Richard A. Griffiths

7.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
144 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Richard A. Griffiths is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard A. Griffiths has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 65 papers in Ecology and 45 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Richard A. Griffiths's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (76 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (47 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (45 papers). Richard A. Griffiths is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (76 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (47 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (45 papers). Richard A. Griffiths collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Jersey. Richard A. Griffiths's co-authors include Trevor J. C. Beebee, Andrew S. Buxton, Howard H. Whiteman, Jim J. Groombridge, David L. Sewell, David L. Roberts, Jim Foster, Robin D. Moore, John W. Wilkinson and Freya A. V. St. John and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Richard A. Griffiths

141 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. The amphibian decline crisis: A watershed for conservation biology?
    2005 587 citations Trevor J. C. Beebee, Richard A. Griffiths profile →

Peers

Richard A. Griffiths
Neil A. Cox United States
Janice Chanson United States
James P. Gibbs United States
Salit Kark Israel
Hillary S. Young United States
Kirsten M. Parris Australia
Pedro Beja Portugal
Michael Veith Germany
Claude Miaud France
Luca Luiselli Nigeria
Neil A. Cox United States
Richard A. Griffiths
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Griffiths, Richard A., et al.. (2025). Factors influencing species reintroduction success. Biodiversity and Conservation. 34(13). 4745–4764.
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Leech, David I., et al.. (2024). Characterisation, prevalence and severity of skin lesions caused by ophidiomycosis in a population of wild snakes. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 5162–5162. 6 indexed citations
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Griffiths, Richard A., et al.. (2022). Dynamic occupancy modelling to determine the status of a Critically Endangered lizard. Oryx. 57(1). 23–29. 2 indexed citations
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Matechou, Eleni, et al.. (2021). An RShiny app for modelling environmental DNA data: accounting for false positive and false negative observation error. Ecography. 44(12). 1838–1844. 19 indexed citations
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Matechou, Eleni, et al.. (2021). Trade of legal and illegal marine wildlife products in markets: integrating shopping list and survival analysis approaches. Animal Conservation. 24(4). 700–708. 5 indexed citations
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Griffiths, Richard A., et al.. (2018). Ranging behaviour of adders (Vipera berus) translocated from a development site. Herpetological Journal. 28(4). 155–159. 9 indexed citations
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Meredith, Helen, Freya A. V. St. John, Ben Collen, Simon A. Black, & Richard A. Griffiths. (2017). Practitioner and scientist perceptions of successful amphibian conservation. Conservation Biology. 32(2). 366–375. 12 indexed citations
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Griffiths, Richard A., et al.. (2016). Population status of great crested newts (Triturus cristatus) at sites subjected to development mitigation. Herpetological Journal. 27(2). 133–142. 8 indexed citations
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Griffiths, Richard A.. (2015). 12. Amphibian Biology, Volume 11: Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Eastern Hemisphere, Part 4: Southern Europe and Turkey. Herpetological Bulletin. 6 indexed citations
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Sewell, David L., et al.. (2015). 05. Population dynamics of grass snakes ( Natrix natrix ) at a site restored for amphibian reintroduction. Herpetological Journal. 25(3). 155–161. 6 indexed citations
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Sutherland, William J., Roger E. Mitchell, Jessica C. Walsh, et al.. (2013). Conservation practice could benefit from routine testing and publication of management outcomes. Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent). 16 indexed citations
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Vences, Miguel, et al.. (2007). Specialist or generalist? Feeding ecology of the Malagasy poison frog Mantella aurantiaca. Herpetological Journal. 17(4). 225–236. 10 indexed citations
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Wilkinson, John W., Trevor J. C. Beebee, & Richard A. Griffiths. (2007). Conservation genetics of an island toad : Bufo bufo in Jersey. Herpetological Journal. 17(3). 192–198. 15 indexed citations
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Griffiths, Richard A., et al.. (2002). Diversidad y abundancia de anfibios en el Parque Nacional Laguna San Rafael (XI Región, Chile). Boletín Museo Nacional de Historia Natural. 51. 135–145. 2 indexed citations
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Griffiths, Richard A., et al.. (1999). Status assessment of chameleons in Madagascar. IUCN eBooks. 18 indexed citations
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Griffiths, Richard A.. (1995). 08. Determining competition mechanisms in tadpole assemblages. Herpetological Journal. 5(1). 208–210. 15 indexed citations
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Griffiths, Richard A., et al.. (1994). How many Clumps are there in a Mass of Frog Spawn. Herpetological Bulletin. 17 indexed citations
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Griffiths, Richard A., et al.. (1988). Diel patterns of activity and vertical migration in tadpoles of the common toad, Bufo bufo. Herpetological Journal. 1(6). 223–226. 11 indexed citations

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