David G. Ainley

16.3k citations
256 papers · 11.8k indexed · h-index 63
Topics
Avian ecology and behavior (109 papers)Marine animal studies overview (92 papers)Marine and fisheries research (72 papers)

In The Last Decade

David G. Ainley

249 papers receiving 10.7k citations

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David G. Ainley
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  • Ecology 9.2k
  • Global and Planetary Change 4.1k
  • Oceanography 2.2k
  • Atmospheric Science 2.1k
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1.6k
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David G. Ainley

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

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Seabird population trends along the west coast of North America: causes and the extent of regional concordance
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Constancy of Seabird Species Assemblages: An Exploratory Look
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Breeding biology of the Adélie penguin
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About David G. Ainley

David G. Ainley is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography, having authored 256 papers that have together received 11.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Avian ecology and behavior (109 papers), Marine animal studies overview (92 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (72 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology (9.2k citations), Global and Planetary Change (4.1k citations) and Oceanography (2.2k citations). David G. Ainley has collaborated with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Larry B. Spear, Grant Ballard, Christine A. Ribic, William R. Fraser, Katie M. Dugger, Kerry J. Barton, Walker O Smith, Nadav Nur, Peter R. Wilson and Kevin R. Arrigo. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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