Patricia Koleff

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Patricia Koleff is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Patricia Koleff has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Ecology, 16 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 14 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Patricia Koleff's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (14 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (14 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (10 papers). Patricia Koleff is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (14 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (14 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (10 papers). Patricia Koleff collaborates with scholars based in Mexico, United Kingdom and Spain. Patricia Koleff's co-authors include Kevin J. Gaston, Jack J. Lennon, Jeremy J. D. Greenwood, Jorge Soberón, Jordán Golubov, Berndt J. van Rensburg, Steven L. Chown, Tania Urquiza‐Haas, José Sarukhán and Ana S. L. Rodrigues and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Ecology Letters.

In The Last Decade

Patricia Koleff

32 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Measuring beta diversity for presence–absence data

2003 1.3k citations Patricia Koleff, Kevin J. Gaston et al. profile →
The geographical structure of British bird distributions: diversity, spatial turnover and scale

2001 522 citations Jack J. Lennon, Patricia Koleff et al. profile →

Peers

Patricia Koleff

NLC

ECOLO

EM

EEBS

GPC

Nicholas Mirotchnick Canada

Marcus Vinícius Cianciaruso Brazil

Manuel J. Steinbauer Germany

Julien Renaud France

Gunnar Keppel Australia

Juliano Sarmento Cabral Germany

Jérôme Chave France

David Štorch Czechia

Eric E. Porter United States

Rachel M. Quinn United Kingdom

Nicholas Mirotchnick Canada

Patricia Koleff

1.9k ×1.0

NLC

1.3k ×0.8

ECOLO

627 ×0.6

EM

989 ×1.1

EEBS

815 ×1.5

GPC

Citations per year, relative to Patricia Koleff Patricia Koleff (= 1×) peers Nicholas Mirotchnick

Countries citing papers authored by Patricia Koleff

Since Specialization

Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Patricia Koleff

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Patricia Koleff

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Patricia Koleff. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Patricia Koleff based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Patricia Koleff. Patricia Koleff is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

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González, Edgar J., et al.. (2025). Capturing temporal heterogeneity of communities: A temporal β-diversity based on Hill numbers and time series analysis. PLoS ONE. 20(8). e0292574–e0292574.

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Golubov, Jordán, et al.. (2023). Practice makes the expert: The importance of training volunteers in the generation of phenological data from photographs of biodiversity observation platforms. PLoS ONE. 18(3). e0282750–e0282750.

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González, Edgar J., et al.. (2022). Quantifying phenological diversity: a framework based on Hill numbers theory. PeerJ. 10. e13412–e13412. 5 indexed citations

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Cuervo-Robayo, Ángela P., et al.. (2019). Planning Landscape Connectivity in Mexico under Global Change. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards. 3. 1 indexed citations

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Urquiza‐Haas, Tania, Michael Kolb, Andrés Lira‐Noriega, et al.. (2019). Assessing best practice for selecting surrogates and target–setting methods in a megadiverse country. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation. 42(1). 187–202. 18 indexed citations

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Ramos‐Fernández, Gabriel, Pedro Américo D. Dias, Ariadna Rangel‐Negrín, et al.. (2018). Integrating expert knowledge and ecological niche models to estimate Mexican primates’ distribution. Primates. 59(5). 451–467. 22 indexed citations

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Urquiza‐Haas, Tania, Patricia Koleff, Matthias Schröter, et al.. (2017). Restoration planning to guide Aichi targets in a megadiverse country. Conservation Biology. 31(5). 1086–1097. 47 indexed citations

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Koleff, Patricia, et al.. (2014). Especies acuáticas invasoras en México. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 23 indexed citations

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Sarukhán, José, Tania Urquiza‐Haas, Patricia Koleff, et al.. (2014). Strategic Actions to Value, Conserve, and Restore the Natural Capital of Megadiversity Countries: The Case of Mexico. BioScience. 65(2). 164–173. 44 indexed citations

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Koleff, Patricia, et al.. (2012). Prioridades de conservación de los bosques tropicales en México: reflexiones sobre su estado de conservación y manejo. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 21. 6–20. 14 indexed citations

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Sarukhán, José, Patricia Koleff, Julia Carabias, et al.. (2010). Natural capital of Mexico, synopsis : current knowledge, evaluation and prospects for sustainability. 9 indexed citations

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Greene, Gretchen, Richard A. Orr, Becky Cudmore, et al.. (2009). Directrices trinacionales para la evaluación de riesgos de las especies acuáticas exóticas invasoras. 1 indexed citations

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Koleff, Patricia, et al.. (2007). Representatividad de las áreas protegidas en las ecorregiones terrestres de América. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 35–44. 1 indexed citations

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Soberón, Jorge, et al.. (2007). Assessing completeness of biodiversity databases at different spatial scales. Ecography. 30(1). 152–160. 106 indexed citations

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Soberón, Jorge, et al.. (2007). Assessing completeness of biodiversity databases at different spatial scales. Ecography. 30(1). 152–160. 5 indexed citations

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Challenger, Antony, Oscar Flores‐Villela, Mélanie Kolb, et al.. (2006). Análisis de vacíos y omisiones en conservación de la biodiversidad terrestre de México: espacios y especies. 14 indexed citations

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Rensburg, Berndt J. van, Patricia Koleff, Kevin J. Gaston, & Steven L. Chown. (2004). Spatial congruence of ecological transition at the regional scale in South Africa. Journal of Biogeography. 31(5). 843–854. 33 indexed citations

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Koleff, Patricia, Jack J. Lennon, & Kevin J. Gaston. (2003). Are there latitudinal gradients in species turnover?. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 12(6). 483–498. 116 indexed citations

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Koleff, Patricia & Kevin J. Gaston. (2002). The relationships between local and regional species richness and spatial turnover. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 11(5). 363–375. 83 indexed citations

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Gaston, Kevin J., Ana S. L. Rodrigues, Berndt J. van Rensburg, Patricia Koleff, & Steven L. Chown. (2001). Complementary representation and zones of ecological transition. Ecology Letters. 4(1). 4–9. 80 indexed citations

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