Will Cresswell

9.2k total citations
168 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Will Cresswell is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Will Cresswell has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 140 papers in Ecology, 100 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 39 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Will Cresswell's work include Avian ecology and behavior (121 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (94 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (70 papers). Will Cresswell is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (121 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (94 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (70 papers). Will Cresswell collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Nigeria and Netherlands. Will Cresswell's co-authors include Johan Lind, John L. Quinn, John L. Quinn, Simon J. Butler, Mark J. Whittingham, Graeme D. Ruxton, R. H. McCleery, Ross MacLeod, D. Philip Whitfield and Geoff M. Hilton and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Ecology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Will Cresswell

164 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Will Cresswell United Kingdom 44 5.3k 4.0k 1.4k 1.1k 883 168 7.1k
D. Ryan Norris Canada 46 5.8k 1.1× 3.0k 0.7× 1.5k 1.1× 1.9k 1.8× 1.0k 1.1× 181 7.7k
David W. Winkler United States 53 5.4k 1.0× 3.6k 0.9× 1.5k 1.0× 1.5k 1.4× 1.1k 1.2× 161 7.9k
Peter B. Banks Australia 45 4.9k 0.9× 2.2k 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 715 0.7× 765 0.9× 191 6.4k
C. M. Lessells Netherlands 38 5.2k 1.0× 5.6k 1.4× 1.3k 0.9× 1.2k 1.1× 999 1.1× 63 8.2k
Paul R. Martin Canada 31 4.1k 0.8× 3.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 1.6k 1.5× 1.3k 1.4× 95 7.2k
Diego Rubolini Italy 46 5.3k 1.0× 4.0k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 2.2k 2.1× 1.2k 1.4× 263 8.1k
Yoram Yom‐Tov Israel 47 5.9k 1.1× 3.6k 0.9× 1.5k 1.1× 1.4k 1.3× 767 0.9× 213 7.9k
José L. Tella Spain 62 7.0k 1.3× 5.3k 1.3× 2.6k 1.8× 970 0.9× 1.0k 1.1× 249 10.4k
Ben J. Hatchwell United Kingdom 49 4.9k 0.9× 5.4k 1.3× 865 0.6× 447 0.4× 698 0.8× 150 7.6k
Robert Kenward United Kingdom 39 5.8k 1.1× 2.0k 0.5× 1.8k 1.3× 678 0.6× 740 0.8× 94 6.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Will Cresswell

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Fields of papers citing papers by Will Cresswell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Will Cresswell

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

All Works

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Vickery, Juliet A., John W. Mallord, William M. Adams, et al.. (2023). The conservation of Afro‐Palaearctic migrants: What we are learning and what we need to know?. Ibis. 165(3). 717–738. 23 indexed citations
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Cresswell, Will, et al.. (2023). A new global review of bird atlases and their contribution to knowledge. Bird Study. 70(3). 84–98.
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Cresswell, Will, et al.. (2021). Pest-removal services provided by birds on subsistence farms in south-eastern Nigeria. PLoS ONE. 16(8). e0255638–e0255638. 13 indexed citations
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Cresswell, Will, et al.. (2020). Geographic variation in baseline innate immune function does not follow variation in aridity along a tropical environmental gradient. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 5909–5909. 2 indexed citations
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Roberts, Michaela, Nick Hanley, & Will Cresswell. (2017). User fees across ecosystem boundaries: Are SCUBA divers willing to pay for terrestrial biodiversity conservation?. Journal of Environmental Management. 200. 53–59. 19 indexed citations
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Cox, Daniel T. C. & Will Cresswell. (2014). Mass gained during breeding positively correlates with adult survival because both reflect life history adaptation to seasonal food availability. Oecologia. 174(4). 1197–1204. 13 indexed citations
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Wilson, Jared & Will Cresswell. (2010). Densities of Palearctic warblers and Afrotropical species within the same guild in Sahelian West Africa. Ostrich. 81(3). 225–232. 10 indexed citations
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Wilson, Jared, et al.. (2010). Changes in Sahelian bird biodiversity and tree density over a five‐year period in northern Nigeria. Bird Study. 57(2). 156–174. 13 indexed citations
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Cresswell, Will. (2009). The use of mass and fat reserve measurements from ringing studies to assess body condition. Ringing & Migration. 24(3). 227–232. 11 indexed citations
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Cresswell, Will, et al.. (2009). Freezing behaviour on attack by a potential predator is an adaptive risk-assessment period in chaffinches.. Behaviour. 17 indexed citations
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Cresswell, Will, et al.. (2007). Tendencias evolutivas y casos extremos de historia de vida en el herrerillo canario Cyanistes teneriffae en islas oceánicas (islas Canarias). Ardeola. 54(1). 27–39. 3 indexed citations
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Cresswell, Will, Sue Holt, Jane M. Reid, P Whitfield, & Richard J. Mellanby. (2003). Do the energetic demands of incubation constrain incubation scheduling in a biparental species.. Behavioral Ecology. 2 indexed citations
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McGowan, Andrew, Will Cresswell, & Graeme D. Ruxton. (2002). The effects of daily weather variation on foraging and responsiveness to disturbance in overwintering Red Knot Calidris canutus. Ardea. 90(2). 229–237. 28 indexed citations
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Cresswell, Will, Richard J. Mellanby, Paulo Catry, et al.. (1999). Important wetlands in northern and eastern Kazakstan. Wildfowl (Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust). 3 indexed citations
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Cresswell, Will. (1997). Nest predation: the relative effects of nest characteristics, clutch size and parental behaviour. Animal Behaviour. 53(1). 93–103. 149 indexed citations
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Cresswell, Will & D. Philip Whitfield. (1994). The effects of raptor predation on wintering wader populations at the Tyningharne estuary, southeast Scotland. Ibis. 136(2). 223–232. 87 indexed citations

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