Michael C. Runge

11.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
191 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Michael C. Runge is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael C. Runge has authored 191 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Ecology, 58 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 48 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Michael C. Runge's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (33 papers), Economic and Environmental Valuation (28 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (26 papers). Michael C. Runge is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (33 papers), Economic and Environmental Valuation (28 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (26 papers). Michael C. Runge collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Germany. Michael C. Runge's co-authors include Paul W. Sherman, Martin A. Schlaepfer, James D. Nichols, James E. Lyons, Sarah J. Converse, William L. Kendall, Fred A. Johnson, Markus Hauck, Brendan A. Wintle and Dirk Gries and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Michael C. Runge

186 papers receiving 7.5k 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.

Ecological and evolutionary traps

2002 1.1k citations Martin A. Schlaepfer, Michael C. Runge et al. profile →
The changing dynamics of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1: Next steps for management & science in North America

2023 63 citations Michael C. Runge et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Michael C. Runge	4.0k	2.5k	2.3k	1.5k	1.4k	191	7.9k
Colby Loucks	3.6k 0.9×	3.3k 1.3×	2.6k 1.1×	2.1k 1.4×	1.8k 1.3×	27	8.4k
Eric W. Sanderson	4.8k 1.2×	3.2k 1.3×	2.5k 1.1×	2.0k 1.3×	934 0.6×	66	8.3k
Roger Bivand	3.8k 0.9×	2.7k 1.1×	2.9k 1.3×	2.0k 1.3×	1.6k 1.1×	84	11.3k
Eric Wikramanayake	4.0k 1.0×	3.0k 1.2×	2.7k 1.2×	2.2k 1.4×	1.9k 1.3×	46	8.6k
Anne Larigauderie	2.6k 0.7×	3.6k 1.4×	2.7k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	30	8.0k
Emma C. Underwood	3.5k 0.9×	4.0k 1.6×	3.1k 1.3×	2.2k 1.5×	2.2k 1.5×	41	9.3k
Camilo Mora	4.4k 1.1×	3.6k 1.4×	1.8k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	57	10.1k
Thomas F. Allnutt	2.7k 0.7×	2.7k 1.1×	2.2k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	1.8k 1.2×	15	6.9k
Brendan Mackey	3.3k 0.8×	3.9k 1.5×	2.6k 1.2×	1.8k 1.2×	762 0.5×	223	8.3k
Yumiko Kura	2.7k 0.7×	2.6k 1.0×	2.2k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	1.6k 1.1×	22	6.8k

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Berl, Richard E. W., Patrick K. Devers, G. Scott Boomer, & Michael C. Runge. (2025). Integrating hunter dynamics and waterfowl dynamics to inform harvest management. Journal of Wildlife Management. 89(8). 1 indexed citations

Rosenblatt, Elias, Graziella V. DiRenzo, Evan H. Campbell Grant, et al.. (2024). Epidemiological modeling of SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) reveals conditions for introduction and widespread transmission. PLoS Computational Biology. 20(7). e1012263–e1012263. 3 indexed citations

St-Onge, Guillaume, Jessica T. Davis, Matteo Chinazzi, et al.. (2024). Ensemble 2 : Scenarios ensembling for communication and performance analysis. Epidemics. 46. 100748–100748. 2 indexed citations

Robinson, Kelly, et al.. (2023). Decision Analysis to Advance Environmental Sustainability. Decision Analysis. 20(4). 243–251. 3 indexed citations

Howerton, Emily, Michael C. Runge, Tiffany L. Bogich, et al.. (2023). Context-dependent representation of within- and between-model uncertainty: aggregating probabilistic predictions in infectious disease epidemiology. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 20(198). 20220659–20220659. 11 indexed citations

Runge, Michael C., Clark S. Rushing, James E. Lyons, & Madeleine A. Rubenstein. (2023). A Simplified Method for Value of Information Using Constructed Scales. Decision Analysis. 20(3). 220–230. 7 indexed citations

Grant, Evan H. Campbell, et al.. (2022). Evaluating the risk of SARS‐CoV‐2 transmission to bats in the context of wildlife research, rehabilitation, and control. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 46(3). 5 indexed citations

Graham, Jennifer L., et al.. (2022). A structured decision-making framework for managing cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms in New York State parks. Scientific investigations report. 2 indexed citations

Howerton, Emily, Matthew J. Ferrari, Ottar N. Bjørnstad, et al.. (2021). Synergistic interventions to control COVID-19: Mass testing and isolation mitigates reliance on distancing. PLoS Computational Biology. 17(10). e1009518–e1009518. 8 indexed citations

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Nichols, James D., Tiffany L. Bogich, Emily Howerton, et al.. (2021). Strategic testing approaches for targeted disease monitoring can be used to inform pandemic decision-making. PLoS Biology. 19(6). e3001307–e3001307. 11 indexed citations

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Li, Shou‐Li, et al.. (2021). Weighing the unknowns: Value of Information for biological and operational uncertainty in invasion management. Journal of Applied Ecology. 58(8). 1621–1630. 8 indexed citations

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New, Leslie, et al.. (2021). Adaptive management to improve eagle conservation at terrestrial wind facilities. Conservation Science and Practice. 3(8). 3 indexed citations

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Osnas, Erik E., G. Scott Boomer, James H. Devries, & Michael C. Runge. (2021). Decision-support framework for linking regional-scale management actions to continental-scale conservation of wide-ranging species. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 1 indexed citations

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Schwartz, Mark W., Dyhia Belhabib, Duan Biggs, et al.. (2019). A vision for documenting and sharing knowledge in conservation. Conservation Science and Practice. 1(1). 18 indexed citations

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Converse, Sarah J., et al.. (2018). Implicit decision framing as an unrecognized source of confusion in endangered species classification. Conservation Biology. 32(6). 1246–1254. 13 indexed citations

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Schwartz, Mark W., Dyhia Belhabib, Duan Biggs, et al.. (2018). A vision for documenting and sharing knowledge in conservation. Conservation Science and Practice. 1(1). e1–e1. 2 indexed citations

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Regehr, Eric V., Ryan R. Wilson, Karyn D. Rode, & Michael C. Runge. (2015). Resilience and risk: a demographic model to inform conservation planning for polar bears. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 15 indexed citations

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Runge, Michael C., Catherine A. Langtimm, Julien Martin, & Christopher Fonnesbeck. (2015). Status and threats analysis for the Florida manatee (<i>Trichechus manatus latirostris</i>), 2012. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 9 indexed citations

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Runge, Michael C., et al.. (2007). A Quantitative Threats Analysis for the Florida Manatee (<em>Trichechus manatus latirostris</em>). Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 32 indexed citations

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Schlaepfer, Martin A., Paul W. Sherman, Bernd Blossey, & Michael C. Runge. (2005). Introduced species as evolutionary traps. Ecology Letters. 8(3). 241–246. 246 indexed citations

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