Patrick R. Stephens

5.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
49 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Patrick R. Stephens is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Genetics and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick R. Stephens has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 14 papers in Genetics and 13 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Patrick R. Stephens's work include Zoonotic diseases and public health (15 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (13 papers) and Amphibian and Reptile Biology (12 papers). Patrick R. Stephens is often cited by papers focused on Zoonotic diseases and public health (15 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (13 papers) and Amphibian and Reptile Biology (12 papers). Patrick R. Stephens collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Patrick R. Stephens's co-authors include John J. Wiens, T. Jonathan Davies, Christy M. McCain, John L. Gittleman, Lauren B. Buckley, Howard V. Cornell, Brian L. Anacker, Susan Harrison, Ellen I. Damschen and Bradford A. Hawkins and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Patrick R. Stephens

48 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

Niche conservatism as an emerging principle in ecology and conservation biology

2010 1.4k citations John J. Wiens, Lauren B. Buckley et al. profile →
Estimating the normal background rate of species extinction

2014 344 citations John L. Gittleman, Patrick R. Stephens et al. profile →
Interconnecting global threats: climate change, biodiversity loss, and infectious diseases

2024 49 citations Lauren B. Buckley, John M. Drake et al. The Lancet Planetary Health profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Patrick R. Stephens United States	28	1.5k	1.4k	1.4k	1.3k	863	49	4.0k
Fabricio Villalobos Mexico	26	1.4k 0.9×	1.8k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	2.2k 1.8×	421 0.5×	127	4.1k
Susanne A. Fritz Germany	29	2.3k 1.6×	2.3k 1.6×	2.2k 1.6×	2.0k 1.6×	1.2k 1.4×	55	5.8k
Elizabeth A. Hadly United States	40	1.1k 0.7×	2.7k 1.8×	1.1k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	1.3k 1.5×	112	5.2k
Gabriel C. Costa Brazil	34	1.5k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	1.7k 1.3×	456 0.5×	89	4.1k
Andrés Lira‐Noriega Mexico	26	1.5k 1.0×	2.1k 1.5×	1.2k 0.9×	2.7k 2.2×	274 0.3×	110	4.7k
Peter J. Taylor South Africa	35	550 0.4×	2.0k 1.4×	1.8k 1.3×	1.0k 0.8×	826 1.0×	183	4.1k
Ana Carolina Carnaval United States	34	1.7k 1.1×	1.4k 1.0×	1.8k 1.3×	2.2k 1.7×	650 0.8×	75	4.9k
Samuel T. Turvey United Kingdom	39	1.4k 0.9×	3.8k 2.6×	916 0.7×	1.4k 1.1×	1.3k 1.5×	184	6.0k
Jon Bielby United Kingdom	28	1.5k 1.0×	2.5k 1.8×	1.1k 0.8×	1.8k 1.4×	422 0.5×	54	4.7k
Jason J. Kolbe United States	34	1.0k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	1.9k 1.4×	1.2k 1.0×	357 0.4×	82	4.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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20 of 20 papers shown

Stephens, Patrick R., Maxwell J. Farrell, T. Jonathan Davies, et al.. (2025). Global Diversity Patterns are Explained by Diversification Rates and Dispersal at Ancient, Not Shallow, Timescales. Systematic Biology. 74(5). 818–833. 3 indexed citations

Buckley, Lauren B., John M. Drake, Maxwell J. Farrell, et al.. (2024). Interconnecting global threats: climate change, biodiversity loss, and infectious diseases. The Lancet Planetary Health. 8(4). e270–e283. 49 indexed citations breakdown →

Sundaram, Mekala, et al.. (2023). Footprint of war: integrating armed conflicts in disease ecology. Trends in Parasitology. 39(4). 238–241. 6 indexed citations

Sundaram, Mekala, et al.. (2023). Preliminary Investigation of Schmalhausen’s Law in a Directly Transmitted Pathogen Outbreak System. Viruses. 15(2). 310–310. 1 indexed citations

Stephens, Patrick R., Mekala Sundaram, Susana Ferreira, et al.. (2022). Drivers of African Filovirus (Ebola and Marburg) Outbreaks. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 22(9). 478–490. 11 indexed citations

Sundaram, Mekala, John P. Schmidt, Barbara A. Han, John M. Drake, & Patrick R. Stephens. (2022). Traits, phylogeny and host cell receptors predict Ebolavirus host status among African mammals. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 16(12). e0010993–e0010993. 4 indexed citations

Huang, Shan, Maxwell J. Farrell, & Patrick R. Stephens. (2021). Infectious disease macroecology: parasite diversity and dynamics across the globe. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 376(1837). 20200350–20200350. 5 indexed citations

Farrell, Maxwell J., Andrew Park, Clayton E. Cressler, et al.. (2021). The ghost of hosts past: impacts of host extinction on parasite specificity. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 376(1837). 20200351–20200351. 13 indexed citations

Stephens, Patrick R., et al.. (2021). Characteristics of the 100 largest modern zoonotic disease outbreaks. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 376(1837). 20200535–20200535. 29 indexed citations

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Stephens, Patrick R., Sonia Altizer, Vanessa O. Ezenwa, et al.. (2019). Parasite sharing in wild ungulates and their predators: Effects of phylogeny, range overlap, and trophic links. Journal of Animal Ecology. 88(7). 1017–1028. 22 indexed citations

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Pappalardo, Paula, Ignacio Morales‐Castilla, Andrew Park, et al.. (2019). Comparing methods for mapping global parasite diversity. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29(1). 182–193. 21 indexed citations

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Gervasi, Stephanie S., Patrick R. Stephens, Jessica Hua, et al.. (2017). Linking Ecology and Epidemiology to Understand Predictors of Multi-Host Responses to an Emerging Pathogen, the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus. PLoS ONE. 12(1). e0167882–e0167882. 40 indexed citations

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Saarinen, Juha, Alison G. Boyer, James H. Brown, et al.. (2014). Patterns of maximum body size evolution in Cenozoic land mammals: eco-evolutionary processes and abiotic forcing. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 281(1784). 20132049–20132049. 40 indexed citations

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Fisher‐Reid, M. Caitlin, Tag N. Engstrom, Caitlin A. Kuczynski, Patrick R. Stephens, & John J. Wiens. (2013). Parapatric divergence of sympatric morphs in a salamander: incipient speciation on Long Island?. Molecular Ecology. 22(18). 4681–4694. 47 indexed citations

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Hammond, John I., Devin K. Jones, Patrick R. Stephens, & Rick A. Relyea. (2012). Phylogeny meets ecotoxicology: evolutionary patterns of sensitivity to a common insecticide. Evolutionary Applications. 5(6). 593–606. 62 indexed citations

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Smith, Felisa A., Alison G. Boyer, James H. Brown, et al.. (2010). The Evolution of Maximum Body Size of Terrestrial Mammals. Science. 330(6008). 1216–1219. 213 indexed citations

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Stephens, Patrick R. & John J. Wiens. (2009). Bridging the gap between community ecology and historical biogeography: niche conservatism and community structure in emydid turtles. Molecular Ecology. 18(22). 4664–4679. 59 indexed citations

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Stephens, Patrick R. & John J. Wiens. (2009). EVOLUTION OF SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISMS IN EMYDID TURTLES: ECOLOGICAL DIMORPHISM, RENSCH'S RULE, AND SYMPATRIC DIVERGENCE. Evolution. 63(4). 910–925. 86 indexed citations

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Stephens, Patrick R. & John J. Wiens. (2007). Testing for evolutionary trade‐offs in a phylogenetic context: ecological diversification and evolution of locomotor performance in emydid turtles. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 21(1). 77–87. 33 indexed citations

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Smith, Sarah A., Patrick R. Stephens, & John J. Wiens. (2005). REPLICATE PATTERNS OF SPECIES RICHNESS, HISTORICAL BIOGEOGRAPHY, AND PHYLOGENY IN HOLARCTIC TREEFROGS. Evolution. 59(11). 2433–2433. 11 indexed citations

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