James L. MacKinnon

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

James L. MacKinnon is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, James L. MacKinnon has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Ecology, 8 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 7 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in James L. MacKinnon's work include Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (12 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (10 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (8 papers). James L. MacKinnon is often cited by papers focused on Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (12 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (10 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (8 papers). James L. MacKinnon collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Madagascar and United States. James L. MacKinnon's co-authors include Xavier Lambin, Steve J. Petty, Radhika Dave, Célia A. Harvey, Hery Razafimahatratra, Zo Lalaina Rakotobe, David A. Elston, Chris Thomas, Declan T. O’Mahony and S. J. Petty and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

James L. MacKinnon

19 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Extreme vulnerability of smallholder farmers to agricultural risks and climate change in Madagascar

2014 472 citations Célia A. Harvey, Zo Lalaina Rakotobe et al. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James L. MacKinnon United Kingdom	14	615	426	259	213	165	19	1.3k
Nicholas Oguge Kenya	22	840 1.4×	267 0.6×	192 0.7×	309 1.5×	281 1.7×	59	1.7k
David L. Scarnecchia United States	21	794 1.3×	233 0.5×	353 1.4×	355 1.7×	178 1.1×	81	1.9k
Stéphane M. McLachlan Canada	25	559 0.9×	214 0.5×	395 1.5×	295 1.4×	114 0.7×	39	1.6k
Leslie R. Brown South Africa	17	498 0.8×	294 0.7×	326 1.3×	165 0.8×	65 0.4×	105	1.3k
Kaitlin Kimmel United States	7	598 1.0×	238 0.6×	367 1.4×	380 1.8×	101 0.6×	10	1.4k
Ashley Larsen United States	19	233 0.4×	240 0.6×	124 0.5×	233 1.1×	92 0.6×	57	1.2k
Gorm E. Shackelford United Kingdom	14	410 0.7×	325 0.8×	254 1.0×	287 1.3×	64 0.4×	24	1.2k
Maurizio Ramanzin Italy	24	616 1.0×	214 0.5×	122 0.5×	295 1.4×	321 1.9×	96	1.7k
Paul Scholte United States	24	518 0.8×	226 0.5×	163 0.6×	372 1.7×	68 0.4×	70	1.3k
Martin S. Wolfe United Kingdom	17	266 0.4×	266 0.6×	218 0.8×	189 0.9×	134 0.8×	46	1.7k

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19 of 19 papers shown

Lambin, Xavier, Michael Begon, Sarah J. Burthe, et al.. (2025). Density-dependent recruitment but not survival drives cyclic dynamics in a field vole population. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(40). e2509516122–e2509516122. 1 indexed citations

MacKinnon, Katherine C., et al.. (2020). Protected and other conserved areas: ensuring the future of forest biodiversity in a changing climate. The International Forestry Review. 22(1). 93–103. 9 indexed citations

Harvey, Célia A., Luciano Andriamaro, Andriambolantsoa Rasolohery, et al.. (2018). Local Perceptions of the Livelihood and Conservation Benefits of Small-Scale Livelihood Projects in Rural Madagascar. Society & Natural Resources. 31(9). 1045–1063. 13 indexed citations

MacKinnon, James L., et al.. (2017). Costs of delivery approaches for providing livelihood projects to local communities as part of REDD+ programmes: An analysis from Madagascar. Environmental Conservation. 45(4). 324–332. 8 indexed citations

Rakotobe, Zo Lalaina, Célia A. Harvey, Radhika Dave, et al.. (2016). Strategies of smallholder farmers for coping with the impacts of cyclones: A case study from Madagascar. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 17. 114–122. 37 indexed citations

Harvey, Célia A., et al.. (2014). Extreme vulnerability of smallholder farmers to agricultural risks and climate change in Madagascar. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 369(1639). 20130089–20130089. 472 indexed citations breakdown →

Hannah, Lee, Radhika Dave, Porter P. Lowry, et al.. (2008). Climate change adaptation for conservation in Madagascar. Biology Letters. 4(5). 590–594. 119 indexed citations

Andriafidison, Daudet, et al.. (2005). Nectarivory by Endemic Malagasy Fruit Bats During the Dry Season¹. Biotropica. 38(1). 85–90. 29 indexed citations

Petty, S. J., et al.. (2003). The role of food supply in the dispersal behaviour of juvenile Tawny OwlsStrix aluco. Ibis. 145(2). 8 indexed citations

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MacKinnon, James L., Steve J. Petty, David A. Elston, et al.. (2001). Scale invariant spatio‐temporal patterns of field vole density. Journal of Animal Ecology. 70(1). 101–111. 43 indexed citations

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MacKinnon, James L., Steve J. Petty, David A. Elston, et al.. (2001). Scale invariant spatio-temporal patterns of field vole density. Journal of Animal Ecology. 70(1). 101–111. 32 indexed citations

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Ergon, Torbjørn, James L. MacKinnon, Nils Chr. Stenseth, Rudy Boonstra, & Xavier Lambin. (2001). Mechanisms for delayed density‐dependent reproductive traits in field voles, Microtus agrestis : the importance of inherited environmental effects. Oikos. 95(2). 185–197. 39 indexed citations

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Petty, S. J., Xavier Lambin, Thomas N. Sherratt, et al.. (2000). Spatial synchrony in field vole Microtus agrestis abundance in a coniferous forest in northern England: the role of vole‐eating raptors. Journal of Applied Ecology. 37(s1). 136–147. 34 indexed citations

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Lambin, Xavier, Steve J. Petty, & James L. MacKinnon. (2000). Cyclic dynamics in field vole populations and generalist predation. Journal of Animal Ecology. 69(1). 106–119. 170 indexed citations

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Sherratt, Thomas N., et al.. (2000). Use of coupled oscillator models to understand synchrony and travelling waves in populations of the field vole Microtus agrestis in northern England. Journal of Applied Ecology. 37(s1). 148–158. 47 indexed citations

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O’Mahony, Declan T., et al.. (1999). Fox predation on cyclic field vole populations in Britain. Ecography. 22(5). 575–581. 31 indexed citations

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O’Mahony, Declan T., et al.. (1999). Fox predation on cyclic field vole populations in Britain. Ecography. 22(5). 575–581. 41 indexed citations

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Lambin, Xavier, David A. Elston, Steve J. Petty, & James L. MacKinnon. (1998). Spatial asynchrony and periodic travelling waves in cyclic populations of field voles. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 265(1405). 1491–1496. 138 indexed citations

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Lambin, Xavier & James L. MacKinnon. (1997). The relative efficiency of two commercial live‐traps for small mammals. Journal of Zoology. 242(2). 400–404. 22 indexed citations

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