J. R. Beddington

28.8k total citations · 9 hit papers
85 papers, 19.7k citations indexed

About

J. R. Beddington is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, J. R. Beddington has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 19.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Ecology, 28 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 16 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in J. R. Beddington's work include Marine and fisheries research (25 papers), Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models (16 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (13 papers). J. R. Beddington is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (25 papers), Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models (16 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (13 papers). J. R. Beddington collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. J. R. Beddington's co-authors include Sandy M Thomas, Jules Pretty, David P. Lawrence, Lawrence Haddad, Hubert Charles, I. R. Crute, Camilla Toulmin, James Muir, Sherman Robinson and Robert M. May and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

J. R. Beddington

84 papers receiving 18.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Food Security: The Challenge of Feeding 9 Billion People

2010 8.0k citations J. R. Beddington, Sandy M Thomas et al. profile →
The technological and economic prospects for CO2 utilization and removal

2019 1.7k citations Cameron Hepburn, Ella Adlen et al. Nature profile →
Mutual Interference Between Parasites or Predators and its Effect on Searching Efficiency

1975 1.3k citations J. R. Beddington Journal of Animal Ecology profile →
Estimating the Worldwide Extent of Illegal Fishing

2009 662 citations David J. Agnew, J. R. Beddington et al. profile →
Migration as adaptation

2011 625 citations Richard Black, Sandy M Thomas et al. Nature profile →
Why fishing magnifies fluctuations in fish abundance

2008 541 citations Christian N. K. Anderson, Chih‐hao Hsieh et al. Nature profile →
Harvesting Natural Populations in a Randomly Fluctuating Environment

1977 521 citations J. R. Beddington, Robert M. May profile →
Management of Multispecies Fisheries

1979 481 citations Robert M. May, J. R. Beddington et al. profile →
Sigmoid Functional Responses by Invertebrate Predators and Parasitoids

1977 416 citations John H. Lawton, J. R. Beddington et al. Journal of Animal Ecology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. R. Beddington United Kingdom	45	4.7k	4.7k	4.1k	2.6k	2.6k	85	19.7k
David Pimentel United States	61	3.0k 0.6×	7.3k 1.6×	5.5k 1.4×	3.2k 1.2×	597 0.2×	233	22.8k
John Vandermeer United States	61	6.1k 1.3×	5.9k 1.3×	4.5k 1.1×	6.0k 2.3×	671 0.3×	299	21.1k
Richard Levins United States	48	4.1k 0.9×	8.4k 1.8×	2.3k 0.6×	6.7k 2.5×	2.2k 0.9×	173	22.8k
Jonathan A. Patz United States	49	7.0k 1.5×	4.1k 0.9×	1.3k 0.3×	1.7k 0.7×	3.5k 1.3×	112	21.8k
Peter Kareiva United States	75	11.2k 2.4×	9.9k 2.1×	2.8k 0.7×	4.8k 1.8×	1.4k 0.5×	210	26.5k
Donald L. DeAngelis United States	51	5.1k 1.1×	5.5k 1.2×	1.3k 0.3×	2.9k 1.1×	3.2k 1.2×	231	17.4k
Charles Perrings United States	52	6.3k 1.3×	3.9k 0.8×	1.6k 0.4×	2.1k 0.8×	597 0.2×	197	17.0k
Andy Jarvis Colombia	45	5.7k 1.2×	7.1k 1.5×	4.8k 1.2×	6.7k 2.5×	763 0.3×	108	24.9k
Hubert Charles United Kingdom	63	2.0k 0.4×	4.6k 1.0×	7.1k 1.8×	5.8k 2.2×	2.8k 1.1×	198	25.1k
Jules Pretty United Kingdom	67	5.4k 1.2×	5.4k 1.2×	8.4k 2.1×	3.4k 1.3×	578 0.2×	209	30.9k

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Walton, Allan, Paul F. Anderson, Gavin Harper, et al.. (2021). Securing technology-critical metals for Britain. University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham). 6 indexed citations

Hepburn, Cameron, Ella Adlen, J. R. Beddington, et al.. (2019). The technological and economic prospects for CO2 utilization and removal. Nature. 575(7781). 87–97. 1680 indexed citations breakdown →

Millar, Richard, Cameron Hepburn, J. R. Beddington, & Myles Allen. (2017). Principles to guide investment towards a stable climate. Nature Climate Change. 8(1). 2–4. 24 indexed citations

Black, Richard, et al.. (2011). Migration as adaptation. Nature. 478(7370). 447–449. 625 indexed citations breakdown →

Anderson, Christian N. K., Chih‐hao Hsieh, Stuart A. Sandin, et al.. (2008). Why fishing magnifies fluctuations in fish abundance. Nature. 452(7189). 835–839. 541 indexed citations breakdown →

McAllister, Murdoch K., Simeon L. Hill, David J. Agnew, G.P. Kirkwood, & J. R. Beddington. (2004). A Bayesian hierarchical formulation of the De Lury stock assessment model for abundance estimation of Falkland Islands' squid (Loligo gahi). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 61(6). 1048–1059. 28 indexed citations

Agnew, David J., Simeon L. Hill, & J. R. Beddington. (2000). Predicting the recruitment strength of an annual squid stock: Loligo gahi around the Falkland Islands. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 57(12). 2479–2487. 56 indexed citations

Beddington, J. R. & Marinelle Basson. (1994). The limits to exploitation on land and sea. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 343(1303). 87–92. 6 indexed citations

Milner‐Gulland, E.J., et al.. (1993). Is dehorning African rhinos worthwhile?. Pachyderm. 17. 52–58. 6 indexed citations

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Milner‐Gulland, E.J. & J. R. Beddington. (1993). The relative effects of hunting and habitat destruction on elephant population dynamics over time. Pachyderm. 17. 75–90. 5 indexed citations

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Basson, Marinelle, J. R. Beddington, & Robert M. May. (1991). An assessment of the maximum sustainable yield of ivory from african elephant populations. Mathematical Biosciences. 104(1). 73–95. 10 indexed citations

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Beddington, J. R., et al.. (1989). Long‐term changes in strontium‐90 concentrations within a freshwater predator‐prey system. Journal of Fish Biology. 35(5). 679–686. 6 indexed citations

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Smith, G. Richard, Bryan T. Grenfell, Roy M. Anderson, & J. R. Beddington. (1987). Population biology ofOstertagia ostertagiand anthelmintic strategies against ostertagiasis in calves. Parasitology. 95(2). 407–420. 30 indexed citations

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May, Robert M. & J. R. Beddington. (1984). Exploitation of Marine Communities: Report of the Dahlem Workshop on Exploitation of Marine Communities, Berlin 1984, April 1-6. Springer eBooks. 4 indexed citations

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Beddington, J. R., Roger M. Nisbet, & W. S. C. Gurney. (1983). Modelling Fluctuating Populations.. Biometrics. 39(3). 819–819. 7 indexed citations

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Beddington, J. R. & Justin Cooke. (1982). Harvesting from a prey-predator complex. Ecological Modelling. 14(3-4). 155–177. 66 indexed citations

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Beddington, J. R.. (1978). Crisis for sperm whales. Nature. 276(5689). 656–656. 1 indexed citations

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Beddington, J. R., et al.. (1976). Concepts of Stability and Resilience in Predator-Prey Models. Journal of Animal Ecology. 45(3). 791–791. 113 indexed citations

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Beddington, J. R. & Robert M. May. (1975). Time delays are not necessarily destabilizing. Mathematical Biosciences. 27(1-2). 109–117. 61 indexed citations

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Beddington, J. R.. (1975). Mutual Interference Between Parasites or Predators and its Effect on Searching Efficiency. Journal of Animal Ecology. 44(1). 331–331. 1307 indexed citations breakdown →

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