J. Whitfield Gibbons

16.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
237 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

J. Whitfield Gibbons is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Whitfield Gibbons has authored 237 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 134 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 108 papers in Ecology and 91 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in J. Whitfield Gibbons's work include Turtle Biology and Conservation (101 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (84 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (47 papers). J. Whitfield Gibbons is often cited by papers focused on Turtle Biology and Conservation (101 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (84 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (47 papers). J. Whitfield Gibbons collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Switzerland. J. Whitfield Gibbons's co-authors include Jeffrey E. Lovich, Raymond D. Semlitsch, Justin D. Congdon, Judith L. Greene, Kimberly M. Andrews, David E. Scott, Rebecca R. Sharitz, Joseph H. K. Pechmann, Michael E. Dorcas and John D. Willson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

J. Whitfield Gibbons

229 papers receiving 9.6k citations

Hit Papers

Declining Amphibian Populations: The Problem of Separatin... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 1992 200 400 600

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. Whitfield Gibbons United States 61 6.8k 6.5k 6.5k 2.8k 1.7k 237 11.8k
James R. Spotila United States 54 4.3k 0.6× 5.7k 0.9× 4.5k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 749 0.5× 199 8.4k
Justin D. Congdon United States 52 4.8k 0.7× 4.4k 0.7× 3.8k 0.6× 2.6k 0.9× 576 0.3× 132 8.0k
John A. Wiens United States 68 5.0k 0.7× 9.4k 1.4× 11.7k 1.8× 4.3k 1.5× 3.5k 2.1× 174 18.3k
Richard P. Duncan New Zealand 60 3.6k 0.5× 7.2k 1.1× 6.7k 1.0× 4.5k 1.6× 2.5k 1.5× 218 14.9k
Julie L. Lockwood United States 49 2.2k 0.3× 5.3k 0.8× 6.5k 1.0× 3.2k 1.1× 2.1k 1.3× 212 12.7k
Steven R. Beissinger United States 55 2.4k 0.4× 4.8k 0.7× 8.6k 1.3× 3.2k 1.1× 4.3k 2.6× 184 12.3k
David K. Skelly United States 43 4.1k 0.6× 2.9k 0.4× 3.9k 0.6× 2.9k 1.1× 2.3k 1.4× 95 8.2k
Earl E. Werner United States 54 7.3k 1.1× 8.5k 1.3× 8.5k 1.3× 6.3k 2.3× 2.1k 1.3× 82 16.9k
Henry M. Wilbur United States 46 5.7k 0.8× 3.5k 0.5× 3.6k 0.6× 4.8k 1.7× 2.0k 1.2× 83 9.7k
John D. Reynolds Canada 64 7.9k 1.2× 6.9k 1.1× 8.5k 1.3× 3.9k 1.4× 690 0.4× 263 18.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Whitfield Gibbons

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lovich, Jeffrey E., et al.. (2022). Re-evaluating invasive species in degraded ecosystems: a case study of red-eared slider turtles as partial ecological analogs. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 4 indexed citations
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Bangma, Jacqueline, et al.. (2018). Perfluoroalkyl substances in diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) in coastal South Carolina. Chemosphere. 215. 305–312. 24 indexed citations
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Todd, Brian D., David E. Scott, Joseph H. K. Pechmann, & J. Whitfield Gibbons. (2010). Climate change correlates with rapid delays and advancements in reproductive timing in an amphibian community. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 278(1715). 2191–2197. 143 indexed citations
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Andrews, Kimberly M., J. Whitfield Gibbons, & Denim M. Jochimsen. (2006). Literature Synthesis of the Effects of Roads and Vehicles on Amphibians and Reptiles. Neuropsychobiology. 66(2). 112–9. 11 indexed citations
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Winne, Christopher T., John D. Willson, & J. Whitfield Gibbons. (2006). Income breeding allows an aquatic snake Seminatrix pygaea to reproduce normally following prolonged drought‐induced aestivation. Journal of Animal Ecology. 75(6). 1352–1360. 44 indexed citations
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Gibbons, J. Whitfield, Jeffrey E. Lovich, Anton D. Tucker, Nancy N. FitzSimmons, & Judith L. Greene. (2001). Demographic and ecological factors affecting conservation and management of the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) in South Carolina. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(1). 66–74. 85 indexed citations
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Gibbons, J. Whitfield & Michael E. Dorcas. (1998). Cowards, Bluffers, and Warriors: What does it take to make a cottonmouth strike?.. Natural history. 107(9). 56–57. 1 indexed citations
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Tucker, Anton D., Nancy N. FitzSimmons, & J. Whitfield Gibbons. (1995). RESOURCE PARTITIONING BY THE ESTUARINE TURTLE MALACLEMYS TERRAPIN: TROPHIC, SPATIAL, AND TEMPORAL FORAGING CONSTRAINTS. Herpetologica. 1(2). 167–181. 8 indexed citations
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Pechmann, Joseph H. K., David E. Scott, Raymond D. Semlitsch, et al.. (1991). Declining Amphibian Populations: The Problem of Separating Human Impacts from Natural Fluctuations. Science. 253(5022). 892–895. 626 indexed citations breakdown →
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Morreale, Stephen J. & J. Whitfield Gibbons. (1986). Habitat Suitability Index Models: Slider Turtle. FWS/OBS. 10 indexed citations
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Congdon, Justin D. & J. Whitfield Gibbons. (1985). EGG components and reproductive characteristics of turtles: relationships to body size. Herpetologica. 41(2). 194–205. 156 indexed citations
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Scribner, Kim T., Michael H. Smith, & J. Whitfield Gibbons. (1984). GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION AMONG LOCAL POPULATIONS OF THE YELLOW-BELLIED SLIDER TURTLE (PSEUDEMYS SCRIPTA). Herpetologica. 40(4). 382–387. 13 indexed citations
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Spotila, James R., et al.. (1984). Opportunistic behavioral thermoregulation of turtles, Pseudemys scripta, in response to microclimatology of a nuclear reactor cooling reservoir. Herpetologica. 40(3). 299–308. 31 indexed citations
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Sharitz, Rebecca R. & J. Whitfield Gibbons. (1982). Ecology of southeastern shrub bogs (pocosins) and Carolina bays: a community profile. FWS/OBS. 111 indexed citations
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Gibbons, J. Whitfield, Rebecca R. Sharitz, & I. Lehr Brisbin. (1980). Thermal ecology research at the Savannah River Plant: a review. 2 indexed citations
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Gibbons, J. Whitfield, et al.. (1979). Unusual population size structure in freshwater turtles on barrier islands. [Role of water temperature and diet]. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations
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Gibbons, J. Whitfield, et al.. (1978). Energy and environmental stress in aquatic systems : selected papers from a symposium held at Augusta, Georgia, November 2-4, 1977. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 2 indexed citations
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Gibbons, J. Whitfield, et al.. (1974). Saturation values of dissolved gases associated with the occurrence of gas- bubble disease in fish in a heated effluent. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations
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Gibbons, J. Whitfield, et al.. (1974). Chronic malnutrition in four species of sunfish in a thermally loaded impoundment. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 3 indexed citations
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Schmidt, G. D., G. W. Esch, & J. Whitfield Gibbons. (1970). Neoechinorhynchus chelonos, a new species of acanthocephalan parasite of turtles.. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington. 37(2). 172–174. 8 indexed citations

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