Scott A. Shaffer

9.2k total citations
106 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Scott A. Shaffer is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott A. Shaffer has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Ecology, 27 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 24 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Scott A. Shaffer's work include Avian ecology and behavior (69 papers), Marine animal studies overview (52 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (26 papers). Scott A. Shaffer is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (69 papers), Marine animal studies overview (52 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (26 papers). Scott A. Shaffer collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Canada. Scott A. Shaffer's co-authors include Daniel P. Costa, Henri Weimerskirch, Yann Tremblay, Andrew Burger, David G. Foley, Barbara A. Block, Julien Martin, Paul M. Sagar, David R. Thompson and Steven J. Bograd and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Scott A. Shaffer

103 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Scott A. Shaffer United States	37	4.2k	1.4k	1.1k	941	482	106	5.1k
Yann Tremblay France	38	3.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	920 0.9×	752 0.8×	364 0.8×	81	3.6k
Yutaka Watanuki Japan	43	4.1k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	1.3k 1.2×	1.4k 1.5×	364 0.8×	219	6.0k
Vincent Ridoux France	46	5.2k 1.2×	2.7k 1.9×	1.1k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	844 1.8×	139	5.9k
Bernie McConnell United Kingdom	34	3.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	508 0.5×	842 0.9×	613 1.3×	83	4.3k
Toby A. Patterson Australia	29	2.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	374 0.3×	1.1k 1.1×	403 0.8×	67	3.3k
Tim Gerrodette United States	33	3.2k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	443 0.4×	700 0.7×	1.1k 2.3×	92	3.8k
Simon Goldsworthy Australia	37	3.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	716 0.7×	920 1.0×	300 0.6×	139	3.8k
Mary‐Anne Lea Australia	33	2.8k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	385 0.4×	574 0.6×	667 1.4×	103	3.5k
Karin A. Forney United States	28	2.8k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	322 0.3×	649 0.7×	896 1.9×	94	3.2k
Lee‐Ann C. Hayek United States	19	1.4k 0.3×	1.7k 1.2×	703 0.7×	781 0.8×	291 0.6×	46	3.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Scott A. Shaffer

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Adams, Josh, Barbara A. Block, Jennifer E. Caselle, et al.. (2025). Multi‐Species Telemetry Quantifies Current and Future Efficacy of a Remote Marine Protected Area. Global Change Biology. 31(4). e70138–e70138.

Cimino, Megan A., Heather Welch, Jarrod A. Santora, et al.. (2024). Tracked Gulls Help Identify Potential Zones of Interaction between Whales and Shipping Traffic. Marine ornithology. 52(1).

Orben, Rachael A., Josh Adams, Michelle Hester, et al.. (2021). Across borders: External factors and prior behaviour influence North Pacific albatross associations with fishing vessels. Journal of Applied Ecology. 58(6). 1272–1283. 23 indexed citations

Lewison, Rebecca L., Rachael A. Orben, Joshua T. Ackerman, et al.. (2021). Foraging in marine habitats increases mercury concentrations in a generalist seabird. Chemosphere. 279. 130470–130470. 10 indexed citations

Orben, Rachael A., Robert M. Suryan, Leigh G. Torres, et al.. (2019). Microbial Ecology of the Western Gull (Larus occidentalis). Microbial Ecology. 78(3). 665–676. 10 indexed citations

Ackerman, Joshua T., et al.. (2018). Egg turning behavior and incubation temperature in Forster’s terns in relation to mercury contamination. PLoS ONE. 13(2). e0191390–e0191390. 13 indexed citations

Lascelles, Ben, Philip R. Taylor, Mark G. R. Miller, et al.. (2016). Applying global criteria to tracking data to define important areas for marine conservation. Diversity and Distributions. 22(4). 422–431. 170 indexed citations

Orben, Rachael A., Rosana Paredes, Daniel D. Roby, David B. Irons, & Scott A. Shaffer. (2015). Wintering North Pacific black-legged kittiwakes balance spatial flexibility and consistency. Movement Ecology. 3(1). 36–36. 16 indexed citations

Kappes, Michelle A., Scott A. Shaffer, Yann Tremblay, et al.. (2015). Reproductive constraints influence habitat accessibility, segregation, and preference of sympatric albatross species. Movement Ecology. 3(1). 34–34. 23 indexed citations

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Thorne, Lesley H., Elliott L. Hazen, Steven J. Bograd, et al.. (2015). Foraging behavior links climate variability and reproduction in North Pacific albatrosses. Movement Ecology. 3(1). 27–27. 25 indexed citations

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Rayner, Matt J., Márk E. Hauber, Tammy E. Steeves, et al.. (2011). Contemporary and historical separation of transequatorial migration between genetically distinct seabird populations. Nature Communications. 2(1). 332–332. 79 indexed citations

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Young, Hillary S., Scott A. Shaffer, Douglas J. McCauley, et al.. (2010). Resource partitioning by sympatric boobies in the Central Pacific Ocean. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 403. 2 indexed citations

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Adams, Josh, Darren Scott, Sam McKechnie, et al.. (2009). Effects of geolocation archival tags on reproduction and adult body mass of sooty shearwaters ( Puffinus griseus ). New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 36(3). 355–366. 30 indexed citations

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Adams, Josh, Darren Scott, Sam McKechnie, et al.. (2009). Effects of geolocation archival tags on reproduction and adult body mass of sooty shearwaters (Puffinus griseus). New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 36(3). 355–366. 1 indexed citations

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Weimerskirch, Henri, Scott A. Shaffer, Yann Tremblay, et al.. (2009). Species and sex specific differences in foraging behaviour and foraging zones in two sympatric boobies. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 391. 1 indexed citations

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Nunn, Brook L., José Aker, Scott A. Shaffer, et al.. (2009). Deciphering diatom biochemical pathways via whole-cell proteomics. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 55(3). 241–253. 45 indexed citations

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Suryan, Robert M., David J. Anderson, Scott A. Shaffer, et al.. (2008). Wind, waves, and wing loading: Their relative importance to the at-sea distribution and movements of North and Central Pacific albatrosses. PLoS ONE. 3(12). 1 indexed citations

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Suryan, Robert M., David J. Anderson, Scott A. Shaffer, et al.. (2008). Wind, Waves, and Wing Loading: Morphological Specialization May Limit Range Expansion of Endangered Albatrosses. PLoS ONE. 3(12). e4016–e4016. 69 indexed citations

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Shaffer, Scott A., Geir Wing Gabrielsen, Jonathan Verreault, & Daniel P. Costa. (2006). Validation of Water Flux and Body Composition in Glaucous Gulls (Larus hyperboreus). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 79(4). 836–845. 8 indexed citations

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Costa, Daniel P., M. Weise, Kristen L. Kuhn, et al.. (2004). Physiological capacity correlates with diving behavior among sea lions and fur seals. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 539–539. 1 indexed citations

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