Todd M. Palmer

13.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
99 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

Todd M. Palmer is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Todd M. Palmer has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 49 papers in Genetics and 48 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Todd M. Palmer's work include Plant and animal studies (61 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (47 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (46 papers). Todd M. Palmer is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (61 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (47 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (46 papers). Todd M. Palmer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Kenya and Canada. Todd M. Palmer's co-authors include Robert M. Pringle, Truman P. Young, Anthony D. Barnosky, Andrés García, Paul R. Ehrlich, Gerardo Ceballos, Jacob R. Goheen, Maureen L. Stanton, E. Toby Kiers and Alison K. Brody and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Todd M. Palmer

96 papers receiving 8.5k citations

Hit Papers

Accelerated modern human–induced species losses: Entering... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2015 2011 2010 2012 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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.

  1. Accelerated modern human–induced species losses: Entering the sixth mass extinction
    2015 2.5k citations Robert M. Pringle, Todd M. Palmer et al. profile →
  2. Reciprocal Rewards Stabilize Cooperation in the Mycorrhizal Symbiosis
    2011 1.3k citations E. Toby Kiers, Todd M. Palmer et al. Science profile →
  3. Mutualisms in a changing world: an evolutionary perspective
    2010 437 citations E. Toby Kiers, Todd M. Palmer et al. Ecology Letters profile →
  4. Skin shedding and tissue regeneration in African spiny mice (Acomys)
    2012 403 citations Jacob R. Goheen, Todd M. Palmer et al. profile →

Peers

Todd M. Palmer
Donald M. Waller United States
Calvin Dytham United Kingdom
Mick N. Clout New Zealand
Eelke Jongejans Netherlands
Brian D. Inouye United States
Piero Genovesi Italy
Richard J. Ladle Brazil
Samuel M. Scheiner United States
Mélodie A. McGeoch South Africa
Jonathan M. Jeschke Germany
Donald M. Waller United States
Todd M. Palmer
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All Works

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Palmer, Todd M.. (2023). Acacia ants. Current Biology. 33(11). R469–R471.
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Palmer, Todd M., et al.. (2023). Ant invasion is associated with lower root density and different root distribution of a foundational savanna tree species. Biological Invasions. 25(6). 1683–1691. 1 indexed citations
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Crego, Ramiro D., Jesse M. Alston, Duncan M. Kimuyu, et al.. (2022). Wild herbivores enhance resistance to invasion by exotic cacti in an African savanna. Journal of Ecology. 111(1). 33–44. 5 indexed citations
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Martin, Timothy A., et al.. (2021). Mutualism disruption by an invasive ant reduces carbon fixation for a foundational East African ant‐plant. Ecology Letters. 24(5). 1052–1062. 8 indexed citations
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Martin, Timothy A., et al.. (2021). A soil‐nesting invasive ant disrupts carbon dynamics in saplings of a foundational ant–plant. Journal of Ecology. 110(2). 359–373. 7 indexed citations
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Hutchinson, Matthew C., Katherine C. R. Baldock, Benjamin Baiser, et al.. (2021). Large herbivores transform plant-pollinator networks in an African savanna. Current Biology. 31(13). 2964–2971.e5. 18 indexed citations
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Young, Hillary S., Douglas J. McCauley, Rodolfo Dirzo, et al.. (2014). Context‐Dependent Effects of Largewildlife Declines on Small‐Mammal Communities in Central Kenya. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. 96(1). 157–160. 15 indexed citations
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Goheen, Jacob R., Todd M. Palmer, Grace Charles, et al.. (2013). Piecewise Disassembly of a Large-Herbivore Community across a Rainfall Gradient: The UHURU Experiment. PLoS ONE. 8(2). e55192–e55192. 76 indexed citations
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Maclean, Janet E., Jacob R. Goheen, Daniel F. Doak, Todd M. Palmer, & Truman P. Young. (2011). Cryptic herbivores mediate the strength and form of ungulate impacts on a long-lived savanna tree. Ecology. 92(8). 1626–1636. 54 indexed citations
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Palmer, Todd M., Daniel F. Doak, Maureen L. Stanton, et al.. (2010). Synergy of multiple partners, including freeloaders, increases host fitness in a multispecies mutualism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(40). 17234–17239. 191 indexed citations
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Fox‐Dobbs, Kena, Daniel F. Doak, Alison K. Brody, & Todd M. Palmer. (2010). Termites create spatial structure and govern ecosystem function by affecting N2 fixation in an East African savanna. Ecology. 91(5). 1296–1307. 84 indexed citations
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Goheen, Jacob R. & Todd M. Palmer. (2010). Defensive Plant-Ants Stabilize Megaherbivore-Driven Landscape Change in an African Savanna. Current Biology. 20(19). 1768–1772. 87 indexed citations
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Brody, Alison K., Todd M. Palmer, Kena Fox‐Dobbs, & Dan F. Doak. (2010). Termites, vertebrate herbivores, and the fruiting success of Acacia drepanolobium. Ecology. 91(2). 399–407. 57 indexed citations
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Palmer, Todd M., Maureen L. Stanton, Truman P. Young, et al.. (2008). Breakdown of an Ant-Plant Mutualism Follows the Loss of Large Herbivores from an African Savanna. Science. 319(5860). 192–195. 213 indexed citations
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Palmer, Todd M. & Alison K. Brody. (2007). MUTUALISM AS RECIPROCAL EXPLOITATION: AFRICAN PLANT-ANTS DEFEND FOLIAR BUT NOT REPRODUCTIVE STRUCTURES. Ecology. 88(12). 3004–3011. 62 indexed citations
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Palmer, Todd M., Truman P. Young, & Maureen L. Stanton. (2002). Burning bridges: priority effects and the persistence of a competitively subordinate acacia-ant in Laikipia, Kenya. Oecologia. 133(3). 372–379. 66 indexed citations
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Palmer, Todd M., et al.. (2000). Short-term dynamics of an acacia ant community in Laikipia, Kenya. Oecologia. 123(3). 425–435. 97 indexed citations
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Palmer, Todd M.. (1995). The influence of spatial heterogeneity on the behavior and growth of two herbivorous stream insects. Oecologia. 104(4). 476–486. 25 indexed citations
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Cooper, Susan M. & Todd M. Palmer. (1994). OBSERVATIONS ON THE DIETARY CHOICE OF FREE-RANGING JUVENILE OSTRICHES. Ostrich. 65(3-4). 251–255. 17 indexed citations

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