Ian A.E. Atkinson

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 919 citations indexed

About

Ian A.E. Atkinson is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian A.E. Atkinson has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 919 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Ecology, 2 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 2 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Ian A.E. Atkinson's work include Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (7 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (3 papers) and Plant and animal studies (2 papers). Ian A.E. Atkinson is often cited by papers focused on Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (7 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (3 papers) and Plant and animal studies (2 papers). Ian A.E. Atkinson collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand and United Kingdom. Ian A.E. Atkinson's co-authors include David R. Towns, Charles H. Daugherty, E. K. Cameron, Don V. Merton and Daniel Simberloff and has published in prestigious journals such as Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Biological Conservation and Biological Invasions.

In The Last Decade

Ian A.E. Atkinson

11 papers receiving 807 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.

Have the Harmful Effects of Introduced Rats on Islands been Exaggerated?

2006 473 citations David R. Towns, Ian A.E. Atkinson et al. Biological Invasions profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ian A.E. Atkinson New Zealand	8	751	277	223	164	107	11	919
C. R. Veitch New Zealand	16	656 0.9×	243 0.9×	205 0.9×	182 1.1×	130 1.2×	31	913
Sheila Conant United States	13	512 0.7×	173 0.6×	303 1.4×	267 1.6×	63 0.6×	45	803
Felipe Cruz Ecuador	14	575 0.8×	168 0.6×	183 0.8×	98 0.6×	57 0.5×	17	726
Henrik Moller New Zealand	20	857 1.1×	217 0.8×	180 0.8×	230 1.4×	146 1.4×	38	1.1k
Paul C. Banko United States	18	527 0.7×	185 0.7×	183 0.8×	303 1.8×	123 1.1×	74	833
Grant A. Harper New Zealand	16	712 0.9×	153 0.6×	348 1.6×	102 0.6×	73 0.7×	36	869
Kazuto Kawakami Japan	13	455 0.6×	182 0.7×	126 0.6×	171 1.0×	92 0.9×	66	705
Sankarsan Roy India	4	666 0.9×	300 1.1×	189 0.8×	174 1.1×	195 1.8×	17	954
Don V. Merton New Zealand	12	400 0.5×	132 0.5×	122 0.5×	196 1.2×	34 0.3×	22	590
Ole Hamann Denmark	11	245 0.3×	223 0.8×	81 0.4×	250 1.5×	72 0.7×	19	572

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11 of 11 papers shown

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Towns, David R., Ian A.E. Atkinson, & Charles H. Daugherty. (2006). Have the Harmful Effects of Introduced Rats on Islands been Exaggerated?. Biological Invasions. 8(4). 863–891. 473 indexed citations breakdown →

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Atkinson, Ian A.E. & Don V. Merton. (2006). Habitat and diet of kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) in the Esperance Valley, Fiordland, New Zealand. Notornis. 53(1). 37–37. 6 indexed citations

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Atkinson, Ian A.E.. (2004). Successional processes induced by fires on the northern offshore islands of New Zealand.. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 28(2). 181–193. 36 indexed citations

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Atkinson, Ian A.E.. (2001). Introduced mammals and models for restoration. Biological Conservation. 99(1). 81–96. 106 indexed citations

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Atkinson, Ian A.E.. (1997). Conserving Plants as Evolutionary Entities: Successes and Unanswered Questions from New Zealand and Elsewhere. Aliso. 16(2). 103–112. 3 indexed citations

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Towns, David R., Daniel Simberloff, & Ian A.E. Atkinson. (1997). Restoration of New Zealand islands: redressing the effects of introduced species. Pacific Conservation Biology. 3(2). 99–124. 56 indexed citations

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Atkinson, Ian A.E.. (1996). Introductions of wildlife as a cause of species extinctions. Wildlife Biology. 2(3). 135–141. 62 indexed citations

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Atkinson, Ian A.E. & E. K. Cameron. (1993). Human influence on the terrestrial biota and biotic communities of New Zealand. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 8(12). 447–451. 97 indexed citations

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Merton, Don V., et al.. (1984). Lek behaviour in a parrot:the Kakapo Strigops habroptilus of New Zealand. Ibis. 126(3). 277–283. 71 indexed citations

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Atkinson, Ian A.E.. (1980). The Viking ships. The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology. 9(1). 87–93. 8 indexed citations

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Merton, Don V. & Ian A.E. Atkinson. (1968). Notes on the birds of Coppermine Island, Hen and Chickens group. Notornis. 15(2). 100–100. 1 indexed citations

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