John B. Calhoun

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
17 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

John B. Calhoun is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, John B. Calhoun has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Ecology, 1 paper in Molecular Biology and 1 paper in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in John B. Calhoun's work include Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (3 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (1 paper) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (1 paper). John B. Calhoun is often cited by papers focused on Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (3 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (1 paper) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (1 paper). John B. Calhoun collaborates with scholars based in United States and Czechia. John B. Calhoun's co-authors include William L. Webb and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Ecology and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

John B. Calhoun

13 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

The ecology and sociology of the Norway rat

1963 824 citations John B. Calhoun Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) profile →
Population density and social pathology.

1962 518 citations John B. Calhoun PubMed profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John B. Calhoun United States	9	578	338	237	210	191	17	1.6k
Richard Lore United States	22	898 1.6×	208 0.6×	213 0.9×	437 2.1×	78 0.4×	50	1.5k
Trevor B. Poole United Kingdom	17	665 1.2×	267 0.8×	319 1.3×	123 0.6×	74 0.4×	25	1.3k
Douglas K. Candland United States	20	516 0.9×	76 0.2×	270 1.1×	135 0.6×	67 0.4×	53	1.2k
Edwin M. Banks United States	24	801 1.4×	460 1.4×	651 2.7×	232 1.1×	45 0.2×	61	1.9k
Arnold S. Chamove United Kingdom	24	939 1.6×	143 0.4×	332 1.4×	108 0.5×	105 0.5×	73	1.7k
Harriet L. Rheingold United States	22	1.1k 1.9×	102 0.3×	121 0.5×	124 0.6×	250 1.3×	40	2.7k
Mertice M. Clark Canada	24	773 1.3×	300 0.9×	414 1.7×	116 0.6×	62 0.3×	53	1.6k
Lester R. Aronson United States	15	384 0.7×	161 0.5×	226 1.0×	97 0.5×	27 0.1×	36	1.2k
Glayde Whitney United States	30	986 1.7×	109 0.3×	301 1.3×	197 0.9×	76 0.4×	87	2.6k
D. D. Thiessen United States	30	1.0k 1.8×	538 1.6×	791 3.3×	197 0.9×	275 1.4×	109	2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by John B. Calhoun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John B. Calhoun

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All Works

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17 of 17 papers shown

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Calhoun, John B.. (1973). Revolution, tribalism, and the Cheshire cat: Three paths from now. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 4(3). 263–282. 1 indexed citations

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Calhoun, John B.. (1973). Death Squared: The Explosive Growth and Demise of a Mouse Population. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 66(1P2). 80–88. 52 indexed citations

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Calhoun, John B.. (1972). Values From an Evolutionary Perspective.. Journal of environmental health.

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Calhoun, John B.. (1971). CONTROL OF POPULATION: NUMBERS. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 184(1). 148–155. 4 indexed citations

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Calhoun, John B.. (1970). Population density and social pathology.. PubMed. 113(5). 54–54. 8 indexed citations

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Calhoun, John B.. (1966). The Role of Space in Animal Sociology. Journal of Social Issues. 22(4). 46–58. 28 indexed citations

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Calhoun, John B., et al.. (1965). news and notes. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 46(7). 387–432.

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Calhoun, John B.. (1963). The ecology and sociology of the Norway rat. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 824 indexed citations breakdown →

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Calhoun, John B.. (1962). Population density and social pathology.. PubMed. 206. 139–48. 518 indexed citations breakdown →

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Calhoun, John B.. (1961). SECTION OF BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCES: DETERMINANTS OF SOCIAL ORGANIZATION EXEMPLIFIED IN A SINGLE POPULATION OF DOMESTICATED RATS*. Transactions of the New York Academy of Sciences. 23(5 Series II). 437–442. 13 indexed citations

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Calhoun, John B., et al.. (1959). Unsatisfactory results with nicotine immobilization of a deer and Brahma crossbread cattle; two case reports.. PubMed. 135(2). 92–3. 2 indexed citations

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Calhoun, John B.. (1956). Behavior of House Mice with Reference to Fixed Points of Orientation. Ecology. 37(2). 287–301. 4 indexed citations

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Calhoun, John B.. (1956). A Comparative Study of the Social Behavior of Two Inbred Strains of House Mice. Ecological Monographs. 26(1). 81–103. 29 indexed citations

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Calhoun, John B.. (1955). A Technique for Investigating the Distance Parameter of Home Range. Journal of Mammalogy. 36(1). 45–45. 5 indexed citations

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Calhoun, John B. & William L. Webb. (1953). Induced Emigrations Among Small Mammals. Science. 117(3040). 358–360. 19 indexed citations

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Calhoun, John B.. (1952). The Social Aspects of Population Dynamics. Journal of Mammalogy. 33(2). 139–139. 44 indexed citations

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Calhoun, John B.. (1951). Rats in Relationship to Man's Welfare. Science. 114(2956). 214–215.

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