J. U. M. Jarvis

8.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

J. U. M. Jarvis is a scholar working on Ecology, Paleontology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, J. U. M. Jarvis has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Ecology, 72 papers in Paleontology and 28 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in J. U. M. Jarvis's work include Evolution and Paleontology Studies (72 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (66 papers) and Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (19 papers). J. U. M. Jarvis is often cited by papers focused on Evolution and Paleontology Studies (72 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (66 papers) and Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (19 papers). J. U. M. Jarvis collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and United States. J. U. M. Jarvis's co-authors include Nigel C. Bennett, Chris G. Faulkes, M. Justin O’Riain, Paul W. Sherman, D. T. Mitchell, A. C. Spinks, Rochelle Buffenstein, David H. Abbott, J. B. Sale and Christopher G. Faulkes and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

J. U. M. Jarvis

98 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

Eusociality in a Mammal: ... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 100 200 300 400
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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. Eusociality in a Mammal: Cooperative Breeding in Naked Mole-Rat Colonies
    1981 476 citations J. U. M. Jarvis Science 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. U. M. Jarvis South Africa 42 3.4k 2.7k 2.4k 1000 675 98 5.7k
Chris G. Faulkes United Kingdom 34 1.6k 0.5× 1.2k 0.4× 1.2k 0.5× 660 0.7× 455 0.7× 78 3.1k
Hynek Burda Germany 39 2.0k 0.6× 1.5k 0.6× 2.0k 0.8× 416 0.4× 407 0.6× 173 4.4k
Tamar Dayan Israel 49 5.1k 1.5× 2.2k 0.8× 3.2k 1.3× 1.3k 1.3× 625 0.9× 151 8.9k
Armin P. Moczek United States 40 1.6k 0.5× 581 0.2× 3.5k 1.5× 3.4k 3.4× 240 0.4× 140 7.4k
Alexander V. Badyaev United States 49 3.5k 1.0× 437 0.2× 5.1k 2.1× 1.7k 1.7× 308 0.5× 130 7.6k
Brian K. McNab United States 39 5.4k 1.6× 1.4k 0.5× 3.9k 1.6× 649 0.6× 496 0.7× 68 7.0k
Douglas J. Emlen United States 40 1.9k 0.6× 689 0.3× 4.7k 1.9× 3.3k 3.3× 125 0.2× 75 6.8k
Francisco Bozinovic Chile 48 5.0k 1.5× 537 0.2× 3.4k 1.4× 1.2k 1.2× 373 0.6× 215 7.7k
David Houle United States 50 2.1k 0.6× 672 0.2× 4.7k 1.9× 6.1k 6.1× 215 0.3× 100 11.2k
Emı́lia P. Martins United States 38 1.8k 0.5× 1.8k 0.6× 3.4k 1.4× 1.7k 1.7× 641 0.9× 98 6.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. U. M. Jarvis

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Šumbera, Radim, et al.. (2022). Fossorial adaptations in African mole-rats (Bathyergidae) and the unique appendicular phenotype of naked mole-rats. Communications Biology. 5(1). 526–526. 18 indexed citations
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Alexander, Richard D., J. U. M. Jarvis, & Paul W. Sherman. (2017). The Biology of the Naked Mole-Rat. Princeton University Press eBooks. 41 indexed citations
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Jarvis, J. U. M., et al.. (2013). The long-lived queen: reproduction and longevity in female eusocial Damaraland mole-rats ( Fukomys damarensis ). African Zoology. 48(1). 193–196. 33 indexed citations
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Bennett, Nigel C., et al.. (2009). Bathyergus suillus (Rodentia: Bathyergidae). Mammalian Species. 828. 1–7. 25 indexed citations
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Chimimba, Christian T., et al.. (2007). Craniometric Sexual Dimorphism and Age Variation in the South African Cape Dune Mole-rat (Bathyergus suillus). Journal of Mammalogy. 88(3). 657–666. 17 indexed citations
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Bennett, Nigel C. & J. U. M. Jarvis. (2004). Cryptomys damarensis. Mammalian Species. 756(1). 1–1. 17 indexed citations
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O’Riain, M. Justin, et al.. (2000). Morphological castes in a vertebrate. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 97(24). 13194–13197. 99 indexed citations
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Spinks, A. C., Nigel C. Bennett, & J. U. M. Jarvis. (2000). A comparison of the ecology of two populations of the common mole-rat, Cryptomys hottentotus hottentotus: the effect of aridity on food, foraging and body mass. Oecologia. 125(3). 341–349. 57 indexed citations
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Spinks, A. C., J. U. M. Jarvis, & Nigel C. Bennett. (2000). Comparative patterns of philopatry and dispersal in two common mole‐rat populations: implications for the evolution of mole‐rat sociality. Journal of Animal Ecology. 69(2). 224–234. 89 indexed citations
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Spinks, A. C., et al.. (1999). Foraging in wild and captive colonies of the common mole-rat Cryptomys hottentotus hottentotus (Rodentia: Bathyergidae). Journal of Zoology. 249(2). 143–152. 2 indexed citations
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Spinks, A. C., et al.. (1999). Foraging in wild and captive colonies of the common mole‐rat Cryptomys hottentotus hottentotus (Rodentia: Bathyergidae). Journal of Zoology. 249(2). 143–152. 18 indexed citations
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Jarvis, J. U. M., Nigel C. Bennett, & A. C. Spinks. (1998). Food availability and foraging by wild colonies of Damaraland mole-rats ( Cryptomys damarensis ): implications for sociality. Oecologia. 113(2). 290–298. 98 indexed citations
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O’Riain, M. Justin, J. U. M. Jarvis, & Chris G. Faulkes. (1996). A dispersive morph in the naked mole-rat. Nature. 380(6575). 619–621. 226 indexed citations
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Jacobs, David S. & J. U. M. Jarvis. (1996). No evidence for the work-conflict hypothesis in the eusocial naked mole-rat ( Heterocephalus glaber  ). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 39(6). 401–409. 32 indexed citations
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Buffenstein, Rochelle, et al.. (1994). Subterranean mole-rats naturally have an impoverished calciol status, yet synthesize calciol metabolites and calbindins. European Journal of Endocrinology. 130(4). 402–409. 19 indexed citations
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Bennett, Nigel C., J. U. M. Jarvis, Chris G. Faulkes, & Robert P. Millar. (1993). LH responses to single doses of exogenous GnRH by freshly captured Damaraland mole-rats, Cryptomys damarensis. Reproduction. 99(1). 81–86. 67 indexed citations
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Taylor, Peter J., et al.. (1985). Age determination in the Cape moleratGeorychus capensis. South African Journal of Zoology. 20(4). 261–267. 21 indexed citations
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Jarvis, J. U. M.. (1981). Eusociality in a Mammal: Cooperative Breeding in Naked Mole-Rat Colonies. Science. 212(4494). 571–573. 476 indexed citations breakdown →
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Puttick, Gillian M. & J. U. M. Jarvis. (1977). The Functional Anatomy of the Neck and Forelimbs of the Cape Golden Mole,Chrysochloris Asiatica(Lipotyphla: Chrysochloridae). Zoologica Africana. 12(2). 445–458. 17 indexed citations
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Jarvis, J. U. M., et al.. (1970). Histological Observations on the Ovary, Oviduct and Uterus of the Naked-Mole-Rat. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 14 indexed citations

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