Martin L. Cody

18.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
104 papers, 14.1k citations indexed

About

Martin L. Cody is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Martin L. Cody has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 14.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 35 papers in Ecology and 33 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Martin L. Cody's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (32 papers), Plant and animal studies (25 papers) and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (17 papers). Martin L. Cody is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (32 papers), Plant and animal studies (25 papers) and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (17 papers). Martin L. Cody collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Japan. Martin L. Cody's co-authors include Jared M. Diamond, Stephen D. Fretwell, P. R. Evans, Richard F. Green, Robert E. Ricklefs, Nathaniel T. Wheelwright, Harold A. Mooney, Jacob McC. Overton, Robert H. MacArthur and Harry F. Recher and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Martin L. Cody

98 papers receiving 11.5k citations

Hit Papers

Ecology and Evolution of ... 1966 2026 1986 2006 1976 1976 1973 1986 1966 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Ecology and Evolution of Communities
    1976 2.5k citations Martin L. Cody et al. profile →
  2. Ecology and Evolution of Communities.
    1976 1.9k citations Martin L. Cody et al. profile →
  3. Populations in a Seasonal Environment.
    1973 1.4k citations Martin L. Cody et al. profile →
  4. Habitat Selection in Birds.
    1986 1.3k citations Martin L. Cody et al. profile →
  5. A GENERAL THEORY OF CLUTCH SIZE
    1966 839 citations Martin L. Cody profile →
  6. Competition and the Structure of Bird Communities
    1975 623 citations Martin L. Cody et al. profile →
  7. On the Relation between Habitat Selection and Species Diversity
    1966 383 citations Martin L. Cody et al. The American Naturalist profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Martin L. Cody United States 43 8.4k 6.9k 5.8k 2.4k 2.3k 104 14.1k
H. Ronald Pulliam United States 37 10.4k 1.2× 6.9k 1.0× 6.3k 1.1× 3.2k 1.4× 2.5k 1.1× 58 17.3k
Michael R. Willig United States 59 7.8k 0.9× 6.0k 0.9× 5.8k 1.0× 2.8k 1.2× 4.0k 1.7× 222 16.7k
John A. Wiens United States 68 11.7k 1.4× 9.4k 1.4× 4.3k 0.7× 5.0k 2.1× 3.5k 1.5× 174 18.3k
John Terborgh United States 53 6.4k 0.8× 6.1k 0.9× 5.6k 1.0× 2.5k 1.0× 2.3k 1.0× 126 12.9k
Michael L. McKinney United States 39 6.3k 0.7× 5.4k 0.8× 3.9k 0.7× 4.6k 1.9× 2.3k 1.0× 110 14.5k
Franz Bairlein Germany 46 9.1k 1.1× 3.5k 0.5× 4.4k 0.8× 3.3k 1.4× 4.2k 1.8× 173 14.0k
Simon P. Blomberg Australia 37 5.5k 0.7× 4.7k 0.7× 5.5k 0.9× 2.3k 1.0× 2.2k 1.0× 109 13.7k
William F. Fagan United States 64 8.5k 1.0× 5.8k 0.8× 4.0k 0.7× 3.7k 1.5× 2.0k 0.9× 270 16.5k
Marcel Holyoak United States 36 6.9k 0.8× 5.0k 0.7× 3.9k 0.7× 2.2k 0.9× 1.9k 0.8× 125 11.9k
Stephen D. Fretwell United States 17 6.2k 0.7× 4.5k 0.7× 4.3k 0.7× 2.1k 0.9× 739 0.3× 26 10.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cody, Martin L.. (2013). SPACING IN MOJAVE DESERT PLANT COMMUNITIES. II. PLANT SIZE AND DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS. Israel journal of botany. Basic and applied plant sciences. 35(2). 109–120. 4 indexed citations
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Cody, Martin L.. (2013). MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION IN MULGA. II. COVARIATION AMONG MORPHOLOGY, PHENOLOGY, AND SPATIAL PATTERNS IN ACACIA-DOMINATED VEGETATION. Israel journal of botany. Basic and applied plant sciences. 40(1). 41–59.
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Suzuki, Reiji, Charles Taylor, & Martin L. Cody. (2012). Soundspace partitioning to increase communication efficiency in bird communities. Artificial Life and Robotics. 17(1). 30–34. 9 indexed citations
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Cody, Martin L.. (2012). California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum). The Birds of North America Online. 2 indexed citations
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Cody, Martin L.. (2011). Influence of Spring Weather Conditions on Breeding Bird Densities in GTNP. The UW National Parks Service Research Station Annual Reports. 34. 33–38.
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Taylor, Charles, Edward P. Stabler, Martin L. Cody, et al.. (2005). Sensor Arrays for Acoustic Monitoring of Bird Behavior , Diversity. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations
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Courtney, Steven P., Jennifer A. Blakesley, Richard E. Bigley, et al.. (2004). Scientific evaluation of the status of the Northern Spotted Owl. 52 indexed citations
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Case, Ted J., Martin L. Cody, & Exequiel Ezcurra. (2002). A new island biogeography of the sea of Cortés. Oxford University Press eBooks. 103 indexed citations
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Case, Ted J., Martin L. Cody, & Exequiel Ezcurra. (2002). Island Biogeography in the Sea of Cortés II. Oxford University Press eBooks. 79 indexed citations
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Cody, Martin L.. (2001). Bird Diversity Components in Australian Eucalyptus and North-Temperate Quercus Woodlands. The Auk. 118(2). 443–456. 2 indexed citations
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Cody, Martin L.. (2000). ANTBIRD GUILDS IN THE LOWLAND CARIBBEAN RAINFOREST OF SOUTHEAST NICARAGUA. Ornithological Applications. 102(4). 784–784. 19 indexed citations
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Cody, Martin L.. (2000). Antbird Guilds in the Lowland Caribbean Rainforest of Southeast Nicaragua. Ornithological Applications. 102(4). 784–794. 5 indexed citations
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Cody, Martin L.. (1999). Crissal Thrasher (Toxostoma crissale). The Birds of North America Online. 1 indexed citations
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Case, Theodore J. & Martin L. Cody. (1987). Testing Theories of Island Biogeography. American Scientist. 75(4). 402–411. 56 indexed citations
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Wheelwright, Nathaniel T. & Martin L. Cody. (1987). Habitat Selection in Birds. Ornithological Applications. 89(1). 230–230. 307 indexed citations
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Cody, Martin L.. (1983). Bird diversity and density in south african forests. Oecologia. 59(2-3). 201–215. 22 indexed citations
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Yeaton, Richard I. & Martin L. Cody. (1974). Competitive release in island Song Sparrow populations. Theoretical Population Biology. 5(1). 42–58. 65 indexed citations
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Cody, Martin L.. (1972). Areal versus Lineal Territories in the Wren, Troglodytes troglodytes. Ornithological Applications. 74(4). 477–478. 5 indexed citations
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Cody, Martin L.. (1966). The Consistency of Intra- And Inter-Continental Grassland Bird Species Counts. The American Naturalist. 100(913). 371–376. 38 indexed citations

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