George Wittemyer
Impact in
- Developmental Biology top 0.1%
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Ecology top 0.1%
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Marine animal studies overview
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
Papers in
- Ecology 145
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation 122
- Marine animal studies overview 30
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation 23
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- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies 43
- Co-authors
- Iain Douglas‐Hamilton (53 shared papers)Joseph M. Northrup (18 shared papers)Wayne M. Getz (7 shared papers)Kevin R. Crooks (19 shared papers)Kurt M. Fristrup (12 shared papers)Lisa M. Angeloni (14 shared papers)Charles R. Anderson (12 shared papers)Henrik B. Rasmussen (13 shared papers)
- Journals
- Animal Behaviour (8 papers)PLoS ONE (8 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (7 papers)Behavioral Ecology (6 papers)Ecology and Evolution (6 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesKenyaUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
George Wittemyer
157 papers receiving 7.4k citations
George Wittemyer's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 169
- Developmental Biology 1.4k
- Ecology 5.4k
- Small Animals 1.2k
- Ecological Modeling 563
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1.6k
Countries citing papers authored by George Wittemyer
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A synthesis of two decades of research documenting the effects of noise on wildlife Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 588 |
| 2 | Accelerated Human Population Growth at Protected Area Edges Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 534 |
| 3 | 2005 | 436 | |
| 4 | 2013 | 307 | |
| 5 | 2013 | 300 | |
| 6 | Illegal killing for ivory drives global decline in African elephants Hit paper breakdown → | 2014 | 266 |
| 7 | 2012 | 225 | |
| 8 | 2017 | 217 | |
| 9 | A synthesis of health benefits of natural sounds and their distribution in national parks Hit paper breakdown → | 2021 | 167 |
| 10 | 2006 | 158 | |
| 11 | 2007 | 157 | |
| 12 | 2006 | 143 | |
| 13 | 2018 | 139 | |
| 14 | 2014 | 128 | |
| 15 | 2007 | 121 | |
| 16 | 2015 | 107 | |
| 17 | 2008 | 101 | |
| 18 | 2012 | 98 | |
| 19 | 2007 | 93 | |
| 20 | 2011 | 92 |
About George Wittemyer
George Wittemyer is a scholar working on Ecology, Small Animals, Social Psychology, Developmental Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, having authored 161 papers that have together received 7.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (122 papers), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (43 papers), Primate Behavior and Ecology (41 papers), Marine animal studies overview (30 papers), Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (28 papers), Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation (23 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (21 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (17 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental Biology (1.4k citations), Ecology (5.4k citations), Small Animals (1.2k citations), Ecological Modeling (563 citations) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (1.6k citations). George Wittemyer has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Kenya and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Iain Douglas‐Hamilton, Joseph M. Northrup, Wayne M. Getz, Kevin R. Crooks, Kurt M. Fristrup, Lisa M. Angeloni, Charles R. Anderson, Henrik B. Rasmussen, Fritz Vollrath and Megan F. McKenna. Their work appears in journals such as Animal Behaviour, PLoS ONE, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Behavioral Ecology and Ecology and Evolution.
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