John B. Hall

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
114 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

John B. Hall is a scholar working on Forestry, Plant Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, John B. Hall has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Forestry, 44 papers in Plant Science and 27 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in John B. Hall's work include African Botany and Ecology Studies (38 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (18 papers) and Plant Diversity and Evolution (12 papers). John B. Hall is often cited by papers focused on African Botany and Ecology Studies (38 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (18 papers) and Plant Diversity and Evolution (12 papers). John B. Hall collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ghana and Tanzania. John B. Hall's co-authors include Michael Swaine, M. D. Swaine, P. Bamps, Diana Lieberman, D. U. U. Okali, Ian J. Alexander, John R. Healey, G. W. Lawson, Fergus Sinclair and Z. Teklehaimanot and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Ecology and Journal of Ecology.

In The Last Decade

John B. Hall

111 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Distribution and Ecology of Vascular Plants in a Tropical... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 50 100 150 200 250
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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. Distribution and Ecology of Vascular Plants in a Tropical Rain Forest. Forest Vegetation in Ghana
    1981 288 citations John B. Hall, Michael Swaine et al. 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 B. Hall United Kingdom 28 1.6k 993 944 853 841 114 3.2k
P. D. Coker United Kingdom 7 1.4k 0.9× 570 0.6× 723 0.8× 976 1.1× 616 0.7× 10 2.9k
R. M. Misra 4 1.5k 1.0× 466 0.5× 840 0.9× 1.1k 1.2× 488 0.6× 15 3.0k
Alan Hamilton United Kingdom 27 918 0.6× 473 0.5× 926 1.0× 915 1.1× 580 0.7× 57 3.3k
John Connolly Ireland 28 1.8k 1.1× 459 0.5× 1.1k 1.1× 1.3k 1.5× 881 1.0× 85 4.2k
Jeanine Maria Felfili Brazil 33 1.7k 1.1× 486 0.5× 1.2k 1.3× 817 1.0× 515 0.6× 108 3.0k
Jaime Kigel Israel 35 1.7k 1.1× 408 0.4× 1.0k 1.1× 2.2k 2.6× 667 0.8× 115 4.1k
J. A. Ratter Brazil 25 2.2k 1.4× 399 0.4× 2.1k 2.2× 927 1.1× 1.0k 1.2× 54 4.5k
R.A.A. Oldeman Netherlands 13 1.4k 0.9× 400 0.4× 1.1k 1.2× 1.3k 1.6× 718 0.9× 33 3.1k
Guadalupe Williams‐Linera Mexico 33 1.9k 1.2× 384 0.4× 1.1k 1.2× 766 0.9× 1.2k 1.4× 95 3.5k
Zdravko Baruch Venezuela 23 1.2k 0.7× 269 0.3× 745 0.8× 932 1.1× 560 0.7× 46 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John B. Hall

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

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Teklehaimanot, Z., et al.. (2003). African sandalwood (Osyris lanceolata): Resource assessment and quality variation among populations in Tanzania. The Southern African Forestry Journal. 199(1). 77–88. 9 indexed citations
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Hall, John B., et al.. (1996). A review of the silviculture and resource potential of a miombo fruit tree: Uapaca kirkiana (Euphorbiaceae).. JOURNAL OF TROPICAL FOREST SCIENCE. 8(3). 395–411. 5 indexed citations
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Stevenson, G. W., et al.. (1994). Addressing the challenges of sustainable agriculture research and extension at land-grant universities: Radially organized teams at Wisconsin. American Journal of Alternative Agriculture. 9(1-2). 76–83. 6 indexed citations
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Kalinganiré, Antoine & John B. Hall. (1993). Growth and biomass production of young Grevillea robusta provenances in Rwanda. Forest Ecology and Management. 62(1-4). 73–84. 18 indexed citations
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Hall, John B.. (1993). Alternatives to deforestation: Steps towards sustainable use of the Amazon rain forest. Forest Ecology and Management. 60(3-4). 356–357. 69 indexed citations
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Hall, John B., et al.. (1990). Nutrient removals in harvesting of Leucaena hedgerows at Mafiga, Morogoro, Tanzania. Forest Ecology and Management. 35(3-4). 207–216. 4 indexed citations
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Hall, John B., et al.. (1990). Leucaena leucocephala: potential role in rural development.. 65(65). 70. 1 indexed citations
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Hall, John B., S. T. Chou, & C. J. Louis. (1989). The expression of lewis antigens in neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract. Pathology. 21(4). 239–247. 1 indexed citations
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Hall, John B., et al.. (1987). Six cultivars of <i>Solanum macrocarpon</i> (Solanaceae) in Ghana. Bothalia. 17(1). 91–95. 10 indexed citations
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Swaine, M. D. & John B. Hall. (1983). Early Succession on Cleared Forest Land in Ghana. Journal of Ecology. 71(2). 601–601. 175 indexed citations
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Hall, John B.. (1983). Economics of Shortage. Journal of Economic Issues. 17(4). 1162–1166. 1 indexed citations
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Hall, John B. & Michael Swaine. (1981). Distribution and ecology of vascular plants in a tropical rain forest. 323 indexed citations
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Hall, John B.. (1981). Ecological islands in south‐eastern Nigeria. African Journal of Ecology. 19(1-2). 55–72. 9 indexed citations
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Hall, John B. & Michael Swaine. (1980). Seed Stocks in Ghanaian Forest Soils. Biotropica. 12(4). 256–256. 97 indexed citations
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Lieberman, Diana, John B. Hall, Michael Swaine, & Milton Lieberman. (1979). Seed Dispersal by Baboons in the Shai Hills, Ghana. Ecology. 60(1). 65–75. 104 indexed citations
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Hall, John B., et al.. (1975). Highland vegetation in south-eastern Nigeria and its affinities. Plant Ecology. 29(3). 191–198. 7 indexed citations
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Hall, John B.. (1974). African Orchids: XXXIV. Kew Bulletin. 29(2). 427–427. 3 indexed citations
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Hall, John B.. (1971). New Podostemaceae from Ghana with Notes on Related Species. Kew Bulletin. 26(1). 125–125. 12 indexed citations
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Lawson, G. W., et al.. (1970). A Catena in Tropical Moist Semi-Deciduous Forest Near Kade, Ghana. Journal of Ecology. 58(2). 371–371. 65 indexed citations
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Hall, John B., et al.. (1966). Observations on aquatic weeds in the Volta basin [Ghana].. 6 indexed citations

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