James Butler

9.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
166 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

James Butler is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, James Butler has authored 166 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Ecology, 40 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 29 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in James Butler's work include Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (20 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (17 papers) and Xenotransplantation and immune response (16 papers). James Butler is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (20 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (17 papers) and Xenotransplantation and immune response (16 papers). James Butler collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. James Butler's co-authors include Du Toit, John Bingham, Russell M. Wise, Erin Bohensky, José L. Estrada, Tim Skewes, A. Joseph Tector, Richard A. Sidner, Gregory R. Martens and Joseph M. Ladowski and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

James Butler

160 papers receiving 5.7k citations

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Adaptation pathways: A review of approaches and a learning framework

2021 132 citations Russell M. Wise, James Butler et al. Environmental Science & Policy profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Changing the decision context to enable social learning for climate adaptation 2025 ·People and Nature ·Matthew J. Colloff, Russell Gorddard, Claudia Múnera‐Roldán, Bruno Locatelli, Sandra Lavorel, (unknown), Enora Bruley, James Butler, (unknown), (unknown), Alberto González‐García, Lou Lécuyer, Michaela Lo, Jacqueline Loos, Ignacio Palomo, Emmeline Topp, Améline Vallet, Gretchen Walters	1
2	Contemporary Outcomes of Pancreatic Head Resection for Chronic Pancreatitis 2025 ·Annals of Surgery ·(unknown), Thomas K. Maatman, (unknown), (unknown), James Butler, Eugene P. Ceppa, Michael G. House, Attila Nakeeb, Alexandra M. Roch, (unknown), Nicholas J. Zyromski	0
3	Seabirds and climate change in North‐West Europe: Identifying opportunities for an effective and efficient conservation response 2024 ·Conservation Science and Practice ·Nigel G. Taylor, (unknown), James Butler, Silviu O. Petrovan, William J. Sutherland, Nathalie Pettorelli	1
4	Opioid analgesia in necrotizing pancreatitis: Incidence and timing of a hidden crisis 2022 ·The American Journal of Surgery ·Sean P. McGuire, (unknown), Thomas K. Maatman, Alexandra M. Roch, James Butler, Eugene P. Ceppa, Michael G. House, Attila Nakeeb, Trang K. Nguyen, C. Max Schmidt, Nicholas J. Zyromski	0
5	Why does illegal wildlife trade persist in spite of legal alternatives in transboundary regions? 2021 ·Human Dimensions of Wildlife ·(unknown), James Butler, Ingrid van Putten, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	9
6	Adapting transformation and transforming adaptation to climate change using a pathways approach 2021 ·Environmental Science & Policy ·Matthew J. Colloff, Russell Gorddard, Nick Abel, Bruno Locatelli, Carina Wyborn, James Butler, Sandra Lavorel, Lorrae van Kerkhoff, (unknown), Claudia Múnera‐Roldán, Enora Bruley, Giacomo Fedele, Russell M. Wise, Michael Dunlop	78
7	HLA Class I–sensitized Renal Transplant Patients Have Antibody Binding to SLA Class I Epitopes 2019 ·Transplantation ·Gregory R. Martens, Joseph M. Ladowski, José L. Estrada, Zheng‐Yu Wang, Luz M. Reyes, Juliet Easlick, (unknown), James Butler, Richard A. Sidner, Devin E. Eckhoff, Matthew Tector, Joseph Tector	29
8	Towards appropriate mainstreaming of “Theory of Change” approaches into agricultural research for development: Challenges and opportunities 2018 ·Agricultural Systems ·Yiheyis Maru, Ashley D. Sparrow, James Butler, Onil Banerjee, Ray Ison, Andy Hall, Peter Carberry	36
9	The Role of Costimulation Blockade in Solid Organ and Islet Xenotransplantation 2017 ·PMC ·Kannan P. Samy, James Butler, Ping Li, David K. C. Cooper, Burcin Ekser	3
10	Prey use by dingoes in a contested landscape: Ecosystem service provider or biodiversity threat? 2017 ·Ecology and Evolution ·(unknown), Christopher M. Wurster, Christopher N. Johnson, James Butler, Bradley C. Congdon	14
11	Indigenous Environmental Values as Human Values 2016 ·SSRN Electronic Journal ·(unknown), Stephen G. Sutton, James Butler, Erin Bohensky, Simon Foale	4
12	A systematic review of the role of periadventitial dissection of the superior mesenteric artery in affecting margin status after pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma 2016 ·PMC ·James Butler, Syed A. Ahmad, Matthew H. G. Katz, Jessica Cioffi, Nicholas J. Zyromski	3
13	A systematic review of the role of periadventitial dissection of the superior mesenteric artery in affecting margin status after pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma 2016 ·HPB ·James Butler, Syed A. Ahmad, Matthew H. G. Katz, Jessica Cioffi, Nicholas J. Zyromski	51
14	Evaluation of human and non-human primate antibody binding to pig cells lacking GGTA1/CMAH/β4GalNT2 genes 2015 ·PMC ·José L. Estrada, (unknown), (unknown), Andrew Adams, Kenneth A. Newell, Mandy L. Ford, James Butler, R.A. Sidner, Matt Tector, A. Joseph Tector	18
15	Recent advances in genome editing and creation of genetically modified pigs 2015 ·International Journal of Surgery ·James Butler, Joseph M. Ladowski, Gregory R. Martens, Matthew Tector, A. Joseph Tector	46
16	Dingoes ( Canis dingo Meyer, 1793) continue to be an important reservoir host of Dirofilaria immitis in low density housing areas in Australia 2015 ·Veterinary Parasitology ·(unknown), Lee F. Skerratt, James Butler, Christopher N. Johnson, Bradley C. Congdon	20
17	The fate of human platelets exposed to porcine renal endothelium: a single-pass model of platelet uptake in domestic and genetically modified porcine organs 2015 ·Journal of Surgical Research ·James Butler, Gregory R. Martens, Ping Li, Zheng‐Yu Wang, José L. Estrada, Joseph M. Ladowski, Matt Tector, A. Joseph Tector	6
18	The natural history of pancreatic lipoma: Does it need observation 2015 ·Pancreatology ·James Butler, (unknown), Kumar Sandrasegaran, Eugene P. Ceppa, Michael G. House, Attila Nakeeb, C. Max Schmidt, Nicholas J. Zyromski	16
19	Is Validation of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge a Disrespectful Process? A Case Study of Traditional Fishing Poisons and Invasive Fish Management from the Wet Tropics, Australia 2011 ·ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University) ·(unknown), James Butler, (unknown), Peter Valentine, Damien Burrows, (unknown), (unknown)	1
20	Diet and conservation status of Cape clawless otters in eastern Zimbabwe 1994 ·Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University) ·James Butler, Du Toit	20

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