Jess K. Zimmerman

18.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
152 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Jess K. Zimmerman is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Jess K. Zimmerman has authored 152 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 69 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 56 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Jess K. Zimmerman's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (99 papers), Plant and animal studies (63 papers) and Forest ecology and management (26 papers). Jess K. Zimmerman is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (99 papers), Plant and animal studies (63 papers) and Forest ecology and management (26 papers). Jess K. Zimmerman collaborates with scholars based in Puerto Rico, United States and United Kingdom. Jess K. Zimmerman's co-authors include T. Mitchell Aide, Jill Thompson, María Uriarte, Nathan G. Swenson, James D. Ackerman, John B. Pascarella, Raymond L. Tremblay, Ricardo N. Calvo, Charles D. Canham and Mayra I. Serrano and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Jess K. Zimmerman

151 papers receiving 8.9k citations

Hit Papers

Variation in sexual reproduction in orchids and its evolu... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 200 400 600
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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. Variation in sexual reproduction in orchids and its evolutionary consequences: a spasmodic journey to diversification
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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jess K. Zimmerman Puerto Rico 55 5.6k 4.2k 3.0k 2.1k 1.9k 152 9.4k
Hans ter Steege Netherlands 36 5.9k 1.1× 4.3k 1.0× 2.7k 0.9× 2.3k 1.1× 2.1k 1.1× 107 10.5k
Regino Zamora Spain 55 6.9k 1.3× 4.2k 1.0× 3.6k 1.2× 3.3k 1.6× 3.7k 1.9× 195 11.3k
Kyle E. Harms United States 42 7.7k 1.4× 3.9k 0.9× 3.3k 1.1× 2.8k 1.4× 2.0k 1.0× 86 10.6k
Mark E. Ritchie United States 43 6.0k 1.1× 3.2k 0.8× 2.6k 0.9× 5.5k 2.6× 2.1k 1.1× 103 11.5k
Stefan A. Schnitzer United States 50 6.7k 1.2× 4.6k 1.1× 3.0k 1.0× 1.7k 0.8× 2.9k 1.5× 132 9.6k
Marcelo Tabarelli Brazil 61 7.1k 1.3× 5.6k 1.3× 4.1k 1.4× 3.0k 1.4× 1.7k 0.9× 224 12.6k
Shahid Naeem United States 16 4.9k 0.9× 2.6k 0.6× 3.0k 1.0× 3.7k 1.8× 2.2k 1.1× 25 9.7k
Forest Isbell United States 51 6.6k 1.2× 3.2k 0.7× 4.4k 1.5× 4.6k 2.2× 2.5k 1.3× 99 13.0k
Angela T. Moles Australia 41 7.2k 1.3× 5.6k 1.3× 1.9k 0.6× 2.5k 1.2× 4.0k 2.1× 115 10.6k
Pablo Inchausti France 29 6.0k 1.1× 3.3k 0.8× 3.9k 1.3× 6.0k 2.8× 1.6k 0.9× 61 12.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jess K. Zimmerman

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All Works

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Ziemińska, Kasia, Jill Thompson, María Uriarte, et al.. (2023). Shifts in wood anatomical traits after a major hurricane. Functional Ecology. 37(12). 3000–3014. 3 indexed citations
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Metz, Margaret R., S. Joseph Wright‬, Jess K. Zimmerman, et al.. (2023). Functional traits of young seedlings predict trade‐offs in seedling performance in three neotropical forests. Journal of Ecology. 111(12). 2568–2582. 9 indexed citations
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Davis, Richard A., et al.. (2021). Percolation threshold analyses can detect community assembly processes in simulated and natural tree communities. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 12(10). 2028–2041. 2 indexed citations
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Zhu, Xiaolin, Eileen H. Helmer, Sean W. Fleming, et al.. (2021). Characterization of Dry-Season Phenology in Tropical Forests by Reconstructing Cloud-Free Landsat Time Series. Remote Sensing. 13(23). 4736–4736. 13 indexed citations
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González, Grizelle, et al.. (2020). Understanding tropical forest abiotic response to hurricanes using experimental manipulations, field observations, and satellite data. Biogeosciences. 17(12). 3149–3163. 11 indexed citations
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Ellison, Aaron M., Hannah L. Buckley, Bradley S. Case, et al.. (2019). Species Diversity Associated with Foundation Species in Temperate and Tropical Forests. Forests. 10(2). 128–128. 23 indexed citations
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Yu, Mei, et al.. (2018). Effects of vegetation structure and landscape complexity on insect parasitism across an agricultural frontier in Argentina. Basic and Applied Ecology. 29. 69–78. 3 indexed citations
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Yu, Mei, et al.. (2015). How are landscape complexity and vegetation structure related across an agricultural frontier in the subtropical Chaco, NW Argentina?. Journal of Arid Environments. 123. 12–20. 6 indexed citations
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Shiels, Aaron B., Jess K. Zimmerman, Diana C. García‐Montiel, et al.. (2010). Plant responses to simulated hurricane impacts in a subtropical wet forest, Puerto Rico. Journal of Ecology. 98(3). 659–673. 65 indexed citations
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Fernández‐Marín, Hermógenes, Jess K. Zimmerman, David R. Nash, Jacobus J. Boomsma, & William T. Wcislo. (2009). Reduced biological control and enhanced chemical pest management in the evolution of fungus farming in ants. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 276(1665). 2263–2269. 109 indexed citations
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Swenson, Nathan G., Brian J. Enquist, Jill Thompson, & Jess K. Zimmerman. (2007). THE INFLUENCE OF SPATIAL AND SIZE SCALE ON PHYLOGENETIC RELATEDNESS IN TROPICAL FOREST COMMUNITIES. Ecology. 88(7). 1770–1780. 260 indexed citations
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Thompson, Jill, Nicholas Brokaw, Jess K. Zimmerman, et al.. (2002). LAND USE HISTORY, ENVIRONMENT, AND TREE COMPOSITION IN A TROPICAL FOREST. Ecological Applications. 12(5). 1344–1363. 201 indexed citations
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Walker, Lawrence R., et al.. (1996). An Altitudinal Comparison of Growth and Species Composition in Hurricane- Damaged Forests in Puerto Rico. Journal of Ecology. 84(6). 877–877. 59 indexed citations
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Zimmerman, Jess K.. (1990). ROLE OF PSEUDOBULBS IN GROWTH AND FLOWERING OF CATASETUM VIRIDIFLAVUM (ORCHIDACEAE). American Journal of Botany. 77(4). 533–542. 55 indexed citations
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Zimmerman, Jess K. & T. Mitchell Aide. (1989). PATTERNS OF FRUIT PRODUCTION IN A NEOTROPICAL ORCHID: POLLINATOR VS. RESOURCE LIMITATION. American Journal of Botany. 76(1). 67–73. 192 indexed citations
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Zimmerman, Jess K. & Santiago Madriñán. (1988). Age structure of male Euglossa imperialis (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) at nectar and chemical sources in Panama. Journal of Tropical Ecology. 4(3). 303–306. 15 indexed citations

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