Scott K. Robinson

12.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
147 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

Scott K. Robinson is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott K. Robinson has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Ecology, 61 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 55 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Scott K. Robinson's work include Avian ecology and behavior (63 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (50 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (44 papers). Scott K. Robinson is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (63 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (50 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (44 papers). Scott K. Robinson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Colombia and China. Scott K. Robinson's co-authors include Jeffrey D. Brawn, Richard T. Holmes, Frank R. Thompson, John Terborgh, John Faaborg, Therese M. Donovan, Donald R. Whitehead, W. Douglas Robinson, Jill E. Jankowski and Gustavo A. Londoño and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Scott K. Robinson

138 papers receiving 7.9k citations

Hit Papers

Regional Forest Fragmentation and the Nesting Success of ... 1982 2026 1996 2011 1995 1990 1982 2015 250 500 750 1000
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.

  1. Regional Forest Fragmentation and the Nesting Success of Migratory Birds
    1995 1.2k citations Scott K. Robinson et al. profile →
  2. Structure and Organization of an Amazonian Forest Bird Community
    1990 552 citations Scott K. Robinson et al. profile →
  3. Foraging Behavior of Forest Birds: The Relationships Among Search Tactics, Diet, and Habitat Structure
    1982 437 citations Scott K. Robinson et al. profile →
  4. Habitat fragmentation and biodiversity conservation: key findings and future challenges
    2015 418 citations Scott K. Robinson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Scott K. Robinson United States 46 6.7k 4.0k 3.0k 1.8k 1.8k 147 9.0k
Kathy Martin Canada 52 6.7k 1.0× 3.4k 0.9× 2.7k 0.9× 2.3k 1.3× 2.0k 1.1× 214 9.2k
Keith C. Hamer United Kingdom 55 6.5k 1.0× 2.9k 0.7× 3.1k 1.0× 3.0k 1.7× 1.1k 0.6× 166 9.2k
Richard T. Holmes United States 63 10.9k 1.6× 4.6k 1.1× 4.2k 1.4× 2.2k 1.2× 2.7k 1.5× 160 13.2k
Tomas Pärt Sweden 49 5.5k 0.8× 2.3k 0.6× 3.7k 1.2× 985 0.5× 1.2k 0.7× 128 7.2k
Philip C. Stouffer United States 38 4.4k 0.7× 3.8k 0.9× 2.2k 0.7× 1.7k 1.0× 1.6k 0.9× 124 6.7k
Dan Chamberlain Italy 42 4.8k 0.7× 2.9k 0.7× 2.1k 0.7× 1.8k 1.0× 2.4k 1.3× 137 7.4k
John Faaborg United States 48 7.2k 1.1× 2.9k 0.7× 1.9k 0.6× 1.7k 1.0× 1.5k 0.9× 125 8.1k
John T. Rotenberry United States 48 5.0k 0.8× 3.5k 0.9× 2.7k 0.9× 2.0k 1.1× 1.5k 0.8× 138 7.6k
Thomas W. Sherry United States 43 5.9k 0.9× 2.4k 0.6× 2.2k 0.7× 963 0.5× 1.7k 1.0× 98 6.8k
Malcolm L. Hunter United States 47 5.1k 0.8× 4.0k 1.0× 1.6k 0.5× 3.7k 2.1× 1.6k 0.9× 135 8.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Acevedo‐Charry, Orlando, José Miguel Ponciano, Brian Jeffery, et al.. (2025). Monitoring population extinction risk with community science data. Journal of Applied Ecology. 62(9). 2133–2147.
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Zhou, Liping, Yang Liu, Edward L. Braun, et al.. (2024). Investigating flock-associated mimicry: examining the evidence for, and drivers of, plumage mimicry in the greater and lesser necklaced laughingthrush. Royal Society Open Science. 11(4). 230976–230976. 1 indexed citations
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Shen, Yong, Sergio Estrada‐Villegas, María Natalia Umaña, et al.. (2024). Differences in mixed‐species bird flocks across forest succession: Combining network analysis and trait‐based ecology related to the fast‐slow continuum. Functional Ecology. 38(5). 1236–1249. 2 indexed citations
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Ausprey, Ian J., Felicity L. Newell, & Scott K. Robinson. (2023). Sensitivity of tropical montane birds to anthropogenic disturbance and management strategies for their conservation in agricultural landscapes. Conservation Biology. 37(6). e14136–e14136. 13 indexed citations
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Kimball, Rebecca T., et al.. (2023). Functions of avian elongated tails, with suggestions for future studies. Ibis. 165(4). 1091–1106.
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Rutt, Cameron L., et al.. (2023). A classification scheme for mixed-species bird flocks. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 378(1878). 20220100–20220100. 14 indexed citations
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Zhou, Liping, Christos Mammides, Edward L. Braun, et al.. (2022). High association strengths are linked to phenotypic similarity, including plumage color and patterns, of participants in mixed-species bird flocks of southwestern China. Current Zoology. 70(1). 34–44. 8 indexed citations
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Liang, Dan, Xu Luo, Cheng Wenda, et al.. (2021). Seasonal variation in community composition and distributional ranges of birds along a subtropical elevation gradient in China. Diversity and Distributions. 27(12). 2527–2541. 20 indexed citations
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Liang, Dan, Wei‐Cai Zeng, Yiming Hu, et al.. (2019). Climate, human disturbance and geometric constraints drive the elevational richness pattern of birds in a biodiversity hotspot in southwest China. Global Ecology and Conservation. 18. e00630–e00630. 27 indexed citations
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Guralnick, Robert, et al.. (2019). Urban background noise affects breeding song frequency and syllable-type composition in the Northern Mockingbird. Ornithological Applications. 121(2). 21 indexed citations
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Gómez, Juan Pablo, Scott K. Robinson, Jason K. Blackburn, & José Miguel Ponciano. (2017). An efficient extension of N‐mixture models for multi‐species abundance estimation. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 9(2). 340–353. 32 indexed citations
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Levey, Douglas J., Gustavo A. Londoño, Judit Ungvári, et al.. (2009). Urban mockingbirds quickly learn to identify individual humans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(22). 8959–8962. 100 indexed citations
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Hoover, Jeffrey P. & Scott K. Robinson. (2007). Retaliatory mafia behavior by a parasitic cowbird favors host acceptance of parasitic eggs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(11). 4479–4483. 128 indexed citations
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Winfree, Rachael, et al.. (2006). A Monte Carlo model for estimating the productivity of a generalist brood parasite across multiple host species.. Evolutionary ecology research. 8(2). 213–236. 4 indexed citations
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Robinson, Scott K.. (2006). Después de e-México: Una Propuesta. Redalyc (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México). 11(51). 2 indexed citations
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Peer, Brian D., Scott K. Robinson, & James R. Herkert. (2000). Egg Rejection by Cowbird Hosts in Grasslands. The Auk. 117(4). 892–901. 23 indexed citations
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Robinson, Scott K.. (1996). Nest Gains, Nest Losses. Natural history. 105(7). 40–47. 1 indexed citations

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