J. R. Bray

14.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

J. R. Bray is a scholar working on Ecology, Atmospheric Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, J. R. Bray has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Ecology, 18 papers in Atmospheric Science and 15 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in J. R. Bray's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (14 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (10 papers) and Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (9 papers). J. R. Bray is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (14 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (10 papers) and Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (9 papers). J. R. Bray collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Canada and United States. J. R. Bray's co-authors include J. T. Curtis, Gwendolyn J. Struik, William H. Marshall, Lorentz C. Pearson, Donald B. Lawrence, John Calladine, Linda A. Halsey, Dale H. Vitt, Robert J. Fuller and Alice Broome and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

J. R. Bray

55 papers receiving 9.0k 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.

An Ordination of the Upland Forest Communities of Southern Wisconsin

1957 8.9k citations J. R. Bray, J. T. Curtis Ecological Monographs profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. R. Bray New Zealand	23	4.6k	2.6k	2.4k	2.4k	1.5k	58	10.2k
E. C. Pielou Canada	30	5.3k 1.2×	4.3k 1.7×	2.9k 1.2×	2.3k 1.0×	2.0k 1.3×	71	13.3k
J. T. Curtis United States	15	4.9k 1.1×	3.2k 1.2×	2.5k 1.0×	2.4k 1.0×	2.3k 1.5×	21	11.5k
P. Rothery United Kingdom	54	5.9k 1.3×	3.0k 1.1×	2.5k 1.1×	1.1k 0.4×	1.6k 1.0×	171	10.3k
Wayne P. Sousa United States	33	5.6k 1.2×	2.4k 0.9×	2.6k 1.1×	2.5k 1.1×	815 0.5×	37	8.5k
Paul D. Ryan Ireland	24	5.5k 1.2×	2.6k 1.0×	1.7k 0.7×	1.9k 0.8×	3.0k 2.0×	56	18.5k
Stuart H. Hurlbert United States	33	7.5k 1.6×	5.6k 2.2×	3.4k 1.4×	2.4k 1.0×	1.9k 1.2×	82	15.5k
K.R. Clarke United Kingdom	40	9.5k 2.1×	4.6k 1.8×	5.8k 2.4×	5.9k 2.5×	1.3k 0.9×	77	17.5k
Peter J. Morin United States	46	4.9k 1.1×	2.9k 1.1×	2.4k 1.0×	1.2k 0.5×	905 0.6×	112	10.4k
Jari Oksanen Finland	39	4.7k 1.0×	3.6k 1.4×	1.6k 0.6×	821 0.3×	2.4k 1.6×	108	10.6k
Brian H. McArdle New Zealand	35	3.4k 0.7×	1.8k 0.7×	1.8k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	533 0.4×	81	7.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. R. Bray

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All Works

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Calladine, John, J. R. Bray, Alice Broome, & Robert J. Fuller. (2015). Comparison of breeding bird assemblages in conifer plantations managed by continuous cover forestry and clearfelling. Forest Ecology and Management. 344. 20–29. 29 indexed citations

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Vitt, Dale H., et al.. (2003). Patterns of Bryophyte Richness in a Complex Boreal Landscape: Identifying Key Habitats at McClelland Lake Wetland. The Bryologist. 106(3). 372–382. 34 indexed citations

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Stotler, Raymond E., et al.. (2003). Typifications in the Genus Fossombronia (Marchantiophyta). The Bryologist. 106(1). 130–142. 10 indexed citations

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Bray, J. R., et al.. (1994). Bryophyte and Pteridophyte Distribution Records of Southern Arkansas. Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science. 48(1). 239–241. 1 indexed citations

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Bray, J. R.. (1991). Growth, biomass, and productivity of a bracken ( Pteridium esculentum ) infested pasture in Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 29(2). 169–176. 13 indexed citations

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Bray, J. R.. (1989). The use of historical vegetation dynamics in interpreting prehistorical vegetation change. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 19(2). 151–160. 7 indexed citations

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Bray, J. R., et al.. (1979). A FISH SURVEY IN A MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS ESTUARY FROM 1971 TO 1978. 1 indexed citations

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Bray, J. R.. (1976). Volcanic triggering of glaciation. Nature. 260(5550). 414–415. 23 indexed citations

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Bray, J. R. & R. H. Jackman. (1968). Soil and climatic factors related to caesium-137 content in New Zealand milk.. New Zealand Journal of Science. 11. 352–362.

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Bray, J. R.. (1966). Prediction of the Intensity of the Present Sunspot Cycle. Nature. 210(5039). 929–929. 2 indexed citations

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Bray, J. R.. (1965). Forest Growth and Glacier Chronology in North-West North America in Relation to Solar Activity. Nature. 205(4970). 440–443. 12 indexed citations

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Bray, J. R.. (1964). Primary Consumption in Three Forest Canopies. Ecology. 45(1). 165–167. 67 indexed citations

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Bray, J. R., et al.. (1963). The Composition, Biomass and Productivity of Two Populus Forests. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 90(5). 298–298. 22 indexed citations

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Bray, J. R. & Helmut Lieth. (1962). The primary productivity of vegetation in central Minnesota, U.S.A., and its relationship to chlorophyll content and albedo.. 7 indexed citations

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Bray, J. R.. (1961). An estimate of a minimum quantum yield of photosynthesis based on ecologic data. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 36(3). 371–373. 14 indexed citations

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Bray, J. R.. (1961). Measurement of Leaf Utilization as an Index of Minimum Level of Primary Consumption. Oikos. 12(1). 70–70. 32 indexed citations

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Bray, J. R., Donald B. Lawrence, & Lorentz C. Pearson. (1959). Primary Production in Some Minnesota terrestrial Communities for 1957. Oikos. 10(1). 38–38. 58 indexed citations

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Bray, J. R.. (1958). Notes Toward an Ecologic Theory. Ecology. 39(4). 770–776. 10 indexed citations

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Bray, J. R. & J. T. Curtis. (1957). An Ordination of the Upland Forest Communities of Southern Wisconsin. Ecological Monographs. 27(4). 325–349. 8920 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bray, J. R.. (1956). Gap Phase Replacement in a Maple‐Basswood Forest. Ecology. 37(3). 598–600. 111 indexed citations

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