Oswald J. Schmitz

23.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
194 papers, 16.5k citations indexed

About

Oswald J. Schmitz is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Oswald J. Schmitz has authored 194 papers receiving a total of 16.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Ecology, 100 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 86 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Oswald J. Schmitz's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (96 papers), Plant and animal studies (76 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (56 papers). Oswald J. Schmitz is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (96 papers), Plant and animal studies (76 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (56 papers). Oswald J. Schmitz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Israel. Oswald J. Schmitz's co-authors include Andrew P. Beckerman, Dror Hawlena, Vlastimil Křivan, Ofer Ovadia, Peter A. Hambäck, Kathleen O’Brien, Christopher C. Wilmers, James A. Estes, Aaron J. Wirsing and William J. Ripple and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Oswald J. Schmitz

187 papers receiving 15.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Status and Ecological Effects of the World’s Largest Carnivores

2014 2.6k citations William J. Ripple, James A. Estes et al. Science profile →
Trophic cascades: the primacy of trait‐mediated indirect interactions

2004 807 citations Oswald J. Schmitz et al. Ecology Letters profile →
Trophic Cascades in Terrestrial Systems: A Review of the Effects of Carnivore Removals on Plants

2000 756 citations Oswald J. Schmitz et al. profile →
BEHAVIORALLY MEDIATED TROPHIC CASCADES: EFFECTS OF PREDATION RISK ON FOOD WEB INTERACTIONS

1997 708 citations Oswald J. Schmitz et al. Ecology profile →
Trophic rewilding can expand natural climate solutions

2023 92 citations Oswald J. Schmitz, Trisha B. Atwood et al. Nature Climate Change profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Herbivore Population Differences Rival Geographic and Biophysical Variation in Structuring Ecosystem Function 2025 ·Global Change Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Geoffrey C. Trussell, Oswald J. Schmitz	0
2	Rewiring the Carbon Cycle: A Theoretical Framework for Animal‐Driven Ecosystem Carbon Sequestration 2024 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences ·(unknown), Shawn Leroux, Oswald J. Schmitz	9
3	The path to scientifically sound biodiversity valuation in the context of the Global Biodiversity Framework 2024 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Eli P. Fenichel, (unknown), Oswald J. Schmitz	4
4	Predictions & perceptions: A social-ecological analysis of human-carnivore conflict in Botswana 2024 ·Biological Conservation ·(unknown), Oswald J. Schmitz, Neil Carter, Gaseitsiwe Masunga, (unknown)	1
5	Context matters when rewilding for climate change 2024 ·People and Nature ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Diego Ellis‐Soto, Oswald J. Schmitz	4
6	Ground beetle trophic interactions alter available nitrogen in forest soil 2024 ·Oikos ·(unknown), Marlyse C. Duguid, Oswald J. Schmitz	1
7	Functional traits of predators and decomposer prey determine context dependency in trophic control over ecosystems 2024 ·Journal of Animal Ecology ·(unknown), Oswald J. Schmitz	2
8	Spatiotemporal patterns of lion (Panthera leo) space use in ahuman–wildlifesystem 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Femke Broekhuis, Amy Dickman, (unknown), Nicholas B. Elliot, Laurence G. Frank, Alayne Cotterill, Terrie M. Williams, Christopher C. Wilmers, Oswald J. Schmitz	2
9	Trophic rewilding can expand natural climate solutions breakdown → 2023 ·Nature Climate Change ·Oswald J. Schmitz, (unknown), Trisha B. Atwood, Elisabeth S. Bakker, Fabio Berzaghi, Jedediah F. Brodie, Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt, Andrew B. Davies, Shawn Leroux, (unknown), Felisa A. Smith, Sari Stark, Jens‐Christian Svenning, Andrew Tilker, Henni Ylänne	92
10	A methodological roadmap to quantify animal‐vectored spatial ecosystem subsidies 2021 ·Journal of Animal Ecology ·Diego Ellis‐Soto, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Julia D. Monk, Oswald J. Schmitz	36
11	The context dependence of non‐consumptive predator effects 2020 ·Ecology Letters ·Aaron J. Wirsing, Michael R. Heithaus, Joel S. Brown, Burt P. Kotler, Oswald J. Schmitz	117
12	A spatial theory for emergent multiple predator–prey interactions in food webs 2017 ·Ecology and Evolution ·Tobin D. Northfield, Brandon T. Barton, Oswald J. Schmitz	31
13	Global synthesis suggests that food web connectance correlates to invasion resistance 2016 ·Global Change Biology ·Lauren M. Smith‐Ramesh, (unknown), Oswald J. Schmitz	52
14	Landscape‐scale accessibility of livestock to tigers: implications of spatial grain for modeling predation risk to mitigate human–carnivore conflict 2015 ·Ecology and Evolution ·Jennifer R. B. Miller, Yadvendradev V. Jhala, (unknown), Oswald J. Schmitz	70
15	Status and Ecological Effects of the World’s Largest Carnivores breakdown → 2014 ·Science ·William J. Ripple, James A. Estes, Robert L. Beschta, Christopher C. Wilmers, Euan G. Ritchie, Mark Hebblewhite, Joël Berger, Bodil Elmhagen, Mike Letnic, Michael Nelson, Oswald J. Schmitz, Douglas W. Smith, Arian D. Wallach, Aaron J. Wirsing	2623
16	Linking Predation Risk, Herbivore Physiological Stress and Microbial Decomposition of Plant Litter 2013 ·Journal of Visualized Experiments ·Oswald J. Schmitz, Mark A. Bradford, Michael S. Strickland, Dror Hawlena	1
17	Fear of Predation Slows Plant-Litter Decomposition 2012 ·Science ·Dror Hawlena, Michael S. Strickland, Mark A. Bradford, Oswald J. Schmitz	181
18	AGGREGATE EFFECTS OF MULTIPLE PREDATOR SPECIES ON A SHARED PREY 2002 ·Ecology ·Lauge Sokol‐Hessner, Oswald J. Schmitz	80
19	The effect of risk of mortality on the foraging behaviour of animals faced with time and digestive capacity constraints 1999 ·Evolutionary ecology research ·Peter A. Abrams, Oswald J. Schmitz	19
20	Environmental variability and optimal foraging behavior of a generalist herbivore: The white-tailed deer. 1989 ·Deep Blue (University of Michigan) ·Oswald J. Schmitz	2

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