Scott LaPoint

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Scott LaPoint is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott LaPoint has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Ecology, 6 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 4 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Scott LaPoint's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (16 papers), Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation (6 papers) and Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (5 papers). Scott LaPoint is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (16 papers), Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation (6 papers) and Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (5 papers). Scott LaPoint collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Scott LaPoint's co-authors include Roland Kays, Martin Wikelski, Kamran Safi, Bart Kranstauber, Justina C. Ray, Jason R. Cryan, Daniel A. Bogan, Matthew E. Gompper, Niko Balkenhol and Jon P. Sadler and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Scott LaPoint

21 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

A dynamic Brownian bridge movement model to estimate util... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300
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. A dynamic Brownian bridge movement model to estimate utilization distributions for heterogeneous animal movement
    2012 363 citations Bart Kranstauber, Roland Kays et al. Journal of Animal Ecology profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Scott LaPoint Germany 15 1.1k 279 275 219 212 21 1.4k
Thomas S. Jung Canada 21 1.2k 1.1× 314 1.1× 170 0.6× 494 2.3× 173 0.8× 144 1.5k
Briana Abrahms United States 22 1.5k 1.4× 363 1.3× 567 2.1× 296 1.4× 336 1.6× 58 2.0k
Grant V. Hilderbrand United States 18 1.9k 1.7× 170 0.6× 272 1.0× 240 1.1× 484 2.3× 44 2.2k
Mark A. Haroldson United States 26 1.7k 1.5× 298 1.1× 278 1.0× 133 0.6× 214 1.0× 70 1.9k
Sarah C. Davidson United States 11 877 0.8× 274 1.0× 268 1.0× 216 1.0× 154 0.7× 24 1.3k
Manuela Panzacchi Norway 23 1.4k 1.2× 275 1.0× 214 0.8× 155 0.7× 363 1.7× 46 1.6k
Arnaud Béchet France 24 1.2k 1.0× 275 1.0× 351 1.3× 397 1.8× 412 1.9× 90 1.8k
Robert Serrouya Canada 25 1.9k 1.7× 355 1.3× 392 1.4× 135 0.6× 434 2.0× 64 2.2k
Nancy Jennings United Kingdom 18 1.1k 1.0× 246 0.9× 224 0.8× 445 2.0× 256 1.2× 38 1.5k
Pierre Legagneux Canada 25 1.3k 1.1× 319 1.1× 264 1.0× 513 2.3× 322 1.5× 77 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Scott LaPoint

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Scott LaPoint

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Scott LaPoint. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Scott LaPoint based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Scott LaPoint. Scott LaPoint is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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LaPoint, Scott, et al.. (2023). Assessing spatiotemporal patterns of mesocarnivores along an urban‐to‐rural gradient. Journal of Wildlife Management. 87(7). 5 indexed citations
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Boelman, Natalie T., Glen E. Liston, Eliezer Gurarie, et al.. (2018). Integrating snow science and wildlife ecology in Arctic-boreal North America. Environmental Research Letters. 14(1). 10401–10401. 70 indexed citations
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Mahoney, Peter J., Glen E. Liston, Scott LaPoint, et al.. (2018). Navigating snowscapes: scale‐dependent responses of mountain sheep to snowpack properties. Ecological Applications. 28(7). 1715–1729. 33 indexed citations
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Dechmann, Dina K. N., Scott LaPoint, Christian Dullin, et al.. (2017). Profound seasonal shrinking and regrowth of the ossified braincase in phylogenetically distant mammals with similar life histories. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 42443–42443. 21 indexed citations
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Hertel, Moritz, et al.. (2017). Cognitive skills of common shrews (Sorex araneus) vary with seasonal changes in skull size and brain mass. Journal of Experimental Biology. 221(Pt 2). 17 indexed citations
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LaPoint, Scott, et al.. (2017). Growth overshoot and seasonal size changes in the skulls of two weasel species. Royal Society Open Science. 4(1). 160947–160947. 18 indexed citations
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Fleming, Christen H., Daniel Sheldon, Eliezer Gurarie, et al.. (2017). Kálmán filters for continuous-time movement models. Ecological Informatics. 40. 8–21. 14 indexed citations
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Scharf, Anne K., Scott LaPoint, Martin Wikelski, & Kamran Safi. (2016). Acceleration Data Reveal Highly Individually Structured Energetic Landscapes in Free-Ranging Fishers (Pekania pennanti). PLoS ONE. 11(2). e0145732–e0145732. 17 indexed citations
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LaPoint, Scott, Niko Balkenhol, James Hale, Jon P. Sadler, & Rodney van der Ree. (2015). Ecological connectivity research in urban areas. Functional Ecology. 29(7). 868–878. 193 indexed citations
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Niu, Mu, et al.. (2015). Exact Bayesian inference for animal movement in continuous time. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 7(2). 184–195. 48 indexed citations
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Ascensão, Fernando, Clara Grilo, Scott LaPoint, et al.. (2014). Inter-Individual Variability of Stone Marten Behavioral Responses to a Highway. PLoS ONE. 9(7). e103544–e103544. 27 indexed citations
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LaPoint, Scott, Jerrold L. Belant, & Roland Kays. (2014). Mesopredator release facilitates range expansion in fisher. Animal Conservation. 18(1). 50–61. 36 indexed citations
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LaPoint, Scott, et al.. (2013). Data from: Animal behavior, cost-based corridor models, and real corridors. Movebank. 8 indexed citations
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LaPoint, Scott, et al.. (2013). Animal behavior, cost-based corridor models, and real corridors. Landscape Ecology. 28(8). 1615–1630. 167 indexed citations
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Kranstauber, Bart, Roland Kays, Scott LaPoint, Martin Wikelski, & Kamran Safi. (2012). A dynamic Brownian bridge movement model to estimate utilization distributions for heterogeneous animal movement. Journal of Animal Ecology. 81(4). 738–746. 363 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brown, Danielle, et al.. (2012). Accelerometer‐informed GPS telemetry: Reducing the trade‐off between resolution and longevity. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 36(1). 139–146. 82 indexed citations
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Hartman, Rebecca L., et al.. (2011). Homicidal Methanol Poisoning in a Child. Journal of Analytical Toxicology. 35(7). 524–528. 8 indexed citations
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Gompper, Matthew E., Roland Kays, Justina C. Ray, et al.. (2006). A Comparison of Noninvasive Techniques to Survey Carnivore Communities in Northeastern North America. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 34(4). 1142–1151. 262 indexed citations
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LaPoint, Scott, et al.. (2004). Wetlands Effects Database and GIS for the Adirondack Park. 5 indexed citations
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LaPoint, Scott, Roland Kays, & Justina C. Ray. (2003). Animals crossing the Northway: are existing culverts useful?. Max Planck Digital Library. 10(1). 11–17. 9 indexed citations

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