Paul Switzer

12.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
131 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

Paul Switzer is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Switzer has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 25 papers in Ecology and 21 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Paul Switzer's work include Plant and animal studies (30 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (26 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (15 papers). Paul Switzer is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (30 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (26 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (15 papers). Paul Switzer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Paul Switzer's co-authors include Wayne R. Ott, Neil E. Klepeis, Maurice Craig, Mark Berman, John P. Robinson, William Nelson, Stephen C. Hern, Joseph V. Behar, W.H. Engelmann and N. I. Fisher and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Journal of the American Statistical Association.

In The Last Decade

Paul Switzer

126 papers receiving 8.9k 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.

The National Human Activity Pattern Survey (NHAPS): a resource for assessing exposure to environmental pollutants

2001 3.5k citations Neil E. Klepeis, William Nelson et al. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology profile →
A transformation for ordering multispectral data in terms of image quality with implications for noise removal

1988 2.1k citations Mark Berman, Paul Switzer et al. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul Switzer United States	34	3.0k	2.2k	1.6k	1.4k	1.0k	131	9.5k
Daniel G. Brown United States	56	1.8k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	1.7k 1.0×	173 0.1×	4.8k 4.7×	291	11.6k
Xiaoping Liu China	64	2.0k 0.7×	2.8k 1.3×	1.6k 1.0×	336 0.2×	5.2k 5.0×	511	15.3k
Jun Yang China	45	2.4k 0.8×	2.2k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	301 0.2×	3.5k 3.4×	208	8.0k
Yimin Chen China	42	1.7k 0.6×	1.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	343 0.2×	6.0k 5.8×	224	9.8k
Yuyu Zhou United States	64	3.7k 1.2×	7.0k 3.2×	2.6k 1.6×	453 0.3×	8.8k 8.4×	272	15.3k
Alfred Stein Netherlands	58	541 0.2×	4.3k 2.0×	2.9k 1.8×	1.9k 1.4×	3.7k 3.6×	476	13.0k
Christopher D. Elvidge United States	65	2.7k 0.9×	4.5k 2.1×	5.0k 3.1×	1.0k 0.7×	16.5k 15.9×	201	21.3k
Xin Huang China	66	1.5k 0.5×	3.7k 1.7×	2.2k 1.4×	6.6k 4.8×	3.3k 3.2×	344	13.5k
Paul D. Sampson United States	63	2.7k 0.9×	1.9k 0.9×	435 0.3×	77 0.1×	828 0.8×	155	15.6k
Matthew C. Wiener United States	15	385 0.1×	2.0k 0.9×	3.4k 2.1×	326 0.2×	2.3k 2.3×	26	15.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Paul Switzer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Switzer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Switzer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paul Switzer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paul Switzer 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 Switzer. Paul Switzer 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

Switzer, Paul, et al.. (2023). Estimating Future Local Climate Hazard Probabilities. 1 indexed citations

Switzer, Paul, et al.. (2013). Examining the causes of rarity for the Odonata of Illinois. The Keep (Eastern Illinois University). 106. 13. 2 indexed citations

Nathan, Britto P., et al.. (2010). Physiological Status of Male and FemalePopillia japonica(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Affects Mating and Grouping Behavior. Environmental Entomology. 39(3). 892–897. 3 indexed citations

Smith, Richard L., et al.. (2009). Reassessing the relationship between ozone and short-term mortality in U.S. urban communities. Inhalation Toxicology. 21(sup2). 37–61. 74 indexed citations

Switzer, Paul, et al.. (2009). Behavioral Explanations Underlying the Lack of Trap Effectiveness for Small-Scale Management of Japanese Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 102(3). 934–940. 27 indexed citations

Switzer, Paul, et al.. (2008). Effects of food deprivation, body size, and egg load on the mating behavior of female Japanese beetles, Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae). Ethology Ecology & Evolution. 20(2). 89–99. 7 indexed citations

Ott, Wayne R., Neil E. Klepeis, & Paul Switzer. (2007). Air change rates of motor vehicles and in-vehicle pollutant concentrations from secondhand smoke. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 18(3). 312–325. 156 indexed citations

Kruse, Kipp C. & Paul Switzer. (2007). Physical Contests for Females in the Japanese Beetle,Popillia japonica. Journal of Insect Science. 7(34). 1–10. 31 indexed citations

Buckeridge, David L., Douglas K Owens, Paul Switzer, John Frank, & Mark A. Musen. (2006). Evaluating Detection of an Inhalational Anthrax Outbreak. Emerging infectious diseases. 12(12). 1942–1949. 29 indexed citations

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Nathan, Britto P., et al.. (2005). Delayed olfactory nerve regeneration in ApoE-deficient mice. Brain Research. 1041(1). 87–94. 22 indexed citations

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Roberts, Steven & Paul Switzer. (2004). Mortality Displacement and Distributed Lag Models. Inhalation Toxicology. 16(14). 879–888. 15 indexed citations

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Nathan, Britto P., et al.. (2003). Olfactory function in apoE knockout mice. Behavioural Brain Research. 150(1-2). 1–7. 63 indexed citations

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Klepeis, Neil E., William Nelson, Wayne R. Ott, et al.. (2001). The National Human Activity Pattern Survey (NHAPS): a resource for assessing exposure to environmental pollutants. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 11(3). 231–252. 3496 indexed citations breakdown →

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Switzer, Paul, et al.. (2000). The male-male tandem: a novel form of mate guarding in Perithemis tenera. Odonatologica. 29(2). 157. 5 indexed citations

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Switzer, Paul & Gregory F. Grether. (2000). CHARACTERISTICS AND POSSIBLE FUNCTIONS OF TRADITIONAL NIGHT ROOSTING AGGREGATIONS IN RUBYSPOT DAMSELFLIES. Behaviour. 137(4). 401–416. 13 indexed citations

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Switzer, Paul, et al.. (1998). Differential Exposure Misclassification in Case-Control Studies of Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Lung Cancer. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 51(1). 37–54. 20 indexed citations

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Switzer, Paul. (1995). Campus field trips: an effective supplement to classroom instruction. The Keep (Eastern Illinois University). 25(2). 140. 7 indexed citations

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Berman, Mark, et al.. (1988). A transformation for ordering multispectral data in terms of image quality with implications for noise removal. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 26(1). 65–74. 2083 indexed citations breakdown →

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Marsh, Stuart E., et al.. (1980). Resolving the percentage of component terrains within single resolution elements. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing. 46(8). 1079–1086. 35 indexed citations

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Sturrock, P. A., R. N. Bracewell, & Paul Switzer. (1971). Possible High-frequency Modulation of Light from the Crab Pulsar. Nature. 229(5281). 186–187. 4 indexed citations

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