Francis E. Mayle

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Francis E. Mayle is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, History and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francis E. Mayle has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Atmospheric Science, 41 papers in History and 22 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Francis E. Mayle's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (52 papers), Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory (41 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (17 papers). Francis E. Mayle is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (52 papers), Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory (41 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (17 papers). Francis E. Mayle collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Brazil. Francis E. Mayle's co-authors include Timothy J. Killeen, Les C. Cwynar, Bronwen S. Whitney, José Iriarte, David J. Beerling, William D. Gosling, Mitchell J. Power, André J. Levesque, Ian R. Walker and J. John Lowe and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Francis E. Mayle

89 papers receiving 4.0k citations

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Millennial-Scale Dynamics of Southern Amazonian Rain Forests

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francis E. Mayle United Kingdom	38	2.3k	1.3k	1.1k	894	768	90	4.2k
Paulo Eduardo de Oliveira Brazil	29	1.6k 0.7×	566 0.4×	1000 0.9×	690 0.8×	771 1.0×	70	3.5k
Marie‐Pierre Ledru France	33	2.3k 1.0×	465 0.4×	1.2k 1.1×	726 0.8×	642 0.8×	106	3.8k
Valentı́ Rull Spain	38	2.6k 1.1×	371 0.3×	1.6k 1.5×	1.2k 1.4×	1.2k 1.5×	231	5.8k
T. van der Hammen Netherlands	34	2.4k 1.1×	252 0.2×	1.1k 1.1×	1.2k 1.4×	607 0.8×	104	4.9k
Willem O. van der Knaap Switzerland	46	3.8k 1.7×	151 0.1×	1.7k 1.6×	900 1.0×	808 1.1×	108	6.0k
Kenitiro Suguío Brazil	32	2.0k 0.9×	323 0.3×	1.2k 1.1×	462 0.5×	476 0.6×	166	3.9k
Simon Haberle Australia	41	3.3k 1.4×	110 0.1×	1.9k 1.8×	1.2k 1.4×	699 0.9×	171	6.2k
Crystal N. H. McMichael Netherlands	28	535 0.2×	1.1k 0.8×	550 0.5×	461 0.5×	365 0.5×	81	2.5k
Eric C. Grimm United States	37	5.3k 2.3×	117 0.1×	2.3k 2.1×	1.5k 1.7×	795 1.0×	76	6.9k
Vera Markgraf United States	49	4.7k 2.0×	134 0.1×	1.9k 1.8×	1.8k 2.0×	810 1.1×	92	7.4k

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McMichael, Crystal N. H., William D. Gosling, André Braga Junqueira, et al.. (2023). Spatial and temporal abilities of proxies used to detect pre-Columbian Indigenous human activity in Amazonian ecosystems. Quaternary Science Reviews. 321. 108354–108354. 3 indexed citations

Maezumi, S. Yoshi, Mitchell J. Power, Richard J. Smith, et al.. (2023). Fire-human-climate interactions in the Bolivian Amazon rainforest ecotone from the Last Glacial Maximum to late Holocene. CentAUR (University of Reading). 2. 3 indexed citations

Black, Stuart, Alejandro Araujo‐Murakami, René Boot, et al.. (2023). An Assessment of Soil Phytolith Analysis as a Palaeoecological Tool for Identifying Pre-Columbian Land Use in Amazonian Rainforests. Quaternary. 6(2). 33–33. 6 indexed citations

Mayle, Francis E., et al.. (2021). Insights into past land-use and vegetation change in the Llanos de Moxos (Bolivia) using fungal non-pollen palynomorphs. Journal of Archaeological Science. 130. 105382–105382. 8 indexed citations

Smith, Richard J., Joy Singarayer, & Francis E. Mayle. (2021). Response of Amazonian forests to mid‐Holocene drought: A model‐data comparison. Global Change Biology. 28(1). 201–226. 10 indexed citations

Mayle, Francis E., et al.. (2021). Floristic change in Brazil's southern Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot: From the Last Glacial Maximum to the late 21st Century. Quaternary Science Reviews. 264. 107005–107005. 15 indexed citations

Gomes, Vitor H. F., Francis E. Mayle, William D. Gosling, et al.. (2020). Modelling the distribution of Amazonian tree species in response to long‐term climate change during the Mid‐Late Holocene. Journal of Biogeography. 47(7). 1530–1540. 10 indexed citations

Souza, Jonas Gregório de, Mark Robinson, S. Yoshi Maezumi, et al.. (2019). Climate change and cultural resilience in late pre-Columbian Amazonia. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 3(7). 1007–1017. 47 indexed citations

Robinson, Mark, Jonas Gregório de Souza, S. Yoshi Maezumi, et al.. (2018). Uncoupling human and climate drivers of late Holocene vegetation change in southern Brazil. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 7800–7800. 57 indexed citations

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Gosling, William D., Stephen Adu‐Bredu, Gloria Djagbletey, et al.. (2017). Pollen-vegetation richness and diversity relationships in the tropics. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany. 27(2). 411–418. 32 indexed citations

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Souza, Jonas Gregório de, Mark Robinson, Rafael Corteletti, et al.. (2016). Understanding the Chronology and Occupation Dynamics of Oversized Pit Houses in the Southern Brazilian Highlands. PLoS ONE. 11(7). e0158127–e0158127. 13 indexed citations

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Flantua, Suzette G. A., H. Hooghiemstra, Mathias Vuille, et al.. (2016). Climate variability and human impact in South America during the last 2000 years: synthesis and perspectives from pollen records. Climate of the past. 12(2). 483–523. 106 indexed citations

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Flantua, Suzette G. A., H. Hooghiemstra, Mathias Vuille, et al.. (2015). Climate variability and human impact on the environment in South America during the last 2000 years: synthesis and perspectives. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 14 indexed citations

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Maezumi, S. Yoshi, Mitchell J. Power, Francis E. Mayle, Kendra K. McLauchlan, & José Iriarte. (2015). Effects of past climate variability on fire and vegetation in the cerrãdo savanna of the Huanchaca Mesetta, NE Bolivia. Climate of the past. 11(6). 835–853. 18 indexed citations

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Maezumi, S. Yoshi, Mitchell J. Power, Francis E. Mayle, Kendra K. McLauchlan, & José Iriarte. (2015). The effects of past climate variability on fire and vegetation in the cerrãdo savanna ecosystem of the Huanchaca Mesetta, Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, NE Bolivia. 4 indexed citations

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Metcalfe, Sarah E., Bronwen S. Whitney, Francis E. Mayle, et al.. (2014). Hydrology and climatology at Laguna La Gaiba, lowland Bolivia: complex responses to climatic forcings over the last 25 000 years. Journal of Quaternary Science. 29(3). 289–300. 26 indexed citations

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Iriarte, José, Paulo DeBlasis, Francis E. Mayle, et al.. (2014). PAISAGENS JÊ MERIDIONAIS: ECOLOGIA, HISTÓRIA E PODER NUMA PAISAGEM TRANSICIONAL DURANTE O HOLOCENO TARDIO. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 240–253. 2 indexed citations

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Kouwenberg, Lenny L.R., Jennifer C. McElwain, Wolfram M. Kürschner, et al.. (2003). Stomatal frequency adjustment of four conifer species to historical changes in atmospheric CO₂. American Journal of Botany. 90(4). 610–619. 94 indexed citations

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Brooks, Stephen J., J. John Lowe, & Francis E. Mayle. (1997). The Late Devensian Lateglacial palaeoenvironmental record from Whitrig Bog, SE Scotland. 2. Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera). Boreas. 26(4). 297–308. 45 indexed citations

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Cwynar, Les C., André J. Levesque, Francis E. Mayle, & Ian R. Walker. (1994). Wisconsinan Late‐glacial environmental chage in New Brunswick: A regional synthesis. Journal of Quaternary Science. 9(2). 161–164. 30 indexed citations

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