Francis C. Evans

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Francis C. Evans is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Francis C. Evans has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Ecology, 11 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 8 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Francis C. Evans's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (7 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (5 papers) and Plant and animal studies (5 papers). Francis C. Evans is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (7 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (5 papers) and Plant and animal studies (5 papers). Francis C. Evans collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Francis C. Evans's co-authors include P. J. Clark, William W. Murdoch, Charles H. Peterson, Richard G. Wiegert, William R. Dawson, G. Philip Robertson, James M. Tiedje, Michael Hutson, P. J. Clark and Frederick E. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Ecology and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

Francis C. Evans

31 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

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Henry S. Horn United States

P. J. Clark United States

A. Cameron United Kingdom

P. Greig-Smith United Kingdom

E. David Ford United States

Christian Wissel Germany

David M. Gates United States

O. J. Reichman United States

H. L. Lucas United States

John F. Bell United Kingdom

Henry S. Horn United States

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2.8k ×1.9

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1.8k ×1.6

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1.0k ×1.8

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francis C. Evans

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Evans, Francis C., et al.. (2017). The Food-Habits and Biology of Acrididae in an Old-Field Community in Southeastern Michigan. The Great Lakes Entomologist. 9(2). 2 indexed citations

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Evans, Francis C.. (1986). Bee - Flower Interactions on an Old Field in Southeastern Michigan. Utah State Research and Scholarship (Utah State University). 103. 11 indexed citations

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Murdoch, William W., Francis C. Evans, & Charles H. Peterson. (1972). Diversity and Pattern in Plants and Insects. Ecology. 53(5). 819–829. 373 indexed citations

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Nelson, D.J. & Francis C. Evans. (1969). Symposium on Radioecology : proceedings of the Second National Symposium held at Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 15-17, 1967. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

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Evans, Francis C.. (1969). Pancreatic abscess. The American Journal of Surgery. 117(4). 537–540. 37 indexed citations

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Baker, Herbert G., Jean H. Langenheim, Katharina Lettau, et al.. (1967). Phenology Program of the IBP. BioScience. 17(10). 712–714. 3 indexed citations

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Chavin, Walter, et al.. (1964). Methods of Marking Insects, with Especial Reference to Orthoptera (Sens. Lat.)2. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 57(6). 662–669. 21 indexed citations

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Howard, Walter E. & Francis C. Evans. (1961). Seeds Stored by Prairie Deer Mice. Journal of Mammalogy. 42(2). 260–260. 19 indexed citations

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Dawson, William R. & Francis C. Evans. (1960). Relation of Growth and Development to Temperature Regulation in Nestling Vesper Sparrows. Ornithological Applications. 62(5). 329–340. 89 indexed citations

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Evans, Francis C., et al.. (1958). Phoretic Scelionids on grasshoppers of the genus Melanoplus (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae). Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 5 indexed citations

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Evans, Francis C. & G. E. Newell. (1957). Tidal streams and larval dispersal at Whitstable. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 10(111). 161–173. 4 indexed citations

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Evans, Francis C.. (1956). Ecosystem as the Basic Unit in Ecology. Science. 123(3208). 1127–1128. 87 indexed citations

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Evans, Francis C., et al.. (1955). Estimation of the Number of Species Present on a Given Area. Ecology. 36(2). 342–343. 29 indexed citations

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Evans, Francis C. & Eilif Dahl. (1955). The Vegetational Structure of an Abandoned Field in Southeastern Michigan and Its Relation to Environmental Factors. Ecology. 36(4). 685–706. 37 indexed citations

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Clark, P. J. & Francis C. Evans. (1955). On Some Aspects of Spatial Pattern in Biological Populations. Science. 121(3142). 397–398. 78 indexed citations

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Evans, Francis C. & Stanley A. Cain. (1952). Preliminary studies on the vegetation of an old-field community in southeastern Michigan. 51. 1–17. 15 indexed citations

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Evans, Francis C. & Frederick E. Smith. (1952). The Intrinsic Rate of Natural Increase for the Human Louse, Pediculus humanus L.. The American Naturalist. 86(830). 299–310. 49 indexed citations

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Evans, Francis C., Thomas T. McCabe, & Barbara D. Blanchard. (1951). Three Species of Peromyscus. Journal of Mammalogy. 32(4). 475–475. 34 indexed citations

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Holdenried, R., et al.. (1951). Host‐Parasite‐Disease Relationships in a Mammalian Community in the Central Coast Range of California. Ecological Monographs. 21(1). 1–18. 53 indexed citations

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Evans, Francis C.. (1951). Notes on a Population of the Striped Ground Squirrel (Citellus tridecemlineatus) in an Abandoned Field in Southeastern Michigan. Journal of Mammalogy. 32(4). 437–437. 22 indexed citations

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