John Agard

9.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
40 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

John Agard is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, John Agard has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 12 papers in Ecology and 10 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in John Agard's work include Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (6 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (5 papers) and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (4 papers). John Agard is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (6 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (5 papers) and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (4 papers). John Agard collaborates with scholars based in Trinidad and Tobago, United States and Jamaica. John Agard's co-authors include Garry Peterson, Graeme S. Cumming, T. Douglas Beard, Steven J. Cork, Andrew P. Dobson, Jon Paul Rodrı́guez, Elena M. Bennett, Stephen R. Carpenter, Robert J. Scholes and Ruth DeFries and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and BioScience.

In The Last Decade

John Agard

38 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Science for managing ecosystem services: Beyond the Mille... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2009 2006 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Science for managing ecosystem services: Beyond the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
    2009 1.6k citations Stephen R. Carpenter, John Agard et al. profile →
  2. Trade-offs across Space, Time, and Ecosystem Services
    2006 1.1k citations Jon Paul Rodrı́guez, T. Douglas Beard et al. Ecology and Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John Agard Trinidad and Tobago 16 2.5k 764 576 549 544 40 3.5k
Patrick ten Brink United States 17 2.4k 0.9× 802 1.0× 862 1.5× 326 0.6× 1.1k 2.1× 50 3.5k
Evangelia G. Drakou Greece 21 2.1k 0.8× 787 1.0× 728 1.3× 364 0.7× 476 0.9× 40 2.9k
Wu Yang China 31 3.0k 1.2× 1.1k 1.5× 688 1.2× 444 0.8× 713 1.3× 115 5.0k
Cécile Girardin United Kingdom 25 2.7k 1.1× 1.0k 1.3× 513 0.9× 363 0.7× 368 0.7× 33 4.4k
Rosimeiry Portela United States 14 3.0k 1.2× 1.0k 1.3× 962 1.7× 330 0.6× 1.1k 2.1× 20 4.0k
Alistair McVittie United Kingdom 20 2.0k 0.8× 1.1k 1.4× 707 1.2× 285 0.5× 996 1.8× 42 3.3k
Bonnie Keeler United States 23 1.6k 0.6× 599 0.8× 370 0.6× 709 1.3× 484 0.9× 51 3.3k
Beth Turner United Kingdom 10 1.6k 0.6× 561 0.7× 536 0.9× 355 0.6× 289 0.5× 12 2.7k
Alexandre Chausson United Kingdom 12 1.6k 0.6× 624 0.8× 522 0.9× 362 0.7× 291 0.5× 19 2.7k
Juha M. Alatalo Qatar 38 2.1k 0.8× 1.2k 1.6× 390 0.7× 499 0.9× 305 0.6× 149 4.9k

Countries citing papers authored by John Agard

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Agard

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Agard

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Malekpour, Shirin, Cameron Allen, Ambuj Sagar, et al.. (2023). What scientists need to do to accelerate progress on the SDGs. Nature. 621(7978). 250–254. 49 indexed citations
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Pascual, Unai, Pamela McElwee, Sarah E. Diamond, et al.. (2022). Governing for Transformative Change across the Biodiversity–Climate–Society Nexus. BioScience. 72(7). 684–704. 85 indexed citations
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Sabino‐Santos, Gilberto, et al.. (2021). Influence of Climatic Factors on Human Hantavirus Infections in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Systematic Review. Pathogens. 11(1). 15–15. 21 indexed citations
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Alemu, Jahson B., et al.. (2021). Hydro-morphological characteristics provide insights into coral reef ecosystem services and disservices. Ecosystem Services. 49. 101281–101281. 7 indexed citations
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Kok, Marcel, Kasper Kok, Garry Peterson, et al.. (2016). Biodiversity and ecosystem services require IPBES to take novel approach to scenarios. Sustainability Science. 12(1). 177–181. 114 indexed citations
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Martinez, Raymond, et al.. (2013). Investigations on Philornis downsi Dodge and Aitken (Diptera: Muscidae) in Trinidad: a Parasite of the Darwin Finches. Living World, Journal of the Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club. 38–41. 1 indexed citations
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Gobin, Judith, et al.. (2013). The Asian Green Mussel <i>Perna viridis</i> (Linnaeus 1758): 20 Years after Its Introduction in Trinidad and Tobago. Open Journal of Marine Science. 3(2). 62–65. 11 indexed citations
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Mohammed, Azad, Paul H. Peterman, Kathy R. Echols, et al.. (2011). Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in harbor sediments from Sea Lots, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 62(6). 1324–1332. 54 indexed citations
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Mohammed, Azad, Carl E. Orazio, Paul H. Peterman, et al.. (2009). Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in harbor sediments from Sea Lots, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 58(6). 928–934. 21 indexed citations
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Mohammed, Azad & John Agard. (2006). Comparative Sensitivity of Three Tropical Cladoceran Species (Diaphanosoma brachyurum, Ceriodaphnia rigaudiiandMoinodaphnia macleayi)to Six Chemicals. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A. 41(12). 2713–2720. 10 indexed citations
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Rodrı́guez, Jon Paul, T. Douglas Beard, Elena M. Bennett, et al.. (2006). Trade-offs across Space, Time, and Ecosystem Services. Ecology and Society. 11(1). 1095 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mohammed, Azad & John Agard. (2006). Comparative Salinity Tolerance of Three Indigenous Tropical Freshwater Cladoceran Species; Moinodaphnia Macleayi, Ceriodaphnia Rigaudii and Diaphanosoma Brachyurum. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 127(1-3). 307–313. 9 indexed citations
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Mohammed, Azad & John Agard. (2004). The occurrence of NADPH-ferrihemoprotein reductase in Corbula caribea, from a natural oil seep at La Brea, Trinidad. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 48(7-8). 784–789. 5 indexed citations
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Astudillo, Luisa Rojas de, et al.. (2002). Heavy Metals in Green Mussel ( Perna viridis ) and Oysters ( Crassostrea sp.) from Trinidad and Venezuela. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 42(4). 410–415. 45 indexed citations
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Agard, John, et al.. (2002). Under the moon and over the sea : a collection of caribbean poems. 1 indexed citations
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Rampersad, Joanne, John Agard, & David Ammons. (1994). Effects of gamete concentration on the in vitro fertilization of manually extracted gametes of the oyster (Crassostrea rhizophorae). Aquaculture. 123(1-2). 153–162. 5 indexed citations
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Agard, John. (1990). The Calypso Alphabet. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
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Platt, Howard M., R.M. Warwick, K.R. Clarke, John Agard, & Judith Gobin. (1990). Benthic communities and disturbance in a subtropical marine environment. Murdoch Research Repository (Murdoch University). 1 indexed citations

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