Walter D. Koenig

19.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
257 papers, 12.8k citations indexed

About

Walter D. Koenig is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter D. Koenig has authored 257 papers receiving a total of 12.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 189 papers in Ecology, 134 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 112 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Walter D. Koenig's work include Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (126 papers), Plant and animal studies (112 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (101 papers). Walter D. Koenig is often cited by papers focused on Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (126 papers), Plant and animal studies (112 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (101 papers). Walter D. Koenig collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Walter D. Koenig's co-authors include Johannes M. H. Knops, Ronald L. Mumme, Mark T. Stanback, Andrew M. Liebhold, Frank A. Pitelka, William J. Carmen, Philip N. Hooge, Ottar N. Bjørnstad, Ian S. Pearse and Joseph Haydock and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Walter D. Koenig

253 papers receiving 11.8k 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.

Spatial Synchrony in Population Dynamics

2004 709 citations Walter D. Koenig et al. profile →
Detectability, philopatry, and the distribution of dispersal distances in vertebrates

1996 628 citations Walter D. Koenig et al. profile →
Spatial autocorrelation of ecological phenomena

1999 516 citations Walter D. Koenig profile →
Mechanisms of mast seeding: resources, weather, cues, and selection

2016 253 citations Ian S. Pearse, Walter D. Koenig et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Walter D. Koenig United States	61	9.0k	6.8k	4.6k	2.1k	2.0k	257	12.8k
Rolf A. Ims Norway	65	10.8k 1.2×	3.8k 0.6×	4.3k 0.9×	2.3k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	311	14.8k
Marcel Holyoak United States	36	6.9k 0.8×	3.9k 0.6×	5.0k 1.1×	2.2k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	125	11.9k
Phillip Cassey Australia	53	8.2k 0.9×	4.7k 0.7×	4.7k 1.0×	1.9k 0.9×	1.9k 0.9×	288	13.3k
Oswald J. Schmitz United States	60	10.1k 1.1×	5.5k 0.8×	5.8k 1.2×	3.2k 1.5×	2.5k 1.3×	194	16.5k
Erik Matthysen Belgium	58	7.1k 0.8×	4.6k 0.7×	3.3k 0.7×	1.9k 0.9×	2.2k 1.1×	251	11.7k
Martin L. Cody United States	43	8.4k 0.9×	5.8k 0.9×	6.9k 1.5×	2.4k 1.1×	1.5k 0.8×	104	14.1k
Trevor D. Price United States	60	6.0k 0.7×	8.6k 1.3×	3.2k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	5.7k 2.9×	176	14.9k
Mark L. Taper United States	41	5.6k 0.6×	3.5k 0.5×	3.6k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	4.6k 2.3×	105	11.8k
Truman P. Young United States	63	4.7k 0.5×	3.8k 0.6×	5.0k 1.1×	2.2k 1.1×	1.4k 0.7×	192	10.3k
Ian P. F. Owens United Kingdom	61	7.6k 0.8×	7.9k 1.2×	3.6k 0.8×	2.0k 1.0×	2.9k 1.5×	100	14.2k

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Pesendorfer, Mario B., et al.. (2023). Unraveling a paradox of habitat relationships: scale-dependent drivers of temporal occupancy-abundance relationships in a cooperatively breeding bird. Landscape Ecology. 38(8). 1955–1970. 1 indexed citations

Barve, Sahas, Christina Riehl, Eric L. Walters, et al.. (2021). Lifetime reproductive benefits of cooperative polygamy vary for males and females in the acorn woodpecker ( Melanerpes formicivorus ). Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 288(1957). 20210579–20210579. 3 indexed citations

Walters, Eric L., et al.. (2020). Experimental evidence that acorn woodpeckers recognize relationships among third parties no longer living together. Behavioral Ecology. 31(5). 1257–1265. 2 indexed citations

Walters, Eric L., et al.. (2020). Acorn woodpeckers vocally discriminate current and former group members from nongroup members. Behavioral Ecology. 31(5). 1120–1128. 8 indexed citations

Bogdziewicz, Michał, Davide Ascoli, Andrew Hacket‐Pain, et al.. (2019). From theory to experiments for testing the proximate mechanisms of mast seeding: an agenda for an experimental ecology. Ecology Letters. 23(2). 210–220. 67 indexed citations

Moreira, Xoaquín, Luis Abdala‐Roberts, Ignacio Manuel Pérez-Ramos, et al.. (2019). Weather cues associated with masting behavior dampen the negative autocorrelation between past and current reproduction in oaks. American Journal of Botany. 106(1). 51–60. 6 indexed citations

Barve, Sahas, et al.. (2019). Wandering woodpeckers: foray behavior in a social bird. Ecology. 101(2). e02943–e02943. 15 indexed citations

Walters, Eric L., et al.. (2018). Wild acorn woodpeckers recognize associations between individuals in other groups. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 285(1882). 20181017–20181017. 15 indexed citations

Minor, Emily S., et al.. (2017). Effects of landscape features on gene flow of valley oaks (Quercus lobata). Plant Ecology. 218(4). 487–499. 13 indexed citations

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Koenig, Walter D., Jay P. McEntee, & Eric L. Walters. (2008). Acorn harvesting by acorn woodpeckers: annual variation and comparison with genetic estimates. Evolutionary ecology research. 10(6). 811–822. 16 indexed citations

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Koenig, Walter D. & Lauryn Benedict. (2002). SIZE, INSECT PARASITISM, AND ENERGETIC VALUE OF ACORNS STORED BY ACORN WOODPECKERS. Ornithological Applications. 104(3). 539–539. 13 indexed citations

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Koenig, Walter D. & Lauryn Benedict. (2002). Size, Insect Parasitism, and Energetic Value of Acorns Stored by Acorn Woodpeckers. Ornithological Applications. 104(3). 539–547.

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Knops, Jean & Walter D. Koenig. (2000). Annual variation in xylem water potential in California oaks.. Madroño. 47(2). 106–108. 11 indexed citations

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Koenig, Walter D. & Stanley H. Faeth. (1998). EFFECTS OF STORAGE ON TANNIN AND PROTEIN CONTENT OF CACHED ACORNS. The Southwestern Naturalist. 43(2). 170–175. 23 indexed citations

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Koenig, Walter D., et al.. (1997). Individual, Brood, and Sex Variation in Begging Calls of Western Bluebirds. Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida). 10 indexed citations

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Koenig, Walter D. & Johannes M. H. Knops. (1995). Long-term survival question: Why do oaks produce boom-and-bust seed crops?. California Agriculture. 49(5). 7–12. 6 indexed citations

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Knops, Johannes M. H. & Walter D. Koenig. (1994). Water use strategies of five sympatric species of Quercus in central coastal California.. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 41(4). 290–301. 22 indexed citations

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Koenig, Walter D. & Ronald L. Mumme. (1988). Population Ecology of the Cooperatively Breeding Acorn Woodpecker. (MPB-24), Volume 24. Princeton University Press eBooks. 27 indexed citations

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Gutiérrez, R. J. & Walter D. Koenig. (1978). Characteristics of Storage Trees Used by Acorn Woodpecker in Two California Woodlands. Journal of Forestry. 76(3). 162–164. 3 indexed citations

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Gutiérrez, Ralph J. & Walter D. Koenig. (1978). Characteristics of acorn woodpecker storage trees. Journal of Forestry. 76. 162–164. 2 indexed citations

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