Herbert Spencer Zim

1.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
25 papers, 932 citations indexed

About

Herbert Spencer Zim is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Herbert Spencer Zim has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 932 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Ecology, 5 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 5 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Herbert Spencer Zim's work include Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (5 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (3 papers) and Botanical Research and Chemistry (3 papers). Herbert Spencer Zim is often cited by papers focused on Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (5 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (3 papers) and Botanical Research and Chemistry (3 papers). Herbert Spencer Zim collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands and United States. Herbert Spencer Zim's co-authors include Arnold L. Nelson, Alexander C. Martin, Helmut K. Buechner, Emmet T. Hooper, David W. Johnston, C.S. Robbins, Hobart M. Smith, Bertel Bruun, R. Tucker Abbott and J. Whitfield Gibbons and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Wildlife Management, Journal of Mammalogy and Bird-Banding.

In The Last Decade

Herbert Spencer Zim

19 papers receiving 592 citations

Hit Papers

American Wildlife and Plants: a Guide to Wildlife Food Ha... 1951 2026 1976 2001 1951 1952 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

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. American Wildlife and Plants: a Guide to Wildlife Food Habits
    1951 344 citations Herbert Spencer Zim, Arnold L. Nelson et al. profile →
  2. American Wildlife and Plants
    1952 276 citations Helmut K. Buechner, Alexander C. Martin et al. Bird-Banding profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Herbert Spencer Zim Netherlands 8 523 347 279 220 134 25 932
Arnold L. Nelson Netherlands 6 480 0.9× 327 0.9× 255 0.9× 217 1.0× 119 0.9× 7 833
Peggy Kuropat United States 6 515 1.0× 452 1.3× 240 0.9× 171 0.8× 122 0.9× 7 839
Gordon W. Gullion United States 18 644 1.2× 266 0.8× 172 0.6× 105 0.5× 118 0.9× 58 787
Kazimierz Petrusewicz Poland 14 932 1.8× 337 1.0× 418 1.5× 200 0.9× 110 0.8× 31 1.4k
Władysław Grodziński Poland 13 480 0.9× 191 0.6× 244 0.9× 178 0.8× 46 0.3× 21 741
Arthur Cleveland Bent 11 1.0k 2.0× 401 1.2× 512 1.8× 113 0.5× 196 1.5× 14 1.4k
James F. Bendell Canada 15 652 1.2× 223 0.6× 221 0.8× 58 0.3× 125 0.9× 41 822
Desmond Vesey‐Fitzgerald Tanzania 13 377 0.7× 173 0.5× 178 0.6× 138 0.6× 62 0.5× 27 685
Lowell C. McEwen United States 16 471 0.9× 219 0.6× 124 0.4× 94 0.4× 117 0.9× 28 701
H. F. Lamprey Tanzania 10 463 0.9× 208 0.6× 118 0.4× 89 0.4× 109 0.8× 16 730

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Fields of papers citing papers by Herbert Spencer Zim

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Herbert Spencer Zim

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zim, Herbert Spencer, et al.. (2004). Yosemite National Park. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 12 indexed citations
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Zim, Herbert Spencer, et al.. (1987). Trees: A Guide to Familiar American Trees. Medical Entomology and Zoology.
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Bruun, Bertel, et al.. (1985). Birds of North America. A Guide to Field Identification. Journal of Wildlife Management. 49(1). 280–280. 12 indexed citations
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Zim, Herbert Spencer, et al.. (1984). North American Indian Arts. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations
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Zim, Herbert Spencer, et al.. (1971). Life and Death. 4 indexed citations
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Johnston, David W., et al.. (1966). Birds of North America. A Guide to Field Identification. Bird-Banding. 37(4). 305–305. 46 indexed citations
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Abbott, R. Tucker & Herbert Spencer Zim. (1962). Seashells of the world, a guide to the better-known species. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
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Zim, Herbert Spencer & Robert T. Mitchell. (1962). Butterflies And Moths. 1 indexed citations
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Rhodes, Frank H. T., et al.. (1962). Fossils: A Guide to Prehistoric Life. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Zim, Herbert Spencer, et al.. (1961). Rocks and Minerals: A Guide to Familiar Minerals, Gems, Ores and Rocks. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 4 indexed citations
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Zim, Herbert Spencer, et al.. (1957). Rocks And Minerals. 5 indexed citations
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Burnett, R. Will, et al.. (1957). Weather: air masses, clouds, rainfall, storms, weather maps, climate. Medical Entomology and Zoology.
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Zim, Herbert Spencer, et al.. (1956). Reptiles and amphibians : a guide to familiar American species. 4 indexed citations
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Zim, Herbert Spencer, et al.. (1956). Birds: A guide to the most familiar American birds,. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 2 indexed citations
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Zim, Herbert Spencer & Lester Ingle. (1955). Seashores : a guide to animals and plants along the beaches : 458 species in full color. 1 indexed citations
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Zim, Herbert Spencer, et al.. (1955). Fishes: A guide to fresh and salt-water species. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
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Buechner, Helmut K., Alexander C. Martin, Herbert Spencer Zim, & Arnold L. Nelson. (1952). American Wildlife and Plants. Bird-Banding. 23(1). 51–51. 276 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hooper, Emmet T., Alexander C. Martin, Herbert Spencer Zim, & Arnold L. Nelson. (1952). American Wildlife and Plants. Journal of Mammalogy. 33(3). 400–400. 86 indexed citations
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Zim, Herbert Spencer, et al.. (1951). American Wildlife and Plants: a Guide to Wildlife Food Habits. 344 indexed citations breakdown →
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Martin, Alexander C., Herbert Spencer Zim, & Arnold L. Nelson. (1951). American wildlife & plants: a guide to wildlife food habits: the use of trees, shrubs, weeds, and herbs by birds and mammals of the United States.. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 61 indexed citations

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