Robert Leo Smith

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 992 citations indexed

About

Robert Leo Smith is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Leo Smith has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 992 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Ecology, 2 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 1 paper in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Robert Leo Smith's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (3 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (2 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (2 papers). Robert Leo Smith is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (3 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (2 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (2 papers). Robert Leo Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States. Robert Leo Smith's co-authors include Margaret M. Nice, Thomas M. Smith, Carl O. Mohr, Shawn T. Grushecky, Andrew M. Liebhold, Rose‐Marie Muzika and Jonathan M. Sleeman and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Animal Ecology, Forest Ecology and Management and Journal of Wildlife Management.

In The Last Decade

Robert Leo Smith

10 papers receiving 761 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.

Ecology and Field Biology

1966 491 citations Margaret M. Nice, Robert Leo Smith Bird-Banding profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Leo Smith United States	7	446	318	193	187	147	11	992
Colin Barr United Kingdom	17	528 1.2×	473 1.5×	478 2.5×	175 0.9×	235 1.6×	58	1.2k
Clare Shine United Kingdom	9	353 0.8×	189 0.6×	180 0.9×	149 0.8×	110 0.7×	16	749
David K. Mann	5	406 0.9×	253 0.8×	202 1.0×	121 0.6×	65 0.4×	5	989
Matthew K. Chew United States	7	484 1.1×	463 1.5×	281 1.5×	227 1.2×	153 1.0×	9	1.0k
Ludwig Trepl Germany	11	655 1.5×	407 1.3×	186 1.0×	158 0.8×	95 0.6×	19	951
Melanie Josefsson Sweden	10	533 1.2×	377 1.2×	253 1.3×	241 1.3×	207 1.4×	12	1.1k
Leslie R. Brown South Africa	17	498 1.1×	326 1.0×	165 0.9×	294 1.6×	260 1.8×	105	1.3k
James Moran Ireland	18	328 0.7×	174 0.5×	374 1.9×	112 0.6×	89 0.6×	66	935
A. Jasmyn J. Lynch Australia	16	434 1.0×	340 1.1×	279 1.4×	220 1.2×	81 0.6×	47	1.0k
Claes Bernes Sweden	15	346 0.8×	300 0.9×	306 1.6×	135 0.7×	131 0.9×	24	910

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11 of 11 papers shown

1.

Smith, Robert Leo, et al.. (2016). SOME ECOLOGICAL NOTES ON THE GRASSHOPPER SPARROW. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 103–5. 2 indexed citations

2.

Muzika, Rose‐Marie, Shawn T. Grushecky, Andrew M. Liebhold, & Robert Leo Smith. (2004). Using thinning as a management tool for gypsy moth: the influence on small mammal abundance. Forest Ecology and Management. 192(2-3). 349–359. 18 indexed citations

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Grushecky, Shawn T., et al.. (1998). Does Forest Thinning Affect Predation on Gypsy Moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) Larvae and Pupae?. Environmental Entomology. 27(2). 268–276. 33 indexed citations

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Smith, Robert Leo, et al.. (1992). Euathlus smithii, the Mexican red-kneed tarantula; observations in the wild with comments on status and conservation.

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Smith, Robert Leo, et al.. (1992). Ecology and Field Biology, 4th edn.. Journal of Animal Ecology. 61(2). 506–506. 14 indexed citations

6.

Smith, Robert Leo. (1990). Student resource manual to accompany ecology and field biology / by Robert Leo Smith. 1990(1990). 1–99. 4 indexed citations

7.

Smith, Thomas M. & Robert Leo Smith. (1980). Elements of ecology. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 236 indexed citations

8.

Smith, Robert Leo, et al.. (1978). Applied Biology. Volume 1. Journal of Wildlife Management. 42(3). 702–702. 5 indexed citations

9.

Smith, Robert Leo. (1976). Ecological Genesis of Endangered Species: The Philosophy of Preservation. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics. 7(1). 33–55. 11 indexed citations

10.

Mohr, Carl O. & Robert Leo Smith. (1967). Ecology and Field Biology. Journal of Wildlife Management. 31(2). 393–393. 178 indexed citations

11.

Nice, Margaret M. & Robert Leo Smith. (1966). Ecology and Field Biology. Bird-Banding. 37(4). 302–302. 491 indexed citations breakdown →

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