Michael P. Ward

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
136 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Michael P. Ward is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Developmental Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael P. Ward has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Ecology, 53 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 32 papers in Developmental Biology. Recurrent topics in Michael P. Ward's work include Avian ecology and behavior (75 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (46 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (35 papers). Michael P. Ward is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (75 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (46 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (35 papers). Michael P. Ward collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Austria. Michael P. Ward's co-authors include Michael P. Maloney, G. Nicholas Braucht, Thomas J. Benson, Scott Schlossberg, Jinelle H. Sperry, Jeffrey D. Brawn, Todd M. Jones, Antonio Celis‐Murillo, William Butz and Jill L. Deppe and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Michael P. Ward

129 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Ecology: Let's hear from the people: An objective scale for the measurement of ecological attitudes and knowledge.

1973 555 citations Michael P. Ward et al. profile →
A revised scale for the measurement of ecological attitudes and knowledge.

1975 415 citations Michael P. Ward et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael P. Ward United States	30	1.7k	948	806	526	473	136	3.6k
Wayne L. Linklater New Zealand	32	1.6k 0.9×	730 0.8×	506 0.6×	175 0.3×	178 0.4×	101	3.7k
Mark B. Orams New Zealand	29	1.5k 0.9×	160 0.2×	498 0.6×	156 0.3×	328 0.7×	75	2.9k
Enrico Di Minin Finland	38	1.9k 1.1×	330 0.3×	549 0.7×	90 0.2×	84 0.2×	88	4.9k
Thomas M. Newsome Australia	35	3.8k 2.2×	516 0.5×	693 0.9×	74 0.1×	52 0.1×	109	6.2k
E. C. M. Parsons United States	29	1.9k 1.1×	189 0.2×	344 0.4×	40 0.1×	390 0.8×	152	2.7k
Susan K. Jacobson United States	35	1.0k 0.6×	268 0.3×	1.1k 1.4×	118 0.2×	35 0.1×	117	3.7k
John D. Pantis Greece	36	1.5k 0.9×	907 1.0×	390 0.5×	59 0.1×	155 0.3×	89	3.8k
Tien Ming Lee China	33	2.8k 1.6×	1.3k 1.4×	888 1.1×	86 0.2×	75 0.2×	95	7.1k
Julia P. G. Jones United Kingdom	43	2.1k 1.2×	344 0.4×	1.1k 1.4×	60 0.1×	46 0.1×	126	5.7k
Sarah Bekessy Australia	43	1.6k 0.9×	531 0.6×	1.4k 1.7×	95 0.2×	31 0.1×	136	5.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael P. Ward

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael P. Ward

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Cooper, Nathan W., et al.. (2024). Considerations for radio-transmitter specifications on songbirds: color and antenna length matter too. Journal of Field Ornithology. 95(1). 3 indexed citations

Celis‐Murillo, Antonio, et al.. (2023). Full-service hotels, convenience stores, or fire escapes? Evaluating the functional role of stopover sites for Neotropical migrants following passage across the Gulf of Mexico in autumn. Avian Conservation and Ecology. 18(2). 1 indexed citations

Ward, Michael P., et al.. (2023). Increasing perceived predation risk through playbacks reduces Red-winged Blackbird abundance in agriculture late in the breeding season. Ornithological applications. 125(4). 3 indexed citations

Matthews, Stephen N., Michael P. Ward, James R. Wright, et al.. (2022). Eastern Whip-poor-wills have larger nonbreeding home ranges in areas with more agriculture and forest fragmentation. Ornithological applications. 125(1). 3 indexed citations

Ward, Michael P., James R. Wright, Frank R. Thompson, et al.. (2022). High spatiotemporal overlap in the non‐breeding season despite geographically dispersed breeding locations in the eastern whip‐poor‐will (Antrostomus vociferus). Diversity and Distributions. 28(4). 712–726. 12 indexed citations

Jones, Todd M., Thomas J. Benson, Márk E. Hauber, & Michael P. Ward. (2022). Host community-wide patterns of post-fledging behavior and survival of obligate brood parasitic brown-headed cowbirds. Oecologia. 198(4). 981–993. 3 indexed citations

Ward, Michael P., et al.. (2021). Post‐fledging ecology of endangered Golden‐cheeked Warblers. Journal of Field Ornithology. 2 indexed citations

Merrill, Loren, et al.. (2020). Effect of conspecific attraction on the presence of Northern Bobwhites. Journal of Field Ornithology. 91(2). 189–198. 1 indexed citations

Jones, Todd M., Jeffrey D. Brawn, Ian J. Ausprey, et al.. (2020). Parental benefits and offspring costs reflect parent–offspring conflict over the age of fledging among songbirds. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(48). 30539–30546. 21 indexed citations

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Ward, Michael P., et al.. (2019). Manipulating social information to promote frugivory by birds on a Hawaiian Island. Ecological Applications. 29(7). e01963–e01963. 10 indexed citations

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Anich, Nicholas M. & Michael P. Ward. (2017). Using audio playback to expand the geographic breeding range of an endangered species. Diversity and Distributions. 23(12). 1499–1508. 11 indexed citations

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Brawn, Jeffrey D., et al.. (2014). Does no-till soybean farming provide any benefits for birds?. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 185. 59–64. 30 indexed citations

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Benson, Thomas J., Scott J. Chiavacci, & Michael P. Ward. (2013). Patch size and edge proximity are useful predictors of brood parasitism but not nest survival of grassland birds. Ecological Applications. 23(4). 879–887. 28 indexed citations

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Benson, Thomas J., Michael P. Ward, Richard L. Lampman, Arlo Raim, & Patrick J. Weatherhead. (2012). Implications of Spatial Patterns of Roosting and Movements of American Robins for West Nile Virus Transmission. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 12(10). 877–885. 9 indexed citations

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Ward, Michael P., et al.. (2010). Field-Based Estimates of Avian Mortality from West Nile Virus Infection. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 10(9). 909–913. 5 indexed citations

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Ward, Michael P., et al.. (2010). Nest‐site fidelity in parental male bluegill Lepomis macrochirus: spatial patterns and the influence of prior mating success. Journal of Fish Biology. 77(4). 890–906. 11 indexed citations

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Ward, Michael P., et al.. (2010). The biological pathway and effect of PCBs on common terns in Lake Michigan. Ecotoxicology. 19(8). 1513–1522. 13 indexed citations

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Ward, Michael P., et al.. (2007). OBSERVATION OF A NORTHERN CARDINAL NEST REUSED BY A GRAY CATBIRD IN THE SAME SEASON. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 119(4). 761–762. 2 indexed citations

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Ward, Michael P.. (2005). Habitat selection by dispersing yellow-headed blackbirds: evidence of prospecting and the use of public information. Oecologia. 145(4). 650–657. 75 indexed citations

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Ward, Michael P. & James S. Milledge. (2002). Griffith Pugh, Pioneer Everest Physiologist. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 3(1). 77–87. 7 indexed citations

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