John A. Gibb

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

John A. Gibb is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, John A. Gibb has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Ecology, 8 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 6 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in John A. Gibb's work include Avian ecology and behavior (9 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (6 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (5 papers). John A. Gibb is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (9 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (6 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (5 papers). John A. Gibb collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United Kingdom and India. John A. Gibb's co-authors include Brian M. Fitzgerald, David Lack, Denis F. Owen, Gina Ebanks‐Petrie, Brendan J. Godley, JM Blumenthal, Kirsten Luke, Annette C. Broderick, T. J. Austin and J. D. Ovington and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Animal Ecology, Biological Conservation and Oikos.

In The Last Decade

John A. Gibb

22 papers receiving 873 citations

Hit Papers

FEEDING ECOLOGY OF TITS, WITH NOTES ON TREECREEPER AND GO... 1954 2026 1978 2002 1954 50 100 150 200
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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. FEEDING ECOLOGY OF TITS, WITH NOTES ON TREECREEPER AND GOLDCREST.
    1954 240 citations John A. Gibb Ibis profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John A. Gibb New Zealand 16 870 536 470 130 116 24 1.3k
J. R. Flowerdew United Kingdom 17 1.2k 1.3× 388 0.7× 479 1.0× 93 0.7× 129 1.1× 26 1.4k
G. Niethammer Germany 6 970 1.1× 570 1.1× 324 0.7× 129 1.0× 136 1.2× 37 1.3k
Walter E. Howard United States 20 1.3k 1.4× 404 0.8× 401 0.9× 156 1.2× 230 2.0× 93 1.7k
Dennis Chitty United Kingdom 21 1.1k 1.3× 423 0.8× 426 0.9× 153 1.2× 288 2.5× 29 1.6k
M. I. Avery United Kingdom 19 880 1.0× 946 1.8× 264 0.6× 117 0.9× 152 1.3× 31 1.4k
Mary J. Taitt Canada 18 1.0k 1.2× 413 0.8× 415 0.9× 106 0.8× 100 0.9× 27 1.2k
Göran Högstedt Norway 22 1.7k 2.0× 984 1.8× 780 1.7× 182 1.4× 153 1.3× 47 2.2k
Ralph G. Powlesland New Zealand 19 1.0k 1.2× 314 0.6× 304 0.6× 144 1.1× 196 1.7× 76 1.4k
Ronald F. Labisky United States 19 888 1.0× 148 0.3× 275 0.6× 219 1.7× 135 1.2× 60 1.2k
Lord Medway Malaysia 15 451 0.5× 427 0.8× 222 0.5× 85 0.7× 79 0.7× 36 816

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All Works

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Blumenthal, JM, T. J. Austin, Annette C. Broderick, et al.. (2009). Ecology of Hawksbill Turtles, Eretmochelys imbricata, on a Western Caribbean Foraging Ground. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 8(1). 1–10. 68 indexed citations
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Gibb, John A.. (2000). Dawn to dusk counts of common or garden birds, Wellington, New Zealand. Notornis. 47(4). 184–184. 3 indexed citations
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Gibb, John A. & Brian M. Fitzgerald. (1998). Dynamics of sparse rabbits ( Oryctolagus cuniculus ), Orongorongo Valley, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 25(3). 231–243. 34 indexed citations
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Gibb, John A.. (1996). First seen or first heard? A useful distinction when counting forest birds. Notornis. 43(1). 7–7. 4 indexed citations
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Gibb, John A.. (1994). PLANT SUCCESSION ON THE BRAIDED BED OF THE ORONGORONGO RIVER, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND,. 13 indexed citations
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Gibb, John A., et al.. (1989). The bird fauna of Niue compared with those of Tonga, Samoa, the southern Cooks and Fiji. Notornis. 36(4). 285–285. 1 indexed citations
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Gibb, John A.. (1970). The Turning Down of Marked Eggs by Great Tits. Bird-Banding. 41(1). 40–40. 4 indexed citations
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Morag, M., John A. Gibb, & Simon A. Fox. (1967). A milking parlour for experimental work with lactating ewes. Journal of Dairy Research. 34(3). 215–221. 6 indexed citations
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Gibb, John A.. (1966). Tit Predation and the Abundance of Ernarmonia conicolana (Heyl.) on Weeting Heath, Norfolk, 1962-63. Journal of Animal Ecology. 35(1). 43–43. 16 indexed citations
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Gibb, John A.. (1962). L. TINBERGEN'S HYPOTHESIS OF THE ROLE OF SPECIFIC SEARCH IMAGES. Ibis. 104(1). 106–111. 89 indexed citations
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Gibb, John A.. (1960). POPULATIONS OF TITS AND GOLDCRESTS AND THEIR FOOD SUPPLY IN PINE PLANTATIONS. Ibis. 102(2). 163–208. 211 indexed citations
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Grimshaw, H. M., et al.. (1958). The Mineral Content of Birds and Insects in Plantations of Pinus sylvestris L.. Oikos. 9(1). 26–26. 16 indexed citations
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Gibb, John A.. (1958). Predation by Tits and Squirrels on the Eucosmid Ernarmonia conicolana (Heyl.). Journal of Animal Ecology. 27(2). 375–375. 80 indexed citations
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Gibb, John A.. (1957). Food Requirements and other Observations on Captive Tits. Bird Study. 4(4). 207–215. 66 indexed citations
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Lack, David, John A. Gibb, & Denis F. Owen. (1957). SURVIVAL IN RELATION TO BROOD‐SIZE IN TITS. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 128(3). 313–326. 39 indexed citations
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Gibb, John A.. (1956). TERRITORY IN THE GENUS PARUS. Ibis. 98(3). 420–429. 25 indexed citations
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Gibb, John A.. (1956). FOOD, FEEDING HABITS AND TERRITORY OF THE ROCK PIPIT ANTHUS SPINOLETTA.. Ibis. 98(3). 506–530. 78 indexed citations
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Gibb, John A.. (1954). Population Changes of TitMice, 1947-1951. Bird Study. 1(2). 40–48. 23 indexed citations
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Gibb, John A.. (1954). FEEDING ECOLOGY OF TITS, WITH NOTES ON TREECREEPER AND GOLDCREST.. Ibis. 96(4). 513–543. 240 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gibb, John A.. (1951). THE BIRDS OF THE MALTESE ISLANDS.. Ibis. 93(1). 109–127. 6 indexed citations

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