Carol J. West

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Carol J. West is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Carol J. West has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 5 papers in Plant Science and 3 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Carol J. West's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (5 papers), Biological Control of Invasive Species (3 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (2 papers). Carol J. West is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (5 papers), Biological Control of Invasive Species (3 papers) and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (2 papers). Carol J. West collaborates with scholars based in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Carol J. West's co-authors include David M. Richardson, Michael G. Barbour, Marcel Rejmánek, Petr Pyšek, F. D. Panetta, A. F. Mark, Katharine J. M. Dickinson and Allan J. Fife and has published in prestigious journals such as Diversity and Distributions, Austral Ecology and New Zealand Journal of Botany.

In The Last Decade

Carol J. West

8 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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 →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Carol J. West Australia	5	1.8k	1.4k	1.4k	891	693	8	3.2k
Beatrijs Bossuyt Belgium	29	2.3k 1.3×	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.5×	492 0.7×	60	3.4k
Steffen Boch Switzerland	35	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	825 1.2×	105	3.5k
José L. Espinar Spain	15	1.7k 0.9×	963 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	1.2k 1.3×	461 0.7×	21	2.9k
Annette Kolb Germany	29	2.3k 1.3×	1.1k 0.8×	1.6k 1.2×	983 1.1×	467 0.7×	66	3.3k
R. H. Groves Australia	26	2.1k 1.2×	1.5k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	1.5k 1.7×	851 1.2×	79	4.0k
Miguel Franco United Kingdom	27	2.3k 1.3×	1.2k 0.8×	1.9k 1.4×	979 1.1×	324 0.5×	58	3.5k
Enrique J. Chaneton Argentina	32	1.8k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	1.3k 1.4×	432 0.6×	64	3.3k
Sarah Reichard United States	17	1.4k 0.8×	908 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.5×	650 0.9×	43	2.9k
Gary M. Barker New Zealand	29	1.4k 0.8×	947 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	1.5k 1.7×	1.3k 1.8×	116	3.8k
David L. Gorchov United States	29	1.8k 1.0×	846 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 1.3×	294 0.4×	81	2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Carol J. West

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Fields of papers citing papers by Carol J. West

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carol J. West

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

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Mark, A. F., et al.. (2008). Vegetation patterns., plant distribution and life forms across the alpine zone in southern Tierra del Fuego., Argentina. Austral Ecology. 26(4). 423–440. 3 indexed citations

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Mark, A. F., et al.. (2001). Vegetation patterns, plant distribution and life forms across the alpine zone in southern Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Austral Ecology. 26(4). 423–440. 30 indexed citations

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Mark, A. F., et al.. (2001). Integrating Nature Conservation with Hydro-Electric Development: Conflict Resolution with Lakes Manapouri and Te Anau, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand. Lake and Reservoir Management. 17(1). 1–25. 13 indexed citations

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Richardson, David M., Petr Pyšek, Marcel Rejmánek, et al.. (2000). Naturalization and invasion of alien plants: concepts and definitions. Diversity and Distributions. 6(2). 93–107. 2999 indexed citations breakdown →

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West, Carol J., et al.. (2000). The ecology and management of environmental weeds: foreword. Austral Ecology. 25(5). 423–423. 2 indexed citations

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West, Carol J., et al.. (2000). Environmental weeds in Australia and New Zealand: issues and approaches to management. Austral Ecology. 25(5). 425–444. 5 indexed citations

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West, Carol J., et al.. (2000). Environmental weeds in Australia and New Zealand: issues and approaches to management. Austral Ecology. 25(5). 425–444. 132 indexed citations

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Fife, Allan J., et al.. (1996). Mosses of the Kermadec Islands, northern New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 34(4). 463–471. 4 indexed citations

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