Michael Westphal

908 total citations
39 papers, 653 citations indexed

About

Michael Westphal is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecological Modeling and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Westphal has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 653 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Ecology, 19 papers in Ecological Modeling and 16 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Michael Westphal's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (19 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (15 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (11 papers). Michael Westphal is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (19 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (15 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (11 papers). Michael Westphal collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Ireland. Michael Westphal's co-authors include Christopher J. Lortie, H. Scott Butterfield, Alessandro Filazzola, James Starrett, Marshal Hedin, William T. Bean, Robert Stafford, Laura R. Prugh, Emily N. Taylor and Justin S. Brashares and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and New Phytologist.

In The Last Decade

Michael Westphal

36 papers receiving 647 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Westphal United States 18 318 276 256 212 185 39 653
Megan J. Hirst Australia 4 320 1.0× 309 1.1× 349 1.4× 289 1.4× 97 0.5× 11 679
Megan L. DeMarche United States 14 262 0.8× 344 1.2× 353 1.4× 336 1.6× 153 0.8× 27 757
Rich Grenyer United Kingdom 4 217 0.7× 376 1.4× 209 0.8× 247 1.2× 115 0.6× 4 644
Allison M. Louthan United States 12 295 0.9× 435 1.6× 297 1.2× 295 1.4× 133 0.7× 19 716
Tess Nahanni Grainger Canada 13 247 0.8× 324 1.2× 154 0.6× 282 1.3× 117 0.6× 22 655
Peter S. Grimbacher Australia 15 318 1.0× 424 1.5× 202 0.8× 447 2.1× 137 0.7× 20 835
Kristine L. Preston United States 13 446 1.4× 287 1.0× 270 1.1× 133 0.6× 215 1.2× 23 659
Christine Fletcher Malaysia 15 289 0.9× 373 1.4× 142 0.6× 248 1.2× 244 1.3× 28 694
Arnošt L. Šizling Czechia 15 368 1.2× 414 1.5× 342 1.3× 271 1.3× 82 0.4× 22 733
Ikutaro Tsuyama Japan 16 178 0.6× 327 1.2× 323 1.3× 172 0.8× 135 0.7× 44 643

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Westphal

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Westphal

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All Works

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Wood, Dustin A., Jonathan Q. Richmond, Michael Westphal, et al.. (2025). Desert ecosystems shape diversification in glossy snakes (genus Arizona) requiring a re-alignment of evolutionary and conservation units. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 213. 108441–108441.
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Westphal, Michael, et al.. (2025). Prey Distribution Mapping to Support Conservation Planning. Diversity and Distributions. 31(8).
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Westphal, Michael, et al.. (2023). Shrub density effects on the presence of an endangered lizard of the Carrizo Plain National Monument, California. Ecology and Evolution. 13(5). e10128–e10128. 6 indexed citations
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Westphal, Michael, et al.. (2021). The shrub Ephedra californica facilitates arthropod communities along a regional desert climatic gradient. Ecosphere. 12(9). 17 indexed citations
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Lortie, Christopher J., et al.. (2021). Facilitation promotes plant invasions and indirect negative interactions. Oikos. 130(7). 1056–1061. 17 indexed citations
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Lortie, Christopher J., et al.. (2020). Shrub and vegetation cover predict resource selection use by an endangered species of desert lizard. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 4884–4884. 22 indexed citations
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Lortie, Christopher J., et al.. (2020). Thermal ecology of the federally endangered blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia sila). Conservation Physiology. 8(1). coaa014–coaa014. 29 indexed citations
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Westphal, Michael, et al.. (2020). In the surf zone: Reproductive strategy of the calico surfperch (Amphistichus koelzi) in a comparative context. Journal of Fish Biology. 96(4). 939–949. 4 indexed citations
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Filazzola, Alessandro, et al.. (2019). Shrubs indirectly increase desert seedbanks through facilitation of the plant community. PLoS ONE. 14(4). e0215988–e0215988. 25 indexed citations
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Statham, Mark J., et al.. (2019). Historical Population Size Change and Differentiation of Relict Populations of the Endangered Giant Kangaroo Rat. Journal of Heredity. 110(5). 548–558. 11 indexed citations
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Filazzola, Alessandro, et al.. (2017). The effect of consumer pressure and abiotic stress on positive plant interactions are mediated by extreme climatic events. New Phytologist. 217(1). 140–150. 25 indexed citations
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Lortie, Christopher J., et al.. (2017). The Groot Effect: Plant facilitation and desert shrub regrowth following extensive damage. Ecology and Evolution. 8(1). 706–715. 31 indexed citations
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Lortie, Christopher J., et al.. (2016). A picture is worth a thousand data points: an imagery dataset of paired shrub-open microsites within the Carrizo Plain National Monument. GigaScience. 5(1). 40–40. 11 indexed citations
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Westphal, Michael, et al.. (2016). Contemporary Drought and Future Effects of Climate Change on the Endangered Blunt-Nosed Leopard Lizard, Gambelia sila. PLoS ONE. 11(5). e0154838–e0154838. 25 indexed citations
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Starrett, James, et al.. (2015). Multilocus sequence data reveal dozens of putative cryptic species in a radiation of endemic Californian mygalomorph spiders (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Nemesiidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 91. 56–67. 66 indexed citations
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Westphal, Michael. (2013). MEASURING SITE-SPECIFIC PROTECTION REQUIRED TO MEET DELISTING CRITERIA FOR ENDANGERED UPLAND SPECIES OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA. 1 indexed citations
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Westphal, Michael, et al.. (2011). Heritable Variation in Garter Snake Color Patterns in Postglacial Populations. PLoS ONE. 6(9). e24199–e24199. 7 indexed citations

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