Luke E. Painter

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Luke E. Painter is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Luke E. Painter has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Ecology, 9 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 2 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Luke E. Painter's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (18 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (16 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (8 papers). Luke E. Painter is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (18 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (16 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (8 papers). Luke E. Painter collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and South Africa. Luke E. Painter's co-authors include William J. Ripple, Robert L. Beschta, Taal Levi, Rodolfo Dirzo, Thomas M. Newsome, Christopher J. Sandom, Blaire Van Valkenburgh, Matt W. Hayward, Mauro Galetti and Kristoffer T. Everatt and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Ecology Letters and Science Advances.

In The Last Decade

Luke E. Painter

19 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Collapse of the world’s largest herbivores 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 250 500 750
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. Collapse of the world’s largest herbivores
    2015 779 citations William J. Ripple, Thomas M. Newsome et al. Science Advances profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Luke E. Painter United States 11 905 338 280 197 137 21 1.1k
Kristoffer T. Everatt South Africa 10 938 1.0× 267 0.8× 195 0.7× 233 1.2× 234 1.7× 18 1.1k
Elizabeth le Roux South Africa 18 543 0.6× 427 1.3× 257 0.9× 135 0.7× 131 1.0× 56 987
Craig J. Tambling South Africa 22 1.2k 1.4× 268 0.8× 220 0.8× 207 1.1× 272 2.0× 45 1.4k
André F. Boshoff South Africa 18 689 0.8× 344 1.0× 248 0.9× 212 1.1× 128 0.9× 46 1.0k
Joseph K. Bump United States 22 1.1k 1.2× 372 1.1× 256 0.9× 159 0.8× 44 0.3× 72 1.4k
Lochran W. Traill Australia 14 706 0.8× 344 1.0× 198 0.7× 281 1.4× 84 0.6× 30 1.1k
A. Fisher Australia 17 733 0.8× 303 0.9× 395 1.4× 275 1.4× 103 0.8× 25 1.1k
Gabriela Orihuela United States 4 813 0.9× 542 1.6× 256 0.9× 183 0.9× 47 0.3× 5 1.2k
Lisette Cantú‐Salazar United Kingdom 14 627 0.7× 398 1.2× 489 1.7× 313 1.6× 111 0.8× 24 1.1k
Tristan A. Nuñez United States 7 657 0.7× 322 1.0× 274 1.0× 536 2.7× 51 0.4× 10 973

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Fields of papers citing papers by Luke E. Painter

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luke E. Painter

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Luke E. Painter. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Luke E. Painter based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Luke E. Painter. Luke E. Painter is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Painter, Luke E., Robert L. Beschta, & William J. Ripple. (2025). Corrigendum to “Changing aspen stand structure following large carnivore restoration in Yellowstone” [For. Ecol. Manag. 594 (2025) 122941]. Forest Ecology and Management. 603. 123447–123447.
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Ripple, William J., et al.. (2025). The strength of the Yellowstone trophic cascade after wolf reintroduction. Global Ecology and Conservation. 58. e03428–e03428. 4 indexed citations
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Painter, Luke E., Robert L. Beschta, & William J. Ripple. (2025). Changing aspen stand structure following large carnivore restoration in Yellowstone. Forest Ecology and Management. 594. 122941–122941. 1 indexed citations
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Beschta, Robert L., Luke E. Painter, & William J. Ripple. (2023). Revisiting trophic cascades and aspen recovery in northern Yellowstone. Food Webs. 36. e00276–e00276. 4 indexed citations
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Painter, Luke E., Robert L. Beschta, & William J. Ripple. (2023). Bison alter the northern Yellowstone ecosystem by breaking aspen saplings. Ecology and Evolution. 13(8). e10369–e10369. 9 indexed citations
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Painter, Luke E., Robert L. Beschta, & William J. Ripple. (2023). Aspen recovery in northern Yellowstone: A comment on Brice et al. (2021). Ecology Letters. 27(1). e14353–e14353. 2 indexed citations
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Ripple, William J., Robert L. Beschta, & Luke E. Painter. (2022). The History of Cougars in Yellowstone National Park. Western North American Naturalist. 82(4). 6 indexed citations
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Painter, Luke E., et al.. (2020). Tall willow thickets return to northern Yellowstone. Ecosphere. 11(5). 4 indexed citations
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Beschta, Robert L., William J. Ripple, J. Boone Kauffman, & Luke E. Painter. (2020). Bison limit ecosystem recovery in northern Yellowstone. Food Webs. 23. e00142–e00142. 29 indexed citations
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Painter, Luke E., Robert L. Beschta, Eric J. Larsen, & William J. Ripple. (2018). Aspen recruitment in the Yellowstone region linked to reduced herbivory after large carnivore restoration. Ecosphere. 9(8). 23 indexed citations
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Beschta, Robert L., Luke E. Painter, & William J. Ripple. (2018). Trophic cascades at multiple spatial scales shape recovery of young aspen in Yellowstone. Forest Ecology and Management. 413. 62–69. 28 indexed citations
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Beschta, Robert L., Luke E. Painter, Taal Levi, & William J. Ripple. (2016). Long-term aspen dynamics, trophic cascades, and climate in northern Yellowstone National Park. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 46(4). 548–556. 18 indexed citations
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Ripple, William J., et al.. (2015). Restoration of Riparian Areas Following the Removal of Cattle in the Northwestern Great Basin. Environmental Management. 55(4). 930–942. 48 indexed citations
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Ripple, William J., Thomas M. Newsome, Christopher Wolf, et al.. (2015). Collapse of the world’s largest herbivores. Science Advances. 1(4). e1400103–e1400103. 779 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ripple, William J., Robert L. Beschta, & Luke E. Painter. (2015). Trophic cascades from wolves to alders in Yellowstone. Forest Ecology and Management. 354. 254–260. 24 indexed citations
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Painter, Luke E., Robert L. Beschta, Eric J. Larsen, & William J. Ripple. (2014). Recovering aspen follow changing elk dynamics in Yellowstone: evidence of a trophic cascade?. Ecology. 96(1). 252–263. 58 indexed citations
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Painter, Luke E., Robert L. Beschta, Eric J. Larsen, & William J. Ripple. (2014). After long-term decline, are aspen recovering in northern Yellowstone?. Forest Ecology and Management. 329. 108–117. 25 indexed citations
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Painter, Luke E. & William J. Ripple. (2011). Effects of bison on willow and cottonwood in northern Yellowstone National Park. Forest Ecology and Management. 264. 150–158. 40 indexed citations
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Ripple, William J., Luke E. Painter, Robert L. Beschta, & C. Cormack Gates. (2010). Wolves, Elk, Bison, and Secondary Trophic Cascades in Yellowstone National Park. 3(1). 31–37. 22 indexed citations
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Painter, Luke E.. (2009). Research Article: Redefining Old-Growth in Forested Wetlands of Western Washington. Environmental Practice. 11(2). 68–83. 2 indexed citations

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