J. Stephen Gartlan

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

J. Stephen Gartlan is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Forestry and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Stephen Gartlan has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 6 papers in Forestry and 5 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in J. Stephen Gartlan's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers), African Botany and Ecology Studies (5 papers) and Primate Behavior and Ecology (3 papers). J. Stephen Gartlan is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers), African Botany and Ecology Studies (5 papers) and Primate Behavior and Ecology (3 papers). J. Stephen Gartlan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Switzerland. J. Stephen Gartlan's co-authors include Peter G. Waterman, Doyle McKey, John Hurrell Crook, Thomas T. Struhsaker, David M. Newbery, Duncan W. Thomas, Ian J. Alexander, K. R. L. Hall, George Jackson and Merrick Posnansky and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New Phytologist.

In The Last Decade

J. Stephen Gartlan

17 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Evolution of Primate Societies 1966 2026 1986 2006 1966 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Evolution of Primate Societies
    1966 353 citations John Hurrell Crook, J. Stephen Gartlan Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. Stephen Gartlan United Kingdom 15 846 784 560 506 321 17 1.8k
Pierre Charles‐Dominique France 21 598 0.7× 1.0k 1.3× 729 1.3× 405 0.8× 134 0.4× 40 2.1k
Mark Leighton United States 20 698 0.8× 781 1.0× 1.1k 2.0× 1.0k 2.0× 196 0.6× 29 2.3k
W. J. Freeland United States 25 554 0.7× 1.1k 1.4× 1.6k 2.8× 520 1.0× 220 0.7× 37 2.9k
Timothy C. Moermond United States 20 282 0.3× 1.0k 1.3× 773 1.4× 846 1.7× 254 0.8× 44 1.7k
Rosamond Coates Mexico 26 616 0.7× 1.5k 1.9× 1.5k 2.7× 1.2k 2.4× 270 0.8× 64 2.9k
Jeremiah S. Lwanga Uganda 19 635 0.8× 468 0.6× 643 1.1× 558 1.1× 73 0.2× 25 1.5k
Daphne A. Onderdonk United States 11 521 0.6× 409 0.5× 482 0.9× 334 0.7× 185 0.6× 13 1.1k
Claude Marcel Hladik France 20 780 0.9× 535 0.7× 514 0.9× 146 0.3× 116 0.4× 63 1.7k
François Feer France 20 332 0.4× 700 0.9× 817 1.5× 862 1.7× 152 0.5× 41 1.5k
Takakazu Yumoto Japan 32 625 0.7× 1.8k 2.3× 1.2k 2.2× 1.3k 2.6× 802 2.5× 103 3.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Stephen Gartlan

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Newbery, David M. & J. Stephen Gartlan. (1996). A structural analysis of rain forest at Korup and Douala–Edea, Cameroon. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section B Biological Sciences. 104. 177–224. 53 indexed citations
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Newbery, David M., Ian J. Alexander, Duncan W. Thomas, & J. Stephen Gartlan. (1988). Ectomycorrhizal rain‐forest legumes and soil phosphorus in Korup National Park, Cameroon. New Phytologist. 109(4). 433–450. 114 indexed citations
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Gartlan, J. Stephen, David M. Newbery, Duncan W. Thomas, & Peter G. Waterman. (1986). The influence of topography and soil phosphorus on the vegetation of Korup Forest Reserve, Cameroun. Plant Ecology. 65(3). 131–148. 146 indexed citations
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Newbery, David M., J. Stephen Gartlan, Doyle McKey, & Peter G. Waterman. (1986). The influence of drainage and soil phosphorus on the vegetation of Douala-Edea Forest Reserve, Cameroun. Plant Ecology. 65(3). 149–162. 50 indexed citations
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Waterman, Peter G., et al.. (1981). A simple enzyme assay for dry matter digestibility and its value in studying food selection by generalist herbivores. Oecologia. 49(2). 170–178. 53 indexed citations
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McKey, Doyle, et al.. (1981). Food selection by black colobus monkeys (Colobus satanas) in relation to plant chemistry*. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 16(2). 115–146. 215 indexed citations
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Waterman, Peter G., et al.. (1980). African rainforest vegetation and rumen microbes: Phenolic compounds and nutrients as correlates of digestibility. Oecologia. 47(1). 22–33. 79 indexed citations
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Gartlan, J. Stephen, Doyle McKey, Peter G. Waterman, & Thomas T. Struhsaker. (1980). A comparative study of the phytochemistry of two African Rain Forests. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 8(4). 401–422. 154 indexed citations
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McKey, Doyle, et al.. (1978). Phenolic Content of Vegetation in Two African Rain Forests: Ecological Implications. Science. 202(4363). 61–64. 224 indexed citations
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Gartlan, J. Stephen & Thomas T. Struhsaker. (1972). Polyspecific associations and niche separation of rain‐forest anthropoids in Cameroon, West Africa. Journal of Zoology. 168(2). 221–265. 119 indexed citations
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Gartlan, J. Stephen, et al.. (1970). Observations on the behaviour and ecology of the Patas monkey (Erythrocebus patas) in the Waza Reserve, Cameroon. Journal of Zoology. 161(1). 49–63. 43 indexed citations
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Gartlan, J. Stephen. (1968). Structure and Function in Primate Society. Folia Primatologica. 8(2). 89–120. 166 indexed citations
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Crook, John Hurrell & J. Stephen Gartlan. (1966). Evolution of Primate Societies. Nature. 210(5042). 1200–1203. 353 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gartlan, J. Stephen, et al.. (1965). Pregnancy, Birth and Early Infant Behaviour in the Captive Patas Monkey Erythrocebus Patas. Folia Primatologica. 3(2-3). 189–200. 1 indexed citations
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Hall, K. R. L. & J. Stephen Gartlan. (1965). ECOLOGY AND BEAVIOUR OF THE VERVET MONKEY, CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS, LOLUI ISLAND, LAKE VICTORIA. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 145(1). 37–56. 36 indexed citations
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Jackson, George, J. Stephen Gartlan, & Merrick Posnansky. (1965). 31. Rock Gongs and Associated Rock Paintings on Lolui Island, Lake Victoria, Uganda: A Preliminary Note. Man. 65. 38–38. 11 indexed citations
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Gartlan, J. Stephen, et al.. (1965). The Flora and Fauna of Lolui Island, Lake Victoria: A Study of Vegetation, Men and Monkeys. Journal of Ecology. 53(3). 573–573. 31 indexed citations

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