Carol J. West

4.2k citations

8 papers · 3.2k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 5

Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.5%
Plant Science top 1%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 0.5%
Ecology top 2%
Insect Science top 1%

Co-authors: Petr Pyšek F. D. Panetta David M. Richardson Michael G. Barbour Marcel Rejmánek A. F. Mark Katharine J. M. Dickinson Allan J. Fife
Topics: Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (5 papers)Biological Control of Invasive Species (3 papers)Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (2 papers)
Cited by: Nature and Landscape Conservation Ecological Modeling Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Journals: Diversity and Distributions Austral Ecology New Zealand Journal of Botany
Partner nations: Australia New Zealand South Africa

In The Last Decade

Carol J. West

8 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Naturalization and invasion of alien plants: concepts and definitions

2000 3.0k citations David M. Richardson, Petr Pyšek et al. Diversity and Distributions profile →

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8 of 8 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Vegetation patterns., plant distribution and life forms across the alpine zone in southern Tierra del Fuego., Argentina 2008 ·Austral Ecology ·A. F. Mark,Katharine J. M. Dickinson,(unknown),(unknown),Carol J. West	3
2	Vegetation patterns, plant distribution and life forms across the alpine zone in southern Tierra del Fuego, Argentina 2001 ·Austral Ecology ·A. F. Mark,Katharine J. M. Dickinson,(unknown),(unknown),Carol J. West	30
3	Integrating Nature Conservation with Hydro-Electric Development: Conflict Resolution with Lakes Manapouri and Te Anau, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand 2001 ·Lake and Reservoir Management ·A. F. Mark,(unknown),Carol J. West	13
4	Naturalization and invasion of alien plants: concepts and definitionsbreakdown → 2000 ·Diversity and Distributions ·David M. Richardson,Petr Pyšek,Marcel Rejmánek,Michael G. Barbour,F. D. Panetta,Carol J. West	2999
5	The ecology and management of environmental weeds: foreword 2000 ·Austral Ecology ·(unknown),Carol J. West	2
6	Environmental weeds in Australia and New Zealand: issues and approaches to management 2000 ·Austral Ecology ·(unknown),Carol J. West	5
7	Environmental weeds in Australia and New Zealand: issues and approaches to management 2000 ·Austral Ecology ·(unknown),Carol J. West	132
8	Mosses of the Kermadec Islands, northern New Zealand 1996 ·New Zealand Journal of Botany ·(unknown),Allan J. Fife,Carol J. West	4

About Carol J. West

Carol J. West is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Insect Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, having authored 8 papers that have together received 3.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (5 papers), Biological Control of Invasive Species (3 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.8k citations), Ecological Modeling (386 citations) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (1.4k citations). Carol J. West has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Frequent co-authors include Petr Pyšek, F. D. Panetta, David M. Richardson, Michael G. Barbour, Marcel Rejmánek, A. F. Mark, Katharine J. M. Dickinson and Allan J. Fife. Their work appears in journals such as Diversity and Distributions, Austral Ecology and New Zealand Journal of Botany.

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