Michael L. McKinney

19.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
110 papers, 14.5k citations indexed

About

Michael L. McKinney is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael L. McKinney has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 14.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 31 papers in Ecology and 26 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Michael L. McKinney's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (34 papers), Plant and animal studies (18 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (16 papers). Michael L. McKinney is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (34 papers), Plant and animal studies (18 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (16 papers). Michael L. McKinney collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Michael L. McKinney's co-authors include Julie L. Lockwood, Kenneth J. McNamara, Frank A. La Sorte, Julian D. Olden, James A. Drake, Petr Pyšek, Sydne Record, Benjamin Baiser, Robert M. Schoch and Marco Pautasso and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Michael L. McKinney

105 papers receiving 13.7k citations

Hit Papers

Urbanization as a major c... 1997 2026 2006 2016 2005 2002 1999 2008 1997 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Urbanization as a major cause of biotic homogenization
    2005 2.8k citations Michael L. McKinney profile →
  2. Urbanization, Biodiversity, and Conservation
    2002 2.8k citations Michael L. McKinney profile →
  3. Biotic homogenization: a few winners replacing many losers in the next mass extinction
    1999 2.0k citations Michael L. McKinney, Julie L. Lockwood profile →
  4. Effects of urbanization on species richness: A review of plants and animals
    2008 1.8k citations Michael L. McKinney profile →
  5. Extinction Vulnerability and Selectivity: Combining Ecological and Paleontological Views
    1997 742 citations Michael L. McKinney 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 L. McKinney United States 39 6.3k 5.4k 4.6k 3.9k 2.3k 110 14.5k
Stuart H. Hurlbert United States 33 7.5k 1.2× 5.6k 1.0× 3.4k 0.7× 3.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 82 15.5k
Andy J. Green Spain 58 9.2k 1.5× 4.0k 0.7× 2.4k 0.5× 3.5k 0.9× 1.2k 0.5× 325 14.8k
Mauro Galetti Brazil 61 9.5k 1.5× 8.9k 1.6× 3.3k 0.7× 6.4k 1.6× 3.3k 1.4× 255 18.4k
Richard P. Duncan New Zealand 60 6.7k 1.1× 7.2k 1.3× 3.6k 0.8× 4.5k 1.2× 2.5k 1.1× 218 14.9k
Daniel Borcard Canada 29 8.2k 1.3× 7.5k 1.4× 3.0k 0.6× 3.6k 0.9× 2.4k 1.0× 50 16.1k
Michael J. Keough Australia 47 8.0k 1.3× 3.7k 0.7× 6.1k 1.3× 2.9k 0.8× 779 0.3× 172 16.5k
Nigel E. Stork Australia 56 3.9k 0.6× 4.2k 0.8× 2.8k 0.6× 5.0k 1.3× 2.0k 0.9× 147 11.8k
Juan J. Armestó Chile 46 5.7k 0.9× 6.3k 1.2× 3.7k 0.8× 4.4k 1.1× 2.0k 0.9× 203 13.8k
Karl L. Evans United Kingdom 49 5.1k 0.8× 3.1k 0.6× 3.6k 0.8× 2.4k 0.6× 2.0k 0.8× 121 10.1k
Marc W. Cadotte Canada 58 5.9k 0.9× 9.7k 1.8× 3.4k 0.7× 6.4k 1.6× 3.5k 1.5× 215 16.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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McKinney, Michael L., et al.. (2023). Drone remote sensing in urban forest management: A case study. Urban forestry & urban greening. 86. 127978–127978. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Daijiang, Julian D. Olden, Julie L. Lockwood, et al.. (2020). Changes in taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity in the Anthropocene: Changes in biodiversity. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 287(1929). 1 indexed citations
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McKinney, Michael L.. (2014). Impacts of global warming, habitat loss, and homogenization on global biodiversity. Evolutionary ecology research. 16(3). 285–289.
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Baiser, Benjamin, Julian D. Olden, Sydne Record, Julie L. Lockwood, & Michael L. McKinney. (2012). Pattern and process of biotic homogenization in the New Pangaea. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 279(1748). 4772–4777. 162 indexed citations
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Sorte, Frank A. La, Michael L. McKinney, & Petr Pyšek. (2007). Compositional similarity among urban floras within and across continents: biogeographical consequences of human-mediated biotic interchange. Global Change Biology. 0(0). 3232231196–???. 1 indexed citations
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Sorte, Frank A. La & Michael L. McKinney. (2006). Compositional similarity and the distribution of geographical range size for assemblages of native and non‐native species in urban floras. Diversity and Distributions. 12(6). 679–686. 51 indexed citations
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McNamara, Kenneth J. & Michael L. McKinney. (2005). Heterochrony, disparity, and macroevolution. Paleobiology. 31(sp5). 17–26. 53 indexed citations
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McKinney, Michael L.. (2005). Species introduced from nearby sources have a more homogenizing effect than species from distant sources: evidence from plants and fishes in the USA. Diversity and Distributions. 11(5). 367–374. 62 indexed citations
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McKinney, Michael L.. (2005). Scaling of park trail length and visitation with park area: conservation implications. Animal Conservation. 8(2). 135–141. 15 indexed citations
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McKinney, Michael L.. (2000). There Goes the Neighborhood. 15(3). 23. 3 indexed citations
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McKinney, Michael L.. (1999). Heterochrony: beyond words. Paleobiology. 25(2). 149–153. 36 indexed citations
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McKinney, Michael L., et al.. (1999). Species–time curves and population extremes: Ecological patterns in the fossil record. Evolutionary ecology research. 1(6). 641–650. 26 indexed citations
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Kopp, Oliver, et al.. (1997). Coal properties and their influence on air activation. Carbon. 35(12). 1765–1779. 2 indexed citations
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McKinney, Michael L.. (1996). The biology of fossil abundance. 11(2). 125–133. 13 indexed citations
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McKinney, Michael L.. (1995). Extinction selectivity among lower taxa: gradational patterns and rarefaction error in extinction estimates. Paleobiology. 21(3). 300–313. 35 indexed citations
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McKinney, Michael L., et al.. (1992). Eocene echinoids, the Suwannee Strait, and biogeographic taphonomy. Paleobiology. 18(3). 299–325. 11 indexed citations
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McKinney, Michael L. & Kenneth J. McNamara. (1991). Heterochrony. 314 indexed citations
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McKinney, Michael L.. (1985). Distinguishing patterns of evolution from patterns of deposition. Journal of Paleontology. 59(3). 561–567. 18 indexed citations
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McKinney, Michael L.. (1985). Mass extinction patterns of marine invertebrate groups and some implications for a causal phenomenon. Paleobiology. 11(2). 227–233. 23 indexed citations

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