Virgil Brack

1.4k total citations
47 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Virgil Brack is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Animal Science and Zoology. According to data from OpenAlex, Virgil Brack has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 21 papers in Ecology and 11 papers in Animal Science and Zoology. Recurrent topics in Virgil Brack's work include Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (40 papers), Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock (11 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (8 papers). Virgil Brack is often cited by papers focused on Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (40 papers), Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock (11 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (8 papers). Virgil Brack collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and South Africa. Virgil Brack's co-authors include Justin G. Boyles, Jonathan J. Storm, John O. Whitaker, Dale W. Sparks, John W. Twente, Miranda Dunbar, Richard К. LaVal, S.A. Johnson, James B. Cope and W. Mark Ford and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Global Change Biology and Energy Policy.

In The Last Decade

Virgil Brack

46 papers receiving 949 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Virgil Brack United States 18 971 591 263 248 167 47 1.1k
Cori L. Lausen Canada 17 973 1.0× 839 1.4× 156 0.6× 188 0.8× 227 1.4× 61 1.2k
P. I. Webb United Kingdom 18 828 0.9× 723 1.2× 103 0.4× 162 0.7× 135 0.8× 41 1.1k
Eric R. Britzke United States 20 1.1k 1.2× 823 1.4× 240 0.9× 94 0.4× 239 1.4× 40 1.3k
Clare Stawski Australia 20 979 1.0× 816 1.4× 196 0.7× 345 1.4× 146 0.9× 54 1.2k
Luísa Rodrigues Portugal 13 725 0.7× 508 0.9× 206 0.8× 48 0.2× 174 1.0× 19 930
Joy M. O’Keefe United States 17 759 0.8× 625 1.1× 94 0.4× 86 0.3× 243 1.5× 55 876
R. Mark Brigham Canada 14 811 0.8× 857 1.5× 64 0.2× 111 0.4× 160 1.0× 27 1.1k
Michael J. Lacki United States 24 1.2k 1.2× 1.1k 1.9× 140 0.5× 81 0.3× 415 2.5× 91 1.7k
Colin F.J. O’Donnell New Zealand 23 940 1.0× 1.3k 2.2× 67 0.3× 85 0.3× 406 2.4× 80 1.7k
TH Kunz United States 6 775 0.8× 522 0.9× 95 0.4× 44 0.2× 283 1.7× 7 852

Countries citing papers authored by Virgil Brack

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Fields of papers citing papers by Virgil Brack

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Virgil Brack

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Virgil Brack. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Virgil Brack 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 Virgil Brack. Virgil Brack 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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Hoyt, Joseph R., Richard King, Rickard S. Toomey, et al.. (2024). Drivers of population dynamics of at-risk populations change with pathogen arrival. Biological Conservation. 296. 110693–110693. 2 indexed citations
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Brack, Virgil & Dale W. Sparks. (2021). Avoiding a conservation pitfall: Considering the risks of unsuitably hot bat boxes: Adding context to Crawford & O'Keefe. Conservation Science and Practice. 3(12). 3 indexed citations
3.
Zukal, Jan, Hana Banďouchová, Tomáš Bartonička, et al.. (2014). White-Nose Syndrome Fungus: A Generalist Pathogen of Hibernating Bats. PLoS ONE. 9(5). e97224–e97224. 68 indexed citations
4.
Duchamp, Joseph E., et al.. (2013). Habitat use by bats in two Indiana forests prior to silvicultural treatments for oak regeneration. 203–217. 1 indexed citations
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Ford, W. Mark, et al.. (2011). Capture and Reproductive Trends in Summer Bat Communities in West Virginia: Assessing the Impact of White-Nose Syndrome. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management. 3(1). 33–42. 80 indexed citations
6.
Sparks, Dale W., et al.. (2011). Bats of the Cumberland Plateau and Ridge and Valley Provinces, Virginia. Southeastern Naturalist. 10(3). 515–528. 9 indexed citations
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Willis, Craig K. R., et al.. (2009). Thermocron iButton and iBBat temperature dataloggers emit ultrasound. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 179(7). 867–874. 31 indexed citations
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Brack, Virgil & John O. Whitaker. (2006). The Indiana Myotis (Myotis sodalis) on an Anthropogenic Landscape: Newport Chemical Depot, Vermillion County, Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science. 115(1). 44–52. 2 indexed citations
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Whitaker, John O., Dale W. Sparks, & Virgil Brack. (2006). Use of Artificial Roost Structures by Bats at the Indianapolis International Airport. Environmental Management. 38(1). 28–36. 41 indexed citations
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Whitaker, John O., et al.. (2005). Bats of Camp Atterbury in South-Central Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science. 114(2). 216–223. 4 indexed citations
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Brack, Virgil, et al.. (2005). Bats of Skydusky Hollow, Bland County, Virginia. ODU Digital Commons (Old Dominion University). 56(2). 3. 6 indexed citations
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Whitaker, John O., Dale W. Sparks, & Virgil Brack. (2004). BATS OF THE INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AREA, 1991-2001. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science. 113(2). 151–161. 19 indexed citations
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Brack, Virgil, et al.. (2003). Wintering populations of bats in Indiana, with emphasis on the endangered Indiana myotis, Myotis sodalis. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science. 112(1). 61–74. 9 indexed citations
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Whitaker, John O., James B. Cope, & Virgil Brack. (2003). Bats of Wyandotte Cave, Crawford County, Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science. 112(1). 75–84. 1 indexed citations
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Whitaker, John O., Virgil Brack, & James B. Cope. (2002). Are Bats in Indiana Declining. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science. 111(1). 95–106. 22 indexed citations
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Brack, Virgil & John O. Whitaker. (2001). Foods of the northern myotis, Myotis septentrionalis, from Missouri and Indiana, with notes on foraging. Acta Chiropterologica. 3(2). 203–210. 33 indexed citations
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Brack, Virgil, et al.. (1987). A Wetland Habitat Assessment Method using Birds. 1155–1170. 1 indexed citations
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Cable, Ted T., et al.. (1985). Avifauna as Indicators of Habitat Quality in Some Wetlands of Northern Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science. 95. 523–528. 1 indexed citations
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Brack, Virgil & Richard К. LaVal. (1985). Food Habits of the Indiana Bat in Missouri. Journal of Mammalogy. 66(2). 308–315. 47 indexed citations

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