Robert P. Anderson

48.3k total citations · 13 hit papers
72 papers, 29.0k citations indexed

About

Robert P. Anderson is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecological Modeling and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert P. Anderson has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 29.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Ecology, 51 papers in Ecological Modeling and 27 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Robert P. Anderson's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (51 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (31 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (27 papers). Robert P. Anderson is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (51 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (31 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (27 papers). Robert P. Anderson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Japan. Robert P. Anderson's co-authors include Steven J. Phillips, Robert E. Schapire, Aleksandar Radosavljević, Robert A. Boria, A. Townsend Peterson, Mary E. Blair, Miroslav Dudı́k, Jamie M. Kass, Enrique Martínez‐Meyer and Daniel Lew and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Naturalist, Global Change Biology and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Robert P. Anderson

70 papers receiving 28.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Maximum entropy modeling of species geographic distributions

2005 13.3k citations Robert P. Anderson et al. profile →
Opening the black box: an open‐source release of Maxent

2017 1.9k citations Robert P. Anderson, Mary E. Blair et al. Ecography profile →
ENMeval: An R package for conducting spatially independent evaluations and estimating optimal model complexity for Maxent ecological niche models

2014 1.5k citations Robert Muscarella, Peter J. Galante et al. Methods in Ecology and Evolution profile →
spThin: an R package for spatial thinning of species occurrence records for use in ecological niche models

2015 1.5k citations Matthew E. Aiello‐Lammens, Robert A. Boria et al. Ecography profile →
Ecological Niches and Geographic Distributions (MPB-49)

2011 1.4k citations A. Townsend Peterson, Jorge Soberón et al. Princeton University Press eBooks profile →
Making better M axent models of species distributions: complexity, overfitting and evaluation

2013 1.3k citations Aleksandar Radosavljević, Robert P. Anderson Journal of Biogeography profile →
Spatial filtering to reduce sampling bias can improve the performance of ecological niche models

2014 1.0k citations Robert A. Boria, Link E. Olson et al. profile →
Evaluating predictive models of species’ distributions: criteria for selecting optimal models

2003 1.0k citations Robert P. Anderson, A. Townsend Peterson et al. profile →
Standards for distribution models in biodiversity assessments

2019 718 citations Miguel B. Araújo, Robert P. Anderson et al. Science Advances profile →
Estimating optimal complexity for ecological niche models: A jackknife approach for species with small sample sizes

2013 471 citations Robert P. Anderson et al. profile →
Species-specific tuning increases robustness to sampling bias in models of species distributions: An implementation with Maxent

2011 443 citations Robert P. Anderson et al. profile →
ENMeval 2.0: Redesigned for customizable and reproducible modeling of species’ niches and distributions

2021 430 citations Jamie M. Kass, Robert Muscarella et al. Methods in Ecology and Evolution profile →
Top ten hazards to avoid when modeling species distributions: a didactic guide of assumptions, problems, and recommendations

2024 48 citations Mariano Soley‐Guardia, Diego F. Alvarado‐Serrano et al. Ecography profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Which global circulation model works best for my region? Concordance with genetic data for a Neotropical shrew 2025 ·Ecography ·Lázaro Guevara, (unknown), Gonzalo E. Pinilla‐Buitrago, (unknown), Ella Vázquez‐Domínguez, Robert P. Anderson	0
2	Top ten hazards to avoid when modeling species distributions: a didactic guide of assumptions, problems, and recommendations breakdown → 2024 ·Ecography ·Mariano Soley‐Guardia, Diego F. Alvarado‐Serrano, Robert P. Anderson	48
3	wallace 2: a shiny app for modeling species niches and distributions redesigned to facilitate expansion via module contributions 2023 ·Ecography ·Jamie M. Kass, Gonzalo E. Pinilla‐Buitrago, Andrea Paz, (unknown), (unknown), Sarah I. Meenan, (unknown), Olivier Broennimann, Peter J. Galante, Brian Maitner, Hannah L. Owens, Sara Varela, Matthew E. Aiello‐Lammens, Cory Merow, Mary E. Blair, Robert P. Anderson	51
4	Linking ecological niche models and common garden experiments to predict phenotypic differentiation in stressful environments: Assessing the adaptive value of marginal populations in an alpine plant 2022 ·Global Change Biology ·Javier Morente‐López, Jamie M. Kass, Carlos Lara‐Romero, Josep M. Serra‐Diaz, (unknown), Robert P. Anderson, José María Iriondo	13
5	ENMeval 2.0: Redesigned for customizable and reproducible modeling of species’ niches and distributions breakdown → 2021 ·Methods in Ecology and Evolution ·Jamie M. Kass, Robert Muscarella, Peter J. Galante, (unknown), Gonzalo E. Pinilla‐Buitrago, Robert A. Boria, Mariano Soley‐Guardia, Robert P. Anderson	430
6	Improving area of occupancy estimates for parapatric species using distribution models and support vector machines 2020 ·Ecological Applications ·Jamie M. Kass, Sarah I. Meenan, (unknown), Santiago F. Burneo, Robert P. Anderson	28
7	A new null model approach to quantify performance and significance for ecological niche models of species distributions 2019 ·Journal of Biogeography ·(unknown), Jamie M. Kass, Robert P. Anderson	61
8	Biotic predictors with phenological information improve range estimates for migrating monarch butterflies in Mexico 2019 ·Ecography ·Jamie M. Kass, Robert P. Anderson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Francisco Botello, (unknown), José Juan Flores‐Martínez, Víctor Sánchez‐Cordero	54
9	A Constraint-based model of Dynamic Island Biogeography: environmental history and species traits predict hysteresis in populations and communities 2019 ·Frontiers of Biogeography ·Joseph R. Burger, Robert P. Anderson, Meghan A. Balk, Trevor S. Fristoe	5
10	Standards for distribution models in biodiversity assessments breakdown → 2019 ·Science Advances ·Miguel B. Araújo, Robert P. Anderson, A. Márcia Barbosa, Colin M. Beale, Carsten F. Dormann, Regan Early, Raquel A. Garcia, Antoine Guisan, Luigi Maiorano, Babak Naimi, Robert B. O’Hara, Niklaus E. Zimmermann, Carsten Rahbek	718
11	Wallace: A flexible platform for reproducible modeling of species niches and distributions built for community expansion 2017 ·Methods in Ecology and Evolution ·Jamie M. Kass, Bruno Vilela, Matthew E. Aiello‐Lammens, Robert Muscarella, Cory Merow, Robert P. Anderson	193
12	A single‐algorithm ensemble approach to estimating suitability and uncertainty: cross‐time projections for four Malagasy tenrecs 2016 ·Diversity and Distributions ·Robert A. Boria, Link E. Olson, Steven M. Goodman, Robert P. Anderson	24
13	Making better M axent models of species distributions: complexity, overfitting and evaluation breakdown → 2013 ·Journal of Biogeography ·Aleksandar Radosavljević, Robert P. Anderson	1253
14	Harnessing the world's biodiversity data: promise and peril in ecological niche modeling of species distributions 2012 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Robert P. Anderson	143
15	Ecological Niches and Geographic Distributions (MPB-49) 2011 ·Princeton University Press eBooks ·Robert P. Anderson, Enrique Martínez‐Meyer, Miguel Nakamura, Miguel B. Araújo, A. Townsend Peterson, Jorge Soberón, Richard G. Pearson	243
16	A New Species of Spiny Pocket Mouse (Heteromyidae: Heteromys) Endemic to Western Ecuador 2002 ·American Museum Novitates ·Robert P. Anderson, Pablo Jarrín–V	33
17	DWARFISM IN INSULAR SLOTHS: BIOGEOGRAPHY, SELECTION, AND EVOLUTIONARY RATE 2002 ·Evolution ·Robert P. Anderson, Charles O. Handley	93
18	A new species of three-toed sloth lMammaliac Xenarthrar from Panamac with a review of the genus Bradypus 2001 ·Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington ·Robert P. Anderson, Charles O. Handley	57
19	First records of 10 bat species in Guyana and comments on diversity of bats in Iwokrama Forest 1999 ·Acta Chiropterologica ·Burton K. Lim, Mark D. Engstrom, Robert M. Timm, Robert P. Anderson, L. Cynthia Watson	27
20	Development of an artificial intelligence program for flexible neuropsychological test selection 1996 ·Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology ·Robert P. Anderson	0

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