Kevin S. McKelvey

12.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
150 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Kevin S. McKelvey is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Kevin S. McKelvey has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 119 papers in Ecology, 61 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 42 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Kevin S. McKelvey's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (56 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (42 papers) and Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (38 papers). Kevin S. McKelvey is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (56 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (42 papers) and Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (38 papers). Kevin S. McKelvey collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Sweden. Kevin S. McKelvey's co-authors include Michael K. Schwartz, Michael K. Young, Taylor M. Wilcox, Samuel A. Cushman, Winsor H. Lowe, Barry R. Noon, Stephen F. Jane, Andrew R. Whiteley, Jim Hayden and Keith B. Aubry and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Kevin S. McKelvey

145 papers receiving 7.9k 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.

Gene Flow in Complex Landscapes: Testing Multiple Hypotheses with Causal Modeling

2006 519 citations Samuel A. Cushman, Kevin S. McKelvey et al. profile →
Distance, flow and PCR inhibition: eDNA dynamics in two headwater streams

2014 436 citations Stephen F. Jane, Taylor M. Wilcox et al. Molecular Ecology Resources profile →
Robust Detection of Rare Species Using Environmental DNA: The Importance of Primer Specificity

2013 427 citations Taylor M. Wilcox, Kevin S. McKelvey et al. PLoS ONE profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kevin S. McKelvey United States	50	6.7k	2.6k	2.1k	1.9k	1.7k	150	8.5k
L. Scott Mills United States	44	6.4k 1.0×	2.7k 1.0×	2.2k 1.0×	561 0.3×	1.7k 1.0×	117	9.4k
Charles M. Francis Canada	40	4.6k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	1.6k 0.8×	1.7k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	129	8.3k
David Paetkau Canada	37	7.0k 1.1×	1.9k 0.7×	6.8k 3.2×	1.6k 0.8×	897 0.5×	70	10.9k
David A. Tallmon United States	32	2.9k 0.4×	1.8k 0.7×	4.0k 1.9×	996 0.5×	677 0.4×	59	6.2k
W. Chris Funk United States	38	2.8k 0.4×	1.6k 0.6×	3.4k 1.6×	1.0k 0.5×	1.6k 0.9×	125	6.6k
Leo Joseph Australia	38	2.8k 0.4×	1.5k 0.6×	2.9k 1.4×	1.3k 0.7×	1.8k 1.0×	195	6.3k
Stéphanie Manel France	47	5.2k 0.8×	3.0k 1.1×	5.4k 2.5×	1.8k 0.9×	2.5k 1.4×	132	11.3k
Andrew Storfer United States	41	2.9k 0.4×	1.5k 0.6×	3.9k 1.8×	850 0.4×	1.4k 0.8×	110	7.9k
Rampal S. Etienne Netherlands	44	3.1k 0.5×	3.6k 1.4×	2.0k 0.9×	963 0.5×	1.8k 1.0×	165	8.0k
Joseph E. Neigel United States	29	3.3k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	3.4k 1.6×	1.8k 0.9×	378 0.2×	57	7.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kevin S. McKelvey

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Kronenberger, John A., Taylor M. Wilcox, Daniel H. Mason, et al.. (2022). eDNAssay: A machine learning tool that accurately predicts qPCR cross‐amplification. Molecular Ecology Resources. 22(8). 2994–3005. 31 indexed citations

Mason, Daniel H., Joseph C. Dysthe, Thomas W. Franklin, et al.. (2020). Certain detection of uncertain taxa: eDNA detection of a cryptic mountain sucker (Pantosteus jordani) in the Upper Missouri River, USA. Environmental DNA. 3(2). 449–457. 3 indexed citations

Franklin, Thomas W., et al.. (2020). Detecting spawning of threatened chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta over a large spatial extent using eDNA sampling: Opportunities and considerations for monitoring recovery. Environmental DNA. 3(3). 631–642. 8 indexed citations

Carim, Kellie J., et al.. (2019). Using environmental DNA sampling to monitor the invasion of nonnative Esox lucius (northern pike) in the Columbia River basin, USA. Environmental DNA. 1(3). 215–226. 22 indexed citations

Mason, Daniel H., Joseph C. Dysthe, Thomas W. Franklin, et al.. (2018). qPCR detection of Sturgeon chub (Macrhybopsis gelida) DNA in environmental samples. PLoS ONE. 13(12). e0209601–e0209601. 4 indexed citations

Dysthe, Joseph C., Torrey W. Rodgers, Thomas W. Franklin, et al.. (2018). Repurposing environmental DNA samples—detecting the western pearlshell (Margaritifera falcata) as a proof of concept. Ecology and Evolution. 8(5). 2659–2670. 35 indexed citations

Steenweg, Robin, Mark Hebblewhite, Jesse Whittington, Paul M. Lukacs, & Kevin S. McKelvey. (2017). Sampling scales define occupancy and underlying occupancy–abundance relationships in animals. Ecology. 99(1). 172–183. 111 indexed citations

Dysthe, Joseph C., et al.. (2016). Quantitative PCR Assays for Detecting Loach Minnow (Rhinichthys cobitis) and Spikedace (Meda fulgida) in the Southwestern United States. PLoS ONE. 11(9). e0162200–e0162200. 4 indexed citations

Wilcox, Taylor M., et al.. (2015). An eDNA assay for river otter detection: a tool for surveying a semi-aquatic mammal. Conservation Genetics Resources. 8(1). 5–7. 23 indexed citations

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Jane, Stephen F., Taylor M. Wilcox, Kevin S. McKelvey, et al.. (2014). Distance, flow and PCR inhibition: eDNA dynamics in two headwater streams. Molecular Ecology Resources. 15(1). 216–227. 436 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wilcox, Taylor M., Michael K. Schwartz, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, & Winsor H. Lowe. (2014). A blocking primer increases specificity in environmental DNA detection of bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus). Conservation Genetics Resources. 6(2). 283–284. 20 indexed citations

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Neel, Maile C., Kevin S. McKelvey, Nils Ryman, et al.. (2013). Estimation of effective population size in continuously distributed populations: there goes the neighborhood. Heredity. 111(3). 189–199. 98 indexed citations

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Cushman, Samuel A., Kevin S. McKelvey, Barry R. Noon, & Kevin McGarigal. (2010). Use of Abundance of One Species as a Surrogate for Abundance of Others. Conservation Biology. 24(3). 830–840. 57 indexed citations

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Schwartz, Michael K., et al.. (2006). Detecting genotyping errors and describing black bear movement in northern Idaho. Ursus. 138–148. 1 indexed citations

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Pearson, Dean E., Yvette K. Ortega, Kevin S. McKelvey, & Leonard F. Ruggiero. (2001). Small mammal communities and habitat selection in Northern Rocky Mountain bunchgrass: Implications for exotic plant invasions. Northwest Science. 107–117. 22 indexed citations

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Zabel, Cynthia J., Jeffrey R. Waters, Hartwell H. Welsh, & Kevin S. McKelvey. (2001). Vegetation patterns and abundances of amphibians and small mammals along small streams in a Northwestern California watershed. Northwest Science. 75(1). 37–52. 15 indexed citations

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Waters, Jeffrey R., Kevin S. McKelvey, Daniel L. Luoma, & Cynthia J. Zabel. (1997). Truffle production in old-growth and mature fir stands in northeastern California. Forest Ecology and Management. 96(1-2). 155–166. 28 indexed citations

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Holthausen, Richard S., M. G. Raphael, Kevin S. McKelvey, et al.. (1995). The contribution of Federal and non-Federal habitat to persistence of the northern spotted owl on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington. 352. 68. 4 indexed citations

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Noon, Barry R. & Kevin S. McKelvey. (1992). Stability Properties of the Spotted Owl Metapopulation in Southern California. 133. 187–206. 20 indexed citations

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Gholz, Henry L., Sebastian Vogel, Wendell P. Cropper, et al.. (1991). Dynamics of Canopy Structure and Light Interception in Pinus Elliottii Stands, North Florida. Ecological Monographs. 61(1). 33–51. 199 indexed citations

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