| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | A statistical explanation of MaxEnt for ecologists | Diversity and Distributions | 2011 | 4,420 |
| 2 | Naturalization and invasion of alien plants: concepts and definitions | Diversity and Distributions | 2000 | 2,724 |
| 3 | Effects of sample size on the performance of species distribution models | Diversity and Distributions | 2008 | 1,771 |
| 4 | Evaluation of consensus methods in predictive species distribution modelling | Diversity and Distributions | 2009 | 990 |
| 5 | Conservation Biogeography: assessment and prospect | Diversity and Distributions | 2005 | 919 |
| 6 | Trees and shrubs as invasive alien species – a global review | Diversity and Distributions | 2011 | 844 |
| 7 | The importance of correcting for sampling bias in MaxEnt species distribution models | Diversity and Distributions | 2013 | 836 |
| 8 | Reducing redundancy in invasion ecology by integrating hypotheses into a single theoretical framework | Diversity and Distributions | 2009 | 805 |
| 9 | Using generalized dissimilarity modelling to analyse and predict patterns of beta diversity in regional biodiversity assessment | Diversity and Distributions | 2007 | 765 |
| 10 | Global amphibian declines: sorting the hypotheses | Diversity and Distributions | 2003 | 752 |
| 11 | Geographic gradients in body size: a clarification of Bergmann's rule. BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH | Diversity and Distributions | 1999 | 712 |
| 12 | A neutral terminology to define ‘invasive’ species | Diversity and Distributions | 2004 | 691 |
| 13 | Riparian vegetation: degradation, alien plant invasions, and restoration prospects | Diversity and Distributions | 2007 | 685 |
| 14 | bioclim: the first species distribution modelling package, its early applications and relevance to most current MaxEnt studies | Diversity and Distributions | 2014 | 604 |
| 15 | Infectious disease and amphibian population declines | Diversity and Distributions | 2003 | 590 |
| 16 | Not as good as they seem: the importance of concepts in species distribution modelling | Diversity and Distributions | 2008 | 501 |
| 17 | The more you introduce the more you get: the role of colonization pressure and propagule pressure in invasion ecology | Diversity and Distributions | 2009 | 495 |
| 18 | Climate, climate change and range boundaries | Diversity and Distributions | 2010 | 493 |
| 19 | The geography of climate change: implications for conservation biogeography | Diversity and Distributions | 2010 | 490 |
| 20 | Global indicators of biological invasion: species numbers, biodiversity impact and policy responses | Diversity and Distributions | 2010 | 471 |
| 21 | Sensitivity of predictive species distribution models to change in grain size | Diversity and Distributions | 2007 | 445 |
| 22 | The importance of long-distance dispersal in biodiversity conservation | Diversity and Distributions | 2005 | 428 |
| 23 | Alien predators and amphibian declines: review of two decades of science and the transition to conservation | Diversity and Distributions | 2003 | 417 |
| 24 | Beyond scarcity: citizen science programmes as useful tools for conservation biogeography | Diversity and Distributions | 2010 | 405 |
| 25 | A comparative evaluation of presence‐only methods for modelling species distribution | Diversity and Distributions | 2007 | 403 |
| 26 | Scale for resource selection functions | Diversity and Distributions | 2006 | 366 |
| 27 | Moving beyond static species distribution models in support of conservation biogeography | Diversity and Distributions | 2010 | 366 |
| 28 | Rapid evolution in introduced species, ‘invasive traits’ and recipient communities: challenges for predicting invasive potential | Diversity and Distributions | 2008 | 365 |
| 29 | How global biodiversity hotspots may go unrecognized: lessons from the North American Coastal Plain | Diversity and Distributions | 2015 | 357 |
| 30 | Sandy beaches at the brink | Diversity and Distributions | 2007 | 333 |
| 31 | Interference interactions, co-existence and conservation of mammalian carnivores | Diversity and Distributions | 2000 | 327 |
| 32 | The application of predictive modelling of species distribution to biodiversity conservation | Diversity and Distributions | 2007 | 325 |
| 33 | Using species distribution models to predict new occurrences for rare plants | Diversity and Distributions | 2009 | 323 |
| 34 | Prediction and validation of the potential global distribution of a problematic alien invasive species — the American bullfrog | Diversity and Distributions | 2007 | 321 |
| 35 | Ultraviolet radiation, toxic chemicals and amphibian population declines | Diversity and Distributions | 2003 | 317 |
| 36 | Impacts of invasive Australian acacias: implications for management and restoration | Diversity and Distributions | 2011 | 316 |
| 37 | Conifers as invasive aliens: a global survey and predictive framework | Diversity and Distributions | 2004 | 308 |
| 38 | Conservation biogeography of freshwater fishes: recent progress and future challenges | Diversity and Distributions | 2010 | 303 |
| 39 | Threats and biodiversity in the mediterranean biome | Diversity and Distributions | 2009 | 300 |
| 40 | Residence time and potential range: crucial considerations in modelling plant invasions | Diversity and Distributions | 2007 | 295 |
| 41 | Patterns of invasion in the Laurentian Great Lakes in relation to changes in vector activity | Diversity and Distributions | 2006 | 294 |
| 42 | Testing the grass-fire cycle: alien grass invasion in the tropical savannas of northern Australia | Diversity and Distributions | 2003 | 291 |
| 43 | Biotic indirect effects: a neglected concept in invasion biology | Diversity and Distributions | 2006 | 288 |
| 44 | Predicting potential distributions of invasive species: where to go from here? | Diversity and Distributions | 2010 | 284 |
| 45 | Trees and shrubs as invasive alien species – 2013 update of the global database | Diversity and Distributions | 2013 | 281 |
| 46 | Invasion of pollination networks on oceanic islands: importance of invader complexes and endemic super generalists | Diversity and Distributions | 2002 | 280 |
| 47 | A review of evidence about use and performance of species distribution modelling ensembles like BIOMOD | Diversity and Distributions | 2019 | 279 |
| 48 | Conservation in Brazil needs to include non‐forest ecosystems | Diversity and Distributions | 2015 | 273 |
| 49 | Recent advances in the study of long-distance dispersal of aquatic invertebrates via birds | Diversity and Distributions | 2005 | 272 |
| 50 | Where are Europe’s last primary forests? | Diversity and Distributions | 2018 | 268 |
