Eric Yensen

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Eric Yensen is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric Yensen has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Ecology, 10 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 8 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Eric Yensen's work include Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (13 papers), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (6 papers) and Rangeland and Wildlife Management (6 papers). Eric Yensen is often cited by papers focused on Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (13 papers), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (6 papers) and Rangeland and Wildlife Management (6 papers). Eric Yensen collaborates with scholars based in United States and Bolivia. Eric Yensen's co-authors include William F. Laurance, Paul W. Sherman, R. G. Harrison, Robert S. Hoffman, Steven M. Bogdanowicz, Karen Steenhof, Robert S. Voss, David J. Hafner, Gordon L. Kirkland and Thomas A. Gavin and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Biological Conservation and Journal of Wildlife Management.

In The Last Decade

Eric Yensen

36 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Predicting the impacts of edge effects in fragmented habi... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Predicting the impacts of edge effects in fragmented habitats
    1991 559 citations Eric Yensen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Eric Yensen United States 13 759 510 321 296 170 37 1.1k
A. P. Smith Australia 18 924 1.2× 546 1.1× 240 0.7× 287 1.0× 218 1.3× 21 1.2k
Raymond D. Dueser United States 19 1.2k 1.6× 629 1.2× 290 0.9× 211 0.7× 196 1.2× 48 1.5k
Sandra Maria Hartz Brazil 23 656 0.9× 883 1.7× 400 1.2× 400 1.4× 187 1.1× 103 1.5k
Andrea J. Webster United Kingdom 5 474 0.6× 596 1.2× 387 1.2× 212 0.7× 489 2.9× 5 1.2k
Darren J. Mann United Kingdom 16 485 0.6× 685 1.3× 401 1.2× 289 1.0× 164 1.0× 31 1.1k
M.T. Tanton Australia 17 1.0k 1.3× 757 1.5× 230 0.7× 427 1.4× 333 2.0× 32 1.5k
Sérgio Henrique Borges Brazil 15 570 0.8× 692 1.4× 370 1.2× 296 1.0× 271 1.6× 38 1.1k
Adriana Ruggiero Argentina 20 545 0.7× 618 1.2× 542 1.7× 173 0.6× 484 2.8× 45 1.2k
Max Abensperg‐Traun Australia 18 414 0.5× 501 1.0× 449 1.4× 221 0.7× 221 1.3× 37 1.0k
Kim M. Howell Tanzania 16 659 0.9× 525 1.0× 560 1.7× 513 1.7× 515 3.0× 63 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Eric Yensen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eric Yensen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Eric Yensen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Eric Yensen 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 Eric Yensen. Eric Yensen 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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Yensen, Eric, et al.. (2020). Why is the Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel Rare?. Northwest Science. 94(1). 1–1. 6 indexed citations
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Yensen, Eric, et al.. (2018). Forbs Dominate Diets of the Threatened Endemic Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus brunneus). Northwest Science. 92(4). 290–290. 9 indexed citations
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Steenhof, Karen, Eric Yensen, Michael N. Kochert, & Kenneth L. Gage. (2006). POPULATIONS AND HABITAT RELATIONSHIPS OF PIUTE GROUND SQUIRRELS IN SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO. Western North American Naturalist. 66(4). 482–491. 12 indexed citations
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Yensen, Eric, et al.. (2003). Galictis vittata. Mammalian Species. 727. 1–8. 31 indexed citations
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Yensen, Eric, et al.. (2001). Mamíferos de los bosques de Polylepis de Bolivia. 29–44. 7 indexed citations
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Álvarez-Castañeda, Sergio Ticul, et al.. (2001). Neotoma anthonyi. Mammalian Species. 663. 1–3. 1 indexed citations
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Álvarez-Castañeda, Sergio Ticul & Eric Yensen. (1999). Neotoma bryanti. Mammalian Species. 1–1. 3 indexed citations
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Hafner, David J., Gordon L. Kirkland, & Eric Yensen. (1998). North American rodents : status survey and conservation action plan. IUCN eBooks. 38 indexed citations
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Yensen, Eric & Paul W. Sherman. (1997). Spermophilus brunneus. Mammalian Species. 1–1. 18 indexed citations
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Yensen, Eric, Craig R. Baird, & Paul W. Sherman. (1996). Larger ectoparasites of the Idaho ground squirrel (Spermophilus brunneus). The Great Basin naturalist. 56. 237–246. 8 indexed citations
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Yensen, Eric, et al.. (1992). Biochemical differentiation in the Idaho ground squirrel, Spermophilus brunneus (Rodenta: Scuridae). The Great Basin naturalist. 52(2). 7. 3 indexed citations
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Yensen, Eric, et al.. (1992). Fire, Vegetation Changes, and Population Fluctuations of Townsend's Ground Squirrels. The American Midland Naturalist. 128(2). 299–299. 77 indexed citations
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Rickart, Eric A. & Eric Yensen. (1991). Spermophilus washingtoni. Mammalian Species. 1–1. 1 indexed citations
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Yensen, Eric, et al.. (1991). Structure of Burrows Used by the Idaho Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus brunneus. 13 indexed citations
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Yensen, Eric. (1991). Taxonomy and Distribution of the Idaho Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus brunneus. Journal of Mammalogy. 72(3). 583–600. 21 indexed citations
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Yensen, Eric & William H. Clark. (1986). Records of Desert Shrews (Notiosorex crawfordi) from Baja California, Mexico. The Southwestern Naturalist. 31(4). 529–529. 2 indexed citations
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Yensen, Eric, et al.. (1980). Intertidal Ants1 from the Gulf of California, Mexico. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 73(3). 266–269. 13 indexed citations
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Yensen, Eric. (1975). A Review of the Genus Pactopus Leconte (Coleoptera: Throscidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin. 29(2). 87–91. 2 indexed citations

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