 indexed citations

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Schlaepfer, Martin A., Dov F. Sax, & Julian D. Olden. (2011). The Potential Conservation Value of Non‐Native Species. Conservation Biology. 25(3). 428–437. 537 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jackson, Stephen T. & Dov F. Sax. (2009). Balancing biodiversity in a changing environment: extinction debt, immigration credit and species turnover. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 25(3). 153–160. 536 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sax, Dov F., JJ Stachowicz, James H. Brown, et al.. (2007). Ecological and evolutionary insights from species invasions. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 22(9). 465–471. 719 indexed citations breakdown →

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Vellend, Mark, Luke J. Harmon, Julie L. Lockwood, et al.. (2007). Effects of exotic species on evolutionary diversification. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 22(9). 481–488. 127 indexed citations

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Lomolino, Mark V., Dov F. Sax, Brett R. Riddle, & James H. Brown. (2006). The island rule and a research agenda for studying ecogeographical patterns. Journal of Biogeography. 33(9). 1503–1510. 102 indexed citations

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Smith, Katherine, Dov F. Sax, & Kevin D. Lafferty. (2006). Evidence for the Role of Infectious Disease in Species Extinction and Endangerment. Conservation Biology. 20(5). 1349–1357. 394 indexed citations

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Lomolino, Mark V., Dov F. Sax, & James H. Brown. (2005). Foundations of Biogeography: Classic Papers with Commentaries. University of Chicago Press eBooks. 35 indexed citations

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Sax, Dov F., Brian P. Kinlan, & Katherine Smith. (2005). A conceptual framework for comparing species assemblages in native and exotic habitats. Oikos. 108(3). 457–464. 67 indexed citations

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Brown, James H. & Dov F. Sax. (2005). Biological invasions and scientific objectivity: Reply to Cassey et al. (2005). Austral Ecology. 30(4). 481–483. 40 indexed citations

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Sax, Dov F., Steven D. Gaines, & James H. Brown. (2002). Species Invasions Exceed Extinctions on Islands Worldwide: A Comparative Study of Plants and Birds. The American Naturalist. 160(6). 766–783. 422 indexed citations

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Sax, Dov F.. (2002). Equal diversity in disparate species assemblages: a comparison of native and exotic woodlands in California. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 11(1). 49–57. 76 indexed citations

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