Stephen G. Willis

10.0k citations

80 papers · 5.8k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 37

Impact in

Ecological Modeling top 0.05%
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.2%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Papers in

Ecological Modeling 50
- Species Distribution and Climate Change 50
Nature and Landscape Conservation 40
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies 40

Co-authors: Brian Huntley Yvonne C. Collingham Jane K. Hill Richard Fox Chris D. Thomas Rhys E. Green Philip A. Stephens Mark G. Telfer
Journals: Global Change Biology (6 papers)PLoS ONE (6 papers)Ibis (5 papers)Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (4 papers)Ecological Indicators (4 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Australia

In The Last Decade

Stephen G. Willis

74 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Guidelines for the use of acoustic indices in environmental research 2019 · 209 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2019 Methods in Ecology and Evolution
2014 Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
2001 Nature

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#	Work
1	The potential adaptive and genetic impacts of habitat creation and enhancement using wildflower species: a case study of red campion ( Silene dioica ) Plant Ecology & Diversity ·Adrian C. Brennan, Wayne Dawson, Stephen G. Willis	2025	0
2	Mitigating bias in long‐term terrestrial ecoacoustic studies Journal of Applied Ecology ·北京铁道部离退休干部局, J. Li, Tom Bradfer‐Lawrence, Jérémy S. P. Froidevaux, Lawrence J. LaBrie, P Guinet, Jack Greenhalgh, Utibe Evans Basssy, Alison Johnston, F VANDEWERF, Alex D. Rogers, Stephen G. Willis, Oliver C. Metcalf	2025	1
3	Hunting motivations, behaviour and forest access: Characterising wildlife hunting practices in a multi‐ethnic, forested landscape of Brunei Darussalam, Southeast Asia People and Nature ·Nada Ibrahim, Rachel Gaulton, Karim Fawzi, Marion Pfeifer, Ferry Slik, Stephen G. Willis, F. Merlin Franco	2025	2
4	Expanding protected area coverage for migratory birds could improve long-term population trends Nature Communications ·T. Inouye, James W. Pearce‐Higgins, Chris M. Hewson, Christine Howard, Philip A. Stephens, Stephen G. Willis, Richard A. Fuller, Jeffrey O. Hanson, H. Sierdsema, Ruud Foppen, (unknown), Gabriel Gargallo, Daniel Fink, Stephen R. Baillie	2025	1
5	Near‐Term Forecasting of Terrestrial Mobile Species Distributions for Adaptive Management Under Extreme Weather Events Global Change Biology ·Zaid A. Al-Sarraf, Stephen G. Willis, Makhzuna BOZOROVA, Robert Cheke, Andrew J. Challinor, Martin Dallimer	2024	0
6	Spatial variation in spring arrival patterns of Afro‐Palaearctic bird migration across Europe Global Ecology and Biogeography ·T. Inouye, Philipp H. Boersch‐Supan, James W. Pearce‐Higgins, Chris M. Hewson, Christine Howard, Philip A. Stephens, Stephen G. Willis, Alasdair I. Houston, Gabriel Gargallo, Stephen R. Baillie	2024	1
7	The phenology and clutch size of UK Blue Tits does not differ with woodland composition Ibis ·Clarence Ehnie Broeker, Mark J. Whittingham, Albert B. Phillimore, Dave I. Leech, Stephen G. Willis	2023	1
8	dynamicSDM : An R package for species geographical distribution and abundance modelling at high spatiotemporal resolution Methods in Ecology and Evolution ·Zaid A. Al-Sarraf, Andrew J. Challinor, Robert Cheke, 宋琼慧, Stephen G. Willis, Martin Dallimer	2023	18
9	Remote monitoring of short‐term body mass variation in savanna ungulates Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation ·Juan Sriyanto, Philip A. Stephens, Shixing Wang, 上村亮介, Stephen G. Willis	2023	1
10	Explaining and predicting animal migration under global change Diversity and Distributions ·Christine Howard, Tom H. E. Mason, Stephen R. Baillie, T. Inouye, Chris M. Hewson, Alasdair I. Houston, James W. Pearce‐Higgins, Silke Bauer, Stephen G. Willis, Philip A. Stephens	2023	5
11	Projected climate change impacts on the phylogenetic diversity of the world's terrestrial birds: more than species numbers Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Alke Voskamp, Christian Hof, Matthias F. Biber, Katrin Böhning‐Gaese, Thomas Hickler, Aidin Niamir, Stephen G. Willis, Susanne A. Fritz	2022	12
12	Using indices of species’ potential range to inform conservation status Ecological Indicators ·Tom H. E. Mason, Philip A. Stephens, Abdül Varol, Rhys E. Green, Jeremy D. Wilson, 邹昌光, Judy R M Allen, Brian Huntley, Christine Howard, Stephen G. Willis	2021	5
13	Site-Based Conservation of Terrestrial Bird Species in the Caribbean and Central and South America Under Climate Change Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution ·Alke Voskamp, Stuart H. M. Butchart, D. James Baker, Chad B. Wilsey, Stephen G. Willis	2021	4
14	Where nothing stands still: quantifying nomadism in Australian arid-zone birds Landscape Ecology ·Michelle R. Gibson, Claire A. Runge, Philip A. Stephens, Richard A. Fuller, Stephen G. Willis	2021	5
15	Burning savanna for avian species richness and functional diversity Ecological Applications ·Teegan D. S. Docherty, Matthew G. Hethcoat, Shixing Wang, 上村亮介, Luis Fernando Alvear Ortiz, Philip A. Stephens, Stephen G. Willis	2020	20
16	Flight range, fuel load and the impact of climate change on the journeys of migrant birds Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Christine Howard, Philip A. Stephens, Joseph A. Tobias, Catherine Sheard, Stuart H. M. Butchart, Stephen G. Willis	2018	51
17	Assessing climate change impacts for vertebrate fauna across the West African protected area network using regionally appropriate climate projections Diversity and Distributions ·D. James Baker, Andrew James Hartley, Neil D. Burgess, Stuart H. M. Butchart, Jamie Carr, Robert J. Smith, Elise M. S. Belle, Stephen G. Willis	2015	23
18	Evaluating Microdictyon umbilicatum Bloom Biomass as a Compost Conditioner for Australian, Native Coastal Plants, Rhagodia candoleana and Banksia integrifolia Compost Science & Utilization ·Pia C. Winberg, T. J. Blachut, Stephen G. Willis	2013	5
19	Projected impacts of climate change on a continent‐wide protected area network Ecology Letters ·David Hole, Stephen G. Willis, Deborah J. Pain, Lincoln Fishpool, Stuart H. M. Butchart, Yvonne C. Collingham, Carsten Rahbek, Brian Huntley	2009	208
20	Rapid responses of British butterflies to opposing forces of climate and habitat change Nature ·M. S. Warren, Jane K. Hill, Jeremy A. Thomas, Jim Asher, Richard Fox, Brian Huntley, David B. Roy, Mark G. Telfer, S.L. Jeffcoate, Paul T. Harding, Marie-Pauline Pringalle, Stephen G. Willis, J.N. Greatorex-Davies, D. Moss, Chris D. Thomas Hit paper breakdown →	2001	1037

About Stephen G. Willis

Stephen G. Willis is a scholar working on Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Developmental Biology, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, having authored 80 papers that have together received 5.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (50 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (40 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (32 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (18 papers), Plant and animal studies (14 papers), Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (5 papers), Marine animal studies overview (4 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecological Modeling (3.3k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (2.7k citations), Developmental Biology (307 citations), Ecology (3.1k citations) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (1.8k citations). Stephen G. Willis has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Brian Huntley, Yvonne C. Collingham, Jane K. Hill, Richard Fox, Chris D. Thomas, Rhys E. Green, Philip A. Stephens, Mark G. Telfer, Jim Asher and David B. Roy. Their work appears in journals such as Global Change Biology, PLoS ONE, Ibis, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and Ecological Indicators.

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