G. Robb

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 845 citations indexed

About

G. Robb is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, G. Robb has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 845 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Ecology, 4 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 3 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in G. Robb's work include Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (5 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (5 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (5 papers). G. Robb is often cited by papers focused on Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (5 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (5 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (5 papers). G. Robb collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and United States. G. Robb's co-authors include Stuart Bearhop, Dan Chamberlain, Robbie A. McDonald, S. James Reynolds, T. J. Harrison, Nigel C. Bennett, Graham R. Martin, Stephan Woodborne, A Harrison and Ivan G. Horak and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Oecologia and Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.

In The Last Decade

G. Robb

11 papers receiving 817 citations

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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.

Food for thought: supplementary feeding as a driver of ecological change in avian populations

2008 471 citations G. Robb, Robbie A. McDonald et al. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
G. Robb South Africa	9	664	274	172	134	120	11	845
Rubén Moreno‐Opo Spain	19	917 1.4×	202 0.7×	219 1.3×	195 1.5×	113 0.9×	50	1.1k
Petra Sumasgutner Austria	16	689 1.0×	389 1.4×	117 0.7×	118 0.9×	123 1.0×	57	884
Einar Flensted-Jensen France	13	571 0.9×	374 1.4×	164 1.0×	222 1.7×	176 1.5×	18	802
Sonia Cabezas Spain	16	666 1.0×	336 1.2×	149 0.9×	53 0.4×	71 0.6×	26	947
Kate Risely United Kingdom	10	426 0.6×	144 0.5×	195 1.1×	281 2.1×	87 0.7×	16	669
Andrew Cannon United Kingdom	5	532 0.8×	220 0.8×	170 1.0×	112 0.8×	209 1.7×	8	755
Evan R. Buechley United States	15	849 1.3×	166 0.6×	312 1.8×	279 2.1×	137 1.1×	35	1.1k
Patrick Patthey Switzerland	9	466 0.7×	193 0.7×	146 0.8×	196 1.5×	80 0.7×	10	648
Javier Oria Spain	18	715 1.1×	197 0.7×	175 1.0×	115 0.9×	65 0.5×	27	797
Rui Cerqueira Brazil	18	681 1.0×	181 0.7×	223 1.3×	96 0.7×	129 1.1×	51	912

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. Robb

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

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Oosthuizen, Maria K., et al.. (2021). Flexibility in body temperature rhythms of free-living natal mole-rats (Cryptomys hottentotus natalensis). Journal of Thermal Biology. 99. 102973–102973. 12 indexed citations

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Robb, G., A Harrison, Stephan Woodborne, & Nigel C. Bennett. (2016). Diet composition of two common mole‐rat populations in arid and mesic environments in South Africa as determined by stable isotope analysis. Journal of Zoology. 300(4). 257–264. 8 indexed citations

3.

Tabak, Michael A., et al.. (2016). Comparative isotopic natural history of two native passerines (Troglodytes cobbi and Cinclodes antarcticus) and the invasive rats (Rattus norvegicus) that extirpate them. Austral Ecology. 41(6). 622–632. 7 indexed citations

4.

Robb, G., et al.. (2015). The influence of food quantity on carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values in southern African spiny mice (Acomys spinosissimus). Canadian Journal of Zoology. 93(5). 345–351. 5 indexed citations

5.

Harrison, A, G. Robb, Abdulaziz N. Alagaili, et al.. (2015). Ectoparasite fauna of rodents collected from two wildlife research centres in Saudi Arabia with discussion on the implications for disease transmission. Acta Tropica. 147. 1–5. 18 indexed citations

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Robb, G., Stephan Woodborne, & Nigel C. Bennett. (2012). Subterranean Sympatry: An Investigation into Diet Using Stable Isotope Analysis. PLoS ONE. 7(11). e48572–e48572. 24 indexed citations

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Harrison, A, G. Robb, Nigel C. Bennett, & Ivan G. Horak. (2012). Differential feeding success of two paralysis-inducing ticks, Rhipicephalus warburtoni and Ixodes rubicundus on sympatric small mammal species, Elephantulus myurus and Micaelamys namaquensis. Veterinary Parasitology. 188(3-4). 346–354. 10 indexed citations

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Robb, G., Robbie A. McDonald, Richard Inger, et al.. (2011). Using Stable-Isotope Analysis as a Technique for Determining Consumption of Supplementary Foods by Individual Birds. Ornithological Applications. 113(3). 475–482. 20 indexed citations

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Harrison, T. J., Graham R. Martin, Dan Chamberlain, et al.. (2010). Does food supplementation really enhance productivity of breeding birds?. Oecologia. 164(2). 311–320. 95 indexed citations

10.

Robb, G., Robbie A. McDonald, Dan Chamberlain, & Stuart Bearhop. (2008). Food for thought: supplementary feeding as a driver of ecological change in avian populations. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 6(9). 476–484. 471 indexed citations breakdown →

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Robb, G., Robbie A. McDonald, Dan Chamberlain, et al.. (2008). Winter feeding of birds increases productivity in the subsequent breeding season. Biology Letters. 4(2). 220–223. 175 indexed citations

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