Elizabeth Losos

9.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
17 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Elizabeth Losos is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Elizabeth Losos has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 7 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 5 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Elizabeth Losos's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers), Plant and animal studies (4 papers) and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (4 papers). Elizabeth Losos is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers), Plant and animal studies (4 papers) and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (4 papers). Elizabeth Losos collaborates with scholars based in United States, Singapore and Ecuador. Elizabeth Losos's co-authors include David S. Wilcove, David E. Rothstein, Egbert Giles Leigh, Richard Condit, Robin B. Foster, Renato Valencia, Gorky Villa, Stephen P. Hubbell, Percy Núñez and Nigel C. A. Pitman and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Elizabeth Losos

17 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

Quantifying Threats to Imperiled Species in the United States

1998 2.3k citations David S. Wilcove, David E. Rothstein et al. BioScience profile →
Beta-Diversity in Tropical Forest Trees

2002 1.1k citations Richard Condit, Nigel C. A. Pitman et al. Science profile →

Peers

Elizabeth Losos

NLC

ECOLO

EEBS

GPC

EM

Sharon Lawler United States

Jean‐Louis Martin France

Earl D. McCoy United States

Anthony G. Rebelo South Africa

Denis A. Saunders Australia

John Terborgh United States

Joseph A. Veech United States

Robert B. Waide United States

José Maria Cardoso da Silva Brazil

Paulo Inácio Prado Brazil

Sharon Lawler United States

Elizabeth Losos

2.0k ×0.8

NLC

2.0k ×0.9

ECOLO

1.7k ×1.1

EEBS

1.5k ×1.4

GPC

657 ×0.8

EM

Citations per year, relative to Elizabeth Losos Elizabeth Losos (= 1×) peers Sharon Lawler

Countries citing papers authored by Elizabeth Losos

Since Specialization

Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Elizabeth Losos

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Elizabeth Losos. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Elizabeth Losos. The network helps show where Elizabeth Losos may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elizabeth Losos

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

All Works

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17 of 17 papers shown

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Losos, Elizabeth, Alexander Pfaff, & Stuart L. Pimm. (2024). Tackling debt, biodiversity loss, and climate change. Science. 384(6696). 618–621. 4 indexed citations

2.

Losos, Elizabeth, et al.. (2019). Reducing Environmental Risks from Belt and Road Initiative Investments in Transportation Infrastructure. World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. 44 indexed citations

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Harding, Sandra, et al.. (2016). International Day of the Tropics: Towards a Better Global Future. eTropic electronic journal of studies in the tropics. 15(2). 10 indexed citations

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McGuire, Krista L., Richard B. Primack, & Elizabeth Losos. (2012). Dramatic Improvements and Persistent Challenges for Women Ecologists. BioScience. 62(2). 189–196. 54 indexed citations

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LaFrankie, James V., Peter S. Ashton, George B. Chuyong, et al.. (2006). CONTRASTING STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF THE UNDERSTORY IN SPECIES-RICH TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS. Ecology. 87(9). 2298–2305. 50 indexed citations

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Losos, Elizabeth & Egbert Giles Leigh. (2004). Tropical forest diversity and dynamism : findings from a large-scale plot network. University of Chicago Press eBooks. 303 indexed citations

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Valencia, Renato, Robin B. Foster, Gorky Villa, et al.. (2004). Tree species distributions and local habitat variation in the Amazon: large forest plot in eastern Ecuador. Journal of Ecology. 92(2). 214–229. 445 indexed citations

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Thomas, Duncan W., David Kenfack, George B. Chuyong, et al.. (2003). Tree species of Southwestern Cameroon: tree distribution maps, diameter tables, and species documentation of the 50-hectare Korup Forest Dynamics Plot.. 22 indexed citations

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Condit, Richard, Nigel C. A. Pitman, Egbert Giles Leigh, et al.. (2002). Beta-Diversity in Tropical Forest Trees. Science. 295(5555). 666–669. 1090 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schuster, Brian G., et al.. (1999). Drug Development And Conservation Of Biodiversity In West And Central Africa: A Model For Collaboration With Indigenous People. Pharmaceutical Biology. 37(4). 84–99. 9 indexed citations

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Sierra, Rodrigo, et al.. (1999). Forest resource use change during early market integration in tropical rain forests: the Huaorani of upper Amazonia. Ecological Economics. 30(1). 107–119. 44 indexed citations

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Wilcove, David S., et al.. (1998). Quantifying Threats to Imperiled Species in the United States. BioScience. 48(8). 607–615. 2349 indexed citations breakdown →

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Losos, Elizabeth, et al.. (1995). Taxpayer-Subsidized Resource Extraction Harms Species. BioScience. 45(7). 446–455. 33 indexed citations

14.

Losos, Elizabeth. (1995). Habitat Specificity of Two Palm Species: Experimental Transplantation in Amazonian Successional Forests. Ecology. 76(8). 2595–2606. 46 indexed citations

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Losos, Elizabeth. (1993). The future of the US endangered species act. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 8(9). 332–336. 8 indexed citations

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Gullison, Raymond E. & Elizabeth Losos. (1993). The Role of Foreign Debt in Deforestation in Latin America. Conservation Biology. 7(1). 140–147. 20 indexed citations

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Terborgh, John, et al.. (1993). Predation by vertebrates and invertebrates on the seeds of five canopy tree species of an Amazonian forest. Vegetatio. 107-108(1). 375–386. 74 indexed citations

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