Rasmus Østergaard Pedersen

806 total citations · 3 hit papers
14 papers, 528 citations indexed

About

Rasmus Østergaard Pedersen is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rasmus Østergaard Pedersen has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 528 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Ecology, 6 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 6 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Rasmus Østergaard Pedersen's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (9 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (6 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (3 papers). Rasmus Østergaard Pedersen is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (9 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (6 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (3 papers). Rasmus Østergaard Pedersen collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Sweden and Australia. Rasmus Østergaard Pedersen's co-authors include Jens‐Christian Svenning, Søren Faurby, Simon D. Schowanek, Matt Davis, Alexandre Antonelli, Erick Lundgren, Juraj Bergman, Sophie Monsarrat, Elizabeth le Roux and Robert Buitenwerf and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Rasmus Østergaard Pedersen

14 papers receiving 517 citations

Hit Papers

PHYLACINE 1.2: The Phylogenetic Atlas of Mammal Macroecology 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2024 2024 50 100 150 200
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.

  1. PHYLACINE 1.2: The Phylogenetic Atlas of Mammal Macroecology
    2018 220 citations Søren Faurby, Matt Davis et al. Ecology profile →
  2. The late-Quaternary megafauna extinctions: Patterns, causes, ecological consequences and implications for ecosystem management in the Anthropocene
    2024 49 citations Jens‐Christian Svenning, Juraj Bergman et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
  3. Functional traits—not nativeness—shape the effects of large mammalian herbivores on plant communities
    2024 46 citations Erick Lundgren, Juraj Bergman et al. Science profile →

Peers

Rasmus Østergaard Pedersen
Simon D. Schowanek Denmark
Jennifer J. Crees United Kingdom
Sophie Monsarrat Denmark
Persaram Batra Spain
Marina Silva Canada
Keifer L. Titus United States
Michael Munk Denmark
Risto Tornberg Finland
Prince Kaleme United States
Owen Middleton United Kingdom
Simon D. Schowanek Denmark
Rasmus Østergaard Pedersen
Citations per year, relative to Rasmus Østergaard Pedersen Rasmus Østergaard Pedersen (= 1×) peers Simon D. Schowanek

Countries citing papers authored by Rasmus Østergaard Pedersen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rasmus Østergaard Pedersen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rasmus Østergaard Pedersen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rasmus Østergaard Pedersen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rasmus Østergaard Pedersen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Rasmus Østergaard Pedersen. Rasmus Østergaard Pedersen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Abraham, Andrew J., Erick Lundgren, Camilla Fløjgaard, et al.. (2024). Zoogeochemistry of a protected area: Driven by anthropogenic impacts and animal behavior. Conservation Science and Practice. 6(5). 5 indexed citations
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Svenning, Jens‐Christian, Juraj Bergman, Robert Buitenwerf, et al.. (2024). The late-Quaternary megafauna extinctions: Patterns, causes, ecological consequences and implications for ecosystem management in the Anthropocene. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. e5–e5. 49 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lundgren, Erick, Juraj Bergman, Elizabeth le Roux, et al.. (2024). Functional traits—not nativeness—shape the effects of large mammalian herbivores on plant communities. Science. 383(6682). 531–537. 46 indexed citations breakdown →
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Monsarrat, Sophie, Rasmus Østergaard Pedersen, Paolo Scussolini, et al.. (2023). Megafauna diversity and functional declines in Europe from the Last Interglacial to the present. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 33(1). 34–47. 26 indexed citations
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Bergman, Juraj, Rasmus Østergaard Pedersen, Erick Lundgren, et al.. (2023). Worldwide Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene population declines in extant megafauna are associated with Homo sapiens expansion rather than climate change. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7679–7679. 40 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Rasmus Østergaard, Søren Faurby, & Jens‐Christian Svenning. (2023). Late‐Quaternary megafauna extinctions have strongly reduced mammalian vegetation consumption. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 32(10). 1814–1826. 23 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Rasmus Østergaard, et al.. (2023). Mapping rewilding potential – A systematic approach to prioritise areas for rewilding in human-dominated regions. Journal for Nature Conservation. 77. 126536–126536. 7 indexed citations
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Faurby, Søren, Rasmus Østergaard Pedersen, Jens‐Christian Svenning, & Alexandre Antonelli. (2022). The counteracting effects of anthropogenic speciation and extinction on mammal species richness and phylogenetic diversity. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 31(9). 1810–1823. 6 indexed citations
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Lundgren, Erick, Simon D. Schowanek, John Rowan, et al.. (2021). Functional traits of the world’s late Quaternary large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores. Scientific Data. 8(1). 17–17. 26 indexed citations
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Schowanek, Simon D., Matt Davis, Erick Lundgren, et al.. (2021). Reintroducing extirpated herbivores could partially reverse the late Quaternary decline of large and grazing species. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 30(4). 896–908. 30 indexed citations
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Faurby, Søren, Rasmus Østergaard Pedersen, Simon D. Schowanek, et al.. (2020). MegaPast2Future/PHYLACINE_1.2: PHYLACINE Version 1.2.1. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 17 indexed citations
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Faurby, Søren, Matt Davis, Rasmus Østergaard Pedersen, et al.. (2018). PHYLACINE 1.2: The Phylogenetic Atlas of Mammal Macroecology. Ecology. 99(11). 2626–2626. 220 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pedersen, Rasmus Østergaard, Søren Faurby, & Jens‐Christian Svenning. (2017). Shallow size–density relations within mammal clades suggest greater intra‐guild ecological impact of large‐bodied species. Journal of Animal Ecology. 86(5). 1205–1213. 21 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Rasmus Østergaard, Brody Sandel, & Jens‐Christian Svenning. (2014). Macroecological Evidence for Competitive Regional-Scale Interactions between the Two Major Clades of Mammal Carnivores (Feliformia and Caniformia). PLoS ONE. 9(6). e100553–e100553. 12 indexed citations

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