Eric Higgs

10.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
100 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Eric Higgs is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric Higgs has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 21 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 18 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Eric Higgs's work include Land Use and Ecosystem Services (14 papers), Environmental Philosophy and Ethics (12 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (12 papers). Eric Higgs is often cited by papers focused on Land Use and Ecosystem Services (14 papers), Environmental Philosophy and Ethics (12 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (12 papers). Eric Higgs collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and Australia. Eric Higgs's co-authors include Richard J. Hobbs, J. Arthur Harris, Andrew M. Fleming, Don Brothwell, James Aronson, Claudio Vita‐Finzi, A. J. Legge, Alsoph H. Corwin, Jeanine M. Rhemtulla and David J. Sturdy and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Eric Higgs

95 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

Novel ecosystems: implica... 1970 2026 1988 2007 2009 2006 2015 1973 1970 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Novel ecosystems: implications for conservation and restoration
    2009 1.3k citations Richard J. Hobbs, Eric Higgs et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
  2. Ecological Restoration and Global Climate Change
    2006 653 citations J. Arthur Harris, Richard J. Hobbs et al. Restoration Ecology profile →
  3. Committing to ecological restoration
    2015 451 citations Eric Higgs et al. profile →
  4. Papers in Economic Prehistory.
    1973 381 citations Eric Higgs et al. Man profile →
  5. Prehistoric Economy in the Mount Carmel Area of Palestine: Site Catchment Analysis
    1970 319 citations Claudio Vita‐Finzi, Eric Higgs et al. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Eric Higgs 2.1k 1.8k 1.8k 1.3k 905 100 6.3k
Janet M. Wilmshurst 1.2k 0.6× 3.0k 1.6× 1.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 744 0.8× 149 6.4k
Jed O. Kaplan 7.7k 3.6× 3.6k 2.0× 1.8k 1.0× 1.8k 1.4× 990 1.1× 149 15.3k
Rob Marchant 1.6k 0.7× 1.5k 0.8× 945 0.5× 577 0.4× 791 0.9× 211 5.7k
Simon Haberle 1.4k 0.6× 1.9k 1.1× 699 0.4× 1.2k 1.0× 1.5k 1.6× 171 6.2k
Linda B. Brubaker 3.0k 1.4× 1.8k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 632 0.5× 718 0.8× 90 7.2k
Susan M. Kidwell 5.4k 2.5× 7.8k 4.3× 2.0k 1.1× 3.8k 3.0× 947 1.0× 92 14.7k
Malcolm K. Hughes 8.2k 3.9× 1.5k 0.8× 2.2k 1.2× 1.1k 0.8× 223 0.2× 118 12.9k
Jon M. Erlandson 4.2k 2.0× 7.3k 4.1× 1.3k 0.7× 4.3k 3.3× 2.9k 3.2× 237 13.9k
Ulf Büntgen 9.2k 4.3× 1.3k 0.7× 3.9k 2.2× 1.3k 1.0× 299 0.3× 366 15.5k
Richard G. Cooke 5.4k 2.5× 6.9k 3.8× 1.6k 0.9× 717 0.6× 262 0.3× 74 10.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Eric Higgs

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Fields of papers citing papers by Eric Higgs

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eric Higgs

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Volpe, John P., Eric Higgs, Jonathan M. Jeschke, et al.. (2024). Bionovelty and ecological restoration. Restoration Ecology. 32(5). 9 indexed citations
2.
Wright, Claire, et al.. (2024). Assessing the accuracy of georeferenced landcover data derived from oblique imagery using machine learning. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. 10(3). 401–415. 3 indexed citations
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Montana, Jasper, Tina Heger, Armin Bischoff, et al.. (2023). From novel ecosystems to novel natures. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 33(1). 146–151. 3 indexed citations
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Heger, Tina, Jonathan M. Jeschke, Johannes Kollmann, et al.. (2022). Mapping and assessing the knowledge base of ecological restoration. Restoration Ecology. 32(8). 9 indexed citations
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Trant, Andrew J., Eric Higgs, & Brian M. Starzomski. (2020). A century of high elevation ecosystem change in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 9698–9698. 26 indexed citations
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Govindarajulu, Purnima, et al.. (2020). Multiscale determinants of Pacific chorus frog occurrence in a developed landscape. Urban Ecosystems. 24(3). 587–600. 4 indexed citations
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Higgs, Eric, et al.. (2018). A criteria and indicators monitoring framework for food forestry embedded in the principles of ecological restoration. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 190(3). 113–113. 16 indexed citations
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Shaffer, Jill A., et al.. (2017). Large-scale Dam Removals and Nearshore Ecological Restoration: Lessons Learned from the Elwha Dam Removals. Ecological Restoration. 35(2). 87–101. 6 indexed citations
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Higgs, Eric, et al.. (2011). Restoring Remote Ecosystems. Restoration Ecology. 19(5). 553–558. 6 indexed citations
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Alexander, Sasha, Cara R. Nelson, James Aronson, et al.. (2011). Opportunities and Challenges for Ecological Restoration within REDD+. Restoration Ecology. 19(6). 683–689. 109 indexed citations
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Hobbs, Richard J., Eric Higgs, & J. Arthur Harris. (2009). Novel ecosystems: implications for conservation and restoration. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 24(11). 599–605. 1316 indexed citations breakdown →
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McDermott, Lisa, et al.. (2007). Culturing Wilderness in Jasper National Park. 3 indexed citations
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Higgs, Eric. (2006). Restoration Goes Wild: A Reply to Throop and Purdom. Restoration Ecology. 14(4). 500–503. 10 indexed citations
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Light, Andrew & Eric Higgs. (1996). The Politics of Ecological Restoration. Environmental Ethics. 18(3). 227–247. 59 indexed citations
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Higgs, Eric. (1987). Changing Value Perspectives in Natural Resource Allocation: From Market to Ecosystem. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 116(3). 525–531. 2 indexed citations
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Higgs, Eric, et al.. (1982). Early European agriculture : its foundations and development : written in honour of Eric Higgs. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Higgs, Eric. (1976). The history of European agriculture — the uplands. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 275(936). 159–173. 16 indexed citations
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Legge, A. J., et al.. (1973). Recent Excavations at Nahal Oren, Israel. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 39. 75–99. 97 indexed citations
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Higgs, Eric & Claudio Vita‐Finzi. (1966). The Climate, Environment and Industries of Stone Age Greece: Part II. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 32. 1–29. 52 indexed citations
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Higgs, Eric. (1962). 200. A Metrical Analysis of Some Prehistoric Domesticated Animal Bones from Cyrenaican Libya. Man. 62. 119–119. 2 indexed citations

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