James K. Oliver

2.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
16 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

James K. Oliver is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, James K. Oliver has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Ecology, 4 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 3 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in James K. Oliver's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (5 papers), Marine and fisheries research (3 papers) and International Relations and Foreign Policy (2 papers). James K. Oliver is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (5 papers), Marine and fisheries research (3 papers) and International Relations and Foreign Policy (2 papers). James K. Oliver collaborates with scholars based in Australia and United States. James K. Oliver's co-authors include Bette L. Willis, Peter L. Harrison, Carden C. Wallace, Russell C. Babcock, Madeleine J. H. van Oppen, Hollie M. Putnam, Ruth D. Gates and Andrew Heyward and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Marine Biology.

In The Last Decade

James K. Oliver

12 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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. Building coral reef resilience through assisted evolution
    2015 644 citations Madeleine J. H. van Oppen, James K. Oliver et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Synchronous spawnings of 105 scleractinian coral species on the Great Barrier Reef
    1986 609 citations Russell C. Babcock, Peter L. Harrison et al. Marine Biology profile →
  3. Mass Spawning in Tropical Reef Corals
    1984 590 citations Peter L. Harrison, Russell C. Babcock et al. Science profile →

Peers

James K. Oliver
Charles Birkeland United States
Marjorie L. Reaka-Kudla United States
Michel Pichon France
John Stimson United States
Cynthia Hunter United States
CN Mundy Australia
Fred E. Wells Australia
Takeshi Hayashibara Japan
Tyrone Ridgway Australia
John S. Lucas Australia
Charles Birkeland United States
James K. Oliver
Citations per year, relative to James K. Oliver James K. Oliver (= 1×) peers Charles Birkeland

Countries citing papers authored by James K. Oliver

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Fields of papers citing papers by James K. Oliver

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James K. Oliver

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of James K. Oliver. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of James K. Oliver based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with James K. Oliver. James K. Oliver is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Oppen, Madeleine J. H. van, James K. Oliver, Hollie M. Putnam, & Ruth D. Gates. (2015). Building coral reef resilience through assisted evolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(8). 2307–2313. 644 indexed citations breakdown →
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Oliver, James K.. (2007). US Foreign Policy after 9/11: Context and Prospect. 19–45.
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Oliver, James K.. (1997). THE FOREIGN POLICY PRESIDENCY AFTER THE COLD WAR: NEW UNCERTAINTY AND OLD PROBLEMS. 25(3). 471–485. 1 indexed citations
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Willis, Bette L. & James K. Oliver. (1990). Direct tracking of coral larvae: Implications for dispersal studies of planktonic larvae in topographically complex environments. Ophelia. 32(1-2). 145–162. 88 indexed citations
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Oliver, James K., et al.. (1988). A Framework for Small Navy Theory: The 1982 U.N. Law of the Sea Convention. Naval War College review. 41(2). 5. 1 indexed citations
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Wallace, Carden C., Russell C. Babcock, Peter L. Harrison, James K. Oliver, & Bette L. Willis. (1986). Sex on the reef: mass spawning of corals. ePublications@SCU (Southern Cross University). 29. 38–42. 9 indexed citations
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Babcock, Russell C., Peter L. Harrison, Andrew Heyward, et al.. (1986). Synchronous spawnings of 105 scleractinian coral species on the Great Barrier Reef. Marine Biology. 90(3). 379–394. 609 indexed citations breakdown →
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Harrison, Peter L., et al.. (1984). Mass Spawning in Tropical Reef Corals. Science. 223(4641). 1186–1189. 590 indexed citations breakdown →
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Oliver, James K., et al.. (1983). Foreign Policy Making and the American Political System. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 27 indexed citations
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Oliver, James K.. (1982). The Balance of Power Heritage of "Interdependence" and "Traditionalism". International Studies Quarterly. 26(3). 373–373.
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Oliver, James K., et al.. (1979). The Changing Context of American Seapower. Naval War College review. 32(2). 2.
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Oliver, James K., et al.. (1976). United States foreign policy and world order. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 23 indexed citations
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Oliver, James K., et al.. (1976). Political Change and Political Choice: A Review of Some Introductory American Government Texts. Teaching Political Science. 3(4). 445–460.
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Oliver, James K., et al.. (1975). Public Opinion and U.S. Security Policy. Armed Forces & Society. 2(1). 46–62. 1 indexed citations
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Oliver, James K., et al.. (1974). Diplomacy of violence. Society. 11(6). 32–40. 10 indexed citations

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