Melvin E. Sunquist

4.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
33 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Melvin E. Sunquist is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melvin E. Sunquist has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Ecology, 7 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 7 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Melvin E. Sunquist's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (26 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (8 papers) and Rangeland and Wildlife Management (8 papers). Melvin E. Sunquist is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (26 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (8 papers) and Rangeland and Wildlife Management (8 papers). Melvin E. Sunquist collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and India. Melvin E. Sunquist's co-authors include K. Ullas Karanth, Kae Kawanishi, Daniel H. Thornton, K. Ullas Karanth, Lyn C. Branch, Martin B. Main, John F. Eisenberg, John Polisar, Daniel G. Scognamillo and Ronald F. Labisky and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Animal Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Melvin E. Sunquist

33 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Wild Cats of the World

2002 573 citations Melvin E. Sunquist et al. profile →
Prey Selection by Tiger, Leopard and Dhole in Tropical Forests

1995 509 citations K. Ullas Karanth, Melvin E. Sunquist Journal of Animal Ecology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melvin E. Sunquist United States	19	3.0k	824	586	561	516	33	3.3k
John Seidensticker United States	28	2.3k 0.8×	939 1.1×	782 1.3×	488 0.9×	446 0.9×	69	3.0k
Dale G. Miquelle United States	35	2.7k 0.9×	869 1.1×	407 0.7×	281 0.5×	460 0.9×	89	3.3k
Howard Quigley United States	32	2.8k 1.0×	678 0.8×	543 0.9×	345 0.6×	461 0.9×	83	3.3k
Jan F. Kamler United Kingdom	30	2.5k 0.8×	746 0.9×	587 1.0×	295 0.5×	289 0.6×	106	2.8k
Guy A. Balme United States	32	2.9k 1.0×	661 0.8×	711 1.2×	459 0.8×	347 0.7×	61	3.1k
Leandro Silveira Brazil	27	2.3k 0.8×	620 0.8×	406 0.7×	459 0.8×	381 0.7×	88	2.9k
Sandro Lovari Italy	41	4.6k 1.6×	1.2k 1.5×	1.3k 2.2×	389 0.7×	1.2k 2.2×	164	5.5k
Luke Hunter United States	38	4.1k 1.4×	957 1.2×	852 1.5×	690 1.2×	545 1.1×	104	4.6k
Paul J. Funston South Africa	34	2.6k 0.9×	618 0.8×	360 0.6×	271 0.5×	297 0.6×	71	3.0k
Krzysztof Schmidt Poland	35	3.1k 1.0×	851 1.0×	930 1.6×	222 0.4×	453 0.9×	76	3.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sunquist, Melvin E., et al.. (2014). The wild cat book. University of Chicago Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations

Sunquist, Melvin E., et al.. (2014). Survival, Recruitment, and Population Growth Rate of an Important Mesopredator: The Northern Raccoon. PLoS ONE. 9(6). e98535–e98535. 8 indexed citations

Sunquist, Melvin E., et al.. (2014). Density dependence or climatic variation? Factors influencing survival, recruitment, and population growth rate of Virginia opossums. Journal of Mammalogy. 95(2). 421–430. 12 indexed citations

Vongkhamheng, Chanthavy, Arlyne Johnson, & Melvin E. Sunquist. (2013). A baseline survey of ungulate abundance and distribution in northern Lao: implications for conservation. Oryx. 47(4). 544–552. 13 indexed citations

Thornton, Daniel H., Lyn C. Branch, & Melvin E. Sunquist. (2012). Response of large galliforms and tinamous (Cracidae, Phasianidae, Tinamidae) to habitat loss and fragmentation in northern Guatemala. Oryx. 46(4). 567–576. 28 indexed citations

Kawanishi, Kae, et al.. (2012). Isotopic Niche Differentiation Among Mammals From A Rainforest In Peninsular Malaysia. WBI Studies Repository. 6 indexed citations

Thornton, Daniel H., Lyn C. Branch, & Melvin E. Sunquist. (2011). The relative influence of habitat loss and fragmentation: Do tropical mammals meet the temperate paradigm?. Ecological Applications. 21(6). 2324–2333. 69 indexed citations

Thornton, Daniel H., Lyn C. Branch, & Melvin E. Sunquist. (2010). The influence of landscape, patch, and within-patch factors on species presence and abundance: a review of focal patch studies. Landscape Ecology. 26(1). 7–18. 113 indexed citations

Polisar, John, et al.. (2008). Patterns of vertebrate abundance in a tropical mosaic landscape. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment. 43(2). 85–98. 6 indexed citations

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Clark, Joseph D., et al.. (2005). American black bears and bee yard depredation at Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia. Ursus. 16(2). 234–244. 15 indexed citations

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Scheick, Brian K., et al.. (2005). E cology of F lorida B lack B ears in the O kefenokee ‐O sceola E cosystem. 158(1). 1–41. 56 indexed citations

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Polisar, John, et al.. (2002). Jaguars, pumas, their prey base, and cattle ranching: ecological interpretations of a management problem. Biological Conservation. 109(2). 297–310. 242 indexed citations

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Sunquist, Melvin E., et al.. (2000). Dietary separation of sympatric carnivores identified by molecular analysis of scats. Molecular Ecology. 9(10). 1583–1590. 322 indexed citations

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Eisenberg, John F., et al.. (1996). Ecology of white-tailed deer in eastern Everglades National Park-an overview. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History. 39(4). 141–172. 8 indexed citations

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Sunquist, Melvin E., et al.. (1996). Ecology of small mammals in tropical forest habitats of southern India. Journal of Tropical Ecology. 12(4). 561–571. 24 indexed citations

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Karanth, K. Ullas & Melvin E. Sunquist. (1995). Prey Selection by Tiger, Leopard and Dhole in Tropical Forests. Journal of Animal Ecology. 64(4). 439–439. 509 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sunquist, Melvin E. & John F. Eisenberg. (1993). Reproductive strategies of female Didelphis. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History. 36(4). 109–140. 13 indexed citations

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Karanth, K. Ullas & Melvin E. Sunquist. (1992). Population structure, density and biomass of large herbivores in the tropical forests of Nagarahole, India. Journal of Tropical Ecology. 8(1). 21–35. 164 indexed citations

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Sunquist, Melvin E.. (1981). The Social Organization of Tigers (Panthera Tigris) in Royal Chitawan National Park, Nepal. Smithsonian contributions to zoology. 1–98. 274 indexed citations

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Sunquist, Melvin E.. (1967). Effects of Fire on Raccoon Behavior. Journal of Mammalogy. 48(4). 673–673. 12 indexed citations

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