Tom Will

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Tom Will is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom Will has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Ecology, 8 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 5 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Tom Will's work include Avian ecology and behavior (9 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (7 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (7 papers). Tom Will is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (9 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (7 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (7 papers). Tom Will collaborates with scholars based in United States. Tom Will's co-authors include Peter P. Marra, Scott R. Loss, Thomas B. Ryder, Jill M. Trainer, Kenneth V. Rosenberg, Rachel Vallender, Lesley P. Bulluck, Amber M. Roth, John L. Confer and David A. Buehler and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Nature Climate Change.

In The Last Decade

Tom Will

23 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

  1. The impact of free-ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States
    2013 611 citations Scott R. Loss, Tom Will et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tom Will United States 16 1.6k 377 365 349 281 23 2.0k
Paul D. Curtis United States 29 2.5k 1.6× 373 1.0× 511 1.4× 269 0.8× 534 1.9× 134 3.7k
Stewart W. Breck United States 29 2.3k 1.4× 689 1.8× 272 0.7× 389 1.1× 265 0.9× 98 2.7k
P. J. White United States 37 2.9k 1.8× 516 1.4× 350 1.0× 388 1.1× 670 2.4× 102 3.7k
Seth B. Magle United States 23 1.1k 0.7× 395 1.0× 396 1.1× 264 0.8× 195 0.7× 62 1.7k
Stephen Herrero Canada 28 2.2k 1.4× 445 1.2× 262 0.7× 360 1.0× 216 0.8× 51 2.5k
Fabio Bontadina Switzerland 27 1.6k 1.0× 481 1.3× 391 1.1× 588 1.7× 266 0.9× 54 2.5k
David L. Garshelis United States 35 2.9k 1.8× 474 1.3× 409 1.1× 532 1.5× 312 1.1× 100 3.4k
James D. Roth Canada 29 2.2k 1.4× 515 1.4× 521 1.4× 225 0.6× 637 2.3× 92 2.9k
Navinder J. Singh Sweden 27 1.8k 1.1× 203 0.5× 565 1.5× 431 1.2× 537 1.9× 97 2.8k
Michael R. Conover United States 28 2.3k 1.5× 214 0.6× 608 1.7× 190 0.5× 511 1.8× 115 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Tom Will

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tom Will

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Tom Will. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Tom Will. The network helps show where Tom Will may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tom Will

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tom Will. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tom Will 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 Tom Will. Tom Will is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Loss, Scott R., Tom Will, Travis Longcore, & Peter P. Marra. (2018). Responding to misinformation and criticisms regarding United States cat predation estimates. Biological Invasions. 20(12). 3385–3396. 26 indexed citations
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Streby, Henry M., David A. Buehler, David E. Andersen, et al.. (2016). Research on Golden-winged Warblers: Recent progress and current needs: Chapter 14. 49. 217–227. 1 indexed citations
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Loss, Scott R., Tom Will, & Peter P. Marra. (2015). Direct Mortality of Birds from Anthropogenic Causes. Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics. 46(1). 99–120. 272 indexed citations
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Loss, Scott R., Tom Will, & Peter P. Marra. (2014). Refining Estimates of Bird Collision and Electrocution Mortality at Power Lines in the United States. PLoS ONE. 9(7). e101565–e101565. 116 indexed citations
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Loss, Scott R., et al.. (2014). Bird–building collisions in the United States: Estimates of annual mortality and species vulnerability. Ornithological Applications. 116(1). 8–23. 263 indexed citations
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Loss, Scott R., Tom Will, & Peter P. Marra. (2014). Estimation of bird‐vehicle collision mortality on U.S. roads. Journal of Wildlife Management. 78(5). 763–771. 121 indexed citations
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Ryder, Thomas B., et al.. (2013). A blind spot in climate change vulnerability assessments. Nature Climate Change. 3(2). 91–93. 88 indexed citations
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Loss, Scott R., Tom Will, & Peter P. Marra. (2013). The impact of free-ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States. Nature Communications. 4(1). 1396–1396. 611 indexed citations breakdown →
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Loss, Scott R., Tom Will, & Peter P. Marra. (2013). Estimates of bird collision mortality at wind facilities in the contiguous United States. Biological Conservation. 168. 201–209. 190 indexed citations
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Loss, Scott R., Tom Will, & Peter P. Marra. (2013). Correction: Corrigendum: The impact of free-ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States. Nature Communications. 4(1). 12 indexed citations
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Will, Tom, et al.. (2010). Editors' Note. Ornithological Monographs. 68(1). x–xvi. 3 indexed citations
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Buehler, David A., Amber M. Roth, Rachel Vallender, et al.. (2007). Status and Conservation Priorities of Golden-Winged Warbler (Vermivora Chrysoptera) in North America. The Auk. 124(4). 1439–1445. 26 indexed citations
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Buehler, David A., Amber M. Roth, Rachel Vallender, et al.. (2007). STATUS AND CONSERVATION PRIORITIES OF GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER (VERMIVORA CHRYSOPTERA) IN NORTH AMERICA. The Auk. 124(4). 1439–1439. 49 indexed citations
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Thogmartin, Wayne E., et al.. (2006). LINK:A Land Conservation Decision Support Tool. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. 87(3). 229–236. 1 indexed citations
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Dunn, Erica H., J. Bart, Humberto Berlanga, et al.. (2005). High priority needs for range-wide monitoring of North American landbirds. Plant Molecular Biology. 20(5). 0–30. 27 indexed citations
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Korschgen, Carl E., Melinda G. Knutson, Leslie E. Holland‐Bartels, et al.. (2005). Natural resource assessment and decision support tools for bird conservation planning. 191. 1 indexed citations
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Will, Tom, et al.. (2005). The five elements process: Designing optimal landscapes to meet bird conservation objectives. 0–7. 17 indexed citations
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Will, Tom. (1991). Birds of a Severely Hurricane-Damaged Atlantic Coast Rain Forest in Nicaragua. Biotropica. 23(4). 497–497. 24 indexed citations
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Trainer, Jill M. & Tom Will. (1984). Avian Methods of Feeding on Bursera simaruba (Burseraceae) Fruits in Panama. The Auk. 101(1). 193–195. 32 indexed citations

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