R. D. Stevenson

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
67 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

R. D. Stevenson is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, R. D. Stevenson has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Ecology, 14 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 14 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in R. D. Stevenson's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (14 papers), Plant and animal studies (9 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (8 papers). R. D. Stevenson is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (14 papers), Plant and animal studies (9 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (8 papers). R. D. Stevenson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Costa Rica. R. D. Stevenson's co-authors include Raymond B. Huey, Paul Hertz, William A. Woods, Joyce S. Tsuji, Robert K. Josephson, Charles R. Peterson, G. J. Kenagy, Greg Newman, Andrea Wiggins and Kevin Crowston and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

R. D. Stevenson

63 papers receiving 4.4k citations

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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.

Integrating Thermal Physiology and Ecology of Ectotherms: A Discussion of Approaches

1979 1.2k citations Raymond B. Huey, R. D. Stevenson profile →
Evaluating Temperature Regulation by Field-Active Ectotherms: The Fallacy of the Inappropriate Question

1993 732 citations Raymond B. Huey, R. D. Stevenson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. D. Stevenson United States	25	2.3k	2.3k	1.9k	1.3k	962	67	4.8k
Robbie S. Wilson Australia	41	2.7k 1.2×	2.5k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	653 0.5×	908 0.9×	154	5.2k
Philip C. Withers Australia	48	5.8k 2.6×	4.0k 1.8×	2.3k 1.2×	722 0.5×	927 1.0×	272	9.2k
Susanne Åkesson Sweden	50	5.9k 2.6×	2.6k 1.2×	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	196	8.0k
Paul Hertz United States	26	2.3k 1.0×	2.8k 1.2×	2.9k 1.5×	2.2k 1.6×	825 0.9×	44	4.9k
Tim Guilford United Kingdom	47	3.1k 1.3×	3.9k 1.7×	1.0k 0.6×	298 0.2×	1.0k 1.1×	171	6.8k
Juan J. Negro Spain	48	4.1k 1.8×	2.6k 1.1×	622 0.3×	606 0.5×	1.3k 1.3×	201	6.9k
Michael L. May United States	37	1.8k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	282 0.2×	841 0.6×	1.3k 1.4×	105	4.1k
Jimmy A. McGuire United States	42	1.8k 0.8×	2.7k 1.2×	2.2k 1.1×	1.8k 1.3×	2.5k 2.6×	135	6.8k
Raoul Van Damme Belgium	57	2.9k 1.3×	6.0k 2.7×	6.1k 3.3×	1.9k 1.4×	1.2k 1.3×	185	9.3k
Keith A. Christian Australia	38	2.5k 1.1×	2.6k 1.2×	2.7k 1.4×	1.2k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	204	5.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. D. Stevenson

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All Works

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Islamoglu, Hicret, et al.. (2024). Emotional intelligence and academic performance: A retrospective study of ten dental classes. Journal of Dental Education. 89(4). 548–566.

Vidal, Mayra C., et al.. (2023). Sphingid caterpillars conspicuous patches do not function as distractive marks or warning against predators. Ecology and Evolution. 13(7). e10334–e10334. 1 indexed citations

Stevenson, R. D.. (2020). How Dentists Can Avoid Bad Choices: Commentary. Journal of the California Dental Association. 48(9). 451–456. 1 indexed citations

Stevenson, R. D., et al.. (2018). Uses of Gigapan Technology In Formal And Informal Environmental Education. Research Showcase @ Carnegie Mellon University (Carnegie Mellon University). 2 indexed citations

Cowley, A.R., Thomas J. Hill, Petr Kočiš, et al.. (2011). Spirocyclic systems derived from pyroglutamic acid. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 9(20). 7042–7042. 12 indexed citations

Woods, William A., et al.. (2010). Metabolic Rate Variation over Adult Lifetime in the ButterflyVanessa cardui(Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae): Aging, Feeding, and Repeatability. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 83(5). 858–868. 10 indexed citations

Nadkarni, Nalini M. & R. D. Stevenson. (2008). Symposium 9: Linking Scientists with Nontraditional Public Audiences to Enhance Ecological Thought. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. 90(1). 134–137. 2 indexed citations

Morris, Robert E., R. D. Stevenson, & William A. Haber. (2007). An architecture for electronic field guides. Journal of Intelligent Information Systems. 29(1). 97–110. 3 indexed citations

Stevenson, R. D., et al.. (2006). Behavioral correlates of the population coding of spatial context.. UCL Discovery (University College London).

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Stevenson, R. D. & William A. Woods. (2006). Condition indices for conservation: new uses for evolving tools. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 46(6). 1169–1190. 381 indexed citations

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Stevenson, R. D.. (2006). Ecophysiology and conservation: The contribution of energetics--introduction to the symposium. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 46(6). 1088–1092. 11 indexed citations

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Stevenson, R. D.. (2005). EcoPhysiology and Conservation: The Contribution of Endocrinology and Immunology- Introduction to the Symposium. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 45(1). 1–3. 30 indexed citations

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McDonald, Stephen P. & R. D. Stevenson. (2002). Visualizing geo-referenced data with the Eco Flight Simulator. International Conference on Digital Government Research. 1–4. 1 indexed citations

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Stevenson, R. D. & Robert E. Morris. (2002). Community science for biodiversity monitoring. International Conference on Digital Government Research. 1–4. 2 indexed citations

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Stevenson, R. D., et al.. (1993). Advanced railgun experimental test results and implications for the future. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 29(1). 419–424. 5 indexed citations

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Limberger, Dominique, Fritz Trillmich, Herbert Biebach, & R. D. Stevenson. (1986). Temperature regulation and microhabitat choice by free-ranging Galapagos fur seal pups (Arctocephalus galapagoensis). Oecologia. 69(1). 53–59. 32 indexed citations

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Berkum, Fredrica H. van, Joyce S. Tsuji, R. D. Stevenson, et al.. (1984). Errors resulting from linear approximations in energy balance equations. Journal of Thermal Biology. 9(4). 261–264. 24 indexed citations

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Kenagy, G. J. & R. D. Stevenson. (1982). Role of Body Temperature in the Seasonality of Daily Activity in Tenebrionid Beetles of Eastern Washington. Ecology. 63(5). 1491–1503. 36 indexed citations

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Cornick, D. E., et al.. (1975). Program to Optimize Simulated Trajectories (POST). Volume 3: Programmer's manual. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 10 indexed citations

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Stevenson, R. D., et al.. (1966). Synthesis of (plus or minus)-otobain.. PubMed. 19. 1717–9. 2 indexed citations

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