George V. N. Powell

14.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
61 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

George V. N. Powell is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, George V. N. Powell has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Ecology, 18 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 14 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in George V. N. Powell's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (22 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (12 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (11 papers). George V. N. Powell is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (22 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (12 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (11 papers). George V. N. Powell collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Costa Rica. George V. N. Powell's co-authors include Thomas F. Allnutt, Taylor H. Ricketts, Eric Dinerstein, Eric Wikramanayake, David M. Olson, Colby Loucks, Holly Strand, Prashant Hedao, John F. Lamoreux and Yumiko Kura and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Remote Sensing of Environment.

In The Last Decade

George V. N. Powell

60 papers receiving 9.9k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

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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.

Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth

2001 6.2k citations David M. Olson, Eric Dinerstein et al. BioScience profile →
An evaluation of camera traps for inventorying large‐ and medium‐sized terrestrial rainforest mammals

2008 612 citations Mathias W. Tobler, Samia E. Carrillo‐Percastegui et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
George V. N. Powell United States	33	5.6k	3.1k	3.0k	2.7k	2.5k	61	10.6k
Terry L. Root United States	22	3.9k 0.7×	2.9k 0.9×	2.6k 0.9×	2.2k 0.8×	3.6k 1.4×	43	8.4k
Eric Dinerstein United States	39	6.4k 1.1×	4.6k 1.5×	4.5k 1.5×	3.1k 1.1×	3.5k 1.4×	67	13.7k
John F. Lamoreux United States	19	5.4k 1.0×	4.4k 1.4×	4.6k 1.6×	3.4k 1.2×	3.9k 1.5×	27	13.0k
Franz Bairlein Germany	46	9.1k 1.6×	3.3k 1.0×	3.5k 1.2×	4.4k 1.6×	4.2k 1.7×	173	14.0k
Ronen Kadmon Israel	43	6.2k 1.1×	2.5k 0.8×	5.8k 2.0×	3.7k 1.4×	5.1k 2.0×	83	12.2k
Daniel F. Doak United States	55	7.7k 1.4×	3.3k 1.1×	5.7k 1.9×	3.6k 1.3×	2.6k 1.0×	144	12.9k
Yvonne C. Collingham United Kingdom	26	4.3k 0.8×	2.2k 0.7×	4.4k 1.5×	2.5k 0.9×	5.5k 2.2×	36	9.3k
J. Alan Pounds United States	16	2.7k 0.5×	3.2k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	2.2k 0.8×	3.4k 1.4×	23	7.1k
C. David L. Orme United Kingdom	38	4.8k 0.9×	2.2k 0.7×	4.2k 1.4×	2.5k 0.9×	3.2k 1.3×	70	9.4k
Trevor J. C. Beebee United Kingdom	43	6.3k 1.1×	6.6k 2.1×	3.4k 1.2×	3.8k 1.4×	4.5k 1.8×	172	13.7k

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Whitworth, Andrew, Christopher Beirne, Mathias W. Tobler, et al.. (2022). Disappearance of an ecosystem engineer, the white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari), leads to density compensation and ecological release. Oecologia. 199(4). 937–949. 6 indexed citations

Pooley, Simon, et al.. (2019). Synthesizing Nile crocodileCrocodylus niloticusattack data and historical context to inform mitigation efforts in South Africa and eSwatini (Swaziland). Oryx. 54(5). 629–638. 12 indexed citations

Powell, Luke L., et al.. (2015). A Radio-telemetry Study of Home Range and Habitat Use of the Endangered Yellow-billed Cotinga (Carpodectes antoniae) in Costa Rica. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 127(2). 302–309. 4 indexed citations

Tobler, Mathias W., Alfonso Zúñiga Hartley, Samia E. Carrillo‐Percastegui, & George V. N. Powell. (2015). Spatiotemporal hierarchical modelling of species richness and occupancy using camera trap data. Journal of Applied Ecology. 52(2). 413–421. 145 indexed citations

Tobler, Mathias W. & George V. N. Powell. (2013). Estimating jaguar densities with camera traps: Problems with current designs and recommendations for future studies. Biological Conservation. 159. 109–118. 179 indexed citations

Palminteri, Suzanne, George V. N. Powell, & Carlos A. Peres. (2012). Advantages of granivory in seasonal environments: feeding ecology of an arboreal seed predator in Amazonian forests. Oikos. 121(11). 1896–1904. 21 indexed citations

Palminteri, Suzanne, George V. N. Powell, Gregory P. Asner, & Carlos A. Peres. (2012). LiDAR measurements of canopy structure predict spatial distribution of a tropical mature forest primate. Remote Sensing of Environment. 127. 98–105. 70 indexed citations

Asner, Gregory P., Roberta E. Martin, Raul Tupayachi, et al.. (2011). Taxonomy and remote sensing of leaf mass per area (LMA) in humid tropical forests. Ecological Applications. 21(1). 85–98. 111 indexed citations

Palminteri, Suzanne, George V. N. Powell, Whaldener Endo, et al.. (2009). Usefulness of species range polygons for predicting local primate occurrences in southeastern Peru. American Journal of Primatology. 73(1). 53–61. 17 indexed citations

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Papeş, Monica, Raul Tupayachi, Paola Martinez, A. Townsend Peterson, & George V. N. Powell. (2009). Using hyperspectral satellite imagery for regional inventories: a test with tropical emergent trees in the Amazon Basin. Journal of Vegetation Science. 21(2). 342–354. 45 indexed citations

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Allnutt, Thomas F., Simon Ferrier, Glenn Manion, et al.. (2008). A method for quantifying biodiversity loss and its application to a 50‐year record of deforestation across Madagascar. Conservation Letters. 1(4). 173–181. 104 indexed citations

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Higgins, Jonathan, Taylor H. Ricketts, Jeffrey Parrish, et al.. (2004). Beyond Noah: Saving Species Is Not Enough. Conservation Biology. 18(6). 1672–1673. 27 indexed citations

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Olson, David M., Eric Dinerstein, Eric Wikramanayake, et al.. (2001). Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth. BioScience. 51(11). 933–933. 6185 indexed citations breakdown →

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Frederick, Peter C., Marilyn G. Spalding, & George V. N. Powell. (1993). Evaluating Methods to Measure Nestling Survival in Tricolored Herons. Journal of Wildlife Management. 57(1). 34–34. 6 indexed citations

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Fourqurean, James W., J. C. Zieman, & George V. N. Powell. (1992). Relationships between porewater nutrients and seagrasses in a subtropical carbonate environment. Marine Biology. 114(1). 57–65. 169 indexed citations

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Powell, George V. N., et al.. (1989). A 107-year-old coral from Florida Bay: barometer of natural and man- induced catastrophes?. Bulletin of Marine Science. 44(1). 283–291. 16 indexed citations

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Powell, George V. N., et al.. (1989). Population Trends in Some Florida Bay Wading Birds. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 32 indexed citations

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Sogard, Susan M., George V. N. Powell, & Jeff G. Holmquist. (1989). Utilization by fishes of shallow, seagrass-covered banks in Florida Bay: 2. Diel and tidal patterns. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 24(2). 81–92. 59 indexed citations

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Powell, George V. N.. (1987). Habitat Use by Wading Birds in a Subtropical Estuary: Implications of Hydrography. The Auk. 104(4). 740–749. 91 indexed citations

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Grue, Christian E., et al.. (1982). Care of Nestlings by Wild Female Starlings Exposed to an Organophosphate Pesticide. Journal of Applied Ecology. 19(2). 327–327. 62 indexed citations

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