Thomas W. Sherry

9.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Thomas W. Sherry is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas W. Sherry has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Ecology, 39 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 38 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Thomas W. Sherry's work include Avian ecology and behavior (52 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (36 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (33 papers). Thomas W. Sherry is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (52 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (36 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (33 papers). Thomas W. Sherry collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Thomas W. Sherry's co-authors include Richard T. Holmes, Peter P. Marra, Nicholas L. Rodenhouse, Allan M. Strong, Matthew D. Johnson, D. Ryan Norris, Kurt Kyser, Laurene M. Ratcliffe, Leonard R. Reitsma and David R. Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Ecology and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Thomas W. Sherry

96 papers receiving 6.0k 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.

Tropical winter habitat limits reproductive success on the temperate breeding grounds in a migratory bird

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas W. Sherry United States	43	5.9k	2.4k	2.2k	1.7k	963	98	6.8k
John Faaborg United States	48	7.2k 1.2×	2.9k 1.2×	1.9k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.7k 1.8×	125	8.1k
David G. Noble United Kingdom	35	3.3k 0.6×	2.0k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	807 0.8×	93	4.8k
C. M. Perrins United Kingdom	20	4.2k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	2.3k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	793 0.8×	27	5.4k
Tomas Pärt Sweden	49	5.5k 0.9×	2.3k 0.9×	3.7k 1.7×	1.2k 0.7×	985 1.0×	128	7.2k
John G. Blake United States	38	3.3k 0.6×	2.4k 1.0×	1.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	703 0.7×	121	4.8k
José Luis Tellerı́a Spain	41	3.4k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	677 0.7×	161	4.5k
Fabrizio Sergio Spain	42	4.4k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	1.8k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	575 0.6×	103	5.3k
Philip C. Stouffer United States	38	4.4k 0.7×	3.8k 1.6×	2.2k 1.0×	1.6k 0.9×	1.7k 1.8×	124	6.7k
Humphrey Q. P. Crick United Kingdom	31	3.6k 0.6×	1.8k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	2.0k 1.2×	1.1k 1.2×	82	5.0k
T. Scott Sillett United States	35	3.9k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	1.5k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	661 0.7×	126	4.9k

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Anderson, Eric C., Christen M. Bossu, Teia M. Schweizer, et al.. (2023). Low‐coverage whole genome sequencing for highly accurate population assignment: Mapping migratory connectivity in the American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla). Molecular Ecology. 32(20). 5528–5540. 9 indexed citations

Sherry, Thomas W.. (2023). Niche concept scale in space and time: evolutionary perspectives from tropical insectivorous birds. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 11. 2 indexed citations

Powell, Luke L., et al.. (2021). High resource overlap and small dietary differences are widespread in food‐limited warbler (Parulidae) communities. Ibis. 164(1). 44–59. 11 indexed citations

Albert, Steven M., et al.. (2020). Habitat ecology of Nearctic–Neotropical migratory landbirds on the nonbreeding grounds. Ornithological Applications. 122(4). 20 indexed citations

Faaborg, John, Richard T. Holmes, Angela D. Anders, et al.. (2010). Conserving migratory land birds in the New World: Do we know enough?. Ecological Applications. 20(2). 398–418. 301 indexed citations

Brown, David R. & Thomas W. Sherry. (2008). Solitary winter roosting of Ovenbirds in core foraging area. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 120(3). 455–459. 16 indexed citations

Sigel, Bryan J., Thomas W. Sherry, & Bruce E. Young. (2006). Avian Community Response to Lowland Tropical Rainforest Isolation: 40 Years of Change at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica. Conservation Biology. 20(1). 111–121. 91 indexed citations

Johnson, Matthew D., Thomas W. Sherry, Richard T. Holmes, & Peter P. Marra. (2006). Assessing Habitat Quality for a Migratory Songbird Wintering in Natural and Agricultural Habitats. Conservation Biology. 20(5). 1433–1444. 155 indexed citations

Holmes, Richard T. & Thomas W. Sherry. (2001). THIRTY-YEAR BIRD POPULATION TRENDS IN AN UNFRAGMENTED TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST: IMPORTANCE OF HABITAT CHANGE. The Auk. 118(3). 589–589. 187 indexed citations

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Holmes, Richard T. & Thomas W. Sherry. (2001). Thirty-Year Bird Population Trends in an Unfragmented Temperate Deciduous Forest: Importance of Habitat Change. The Auk. 118(3). 589–609. 10 indexed citations

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Sherry, Thomas W.. (2000). Shade Coffee: A Good Brew Even in Small Doses. The Auk. 117(3). 563–568. 1 indexed citations

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Sherry, Thomas W.. (2000). SHADE COFFEE: A GOOD BREW EVEN IN SMALL DOSES. The Auk. 117(3). 563–563. 21 indexed citations

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Strong, Allan M., Thomas W. Sherry, & Richard T. Holmes. (2000). Bird predation on herbivorous insects: indirect effects on sugar maple saplings. Oecologia. 125(3). 370–379. 67 indexed citations

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Strong, Allan M. & Thomas W. Sherry. (2000). Habitat‐specific effects of food abundance on the condition of ovenbirds wintering in Jamaica. Journal of Animal Ecology. 69(5). 883–895. 167 indexed citations

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Chamberlain, C. Page, Joel D. Blum, Richard T. Holmes, et al.. (1997). The use of isotope tracers for identifying populations of migratory birds. Oecologia. 109(1). 132–141. 354 indexed citations

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Sherry, Thomas W. & Richard T. Holmes. (1992). Are populations of neotropical migrant birds limited in summer or winter? Implications for management.. 47–57. 21 indexed citations

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Sherry, Thomas W. & Lucinda A. McDade. (1982). Prey Selection and Handling in Two Neotropical Hover‐Gleaning Birds. Ecology. 63(4). 1016–1028. 58 indexed citations

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Anderson, Robert C., et al.. (1980). Diplotriaena muscisaxicolae Schuurmans-Stekhoven, 1952 (Nematoda: Diplotriaenoidea) from Nesotriccus ridgwayi Townsend (Tyrannidae) of Cocos Island, Costa Rica. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 58(10). 1923–1926. 1 indexed citations

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Holmes, Richard T., Craig Black, & Thomas W. Sherry. (1979). Comparative Population Bioenergetics of Three Insectivorous Passerines in a Deciduous Forest. Ornithological Applications. 81(1). 9–9. 39 indexed citations

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Holmes, Richard T., et al.. (1978). Diurnal and individual variability in the foraging behavior of American redstarts (Setophaga ruticilla). Oecologia. 36(2). 141–149. 42 indexed citations

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