Theo Light

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Theo Light is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Theo Light has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 9 papers in Ecology and 2 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Theo Light's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (9 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (4 papers) and Crustacean biology and ecology (3 papers). Theo Light is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (9 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (4 papers) and Crustacean biology and ecology (3 papers). Theo Light collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Ireland. Theo Light's co-authors include Peter B. Moyle, Mauro Marchetti, Julie L. Lockwood, Joshua H. Viers, Don C. Erman, Nicolas W. R. Lapointe, Richard L. Stewart and Nathan W. Fuller and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Conservation Biology and Biological Conservation.

In The Last Decade

Theo Light

11 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Biological invasions of fresh water: Empirical rules and assembly theory

1996 635 citations Peter B. Moyle, Theo Light Biological Conservation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Theo Light United States	10	1.2k	1.2k	391	332	107	11	1.6k
Michael A. Bozek United States	23	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	351 0.9×	458 1.4×	98 0.9×	59	1.6k
Kevin L. Pangle United States	21	816 0.7×	817 0.7×	229 0.6×	337 1.0×	145 1.4×	61	1.3k
Matthew S. Kornis United States	18	938 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	256 0.7×	320 1.0×	49 0.5×	37	1.3k
Jyrki Lappalainen Finland	20	876 0.7×	567 0.5×	381 1.0×	437 1.3×	56 0.5×	54	1.2k
Kevin A. Meyer United States	22	1.2k 1.0×	889 0.8×	446 1.1×	293 0.9×	185 1.7×	90	1.6k
J. Ben James United Kingdom	20	707 0.6×	612 0.5×	205 0.5×	427 1.3×	167 1.6×	48	1.1k
Nicholas C. Collins Canada	24	1.1k 0.9×	911 0.8×	318 0.8×	575 1.7×	358 3.3×	46	1.7k
Alcibiades N. Economou Greece	20	1.0k 0.8×	718 0.6×	705 1.8×	364 1.1×	44 0.4×	48	1.5k
Noel M. Burkhead United States	13	1.5k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	470 1.2×	214 0.6×	70 0.7×	22	1.9k
Colin W. Bean United Kingdom	19	751 0.6×	733 0.6×	338 0.9×	315 0.9×	71 0.7×	70	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Theo Light

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Fields of papers citing papers by Theo Light

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Theo Light

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Theo Light. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Theo Light based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Theo Light. Theo Light is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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11 of 11 papers shown

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Stewart, Richard L., et al.. (2016). A Case for Unique Habitat Selection bySigara mathesoni(Hemiptera: Corixidae) in South-Central Pennsylvania. Northeastern Naturalist. 23(1). 174–183. 2 indexed citations

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Light, Theo, et al.. (2012). Evidence for competition between Ixodes scapularis and Dermacentor albipictus feeding concurrently on white-tailed deer. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 58(3). 301–314. 17 indexed citations

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Lapointe, Nicolas W. R. & Theo Light. (2011). Landscape‐scale determinants of non‐native fish communities. Diversity and Distributions. 18(3). 282–293. 13 indexed citations

4.

Light, Theo & Mauro Marchetti. (2007). Distinguishing between Invasions and Habitat Changes as Drivers of Diversity Loss among California's Freshwater Fishes. Conservation Biology. 21(2). 434–446. 133 indexed citations

5.

Light, Theo. (2005). Behavioral effects of invaders: alien crayfish and native sculpin in a California stream. Biological Invasions. 7(3). 353–367. 42 indexed citations

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Marchetti, Mauro, Julie L. Lockwood, & Theo Light. (2005). Effects of urbanization on California’s fish diversity: Differentiation, homogenization and the influence of spatial scale. Biological Conservation. 127(3). 310–318. 126 indexed citations

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Marchetti, Mauro, Theo Light, Peter B. Moyle, & Joshua H. Viers. (2004). FISH INVASIONS IN CALIFORNIA WATERSHEDS: TESTING HYPOTHESES USING LANDSCAPE PATTERNS. Ecological Applications. 14(5). 1507–1525. 150 indexed citations

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Light, Theo. (2003). Success and failure in a lotic crayfish invasion: the roles of hydrologic variability and habitat alteration. Freshwater Biology. 48(10). 1886–1897. 113 indexed citations

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Moyle, Peter B. & Theo Light. (1996). Biological invasions of fresh water: Empirical rules and assembly theory. Biological Conservation. 78(1-2). 149–161. 635 indexed citations breakdown →

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Moyle, Peter B. & Theo Light. (1996). Fish Invasions in California: Do Abiotic Factors Determine Success?. Ecology. 77(6). 1666–1670. 355 indexed citations

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Light, Theo, et al.. (1995). Decline of the Shasta Crayfish ( Pacifastacus fortis Faxon) of Northeastern California. Conservation Biology. 9(6). 1567–1577. 55 indexed citations

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