Malcolm L. Hunter

12.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
135 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Malcolm L. Hunter is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Malcolm L. Hunter has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Ecology, 67 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 52 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Malcolm L. Hunter's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (53 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (29 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (26 papers). Malcolm L. Hunter is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (53 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (29 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (26 papers). Malcolm L. Hunter collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Malcolm L. Hunter's co-authors include Phillip deMaynadier, Richard A. Lancia, Peter D. Vickery, Jeffrey V. Wells, M.J. Hartley, Aram J. K. Calhoun, Anne D. Guerry, John R. Krebs, Pralad B. Yonzon and Jack W. Witham and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Malcolm L. Hunter

131 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Wildlife, Forests and Forestry: Principles of Managing Forests for Biological Diversity

1989 620 citations Malcolm L. Hunter DigitalCommons (California Polytechnic State University) profile →
Maintaining Biodiversity in Forest Ecosystems

2000 568 citations Malcolm L. Hunter et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Malcolm L. Hunter United States	47	5.1k	4.0k	3.7k	1.6k	1.6k	135	8.5k
Mikko Mönkkönen Finland	53	3.8k 0.7×	2.8k 0.7×	2.8k 0.7×	2.4k 1.5×	1.1k 0.7×	191	7.3k
Robert M. Ewers United Kingdom	43	5.2k 1.0×	5.3k 1.3×	4.0k 1.1×	2.7k 1.7×	2.0k 1.3×	140	10.9k
Matthew G. Betts United States	40	3.5k 0.7×	2.6k 0.7×	2.0k 0.5×	1.5k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	153	6.2k
Kathy Martin Canada	52	6.7k 1.3×	3.4k 0.9×	2.3k 0.6×	2.7k 1.7×	2.0k 1.3×	214	9.2k
Frank R. Thompson United States	52	9.3k 1.8×	4.7k 1.2×	3.8k 1.0×	2.0k 1.3×	2.4k 1.6×	227	11.5k
Ralph Mac Nally Australia	56	6.5k 1.3×	6.1k 1.5×	3.3k 0.9×	1.8k 1.2×	2.7k 1.7×	250	11.0k
George V. N. Powell United States	33	5.6k 1.1×	3.0k 0.8×	3.1k 0.8×	2.7k 1.7×	2.5k 1.6×	61	10.6k
Kevin McGarigal United States	37	5.6k 1.1×	3.2k 0.8×	3.8k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	88	8.5k
Mario Dı́az Spain	42	3.5k 0.7×	3.2k 0.8×	1.8k 0.5×	2.2k 1.4×	870 0.6×	144	6.7k
Richard O. Bierregaard United States	27	4.2k 0.8×	4.3k 1.1×	2.2k 0.6×	2.3k 1.5×	1.6k 1.0×	59	7.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Bogdziewicz, Michał, et al.. (2025). Coupled effects of forest growth and climate change on small mammal abundance and body weight: Results of a 39‐year field study. Journal of Animal Ecology. 94(10). 2118–2129.

Hunter, Malcolm L., et al.. (2024). Patterns of acorn selection in Peromyscus mice and possible implications in a changing climate. Journal of Mammalogy. 105(4). 697–705. 3 indexed citations

Hunter, Malcolm L., et al.. (2022). Pulsed resources and the resource‐prediction strategy: a field‐test using a 36‐year study of small mammals. Oikos. 2022(11). 8 indexed citations

Elias, Susan P., Jack W. Witham, Peter W. Rand, et al.. (2021). Emergence ofIxodes scapularis(Acari: Ixodidae) in a Small Mammal Population in a Coastal Oak-Pine Forest, Maine, USA. Journal of Medical Entomology. 59(2). 725–740. 4 indexed citations

Jennings, Daniel T., Hewlette S. Crawford, & Malcolm L. Hunter. (2017). Predation by Amphibians and Small Mammals on the Spruce Budworm (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). The Great Lakes Entomologist. 24(2). 1 indexed citations

Calhoun, Aram J. K., Jessica Jansujwicz, Kathleen P. Bell, & Malcolm L. Hunter. (2014). Improving management of small natural features on private lands by negotiating the science–policy boundary for Maine vernal pools. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(30). 11002–11006. 36 indexed citations

Popescu, Viorel D., David A. Patrick, Malcolm L. Hunter, & Aram J. K. Calhoun. (2012). The role of forest harvesting and subsequent vegetative regrowth in determining patterns of amphibian habitat use. Forest Ecology and Management. 270. 163–174. 28 indexed citations

Lindenmayer, David B. & Malcolm L. Hunter. (2010). Some Guiding Concepts for Conservation Biology. Conservation Biology. 24(6). 1459–1468. 57 indexed citations

Hunter, Malcolm L., Michael J. Bean, David B. Lindenmayer, & David S. Wilcove. (2009). Thresholds and the Mismatch between Environmental Laws and Ecosystems. Conservation Biology. 23(4). 1053–1055. 21 indexed citations

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Lindenmayer, David B., Malcolm L. Hunter, Philip J. Burton, & Philip Gibbons. (2009). Effects of logging on fire regimes in moist forests. Conservation Letters. 2(6). 271–277. 82 indexed citations

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Patrick, David A., Elizabeth B. Harper, Malcolm L. Hunter, & Aram J. K. Calhoun. (2008). TERRESTRIAL HABITAT SELECTION AND STRONG DENSITY‐DEPENDENT MORTALITY IN RECENTLY METAMORPHOSED AMPHIBIANS. Ecology. 89(9). 2563–2574. 63 indexed citations

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Blomquist, Sean M. & Malcolm L. Hunter. (2007). Externally Attached Radio-Transmitters Have Limited Effects on the Antipredator Behavior and Vagility of Rana Pipiens and Rana Sylvatica. Journal of Herpetology. 41(3). 430–438. 18 indexed citations

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Beard, Kate, et al.. (2002). BDEI: event and process tagging for information integration in the International Gulf of Maine Watershed. International Conference on Digital Government Research. 1–9. 1 indexed citations

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Hunter, Malcolm L., et al.. (2001). Spatial and temporal patterns of seed predation on three tree species in an oak‐pine forest. Ecography. 24(3). 309–317. 23 indexed citations

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Hunter, Malcolm L., Jack Ward Thomas, Robert S. Seymour, et al.. (1999). Maintaining Biodiversity in Forest Ecosystems. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 175 indexed citations

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Whitman, Andrew A., et al.. (1998). Age distribution of ramets of a forest herb. Wild Sarsaparilla, Aralia nudicaulis (Araliaceae). The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 112(1). 37–44. 6 indexed citations

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Witham, Jack W., et al.. (1993). TB153: A Long-Term Study of an Oak Pine Forest Ecosystem: Techniques Manual for the Holt Research Forest. DigitalCommons (California Polytechnic State University). 153. 12 indexed citations

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Brown, Mark, Alison Cree, Jennifer M. Hay, et al.. (1991). Proceedings of the society for research on amphibians and reptiles in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 18(3). 343–348. 1 indexed citations

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Hunter, Malcolm L.. (1991). Conservation strategies for the giant and red pandas. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 6(12). 379–380. 2 indexed citations

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Hunter, Malcolm L.. (1989). What Constitutes an Old-Growth Stand?. Journal of Forestry. 87(8). 33–35. 44 indexed citations

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