Paul Beier

15.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
127 papers, 11.4k citations indexed

About

Paul Beier is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecological Modeling and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Beier has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 11.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Ecology, 47 papers in Ecological Modeling and 43 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Paul Beier's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (72 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (47 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (41 papers). Paul Beier is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (72 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (47 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (41 papers). Paul Beier collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Spain. Paul Beier's co-authors include Kenneth P. Burnham, David R. Anderson, Reed F. Noss, Brad H. McRae, Dale R. McCullough, Brett G. Dickson, Wayne D. Spencer, Annika T. H. Keeley, Jeff Jenness and Brian M. Brost and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Paul Beier

124 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Model Selection and Inference: A Practical Information-Theoretic Approach

2001 2.1k citations Paul Beier et al. profile →
Do Habitat Corridors Provide Connectivity?

1998 792 citations Paul Beier et al. Conservation Biology profile →
Circuit theory predicts gene flow in plant and animal populations

2007 788 citations Brad H. McRae, Paul Beier Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
A How‐to Guide for Coproduction of Actionable Science

2016 287 citations Paul Beier, David Béhar et al. profile →
Circuit‐theory applications to connectivity science and conservation

2018 287 citations Brett G. Dickson, Christine M. Albano et al. Conservation Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul Beier United States	48	8.6k	3.1k	3.1k	2.4k	1.4k	127	11.4k
Nathalie Pettorelli United Kingdom	50	7.7k 0.9×	2.5k 0.8×	3.9k 1.3×	3.0k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	193	11.6k
Christopher N. Johnson Australia	56	8.4k 1.0×	3.5k 1.1×	2.2k 0.7×	2.3k 1.0×	2.1k 1.5×	250	12.2k
Scott E. Nielsen Canada	43	8.0k 0.9×	2.7k 0.9×	2.6k 0.8×	3.0k 1.3×	1.2k 0.9×	216	10.1k
Euan G. Ritchie Australia	46	8.8k 1.0×	2.2k 0.7×	2.4k 0.8×	2.1k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	143	11.0k
Len Thomas United Kingdom	51	12.8k 1.5×	3.4k 1.1×	3.3k 1.1×	2.2k 0.9×	1.8k 1.4×	178	15.3k
Darryl I. MacKenzie United States	34	11.2k 1.3×	4.4k 1.4×	2.6k 0.8×	5.0k 2.1×	1.3k 1.0×	73	13.1k
Justin S. Brashares United States	43	6.5k 0.8×	1.9k 0.6×	2.0k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	102	8.8k
Eloy Revilla Spain	45	6.3k 0.7×	2.2k 0.7×	1.6k 0.5×	1.7k 0.7×	1.7k 1.2×	139	9.2k
James M. Scott United States	43	5.8k 0.7×	3.7k 1.2×	2.5k 0.8×	2.4k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	200	9.3k
L. Scott Mills United States	44	6.4k 0.7×	2.7k 0.9×	2.0k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	2.0k 1.4×	117	9.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Paul Beier

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Beier

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paul Beier. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paul Beier 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 Paul Beier. Paul Beier is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Elbroch, L. Mark, Katherine A. Zeller, Paul Beier, et al.. (2024). Machine learning allows for large-scale habitat prediction of a wide-ranging carnivore across diverse ecoregions. Landscape Ecology. 39(5). 2 indexed citations

Benson, John F., Paul Beier, Walter M. Boyce, et al.. (2023). The ecology of human-caused mortality for a protected large carnivore. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(13). e2220030120–e2220030120. 27 indexed citations

Newmark, William D., et al.. (2023). Enhanced regional connectivity between western North American national parks will increase persistence of mammal species diversity. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 474–474. 5 indexed citations

Sanderson, Eric W., Jon P. Beckmann, Paul Beier, et al.. (2021). The case for reintroduction: The jaguar ( Panthera onca ) in the United States as a model. Conservation Science and Practice. 3(6). 6 indexed citations

Dickson, Brett G., Christine M. Albano, Ranjan Anantharaman, et al.. (2018). Circuit‐theory applications to connectivity science and conservation. Conservation Biology. 33(2). 239–249. 287 indexed citations breakdown →

Albuquerque, Fábio Suzart de & Paul Beier. (2017). Improving the use of environmental diversity as a surrogate for species representation. Ecology and Evolution. 8(2). 852–858. 7 indexed citations

Beier, Paul & Fábio Suzart de Albuquerque. (2016). Evaluating β Diversity as a Surrogate for Species Representation at Fine Scale. PLoS ONE. 11(3). e0151048–e0151048. 5 indexed citations

Béhar, David, W. T. Pfeffer, & Paul Beier. (2015). Co-Production of Actionable Science: Recommendations to the Secretary of Interior and a San Francisco Case Study. 2015 AGU Fall Meeting. 2015. 1 indexed citations

Albuquerque, Fábio Suzart de & Paul Beier. (2015). Rarity-Weighted Richness: A Simple and Reliable Alternative to Integer Programming and Heuristic Algorithms for Minimum Set and Maximum Coverage Problems in Conservation Planning. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0119905–e0119905. 43 indexed citations

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Brost, Brian M. & Paul Beier. (2012). Comparing Linkage Designs Based on Land Facets to Linkage Designs Based on Focal Species. PLoS ONE. 7(11). e48965–e48965. 33 indexed citations

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Graves, Tabitha A., J. Andrew Royle, Katherine C. Kendall, et al.. (2012). Balancing Precision and Risk: Should Multiple Detection Methods Be Analyzed Separately in N-Mixture Models?. PLoS ONE. 7(12). e49410–e49410. 11 indexed citations

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Brost, Brian M. & Paul Beier. (2011). Use of land facets to design linkages for climate change. Ecological Applications. 22(1). 87–103. 58 indexed citations

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Beier, Paul, Wayne D. Spencer, Robert F. Baldwin, & Brad H. McRae. (2011). Toward Best Practices for Developing Regional Connectivity Maps. Conservation Biology. 25(5). 879–892. 206 indexed citations

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Beier, Paul & Brian M. Brost. (2010). Use of Land Facets to Plan for Climate Change: Conserving the Arenas, Not the Actors. Conservation Biology. 24(3). 701–710. 205 indexed citations

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Friggens, Megan M. & Paul Beier. (2010). Anthropogenic disturbance and the risk of flea-borne disease transmission. Oecologia. 164(3). 809–820. 40 indexed citations

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McRae, Brad H. & Paul Beier. (2007). Circuit theory predicts gene flow in plant and animal populations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(50). 19885–19890. 788 indexed citations breakdown →

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Boyce, Douglas A., et al.. (2005). WHEN ARE GOSHAWKS NOT THERE? IS A SINGLE VISIT ENOUGH TO INFER ABSENCE AT OCCUPIED NEST AREAS?. Journal of Raptor Research. 39(3). 296–302. 6 indexed citations

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Beier, Paul. (1992). COUGAR ATTACKS ON HUMANS: AN UPDATE AND SOME FURTHER REFLECTIONS. Insecta mundi. 15(15). 5 indexed citations

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Beier, Paul & Dale R. McCullough. (1990). Factors influencing white-tailed deer activity patterns and habitat use.. 109(109). 296 indexed citations

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Beier, Paul, et al.. (1989). Beaver distribution in the Truckee River Basin, California. 75(4). 233. 2 indexed citations

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