James Lovelock

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

James Lovelock is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, James Lovelock has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Atmospheric Science, 2 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 1 paper in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in James Lovelock's work include Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution (11 papers), Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (2 papers) and Climate Change and Geoengineering (1 paper). James Lovelock is often cited by papers focused on Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution (11 papers), Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (2 papers) and Climate Change and Geoengineering (1 paper). James Lovelock collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom. James Lovelock's co-authors include Dave Foreman, Daniel B. Botkin and Frederick Turner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Forestry.

In The Last Decade

James Lovelock

17 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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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.

Gaia, a new look at life on earth

1979 1.0k citations James Lovelock Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James Lovelock United Kingdom	11	575	369	316	261	243	17	1.9k
Timothy A. Kohler United States	35	680 1.2×	414 1.1×	45 0.1×	532 2.0×	185 0.8×	86	3.8k
Joseph A. Tainter United States	23	586 1.0×	196 0.5×	46 0.1×	438 1.7×	396 1.6×	90	2.8k
Steven J. Lade Australia	21	634 1.1×	240 0.7×	61 0.2×	1.3k 4.9×	477 2.0×	49	3.1k
Hywel T. P. Williams United Kingdom	22	946 1.6×	273 0.7×	150 0.5×	292 1.1×	162 0.7×	61	2.1k
James J. Kay Canada	14	201 0.3×	69 0.2×	81 0.3×	529 2.0×	246 1.0×	27	1.6k
Carole L. Crumley United States	21	744 1.3×	253 0.7×	60 0.2×	1.1k 4.3×	386 1.6×	39	3.6k
Jacques Grinevald Switzerland	9	401 0.7×	199 0.5×	78 0.2×	434 1.7×	198 0.8×	21	1.6k
Wendy Broadgate United Kingdom	11	522 0.9×	576 1.6×	71 0.2×	834 3.2×	315 1.3×	17	2.7k
Richard A. Slaughter Australia	28	755 1.3×	179 0.5×	179 0.6×	593 2.3×	268 1.1×	120	2.6k
Peter A. Corning United States	24	600 1.0×	74 0.2×	249 0.8×	90 0.3×	31 0.1×	75	1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Lovelock

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All Works

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17 of 17 papers shown

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Lovelock, James. (2014). A Rough Ride to the Future. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 19 indexed citations

2.

Lovelock, James. (2009). The vanishing face of Gaia. 40 indexed citations

3.

Lovelock, James. (2009). The Vanishing Face of Gaia: A Final Warning. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 106 indexed citations

4.

Lovelock, James. (2009). The ethical and practical consequences of geoengineering from the viewpoint of the earth as a self regulating system with the goal of sustaining habitability. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. 6(9). 92010–92010. 1 indexed citations

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Lovelock, James. (2006). The Revenge of Gaia: Why the Earth Is Fighting Back - and How We Can Still Save Humanity. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 166 indexed citations

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Lovelock, James. (2004). Something nasty in the greenhouse. Atmospheric Science Letters. 5(6). 108–109. 3 indexed citations

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Lovelock, James. (2004). Archer John Porter Martin CBE. 1 March 1910 — 28 July 2002. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 50. 157–170. 1 indexed citations

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Lovelock, James. (2003). Gaia: The living Earth. Nature. 426(6968). 769–770. 68 indexed citations

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Lovelock, James, et al.. (2003). A Primer of Civilization. World Futures. 59(3-4). 315–318. 1 indexed citations

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Lovelock, James. (2000). Homage To Gaia: The Life Of An Independent Scientist. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 36 indexed citations

11.

Lovelock, James. (1998). A Book For All Seasons. Science. 280(5365). 832–833. 2 indexed citations

12.

Lovelock, James, et al.. (1996). EarthDance: Living Systems in Evolution. 42 indexed citations

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Lovelock, James. (1991). Healing Gaia: Practical Medicine for the Planet. 25 indexed citations

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Lovelock, James. (1991). Gaia: The Practical Science of Planetary Medicine. 93 indexed citations

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Botkin, Daniel B., et al.. (1990). Only Man's Presence Can Save Nature. Journal of Forestry. 88(7). 24–33. 5 indexed citations

16.

Lovelock, James. (1989). The ages of Gaia: a biography of our living earth. Choice Reviews Online. 27(1). 27–285. 301 indexed citations

17.

Lovelock, James. (1979). Gaia, a new look at life on earth. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1031 indexed citations breakdown →

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