John W. Fitzpatrick

11.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
125 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

John W. Fitzpatrick is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, John W. Fitzpatrick has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Ecology, 28 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 26 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in John W. Fitzpatrick's work include Avian ecology and behavior (40 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (24 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (22 papers). John W. Fitzpatrick is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (40 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (24 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (22 papers). John W. Fitzpatrick collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. John W. Fitzpatrick's co-authors include Glen E. Woolfenden, Douglas F. Stotz, Theodore A. Parker, Debra K. Moskovits, Bruce E. Young, Marcy F. Lawton, Reed Bowman, Richard Louv, Micah N. Scholer and Benjamin G. Freeman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

John W. Fitzpatrick

121 papers receiving 5.5k citations

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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.

Neotropical Birds: Ecology and Conservation.

1997 925 citations John W. Fitzpatrick, Debra K. Moskovits et al. profile →
The Florida Scrub Jay: Demography of a Cooperative-Breeding Bird

1986 450 citations John W. Fitzpatrick et al. profile →
Climate change causes upslope shifts and mountaintop extirpations in a tropical bird community

2018 315 citations Benjamin G. Freeman, Micah N. Scholer et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John W. Fitzpatrick United States	36	3.4k	2.1k	1.9k	1.3k	1.0k	125	6.2k
Hervé Fritz France	53	6.1k 1.8×	2.0k 1.0×	2.2k 1.2×	973 0.7×	904 0.9×	300	9.0k
Paul R. Krausman United States	41	5.6k 1.6×	944 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	912 0.7×	1.2k 1.2×	292	7.2k
Madan K. Oli United States	44	4.5k 1.3×	1.6k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	965 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	176	6.0k
Matthew R. E. Symonds Australia	33	2.1k 0.6×	2.3k 1.1×	760 0.4×	616 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	103	5.2k
David J. Hodgson United Kingdom	47	3.0k 0.9×	2.1k 1.0×	1.9k 1.0×	878 0.7×	1.3k 1.3×	177	8.0k
Gilles Gauthier Canada	56	7.2k 2.1×	2.2k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	613 0.6×	359	10.1k
Dominique Berteaux Canada	44	4.1k 1.2×	1.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	839 0.8×	162	6.1k
Douglas W. Morris Canada	38	4.0k 1.2×	1.5k 0.7×	2.6k 1.3×	739 0.6×	638 0.6×	120	5.3k
Du Toit South Africa	43	3.8k 1.1×	986 0.5×	1.6k 0.8×	420 0.3×	976 1.0×	152	6.1k
Hillary S. Young United States	32	3.7k 1.1×	1.2k 0.6×	2.0k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	925 0.9×	101	6.5k

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Fitzpatrick, John W., et al.. (2025). Endophthalmitis Incidence after Intravitreal Injection of Anti-VEGF Agents with Povidone-Iodine versus Aqueous Chlorhexidine Antisepsis. Ophthalmology Retina. 9(10). 928–933.

Edwards, Scott V., Bohao Fang, Danielle E. Khost, et al.. (2025). Multispecies pangenomes reveal a pervasive influence of population size on structural variation. Science. 390(6778). eadw1931–eadw1931. 1 indexed citations

Xie, Yangyiran, John W. Fitzpatrick, Qingxia Chen, et al.. (2025). Risk Factors for Macular Hole Development After Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment. Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases. 9(6). 760–765.

Beaudry, Felix E.G., Elissa J. Cosgrove, Reed Bowman, et al.. (2024). Allele frequency dynamics under sex-biased demography and sex-specific inheritance in a pedigreed jay population. Genetics. 227(3). 2 indexed citations

Bowman, Reed, et al.. (2022). Staging to join non‐kin groups in a classical cooperative breeder, the Florida scrub‐jay. Journal of Animal Ecology. 91(5). 970–982. 4 indexed citations

Veeratterapillay, Rajan, Chris Harding, Matthew Shaw, et al.. (2022). Infection after ureteroscopy for ureteric stones: analysis of 71 305 cases in the Hospital Episode Statistics database. British Journal of Urology. 131(1). 109–115. 6 indexed citations

Pesendorfer, Mario B., et al.. (2020). Investigating social and environmental predictors of natal dispersal in a cooperative breeding bird. Behavioral Ecology. 31(3). 692–701. 26 indexed citations

Freeman, Benjamin G., Micah N. Scholer, Viviana Ruiz‐Gutiérrez, & John W. Fitzpatrick. (2018). Climate change causes upslope shifts and mountaintop extirpations in a tropical bird community. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(47). 11982–11987. 315 indexed citations breakdown →

Chen, Nancy, Ivan Jurić, Elissa J. Cosgrove, et al.. (2018). Allele frequency dynamics in a pedigreed natural population. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(6). 2158–2164. 64 indexed citations

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Aguillon, Stepfanie M., John W. Fitzpatrick, Reed Bowman, et al.. (2017). Deconstructing isolation-by-distance: The genomic consequences of limited dispersal. PLoS Genetics. 13(8). e1006911–e1006911. 86 indexed citations

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Aboumarzouk, Omar M., et al.. (2017). Analgesia for patients undergoing shockwave lithotripsy for urinary stones – a systematic review and meta-analysis. International braz j urol. 43(3). 394–406. 19 indexed citations

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Chen, Nancy, Elissa J. Cosgrove, Reed Bowman, John W. Fitzpatrick, & Andrew G. Clark. (2016). Genomic Consequences of Population Decline in the Endangered Florida Scrub-Jay. Current Biology. 26(21). 2974–2979. 65 indexed citations

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Louv, Richard & John W. Fitzpatrick. (2012). Citizen Science. Cornell University Press eBooks. 155 indexed citations

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Coulon, Aurélie, John W. Fitzpatrick, Reed Bowman, et al.. (2008). Congruent population structure inferred from dispersal behaviour and intensive genetic surveys of the threatened Florida scrub‐jay (Aphelocoma cœrulescens). Molecular Ecology. 17(7). 1685–1701. 166 indexed citations

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Fitzpatrick, John W., Martjan Lammertink, Kenneth V. Rosenberg, et al.. (2005). Ivory-billed Woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis ) Persists in Continental North America. Science. 308(5727). 1460–1462. 118 indexed citations

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Calandra, Brendan, John W. Fitzpatrick, & Ann E. Barron. (2001). A Holocaust Web Site: Effects on Pre-service Teachers' Factual Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Traditionally Marginalized Groups. The Journal of Technology and Teacher Education. 10(1). 1560–1561. 5 indexed citations

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Walters, Jeffrey R., Steven R. Beissinger, John W. Fitzpatrick, et al.. (2000). THE AOU CONSERVATION COMMITTEE REVIEW OF THE BIOLOGY, STATUS, AND MANAGEMENT OF CAPE SABLE SEASIDE SPARROWS: FINAL REPORT. The Auk. 117(4). 1093–1093. 17 indexed citations

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Walters, Jeffrey R., Steven R. Beissinger, John W. Fitzpatrick, et al.. (2000). The AOU Conservation Committee Review of the Biology, Status, and Management of Cape Sable Seaside Sparrows: Final Report. The Auk. 117(4). 1093–1115. 8 indexed citations

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Moskovits, Debra K., John W. Fitzpatrick, & David E. Willard. (1985). Lista preliminar das aves da estação ecológica de Maracá, território de Roraima, Brasil, e áreas adjacentes. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 36. 51–68. 7 indexed citations

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Fitzpatrick, John W.. (1976). Systematics and biogeography of the Tyrannid genus Todirostrum and related genera lAvesr. 147. 435–463. 8 indexed citations

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