Peter P. Marra

27.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
283 papers, 20.2k citations indexed

About

Peter P. Marra is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecological Modeling and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter P. Marra has authored 283 papers receiving a total of 20.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 237 papers in Ecology, 80 papers in Ecological Modeling and 70 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Peter P. Marra's work include Avian ecology and behavior (195 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (116 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (80 papers). Peter P. Marra is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (195 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (116 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (80 papers). Peter P. Marra collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Peter P. Marra's co-authors include Scott R. Loss, Richard T. Holmes, Tom Will, A. Marm Kilpatrick, Thomas W. Sherry, D. Ryan Norris, Colin E. Studds, Laurene M. Ratcliffe, Kurt Kyser and Laura D. Kramer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Peter P. Marra

279 papers receiving 19.1k 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.

Decline of the North American avifauna

2019 1.3k citations Kenneth V. Rosenberg, Adriaan M. Dokter et al. Science profile →
Links between worlds: unraveling migratory connectivity

2002 1.0k citations Peter P. Marra, Richard T. Holmes et al. profile →
Linking Winter and Summer Events in a Migratory Bird by Using Stable-Carbon Isotopes

1998 882 citations Peter P. Marra profile →
The impact of free-ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States

2013 611 citations Scott R. Loss, Peter P. Marra et al. profile →
Tropical winter habitat limits reproductive success on the temperate breeding grounds in a migratory bird

2004 568 citations Peter P. Marra, Laurene M. Ratcliffe et al. profile →
A call for full annual cycle research in animal ecology

2015 431 citations Peter P. Marra, Emily B. Cohen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter P. Marra United States	75	14.8k	4.9k	4.8k	3.7k	2.8k	283	20.2k
Atle Mysterud Norway	70	15.0k 1.0×	3.0k 0.6×	3.4k 0.7×	4.5k 1.2×	4.3k 1.5×	326	20.3k
Thomas B. Smith United States	69	6.9k 0.5×	2.8k 0.6×	5.5k 1.1×	4.1k 1.1×	2.0k 0.7×	237	14.8k
Michael R. Willig United States	59	7.8k 0.5×	4.0k 0.8×	5.8k 1.2×	6.0k 1.6×	2.8k 1.0×	222	16.7k
John R. Sauer United States	63	11.5k 0.8×	4.5k 0.9×	2.3k 0.5×	5.6k 1.5×	3.2k 1.1×	321	16.7k
H.H.T. Prins Netherlands	68	9.2k 0.6×	1.4k 0.3×	2.9k 0.6×	5.4k 1.5×	4.3k 1.5×	407	16.8k
Erik Matthysen Belgium	58	7.1k 0.5×	2.0k 0.4×	4.6k 1.0×	3.3k 0.9×	1.9k 0.7×	251	11.7k
Gerardo Ceballos Mexico	50	8.4k 0.6×	4.3k 0.9×	3.2k 0.7×	4.5k 1.2×	3.5k 1.2×	183	15.1k
Colin A. Chapman United States	83	10.2k 0.7×	1.0k 0.2×	8.2k 1.7×	4.5k 1.2×	3.2k 1.1×	496	23.0k
Nigel G. Yoccoz Norway	71	16.5k 1.1×	5.7k 1.2×	4.9k 1.0×	6.4k 1.8×	4.0k 1.4×	352	23.7k
Steven M. Goodman United States	45	3.4k 0.2×	2.4k 0.5×	4.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.3×	2.0k 0.7×	385	9.7k

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Williamson, Jessie L., et al.. (2025). Taxonomy, nomenclature, and identification of the giant hummingbirds ( Patagona spp.) (Aves: Trochilidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 204(2). 1 indexed citations

Knight, Elly C., Jay D. Carlisle, Andy J. Boyce, et al.. (2025). Delineating ecologically distinct groups for annual cycle management of a declining shorebird. Journal of Applied Ecology. 62(5). 1152–1165. 1 indexed citations

Kearns, Anna M., Andreanna J. Welch, Peter P. Marra, et al.. (2024). Museum genomics provide insight into the extinction of a specialist North American warbler species. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 2 indexed citations

Rodewald, Amanda D., et al.. (2024). Hidden space use behaviors of a nonbreeding migratory bird: the role of environment and social context. Movement Ecology. 12(1). 82–82.

Hudon, Jocelyn, Kingsley K. Donkor, Christopher M. Tonra, et al.. (2024). Feather carotenoids of the American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) across age and sex classes and the reliability of standard color metrics to capture pigment variation. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 275. 111027–111027. 6 indexed citations

Studds, Colin E., et al.. (2023). The role of tropical rainfall in driving range dynamics for a long-distance migratory bird. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(52). e2301055120–e2301055120. 6 indexed citations

Marra, Peter P., Theodore J. Zenzal, Alexander R. Gerson, et al.. (2023). Springing forward: Migrating songbirds catch up with the start of spring in North America. Journal of Animal Ecology. 93(3). 294–306. 3 indexed citations

Cohen, Emily B., Jeffrey J. Buler, Kyle G. Horton, et al.. (2022). Using weather radar to help minimize wind energy impacts on nocturnally migrating birds. Conservation Letters. 15(4). 19 indexed citations

Jirinec, Vitek, et al.. (2022). Migratory behavior and connectivity revealed in a secretive Neotropical migratory songbird, the Swainson’s Warbler. Journal of Field Ornithology. 93(3). 6 indexed citations

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Hagelin, Julie C., Michael T. Hallworth, Christopher P. Barger, et al.. (2021). Revealing migratory path, important stopovers and non-breeding areas of a boreal songbird in steep decline. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(1). 168–191. 8 indexed citations

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Rushing, Clark S., Thomas B. Ryder, Jonathon J. Valente, T. Scott Sillett, & Peter P. Marra. (2021). Empirical tests of habitat selection theory reveal that conspecific density and patch quality, but not habitat amount, drive long‐distance immigration in a wild bird. Ecology Letters. 24(6). 1167–1177. 10 indexed citations

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Somveille, Marius, Rachael A. Bay, Thomas B. Smith, Peter P. Marra, & Kristen Ruegg. (2021). A general theory of avian migratory connectivity. Ecology Letters. 24(9). 1848–1858. 27 indexed citations

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Cohen, Emily B., et al.. (2021). Characterization of the Plasmodium and Haemoproteus parasite community in temperate-tropical birds during spring migration. International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife. 15. 12–21. 13 indexed citations

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Buechley, Evan R., Marco Girardello, Andrea Santangeli, et al.. (2021). Priority areas for vulture conservation in the Horn of Africa largely fall outside the protected area network. Bird Conservation International. 32(2). 188–205. 14 indexed citations

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Cohen, Emily B., Kyle G. Horton, Peter P. Marra, et al.. (2020). A place to land: spatiotemporal drivers of stopover habitat use by migrating birds. Ecology Letters. 24(1). 38–49. 53 indexed citations

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Rosenberg, Kenneth V., Adriaan M. Dokter, Peter J. Blancher, et al.. (2019). Decline of the North American avifauna. Science. 366(6461). 120–124. 1262 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hutchins, Michael, et al.. (2018). The evolving role of zoological parks and aquariums in migratory bird conservation. Zoo Biology. 37(5). 360–368. 7 indexed citations

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Greenberg, Russell & Peter P. Marra. (2005). Birds of two worlds : the ecology and evolution of migration. Johns Hopkins University Press eBooks. 228 indexed citations

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Marra, Peter P. & Richard T. Holmes. (2001). Consequences of Dominance-Mediated Habitat Segregation in American Redstarts During the Nonbreeding Season. The Auk. 118(1). 92–104. 74 indexed citations

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Garvin, Mary C. & Peter P. Marra. (1991). Blood parasites of some birds from Puerto Rico. Caribbean Journal of Science. 27. 93–94. 3 indexed citations

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