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, Australia and United Kingdom. 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

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Novel ecosystems: implications for conservation and restoration

2009 1.3k citations Richard J. Hobbs, Eric Higgs et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →
Ecological Restoration and Global Climate Change

2006 653 citations J. Arthur Harris, Richard J. Hobbs et al. Restoration Ecology profile →
Committing to ecological restoration

2015 451 citations Eric Higgs et al. profile →
Papers in Economic Prehistory.

1973 381 citations Eric Higgs et al. Man profile →
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 →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Eric Higgs

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Citations

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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

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Bionovelty and ecological restoration 2024 ·Restoration Ecology ·John P. Volpe, Eric Higgs, Jonathan M. Jeschke, (unknown), (unknown), Joan Dudney, Laura L. Govers, Richard J. Hobbs, Karen Keenleyside, Stephen D. Murphy, Philip J. Seddon, (unknown), (unknown), Sonia A. Voicescu	9
2	Assessing the accuracy of georeferenced landcover data derived from oblique imagery using machine learning 2024 ·Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation ·(unknown), Claire Wright, (unknown), Jeanine M. Rhemtulla, Trevor C. Lantz, Eric Higgs	3
3	From novel ecosystems to novel natures 2023 ·GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society ·Jasper Montana, Tina Heger, (unknown), Armin Bischoff, (unknown), Uta Eser, K.‐J. S. Kung, (unknown), Andreas Schweiger, Adam Searle, (unknown), (unknown), Eric Higgs	3
4	Mapping and assessing the knowledge base of ecological restoration 2022 ·Restoration Ecology ·Tina Heger, Jonathan M. Jeschke, (unknown), Johannes Kollmann, Stephen D. Murphy, Line Rochefort, Nancy Shackelford, Vicky M. Temperton, Eric Higgs	9
5	Multiscale determinants of Pacific chorus frog occurrence in a developed landscape 2020 ·Urban Ecosystems ·(unknown), Purnima Govindarajulu, Eric Higgs	4
6	A century of high elevation ecosystem change in the Canadian Rocky Mountains 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·Andrew J. Trant, Eric Higgs, Brian M. Starzomski	26
7	A criteria and indicators monitoring framework for food forestry embedded in the principles of ecological restoration 2018 ·Environmental Monitoring and Assessment ·(unknown), Eric Higgs	16
8	Large-scale Dam Removals and Nearshore Ecological Restoration: Lessons Learned from the Elwha Dam Removals 2017 ·Ecological Restoration ·Jill A. Shaffer, Eric Higgs, (unknown), Francis Juanes	6
9	Opportunities and Challenges for Ecological Restoration within REDD+ 2011 ·Restoration Ecology ·Sasha Alexander, Cara R. Nelson, James Aronson, David Lamb, An Cliquet, Kevin L. Erwin, C. Max Finlayson, R.S. de Groot, J. Arthur Harris, Eric Higgs, Richard J. Hobbs, Roy R. Lewis, (unknown), Carolina Murcia	109
10	Novel ecosystems: implications for conservation and restoration breakdown → 2009 ·Trends in Ecology & Evolution ·Richard J. Hobbs, Eric Higgs, J. Arthur Harris	1316
11	Restoration Goes Wild: A Reply to Throop and Purdom 2006 ·Restoration Ecology ·Eric Higgs	10
12	Early European agriculture : its foundations and development : written in honour of Eric Higgs 1982 ·Cambridge University Press eBooks ·Eric Higgs, Michael Jarman, Geoff Bailey, (unknown)	2
13	The history of European agriculture — the uplands 1976 ·Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·Eric Higgs	16
14	Farming in Prehistory: From Hunter-Gatherer to Food-Producer. 1976 ·Man ·Eric Higgs, Barbara Bender	26
15	Palaeoeconomy;... Papers in Economic Prehistory. 1975 ·Man ·Carroll L. Riley, Eric Higgs	1
16	Dating Techniques for the Archaeologist 1975 ·The Journal of Interdisciplinary History ·William A. Longacre, (unknown), Elizabeth Ralph, Eric Higgs	40
17	Papers in Economic Prehistory: Studies by Members and Associates of the British Academy Major Research Project in the Early History of Agriculture 1974 ·The American Historical Review ·Machteld J. Mellink, Eric Higgs	20
18	Recent Excavations at Nahal Oren, Israel 1973 ·Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society ·(unknown), A. J. Legge, Eric Higgs, Robin Dennell	97
19	An Iron Age Hill-Fort at Grimthorpe, Yorkshire, England 1969 ·Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society ·I. M. Stead, (unknown), (unknown), Eric Higgs, (unknown)	26
20	The Climate, Environment and Industries of Stone Age Greece: Part II 1966 ·Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society ·Eric Higgs, Claudio Vita‐Finzi	52

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