Jeff Laake

6.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Jeff Laake is a scholar working on Ecology, Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Jeff Laake has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Ecology, 9 papers in Atmospheric Science and 5 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Jeff Laake's work include Marine animal studies overview (25 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (13 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (8 papers). Jeff Laake is often cited by papers focused on Marine animal studies overview (25 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (13 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (8 papers). Jeff Laake collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Greenland. Jeff Laake's co-authors include S. T. Buckland, Len Thomas, Debra Anderson, K. P. Burnham, David L. Borchers, Samantha Strindberg, Tiago A. Marques, Kenneth P. Burnham, Sharon L. Hedley and Eric A. Rexstad and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Biometrics.

In The Last Decade

Jeff Laake

32 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

Introduction to Distance Sampling: Estimating Abundance o... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 2009 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Introduction to Distance Sampling: Estimating Abundance of Biological Populations
    2001 1.9k citations S. T. Buckland, Debra Anderson et al. Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
  2. Distance software: design and analysis of distance sampling surveys for estimating population size
    2009 1.6k citations Len Thomas, S. T. Buckland 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
Jeff Laake United States 21 4.0k 1.2k 1.1k 740 536 32 4.6k
Eric A. Rexstad United States 25 3.2k 0.8× 1.0k 0.9× 809 0.8× 736 1.0× 528 1.0× 52 3.9k
Trent L. McDonald United States 35 3.7k 0.9× 883 0.7× 830 0.8× 620 0.8× 349 0.7× 97 4.5k
K. P. Burnham United States 13 4.9k 1.2× 1.9k 1.6× 1.2k 1.1× 775 1.0× 696 1.3× 23 5.9k
K P Burnham United Kingdom 2 2.6k 0.6× 844 0.7× 627 0.6× 635 0.9× 371 0.7× 2 3.0k
Tiago A. Marques United Kingdom 36 4.7k 1.2× 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 874 1.2× 649 1.2× 141 5.6k
Robert A. Garrott United States 42 6.2k 1.5× 1.4k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 615 0.8× 1.0k 1.9× 161 7.3k
Keith L. Bildstein United States 35 3.7k 0.9× 886 0.7× 796 0.8× 861 1.2× 1.0k 1.9× 157 4.4k
Falk Huettmann United States 35 2.5k 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 1.0k 1.0× 1.8k 2.4× 453 0.8× 157 4.1k
Lee‐Ann C. Hayek United States 19 1.4k 0.4× 781 0.7× 1.7k 1.6× 838 1.1× 703 1.3× 46 3.1k
Colin M. Beale United Kingdom 32 3.3k 0.8× 2.0k 1.7× 1.2k 1.2× 2.2k 3.0× 1.2k 2.2× 90 5.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jeff Laake

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jeff Laake

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All Works

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Hernández‐Camacho, Claudia J., Victoria J. Bakker, David Aurioles‐Gamboa, Jeff Laake, & Leah R. Gerber. (2015). The Use of Surrogate Data in Demographic Population Viability Analysis: A Case Study of California Sea Lions. PLoS ONE. 10(9). e0139158–e0139158. 16 indexed citations
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Southwell, Colin, John L. Bengtson, M.N. Bester, et al.. (2012). A review of data on abundance, trends in abundance, habitat utilisation and diet for Southern Ocean ice-breeding seals. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 11 indexed citations
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Taylor, Mitchell K., Jeff Laake, Philip D. McLoughlin, et al.. (2010). Demography and Viability of a Hunted Population of Polar Bears. ARCTIC. 58(2). 37 indexed citations
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Richard, Pierre R., et al.. (2010). Baffin Bay Narwhal Population Distribution and Numbers: Aerial Surveys in the Canadian High Arctic, 2002–04. ARCTIC. 63(1). 48 indexed citations
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Taylor, Mitchell K., Jeff Laake, Philip D. McLoughlin, H. Dean Cluff, & François Messier. (2009). Demography and population viability of polar bears in the Gulf of Boothia, Nunavut. Marine Mammal Science. 25(4). 778–796. 26 indexed citations
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Laake, Jeff, et al.. (2009). Mark-Recapture and Stochastic Population Models for Polar Bears of the High Arctic. ARCTIC. 61(2). 19 indexed citations
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Laake, Jeff, et al.. (2008). Visibility bias in aerial survey: mark–recapture, line-transect or both?. Wildlife Research. 35(4). 299–309. 56 indexed citations
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Laake, Jeff, et al.. (2008). Coping with variation in aerial survey protocol for line-transect sampling. Wildlife Research. 35(4). 289–289. 10 indexed citations
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Taylor, Mitchell K., Jeff Laake, Philip D. McLoughlin, et al.. (2007). Population parameters and harvest risks for polar bears (Ursus maritimus) of Kane Basin, Canada and Greenland. Polar Biology. 31(4). 491–499. 24 indexed citations
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Taylor, Mitchell K., Jeff Laake, Philip D. McLoughlin, H. Dean Cluff, & François Messier. (2006). Demographic Parameters and Harvest-Explicit Population Viability Analysis for Polar Bears in M'Clintock Channel, Nunavut, Canada. Journal of Wildlife Management. 70(6). 1667–1673. 28 indexed citations
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Taylor, Mitchell K., Dennis Andriashek, Erik W. Born, et al.. (2001). Delineating Canadian and Greenland polar bear (<i>Ursus maritimus</i>) populations by cluster analysis of movements. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 79(4). 690–709. 23 indexed citations
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Buckland, S. T., Debra Anderson, K. P. Burnham, et al.. (2001). Introduction to Distance Sampling: Estimating Abundance of Biological Populations. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1943 indexed citations breakdown →
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Taylor, Mitchell K., Dennis Andriashek, Erik W. Born, et al.. (2001). Delineating Canadian and Greenland polar bear (Ursus maritimus) populations by cluster analysis of movements. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 79(4). 690–709. 91 indexed citations
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Zeh, Judith E., et al.. (2000). Capture-recapture estimation of bowhead whale population size using photo-identification data. ˜The œjournal of cetacean research and management. Special issue. 2(1). 45–51. 20 indexed citations
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Buckland, S. T., G. W. Garner, Steven C. Amstrup, et al.. (2000). Marine Mammal Survey and Assessment Methods. Journal of Wildlife Management. 64(4). 1092–1092. 188 indexed citations
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Hill, Paul S., et al.. (1999). Results of a Pilot Program to Document Interactions Between Sperm Whales and Longline Vessels in Alaska Waters. 22 indexed citations
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Carretta, James V., Karin A. Forney, & Jeff Laake. (1998). ABUNDANCE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS ESTIMATED FROM TANDEM AERIAL SURVEYS. Marine Mammal Science. 14(4). 655–675. 38 indexed citations
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Calambokidis, John, Jeff Laake, Robert L. DeLong, et al.. (1996). Assessment of the Status of Harbor Porpoise ( Phocoena phocoena ) in Oregon and Washington Waters. 11 indexed citations

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