Richard S. Ostfeld

34.5k citations
258 papers · 24.4k indexed · 10 hit papers · h-index 77
Topics
Viral Infections and Vectors (103 papers)Vector-borne infectious diseases (96 papers)Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (76 papers)

In The Last Decade

Richard S. Ostfeld

253 papers receiving 23.0k citations

Hit Papers

Climate Warming and Disease Risks for Terrestrial and Mar...20002026200820172002201020062013200350010001.5k

Peers

Richard S. Ostfeld
Comparison fields: 5 of 193
  • Ecology 8.7k
  • Infectious Diseases 8.3k
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7.4k
  • Parasitology 7.2k
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5.2k
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard S. Ostfeld

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All Works

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Impacts of biodiversity and biodiversity loss on zoonotic diseasesbreakdown →
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The year in ecology and conservation biology
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The roles of small rodents in creating patchy environments
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Numerical and behavioral estimates of predation upon rabbits in mediterranean-type shrublands: a paradoxical case
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About Richard S. Ostfeld

Richard S. Ostfeld is a scholar working on Parasitology, Infectious Diseases and Nature and Landscape Conservation, having authored 258 papers that have together received 24.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Viral Infections and Vectors (103 papers), Vector-borne infectious diseases (96 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (76 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Parasitology (7.2k citations), Infectious Diseases (8.3k citations) and Ecology (8.7k citations). Richard S. Ostfeld has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Felicia Keesing, Kenneth A. Schmidt, Robert D. Holt, C. Drew Harvell, Charles D. Canham, Sonia Altizer, Kathleen LoGiudice, Andrew P. Dobson, Charles E. Mitchell and Jesse L. Brunner. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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