Reto Spaar

1.2k total citations
28 papers, 917 citations indexed

About

Reto Spaar is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Reto Spaar has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 917 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Ecology, 12 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 7 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Reto Spaar's work include Avian ecology and behavior (18 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (11 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (9 papers). Reto Spaar is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (18 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (11 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (9 papers). Reto Spaar collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Burkina Faso. Reto Spaar's co-authors include Bruno Bruderer, Mathis Müller, Raphaël Arlettaz, Adrian Britschgi, Lukas Jenni, Martin U. Grüebler, Beat Naef‐Daenzer, Luc Schifferli, Hans Schmid and Boris Schröder and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Oecologia and Biological Conservation.

In The Last Decade

Reto Spaar

26 papers receiving 833 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Reto Spaar Switzerland 16 761 351 297 250 154 28 917
Robert S. Mulvihill United States 16 993 1.3× 369 1.1× 230 0.8× 479 1.9× 258 1.7× 28 1.1k
Nils Kjellén Sweden 18 1.2k 1.6× 469 1.3× 275 0.9× 321 1.3× 139 0.9× 27 1.3k
Guillaume Péron France 19 683 0.9× 240 0.7× 207 0.7× 171 0.7× 117 0.8× 50 865
David N. Ewert United States 15 698 0.9× 200 0.6× 254 0.9× 229 0.9× 204 1.3× 36 867
Yves Aubry Canada 12 656 0.9× 140 0.4× 112 0.4× 162 0.6× 104 0.7× 23 809
Emily A. McKinnon Canada 15 898 1.2× 298 0.8× 120 0.4× 390 1.6× 120 0.8× 28 953
Birgit Erni South Africa 15 489 0.6× 242 0.7× 189 0.6× 220 0.9× 161 1.0× 27 664
Laurie J. Goodrich United States 14 856 1.1× 177 0.5× 275 0.9× 205 0.8× 181 1.2× 40 920
Markus Ahola Finland 19 865 1.1× 302 0.9× 203 0.7× 412 1.6× 231 1.5× 36 1.1k
M. P. Harris United Kingdom 19 1.1k 1.5× 369 1.1× 296 1.0× 93 0.4× 366 2.4× 41 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Reto Spaar

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Fields of papers citing papers by Reto Spaar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Reto Spaar

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Reto Spaar. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Reto Spaar 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 Reto Spaar. Reto Spaar is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zongo, Arsène, et al.. (2025). Seasonal effects of farmer‐managed livestock grazing exclusions on bird communities in Burkina Faso. Ecological Applications. 35(8). e70160–e70160.
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Grüebler, Martin U., et al.. (2025). Playback attracts prospecting individuals, but habitat quality is key for settlement in the Wryneck Jynx torquilla. Ecological Solutions and Evidence. 6(2). 1 indexed citations
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Zongo, Arsène, et al.. (2024). The potential of farmer-managed small-scale grazing exclusions as an adaptive management to restore degraded lands in arid regions. Biological Conservation. 302. 110949–110949. 1 indexed citations
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Spaar, Reto, et al.. (2021). Aktionsplan lichter Wald: Verknüpfung von Lebensraum- und Zielartenförderung. Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen. 172(6). 384–387. 1 indexed citations
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Droz, Boris, et al.. (2018). Moderately urbanized areas as a conservation opportunity for an endangered songbird. Landscape and Urban Planning. 181. 1–9. 9 indexed citations
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Grüebler, Martin U., et al.. (2015). Behavioural response to anthropogenic habitat disturbance: Indirect impact of harvesting on whinchat populations in Switzerland. Biological Conservation. 186. 52–59. 20 indexed citations
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Spaar, Reto. (2013). FLIGHT BEHAVIOR OF STEPPE BUZZARDS (BUTEO BUTEO VULPINUS) DURING SPRING MIGRATION IN SOUTHERN ISRAEL: A TRACKING-RADAR STUDY. Israel Journal of Zoology. 41(3). 489–500. 6 indexed citations
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Walzer, Chris, Christine M. Kowalczyk, Jake M. Alexander, et al.. (2013). The 50 Most Important Questions Relating to the Maintenance and Restoration of an Ecological Continuum in the European Alps. PLoS ONE. 8(1). e53139–e53139. 10 indexed citations
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Grüebler, Martin U., et al.. (2012). The effectiveness of conservation measures to enhance nest survival in a meadow bird suffering from anthropogenic nest loss. Biological Conservation. 146(1). 197–203. 32 indexed citations
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Revermann, Rasmus, Hans Schmid, Niklaus Zbinden, Reto Spaar, & Boris Schröder. (2012). Habitat at the mountain tops: how long can Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta helvetica) survive rapid climate change in the Swiss Alps? A multi-scale approach. Journal für Ornithologie. 153(3). 891–905. 57 indexed citations
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Grüebler, Martin U., et al.. (2008). Female biased mortality caused by anthropogenic nest loss contributes to population decline and adult sex ratio of a meadow bird. Biological Conservation. 141(12). 3040–3049. 102 indexed citations
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Britschgi, Adrian, Reto Spaar, & Raphaël Arlettaz. (2006). Impact of grassland farming intensification on the breeding ecology of an indicator insectivorous passerine, the Whinchat Saxicola rubetra: Lessons for overall Alpine meadowland management. Biological Conservation. 130(2). 193–205. 109 indexed citations
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Müller, Mathis, Gilberto Pasinelli, Karin Schiegg, Reto Spaar, & Lukas Jenni. (2004). Ecological and social effects on reproduction and local recruitment in the red-backed shrike. Oecologia. 143(1). 37–50. 59 indexed citations
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Spaar, Reto, et al.. (2003). Sea crossing behaviour of falcons and harriers at the southern Mediterranean coast of Spain. 15 indexed citations
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Spaar, Reto & Bruno Bruderer. (1997). Optimal flight behavior of soaring migrants: a case study of migrating steppe buzzards, Buteo buteo vulpinus. Behavioral Ecology. 8(3). 288–297. 37 indexed citations
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Spaar, Reto & Bruno Bruderer. (1996). Soaring Migration of Steppe Eagles Aquila nipalensis in Southern Israel: Flight behaviour under Various Wind and Thermal Conditions. Journal of Avian Biology. 27(4). 289–289. 70 indexed citations

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