V. A. Drake

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

V. A. Drake is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, V. A. Drake has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Ecology, 19 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 13 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in V. A. Drake's work include Avian ecology and behavior (17 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (10 papers) and Entomological Studies and Ecology (9 papers). V. A. Drake is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (17 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (10 papers) and Entomological Studies and Ecology (9 papers). V. A. Drake collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and China. V. A. Drake's co-authors include Hugh Dingle, R. A. Farrow, Don R. Reynolds, Jason W. Chapman, A. G. Gatehouse, David L. Gibo, Thomas Alerstam, Andrew Reynolds, Raymond H. G. Klaassen and Sabrina Fossette and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

V. A. Drake

52 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

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2007 803 citations V. A. Drake et al. BioScience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
V. A. Drake Australia	26	1.3k	879	812	611	560	52	2.8k
John P. Ball Sweden	29	1.6k 1.2×	779 0.9×	887 1.1×	187 0.3×	705 1.3×	56	2.7k
Jens Roland Canada	34	1.5k 1.1×	1.8k 2.1×	1.2k 1.5×	904 1.5×	1.5k 2.7×	94	3.6k
Sylvain Pincebourde France	30	1.5k 1.2×	1.1k 1.3×	792 1.0×	879 1.4×	590 1.1×	72	3.3k
Katie E. Marshall Canada	25	1.9k 1.5×	925 1.1×	685 0.8×	959 1.6×	326 0.6×	70	3.0k
Darren M. Evans United Kingdom	34	1.5k 1.1×	1.6k 1.8×	578 0.7×	468 0.8×	1.0k 1.8×	95	3.6k
M. Mylonas Greece	26	733 0.6×	746 0.8×	360 0.4×	812 1.3×	439 0.8×	56	2.0k
Mark Williamson United Kingdom	19	1.0k 0.8×	854 1.0×	297 0.4×	427 0.7×	1.1k 2.0×	49	2.7k
Michael E. Dillon United States	28	1.5k 1.1×	1.4k 1.6×	705 0.9×	1.1k 1.9×	457 0.8×	73	3.1k
Caz M. Taylor United States	22	1.9k 1.5×	954 1.1×	296 0.4×	597 1.0×	1.2k 2.1×	57	3.2k
Remko Leys Australia	19	610 0.5×	898 1.0×	414 0.5×	781 1.3×	313 0.6×	31	2.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of V. A. Drake

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Huang, Jianrong, Hongqiang Feng, V. A. Drake, et al.. (2024). Massive seasonal high-altitude migrations of nocturnal insects above the agricultural plains of East China. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(18). e2317646121–e2317646121. 19 indexed citations

Drake, V. A., et al.. (2024). Insects as radar targets: size, form, density and permittivity. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 45(9). 2985–3002. 1 indexed citations

Hu, Gao, Hongqiang Feng, Akira Otuka, et al.. (2024). The East Asian Insect Flyway: Geographical and Climatic Factors Driving Migration Among Diverse Crop Pests. Annual Review of Entomology. 70(1). 1–22. 15 indexed citations

Hone, Jim, V. A. Drake, & Charles J. Krebs. (2023). Evaluation Options for Wildlife Management and Strengthening of Causal Inference. BioScience. 73(1). 48–58. 8 indexed citations

Drake, V. A., et al.. (2020). Insect Target Classes Discerned from Entomological Radar Data. Remote Sensing. 12(4). 673–673. 15 indexed citations

Drake, V. A., et al.. (2020). Insect Monitoring Radar: Maximizing Performance and Utility. Remote Sensing. 12(4). 596–596. 19 indexed citations

Hu, Cheng, Weidong Li, Rui Wang, Teng Long, & V. A. Drake. (2020). Discrimination of Parallel and Perpendicular Insects Based on Relative Phase of Scattering Matrix Eigenvalues. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 58(6). 3927–3940. 18 indexed citations

Hone, Jim, V. A. Drake, & Charles J. Krebs. (2018). Evaluating wildlife management by using principles of applied ecology: case studies and implications. Wildlife Research. 45(5). 436–445. 5 indexed citations

Drake, V. A., et al.. (2018). Ascent and descent rates of high-flying insect migrants determined with a non-coherent vertical-beam entomological radar. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 40(3). 883–904. 22 indexed citations

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Drake, V. A., et al.. (2017). Locust displacing winds in eastern Australia reassessed with observations from an insect monitoring radar. International Journal of Biometeorology. 61(12). 2073–2084. 7 indexed citations

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Hone, Jim, V. A. Drake, & Charles J. Krebs. (2017). The Effort–Outcomes Relationship in Applied Ecology: Evaluation and Implications. BioScience. 67(9). 845–852. 18 indexed citations

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Drake, V. A.. (2013). Signal processing for ZLC-configuration insect-monitoring radars: Yields and sample biases. 36. 298–303. 7 indexed citations

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Chapman, Jason W., Raymond H. G. Klaassen, V. A. Drake, et al.. (2011). Animal Orientation Strategies for Movement in Flows. Current Biology. 21(20). R861–R870. 224 indexed citations

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Drake, V. A., et al.. (2005). Monitoring insect migration with radar: the ventral‐aspect polarization pattern and its potential for target identification. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 26(18). 3957–3974. 27 indexed citations

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Hill, Jane K., V. A. Drake, & A. G. Gatehouse. (1996). Insect Migration: Tracking Resources Through Space and Time. Journal of Animal Ecology. 65(6). 852–852. 20 indexed citations

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Gatehouse, A. G., et al.. (1995). Insect Migration. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 92 indexed citations

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Drake, V. A., et al.. (1989). The ‘aerial plankton’ and atmospheric convergence. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 4(12). 381–385. 27 indexed citations

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Drake, V. A.. (1984). The vertical distribution of macro-insects migrating in the nocturnal boundary layer: A radar study. Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 28(3-4). 353–374. 45 indexed citations

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Drake, V. A. & R. A. Farrow. (1983). The nocturnal migration of the Australian plague locust, Chortoicetes terminifera (Walker) (Orthoptera: Acrididae): quantitative radar observations of a series of northward flights. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 73(4). 567–585. 45 indexed citations

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Drake, V. A.. (1982). INSECTS IN THE SEA‐BREEZE FRONT AT CANBERRA: A RADAR STUDY. Weather. 37(5). 134–143. 25 indexed citations

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