Warren P. Porter

16.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
161 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

About

Warren P. Porter is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecological Modeling and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Warren P. Porter has authored 161 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Ecology, 62 papers in Ecological Modeling and 53 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Warren P. Porter's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (62 papers), Physiological and biochemical adaptations (43 papers) and Amphibian and Reptile Biology (29 papers). Warren P. Porter is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (62 papers), Physiological and biochemical adaptations (43 papers) and Amphibian and Reptile Biology (29 papers). Warren P. Porter collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and South Africa. Warren P. Porter's co-authors include Michael Kearney, David M. Gates, Stephen C. Adolph, Richard Shine, Keith A. Christian, Brendan A. Wintle, J. W. Mitchell, Paul D. Mathewson, C. Richard Tracy and Raymond B. Huey and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Warren P. Porter

160 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.

Mechanistic niche modelling: combining physiological and spatial data to predict species’ ranges

2009 1.7k citations Michael Kearney, Warren P. Porter profile →
The potential for behavioral thermoregulation to buffer “cold-blooded” animals against climate warming

2009 873 citations Michael Kearney, Warren P. Porter et al. profile →
Thermodynamic Equilibria of Animals with Environment

1969 680 citations Warren P. Porter et al. profile →
Behavioral implications of mechanistic ecology

1973 397 citations Warren P. Porter et al. Oecologia profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Metabolic skinflint or spendthrift? Insights into ground sloth integument and thermophysiology revealed by biophysical modeling and clumped isotope paleothermometry 2025 ·Journal of Mammalian Evolution ·(unknown), Warren P. Porter, Paul D. Mathewson, David M. Lovelace, (unknown), Aradhna Tripati, Robert A. Eagle, Darin Schwartz, Michael T. Butcher	9
2	Sex‐specific trade‐offs influence thermoregulation under climate change 2025 ·Ecology ·(unknown), (unknown), Paul D. Mathewson, Warren P. Porter, (unknown), Kevin L. Monteith	1
3	Incorporating species-specific morphology improves model predictions of thermal and hydric stress in the sand fiddler crab, Leptuca pugilator 2023 ·Journal of Thermal Biology ·Paul D. Mathewson, M. Zachary Darnell, (unknown), (unknown), Jeffrey S. Levinton, Warren P. Porter	0
4	Climate Spaces and Cliffs: A Novel Bovine Thermodynamic and Mass Balances Model 2023 ·Animals ·Warren P. Porter, (unknown), Paul D. Mathewson, (unknown), (unknown), Riccardo Bonazza, K. G. Gebremedhin	1
5	Modelling the joint effects of body size and microclimate on heat budgets and foraging opportunities of ectotherms 2020 ·Methods in Ecology and Evolution ·Michael Kearney, Warren P. Porter, Raymond B. Huey	25
6	Field data confirm the ability of a biophysical model to predict wild primate body temperature 2020 ·Journal of Thermal Biology ·Paul D. Mathewson, Warren P. Porter, Louise Barrett, Andrea Fuller, S. Peter Henzi, Robyn S. Hetem, Christopher Young, Richard McFarland	19
7	Evaporative water loss simulation improves models’ prediction of habitat suitability for a high-elevation forest skink 2020 ·Oecologia ·Shuping Huang, (unknown), (unknown), Warren P. Porter	14
8	Reflection of near-infrared light confers thermal protection in birds 2018 ·Nature Communications ·Iliana Medina, Elizabeth Newton, Michael Kearney, Raoul A. Mulder, Warren P. Porter, Devi Stuart‐Fox	51
9	Geostatistical interpolation can reliably extend coverage of a very high‐resolution model of temperature‐dependent sex determination 2017 ·Journal of Biogeography ·Anna Carter, Michael Kearney, Stephen Hartley, Warren P. Porter, Nicola J. Nelson	6
10	Modelling the soil microclimate: does the spatial or temporal resolution of input parameters matter? 2016 ·Frontiers of Biogeography ·Anna Carter, Michael Kearney, Nicola J. Mitchell, Stephen Hartley, Warren P. Porter, Nicola J. Nelson	15
11	Validation of a Mechanistic Model for Non-Invasive Study of Ecological Energetics in an Endangered Wading Bird with Counter-Current Heat Exchange in its Legs 2015 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Paul D. Mathewson, Warren P. Porter	19
12	Forest cover reduces thermally suitable habitats and affects responses to a warmer climate predicted in a high-elevation lizard 2014 ·Oecologia ·Shuping Huang, Warren P. Porter, Ming‐Chung Tu, (unknown)	37
13	Novel diagnostics of metabolic dysfunction detected in breath and plasma by selective isotope-assisted labeling 2012 ·Metabolism ·(unknown), Marco Tonelli, (unknown), Warren P. Porter, Fariba M. Assadi‐Porter	17
14	Correlative and mechanistic models of species distribution provide congruent forecasts under climate change 2010 ·Conservation Letters ·Michael Kearney, Brendan A. Wintle, Warren P. Porter	374
15	Long-term sex selective hormonal and behavior alterations in mice exposed to low doses of chlorpyrifos in utero 2009 ·Reproductive Toxicology ·(unknown), Daniel E. Bütz, Warren P. Porter	39
16	Testing a mechanistic explanation for the latitudinal gradient in mammalian species richness across North America 2006 ·Evolutionary ecology research ·A. Marm Kilpatrick, William A. Mitchell, Warren P. Porter, David J. Currie	6
17	Similarities in body size distributions of small-bodied flying vertebrates 2004 ·Evolutionary ecology research ·Brian A. Maurer, James H. Brown, Tamar Dayan, Brian J. Enquist, Elizabeth A. Hadly, John P. Haskell, David Jablonski, Kate E. Jones, Dawn M. Kaufman, S. Kathleen Lyons, Karl J. Niklas, Warren P. Porter, Kaustuv Roy, Felisa A. Smith, Bruce H. Tiffney, Michael R. Willig	21
18	Developmental toxicity of a commercial herbicide mixture in mice: I. Effects on embryo implantation and litter size. 2002 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·(unknown), James Jaeger, Warren P. Porter	46
19	Physiology on a landscape scale Applications in ecological theory and conservation practice 2000 ·Integrative and Comparative Biology ·Warren P. Porter, Srinivas Budaraju, W. E. Stewart, Navin Ramankutty	13
20	The Effect of Cold Exposure during Incubation of Sceloporus undulatus Eggs 1986 ·Copeia ·Keith A. Christian, C. Richard Tracy, Warren P. Porter	27

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