Jason B. West

6.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
66 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Jason B. West is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Jason B. West has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Ecology, 25 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 18 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Jason B. West's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (19 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (15 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (11 papers). Jason B. West is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (19 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (15 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (11 papers). Jason B. West collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and France. Jason B. West's co-authors include James R. Ehleringer, Gabriel J. Bowen, Sarah E. Hobbie, Peter B. Reich, Thure E. Cerling, Lisa A. Donovan, Tali D. Lee, Jared J. Trost, Ansgar Kahmen and Javier F. Espeleta and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Jason B. West

66 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

Molecular Paleohydrology: Interpreting the Hydrogen-Isotopic Composition of Lipid Biomarkers from Photosynthesizing Organisms

2012 779 citations Gabriel J. Bowen, Jason B. West et al. profile →
Nitrogen limitation constrains sustainability of ecosystem response to CO2

2006 733 citations Peter B. Reich, Sarah E. Hobbie et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Jason B. West

ECOLO

GPC

Brent R. Helliker United States

Eugene F. Kelly United States

Leonel da Silveira Lobo Sternberg United States

Marcelo Zacharias Moreira Brazil

Linda L. Handley United Kingdom

Ansgar Kahmen Switzerland

Markus Egli Switzerland

Andrew J. Midwood United Kingdom

Guido L. B. Wiesenberg Switzerland

Margaret M. Barbour Australia

Brent R. Helliker United States

Jason B. West

1.2k ×0.6

ECOLO

1.9k ×1.2

2.7k ×1.8

GPC

1.5k ×1.3

391 ×0.5

Citations per year, relative to Jason B. West Jason B. West (= 1×) peers Brent R. Helliker

Countries citing papers authored by Jason B. West

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jason B. West

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jason B. West

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jason B. West. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jason B. West 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 Jason B. West. Jason B. West is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

West, Jason B., et al.. (2024). Responses of C₄ grasses to aridity reflect species‐specific strategies in a semiarid savanna. Ecosphere. 15(8). 1 indexed citations

Wright, Cynthia L., et al.. (2023). Contrasting water-use strategies revealed by species-specific transpiration dynamics in the Caatinga dry forest. Tree Physiology. 44(1). 6 indexed citations

Li, Jingjia, Jason B. West, Jill Wegrzyn, et al.. (2021). Extensive Variation in Drought-Induced Gene Expression Changes Between Loblolly Pine Genotypes. Frontiers in Genetics. 12. 661440–661440. 5 indexed citations

Mei, Chuansheng, et al.. (2019). Salt-Tolerant Halophyte Rhizosphere Bacteria Stimulate Growth of Alfalfa in Salty Soil. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 1849–1849. 109 indexed citations

Antunes, Cristina, Jason B. West, María Zunzunegui, et al.. (2018). Groundwater drawdown drives ecophysiological adjustments of woody vegetation in a semi‐arid coastal ecosystem. Global Change Biology. 24(10). 4894–4908. 38 indexed citations

Chesson, Lesley A., Janet E. Barnette, Gabriel J. Bowen, et al.. (2018). Applying the principles of isotope analysis in plant and animal ecology to forensic science in the Americas. Oecologia. 187(4). 1077–1094. 24 indexed citations

Luo, Hongxia, et al.. (2013). Continental-Scale Stable Isotope Measurements at NEON to Address Ecological Processes Across Systems. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2013. 1 indexed citations

Sparks, Jed P., Jason B. West, & Thomas W. Boutton. (2011). Woody encroachment by nitrogen-fixing species: impacts on nitrogen biogeochemistry expressed through nitrogen trace gases. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2011. 1 indexed citations

West, Jason B., et al.. (2010). Stable isotope models to predict geographic origin and cultivation conditions of marijuana. Science & Justice. 50(2). 86–93. 28 indexed citations

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Espeleta, Javier F., Jason B. West, & Lisa A. Donovan. (2009). Tree species fine‐root demography parallels habitat specialization across a sandhill soil resource gradient. Ecology. 90(7). 1773–1787. 66 indexed citations

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West, Jason B., et al.. (2009). The Stable Isotope Ratios of Marijuana. II. Strontium Isotopes Relate to Geographic Origin. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 54(6). 1261–1269. 45 indexed citations

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West, Jason B., et al.. (2009). Tracing retail cannabis in the United States: Geographic origin and cultivation patterns. International Journal of Drug Policy. 21(3). 222–228. 22 indexed citations

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West, Jason B., et al.. (2008). A Simplified GIS Approach to Modeling Global Leaf Water Isoscapes. PLoS ONE. 3(6). e2447–e2447. 89 indexed citations

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West, Jason B., et al.. (2008). Stable Isotope Ratios of Marijuana. I. Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotopes Describe Growth Conditions*. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 54(1). 84–89. 32 indexed citations

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Reich, Peter B., Sarah E. Hobbie, Tali D. Lee, et al.. (2006). Nitrogen limitation constrains sustainability of ecosystem response to CO2. Nature. 440(7086). 922–925. 733 indexed citations breakdown →

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West, Jason B., Gabriel J. Bowen, & James R. Ehleringer. (2005). Predicting Hydrogen and Oxygen Stable Isotope Ratios of Plants Across Terrestrial Surfaces: Plant IsoScapes. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 1 indexed citations

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West, Jason B., Janneke HilleRisLambers, Tali D. Lee, Sarah E. Hobbie, & Peter B. Reich. (2005). Legume species identity and soil nitrogen supply determine symbiotic nitrogen‐fixation responses to elevated atmospheric [CO₂]. New Phytologist. 167(2). 523–530. 88 indexed citations

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Espeleta, Javier F., Jason B. West, & Lisa A. Donovan. (2004). Species-specific patterns of hydraulic lift in co-occurring adult trees and grasses in a sandhill community. Oecologia. 138(3). 341–349. 86 indexed citations

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Donovan, Lisa A., Jason B. West, & Kenneth W. McLeod. (2000). Quercus species differ in water and nutrient characteristics in a resource-limited fall-line sandhill habitat. Tree Physiology. 20(14). 929–936. 41 indexed citations

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Donovan, Lisa A., et al.. (1999). Predawn disequilibrium between plant and soil water potentials in two cold-desert shrubs. Oecologia. 120(2). 209–217. 104 indexed citations

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