Christine Rafferty

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 742 citations indexed

About

Christine Rafferty is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christine Rafferty has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 742 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Ecology, 5 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 2 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Christine Rafferty's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (6 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (5 papers) and Rangeland and Wildlife Management (4 papers). Christine Rafferty is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (6 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (5 papers) and Rangeland and Wildlife Management (4 papers). Christine Rafferty collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Christine Rafferty's co-authors include Byron B. Lamont, Mick E. Hanley, Meredith Fairbanks, Michael H. Parsons, Ken Dods, Stephanie S. Godfrey, Edward Narayan, Richard C. Thompson, Carlo Pacioni and Peter B. S. Spencer and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Chemical Ecology, Journal of Zoology and Plant Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Christine Rafferty

10 papers receiving 720 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Plant structural traits and their role in anti-herbivore defence
    2007 649 citations Mick E. Hanley, Byron B. Lamont et al. Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christine Rafferty Australia 7 366 357 298 198 187 10 742
Meredith Fairbanks Australia 7 383 1.0× 343 1.0× 275 0.9× 193 1.0× 170 0.9× 11 731
Diego Carmona Mexico 6 264 0.7× 405 1.1× 279 0.9× 212 1.1× 167 0.9× 11 603
Philip G. Hahn United States 15 249 0.7× 361 1.0× 360 1.2× 205 1.0× 222 1.2× 41 688
Kateřina Štajerová Czechia 10 531 1.5× 362 1.0× 361 1.2× 167 0.8× 150 0.8× 11 778
Anne-Kristel Bittebière France 14 311 0.8× 224 0.6× 258 0.9× 71 0.4× 121 0.6× 26 554
Anne Kempel Switzerland 14 509 1.4× 474 1.3× 405 1.4× 219 1.1× 171 0.9× 21 905
Eva Moragues Spain 10 549 1.5× 531 1.5× 617 2.1× 196 1.0× 227 1.2× 14 925
Christopher E. Buddenhagen New Zealand 17 489 1.3× 262 0.7× 147 0.5× 146 0.7× 126 0.7× 47 850
Timo Veteli Finland 13 324 0.9× 257 0.7× 126 0.4× 189 1.0× 263 1.4× 17 690
Chad T. Harvey Canada 7 227 0.6× 302 0.8× 128 0.4× 375 1.9× 146 0.8× 13 614

Countries citing papers authored by Christine Rafferty

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christine Rafferty

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christine Rafferty

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All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Rafferty, Christine & Byron B. Lamont. (2021). Plant Tannins and Essential Oils Have an Additive Deterrent Effect on Diet Choice by Kangaroos. Forests. 12(12). 1639–1639. 4 indexed citations
2.
Pacioni, Carlo, et al.. (2020). Is supplementation an efficient management action to increase genetic diversity in translocated populations?. Ecological Management & Restoration. 21(2). 123–130. 3 indexed citations
3.
Rafferty, Christine, et al.. (2018). Perturbations have minor impacts on parasite dynamics and body condition of an endangered marsupial. Journal of Zoology. 305(2). 124–132. 3 indexed citations
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Rafferty, Christine, et al.. (2017). Wildlife in the line of fire: evaluating the stress physiology of a critically endangered Australian marsupial after bushfire. Australian Journal of Zoology. 64(6). 385–389. 8 indexed citations
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Rafferty, Christine, Byron B. Lamont, & Mick E. Hanley. (2009). Herbivore feeding preferences in captive and wild populations. Austral Ecology. 35(3). 257–263. 11 indexed citations
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Parsons, Michael H., Christine Rafferty, Byron B. Lamont, Ken Dods, & Meredith Fairbanks. (2007). Relative effects of mammal herbivory and plant spacing on seedling recruitment following fire and mining. BMC Ecology. 7(1). 13–13. 8 indexed citations
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Hanley, Mick E., Byron B. Lamont, Meredith Fairbanks, & Christine Rafferty. (2007). Plant structural traits and their role in anti-herbivore defence. Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics. 8(4). 157–178. 649 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rafferty, Christine & Byron B. Lamont. (2007). Selective herbivory by mammals on 19 species planted at two densities. Acta Oecologica. 32(1). 1–13. 13 indexed citations
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Rafferty, Christine, Byron B. Lamont, & Mick E. Hanley. (2005). Selective feeding by kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus) on seedlings of Hakea species: Effects of chemical and physical defences. Plant Ecology. 177(2). 201–208. 25 indexed citations
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Lamont, Byron B., et al.. (2003). Kangaroos Avoid Eating Seedlings with or Near Others with Volatile Essential Oils. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 29(12). 2621–2635. 18 indexed citations

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