Michael W. Sears

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Michael W. Sears is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael W. Sears has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Ecology, 25 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 25 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Michael W. Sears's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (25 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (24 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (24 papers). Michael W. Sears is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (25 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (24 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (24 papers). Michael W. Sears collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Denmark. Michael W. Sears's co-authors include Michael J. Angilletta, Karen R. Lips, Eric A. Riddell, Jay E. Diffendorfer, Joseph R. Mendelson, Lauren B. Buckley, Mark C. Urban, Lisa G. Crozier, Leslie J. Rissler and Evan Raskin and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Michael W. Sears

48 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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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.

Mechanistic forecasts of species responses to climate change: The promise of biophysical ecology

2022 112 citations Lauren B. Buckley, Eric A. Riddell et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael W. Sears United States	27	1.8k	1.7k	1.7k	1.5k	770	48	3.4k
Miguel Á. Olalla‐Tárraga Spain	30	1.4k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	739 1.0×	73	3.1k
Miguel Tejedo Spain	31	1.0k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	1.9k 1.1×	1.4k 1.0×	562 0.7×	85	2.9k
Andrew K. Krockenberger Australia	27	935 0.5×	1.7k 1.0×	831 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	556 0.7×	71	2.9k
David G. Chapple Australia	35	1.4k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	2.3k 1.4×	2.3k 1.5×	823 1.1×	210	4.4k
Jean‐François Le Galliard France	35	831 0.5×	2.2k 1.2×	1.7k 1.0×	2.9k 1.9×	854 1.1×	106	4.6k
Miguel Á. Carretero Portugal	38	2.0k 1.1×	1.9k 1.1×	2.9k 1.7×	1.9k 1.3×	694 0.9×	254	5.2k
Pierre Joly France	38	865 0.5×	2.0k 1.1×	2.4k 1.4×	1.6k 1.1×	1.1k 1.5×	98	3.9k
Jason L. Brown United States	29	2.1k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	1.6k 1.1×	1.0k 1.4×	65	4.1k
Fabricio Villalobos Mexico	26	2.2k 1.3×	1.8k 1.1×	684 0.4×	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.8×	127	4.1k
Dirk Bauwens Belgium	33	1.3k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	2.8k 1.7×	2.6k 1.8×	695 0.9×	80	4.1k

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Rusch, Travis W., Michael W. Sears, & Michael J. Angilletta. (2023). The structure of the thermal landscape determined behavioural and physiological responses to simulated predation risk. Functional Ecology. 37(11). 2826–2839. 1 indexed citations

Muñoz, Martha M., et al.. (2023). Assessing hybrid vigour using the thermal sensitivity of physiological trade‐offs in tiger salamanders. Functional Ecology. 38(1). 143–152. 5 indexed citations

Telemeco, Rory S., Mariana B. Grizante, Damien S. Waits, et al.. (2021). A chromosome-level genome assembly for the eastern fence lizard ( Sceloporus undulatus ), a reptile model for physiological and evolutionary ecology. GigaScience. 10(10). 19 indexed citations

Rusch, Travis W., Michael W. Sears, & Michael J. Angilletta. (2018). Lizards perceived abiotic and biotic stressors independently when competing for shade in terrestrial mesocosms. Hormones and Behavior. 106. 44–51. 5 indexed citations

Riddell, Eric A., et al.. (2016). Physical calculations of resistance to water loss improve predictions of species range models. Ecological Monographs. 87(1). 21–33. 58 indexed citations

Wone, Bernard, Per Lav Madsen, Marta K. Labocha, et al.. (2015). A strong response to selection on mass-independent maximal metabolic rate without a correlated response in basal metabolic rate. Heredity. 114(4). 419–427. 30 indexed citations

Sears, Michael W. & Michael J. Angilletta. (2015). Costs and Benefits of Thermoregulation Revisited: Both the Heterogeneity and Spatial Structure of Temperature Drive Energetic Costs. The American Naturalist. 185(4). E94–E102. 183 indexed citations

Niehaus, Amanda C., Michael J. Angilletta, Michael W. Sears, Craig E. Franklin, & Robbie S. Wilson. (2012). Predicting the physiological performance of ectotherms in fluctuating thermal environments. Journal of Experimental Biology. 215(4). 694–701. 203 indexed citations

Angilletta, Michael J. & Michael W. Sears. (2011). Coordinating Theoretical and Empirical Efforts to Understand the Linkages Between Organisms and Environments. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 51(5). 653–661. 47 indexed citations

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Schuler, Matthew S., Brandon S. Cooper, Jonathan J. Storm, Michael W. Sears, & Michael J. Angilletta. (2011). Isopods Failed to Acclimate Their Thermal Sensitivity of Locomotor Performance during Predictable or Stochastic Cooling. PLoS ONE. 6(6). e20905–e20905. 26 indexed citations

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Sears, Michael W., Evan Raskin, & Michael J. Angilletta. (2011). The World Is not Flat: Defining Relevant Thermal Landscapes in the Context of Climate Change. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 51(5). 666–675. 219 indexed citations

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Buckley, Lauren B., Mark C. Urban, Michael J. Angilletta, et al.. (2010). Can mechanism inform species’ distribution models?. Ecology Letters. 13(8). 1041–1054. 445 indexed citations

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Sears, Michael W., et al.. (2007). MOISTENED SEEDS INCREASE RODENT TRAP SUCCESS. Western North American Naturalist. 67(4). 520–523. 1 indexed citations

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Angilletta, Michael J., Robbie S. Wilson, Amanda C. Niehaus, et al.. (2007). Urban Physiology: City Ants Possess High Heat Tolerance. PLoS ONE. 2(2). e258–e258. 133 indexed citations

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Sears, Michael W.. (2004). Geographic variation in the life history of the sagebrush lizard: the role of thermal constraints on activity. Oecologia. 143(1). 25–36. 86 indexed citations

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Sears, Michael W.. (2004). Body Size Clines in Sceloporus Lizards: Proximate Mechanisms and Demographic Constraints. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 44(6). 433–442. 88 indexed citations

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Sears, Michael W.. (2003). Life-History Variation in the Sagebrush Lizard (Sceloporus graciosus): Phenotypic Plasticity or Local Adaptation?. Ecology. 3 indexed citations

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Angilletta, Michael J. & Michael W. Sears. (2003). Is Parental Care the Key to Understanding Endothermy in Birds and Mammals?. The American Naturalist. 162(6). 821–825. 30 indexed citations

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Sears, Michael W.. (2001). Phenotypic plasticity of life history in the sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus graciosus). Scholarly Commons (University of Pennsylvania). 13–7. 2 indexed citations

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Sears, Michael W., et al.. (2001). SEASONAL VARIATION IN REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT AND ITS EFFECT ON OFFSPRING SIZE IN THE LIZARD SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS. Herpetologica. 57(3). 365–375. 20 indexed citations

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