Terry L. Erwin

9.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
35 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Terry L. Erwin is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Terry L. Erwin has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 13 papers in Ecology and 11 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Terry L. Erwin's work include Forest Insect Ecology and Management (11 papers), Plant and animal studies (10 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (10 papers). Terry L. Erwin is often cited by papers focused on Forest Insect Ecology and Management (11 papers), Plant and animal studies (10 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (10 papers). Terry L. Erwin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and United Kingdom. Terry L. Erwin's co-authors include Paulo A. V. Borges, T. R. New, Pedro Cardoso, Oliver L. Phillips, Simon L. Lewis, Yadvinder Malhi, William F. Laurance, Abel Monteagudo, Samuel Almeida and David Neill and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Terry L. Erwin

35 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

The seven impediments in invertebrate conservation and ho... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2011 2004 200 400 600
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. The seven impediments in invertebrate conservation and how to overcome them
    2011 738 citations Terry L. Erwin et al. profile →
  2. Variation in wood density determines spatial patterns inAmazonian forest biomass
    2004 581 citations Timothy R. Baker, Oliver L. Phillips et al. Global Change Biology profile →

Peers

Terry L. Erwin
Monika Schwager Germany
Jörg Tews Germany
Chey Vun Khen Malaysia
Ian Oliver Australia
Michael D. Weiser United States
Christopher Hassall United Kingdom
Jérôme Chave France
Eleanor M. Slade United Kingdom
Miles R. Silman United States
Sylvain Pincebourde France
Monika Schwager Germany
Terry L. Erwin
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Fields of papers citing papers by Terry L. Erwin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Terry L. Erwin

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All Works

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Ashworth, Allan & Terry L. Erwin. (2016). Antarctotrechus balli sp. n. (Carabidae, Trechini): the first ground beetle from Antarctica. ZooKeys. 635(635). 109–122. 11 indexed citations
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Penev, Lyubomir, et al.. (2015). ZooKeys 500: traditions and innovations hand-in-hand servicing our taxonomic community. ZooKeys. 500(500). 1–8. 4 indexed citations
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Erwin, Terry L., et al.. (2013). Beetles that live with ants (Carabidae, Pseudomorphini, Pseudomorpha Kirby, 1825): A revision of the santarita species group. ZooKeys. 362(362). 29–54. 2 indexed citations
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Erwin, Terry L.. (2013). FLIES - The Natural History and Diversity of Diptera. ZooKeys. 261. 85–86. 7 indexed citations
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Erwin, Terry L., Lyubomir Penev, Павел Стоев, & Teodor Georgiev. (2012). Accelerating innovative publishing in taxonomy and systematics: 250 issues of ZooKeys. ZooKeys. 251(251). 1–10. 7 indexed citations
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Penev, Lyubomir, Pierfilippo Cerretti, Hans‐Peter Tschorsnig, et al.. (2012). Publishing online identification keys in the form of scholarly papers. ZooKeys. 205(205). 1–3. 10 indexed citations
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Rodriguez, Josephine, José Fernández-Triana, M. Alex Smith, et al.. (2012). Extrapolations from field studies and known faunas converge on dramatically increased estimates of global microgastrine parasitoid wasp species richness (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Insect Conservation and Diversity. 6(4). 530–536. 98 indexed citations
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Browne, Robert A., et al.. (2011). Carabidae diversity along an altitudinal gradient in a Peruvian cloud forest (Coleoptera). ZooKeys. 147(147). 651–666. 51 indexed citations
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Стоев, Павел, Terry L. Erwin, Teodor Georgiev, & Lyubomir Penev. (2011). ZooKeys 150: Three and a half years of innovative publishing and growth. ZooKeys. 150(150). 5–14. 3 indexed citations
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Pearson, David L., Andrew Hamilton, & Terry L. Erwin. (2011). Recovery Plan for the Endangered Taxonomy Profession. BioScience. 61(1). 58–63. 91 indexed citations
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Baker, Timothy R., Oliver L. Phillips, Yadvinder Malhi, et al.. (2004). Variation in wood density determines spatial patterns inAmazonian forest biomass. Global Change Biology. 10(5). 545–562. 581 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lucky, Andrea, Terry L. Erwin, & Jon D. Witman. (2002). Temporal and Spatial Diversity and Distribution of Arboreal Carabidae (Coleoptera) in a Western Amazonian Rain Forest1. Biotropica. 34(3). 376–376. 44 indexed citations
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Lucky, Andrea, Terry L. Erwin, & Jon D. Witman. (2002). Temporal and Spatial Diversity and Distribution of Arboreal Carabidae (Coleoptera) in a Western Amazonian Rain Forest1. Biotropica. 34(3). 376–386. 45 indexed citations
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Erwin, Terry L.. (1991). An Evolutionary Basis for Conservation Strategies. Science. 253(5021). 750–752. 218 indexed citations
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Erwin, Terry L.. (1971). Fossil Tachyine Beetles from Mexican and Baltic Amber. Insect Systematics & Evolution. 2(3). 233–236. 10 indexed citations

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