Eric Ribbens

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Eric Ribbens is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric Ribbens has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Plant Science, 8 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 8 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Eric Ribbens's work include Botanical Research and Applications (8 papers), Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (8 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (7 papers). Eric Ribbens is often cited by papers focused on Botanical Research and Applications (8 papers), Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (8 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (7 papers). Eric Ribbens collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Eric Ribbens's co-authors include John A. Silander, Stephen W. Pacala, Charles D. Canham, Richard K. Kobe, José M. V. Fragoso, Thomas Hovestadt, Sandra Lavorel, Steven I. Higgins, J. Stephen Clark and Martı́n R. Aguiar and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Journal of Ecology and Ecological Monographs.

In The Last Decade

Eric Ribbens

19 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Forest Models Defined by Field Measurements: Estimation, ... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 250 500 750
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. Forest Models Defined by Field Measurements: Estimation, Error Analysis and Dynamics
    1996 931 citations Stephen W. Pacala, Charles D. Canham et al. Ecological Monographs profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Eric Ribbens United States 10 1.6k 831 506 504 337 22 2.0k
Margaret R. Metz United States 19 1.2k 0.8× 1.2k 1.5× 825 1.6× 465 0.9× 324 1.0× 37 2.2k
Richard T. Busing United States 27 1.5k 1.0× 1.1k 1.3× 496 1.0× 392 0.8× 265 0.8× 50 2.0k
Patrick H. Martin United States 21 1.1k 0.7× 641 0.8× 430 0.8× 525 1.0× 414 1.2× 48 1.6k
Dylan Keon United States 7 816 0.5× 694 0.8× 731 1.4× 385 0.8× 332 1.0× 12 1.7k
José Luís Camargo Brazil 19 1.2k 0.8× 913 1.1× 729 1.4× 635 1.3× 257 0.8× 47 2.1k
Henrique Eduardo Mendonça Nascimento Brazil 25 2.1k 1.3× 1.4k 1.7× 676 1.3× 916 1.8× 349 1.0× 53 2.9k
I‐Fang Sun Taiwan 24 1.7k 1.1× 769 0.9× 748 1.5× 845 1.7× 265 0.8× 47 2.4k
Isabelle Aubin Canada 23 1.4k 0.9× 1.1k 1.3× 776 1.5× 418 0.8× 279 0.8× 60 2.2k
C. V. S. Gunatilleke Sri Lanka 20 1.2k 0.8× 685 0.8× 424 0.8× 536 1.1× 258 0.8× 44 1.8k
M. D. Swaine United Kingdom 17 2.2k 1.4× 986 1.2× 590 1.2× 798 1.6× 547 1.6× 26 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Eric Ribbens

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Fields of papers citing papers by Eric Ribbens

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eric Ribbens

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Eric Ribbens. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Eric Ribbens 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 Ribbens. Eric Ribbens 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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Lemons, Paula P., et al.. (2016). Eight Is Not Enough: The Level of Questioning and Its Impact on Learning in Clicker Cases. Journal of College Science Teaching. 46(2). 82–92. 1 indexed citations
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Ogilvie, Judith Mosinger & Eric Ribbens. (2016). Professor Eric Can't See: A Project-Based Learning Case for Neurobiology Students.. PubMed. 15(1). C4–C6. 7 indexed citations
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Ribbens, Eric. (2015). Lycopodium clavatum L.. The Keep (Eastern Illinois University).
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Herreid, Clyde Freeman, et al.. (2014). Emotion, Engagement, and Case Studies. Journal of College Science Teaching. 44(1). 86–95. 3 indexed citations
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Ribbens, Eric, et al.. (2012). Opuntia fragilis in Minnesota. Cactus and Succulent Journal. 84(5). 250–253.
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Ribbens, Eric, Barbara A. Anderson, & Jeremie B. Fant. (2011). Opuntia fragilis (Nuttall) Haworth in Illinois: Pad Dynamics and Sexual Reproduction. 16. 67–78. 3 indexed citations
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Ribbens, Eric, et al.. (2010). Opuntia Fragilis in Wisconsin. Cactus and Succulent Journal. 82(1). 19–24. 1 indexed citations
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Ribbens, Eric, et al.. (2009). Opuntia Fragilis in Iowa. Cactus and Succulent Journal. 81(1). 9–13. 1 indexed citations
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Ribbens, Eric. (2008). Opuntia fragilis: Taxonomy, Distribution, and Ecology. 14. 94–110. 4 indexed citations
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Ribbens, Eric, et al.. (2008). Opuntia fragilisin Michigan. Cactus and Succulent Journal. 80(5). 240–255. 1 indexed citations
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Ribbens, Eric, et al.. (2008). Opuntia fragilis in Illinois. Cactus and Succulent Journal. 80(3). 119–122. 2 indexed citations
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Ribbens, Eric. (2007). Why I like Clicker Personal Response Systems. The journal of college science teaching. 37(2). 60–62. 39 indexed citations
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Ribbens, Eric. (2006). Teaching with Jazz: Using Multiple Cases to Teach Introductory Biology.. The journal of college science teaching. 36(2). 10–15. 1 indexed citations
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Camarero, J. Julio, Emília Gutiérrez, Marie‐Josée Fortin, & Eric Ribbens. (2005). Spatial patterns of tree recruitment in a relict population ofPinus uncinata: forest expansion through stratified diffusion. Journal of Biogeography. 32(11). 1979–1992. 61 indexed citations
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Wada, Naoya & Eric Ribbens. (1997). Japanese maple (Acer palmatum var. Matsumurae, Aceraceae) recruitment patterns: seeds, seedlings, and saplings in relation to conspecific adult neighbors. American Journal of Botany. 84(9). 1294–1300. 54 indexed citations
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Ribbens, Eric & John Lemons. (1997). Scientific Uncertainty and Environmental Problem Solving.. Ecology. 78(7). 2272–2272. 44 indexed citations
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Pacala, Stephen W., et al.. (1996). Forest Models Defined by Field Measurements: Estimation, Error Analysis and Dynamics. Ecological Monographs. 66(1). 1–43. 931 indexed citations breakdown →
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Loiselle, Bette A., Eric Ribbens, & Orlando Vargas Ríos. (1996). Spatial and Temporal Variation of Seed Rain in a Tropical Lowland Wet Forest. Biotropica. 28(1). 82–82. 65 indexed citations
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Ribbens, Eric, John A. Silander, & Stephen W. Pacala. (1994). Seedling Recruitment in Forests: Calibrating Models to Predict Patterns of Tree Seedling Dispersion. Ecology. 75(6). 1794–1806. 450 indexed citations

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