David M. Swift

6.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
53 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

David M. Swift is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, David M. Swift has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Ecology, 21 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 13 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in David M. Swift's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (17 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (15 papers) and Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (13 papers). David M. Swift is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (17 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (15 papers) and Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (13 papers). David M. Swift collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Argentina. David M. Swift's co-authors include James E. Ellis, Michael B. Coughenour, L. R. Rittenhouse, Derek W. Bailey, N. Thompson Hobbs, Osvaldo E. Sala, R. L. Senft, Phillip L. Sims, John Gross and Emilio A. Laca and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Ecology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

David M. Swift

48 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Large Herbivore Foraging and Ecological Hierarchies

1987 883 citations Michael B. Coughenour, Derek W. Bailey et al. profile →
Stability of African Pastoral Ecosystems: Alternate Paradigms and Implications for Development

1988 822 citations James E. Ellis, David M. Swift Journal of Range Management profile →
Mechanisms That Result in Large Herbivore Grazing Distribution Patterns

1996 765 citations Derek W. Bailey, John Gross et al. Journal of Range Management profile →
Relative growth rates and the grazing optimization hypothesis

1981 318 citations David W. Hilbert, David M. Swift et al. Oecologia profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David M. Swift United States	26	2.7k	1.6k	1.5k	787	662	53	4.6k
Michael B. Coughenour United States	39	3.3k 1.2×	2.4k 1.5×	1.3k 0.8×	1.5k 1.9×	773 1.2×	76	5.8k
Thomas A. Hanley United States	35	5.0k 1.8×	2.0k 1.2×	516 0.3×	865 1.1×	636 1.0×	68	6.4k
A. W. Illius United Kingdom	42	3.4k 1.2×	1.5k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	429 0.5×	848 1.3×	90	5.8k
David J. Augustine United States	43	3.6k 1.3×	2.5k 1.6×	1.3k 0.9×	1.7k 2.1×	748 1.1×	153	5.6k
L. R. Rittenhouse United States	22	1.8k 0.7×	888 0.6×	562 0.4×	386 0.5×	303 0.5×	54	2.8k
Martin Vávra United States	30	2.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	448 0.3×	722 0.9×	236 0.4×	100	3.3k
Stein R. Moe Norway	32	1.7k 0.6×	1.6k 1.0×	837 0.6×	1.0k 1.3×	878 1.3×	121	3.7k
Phillip L. Sims United States	23	1.4k 0.5×	895 0.6×	343 0.2×	929 1.2×	290 0.4×	58	2.8k
Raman Sukumar India	35	2.0k 0.7×	978 0.6×	354 0.2×	959 1.2×	781 1.2×	112	3.9k
Christina Skarpe Norway	26	1.6k 0.6×	2.0k 1.2×	657 0.4×	811 1.0×	739 1.1×	88	3.3k

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Han, Yuhui, Shikui Dong, Xiaoyu Wu, et al.. (2019). Integrated modeling to identify priority areas for the conservation of the endangered plant species in headwater areas of Asia. Ecological Indicators. 105. 47–56. 34 indexed citations

Li, Shuai, Shikui Dong, Hao Shen, et al.. (2019). Nitrogen addition gradient can regulate the environmental filtering of soil potassium or phosphorus in shaping the community assembly of alpine meadow. Ecological Indicators. 109. 105774–105774. 6 indexed citations

Li, Shuai, Shikui Dong, Xiangfeng Zhang, et al.. (2018). Evolutionary history and functional traits determine the spatial pattern of multifaceted plant diversity in a typical temperate desert disturbed by an expressway. The Science of The Total Environment. 635. 972–983. 8 indexed citations

Li, Yu, Shikui Dong, Qingzhu Gao, et al.. (2018). The effects of grazing regimes on phenological stages, intervals and divergences of alpine plants on the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Vegetation Science. 30(1). 134–145. 13 indexed citations

Tucker, Cassandra B., et al.. (2013). EFFECTS OF STALL DESIGN ON DAIRY CATTLE BEHAVIOUR. 5 indexed citations

Boone, Randall B., et al.. (2011). Developing a resource management and monitoring protocol for a semiarid landscape with extensive oil and gas development potential /. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution).

Swift, David M., et al.. (2007). Basic field data collection procedures for the grassland biome, 1972 season. Digital Collections of Colorado (Colorado State University).

Coleman, David C., David M. Swift, & John Mitchell. (2004). From the Frontier to the Biosphere. Rangelands. 26(4). 8–15. 2 indexed citations

Singer, Francis J., David M. Swift, Michael B. Coughenour, & John D. Varley. (1998). Thunder on the Yellowstone revisited: An assessment of management of native ungulates by natural regulation, 1968-1993. Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University). 26(3). 375–390. 50 indexed citations

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Bailey, Derek W., John Gross, Emilio A. Laca, et al.. (1996). Mechanisms That Result in Large Herbivore Grazing Distribution Patterns. Journal of Range Management. 49(5). 386–386. 765 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hosoi, E., L. R. Rittenhouse, David M. Swift, & Ralph W. Richards. (1995). Foraging strategies of cattle in a Y-maze: influence of food availability. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 43(3). 189–196. 39 indexed citations

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Bailey, Derek W., et al.. (1989). Association of Relative Food Availabilities and Locations by Cattle. Journal of Range Management. 42(6). 480–480. 48 indexed citations

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Hobbs, N. Thompson & David M. Swift. (1988). Grazing in Herds: When are Nutritional Benefits Realized?. The American Naturalist. 131(5). 760–764. 66 indexed citations

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Coppock, D. Layne, David M. Swift, James E. Ellis, & Kathleen A. Galvin. (1986). Seasonal patterns of energy allocation to basal metabolism, activity and production for livestock in a nomadic pastoral ecosystem. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 107(2). 357–365. 8 indexed citations

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Coppock, D. Layne, James E. Ellis, & David M. Swift. (1986). Livestock Feeding Ecology and Resource Utilization in a Nomadic Pastoral Ecosystem. Journal of Applied Ecology. 23(2). 573–573. 84 indexed citations

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Swift, David M.. (1983). A Simulation Model of Energy and Nitrogen Balance for Free-Ranging Ruminants. Journal of Wildlife Management. 47(3). 620–620. 22 indexed citations

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Coppock, D. Layne, et al.. (1982). A Review of Livestock Studies of the South Turkana Ecosystem Project. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 143(5). 168–172. 1 indexed citations

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Hilbert, David W., David M. Swift, James K. Detling, & M. I. Dyer. (1981). Relative growth rates and the grazing optimization hypothesis. Oecologia. 51(1). 14–18. 318 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ellis, James E., et al.. (1979). A comparison of energy flow among the grazing animals of different societies. Human Ecology. 7(2). 135–149. 9 indexed citations

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French, N., William E. Grant, Władysław Grodziński, & David M. Swift. (1976). Small Mammal Energetics in Grassland Ecosystems. Ecological Monographs. 46(2). 201–220. 82 indexed citations

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