Gary S. Hartshorn

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Gary S. Hartshorn is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Gary S. Hartshorn has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 11 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 6 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Gary S. Hartshorn's work include Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (9 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (9 papers) and Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean (4 papers). Gary S. Hartshorn is often cited by papers focused on Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (9 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (9 papers) and Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean (4 papers). Gary S. Hartshorn collaborates with scholars based in United States, Costa Rica and Malawi. Gary S. Hartshorn's co-authors include Milton Lieberman, Diana Lieberman, Rodolfo Peralta, Henry A. Hespenheide, Lucinda A. McDade, Kamaljit S. Bawa, Andrew M. Greller, Gordon H. Orians, Jane Memmott and Elizabeth Braker and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Ecology and Journal of Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Gary S. Hartshorn

31 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

LaSelva: Ecology and Natural History of a Neotropical Rai... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. LaSelva: Ecology and Natural History of a Neotropical Rainforest.
    1995 590 citations Lucinda A. McDade, Kamaljit S. Bawa et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gary S. Hartshorn United States 19 1.9k 1.1k 829 731 426 32 2.9k
Diana Lieberman United States 22 2.2k 1.2× 972 0.9× 925 1.1× 786 1.1× 439 1.0× 32 3.1k
Milton Lieberman United States 18 1.6k 0.8× 745 0.7× 649 0.8× 596 0.8× 300 0.7× 29 2.2k
David R. Peart United States 25 1.6k 0.9× 756 0.7× 717 0.9× 848 1.2× 453 1.1× 36 2.3k
James V. LaFrankie United States 19 1.7k 0.9× 903 0.9× 617 0.7× 616 0.8× 308 0.7× 33 2.3k
J. W. Ferry Slik Netherlands 28 1.7k 0.9× 823 0.8× 1.1k 1.4× 650 0.9× 492 1.2× 50 2.9k
N. Manokaran Malaysia 19 1.6k 0.8× 733 0.7× 679 0.8× 608 0.8× 266 0.6× 40 2.1k
Guadalupe Williams‐Linera Mexico 33 1.9k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 1.2k 1.4× 841 1.2× 766 1.8× 95 3.5k
Henrique Eduardo Mendonça Nascimento Brazil 25 2.1k 1.1× 916 0.9× 1.4k 1.7× 676 0.9× 349 0.8× 53 2.9k
Julian Ash Australia 24 1.2k 0.6× 590 0.6× 624 0.8× 601 0.8× 544 1.3× 39 2.0k
M. D. Swaine United Kingdom 17 2.2k 1.2× 798 0.8× 986 1.2× 590 0.8× 547 1.3× 26 2.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gary S. Hartshorn

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nelson, R., et al.. (2000). Technical note: Canopy height models and airborne lasers to estimate forest biomass: Two problems. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 21(11). 2153–2162. 29 indexed citations
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Hartshorn, Gary S. & Sterling Evans. (2000). Costa Rica's Conservation Successes and Failures. Ecology. 81(1). 287–287. 1 indexed citations
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Hartshorn, Gary S.. (2000). Costa Rica’s Conservation Successes and Failures. Ecology. 81(1). 287–288. 1 indexed citations
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Hartshorn, Gary S., et al.. (1997). Conservation and Management of Tropical Rainforests: An Integrated Approach to Sustainability.. Ecology. 78(6). 1933–1933. 30 indexed citations
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Lieberman, Diana, Milton Lieberman, Rodolfo Peralta, & Gary S. Hartshorn. (1996). Tropical Forest Structure and Composition on a Large-Scale Altitudinal Gradient in Costa Rica. Journal of Ecology. 84(2). 137–137. 424 indexed citations
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Lieberman, Milton, Diana Lieberman, Rodolfo Peralta, & Gary S. Hartshorn. (1995). Canopy closure and the distribution of tropical forest tree species at La Selva, Costa Rica. Journal of Tropical Ecology. 11(2). 161–177. 93 indexed citations
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Hartshorn, Gary S.. (1995). Ecological Basis For Sustainable Development in Tropical Forests. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics. 26(1). 155–175. 5 indexed citations
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Hartshorn, Gary S.. (1995). ECOLOGICAL BASIS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN TROPICAL FORESTS. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics. 26(1). 155–175. 69 indexed citations
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Whitmore, T. C., Lucinda A. McDade, Kamaljit S. Bawa, Henry A. Hespenheide, & Gary S. Hartshorn. (1994). Guest Review Article: La Selva: A Densely Researched Rain Forest. Journal of Biogeography. 21(2). 117–117. 9 indexed citations
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Luvall, Jeffrey C., Diana Lieberman, Milton Lieberman, Gary S. Hartshorn, & Rodolfo Peralta. (1990). Estimation of tropical forest canopy temperatures, thermal response numbers, and evapotranspiration using an aircraft-based thermal sensor. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing. 56(10). 1393–1401. 32 indexed citations
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Hartshorn, Gary S. & Anthony Β. Anderson. (1990). Natural forest management by the Yanesha Forestry Cooperative in Peruvian Amazonia.. 128–138. 10 indexed citations
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Hartshorn, Gary S., et al.. (1988). Internal heterogeneity of gaps and species richness in Costa Rican tropical wet forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology. 4(2). 99–119. 145 indexed citations
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Lieberman, Diana, Milton Lieberman, Gary S. Hartshorn, & Rodolfo Peralta. (1985). Growth rates and age-size relationships of tropical wet forest trees in Costa Rica. Journal of Tropical Ecology. 1(2). 97–109. 225 indexed citations
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Lieberman, Milton, Diana Lieberman, Gary S. Hartshorn, & Rodolfo Peralta. (1985). Small-Scale Altitudinal Variation in Lowland Wet Tropical Forest Vegetation. Journal of Ecology. 73(2). 505–505. 182 indexed citations
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Grayum, Michael H., et al.. (1984). Natural history observations and ecological evaluation of the la selva protection zone, costa rica. Brenesia. 189–206. 29 indexed citations
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Hartshorn, Gary S.. (1984). Belize : country environmental profile, a field study. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 46 indexed citations
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Hartshorn, Gary S.. (1984). Tropical Rainforest Ecosystems: A Misnomer. Ecology. 65(1). 334–335. 1 indexed citations
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Enright, Neal J. & Gary S. Hartshorn. (1981). The demography of tree species in undisturbed tropical rainforest. 8 indexed citations
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Hartshorn, Gary S., et al.. (1980). Bolivia: state of the environment and natural resources: a field study.. 2 indexed citations

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