Phillip Cassey

19.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
288 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

Phillip Cassey is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Phillip Cassey has authored 288 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 215 papers in Ecology, 106 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 97 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Phillip Cassey's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (92 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (77 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (66 papers). Phillip Cassey is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (92 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (77 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (66 papers). Phillip Cassey collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Phillip Cassey's co-authors include Tim M. Blackburn, Julie L. Lockwood, Richard P. Duncan, Céline Bellard, Márk E. Hauber, Kevin J. Gaston, Daniel Sol, Tomáš Grim, Thomas A. A. Prowse and Karl L. Evans and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Phillip Cassey

277 papers receiving 12.8k 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.

The role of propagule pressure in explaining species invasions

2005 1.9k citations Phillip Cassey, Tim M. Blackburn et al. profile →
Alien species as a driver of recent extinctions

2016 904 citations Phillip Cassey, Tim M. Blackburn et al. profile →
Big brains, enhanced cognition, and response of birds to novel environments

2005 679 citations Tim M. Blackburn, Phillip Cassey et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Avian Extinction and Mammalian Introductions on Oceanic Islands

2004 674 citations Tim M. Blackburn, Phillip Cassey et al. profile →
The more you introduce the more you get: the role of colonization pressure and propagule pressure in invasion ecology

2009 484 citations Phillip Cassey, Tim M. Blackburn et al. profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Phillip Cassey

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Phillip Cassey

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Crime and punishment in the outback: A review of extractive and destructive green crime cases in Australia's criminal justice system 2026 ·Conservation Science and Practice ·(unknown), Jessica Alber, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Claire Williams, Phillip Cassey	0
2	Maximising Eradication Potential of Rat Gene Drives Using a Two‐Target Homing Rescue Strategy: Spatial Modelling of Empirical Data 2025 ·Molecular Ecology ·(unknown), (unknown), Thomas A. A. Prowse, Phillip Cassey, Paul Q. Thomas	0
3	Shorebird habitat selection and foraging behaviour have important implications for management at an internationally important non‐breeding wetland 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Micha V. Jackson, Rowan Mott, Steven Delean, (unknown), Justin D. Brookes, Phillip Cassey, Thomas A. A. Prowse	8
4	Integrating resource memory and cue-based territoriality to simulate movement dynamics: a process-explicit and pattern-oriented approach 2023 ·Ecological Modelling ·(unknown), Thomas A. A. Prowse, Steven Delean, Phillip Cassey, Chloe Bracis	1
5	Weed wide web: characterising illegal online trade of invasive plants in Australia 2023 ·NeoBiota ·(unknown), Oliver Stringham, (unknown), Lisa Wood, (unknown), (unknown), Phillip Cassey	3
6	Leveraging a natural murine meiotic drive to suppress invasive populations 2022 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), Mark D. Bunting, G.I. Godahewa, Sandra Piltz, Kevin P. Oh, Antoinette J. Piaggio, David W. Threadgill, John Godwin, Owain R. Edwards, Phillip Cassey, Joshua V. Ross, Thomas A. A. Prowse, Paul Q. Thomas	19
7	Transcript‐ and annotation‐guided genome assembly of the European starling 2022 ·Molecular Ecology Resources ·(unknown), Richard J. Edwards, Yuanyuan Cheng, Wesley C. Warren, David W. Burt, William B. Sherwin, (unknown), Scott J. Werner, Gregory F. Ball, Melissa Bateson, Matthew C. Brandley, Katherine L. Buchanan, Phillip Cassey, David F. Clayton, Tim De Meyer, Simone Meddle, Lee A. Rollins	15
8	Recovering trace reptile DNA from the illegal wildlife trade 2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Phillip Cassey, Adrian Linacre, Steven Delean, Jeremy J. Austin, Jennifer M. Young	5
9	Dataset of seized wildlife and their intended uses 2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Oliver Stringham, (unknown), (unknown), Sarah Heinrich, Adam Toomes, (unknown), (unknown), Lewis Mitchell, Joshua V. Ross, Chris R. Shepherd, Phillip Cassey	4
10	DAMA: the global Distribution of Alien Mammals database 2021 ·Ecology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Tim M. Blackburn, Phillip Cassey, Sally L. Scrivens, Carlo Rondinini	26
11	Detailed assessment of the reported economic costs of invasive species in Australia 2021 ·NeoBiota ·Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Andrew J. Hoskins, Phillip J. Haubrock, Ross N. Cuthbert, Christophe Diagne, Boris Leroy, (unknown), (unknown), Phillip Cassey, A. W. Sheppard, Franck Courchamp	77
12	Signatures of selection in a recent invasion reveal adaptive divergence in a highly vagile invasive species 2020 ·Molecular Ecology ·(unknown), Adam P. A. Cardilini, Phillip Cassey, Mark F. Richardson, William B. Sherwin, Lee A. Rollins, Craig D. H. Sherman	21
13	Lasting the distance: The survival of alien birds shipped to New Zealand in the 19th century 2020 ·Ecology and Evolution ·(unknown), Tim M. Blackburn, Steven Delean, Phillip Cassey, Çaḡan H. Şekercioḡlu, Petr Pyšek	8
14	A concise guide to developing and using quantitative models in conservation management 2019 ·Conservation Science and Practice ·Pablo García‐Díaz, Thomas A. A. Prowse, Dean P. Anderson, Miguel Lurgi, Rachelle N. Binny, Phillip Cassey	16
15	A Y-chromosome shredding gene drive for controlling pest vertebrate populations 2019 ·eLife ·Thomas A. A. Prowse, Fatwa Adikusuma, Phillip Cassey, Paul Q. Thomas, Joshua V. Ross	29
16	Pest demography critically determines the viability of synthetic gene drives for population control 2018 ·Mathematical Biosciences ·(unknown), Thomas A. A. Prowse, Phillip Cassey, Paul Q. Thomas, Joshua V. Ross	17
17	Dodging silver bullets: good CRISPR gene-drive design is critical for eradicating exotic vertebrates 2017 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Thomas A. A. Prowse, Phillip Cassey, Joshua V. Ross, (unknown), Talia A. Wittmann, Paul Q. Thomas	86
18	Prescribed burning impacts avian diversity and disadvantages woodland-specialist birds unless long-unburnt habitat is retained 2017 ·Biological Conservation ·Thomas A. A. Prowse, (unknown), (unknown), Patrick O’Connor, Steven Delean, Megan Barnes, Phillip Cassey, Hugh P. Possingham	24
19	Tests of ecogeographical relationships in a non-native species: what rules avian morphology? 2016 ·Oecologia ·Adam P. A. Cardilini, Katherine L. Buchanan, Craig D. H. Sherman, Phillip Cassey, Matthew R. E. Symonds	27
20	European rabbit survival and recruitment are linked to epidemiological and environmental conditions in their exotic range 2012 ·Austral Ecology ·Damien A. Fordham, Ron Sinclair, David Peacock, Greg Mutze, John Kovaliski, Phillip Cassey, Lorenzo Capucci, Barry W. Brook	16

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