Thomas D. Sisk

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Thomas D. Sisk is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas D. Sisk has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Ecology, 37 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 36 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Thomas D. Sisk's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (34 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (26 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (17 papers). Thomas D. Sisk is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (34 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (26 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (17 papers). Thomas D. Sisk collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Thomas D. Sisk's co-authors include Leslie Ries, James Battin, Robert J. Fletcher, Paul R. Ehrlich, Timothy E. Crews, Nick M. Haddad, Alan E. Launer, Brett G. Dickson, John W. Prather and Barry R. Noon and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Ecology and Remote Sensing of Environment.

In The Last Decade

Thomas D. Sisk

70 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

Ecological Responses to Habitat Edges: Mechanisms, Models, and Variability Explained

2004 1.1k citations Leslie Ries, Robert J. Fletcher et al. Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas D. Sisk United States	31	2.1k	2.0k	1.6k	998	565	72	4.0k
Carla P. Catterall Australia	40	2.3k 1.1×	2.5k 1.2×	1.4k 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	707 1.3×	140	4.5k
Jean‐Louis Martin France	37	2.4k 1.2×	3.0k 1.5×	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.4×	866 1.5×	90	5.2k
Carlos Augusto Klink Brazil	20	1.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	443 0.8×	25	4.2k
Paul M. Dolman United Kingdom	35	2.1k 1.0×	3.4k 1.7×	1.6k 1.0×	1.0k 1.0×	1.1k 2.0×	123	5.5k
Ian Oliver Australia	27	1.7k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	846 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	811 1.4×	65	3.7k
Sacha Spector United States	18	2.2k 1.0×	1.9k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	995 1.0×	966 1.7×	24	4.0k
R.G.H. Bunce United Kingdom	35	1.8k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	1.8k 1.1×	837 0.8×	719 1.3×	134	4.8k
Adina M. Merenlender United States	37	1.4k 0.7×	2.7k 1.3×	2.1k 1.3×	760 0.8×	852 1.5×	96	5.4k
Elizabeth Losos United States	13	2.6k 1.3×	2.1k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	1.5k 1.5×	796 1.4×	17	4.6k
Athanasios S. Kallimanis Greece	33	1.7k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 1.3×	710 1.3×	103	3.6k

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Sesnie, Steven E., et al.. (2021). Multisensor models for assessing recurrent fire compatibility with habitat recovery for a critically endangered species. Remote Sensing of Environment. 269. 112824–112824. 4 indexed citations

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Souther, Sara, et al.. (2019). Complex response of vegetation to grazing suggests need for coordinated, landscape-level approaches to grazing management. Global Ecology and Conservation. 20. e00770–e00770. 39 indexed citations

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Noon, Barry R., Larissa L. Bailey, Thomas D. Sisk, & Kevin S. McKelvey. (2012). Efficient Species‐Level Monitoring at the Landscape Scale. Conservation Biology. 26(3). 432–441. 105 indexed citations

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Sisk, Thomas D., et al.. (2010). Variability in Nest Density, Occupancy, and Home Range Size of Western Bluebirds after Forest Treatments. Forest Science. 56(1). 131–138. 5 indexed citations

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Ries, Leslie & Thomas D. Sisk. (2010). What is an edge species? The implications of sensitivity to habitat edges. Oikos. 119(10). 1636–1642. 59 indexed citations

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Bowker, Matthew A., Mark E. Miller, Jayne Belnap, Thomas D. Sisk, & Nancy Collins Johnson. (2008). Prioritizing Conservation Effort through the Use of Biological Soil Crusts as Ecosystem Function Indicators in an Arid Region. Conservation Biology. 22(6). 1533–1543. 44 indexed citations

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Dickson, Brett G., et al.. (2008). Chapter 10: Avian community responses to forest thinning and prescribed surface fire, alone and in combination. 1 indexed citations

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Ries, Leslie & Thomas D. Sisk. (2008). Butterfly edge effects are predicted by a simple model in a complex landscape. Oecologia. 156(1). 75–86. 44 indexed citations

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Lindell, Catherine A., et al.. (2007). EDGE RESPONSES OF TROPICAL AND TEMPERATE BIRDS. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 119(2). 205–220. 55 indexed citations

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Muñoz‐Erickson, Tischa A., Bernardo Aguilar‐González, & Thomas D. Sisk. (2007). Linking Ecosystem Health Indicators and Collaborative Management: a Systematic Framework to Evaluate Ecological and Social Outcomes. Ecology and Society. 12(2). 43 indexed citations

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Sisk, Thomas D., et al.. (2006). Impact of Grazing Intensity during Drought in an Arizona Grassland. Conservation Biology. 21(1). 87–97. 92 indexed citations

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Brand, Laurie A., Barry R. Noon, & Thomas D. Sisk. (2006). Predicting Abundance Of Desert Riparian Birds: Validation And Calibration Of The Effective Area Model. Ecological Applications. 16(3). 1090–1102. 10 indexed citations

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Ries, Leslie, Robert J. Fletcher, James Battin, & Thomas D. Sisk. (2004). Ecological Responses to Habitat Edges: Mechanisms, Models, and Variability Explained. Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics. 35(1). 491–522. 1097 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sisk, Thomas D. & James Battin. (2002). Habitat edges and avian ecology: Geographic patterns and insights for western landscapes. Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida). 30–48. 44 indexed citations

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Liu, Jianguo, Eugene P. Odum, John A. Wiens, et al.. (2002). Integrating Landscape Ecology into Natural Resource Management. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 231 indexed citations

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Schlosberg, David & Thomas D. Sisk. (2000). The Environmental Science/Policy Interface: Crossing Disciplinary Boundaries with a Team-Teaching Approach. PS Political Science & Politics. 33(1). 75–79. 3 indexed citations

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Schlosberg, David & Thomas D. Sisk. (2000). The Environmental Science/Policy Interface: Crossing Disciplinary Boundaries with a Team-Teaching Approach. PS Political Science & Politics. 33(1). 75–79. 8 indexed citations

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Haddad, Nick M., et al.. (1996). Annotated checklist of the butterflies of the Tikal National Park Area of Guatemala.. Tropical lepidoptera research. 7(1). 21–37. 16 indexed citations

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Ehrlich, Paul R., et al.. (1994). Notes on butterfly distributions in southern Costa Rica (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea).. Tropical lepidoptera research. 5(1). 21–23. 2 indexed citations

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Sisk, Thomas D. & Christopher L. Vaughan. (1984). Notes on some aspects of the natural history of the giant pocket gopher (orthogeomys merriam) in costa rica. Brenesia. 233–247. 8 indexed citations

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