Raymond D. Semlitsch

20.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
265 papers, 16.0k citations indexed

About

Raymond D. Semlitsch is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Raymond D. Semlitsch has authored 265 papers receiving a total of 16.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 208 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 122 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 104 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Raymond D. Semlitsch's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (207 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (103 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (86 papers). Raymond D. Semlitsch is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (207 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (103 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (86 papers). Raymond D. Semlitsch collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Spain. Raymond D. Semlitsch's co-authors include J. Russell Bodie, J. Whitfield Gibbons, Joseph H. K. Pechmann, David E. Scott, Tracy A. G. Rittenhouse, William E. Peterman, Michelle D. Boone, Betsie B. Rothermel, Henry M. Wilbur and Janalee P. Caldwell and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Raymond D. Semlitsch

265 papers receiving 14.0k citations

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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.

Time and Size at Metamorphosis Related to Adult Fitness in Ambystoma Talpoideum

1988 793 citations Raymond D. Semlitsch et al. profile →
Biological Criteria for Buffer Zones around Wetlands and Riparian Habitats for Amphibians and Reptiles

2003 652 citations Raymond D. Semlitsch et al. Conservation Biology profile →
Declining Amphibian Populations: The Problem of Separating Human Impacts from Natural Fluctuations

1991 626 citations Raymond D. Semlitsch, J. Whitfield Gibbons et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Relative importance of timber harvest and habitat for reptiles in experimental forestry plots 2017 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·Julia E. Earl, Elizabeth B. Harper, Daniel J. Hocking, (unknown), Tracy A. G. Rittenhouse, (unknown), Raymond D. Semlitsch	5
2	Prescribed fire alters surface activity and movement behavior of a terrestrial salamander 2016 ·Journal of Zoology ·Katherine M. O’Donnell, Frank R. Thompson, Raymond D. Semlitsch	20
3	Intermediate Pond Sizes Contain the Highest Density, Richness, and Diversity of Pond-Breeding Amphibians 2015 ·PLoS ONE ·Raymond D. Semlitsch, William E. Peterman, Thomas L. Anderson, Dana L. Drake, Brittany H. Ousterhout	79
4	Fine-Scale Habitat Associations of a Terrestrial Salamander: The Role of Environmental Gradients and Implications for Population Dynamics 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·William E. Peterman, Raymond D. Semlitsch	88
5	Movement ecology of amphibians: A missing component for understanding population declines 2013 ·Biological Conservation ·Shannon E. Pittman, (unknown), Raymond D. Semlitsch	156
6	Testing wetland features to increase amphibian reproductive success and species richness for mitigation and restoration 2012 ·Ecological Applications ·(unknown), Raymond D. Semlitsch, Kathleen M. Trauth, James E. Gardner	60
7	Comparison of Two Artificial Cover Objects for Sampling Herpetofauna Communities in Missouri 2009 ·Brett R. Scheffers, (unknown), Daniel J. Hocking, (unknown), Raymond D. Semlitsch	7
8	Variation in somatic and ovarian development: Predicting susceptibility of amphibians to estrogenic contaminants 2008 ·General and Comparative Endocrinology ·(unknown), Raymond D. Semlitsch	38
9	Suitability of Golf Course Ponds for Amphibian Metamorphosis When Bullfrogs Are Removed 2008 ·Conservation Biology ·Michelle D. Boone, Raymond D. Semlitsch, (unknown)	27
10	EFFECTS OF TIMBER HARVESTING ON POND-BREEDING AMPHIBIAN PERSISTENCE: TESTING THE EVACUATION HYPOTHESIS 2008 ·Ecological Applications ·Raymond D. Semlitsch, (unknown), Daniel J. Hocking, Tracy A. G. Rittenhouse, Elizabeth B. Harper	85
11	Observations on emigration and habitat use by eastern tiger salamanders, ambystoma tigrinum, in South Carolina 2007 ·Herpetological review ·Raymond D. Semlitsch, Brian S. Metts, Judith L. Greene	2
12	Density dependence in the terrestrial life history stage of two anurans 2007 ·Oecologia ·Elizabeth B. Harper, Raymond D. Semlitsch	94
13	Interactions of bullfrog tadpole predators and an insecticide: predation release and facilitation 2003 ·Oecologia ·Michelle D. Boone, Raymond D. Semlitsch	53
14	DELETERIOUS ALLELES AND DIFFERENTIAL VIABILITY IN PROGENY OF NATURAL HEMICLONAL FROGS 2002 ·Evolution ·Gaston‐Denis Guex, Hansjürg Hotz, Raymond D. Semlitsch	52
15	Clonal diversity and hybrid frequency are not correlated in water frogs. Is the frozen niche variation model wrong 1994 ·H. Hotz, Peter Beerli, (unknown), Raymond D. Semlitsch, Thomas Uzzell	6
16	Spontaneous heterosis in larval life-history traits of hemiclonal water frog hybrids 1994 ·(unknown), H. Hotz, Raymond D. Semlitsch, (unknown), Peter Beerli, Leszek Berger, Thomas Uzzell	5
17	POLYANDRY IN THE LEAF-FOLDING FROG, AFRIXALUS DELICATUS 1990 ·Herpetologica ·Raymond D. Semlitsch, Patricia R.Y. Backwell, N. I. Passmore	12
18	Density-dependent injury in larval salamanders 1989 ·Oecologia ·Raymond D. Semlitsch, (unknown)	55
19	Fish predation in size-structured populations of treefrog tadpoles 1988 ·Oecologia ·Raymond D. Semlitsch, J. Whitfield Gibbons	90
20	Opportunistic behavioral thermoregulation of turtles, Pseudemys scripta, in response to microclimatology of a nuclear reactor cooling reservoir 1984 ·Herpetologica ·James R. Spotila, (unknown), Joseph P. Schubauer, Raymond D. Semlitsch, (unknown), Edward A. Standora, J. Whitfield Gibbons	31

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