Michael Hoffmann

23.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
126 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

About

Michael Hoffmann is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecological Modeling and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Hoffmann has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Ecology, 43 papers in Ecological Modeling and 34 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Michael Hoffmann's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (43 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (41 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (27 papers). Michael Hoffmann is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (43 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (41 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (27 papers). Michael Hoffmann collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Michael Hoffmann's co-authors include Thomas M. Brooks, Ana S. L. Rodrigues, John F. Lamoreux, John D. Pilgrim, Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca, Cristina G. Mittermeier, Stuart H. M. Butchart, Justin Gerlach, R. A. Mittermeier and Simon N. Stuart and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael Hoffmann

120 papers receiving 8.8k citations

Hit Papers

Global Biodiversity Conservation Priorities 2005 2026 2012 2019 2006 2005 2020 2013 500 1000 1.5k
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. Global Biodiversity Conservation Priorities
    2006 1.7k citations Thomas M. Brooks, Michael Hoffmann et al. profile →
  2. The value of the IUCN Red List for conservation
    2005 809 citations Ana S. L. Rodrigues, Michael Hoffmann et al. profile →
  3. Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century
    2020 624 citations Sean Maxwell, Victor Cazalis et al. Nature profile →
  4. Protected Areas and Effective Biodiversity Conservation
    2013 460 citations Michael Hoffmann, Thomas M. Brooks et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Hoffmann United States 40 4.5k 3.0k 2.9k 2.8k 1.8k 126 9.2k
Tara G. Martin Australia 44 5.0k 1.1× 3.3k 1.1× 3.9k 1.3× 2.8k 1.0× 1.6k 0.9× 124 9.5k
John D. Pilgrim United Kingdom 20 3.6k 0.8× 2.3k 0.8× 3.0k 1.0× 2.8k 1.0× 2.2k 1.2× 30 8.9k
Ben Collen United Kingdom 42 5.8k 1.3× 3.8k 1.3× 4.2k 1.4× 2.8k 1.0× 2.1k 1.2× 99 10.2k
Craig Hilton‐Taylor United Kingdom 32 3.9k 0.9× 3.0k 1.0× 3.3k 1.1× 2.4k 0.8× 1.7k 0.9× 51 7.9k
Emma C. Underwood United States 22 3.5k 0.8× 2.2k 0.7× 3.1k 1.1× 4.0k 1.4× 2.2k 1.2× 41 9.3k
George V. N. Powell United States 33 5.6k 1.2× 2.5k 0.8× 3.0k 1.0× 3.1k 1.1× 2.7k 1.5× 61 10.6k
Lera Miles United Kingdom 20 3.6k 0.8× 4.0k 1.3× 3.5k 1.2× 3.3k 1.2× 2.1k 1.2× 39 9.3k
Richard J. Ladle Brazil 47 3.6k 0.8× 2.9k 1.0× 2.7k 0.9× 2.4k 0.8× 2.2k 1.2× 201 9.9k
Romain Julliard France 52 5.4k 1.2× 3.8k 1.3× 4.3k 1.5× 2.4k 0.8× 3.2k 1.8× 142 10.2k
Michel Bakkenes Netherlands 20 3.5k 0.8× 4.1k 1.4× 3.2k 1.1× 2.4k 0.9× 2.0k 1.1× 30 8.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Hoffmann

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Hoffmann

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Young, Rebecca, H. Reşi̇t Akçakaya, Elizabeth L. Bennett, et al.. (2025). Evaluating past and future contributions of conservation programs to species recovery. Conservation Biology. e70183–e70183.
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McGowan, Philip J.K., et al.. (2024). Understanding and achieving species elements in the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. BioScience. 74(9). 614–623. 6 indexed citations
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Gumbs, Rikki, Monika Böhm, Félix Forest, et al.. (2024). Global conservation status of the jawed vertebrate Tree of Life. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1101–1101. 9 indexed citations
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Cazalis, Victor, Luca Santini, Pablo M. Lucas, et al.. (2023). Prioritizing the reassessment of data‐deficient species on the IUCN Red List. Conservation Biology. 37(6). e14139–e14139. 19 indexed citations
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Gumbs, Rikki, Claudia L. Gray, Michael Hoffmann, et al.. (2023). Conserving avian evolutionary history can effectively safeguard future benefits for people. Science Advances. 9(38). eadh4686–eadh4686. 9 indexed citations
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Hinsley, Amy, Anita Kar Yan Wan, David L. Garshelis, et al.. (2022). Understanding why consumers in China switch between wild, farmed, and synthetic bear bile products. Conservation Biology. 36(3). 11 indexed citations
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Grace, Molly K., Michael Hoffmann, H. Reşi̇t Akçakaya, et al.. (2022). New online training course launched for IUCN Green Status of Species. Oryx. 56(6). 809–810. 1 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Michael, et al.. (2021). The vital role of rangers in conservation. 37(1). 16 indexed citations
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Bühne, Henrike Schulte to, Nathalie Pettorelli, & Michael Hoffmann. (2021). The policy consequences of defining rewilding. AMBIO. 51(1). 93–102. 36 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Michael, et al.. (2021). Our Changing Menu. Cornell University Press eBooks.
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Harfoot, Michael, Alison Johnston, Andrew Balmford, et al.. (2021). Using the IUCN Red List to map threats to terrestrial vertebrates at global scale. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 5(11). 1510–1519. 120 indexed citations
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Grace, Molly K., Elizabeth L. Bennett, H. Reşi̇t Akçakaya, et al.. (2021). IUCN launches Green Status of Species: a new standard for species recovery. Oryx. 55(5). 651–652. 7 indexed citations
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Henriques, Sérgio, Monika Böhm, Ben Collen, et al.. (2020). Accelerating the monitoring of global biodiversity: Revisiting the sampled approach to generating Red List Indices. Conservation Letters. 13(3). 22 indexed citations
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Maxwell, Sean, Victor Cazalis, Nigel Dudley, et al.. (2020). Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century. Nature. 586(7828). 217–227. 624 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hoffmann, Michael, Alexei V. Abramov, Barney Long, et al.. (2019). The status of wild canids (Canidae, Carnivora) in Vietnam. Journal of Threatened Taxa. 11(8). 13951–13959. 4 indexed citations
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Kingdon, Jonathan, David Happold, & Michael Hoffmann. (2013). Introductory chapters and Afrotheria. Bloomsbury eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Kingdon, Jonathan & Michael Hoffmann. (2013). Pigs, hippopotamuses, chevrotain, giraffes, deer and bovids. Bloomsbury eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Kingdon, Jonathan & Michael Hoffmann. (2013). Carnivores, pangolins, equids and rhinoceroses. Bloomsbury eBooks. 11 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Michael, et al.. (2008). Conservation planning and the IUCN Red List. Endangered Species Research. 6. 113–125. 131 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Michael, David W. Macdonald, & Claudio Sillero‐Zubiri. (2004). Canids : foxes, wolves, jackals and dogs : status survey and conservation action plan. IUCN eBooks. 496 indexed citations

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