J. C. Coulson

7.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
111 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

J. C. Coulson is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, J. C. Coulson has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Ecology, 28 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 27 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in J. C. Coulson's work include Avian ecology and behavior (54 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (16 papers) and Bird parasitology and diseases (14 papers). J. C. Coulson is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (54 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (16 papers) and Bird parasitology and diseases (14 papers). J. C. Coulson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and Slovakia. J. C. Coulson's co-authors include Jennifer Butterfield, E. White, David Lack, Nicholas J. Aebischer, Callum Thomas, Julie M. Porter, G. R. Potts, R. D. Wooller, Pat Monaghan and Neil Duncan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Ecology and Journal of Animal Ecology.

In The Last Decade

J. C. Coulson

110 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

Ecological Isolation in Birds

1972 451 citations J. C. Coulson et al. Journal of Animal Ecology profile →
The Influence of the Pair-Bond and Age on the Breeding Biology of the Kittiwake Gull Rissa tridactyla

1966 382 citations J. C. Coulson Journal of Animal Ecology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. C. Coulson United Kingdom	43	5.2k	2.5k	1.6k	1.0k	746	111	6.6k
Stanley Cramp United Kingdom	16	3.7k 0.7×	1.8k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	573 0.6×	520 0.7×	29	4.8k
Fred Cooke Canada	46	5.7k 1.1×	3.4k 1.4×	1.4k 0.9×	732 0.7×	545 0.7×	216	6.9k
M. P. Harris United Kingdom	48	5.8k 1.1×	1.9k 0.8×	1.8k 1.1×	1.9k 1.9×	520 0.7×	214	6.9k
C. M. Perrins United Kingdom	20	4.2k 0.8×	2.3k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	793 0.8×	504 0.7×	27	5.4k
Anthony J. Gaston Canada	50	7.0k 1.3×	2.6k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	1.9k 1.8×	446 0.6×	240	8.6k
Nicholas J. Aebischer United Kingdom	39	6.0k 1.1×	1.7k 0.7×	2.2k 1.4×	1.1k 1.1×	565 0.8×	127	7.4k
Stanley A. Temple United States	36	4.3k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	2.0k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	372 0.5×	109	5.7k
James S. Sedinger United States	43	4.7k 0.9×	1.5k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 1.3×	332 0.4×	192	5.4k
Fernando Hiraldo Spain	54	6.9k 1.3×	3.4k 1.3×	2.4k 1.5×	820 0.8×	868 1.2×	226	9.5k
Robert G. Clark Canada	40	6.4k 1.2×	1.6k 0.6×	1.6k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	481 0.6×	169	7.1k

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Kay, Alison L., Alison C. Rudd, & J. C. Coulson. (2023). Spatial downscaling of precipitation for hydrological modelling: Assessing a simple method and its application under climate change in Britain. Hydrological Processes. 37(2). 6 indexed citations

Fox, Kenneth R, Po‐Wen Ku, Melvyn Hillsdon, et al.. (2014). Objectively assessed physical activity and lower limb function and prospective associations with mortality and newly diagnosed disease in UK older adults: an OPAL four-year follow-up study. Age and Ageing. 44(2). 261–268. 53 indexed citations

Coulson, J. C.. (2009). Sexing Black‐legged Kittiwakes by measurement. Ringing & Migration. 24(4). 233–239. 13 indexed citations

Whittaker, J. B., et al.. (1999). Predicting responses to climate change: the effect of altitude and latitude on the phenology of the Spittlebug Neophilaenus lineatus. Functional Ecology. 13(s1). 65–73. 64 indexed citations

Coulson, J. C., et al.. (1999). The Annual Mortality Rate of Black-Legged Kittiwakes in NE England from 1954 to 1998 and a Recent Exceptionally High Mortality. Waterbirds. 22(1). 3–3. 23 indexed citations

Haysom, Karen A. & J. C. Coulson. (1998). The Lepidoptera fauna associated with Calluna vulgaris: effects of plant architecture on abundance and diversity. Ecological Entomology. 23(4). 377–385. 62 indexed citations

Smith, H.V., et al.. (1993). Occurrence of oocysts ofCryptosporidiumsp. inLarusspp. gulls. Epidemiology and Infection. 110(1). 135–143. 32 indexed citations

Coulson, J. C. & John Warham. (1993). The Petrels: Their Ecology and Breeding Systems. Journal of Animal Ecology. 62(4). 797–797. 29 indexed citations

Lightfoot, N. F., et al.. (1991). Jackdaws and magpies as vectors of milkborne human campylobacter infection. Epidemiology and Infection. 107(2). 363–372. 19 indexed citations

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Coulson, J. C. & Julie M. Porter. (1985). Reproductive success of the Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla: the roles of clutch size, chick growth rates and parental quality. Ibis. 127(4). 450–466. 186 indexed citations

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Coulson, J. C., et al.. (1985). Feeding Strategies of Male and Female Adult Herring Gulls (Larus Argentatus). Behaviour. 94(1-2). 41–59. 34 indexed citations

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Coulson, J. C.. (1983). The changing status of the KittiwakeRissa tridactylain the British Isles, 1969–1979.. Bird Study. 30(1). 9–16. 42 indexed citations

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Butterfield, Jennifer, J. C. Coulson, & Sarah Wanless. (1981). Studies on the distribution, food, breeding biology and relative abundance of the Pygmy and Common shrews (Sorex minutus andS. araneus) in upland areas of northern Engl and.. Journal of Zoology. 195(2). 169–180. 44 indexed citations

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Coulson, J. C., et al.. (1981). The distribution and biology of Sepsidae (Diptera) in upland regions of northern England. Ecological Entomology. 6(2). 183–190. 5 indexed citations

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Coulson, J. C. & R. D. Wooller. (1976). Differential Survival Rates Among Breeding Kittiwake Gulls Rissa tridactyla (L.). Journal of Animal Ecology. 45(1). 205–205. 102 indexed citations

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Coulson, J. C., et al.. (1964). Wildfowl in Great Britain. Journal of Animal Ecology. 33(3). 525–525. 21 indexed citations

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Coulson, J. C.. (1962). The Biology of Tipula subnodicornis Zetterstedt, with Comparative Observations on Tipula paludosa Meigen. Journal of Animal Ecology. 31(1). 1–1. 70 indexed citations

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Coulson, J. C., et al.. (1961). Variation in the Secondary Sex-Ratio of the Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus (Fab.) during the Breeding Season. Nature. 190(4772). 281–281. 24 indexed citations

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Coulson, J. C.. (1961). The Post-Fledging Mortality of the Blackbird in Great Britain. Bird Study. 8(2). 89–97. 8 indexed citations

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Coulson, J. C. & E. White. (1955). Abrasion and Loss of Rings among Sea-Birds. Bird Study. 2(1). 41–44. 22 indexed citations

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