Robert J. Wilson

14.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
175 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Robert J. Wilson is a scholar working on Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert J. Wilson has authored 175 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Ecological Modeling, 65 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 50 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Robert J. Wilson's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (68 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (65 papers) and Plant and animal studies (45 papers). Robert J. Wilson is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (68 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (65 papers) and Plant and animal studies (45 papers). Robert J. Wilson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Spain. Robert J. Wilson's co-authors include Chris D. Thomas, Ilya M. D. Maclean, David Gutiérrez, Zoe G. Davies, Miguel B. Araújo, Pedro R. Peres‐Neto, Jana McPherson, Gudrun Carl, Alexandre H. Hirzel and Ralf Ohlemüller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Robert J. Wilson

168 papers receiving 9.6k 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.

Methods to account for spatial autocorrelation in the analysis of species distributional data: a review

2007 2.6k citations Robert J. Wilson et al. profile →
Ecological and evolutionary processes at expanding range margins

2001 700 citations Chris D. Thomas, Robert J. Wilson et al. Nature profile →
Extinction risk from climate change is reduced by microclimatic buffering

2018 285 citations Andrew J. Suggitt, Robert J. Wilson et al. Nature Climate Change profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert J. Wilson United Kingdom	47	3.8k	3.8k	3.1k	2.7k	1.5k	175	10.0k
David M. Olson Canada	57	3.8k 1.0×	3.0k 0.8×	4.9k 1.6×	2.7k 1.0×	4.1k 2.7×	322	19.1k
Robert R. Dunn United States	69	3.0k 0.8×	2.8k 0.7×	3.7k 1.2×	5.0k 1.9×	1.9k 1.2×	306	16.2k
Douglas H. Johnson United States	75	4.7k 1.3×	2.5k 0.7×	13.1k 4.3×	2.5k 0.9×	2.8k 1.8×	428	23.5k
T. R. E. Southwood United Kingdom	50	4.0k 1.1×	875 0.2×	4.6k 1.5×	4.5k 1.7×	1.2k 0.8×	170	17.8k
Paul F. Donald United Kingdom	43	3.4k 0.9×	2.4k 0.6×	6.4k 2.1×	1.9k 0.7×	2.9k 1.9×	136	10.3k
R. Harrington United Kingdom	57	2.0k 0.5×	1.3k 0.4×	2.7k 0.9×	3.8k 1.4×	1.6k 1.0×	222	13.0k
F. Guillaume Blanchet Canada	28	2.3k 0.6×	1.2k 0.3×	2.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.4×	1.0k 0.7×	79	6.2k
Florian Härtig Germany	42	2.6k 0.7×	2.0k 0.5×	2.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	1.8k 1.1×	116	6.9k
David Dudgeon Hong Kong	52	11.8k 3.1×	1.9k 0.5×	13.3k 4.3×	1.2k 0.4×	4.0k 2.6×	301	24.8k
Gudrun Carl Germany	9	3.6k 1.0×	3.4k 0.9×	4.7k 1.5×	2.0k 0.8×	2.7k 1.8×	12	10.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert J. Wilson

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Romo, Helena, et al.. (2025). Local Climatic Effects on Colonisation and Extinction Drive Changes in Mountain Butterfly Communities. Diversity and Distributions. 31(1). 1 indexed citations

Stewart, James E., Ilya M. D. Maclean, Marc S. Botham, et al.. (2024). Phenological variation in biotic interactions shapes population dynamics and distribution in a range-shifting insect herbivore. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 291(2036). 20240529–20240529. 1 indexed citations

Romo, Helena, Enrique García‐Barros, Robert J. Wilson, Rubén G. Mateo, & Miguel L. Munguira. (2023). Modelling the scope to conserve an endemic‐rich mountain butterfly taxon in a changing climate. Insect Conservation and Diversity. 16(4). 451–467. 7 indexed citations

Jones, Rachel, Nigel A. D. Bourn, Ilya M. D. Maclean, & Robert J. Wilson. (2023). Landscape‐scale dynamics of a threatened species respond to local‐scale conservation management. Oikos. 2023(5). 3 indexed citations

Edwards, Ben, et al.. (2023). Population-based outpatient antimicrobial use in Newfoundland and Labrador: a retrospective descriptive study. CMAJ Open. 11(6). E1109–E1117.

Suggitt, Andrew J., Robert J. Wilson, Nick J. B. Isaac, et al.. (2018). Extinction risk from climate change is reduced by microclimatic buffering. Nature Climate Change. 8(8). 713–717. 285 indexed citations breakdown →

Maclean, Ilya M. D., Andrew J. Suggitt, Robert J. Wilson, James P. Duffy, & Jonathan Bennie. (2016). Fine‐scale climate change: modelling spatial variation in biologically meaningful rates of warming. Global Change Biology. 23(1). 256–268. 94 indexed citations

Gutiérrez, David, et al.. (2015). Long‐term change and spatial variation in butterfly communities over an elevational gradient: driven by climate, buffered by habitat. Diversity and Distributions. 21(8). 950–961. 42 indexed citations

Lawson, Callum R., Jonathan Bennie, Chris D. Thomas, Jenny A. Hodgson, & Robert J. Wilson. (2012). Local and landscape management of an expanding range margin under climate change. Journal of Applied Ecology. 49(3). 552–561. 57 indexed citations

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Maclean, Ilya M. D., Robert J. Wilson, & Mark Hassall. (2011). Predicting changes in the abundance of African wetland birds by incorporating abundance–occupancy relationships into habitat association models. Diversity and Distributions. 17(3). 480–490. 15 indexed citations

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Merrill, Richard M., et al.. (2007). Combined effects of climate and biotic interactions on the elevational range of a phytophagous insect. Journal of Animal Ecology. 77(1). 145–155. 141 indexed citations

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Wong, River Chun‐Wai, Emmanuel J. Favaloro, Stephen Adelstein, et al.. (2007). Consensus guidelines on anti-beta 2 glycoprotein I testing and reporting. Pathology. 40(1). 58–63. 31 indexed citations

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Mallon, William J., Robert J. Wilson, & Carl J. Basamania. (2006). The association of suprascapular neuropathy with massive rotator cuff tears: A preliminary report. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 15(4). 395–398. 150 indexed citations

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Wilson, Robert J., Chris D. Thomas, Richard Fox, David B. Roy, & William E. Kunin. (2004). Spatial patterns in species distributions reveal biodiversity change. Nature. 432(7015). 393–396. 199 indexed citations

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Wilson, Robert J.. (1999). Classroom Assessment Investigations. Alberta Journal of Educational Research. 45(3). 1 indexed citations

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Wilson, Robert J.. (1999). Aspects of Validity in Large-Scale Programs of Student Assessment. Alberta Journal of Educational Research. 45(4). 4 indexed citations

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Apel, Robyn L., Robert J. Wilson, & L. Sylvia. (1994). A composite somatotroph-corticotroph pituitary adenoma. Endocrine Pathology. 5(4). 240–246. 12 indexed citations

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Collins, Russell J., et al.. (1989). Detection of antibodies to extractable nuclear antigens using calf thymus and rabbit thymus A comparative study of 1000 consecutive anti-nuclear antibody positive patients. Journal of Immunological Methods. 116(1). 53–57. 9 indexed citations

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Wilson, Robert J. & Max Wisgerhof. (1987). Hypothalamic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in an adolescent male: a rare manifestation of aqueductal stenosis.. PubMed. 35(4). 181–4. 1 indexed citations

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Wilson, Robert J.. (1974). Minimizing the Teaching-Testing Conflict: Extended Multiple-Choice.. English quarterly. 1 indexed citations

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