Philip W. Atkinson

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
111 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Philip W. Atkinson is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Philip W. Atkinson has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Ecology, 35 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 25 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Philip W. Atkinson's work include Avian ecology and behavior (55 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (27 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (26 papers). Philip W. Atkinson is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (55 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (27 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (26 papers). Philip W. Atkinson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Philip W. Atkinson's co-authors include Juliet A. Vickery, Robert J. Fuller, E. J. Asteraki, J. R. B. Tallowin, V. K. Brown, Noel A. Clark, Ruth E. Feber, Jennifer A. Gill, William J. Sutherland and Tómas G. Gunnarsson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Philip W. Atkinson

109 papers receiving 3.9k citations

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The management of lowland neutral grasslands in Britain: effects of agricultural practices on birds and their food resources

2001 610 citations E. J. Asteraki, Philip W. Atkinson et al. Journal of Applied Ecology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Responding to high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) and the conservation crisis in wild birds – where next? 2025 ·Bird Study ·Philip W. Atkinson, Stephen R. Baillie	0
2	Assessing the vulnerability of wild bird populations to high pathogenicity avian influenza 2025 ·Bird Study ·James W. Pearce‐Higgins, Gary D. Clewley, Mark Bolton, Ashley C. Banyard, Marco Falchieri, (unknown), Philip W. Atkinson	4
3	Evaluating the use of carcass and testing data to assess the high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) related mortality in wild birds in the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies between 2021–2023 2025 ·Bird Study ·Philip W. Atkinson, Dawn E. Balmer, Ashley C. Banyard, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Elizabeth M. Humphreys, Rebecca M. Jones, (unknown), Will Miles, (unknown), R. M. Owens, James W. Pearce‐Higgins, Scott M. Reid, Claire Smith, Constance J. Tremlett	6
4	Jumping species and seasons – the spread and impact of highly pathogenic avian influenza on seabirds and waterbirds 2024 ·Bird Study ·Philip W. Atkinson, Stephen R. Baillie	4
5	Impacts of highly pathogenic avian influenza on seabird populations in the North Sea are detectable in sea-watchers’ migration counts 2024 ·Bird Study ·Callum J. Macgregor, Simon Gillings, Dawn E. Balmer, Philipp H. Boersch‐Supan, Sarah Harris, (unknown), Elizabeth M. Humphreys, James W. Pearce‐Higgins, (unknown), (unknown), Philip W. Atkinson	4
6	Active European warzone impacts raptor migration 2024 ·Current Biology ·(unknown), Aldina M. A. Franco, Philip W. Atkinson, Ülo Väli, Adham Ashton‐Butt	5
7	Spring arrival of the common cuckoo at breeding grounds is strongly determined by environmental conditions in tropical Africa 2023 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), Mark G. R. Miller, James W. Pearce‐Higgins, Philip W. Atkinson, Chris M. Hewson	7
8	Combining remote sensing and tracking data to quantify species' cumulative exposure to anthropogenic change 2023 ·Global Change Biology ·(unknown), James J. Gilroy, Inês Catry, Chris M. Hewson, Philip W. Atkinson, Aldina M. A. Franco	9
9	Characterisation of a new lightweight LoRaWAN GPS bio-logger and deployment on griffon vultures Gyps fulvus 2023 ·Animal Biotelemetry ·(unknown), Philip W. Atkinson, (unknown), (unknown), Aldina M. A. Franco	5
10	Alderney’s Northern Gannet Morus bassanus population; Counts on Les Etacs and Ortac 2019 ·(unknown), Philip W. Atkinson, (unknown), (unknown)	1
11	The spatial extent of change in tropical forest ecosystem services in the Amazon delta 2014 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·(unknown), Philip W. Atkinson, J.A. Dearing	1
12	Demography and Breeding Ecology of the Critically Endangered Montserrat Oriole 2012 ·Ornithological Applications ·(unknown), Geoff M. Hilton, (unknown), Philip W. Atkinson, Christopher G. R. Bowden, Gerard A. Gray, Mark F. Hulme, Joah R. Madden, (unknown), Steffen Oppel, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	10
13	A comparison of two survey methods for assessing bird species richness and abundance in tropical farmlands 2012 ·Bird Study ·(unknown), Derek Pomeroy, Juliet A. Vickery, Philip W. Atkinson	16
14	Impacts of shellfisheries and nutrient inputs on waterbird communities in the Wash, England 2010 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·Philip W. Atkinson, Ilya M. D. Maclean, Noel A. Clark	21
15	Shorebird predation of horseshoe crab eggs in Delaware Bay: species contrasts and availability constraints 2007 ·Journal of Animal Ecology ·Simon Gillings, Philip W. Atkinson, (unknown), Noel A. Clark, (unknown), Robert A. Robinson, Richard A. Stillman, Richard G. Weber	39
16	Taxonomy of Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus: a test case for defining species limits between disjunct taxa 2006 ·Bulletin of the African Bird Club ·Guy M. Kirwan, Philip W. Atkinson, (unknown), Hadoram Shirihai	1
17	Long term demographic monitoring of wader populations in non-breeding areas 2005 ·University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) ·Robert A. Robinson, Noel A. Clark, Richard B. Lanctot, Silke Nebel, Brian Harrington, Jacquie A. Clark, Jennifer A. Gill, Hans Meltofte, Danny I. Rogers, Ken G. Rogers, Bruno J. Ens, Christopher M. Reynolds, (unknown), Theunis Piersma, Philip W. Atkinson	20
18	The cone inputs to the unique-hue mechanisms 2005 ·Vision Research ·Sophie Wuerger, Philip W. Atkinson, Simon J. Cropper	105
19	Use of grassland by wintering birds: effects of management on their food resources 2002 ·Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository) ·Philip W. Atkinson, E. J. Asteraki, Greg J. Conway, R. J. Fuller, (unknown), R. E. N. Smith, J. R. B. Tallowin, (unknown)	3
20	The recent rediscovery of White-winged Flufftails in Ethiopia 1996 ·Bulletin of the African Bird Club ·Philip W. Atkinson, Peter E. Robertson, (unknown), Mengistu Wondafrash, (unknown)	2

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