J. C. Coulson

7.9k citations

111 papers · 6.6k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 43

Ecology top 0.1%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 0.2%
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.5%
Global and Planetary Change top 2%
Parasitology top 0.5%

Co-authors: Jennifer Butterfield E. White David Lack Nicholas J. Aebischer Callum Thomas Julie M. Porter G. R. Potts R. D. Wooller
Topics: Avian ecology and behavior (54 papers)Animal Behavior and Reproduction (16 papers)Bird parasitology and diseases (14 papers)
Cited by: Ecology Nature and Landscape Conservation Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Journals: Nature Journal of Ecology Journal of Animal Ecology
Partner nations: United Kingdom Canada Slovakia

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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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Spatial downscaling of precipitation for hydrological modelling: Assessing a simple method and its application under climate change in Britain 2023 ·Hydrological Processes ·Alison L. Kay,Alison C. Rudd,J. C. Coulson	6
2	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 2014 ·Age and Ageing ·Kenneth R Fox,Po‐Wen Ku,Melvyn Hillsdon,Mark Davis,(unknown),Janice L. Thompson,Afroditi Stathi,Selena Gray,Debbie Sharp,J. C. Coulson	53
3	Sexing Black‐legged Kittiwakes by measurement 2009 ·Ringing & Migration ·J. C. Coulson	13
4	Predicting responses to climate change: the effect of altitude and latitude on the phenology of the Spittlebug Neophilaenus lineatus 1999 ·Functional Ecology ·(unknown),J. B. Whittaker,Jennifer Butterfield,J. C. Coulson	64
5	The Annual Mortality Rate of Black-Legged Kittiwakes in NE England from 1954 to 1998 and a Recent Exceptionally High Mortality 1999 ·Waterbirds ·J. C. Coulson,(unknown)	23
6	The Lepidoptera fauna associated with Calluna vulgaris: effects of plant architecture on abundance and diversity 1998 ·Ecological Entomology ·Karen A. Haysom,J. C. Coulson	62
7	Occurrence of oocysts ofCryptosporidiumsp. inLarusspp. gulls 1993 ·Epidemiology and Infection ·H.V. Smith,(unknown),J. C. Coulson,George Morris,R. W. A. Girdwood	32
8	The Petrels: Their Ecology and Breeding Systems 1993 ·Journal of Animal Ecology ·J. C. Coulson,John Warham	29
9	Jackdaws and magpies as vectors of milkborne human campylobacter infection 1991 ·Epidemiology and Infection ·(unknown),N. F. Lightfoot,J. C. Coulson,(unknown),P.R. Sisson,(unknown)	19
10	Reproductive success of the Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla: the roles of clutch size, chick growth rates and parental quality 1985 ·Ibis ·J. C. Coulson,Julie M. Porter	186
11	Feeding Strategies of Male and Female Adult Herring Gulls (Larus Argentatus) 1985 ·Behaviour ·(unknown),J. C. Coulson,Pat Monaghan	34
12	The changing status of the KittiwakeRissa tridactylain the British Isles, 1969–1979. 1983 ·Bird Study ·J. C. Coulson	42
13	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. 1981 ·Journal of Zoology ·Jennifer Butterfield,J. C. Coulson,Sarah Wanless	44
14	The distribution and biology of Sepsidae (Diptera) in upland regions of northern England 1981 ·Ecological Entomology ·(unknown),J. C. Coulson,Jennifer Butterfield	5
15	Differential Survival Rates Among Breeding Kittiwake Gulls Rissa tridactyla (L.) 1976 ·Journal of Animal Ecology ·J. C. Coulson,R. D. Wooller	102
16	Wildfowl in Great Britain 1964 ·Journal of Animal Ecology ·J. C. Coulson,(unknown)	21
17	The Biology of Tipula subnodicornis Zetterstedt, with Comparative Observations on Tipula paludosa Meigen 1962 ·Journal of Animal Ecology ·J. C. Coulson	70
18	Variation in the Secondary Sex-Ratio of the Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus (Fab.) during the Breeding Season 1961 ·Nature ·J. C. Coulson,(unknown)	24
19	The Post-Fledging Mortality of the Blackbird in Great Britain 1961 ·Bird Study ·J. C. Coulson	8
20	Abrasion and Loss of Rings among Sea-Birds 1955 ·Bird Study ·J. C. Coulson,E. White	22

About J. C. Coulson

J. C. Coulson is a scholar working on Ecology, Parasitology and Nature and Landscape Conservation, having authored 111 papers that have together received 6.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Avian ecology and behavior (54 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (16 papers) and Bird parasitology and diseases (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology (5.2k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.6k citations) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (2.5k citations). J. C. Coulson has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and Slovakia. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Journal of Ecology and Journal of Animal Ecology.

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