Susan J. Cunningham

3.3k total citations
65 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Susan J. Cunningham is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Susan J. Cunningham has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Ecology, 42 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 29 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Susan J. Cunningham's work include Avian ecology and behavior (40 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (35 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (29 papers). Susan J. Cunningham is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (40 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (35 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (29 papers). Susan J. Cunningham collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Australia and United Kingdom. Susan J. Cunningham's co-authors include Rowan O. Martin, Philip A. R. Hockey, Andrew E. McKechnie, Amanda R. Ridley, Isabel Castro, M.R. Alley, Stephan Woodborne, Murray A. Potter, Amanda R. Bourne and Janet L. Gardner and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Global Change Biology.

In The Last Decade

Susan J. Cunningham

61 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Susan J. Cunningham South Africa 25 1.6k 1.2k 773 298 287 65 2.1k
Chris R. Pavey Australia 28 2.0k 1.3× 1.1k 0.9× 600 0.8× 424 1.4× 377 1.3× 123 2.5k
Pierre‐Yves Henry France 27 1.2k 0.7× 869 0.7× 632 0.8× 540 1.8× 351 1.2× 80 2.2k
Kirsten Jung Germany 21 1.1k 0.7× 1.3k 1.1× 464 0.6× 251 0.8× 376 1.3× 35 1.8k
Jeffrey E. Lane Canada 24 1.2k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 297 0.4× 243 0.8× 131 0.5× 78 1.9k
Mark C. Mainwaring United Kingdom 28 1.7k 1.1× 1.4k 1.2× 328 0.4× 278 0.9× 221 0.8× 69 2.2k
Julian Glos Germany 21 616 0.4× 785 0.7× 348 0.5× 242 0.8× 776 2.7× 61 1.6k
Andreas Zedrosser Norway 38 3.2k 2.1× 858 0.7× 393 0.5× 328 1.1× 238 0.8× 144 3.8k
Popko Wiersma Netherlands 22 1.8k 1.2× 1.2k 1.0× 147 0.2× 324 1.1× 322 1.1× 32 2.3k
Matina C. Kalcounis‐Rueppell United States 25 1.3k 0.8× 1.5k 1.3× 307 0.4× 227 0.8× 258 0.9× 63 2.0k
Andreas Nord Sweden 27 1.4k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 232 0.3× 142 0.5× 138 0.5× 76 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Susan J. Cunningham

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Susan J. Cunningham

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cunningham, Susan J., et al.. (2025). High human presence is correlated with lower faecal glucocorticoid metabolite levels in an urban bird population. Hormones and Behavior. 170. 105724–105724.
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Cunningham, Susan J., et al.. (2025). A heat-sensitive songbird’s risk of lethal hyperthermia increases with humidity. Biology Letters. 21(10). 20250284–20250284.
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Bond, Alexander L., et al.. (2024). Tactile bill-tip organs in seabirds suggest conservation of a deep avian symplesiomorphy. Biology Letters. 20(9). 20240259–20240259. 4 indexed citations
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Cunningham, Susan J., et al.. (2023). Drinking dependency shapes behavioural thermoregulatory trade-offs in four arid-zone larks. Journal of Arid Environments. 214. 105001–105001. 2 indexed citations
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Kearney, Michael, et al.. (2023). An evaluation of a biophysical model for predicting avian thermoregulation in the heat. Journal of Experimental Biology. 226(15). 8 indexed citations
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Cunningham, Susan J., et al.. (2023). Camelthorn and blackthorn trees provide important resources for Southern Pied Babblers (Turdoides bicolor) in the Kalahari. Ibis. 166(1). 82–94. 2 indexed citations
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Sumasgutner, Petra, Susan J. Cunningham, Arne Hegemann, et al.. (2023). Interactive effects of rising temperatures and urbanisation on birds across different climate zones: A mechanistic perspective. Global Change Biology. 29(9). 2399–2420. 36 indexed citations
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Wilgen, Nicola J. van, Andrew A. Turner, Krystal A. Tolley, et al.. (2022). Application of a trait‐based climate change vulnerability assessment to determine management priorities at protected area scale. Conservation Science and Practice. 4(8). 8 indexed citations
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Bourne, Amanda R., Susan J. Cunningham, Raymond Jansen, et al.. (2021). Hot days are associated with short-term adrenocortical responses in a southern African arid-zone passerine bird. Journal of Experimental Biology. 224(10). 26 indexed citations
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Bourne, Amanda R., Amanda R. Ridley, Claire N. Spottiswoode, & Susan J. Cunningham. (2021). Direct and indirect effects of high temperatures on fledging in a cooperatively breeding bird. Behavioral Ecology. 32(6). 1212–1223. 19 indexed citations
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Bourne, Amanda R., Amanda R. Ridley, Andrew E. McKechnie, Claire N. Spottiswoode, & Susan J. Cunningham. (2021). Dehydration risk is associated with reduced nest attendance and hatching success in a cooperatively breeding bird, the southern pied babbler Turdoides bicolor. Conservation Physiology. 9(1). coab043–coab043. 24 indexed citations
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Bourne, Amanda R., Susan J. Cunningham, Claire N. Spottiswoode, & Amanda R. Ridley. (2020). High temperatures drive offspring mortality in a cooperatively breeding bird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 287(1931). 20201140–20201140. 45 indexed citations
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Mathé‐Hubert, Hugo, et al.. (2020). Extreme and variable environmental temperatures are linked to reduction of social network cohesiveness in a highly social passerine. Oikos. 129(11). 1597–1610. 9 indexed citations
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Thompson, Michelle L., Nicola J. Mitchell, Rowan O. Martin, et al.. (2019). Heat dissipation behaviour of birds in seasonally hot arid‐zones: are there global patterns?. Journal of Avian Biology. 51(2). 32 indexed citations
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Cunningham, Susan J., et al.. (2018). Micro-Targeting and ICT media in the Dutch Parliamentary system: Technological changes in Dutch Democracy. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 2 indexed citations
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Castro, Isabel, et al.. (2017). Apteryx spp. (Kiwi) possess an uropygial gland: Anatomy and pathology. European Journal of Anatomy. 21(2). 125–139. 4 indexed citations
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Martin, Rowan O., et al.. (2016). Regulation of Heat Exchange across the Hornbill Beak: Functional Similarities with Toucans?. PLoS ONE. 11(5). e0154768–e0154768. 45 indexed citations
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Cunningham, Susan J.. (2013). Chicago Teachers Union. Digital Commons - Connecticut College (Connecticut College). 1 indexed citations
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Cunningham, Susan J. & Isabel Castro. (2011). The secret life of wild brown kiwi: studying behaviour of a cryptic species by direct observation.. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 35(3). 209–219. 18 indexed citations

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