Dave Kelly

16.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
239 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

About

Dave Kelly is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Dave Kelly has authored 239 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 122 papers in Ecology, 121 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 107 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Dave Kelly's work include Plant and animal studies (97 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (97 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (70 papers). Dave Kelly is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (97 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (97 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (70 papers). Dave Kelly collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and United Kingdom. Dave Kelly's co-authors include Victoria L. Sork, Jenny J. Ladley, Alastair W. Robertson, Katriona Shea, Colin R. Townsend, Hugh J. MacIsaac, Robert Poulin, David A. Norton, Daniel D. Heath and Debra M. Wotton and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Dave Kelly

234 papers receiving 11.6k 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.

The evolutionary ecology of mast seeding

1994 837 citations Dave Kelly profile →
Mast Seeding in Perennial Plants: Why, How, Where?

2002 798 citations Dave Kelly et al. profile →
Mechanisms of mast seeding: resources, weather, cues, and selection

2016 253 citations Dave Kelly et al. New Phytologist profile →

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Countries citing papers authored by Dave Kelly

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dave Kelly

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dave Kelly

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All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Fine‐tuning mast seeding: as resources accumulate, plants become more sensitive to weather cues 2025 ·New Phytologist ·Dave Kelly, Jakub Szymkowiak, Andrew Hacket‐Pain, Michał Bogdziewicz	2
2	Abundance, phenology and impact of biocontrol agents on nodding thistle ( Carduus nutans ) in Canterbury 35 years into a biocontrol programme 2011 ·New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research ·Ronny Groenteman, Dave Kelly, Simon V. Fowler, (unknown)	4
3	The parasitoids of seed predators attacking snow tussocks, Chionochloa spp. (Poaceae) 2010 ·New Zealand Journal of Zoology ·(unknown), Dave Kelly, Eckehard G. Brockerhoff	3
4	Assessing pollination and fruit dispersal in Fuchsia excorticata (Onagraceae) 2008 ·New Zealand Journal of Botany ·Alastair W. Robertson, Jenny J. Ladley, Dave Kelly, (unknown), Paul G. Peterson, (unknown), Brian J. Karl	24
5	Description, phenology and biology of Zelostemma chionochloae Buhl sp. nov., a platygastrid parasitoid of Eucalyptodiplosis chionochloae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in New Zealand 2008 ·New Zealand Journal of Zoology ·Peter Neerup Buhl, (unknown), Eckehard G. Brockerhoff, Dave Kelly	9
6	Description of Eucalyptodiplosis chionochloae sp. nov., a cecidomyiid feeding on inflorescences of Chionochloa (Poaceae) in New Zealand 2007 ·New Zealand Journal of Zoology ·Peter Kolesik, (unknown), Eckehard G. Brockerhoff, Dave Kelly	21
7	Is dispersal easier than pollination? Two tests in New Zealand Loranthaceae 2004 ·New Zealand Journal of Botany ·Dave Kelly, Jenny J. Ladley, Alastair W. Robertson	66
8	A revised Little Ice Age chronology of the Franz Josef Glacier, Westland, New Zealand 2004 ·Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand ·(unknown), Wendy Lawson, Dave Kelly, Alun Hubbard	28
9	Biology of insects that feed in the inflorescences of Chionochloa (Poaceae) in New Zealand and their relevance to mast seeding 2001 ·New Zealand Journal of Zoology ·Mark McKone, Dave Kelly, (unknown), Jon J. Sullivan, (unknown)	24
10	Pollinator limitation of seed set in Fuchsia perscandens (Onagraceae) on Banks Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand 2001 ·New Zealand Journal of Botany ·Benjamin R. Montgomery, Dave Kelly, Jenny J. Ladley	24
11	Why is mast seeding in Chionochloa rubra (Poaceae) most extreme where seed predation is lowest? 2000 ·New Zealand Journal of Botany ·Jon J. Sullivan, Dave Kelly	19
12	Can wind pollination provide a selective benefit to mast seeding in Chionochloa macra (Poaceae) at Mt Hutt, New Zealand? 1998 ·New Zealand Journal of Botany ·(unknown), Dave Kelly	16
13	Explosive flowering, nectar production, breeding systems, and pollinators of New Zealand mistletoes (Loranthaceae) 1997 ·New Zealand Journal of Botany ·Jenny J. Ladley, Dave Kelly, Alastair W. Robertson	61
14	Survival and growth responses of native and introduced vines in New Zealand to light availability 1996 ·New Zealand Journal of Botany ·(unknown), Dave Kelly	51
15	Demography and conservation of Botrychium australe , a peculiar, sparse mycorrhizal fern 1994 ·New Zealand Journal of Botany ·Dave Kelly	18
16	Towards a numerical definition for divaricate (interlaced small‐leaved) shrubs 1994 ·New Zealand Journal of Botany ·Dave Kelly	36
17	Water potentials in native woody vegetation during and after a drought in Canterbury 1992 ·New Zealand Journal of Botany ·(unknown), Dave Kelly	17
18	Some woody vegetation samples may be stored for 24 hours without affecting measured water potential 1991 ·New Zealand Journal of Botany ·(unknown), Dave Kelly	1
19	Honeydew density in mixed Nothofagus forest, Westland, New Zealand 1990 ·New Zealand Journal of Botany ·Dave Kelly	15
20	Tradescantia fluminensis in a Manawatu (New Zealand) forest: II. Management by herbicides 1984 ·New Zealand Journal of Botany ·Dave Kelly, (unknown)	7

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