Paul M. Cryan

8.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
73 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Paul M. Cryan is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul M. Cryan has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 45 papers in Ecology and 25 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Paul M. Cryan's work include Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (62 papers), Marine animal studies overview (27 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (23 papers). Paul M. Cryan is often cited by papers focused on Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (62 papers), Marine animal studies overview (27 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (23 papers). Paul M. Cryan collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Paul M. Cryan's co-authors include Justin G. Boyles, David S. Blehert, Gary F. McCracken, David T. S. Hayman, Thomas Kunz, Carol U. Meteyer, Thomas J. O’Shea, Jeffrey M. Lorch, Craig K. R. Willis and Michael A. Bogan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Paul M. Cryan

73 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

Economic Importance of Bats in Agriculture 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2013 2011 2016 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Economic Importance of Bats in Agriculture
    2011 585 citations Justin G. Boyles, Paul M. Cryan et al. profile →
  2. A comparison of bats and rodents as reservoirs of zoonotic viruses: are bats special?
    2013 493 citations Angela D. Luis, David T. S. Hayman et al. profile →
  3. Experimental infection of bats with Geomyces destructans causes white-nose syndrome
    2011 389 citations Jeffrey M. Lorch, Carol U. Meteyer et al. Nature profile →
  4. Multiple mortality events in bats: a global review
    2016 254 citations Thomas J. O’Shea, Paul M. Cryan et al. profile →

Peers

Paul M. Cryan
Craig K. R. Willis Canada
Winifred F. Frick United States
Gary F. McCracken United States
David S. Blehert United States
Justin G. Boyles United States
William L. Gannon United States
Nancy B. Simmons United States
Javier Juste Spain
Alan C. Hicks United States
Kate E. Langwig United States
Craig K. R. Willis Canada
Paul M. Cryan
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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul M. Cryan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul M. Cryan

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Udell, Bradley J., Susan C. Loeb, Kathryn M. Irvine, et al.. (2024). Using mobile acoustic monitoring and false‐positive N‐mixture models to estimate bat abundance and population trends. Ecological Monographs. 94(4). 5 indexed citations
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Runge, Michael C., Evan H. Campbell Grant, Jeremy T. H. Coleman, et al.. (2020). Assessing the risks posed by SARS-CoV-2 in and via North American bats — Decision framing and rapid risk assessment. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 19 indexed citations
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Diehl, Robert H., et al.. (2016). Evaluating the Effectiveness of Wildlife Detection and Observation Technologies at a Solar Power Tower Facility. PLoS ONE. 11(7). e0158115–e0158115. 11 indexed citations
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Cryan, Paul M., Manuela Huso, Cris Hein, et al.. (2015). Behavior of the Hawaiian hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) at wind turbines and its distribution across the North Ko`olau mountains, O'ahu. CTIT technical reports series. 5 indexed citations
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Hayes, Mark A., Paul M. Cryan, & Michael B. Wunder. (2015). Seasonally-Dynamic Presence-Only Species Distribution Models for a Cryptic Migratory Bat Impacted by Wind Energy Development. PLoS ONE. 10(7). e0132599–e0132599. 52 indexed citations
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O’Shea, Thomas J., Paul M. Cryan, Andrew A. Cunningham, et al.. (2014). Bat Flight and Zoonotic Viruses. Emerging infectious diseases. 20(5). 741–745. 234 indexed citations
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López‐Hoffman, Laura, Ruscena Wiederholt, Chris Sansone, et al.. (2014). Market Forces and Technological Substitutes Cause Fluctuations in the Value of Bat Pest-Control Services for Cotton. PLoS ONE. 9(2). e87912–e87912. 48 indexed citations
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Cryan, Paul M., et al.. (2012). Evidence of Late-Summer Mating Readiness and Early Sexual Maturation in Migratory Tree-Roosting Bats Found Dead at Wind Turbines. PLoS ONE. 7(10). e47586–e47586. 55 indexed citations
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Hayman, David T. S., Richard A. Bowen, Paul M. Cryan, et al.. (2012). Ecology of Zoonotic Infectious Diseases in Bats: Current Knowledge and Future Directions. Zoonoses and Public Health. 60(1). 2–21. 130 indexed citations
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Cryan, Paul M.. (2011). Wind Turbines as Landscape Impediments to the Migratory Connectivity of Bats. 41(2). 355–370. 41 indexed citations
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Lorch, Jeffrey M., Carol U. Meteyer, Melissa Behr, et al.. (2011). Experimental infection of bats with Geomyces destructans causes white-nose syndrome. Nature. 480(7377). 376–378. 389 indexed citations breakdown →
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Foley, Janet E., Deana L. Clifford, Kevin T. Castle, Paul M. Cryan, & Richard S. Ostfeld. (2011). Investigating and Managing the Rapid Emergence of White‐Nose Syndrome, a Novel, Fatal, Infectious Disease of Hibernating Bats. Conservation Biology. 25(2). 223–231. 135 indexed citations
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Osborne, Christina M., Paul M. Cryan, Thomas J. O’Shea, et al.. (2011). Alphacoronaviruses in New World Bats: Prevalence, Persistence, Phylogeny, and Potential for Interaction with Humans. PLoS ONE. 6(5). e19156–e19156. 48 indexed citations
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Cryan, Paul M., Carol U. Meteyer, Justin G. Boyles, & David S. Blehert. (2010). Wing pathology of white-nose syndrome in bats suggests life-threatening disruption of physiology. BMC Biology. 8(1). 135–135. 234 indexed citations
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Meehan, Timothy D., J. Tomasz Giermakowski, & Paul M. Cryan. (2004). GIS-based model of stable hydrogen isotope ratios in North American growing-season precipitation for use in animal movement studies. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies. 40(4). 291–300. 86 indexed citations
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Cryan, Paul M. & Michael A. Bogan. (2003). Recurrence of Mexican long-tongued bats ( Choeronycteris mexicana ) at historical sites in Arizona and New Mexico. Western North American Naturalist. 63(3). 314–319. 9 indexed citations
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Cryan, Paul M., Michael A. Bogan, & Gregor M. Yanega. (2001). Roosting habits of four bat species in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Acta Chiropterologica. 3(1). 43–52. 62 indexed citations

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