Maxwell C. Wilson

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
16 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Maxwell C. Wilson is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Maxwell C. Wilson has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 8 papers in Ecology and 4 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Maxwell C. Wilson's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (8 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (5 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (4 papers). Maxwell C. Wilson is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (8 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (5 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (4 papers). Maxwell C. Wilson collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Maxwell C. Wilson's co-authors include Jianguo Wu, Andrew T. Smith, Bing‐Bing Zhou, Yuanyuan Zhao, Xiaoyu Gan, Ignacio C. Fernández, Jie Guo, Guang Hu, Mingjian Yu and Jiajia Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Geophysical Research Letters and The ISME Journal.

In The Last Decade

Maxwell C. Wilson

16 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Habitat fragmentation and biodiversity conservation: key ... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2017 100 200 300 400
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. Habitat fragmentation and biodiversity conservation: key findings and future challenges
    2015 418 citations Maxwell C. Wilson, Xiaoyong Chen et al. Landscape Ecology profile →
  2. When to use what: Methods for weighting and aggregating sustainability indicators
    2017 405 citations Xiaoyu Gan, Ignacio C. Fernández et al. Ecological Indicators profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Maxwell C. Wilson United States 13 696 510 388 289 225 16 1.7k
Bazartseren Boldgiv Mongolia 21 441 0.6× 409 0.8× 348 0.9× 223 0.8× 220 1.0× 59 2.3k
James C. R. Smart Australia 28 587 0.8× 761 1.5× 308 0.8× 310 1.1× 134 0.6× 83 2.1k
James Gibbons United Kingdom 27 807 1.2× 750 1.5× 250 0.6× 289 1.0× 219 1.0× 71 2.3k
Estelle Balian France 16 760 1.1× 638 1.3× 469 1.2× 174 0.6× 128 0.6× 24 1.7k
Neville Ash United Kingdom 10 653 0.9× 1.2k 2.3× 401 1.0× 437 1.5× 225 1.0× 10 2.3k
Alejandro Velázquez Mexico 24 671 1.0× 1.1k 2.2× 337 0.9× 250 0.9× 255 1.1× 104 2.1k
Graham von Maltitz South Africa 23 407 0.6× 673 1.3× 252 0.6× 264 0.9× 150 0.7× 67 1.7k
EC Lefroy Australia 22 667 1.0× 566 1.1× 376 1.0× 194 0.7× 147 0.7× 58 1.7k
Michael Curran Switzerland 17 482 0.7× 794 1.6× 421 1.1× 417 1.4× 160 0.7× 29 1.7k
Boniface Mbilinyi Tanzania 23 490 0.7× 1000 2.0× 283 0.7× 309 1.1× 258 1.1× 43 1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maxwell C. Wilson

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Hu, Guang, et al.. (2021). Spatiotemporal patterns and ecological consequences of a fragmented landscape created by damming. PeerJ. 9. e11416–e11416. 8 indexed citations
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Wilson, Maxwell C., Guang Hu, Lin Jiang, et al.. (2020). Assessing habitat fragmentation’s hierarchical effects on species diversity at multiple scales: the case of Thousand Island Lake, China. Landscape Ecology. 35(2). 501–512. 22 indexed citations
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Li, Shaopeng, Pandeng Wang, Yongjian Chen, et al.. (2020). Island biogeography of soil bacteria and fungi: similar patterns, but different mechanisms. The ISME Journal. 14(7). 1886–1896. 117 indexed citations
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Hu, Guang, et al.. (2019). Decoupling species richness variation and spatial turnover in beta diversity across a fragmented landscape. PeerJ. 7. e6714–e6714. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Jiajia, Ferry Slik, David A. Coomes, et al.. (2019). The distribution of plants and seed dispersers in response to habitat fragmentation in an artificial island archipelago. Journal of Biogeography. 46(6). 1152–1162. 25 indexed citations
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Mao, Dehua, Ling Luo, Zongming Wang, et al.. (2018). Conversions between natural wetlands and farmland in China: A multiscale geospatial analysis. The Science of The Total Environment. 634. 550–560. 214 indexed citations
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Liu, Jiajia, Maxwell C. Wilson, Guang Hu, et al.. (2018). How does habitat fragmentation affect the biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relationship?. Landscape Ecology. 33(3). 341–352. 94 indexed citations
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Smith, Andrew T., et al.. (2018). Functional‐trait ecology of the plateau pika Ochotona curzoniae in the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau ecosystem. Integrative Zoology. 14(1). 87–103. 84 indexed citations
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Wilson, Maxwell C., Xiaoyan Li, Yujun Ma, Andrew T. Smith, & Jianguo Wu. (2017). A Review of the Economic, Social, and Environmental Impacts of China’s South–North Water Transfer Project: A Sustainability Perspective. Sustainability. 9(8). 1489–1489. 61 indexed citations
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Gan, Xiaoyu, Ignacio C. Fernández, Jie Guo, et al.. (2017). When to use what: Methods for weighting and aggregating sustainability indicators. Ecological Indicators. 81. 491–502. 405 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ma, Yujun, Xiaoyan Li, Maxwell C. Wilson, et al.. (2016). Water loss by evaporation from China’s South-North Water Transfer Project. Ecological Engineering. 95. 206–215. 37 indexed citations
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Zhou, Jing, et al.. (2016). Species diversity and functional diversity of insects in Wuxijiang National Wetland Park, East China. Acta Ecologica Sinica. 36(5). 386–391. 7 indexed citations
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Wilson, Maxwell C. & Jianguo Wu. (2016). The problems of weak sustainability and associated indicators. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology. 24(1). 44–51. 72 indexed citations
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Wilson, Maxwell C., Xiaoyong Chen, Richard T. Corlett, et al.. (2015). Habitat fragmentation and biodiversity conservation: key findings and future challenges. Landscape Ecology. 31(2). 219–227. 418 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Yuanhe, Pin Li, Honglin He, et al.. (2015). Long‐term changes in soil pH across major forest ecosystems in China. Geophysical Research Letters. 42(3). 933–940. 57 indexed citations
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Wilson, Maxwell C. & Andrew T. Smith. (2014). The pika and the watershed: The impact of small mammal poisoning on the ecohydrology of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. AMBIO. 44(1). 16–22. 109 indexed citations

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