Nir Horvitz

Hebrew University of Jerusalem — Israel

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

15h-index1.4kcitations26works8.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Avian ecology and behavior(10), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(9), Animal Behavior and Reproduction(7), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(5), COVID-19 epidemiological studies(5)

Publications26 total

Cranes soar on thermal updrafts behind cold fronts as they migrate across the sea
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences·2024· 8 citedOpen Access
Cranes soar on thermal updrafts behind cold fronts as they migrate across the sea
2023· 1 citedOpen Access
A comparison of COVID-19 outbreaks across US Combined Statistical Areas using new methods for estimating <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" altimg="si65.svg" display="inline" id="d1e413"> <mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>R</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:math> and social distancing behaviour
Epidemics·2022· 2 citedOpen Access
Ensemble machine learning of factors influencing COVID-19 across US counties
Scientific Reports·2021· 22 citedOpen Access
A versatile web app for identifying the drivers of COVID-19 epidemics
Journal of Translational Medicine·2021· 14 citedOpen Access
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Figshare·2021Open Access
The neglected season: Warmer autumns counteract harsher winters and promote population growth in Arctic reindeer
Global Change Biology·2020· 49 citedOpen Access
Characterization of Israeli COVID-19 Outbreak Drivers and Forecasting Using a Versatile Web App
2020· 1 citedOpen Access
Causes and consequences of facultative sea crossing in a soaring migrant
Functional Ecology·2020· 30 cited
Characterization of Israeli COVID-19 Outbreak Drivers and Forecasting Using a Versatile Web App
SSRN Electronic Journal·2020Open Access
Causes and consequences of facultative sea crossing in a soaring migrant
2019· 5 citedOpen Access
Daily Aerial Density and migration flux
Figshare·2017Open Access
Mass seasonal bioflows of high-flying insect migrants
Science·2016· 349 cited
Pervasive human‐mediated large‐scale invasion: analysis of spread patterns and their underlying mechanisms in 17 of China's worst invasive plants
Journal of Ecology·2016· 77 citedOpen Access
Decision-making by a soaring bird: time, energy and risk considerations at different spatio-temporal scales
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences·2016· 89 citedOpen Access
Adult vultures outperform juveniles in challenging thermal soaring conditions
Scientific Reports·2016· 161 citedOpen Access
A simple modeling approach to elucidate the main transport processes and predict invasive spread: River‐mediated invasion of <scp><i>A</i></scp><i>geratina adenophora</i> in China
Water Resources Research·2014· 15 citedOpen Access
Compensation for lateral drift due to crosswind in migrating European Bee-eaters
Journal für Ornithologie·2014· 12 cited
Commuting fruit bats beneficially modulate their flight in relation to wind
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences·2014· 60 citedOpen Access
The gliding speed of migrating birds: slow and safe or fast and risky?
Ecology Letters·2014· 75 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Ran Nathan(16), Wayne M. Getz(10), Nir Sapir(8), Martin Wikelski(5), Richard Salter(5), Ludovica Luisa Vissat(5), Roni Avissar(3), Gao Hu(2), Ka S. Lim(2), Suzanne J. Clark(2), Don R. Reynolds(2), Jason W. Chapman(2), Gabriel G. Katul(2), Roi Harel(2), Rui Wang(2), Iddo Kan(2), Yoav Motro(2), Ayal Kimhi(2), Yossi Leshem(2), Yoram Yom‐Tov(2)