James E. Ellis

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

James E. Ellis is a scholar working on Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, James E. Ellis has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Ecology, 24 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 19 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in James E. Ellis's work include Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (24 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (14 papers) and Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (13 papers). James E. Ellis is often cited by papers focused on Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (24 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (14 papers) and Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (13 papers). James E. Ellis collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. James E. Ellis's co-authors include David M. Swift, Michael B. Coughenour, D. Layne Coppock, Kevin P. Price, Fangfang Yu, Peijun Shi, M. I. Dyer, James K. Detling, Alexander Star and Charles C. Schwartz and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Environmental Science & Technology and Chemistry of Materials.

In The Last Decade

James E. Ellis

87 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Stability of African Pastoral Ecosystems: Alternate Parad... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 250 500 750
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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. Stability of African Pastoral Ecosystems: Alternate Paradigms and Implications for Development
    1988 822 citations James E. Ellis, David M. Swift profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James E. Ellis United States 33 2.0k 1.5k 1.1k 923 530 92 4.5k
Jeffrey A. McNeely Switzerland 36 1.3k 0.7× 771 0.5× 851 0.8× 1.9k 2.0× 706 1.3× 141 4.7k
D. I. McCracken United Kingdom 36 2.1k 1.1× 558 0.4× 1.5k 1.4× 1.7k 1.8× 1.2k 2.3× 118 5.0k
Tien Ming Lee China 33 2.8k 1.4× 888 0.6× 2.2k 2.1× 2.6k 2.8× 1.3k 2.5× 95 7.1k
Thomas Cherico Wanger Germany 24 1.3k 0.7× 213 0.1× 663 0.6× 1.3k 1.4× 1.2k 2.2× 64 4.7k
Alan Grainger United Kingdom 29 3.2k 1.6× 738 0.5× 2.8k 2.6× 3.7k 4.1× 1.7k 3.2× 69 9.0k
Christian Nellemann Norway 33 2.0k 1.0× 587 0.4× 411 0.4× 727 0.8× 225 0.4× 61 3.7k
Hans Bauer United Kingdom 32 1.8k 0.9× 872 0.6× 199 0.2× 394 0.4× 269 0.5× 119 3.1k
Nicky Allsopp South Africa 23 641 0.3× 399 0.3× 1.3k 1.2× 377 0.4× 1.1k 2.0× 52 2.7k
Christian A. Kull Switzerland 34 1.3k 0.7× 709 0.5× 992 0.9× 2.9k 3.1× 652 1.2× 105 5.0k
Vincent Castel France 19 1.8k 0.9× 473 0.3× 135 0.1× 294 0.3× 335 0.6× 48 4.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James E. Ellis

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ellis, James E., Scott Crawford, & Ki‐Joong Kim. (2021). Metal–organic framework thin films as versatile chemical sensing materials. Materials Advances. 2(19). 6169–6196. 70 indexed citations
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Peng, Guiming, James E. Ellis, Gang Xu, Xueqing Xu, & Alexander Star. (2016). In Situ Grown TiO2 Nanospindles Facilitate the Formation of Holey Reduced Graphene Oxide by Photodegradation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 8(11). 7403–7410. 50 indexed citations
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Sing, Louise, W. Towers, & James E. Ellis. (2013). Woodland expansion in Scotland: an assessment of the opportunities and constraints using GIS.. 67(4). 18–25. 20 indexed citations
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Swift, David M., et al.. (2007). Basic field data collection procedures for the grassland biome, 1972 season. Digital Collections of Colorado (Colorado State University).
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Yu, Fangfang, Kevin P. Price, James E. Ellis, Johannes J. Feddema, & Peijun Shi. (2004). Interannual variations of the grassland boundaries bordering the eastern edges of the Gobi Desert in central Asia. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 25(2). 327–346. 52 indexed citations
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Weisberg, Peter J., N. Thompson Hobbs, James E. Ellis, & Michael B. Coughenour. (2002). An ecosystem approach to population management of ungulates. Journal of Environmental Management. 65(2). 181–197. 35 indexed citations
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Coughenour, Michael B., D. Layne Coppock, & James E. Ellis. (1990). Herbaceous forage variability in an arid pastoral region of Kenya: importance of topographic and rainfall gradients. Journal of Arid Environments. 19(2). 147–159. 21 indexed citations
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Coughenour, Michael B., D. Layne Coppock, Mary M. Rowland, & James E. Ellis. (1990). Dwarf shrub ecology in Kenya's arid zone: Indigofera spinosa as a key forage resource. Journal of Arid Environments. 18(3). 301–312. 18 indexed citations
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Ellis, James E., et al.. (1986). A Comparison of Five Irrigation Methods on Onions. HortScience. 21(6). 1349–1351. 9 indexed citations
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Coppock, D. Layne, David M. Swift, James E. Ellis, & Kathleen A. Galvin. (1986). Seasonal patterns of energy allocation to basal metabolism, activity and production for livestock in a nomadic pastoral ecosystem. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 107(2). 357–365. 8 indexed citations
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Ellis, James E. & D. Layne Coppock. (1984). Vegetation Patterns in Ngisonyoka Turkana, Appendix II. Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University). 315–330. 2 indexed citations
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Coppock, D. Layne, James E. Ellis, James K. Detling, & M. I. Dyer. (1983). Plant-herbivore interactions in a North American mixed-grass prairie. Oecologia. 56(1). 10–15. 121 indexed citations
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Coppock, D. Layne, James K. Detling, James E. Ellis, & M. I. Dyer. (1983). Plant-herbivore interactions in a North American mixed-grass prairie. Oecologia. 56(1). 1–9. 280 indexed citations
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Coppock, D. Layne, et al.. (1982). A Review of Livestock Studies of the South Turkana Ecosystem Project. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 143(5). 168–172. 1 indexed citations
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Ellis, James E., et al.. (1979). A comparison of energy flow among the grazing animals of different societies. Human Ecology. 7(2). 135–149. 9 indexed citations
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Ellis, James E., et al.. (1978). Discharge of Solids from Fish Ponds. The Progressive Fish-Culturist. 40(4). 165–166. 6 indexed citations
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Ellis, James E., et al.. (1976). A conceptual model of diet selection as an ecosystem process. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 60(1). 93–108. 92 indexed citations
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Sneed, Kermit E., et al.. (1975). Fish farming and hydroponics. 1(1). 23 indexed citations
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Ellis, James E.. (1974). Observations on the Jumping and Escapement of White Amur. The Progressive Fish-Culturist. 36(1). 15–15. 5 indexed citations
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Ellis, James E., Stuart A. Altmann, & Jeanne Altmann. (1972). Baboon Ecology: African Field Research. Journal of Wildlife Management. 36(2). 677–677. 5 indexed citations

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