Peter J. Ersts

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Peter J. Ersts is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter J. Ersts has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Ecology, 7 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 5 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Peter J. Ersts's work include Marine animal studies overview (8 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (5 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (5 papers). Peter J. Ersts is often cited by papers focused on Marine animal studies overview (8 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (5 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (5 papers). Peter J. Ersts collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Madagascar. Peter J. Ersts's co-authors include Ned Horning, Jessica C. Stanton, H. Reşi̇t Akçakaya, Howard C. Rosenbaum, Timothy J. Killeen, Compton J. Tucker, Marc K. Steininger, Richard G. Pearson, Richard G. Pearson and Kevin T. Shoemaker and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Nature Climate Change.

In The Last Decade

Peter J. Ersts

15 papers receiving 974 citations

Hit Papers

Life history and spatial traits predict extinction risk d... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300
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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. Life history and spatial traits predict extinction risk due to climate change
    2014 324 citations Richard G. Pearson, Jessica C. Stanton et al. Nature Climate Change profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter J. Ersts United States 9 615 394 373 336 163 16 1.0k
Katherine M. Thibault United States 16 661 1.1× 380 1.0× 232 0.6× 443 1.3× 329 2.0× 26 1.0k
Mark S. Woodrey United States 18 930 1.5× 164 0.4× 301 0.8× 238 0.7× 192 1.2× 64 1.2k
W. Sean Boyd Canada 22 994 1.6× 141 0.4× 252 0.7× 299 0.9× 167 1.0× 66 1.1k
Chi‐Yeung Choi China 25 1.2k 1.9× 155 0.4× 362 1.0× 241 0.7× 93 0.6× 61 1.4k
Svein‐Håkon Lorentsen Norway 24 1.2k 2.0× 143 0.4× 478 1.3× 264 0.8× 299 1.8× 78 1.5k
Sanjay Pyare United States 19 700 1.1× 110 0.3× 256 0.7× 440 1.3× 109 0.7× 33 1.0k
Cheri L. Gratto‐Trevor Canada 23 1.5k 2.5× 284 0.7× 394 1.1× 344 1.0× 315 1.9× 60 1.7k
Sarah C. Sawyer United States 19 1.0k 1.7× 507 1.3× 669 1.8× 388 1.2× 200 1.2× 46 1.6k
Bruce D. Dugger United States 18 917 1.5× 135 0.3× 214 0.6× 262 0.8× 143 0.9× 54 1.1k
Lucie M. Bland Australia 23 895 1.5× 605 1.5× 760 2.0× 559 1.7× 236 1.4× 36 1.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter J. Ersts

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter J. Ersts

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Kiszka, Jérémy J., Peter J. Ersts, & Vincent Ridoux. (2023). Cetacean diversity around the Mozambique Channel island of Mayotte (Comoros archipelago). ˜The œjournal of cetacean research and management. Special issue. 9(2). 105–109. 2 indexed citations
2.
Minton, Gianna, Tim Collins, Ken Findlay, et al.. (2020). Seasonal distribution, abundance, habitat use and population identity of humpback whales in Oman. ˜The œjournal of cetacean research and management. Special issue. 185–198. 13 indexed citations
3.
Strindberg, Samantha, Peter J. Ersts, Tim Collins, Guy‐Philippe Sounguet, & Howard C. Rosenbaum. (2020). Line transect estimates of humpback whale abundance and distribution on their wintering grounds in the coastal waters of Gabon. ˜The œjournal of cetacean research and management. Special issue. 153–160. 3 indexed citations
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Ersts, Peter J., Jérémy J. Kiszka, Michel Vély, & Howard C. Rosenbaum. (2020). Density, group composition and encounter rates of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the eastern Comoros Archipelago (C2). ˜The œjournal of cetacean research and management. Special issue. 175–182. 2 indexed citations
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Horning, Ned, et al.. (2020). Mapping of land cover with open‐source software and ultra‐high‐resolution imagery acquired with unmanned aerial vehicles. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. 6(4). 487–497. 28 indexed citations
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Pearson, Richard G., Jessica C. Stanton, Kevin T. Shoemaker, et al.. (2014). Life history and spatial traits predict extinction risk due to climate change. Nature Climate Change. 4(3). 217–221. 324 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blair, Mary E., Robert A. Rose, Peter J. Ersts, et al.. (2012). Incorporating climate change into conservation planning: Iden- tifying priority areas across a species' range. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7 indexed citations
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Blair, Mary E., Robert A. Rose, Peter J. Ersts, et al.. (2012). research letter: Incorporating climate change into conservation planning: Identifying priority areas across a species’ range. Frontiers of Biogeography. 4(4). 4 indexed citations
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Blair, Mary E., Robert A. Rose, Peter J. Ersts, et al.. (2012). research letter: Incorporating climate change into conservation planning: Identifying priority areas across a species’ range. Frontiers of Biogeography. 4(4). 3 indexed citations
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Ersts, Peter J., Cristina Pomilla, Jérémy J. Kiszka, et al.. (2011). Observations of individual humpback whales utilising multiple migratory destinations in the south-western Indian Ocean. African Journal of Marine Science. 33(2). 333–338. 12 indexed citations
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Stanton, Jessica C., Richard G. Pearson, Ned Horning, Peter J. Ersts, & H. Reşi̇t Akçakaya. (2011). Combining static and dynamic variables in species distribution models under climate change. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 3(2). 349–357. 167 indexed citations
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Kiszka, Jérémy J., Peter J. Ersts, & Vincent Ridoux. (2010). Structure of a toothed cetacean community around a tropical island (Mayotte, Mozambique Channel). African Journal of Marine Science. 32(3). 543–551.
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Rosenbaum, Howard C., Cristina Pomilla, Martín Mendez, et al.. (2009). Population Structure of Humpback Whales from Their Breeding Grounds in the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans. PLoS ONE. 4(10). e7318–e7318. 94 indexed citations
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Ersts, Peter J. & Howard C. Rosenbaum. (2003). Habitat preference reflects social organization of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) on a wintering ground. Journal of Zoology. 260(4). 337–345. 112 indexed citations
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Steininger, Marc K., Compton J. Tucker, Peter J. Ersts, et al.. (2001). Clearance and Fragmentation of Tropical Deciduous Forest in the Tierras Bajas, Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Conservation Biology. 15(4). 856–866. 110 indexed citations
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Steininger, Marc K., et al.. (2001). Tropical deforestation in the Bolivian Amazon. Environmental Conservation. 28(2). 127–134. 163 indexed citations

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