J. D. Woodley

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 869 citations indexed

About

J. D. Woodley is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, J. D. Woodley has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 869 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Ecology, 7 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 5 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in J. D. Woodley's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (10 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (4 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (4 papers). J. D. Woodley is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (10 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (4 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (4 papers). J. D. Woodley collaborates with scholars based in Jamaica, United Kingdom and United States. J. D. Woodley's co-authors include James W. Porter, Joseph E. Neigel, George F. Warner, Jeremy B. C. Jackson, Charles Wahle, B. P. Jupp, Adam Curtis, Les Kaufman, Patricia Clifford and Nancy Knowlton and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Marine Biology.

In The Last Decade

J. D. Woodley

16 papers receiving 774 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Hurricane Allen's Impact on Jamaican Coral Reefs

1981 502 citations J. D. Woodley, Elizabeth A. Chornesky et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. D. Woodley Jamaica	10	704	480	419	107	80	17	869
Charles Wahle United States	5	684 1.0×	405 0.8×	372 0.9×	65 0.6×	20 0.3×	7	774
Martha S. Nizinski United States	13	598 0.8×	403 0.8×	348 0.8×	43 0.4×	83 1.0×	29	786
Stephen C. Schroeter United States	16	881 1.3×	884 1.8×	383 0.9×	27 0.3×	109 1.4×	37	1.3k
Jennie Mallela Australia	15	585 0.8×	325 0.7×	327 0.8×	47 0.4×	36 0.5×	25	687
L.A.B. Menez Philippines	4	691 1.0×	515 1.1×	433 1.0×	47 0.4×	18 0.2×	8	773
Yannick Chancerelle France	17	1.0k 1.4×	583 1.2×	665 1.6×	27 0.3×	68 0.8×	30	1.1k
Evelyn F. Cox United States	16	975 1.4×	669 1.4×	447 1.1×	18 0.2×	31 0.4×	20	1.1k
Orpha Bellwood Australia	17	815 1.2×	407 0.8×	480 1.1×	60 0.6×	88 1.1×	24	1.1k
Carlo Froglia Italy	18	640 0.9×	339 0.7×	755 1.8×	29 0.3×	144 1.8×	59	1.0k
David R. Laur United States	10	678 1.0×	757 1.6×	303 0.7×	26 0.2×	45 0.6×	13	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. D. Woodley

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All Works

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17 of 17 papers shown

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Woodley, J. D., et al.. (2003). Fishery Management Measures Instituted at Discovery Bay, Jamaica, with Special Reference to Establishment of the Fisheries Reserve. Gulf and Caribbean Research. 14. 4 indexed citations

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Woodley, J. D., Peter M.H. Gayle, & Neil M. Judd. (1999). Sea-urchins exert top-down control of macroalgae on Jamaican coral reefs (2). Coral Reefs. 18(2). 193–193. 23 indexed citations

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Woodley, J. D.. (1999). Sea-urchins exert top-down control of macroalgae on Jamaican coral reefs (1). Coral Reefs. 18(2). 192–192. 14 indexed citations

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Polunin, Nicholas, Jeffrey C. Carrier, & J. D. Woodley. (1997). Ecological and social impacts in planning Caribbean marine reserves.. 3 indexed citations

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Woodley, J. D.. (1993). Hurricane damage in Jamaica. Coral Reefs. 12(3-4). 138–138. 6 indexed citations

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Woodley, J. D.. (1992). The incidence of hurricanes on the north coast of Jamaica since 1870: are the classic reef descriptions atypical?. Hydrobiologia. 247(1-3). 133–138. 42 indexed citations

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Woodley, J. D. & John R. Clark. (1989). Rehabilitation of Degraded Coral Reefs. 3059–3075. 6 indexed citations

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Emson, R.H. & J. D. Woodley. (1987). Submersible and laboratory observations on Asteroschema tenue, a long-armed euryaline brittle star epizoic on gorgonians. Marine Biology. 96(1). 31–45. 19 indexed citations

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Kjerfve, Björn, et al.. (1986). Hindcasting of hurricane characteristics and observed storm damage on a fringing reef, Jamaica, West Indies. Journal of Marine Research. 44(1). 119–148. 42 indexed citations

10.

Porter, James W., et al.. (1981). Population trends among Jamaican reef corals. Nature. 294(5838). 249–250. 60 indexed citations

11.

Woodley, J. D., Elizabeth A. Chornesky, Patricia Clifford, et al.. (1981). Hurricane Allen's Impact on Jamaican Coral Reefs. Science. 214(4522). 749–755. 502 indexed citations breakdown →

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Woodley, J. D.. (1980). Hurricane Allen destroys Jamaican coral reefs. Nature. 287(5781). 387–387. 23 indexed citations

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Woodley, J. D.. (1980). Survival of the Jamaican Iguana, Cyclura collei. Journal of Herpetology. 14(1). 45–45. 6 indexed citations

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Warner, George F. & J. D. Woodley. (1975). Suspension-feeding in the brittle-star Ophiothrix fragilis. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 55(1). 199–210. 57 indexed citations

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Woodley, J. D.. (1975). The behaviour of some amphiur1d Brittle-Stars. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 18(1). 29–46. 46 indexed citations

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Goin, Coleman J. & J. D. Woodley. (1969). A new tree-frog from Guyana. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 48(1). 135–140. 9 indexed citations

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Buchanan, J. B. & J. D. Woodley. (1963). Extension and Retraction of the Tube-Feet of Ophiuroids. Nature. 197(4867). 616–617. 7 indexed citations

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