Josh Van Buskirk

9.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
97 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Josh Van Buskirk is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Josh Van Buskirk has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 50 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 34 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Josh Van Buskirk's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (47 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (46 papers) and Plant and animal studies (24 papers). Josh Van Buskirk is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (47 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (46 papers) and Plant and animal studies (24 papers). Josh Van Buskirk collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Australia. Josh Van Buskirk's co-authors include Yvonne Willi, S. Andy McCollum, Ary A. Hoffmann, Ulrich K. Steiner, Benedikt R. Schmidt, Martina Arioli, Rick A. Relyea, Robert C. Leberman, Robert S. Mulvihill and Earl E. Werner and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Ecology and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

Josh Van Buskirk

96 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

Limits to the Adaptive Potential of Small Populations 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 200 400 600
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. Limits to the Adaptive Potential of Small Populations
    2006 704 citations Yvonne Willi, Josh Van Buskirk 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
Josh Van Buskirk Switzerland 46 4.2k 3.6k 2.9k 2.2k 1.7k 97 7.6k
David K. Skelly United States 43 2.9k 0.7× 4.1k 1.2× 3.9k 1.4× 2.9k 1.3× 974 0.6× 95 8.2k
Ben L. Phillips Australia 50 4.2k 1.0× 3.6k 1.0× 4.2k 1.4× 2.4k 1.1× 2.4k 1.4× 175 9.2k
Gregory P. Brown Australia 50 4.5k 1.1× 5.0k 1.4× 4.2k 1.4× 2.5k 1.1× 1.6k 1.0× 236 9.0k
Anssi Laurila Sweden 49 4.0k 0.9× 3.9k 1.1× 2.4k 0.8× 1.6k 0.7× 1.5k 0.9× 171 6.6k
Thomas Madsen Australia 51 4.5k 1.1× 4.1k 1.2× 3.8k 1.3× 1.7k 0.8× 2.0k 1.2× 170 8.2k
C. Michael Bull Australia 44 3.9k 0.9× 3.5k 1.0× 3.1k 1.1× 1.3k 0.6× 1.4k 0.8× 295 7.6k
Keith A. Christian Australia 38 2.6k 0.6× 2.7k 0.7× 2.5k 0.9× 1.2k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 204 5.3k
Fredric J. Janzen United States 52 4.2k 1.0× 4.4k 1.2× 4.0k 1.4× 5.6k 2.5× 2.0k 1.2× 189 9.1k
Michel Baguette France 50 3.8k 0.9× 1.4k 0.4× 3.7k 1.3× 3.9k 1.8× 2.0k 1.2× 141 7.6k
Guarino Rinaldi Colli Brazil 45 3.1k 0.7× 4.2k 1.2× 1.7k 0.6× 2.0k 0.9× 1.8k 1.1× 204 6.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Josh Van Buskirk

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Fields of papers citing papers by Josh Van Buskirk

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Josh Van Buskirk

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Willi, Yvonne & Josh Van Buskirk. (2022). A review on trade-offs at the warm and cold ends of geographical distributions. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 377(1848). 20210022–20210022. 35 indexed citations
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Buskirk, Josh Van, et al.. (2020). Adaptation to elevation but limited local adaptation in an amphibian*. Evolution. 75(4). 956–969. 15 indexed citations
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Willi, Yvonne, et al.. (2020). Demographic Processes Linked to Genetic Diversity and Positive Selection across a Species' Range. Plant Communications. 1(6). 100111–100111. 12 indexed citations
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Buskirk, Josh Van. (2017). The Odonata of Isle Royale, Michigan. The Great Lakes Entomologist. 25(1).
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Hettyey, Attila, Zoltán Tóth, Kerstin E. Thonhauser, et al.. (2015). The relative importance of prey-borne and predator-borne chemical cues for inducible antipredator responses in tadpoles. Oecologia. 179(3). 699–710. 75 indexed citations
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Buskirk, Josh Van, et al.. (2011). Non-interactive multiple predator effects on tadpole survival. Oecologia. 169(2). 535–539. 14 indexed citations
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Steiner, Ulrich K. & Josh Van Buskirk. (2009). Predator-Induced Changes in Metabolism Cannot Explain the Growth/Predation Risk Tradeoff. PLoS ONE. 4(7). e6160–e6160. 72 indexed citations
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Buskirk, Josh Van. (2009). Natural variation in morphology of larval amphibians: Phenotypic plasticity in nature?. Ecological Monographs. 79(4). 681–705. 91 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Benedikt R., et al.. (2006). A trophic polymorphism induced by both predators and prey. Evolutionary ecology research. 8(7). 1301–1309. 12 indexed citations
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Buskirk, Josh Van & Martina Arioli. (2005). Habitat specialization and adaptive phenotypic divergence of anuran populations. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 18(3). 596–608. 84 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Benedikt R. & Josh Van Buskirk. (2004). A comparative analysis of predator‐induced plasticity in larvalTriturusnewts. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 18(2). 415–425. 37 indexed citations
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Buskirk, Josh Van. (2002). PHENOTYPIC LABILITY AND THE EVOLUTION OF PREDATOR-INDUCED PLASTICITY IN TADPOLES. Evolution. 56(2). 361–370. 88 indexed citations
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Buskirk, Josh Van. (2000). The Costs of an Inducible Defense in Anuran Larvae. Ecology. 81(10). 2813–2813. 34 indexed citations
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Buskirk, Josh Van & Benedikt R. Schmidt. (2000). Predator-Induced Phenotypic Plasticity in Larval Newts: Trade-Offs, Selection, and Variation in Nature. Ecology. 81(11). 3009–3009. 33 indexed citations
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Buskirk, Josh Van. (1992). Competition, Cannibalism, and Size Class Dominance in a Dragonfly. Oikos. 65(3). 455–455. 65 indexed citations
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Buskirk, Josh Van & David Smith. (1991). Density‐Dependent Population Regulation in a Salamander. Ecology. 72(5). 1747–1756. 105 indexed citations
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Buskirk, Josh Van. (1987). Density-dependent population dynamics in larvae of the dragonfly Pachydiplax longipennis: a field experiment. Oecologia. 72(2). 221–225. 25 indexed citations
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Buskirk, Josh Van. (1987). Influence of Size and Date of Emergence on Male Survival and Mating Success in a Dragonfly, Sympetrum rubicundulum. The American Midland Naturalist. 118(1). 169–169. 22 indexed citations
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Buskirk, Josh Van. (1986). Establishment and organization of territories in the dragonfly Sympetrum rubicundulum (Odonata: Libellulidae). Animal Behaviour. 34(6). 1781–1790. 17 indexed citations
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Buskirk, Josh Van. (1984). Vocal Mimicry of Nashville Warblers by Yellow-rumped Warblers. Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida). 3 indexed citations

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