Michael S. Gaines

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Michael S. Gaines is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael S. Gaines has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Ecology, 25 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 23 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Michael S. Gaines's work include Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (41 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (28 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (25 papers). Michael S. Gaines is often cited by papers focused on Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (41 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (28 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (25 papers). Michael S. Gaines collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Norway. Michael S. Gaines's co-authors include Michael L. Johnson, Robert D. Holt, Leroy R. McClenaghan, Charles J. Krebs, Jay E. Diffendorfer, Robert K. Rose, George R. Robinson, Robert H. Tamarin, Judith H. Myers and Barry L. Keller and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Ecology and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

Michael S. Gaines

70 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Evolution of Dispersal: Theoretical Models and Empirical ... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 200 400 600
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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. Evolution of Dispersal: Theoretical Models and Empirical Tests Using Birds and Mammals
    1990 707 citations Michael L. Johnson, Michael S. Gaines 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 S. Gaines United States 29 2.8k 1.6k 1.5k 940 429 71 4.2k
Norman A. Slade United States 34 3.5k 1.3× 1.2k 0.8× 1.6k 1.0× 513 0.5× 598 1.4× 100 4.5k
Frank A. Pitelka United States 38 3.3k 1.2× 2.1k 1.3× 1.3k 0.8× 623 0.7× 577 1.3× 76 4.6k
Zvika Abramsky Israel 41 3.0k 1.1× 2.1k 1.3× 2.2k 1.4× 622 0.7× 555 1.3× 117 4.8k
Deborah A. McLennan Canada 30 1.6k 0.6× 1.7k 1.1× 1.0k 0.7× 1.2k 1.3× 715 1.7× 83 4.1k
Douglas W. Morris Canada 38 4.0k 1.4× 1.5k 1.0× 2.6k 1.7× 638 0.7× 765 1.8× 120 5.3k
Bryan Shorrocks United Kingdom 27 2.0k 0.7× 2.4k 1.5× 1.6k 1.0× 932 1.0× 476 1.1× 62 4.8k
William Z. Lidicker United States 27 2.2k 0.8× 998 0.6× 843 0.5× 483 0.5× 239 0.6× 88 3.1k
John W. Laundré Mexico 27 3.3k 1.2× 977 0.6× 941 0.6× 600 0.6× 407 0.9× 72 3.9k
Thomas C. Grubb United States 37 3.0k 1.1× 2.6k 1.7× 923 0.6× 485 0.5× 519 1.2× 116 4.4k
Paul J. Greenwood United Kingdom 25 4.0k 1.4× 2.8k 1.8× 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 1.3× 557 1.3× 33 5.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael S. Gaines

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gaines, Michael S., et al.. (2017). STEM and Social Justice: Teaching and Learning in Diverse Settings. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 6 indexed citations
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Gaines, Michael S., et al.. (2013). Genetic divergence of insular marsh rice rats in subtropical Florida. Journal of Mammalogy. 94(4). 897–910. 8 indexed citations
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Thompson, Katerina V., Jean Chmielewski, Michael S. Gaines, Christine A. Hrycyna, & William R. LaCourse. (2013). Competency-Based Reforms of the Undergraduate Biology Curriculum: Integrating the Physical and Biological Sciences. CBE—Life Sciences Education. 12(2). 162–169. 29 indexed citations
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Murray, Kevin L., Theodore H. Fleming, Michael S. Gaines, & Dean A. Williams. (2008). Characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci for two species of phyllostomid bats from the Greater Antilles (Erophylla sezekorni and Macrotus waterhousii). Molecular Ecology Resources. 8(3). 596–598. 7 indexed citations
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Hellberg, Mark R., Najam A. Sharif, Marsha A. McLaughlin, et al.. (2004). AL-12182, a novel 11-oxa prostaglandin analog with topical ocular hypotensive activity in the monkey. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 14(17). 4525–4528. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Yunqiu, et al.. (2000). Polymorphic microsatellite loci of Oryzomys palustris, the marsh rice rat, in South Florida detected by silver staining. Molecular Ecology. 9(11). 1931–1932. 4 indexed citations
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Schweiger, E. William, Jay E. Diffendorfer, Robert D. Holt, Raymond Pierotti, & Michael S. Gaines. (2000). THE INTERACTION OF HABITAT FRAGMENTATION, PLANT, AND SMALL MAMMAL SUCCESSION IN AN OLD FIELD. Ecological Monographs. 70(3). 383–400. 59 indexed citations
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Diffendorfer, Jay E., Michael S. Gaines, & Robert D. Holt. (1995). Habitat Fragmentation and Movements of Three Small Mammals (Sigmodon, Microtus, and Peromyscus). Ecology. 76(3). 827–839. 229 indexed citations
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Gaines, Michael S., et al.. (1994). The Effect of Relatedness on Spacing Behavior and Fitness of Female Prairie Voles. Ecology. 75(6). 1560–1566. 34 indexed citations
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Gaines, Michael S., et al.. (1991). The Influence of Sex Ratio on Dispersal in the Prairie Vole, Microtus ochrogaster. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 94(3/4). 142–142. 2 indexed citations
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Gaines, Michael S., et al.. (1988). Demography of the western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis, in eastern Kansas. Oecologia. 75(3). 405–411. 13 indexed citations
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Danielson, Brent J. & Michael S. Gaines. (1987). Spatial Patterns in Two Syntopic Species of Microtines: Microtus ochrogaster and Synaptomys cooperi. Journal of Mammalogy. 68(2). 313–322. 17 indexed citations
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Johnson, Michael L. & Michael S. Gaines. (1987). PRAIRIE VOLE, MICROTUS OCHROGASTER1. 1 indexed citations
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Johnson, Michael L. & Michael S. Gaines. (1985). Selective Basis For Emigration of the Prairie Vole, Microtus ochrogaster: Open Field Experiment. Journal of Animal Ecology. 54(2). 399–399. 33 indexed citations
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Gaines, Michael S., et al.. (1979). Demographic attributes of dispersing southern bog lemmings (Synaptomys cooperi) in eastern Kansas. Oecologia. 40(1). 91–101. 23 indexed citations
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McClenaghan, Leroy R. & Michael S. Gaines. (1978). Reintroduction in marginal populations of the hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) in northeastern Kansas. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 21 indexed citations
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McClenaghan, Leroy R. & Michael S. Gaines. (1976). Density Dependent Dispersal in Sigmodon: A Critique. Journal of Mammalogy. 57(4). 758–759. 7 indexed citations
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Gaines, Michael S., et al.. (1974). Reproductive Strategies and Growth Patterns in Sunflowers (Helianthus). The American Naturalist. 108(964). 889–894. 114 indexed citations
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Gaines, Michael S. & Charles J. Krebs. (1971). Genetic Changes in Fluctuating Vole Populations. Evolution. 25(4). 702–702. 27 indexed citations
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Gaines, Michael S., Judith H. Myers, & Charles J. Krebs. (1971). Experimental Analysis of Relative Fitness in Transferrin Genotypes of Microtus ochrogaster. Evolution. 25(3). 443–443. 5 indexed citations

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