Kenneth A. Schmidt

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
81 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Kenneth A. Schmidt is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth A. Schmidt has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Ecology, 39 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 20 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Kenneth A. Schmidt's work include Avian ecology and behavior (31 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (27 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (24 papers). Kenneth A. Schmidt is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (31 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (27 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (24 papers). Kenneth A. Schmidt collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Poland. Kenneth A. Schmidt's co-authors include Richard S. Ostfeld, Christopher J. Whelan, Kathleen LoGiudice, Felicia Keesing, Anna D. Chalfoun, Mary Killilea, Sasha R. X. Dall, Jan A. van Gils, Joel S. Brown and Shannon Duerr and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth A. Schmidt

81 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

The ecology of infectious disease: Effects of host diversity and community composition on Lyme disease risk

2003 831 citations Kathleen LoGiudice, Richard S. Ostfeld et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kenneth A. Schmidt United States	39	2.7k	1.9k	1.4k	1.4k	1.0k	81	5.2k
Graham J. Hickling United States	33	1.6k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	2.1k 1.5×	2.0k 1.5×	376 0.4×	110	4.8k
Michael D. Samuel United States	42	3.4k 1.3×	840 0.4×	1.0k 0.7×	827 0.6×	596 0.6×	150	6.9k
Daniel M. Tompkins New Zealand	35	2.6k 1.0×	834 0.4×	1.4k 1.0×	670 0.5×	380 0.4×	104	4.5k
Ramón C. Soriguer Spain	42	1.8k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	1.6k 1.1×	2.8k 2.0×	307 0.3×	282	6.3k
Michel Gauthier‐Clerc France	38	2.2k 0.8×	865 0.5×	671 0.5×	846 0.6×	565 0.6×	120	4.4k
Pelayo Acevedo Spain	44	3.1k 1.1×	975 0.5×	563 0.4×	1.8k 1.3×	856 0.8×	223	6.5k
Thierry Boulinier France	43	5.0k 1.9×	2.6k 1.4×	1.5k 1.0×	963 0.7×	2.0k 2.0×	150	8.1k
Scott R. Loss United States	34	2.9k 1.1×	802 0.4×	496 0.3×	998 0.7×	584 0.6×	112	5.3k
Eric P. Hoberg United States	50	5.8k 2.2×	888 0.5×	2.5k 1.7×	1.0k 0.7×	365 0.4×	282	8.6k
Javier Pérez‐Tris Spain	40	2.7k 1.0×	1.9k 1.0×	2.6k 1.8×	904 0.6×	549 0.5×	109	5.0k

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Brose, Ulrich, Myriam R. Hirt, Remo Ryser, et al.. (2025). Embedding information flows within ecological networks. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 9(4). 547–558. 6 indexed citations

Vij, Neeraj, et al.. (2023). Race and Sex Disparities in Lower Extremity Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Database Study. Cureus. 15(7). e42485–e42485. 1 indexed citations

Schmidt, Kenneth A., Janelle Noel‐MacDonnell, Carrie A. Vyhlidal, et al.. (2022). Characterization of the Mucosally-Adherent Duodenal Microbiome in Children with and without Crohn’s Disease. Pharmaceuticals. 15(7). 850–850. 4 indexed citations

Schmidt, Kenneth A., François Massol, & Jakub Szymkowiak. (2022). Resurrecting Shannon's surprise: landscape heterogeneity complements information use and population growth. Oikos. 2022(10). 5 indexed citations

Vij, Neeraj, et al.. (2022). Current applications of gait analysis after total knee arthroplasty: A scoping review. Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma. 33. 102014–102014. 7 indexed citations

Schmidt, Kenneth A. & François Massol. (2018). Habitat selection and the value of information in heterogenous landscapes. Oikos. 128(4). 457–467. 7 indexed citations

Schmidt, Kenneth A., Chris Estes, A. C. McLaren, & Mark J. Spangehl. (2018). Chlorhexidine Antiseptic Irrigation Eradicates Staphylococcus epidermidis From Biofilm: An In Vitro Study. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 476(3). 648–653. 52 indexed citations

Schmidt, Kenneth A., Jacob Johansson, & Matthew G. Betts. (2015). Information-Mediated Allee Effects in Breeding Habitat Selection. The American Naturalist. 186(6). E162–E171. 38 indexed citations

Hersh, Michelle H., Richard S. Ostfeld, Michael D. Tibbetts, et al.. (2014). Co-Infection of Blacklegged Ticks with Babesia microti and Borrelia burgdorferi Is Higher than Expected and Acquired from Small Mammal Hosts. PLoS ONE. 9(6). e99348–e99348. 121 indexed citations

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Brown, Joel S., et al.. (2011). Scale-dependent neighborhood effects: shared doom and associational refuge. Oecologia. 168(3). 659–670. 32 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Kenneth A., et al.. (2011). Nesting songbirds assess spatial heterogeneity of predatory chipmunks by eavesdropping on their vocalizations. Journal of Animal Ecology. 80(6). 1305–1312. 66 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Kenneth A. & Richard S. Ostfeld. (2008). Eavesdropping Squirrels Reduce Their Future Value of Food under the Perceived Presence of Cache Robbers. The American Naturalist. 171(3). 386–393. 26 indexed citations

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LoGiudice, Kathleen, Shannon Duerr, Michael J. Newhouse, et al.. (2008). IMPACT OF HOST COMMUNITY COMPOSITION ON LYME DISEASE RISK. Ecology. 89(10). 2841–2849. 189 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Kenneth A., Scott A. Rush, & Richard S. Ostfeld. (2008). Wood thrush nest success and post‐fledging survival across a temporal pulse of small mammal abundance in an oak forest. Journal of Animal Ecology. 77(4). 830–837. 70 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Kenneth A. & Christopher J. Whelan. (2005). QUANTIFYING MALE WOOD THRUSH NEST-ATTENDANCE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO NEST SUCCESS. Ornithological Applications. 107(1). 138–138. 21 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Kenneth A., Robert H. Manson, & David B. Lewis. (2005). Voles competing with mice: differentiating exploitative, interference and apparent competition using patch use theory. Evolutionary ecology research. 7(2). 273–286. 7 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Kenneth A.. (2001). Site fidelity in habitats with contrasting levels of nest predation and brood parasitism. Evolutionary ecology research. 3(5). 553–565. 131 indexed citations

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Whelan, Christopher J., Joel S. Brown, Kenneth A. Schmidt, Benjamin B. Steele, & Mary F. Willson. (2000). Linking consumer-resource theory and digestive physiology: Application to diet shifts. Evolutionary ecology research. 2(7). 911–934. 31 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Kenneth A., Richard S. Ostfeld, & Eric M. Schauber. (1999). Infestation ofPeromyscus leucopusandTamias striatusbyIxodes scapularis(Acari: Ixodidae) in Relation to the Abundance of Hosts and Parasites. Journal of Medical Entomology. 36(6). 749–757. 86 indexed citations

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Schneider, H., Kenneth A. Schmidt, Donald R. Skillman, et al.. (1996). Sialylation Lessens the Infectivity of Neisseria gonorrhoeae MS11mkC. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 173(6). 1422–1427. 36 indexed citations

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