John F. Eisenberg

8.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
86 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

John F. Eisenberg is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, John F. Eisenberg has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Ecology, 19 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 15 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in John F. Eisenberg's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (31 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (18 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (15 papers). John F. Eisenberg is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (31 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (18 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (15 papers). John F. Eisenberg collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sri Lanka and Germany. John F. Eisenberg's co-authors include Devra G. Kleiman, Kent H. Redford, Don E. Wilson, Richard E. Bodmer, Richard W. Thorington, Edwin Gould, M.R. Jainudeen, Fabián M. Jaksić, Robert J. Baker and George M. McKay and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The American Naturalist and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

John F. Eisenberg

83 papers receiving 5.3k 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 Mammalian Radiations: An Analysis of Trends in Evolution, Adaptation, and Behavior

1981 563 citations John F. Eisenberg profile →
The Relation between Ecology a Social Structure in Primates

1972 362 citations John F. Eisenberg et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John F. Eisenberg United States	35	3.4k	2.3k	2.0k	1.0k	791	86	6.1k
George B. Schaller United States	35	3.8k 1.1×	1.3k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	630 0.6×	1.0k 1.3×	101	5.9k
Hans Kruuk United Kingdom	41	4.7k 1.4×	1.4k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	410 0.4×	996 1.3×	85	6.9k
J. D. Skinner South Africa	32	3.0k 0.9×	1.8k 0.8×	855 0.4×	709 0.7×	817 1.0×	139	4.8k
Valerius Geist Canada	33	3.6k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	710 0.4×	650 0.6×	1.4k 1.8×	75	5.5k
H. N. Southern United Kingdom	30	5.9k 1.7×	2.8k 1.2×	791 0.4×	902 0.9×	1.3k 1.7×	78	8.5k
Devra G. Kleiman United States	34	2.8k 0.8×	2.1k 0.9×	2.1k 1.1×	159 0.2×	1.2k 1.6×	86	5.5k
Colin P. Groves Australia	47	2.8k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	3.4k 1.7×	2.1k 2.1×	1.5k 1.9×	248	7.6k
Eli Geffen Israel	47	3.7k 1.1×	1.9k 0.9×	845 0.4×	533 0.5×	2.5k 3.1×	137	6.5k
M. Justin O’Riain South Africa	36	2.6k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	523 0.5×	1.0k 1.3×	150	4.7k
T. J. Roper United Kingdom	43	2.9k 0.8×	2.5k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	141 0.1×	1.3k 1.7×	117	6.5k

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All Works

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Eisenberg, John F. & John Polisar. (1999). The mammal species of north-central Venezuela. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History. 42(3). 115–160. 1 indexed citations

Eisenberg, John F.. (1998). Second Nature: Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals.David J. Shepherdson , Jill D. Mellen , Michael Hutchins. The Quarterly Review of Biology. 73(4). 527–528. 5 indexed citations

Eisenberg, John F., et al.. (1996). Ecology of white-tailed deer in eastern Everglades National Park-an overview. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History. 39(4). 141–172. 8 indexed citations

Eisenberg, John F.. (1995). An introduction to the mammalian species of the Ordway-Swisher Preserve. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History. 38(6). 165–176. 1 indexed citations

Goldberg, Harold I., Earl P. Steinberg, Edmund M. Ricci, et al.. (1994). Deliberations on the Dissemination of PORT Products. Medical Care. 32(Supplement). JS90–JS90. 12 indexed citations

Eisenberg, John F., Michael A. Mares, & David Schmidly. (1992). Latin American Mammalogy: History, Biodiversity, and Conservation. Journal of Wildlife Management. 56(4). 825–825. 51 indexed citations

Baker, Robert J., Kent H. Redford, & John F. Eisenberg. (1991). Advances in Neotropical Mammalogy.. Systematic Zoology. 40(1). 114–114. 220 indexed citations

Thorington, Richard W., Julio C. Ruiz, & John F. Eisenberg. (1984). A study of a black howling monkey (Alouatta caraya) population in northern Argentina. American Journal of Primatology. 6(4). 357–366. 43 indexed citations

Shoshani, Jeheskel & John F. Eisenberg. (1982). Elephas maximus. Mammalian Species. 1–1. 78 indexed citations

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Eisenberg, John F.. (1980). The Serengeti Ecosystem Serengeti: Dynamics of an Ecosystem A. R. E. Sinclair M. Norton-Griffiths. BioScience. 30(11). 780–780. 6 indexed citations

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Eisenberg, John F.. (1980). Insectivorous mammals in captivity. International Zoo Yearbook. 20(1). 47–52. 1 indexed citations

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Eisenberg, John F.. (1979). Vertebrate ecology in the northern neotropics. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 290 indexed citations

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Jainudeen, M.R., et al.. (1971). OESTROUS CYCLE OF THE ASIATIC ELEPHANT, ELEPHAS MAXIMUS , IN CAPTIVITY. Reproduction. 27(3). 321–328. 46 indexed citations

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Jainudeen, M.R., et al.. (1971). SEMEN OF THE CEYLON ELEPHANT, ELEPHAS MAXIMUS. Reproduction. 24(2). 213–217. 19 indexed citations

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Baerends, Gerard P., George W. Barlow, Patrick Bateson, et al.. (1971). Book review. Animal Behaviour. 19(4). 791–814. 2 indexed citations

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Eisenberg, John F. & Edwin Gould. (1970). The Tenrecs: a study in mammalian behavior and evolution. Smithsonian contributions to zoology. 1–138. 123 indexed citations

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Eisenberg, John F., et al.. (1968). The reproduction and rearing of tenrecoid insectivores in captivity. International Zoo Yearbook. 8(1). 106–110. 15 indexed citations

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Eisenberg, John F., et al.. (1967). Breeding the murine opossum Marmosa sp in captivity. International Zoo Yearbook. 7(1). 78–79. 4 indexed citations

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Eisenberg, John F. & Edwin Gould. (1966). The behavior of Solenodon paradoxus in captivity with comments in the behavior of other insectivora. Zoologica scientific contributions of the New York Zoological Society. 51(4). 49–58. 14 indexed citations

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Pfeiffer, Wolfgang & John F. Eisenberg. (1965). Die lauterzeugung der dornwelse (Doradidae) und der fiederbartwelse (Mochokidae). Zeitschrift für Morphologie und Ökologie der Tiere. 54(6). 669–679. 26 indexed citations

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