Stephen J. Murphy

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Stephen J. Murphy is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen J. Murphy has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 10 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 7 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Stephen J. Murphy's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (18 papers), Plant and animal studies (10 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (7 papers). Stephen J. Murphy is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (18 papers), Plant and animal studies (10 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (7 papers). Stephen J. Murphy collaborates with scholars based in United States, Panama and Ireland. Stephen J. Murphy's co-authors include Liza S. Comita, Simon A. Queenborough, Meghna Krishnadas, Jenalle L. Eck, Kaiyang Xu, Noelle G. Beckman, Yan Zhu, John W. Wenzel, Alexander T. Fotis and Adam B. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Ecology Letters and Journal of Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Stephen J. Murphy

26 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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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.

Testing predictions of the Janzen–Connell hypothesis: a meta‐analysis of experimental evidence for distance‐ and density‐dependent seed and seedling survival

2014 484 citations Liza S. Comita, Simon A. Queenborough et al. Journal of Ecology profile →

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Stephen J. Murphy

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María Natalia Umaña United States

Vernon Visser South Africa

José Eduardo Lahoz da Silva Ribeiro Brazil

Walter A. Palacios Ecuador

Andrew J. Denham Australia

Pati Vitt United States

Josef Senn Switzerland

M. D. Farnon Ellwood United Kingdom

Daniel L. Kelly Ireland

Alexandre F. Souza Brazil

María Natalia Umaña United States

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443 ×1.0

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348 ×1.1

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167 ×0.5

ECOLO

228 ×0.9

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen J. Murphy

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20 of 20 papers shown

Murphy, Stephen J., et al.. (2025). Prescription Dispensing for Insulin Glargine After Interchangeable Biosimilar Designation. JAMA Health Forum. 6(5). e250033–e250033. 1 indexed citations

Quimbayo, Juan P., Stephen J. Murphy, & Marta A. Jarzyna. (2024). Functional reorganization of North American wintering avifauna. Ecology Letters. 27(5). e14430–e14430. 2 indexed citations

Peacock, Erin, et al.. (2024). 218 Social-ecological approach To Outline Risks to Medication adherence during Disasters (STORM MEDs): Preliminary Results. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. 8(s1). 66–66.

Smith, Adam B., et al.. (2023). Including imprecisely georeferenced specimens improves accuracy of species distribution models and estimates of niche breadth. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 32(3). 342–355. 35 indexed citations

Murphy, Stephen J. & Marta A. Jarzyna. (2023). Spatial and temporal non‐stationarity in long‐term population dynamics of over‐wintering birds of North America. Ecology and Evolution. 13(3). e9781–e9781. 7 indexed citations

Murphy, Stephen J., et al.. (2023). SAviTraits 1.0: Seasonally varying dietary attributes for birds. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 32(10). 1690–1698. 8 indexed citations

Murphy, Stephen J. & Adam B. Smith. (2021). What can community ecologists learn from species distribution models?. Ecosphere. 12(12). 20 indexed citations

Murphy, Stephen J.. (2021). Sampling units derived from geopolitical boundaries bias biodiversity analyses. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 30(9). 1876–1888. 7 indexed citations

Murphy, Stephen J. & Liza S. Comita. (2020). Large mammalian herbivores contribute to conspecific negative density dependence in a temperate forest. Journal of Ecology. 109(3). 1194–1209. 15 indexed citations

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McCall, Andrew C., et al.. (2018). Leaf herbivory induces resistance against florivores in Raphanus sativus. Botany. 96(5). 337–343. 8 indexed citations

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Audino, Lívia D., et al.. (2017). Drivers of community assembly in tropical forest restoration sites: role of local environment, landscape, and space. Ecological Applications. 27(6). 1731–1745. 37 indexed citations

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Murphy, Stephen J. & Brian C. McCarthy. (2017). Neighborhood interactions and local edaphic gradients have a weak influence on long-term vegetation dynamics in an old-growth forest community. Forest Ecology and Management. 389. 314–322. 2 indexed citations

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Murphy, Stephen J., et al.. (2016). The hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) couples immunity with metabolism. Seminars in Immunology. 28(5). 469–477. 48 indexed citations

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Murphy, Stephen J., et al.. (2016). Higher β‐diversity observed for herbs over woody plants is driven by stronger habitat filtering in a tropical understory. Ecology. 97(8). 2074–2084. 55 indexed citations

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Murphy, Stephen J., Kaiyang Xu, & Liza S. Comita. (2016). Tree seedling richness, but not neighborhood composition, influences insect herbivory in a temperate deciduous forest community. Ecology and Evolution. 6(17). 6310–6319. 13 indexed citations

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Murphy, Stephen J., Lívia D. Audino, Jenalle L. Eck, et al.. (2014). Species associations structured by environment and land‐use history promote beta‐diversity in a temperate forest. Ecology. 96(3). 705–715. 62 indexed citations

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McCall, Andrew C., et al.. (2012). Florivores prefer white versus pink petal color morphs in wild radish, Raphanus sativus. Oecologia. 172(1). 189–195. 37 indexed citations

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Murphy, Stephen J. & Brian C. McCarthy. (2012). Evidence for Topographic Control of Tree Spatial Patterning in an Old-growth, Mixed Mesophytic Forest in Southeastern Ohio, USA¹. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 139(2). 181–193. 4 indexed citations

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Belaoussoff, Svenja, Peter G. Kevan, Stephen J. Murphy, & Clarence J. Swanton. (2003). Assessing tillage disturbance on assemblages of ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) by using a range of ecological indices. Biodiversity and Conservation. 12(5). 851–882. 43 indexed citations

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Murphy, Stephen J., et al.. (1999). Catch VP22: the hitch-hiker’s ride to gene therapy?. Gene Therapy. 6(1). 4–5. 11 indexed citations

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