J. Timothy Wootton

9.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

J. Timothy Wootton is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Timothy Wootton has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 35 papers in Ecology and 31 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in J. Timothy Wootton's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (29 papers), Plant and animal studies (22 papers) and Marine and coastal plant biology (22 papers). J. Timothy Wootton is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (29 papers), Plant and animal studies (22 papers) and Marine and coastal plant biology (22 papers). J. Timothy Wootton collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Ireland. J. Timothy Wootton's co-authors include Catherine A. Pfister, Mary E. Power, Mark Emmerson, James D. Forester, Mark S. Laska, Michael S. Parker, Márk Novák, Gary Parker, W. E. Dietrich and Douglas A. Bell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

J. Timothy Wootton

82 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

THE NATURE AND CONSEQUENCES OF INDIRECT EFFECTS IN ECOLOG... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 250 500 750
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  1. THE NATURE AND CONSEQUENCES OF INDIRECT EFFECTS IN ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES
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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. Timothy Wootton United States 39 3.4k 2.6k 2.1k 1.7k 1.6k 82 6.8k
Mark Emmerson United Kingdom 31 2.9k 0.9× 2.2k 0.9× 2.1k 1.0× 946 0.6× 1.6k 1.0× 80 5.8k
Martha F. Hoopes United States 11 3.8k 1.1× 3.3k 1.3× 1.9k 0.9× 673 0.4× 1.1k 0.7× 19 6.7k
Bruce E. Kendall United States 41 3.5k 1.0× 2.1k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 632 0.4× 1.9k 1.2× 79 5.9k
Dianna K. Padilla United States 38 4.2k 1.2× 2.6k 1.0× 1.1k 0.5× 1.0k 0.6× 1.8k 1.1× 97 6.5k
David A. Vasseur United States 29 2.6k 0.8× 1.7k 0.7× 2.0k 0.9× 577 0.3× 1.2k 0.8× 58 5.0k
Kim Cuddington Canada 26 2.2k 0.7× 1.7k 0.7× 873 0.4× 578 0.3× 1.7k 1.1× 50 4.8k
Philip H. Crowley United States 34 2.3k 0.7× 1.9k 0.7× 1.9k 0.9× 428 0.3× 937 0.6× 120 5.4k
David Mouillot France 42 3.8k 1.1× 3.0k 1.2× 1.7k 0.8× 776 0.5× 2.2k 1.4× 82 6.8k
James E. Byers United States 49 6.6k 1.9× 2.8k 1.1× 1.6k 0.8× 2.9k 1.7× 4.0k 2.4× 159 10.4k
Edwin D. Grosholz United States 39 4.9k 1.4× 1.8k 0.7× 980 0.5× 2.6k 1.5× 3.8k 2.4× 97 8.0k

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All Works

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McCoy, Sophie J., Nicholas A. Kamenos, Peter Chung, J. Timothy Wootton, & Catherine A. Pfister. (2018). A mineralogical record of ocean change: Decadal and centennial patterns in the California mussel. Global Change Biology. 24(6). 2554–2562. 14 indexed citations
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Heilpern, Sebastián & J. Timothy Wootton. (2018). Process catalyzers in Amazonian rivers: large woody debris modifies ecosystem processes across freshwater habitats. Ecosphere. 9(1). 5 indexed citations
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Sander, Elizabeth L., J. Timothy Wootton, & Stefano Allesina. (2017). Ecological Network Inference From Long-Term Presence-Absence Data. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 7154–7154. 38 indexed citations
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Wootton, J. Timothy & James D. Forester. (2013). Complex Population Dynamics in Mussels Arising from Density-Linked Stochasticity. PLoS ONE. 8(9). e75700–e75700. 7 indexed citations
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Wootton, J. Timothy & Catherine A. Pfister. (2013). Experimental separation of genetic and demographic factors on extinction risk in wild populations. Ecology. 94(10). 2117–2123. 49 indexed citations
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McCoy, Sophie J., Laura F. Robinson, Catherine A. Pfister, J. Timothy Wootton, & Nobumichi Shimizu. (2011). Exploring B/Ca as a pH proxy in bivalves: relationships between Mytilus californianus B/Ca and environmental data from the northeast Pacific. 4 indexed citations
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Pfister, Catherine A., Sophie J. McCoy, J. Timothy Wootton, et al.. (2011). Rapid Environmental Change over the Past Decade Revealed by Isotopic Analysis of the California Mussel in the Northeast Pacific. PLoS ONE. 6(10). e25766–e25766. 23 indexed citations
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Novák, Márk & J. Timothy Wootton. (2010). Using experimental indices to quantify the strength of species interactions. Oikos. 119(7). 1057–1063. 45 indexed citations
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Novák, Márk, J. Timothy Wootton, Daniel F. Doak, et al.. (2010). Predicting community responses to perturbations in the face of imperfect knowledge and network complexity. Ecology. 92(4). 836–846. 81 indexed citations
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Wootton, J. Timothy, Catherine A. Pfister, & James D. Forester. (2008). Dynamic patterns and ecological impacts of declining ocean pH in a high-resolution multi-year dataset. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(48). 18848–18853. 431 indexed citations
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Wootton, J. Timothy. (2002). Mechanisms of successional dynamics: Consumers and the rise and fall of species dominance. Ecological Research. 17(2). 249–260. 34 indexed citations
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Wootton, J. Timothy. (1998). Effects of Disturbance on Species Diversity: A Multitrophic Perspective. The American Naturalist. 152(6). 803–825. 147 indexed citations
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Wootton, J. Timothy. (1992). Indirect Effects, Prey Susceptibility, and Habitat Selection: Impacts of Birds on Limpets and Algae. Ecology. 73(3). 981–991. 169 indexed citations
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Wootton, J. Timothy, Bruce E. Young, & David W. Winkler. (1991). ECOLOGICAL VERSUS EVOLUTIONARY HYPOTHESES: DEMOGRAPHIC STASIS AND THE MURRAY-NOLAN CLUTCH SIZE EQUATION. Evolution. 45(8). 1947–1950. 5 indexed citations
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Wootton, J. Timothy. (1987). THE EFFECTS OF BODY MASS, PHYLOGENY, HABITAT, AND TROPHIC LEVEL ON MAMMALIAN AGE AT FIRST REPRODUCTION. Evolution. 41(4). 732–749. 55 indexed citations
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Wootton, J. Timothy. (1987). Interspecific competition between introduced house finch populations and two associated passerine species. Oecologia. 71(3). 325–331. 28 indexed citations
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Wootton, J. Timothy. (1987). The Effects of Body Mass, Phylogeny, Habitat, and Trophic Level on Mammalian Age at First Reproduction. Evolution. 41(4). 732–732. 15 indexed citations
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Bollinger, Eric K., et al.. (1986). Two Male Bobolinks Feed Young at the Same Nest. Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida). 1 indexed citations

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