Eric Wikramanayake

17.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
46 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Eric Wikramanayake is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric Wikramanayake has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Ecology, 15 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 13 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Eric Wikramanayake's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (22 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (11 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (9 papers). Eric Wikramanayake is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (22 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (11 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (9 papers). Eric Wikramanayake collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sri Lanka and China. Eric Wikramanayake's co-authors include Eric Dinerstein, David M. Olson, Colby Loucks, Prashant Hedao, John C. Morrison, Holly Strand, George V. N. Powell, Thomas F. Allnutt, Taylor H. Ricketts and John F. Lamoreux and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Ecology and Science Advances.

In The Last Decade

Eric Wikramanayake

43 papers receiving 8.2k citations

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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.

Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth

2001 6.2k citations David M. Olson, Eric Dinerstein et al. BioScience profile →
A Global Deal For Nature: Guiding principles, milestones, and targets

2019 466 citations Eric Dinerstein, Carly Vynne et al. Science Advances profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eric Wikramanayake United States	24	4.0k	3.0k	2.7k	2.2k	1.9k	46	8.6k
Colby Loucks United States	21	3.6k 0.9×	3.3k 1.1×	2.6k 1.0×	2.1k 1.0×	1.8k 1.0×	27	8.4k
Emma C. Underwood United States	22	3.5k 0.9×	4.0k 1.3×	3.1k 1.1×	2.2k 1.0×	2.2k 1.1×	41	9.3k
George V. N. Powell United States	33	5.6k 1.4×	3.1k 1.0×	3.0k 1.1×	2.5k 1.2×	2.7k 1.4×	61	10.6k
Thomas F. Allnutt United States	10	2.7k 0.7×	2.7k 0.9×	2.2k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	15	6.9k
Yumiko Kura United States	12	2.7k 0.7×	2.6k 0.9×	2.2k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	22	6.8k
Prashant Hedao United States	5	2.7k 0.7×	2.4k 0.8×	2.1k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	5	6.5k
Holly Strand United States	7	2.6k 0.6×	2.5k 0.8×	2.1k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	9	6.5k
Lera Miles United Kingdom	20	3.6k 0.9×	3.3k 1.1×	3.5k 1.3×	4.0k 1.8×	2.1k 1.1×	39	9.3k
John F. Lamoreux United States	19	5.4k 1.3×	4.4k 1.5×	4.6k 1.7×	3.9k 1.8×	3.4k 1.8×	27	13.0k
Robert M. Pringle United States	47	4.5k 1.1×	2.2k 0.7×	2.8k 1.0×	1.7k 0.8×	2.1k 1.1×	129	9.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eric Wikramanayake

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Wikramanayake, Eric, et al.. (2021). A biodiversity hotspot in turmoil: Doing away with circular 5/2001 could have catastrophic consequences for Sri Lanka's forests. Conservation Science and Practice. 3(8). 4 indexed citations

Wikramanayake, Eric, Dirk U. Pfeiffer, Ioannis Magouras, et al.. (2021). Evaluating wildlife markets for pandemic disease risk. The Lancet Planetary Health. 5(7). e400–e401. 2 indexed citations

Wikramanayake, Eric, Dirk U. Pfeiffer, Ioannis Magouras, et al.. (2021). A tool for rapid assessment of wildlife markets in the Asia-Pacific Region for risk of future zoonotic disease outbreaks. One Health. 13. 100279–100279. 17 indexed citations

Wikramanayake, Eric, et al.. (2020). A climate adaptation strategy for Mai Po Inner Deep Bay Ramsar site: Steppingstone to climate proofing the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. PLoS ONE. 15(10). e0239945–e0239945. 14 indexed citations

Thapa, Gokarna Jung & Eric Wikramanayake. (2020). Selecting tree species for climate change integrated forest restoration and management in the Chitwan Annapurna Landscape, Nepal. 13. 29–46.

Dinerstein, Eric, Carly Vynne, Enric Sala, et al.. (2019). A Global Deal For Nature: Guiding principles, milestones, and targets. Science Advances. 5(4). eaaw2869–eaaw2869. 466 indexed citations breakdown →

Jnawali, Shant Raj, et al.. (2018). Participatory threat assessment of two major wildlife corridors in the Terai Arc Landscape. PARKS. 24(1). 97–106. 4 indexed citations

Thapa, Kanchan, Eric Wikramanayake, Krishna Prasad Acharya, et al.. (2017). Tigers in the Terai: Strong evidence for meta-population dynamics contributing to tiger recovery and conservation in the Terai Arc Landscape. PLoS ONE. 12(6). e0177548–e0177548. 38 indexed citations

Thapa, Kanchan, et al.. (2015). Yes, Nepal can double its tiger population. A reply to Aryal et al.. Ethology Ecology & Evolution. 28(4). 477–480. 6 indexed citations

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Dinerstein, Eric, Alessandro Baccini, Michael L. Anderson, et al.. (2014). Guiding Agricultural Expansion to Spare Tropical Forests. Conservation Letters. 8(4). 262–271. 15 indexed citations

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Areendran, G., et al.. (2012). Modeling Impact of Economic Development Projects on Tiger Conservation Landscape – A Case Study from Nilgiris, India. 12(1). 2 indexed citations

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Forrest, Jessica, Eric Wikramanayake, Rinjan Shrestha, et al.. (2012). Conservation and climate change: Assessing the vulnerability of snow leopard habitat to treeline shift in the Himalaya. Biological Conservation. 150(1). 129–135. 132 indexed citations

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Seidensticker, John, Eric Dinerstein, Surendra Prakash Goyal, et al.. (2010). Tiger range collapse at the base of the Himalayas: a case study. Smithsonian Digital Repository (Smithsonian Institution). 1 indexed citations

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Dinerstein, Eric, Colby Loucks, Eric Wikramanayake, et al.. (2007). The Fate of Wild Tigers. BioScience. 57(6). 508–514. 235 indexed citations

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Fernando, Prithiviraj, Eric Wikramanayake, H. K. Janaka, et al.. (2007). Ranging behavior of the Asian elephant in Sri Lanka. Mammalian Biology. 73(1). 2–13. 89 indexed citations

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Wikramanayake, Eric, Eric Dinerstein, Colby Loucks, et al.. (2002). Ecoregions in Ascendance: Reply to Jepson and Whittaker. Conservation Biology. 16(1). 238–243. 31 indexed citations

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Olson, David M., Eric Dinerstein, Eric Wikramanayake, et al.. (2001). Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth. BioScience. 51(11). 933–933. 6185 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wikramanayake, Eric, et al.. (1998). Description of Muntiacus truongsonensis, a new species of muntjac (Artiodactyla: Muntiacidae) from Central Vietnam, and implications for conservation. Animal Conservation. 1(1). 61–68. 1 indexed citations

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Dinerstein, Eric & Eric Wikramanayake. (1993). Beyond “Hotspots”: How to Prioritize Investments to Conserve Biodiversity in the Indo‐Pacific Region. Conservation Biology. 7(1). 53–65. 105 indexed citations

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Wikramanayake, Eric & G. L. Dryden. (1988). THE REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY OF VARANUS INDICUS ON GUAM. Herpetologica. 44(3). 338–344. 23 indexed citations

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