Suzanne Lao

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Suzanne Lao is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Suzanne Lao has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 8 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 4 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Suzanne Lao's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (11 papers), Forest ecology and management (7 papers) and Plant and animal studies (6 papers). Suzanne Lao is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (11 papers), Forest ecology and management (7 papers) and Plant and animal studies (6 papers). Suzanne Lao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Panama and France. Suzanne Lao's co-authors include Richard Condit, Jérôme Chave, Rolando Pérez, Andrés Hernández, Stephen P. Hubbell, Salomón Aguilar, Richard Condit, Robin B. Foster, Christopher R. Pyke and John P. Caspersen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Suzanne Lao

21 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Error propagation and scaling for tropical forest biomass estimates

2004 665 citations Jérôme Chave, Richard Condit et al. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Suzanne Lao United States	13	1.5k	862	458	402	398	22	2.0k
Glen Reynolds United Kingdom	24	736 0.5×	780 0.9×	136 0.3×	257 0.6×	707 1.8×	46	1.6k
George Powell United States	13	795 0.5×	604 0.7×	273 0.6×	356 0.9×	910 2.3×	18	1.8k
I‐Fang Sun Taiwan	24	1.7k 1.2×	769 0.9×	127 0.3×	845 2.1×	748 1.9×	47	2.4k
Patrick H. Martin United States	21	1.1k 0.7×	641 0.7×	86 0.2×	525 1.3×	430 1.1×	48	1.6k
Robert C. Ong Malaysia	20	610 0.4×	733 0.9×	208 0.5×	108 0.3×	668 1.7×	38	1.4k
Stephen C. Bunting United States	18	910 0.6×	749 0.9×	115 0.3×	275 0.7×	810 2.0×	54	1.6k
S. W. Pacala United States	7	864 0.6×	683 0.8×	84 0.2×	350 0.9×	441 1.1×	15	1.4k
Takashi Kohyama Japan	35	3.0k 2.1×	1.8k 2.1×	184 0.4×	865 2.2×	560 1.4×	98	3.8k
Richard T. Busing United States	27	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	87 0.2×	392 1.0×	496 1.2×	50	2.0k
Jérôme Chave France	10	768 0.5×	414 0.5×	103 0.2×	254 0.6×	216 0.5×	11	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Suzanne Lao

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Condit, Richard, Rolando Pérez, Suzanne Lao, Salomón Aguilar, & Stephen P. Hubbell. (2017). Demographic trends and climate over 35 years in the Barro Colorado 50 ha plot. Forest Ecosystems. 4(1). 55 indexed citations

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Condit, Richard, et al.. (2016). Data from Tree Censuses and Inventories in Panama. Figshare. 6 indexed citations

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Pérez, Rolando, Richard Condit, & Suzanne Lao. (2015). Distribución, mortalidad y asociación con plantas, de nidos de <i>Paraponera clavata</i> (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) en la isla de Barro Colorado, Panamá. Revista de Biología Tropical. 697–709. 2 indexed citations

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Pérez, Rolando, Richard Condit, & Suzanne Lao. (2015). Distribución, mortalidad y asociación con plantas, de nidos de Paraponera clavata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) en la isla de Barro Colorado, Panamá. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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Condit, Richard, et al.. (2013). Data and database standards for permanent forest plots in a global network. Forest Ecology and Management. 316. 21–31. 32 indexed citations

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Schnitzer, Stefan A., Scott A. Mangan, James W. Dalling, et al.. (2012). Liana Abundance, Diversity, and Distribution on Barro Colorado Island, Panama. PLoS ONE. 7(12). e52114–e52114. 137 indexed citations

7.

Dolins, Steven, et al.. (2008). Can AI Techniques Be Applied to Forest Science Data Integration Problems. National Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 21–23. 1 indexed citations

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Comita, Liza S., Salomón Aguilar, Rolando Pérez, Suzanne Lao, & Stephen P. Hubbell. (2007). Patterns of woody plant species abundance and diversity in the seedling layer of a tropical forest. Journal of Vegetation Science. 18(2). 163–163. 87 indexed citations

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Chust, Guillem, Jérôme Chave, Richard Condit, et al.. (2006). Determinants and spatial modeling of tree β-diversity in a tropical forest landscape in Panama. Journal of Vegetation Science. 17(1). 83–83. 4 indexed citations

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Chust, Guillem, Jérôme Chave, Richard Condit, et al.. (2006). Determinants and spatial modeling of tree β‐diversity in a tropical forest landscape in Panama. Journal of Vegetation Science. 17(1). 83–92. 74 indexed citations

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Condit, Richard, et al.. (2005). Geographic Ranges and B-Diversity: Discovering how Many Tree Species there are Where. Smithsonian Digital Repository (Smithsonian Institution). 57–71. 17 indexed citations

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Condit, Richard, Andrés Hernández, Rolando Pérez, et al.. (2004). Tropical forest dynamics across a rainfall gradient and the impact of an El Niño dry season. Journal of Tropical Ecology. 20(1). 51–72. 199 indexed citations

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Chave, Jérôme, et al.. (2004). Error propagation and scaling for tropical forest biomass estimates. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 359(1443). 409–420. 665 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pyke, Christopher R., Richard Condit, Salomón Aguilar, & Suzanne Lao. (2001). Floristic composition across a climatic gradient in a neotropical lowland forest. Journal of Vegetation Science. 12(4). 553–566. 243 indexed citations

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Gracia, Fernando, et al.. (1990). Epidemiology of Epilepsy in Guaymi Indians from Bocas del Toro Province, Republic of Panama. Epilepsia. 31(6). 718–723. 61 indexed citations

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Kaplan, Jonathan E., Luís Castillo, Trudie M. Hartley, et al.. (1990). Human T Cell Lymphotropic Virus Infection in Guaymi Indians from Panama. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 43(4). 410–418. 34 indexed citations

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Reeves, William C., Suzanne Lao, Ricardo Reyes, et al.. (1988). Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in the Republic of Panama. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 39(4). 398–405. 4 indexed citations

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Reeves, William C., Deoraj Caussy, Louise A. Brinton, et al.. (1988). Case-Control Study of Human Papillomaviruses and Cervical Cancer in Latin America. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 43(6). 368–369. 4 indexed citations

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Reeves, William C., Deoraj Caussy, Louise A. Brinton, et al.. (1988). Case-Control Study of Human Papillomaviruses and Cervical Cancer in Latin America. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 43(6). 368–369. 3 indexed citations

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Reeves, William C., Deoraj Caussy, Louise A. Brinton, et al.. (1987). Case‐control study of human papillomaviruses and cervical cancer in Latin America. International Journal of Cancer. 40(4). 450–454. 56 indexed citations

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