John J. Craighead

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

John J. Craighead is a scholar working on Ecology, Anthropology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, John J. Craighead has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Ecology, 6 papers in Anthropology and 4 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in John J. Craighead's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (11 papers), Ecology and biodiversity studies (10 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (4 papers). John J. Craighead is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (11 papers), Ecology and biodiversity studies (10 papers) and Avian ecology and behavior (4 papers). John J. Craighead collaborates with scholars based in United States. John J. Craighead's co-authors include Frank C. Craighead, Ralph Nelson, Charles J. Jonkel, G. Edgar Folk, Maurice G. Hornocker, Frances Hamerstrom, Albert W. Erickson, Robert Jenness, Fritz L. Knopf and Helmut K. Buechner and has published in prestigious journals such as BioScience, Journal of Wildlife Management and Journal of Mammalogy.

In The Last Decade

John J. Craighead

38 papers receiving 858 citations

Hit Papers

Hawks, owls, and wildlife 1956 2026 1979 2002 1956 100 200 300
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. Hawks, owls, and wildlife
    1956 367 citations John J. Craighead, Frank C. Craighead 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 J. Craighead United States 19 1.0k 262 221 134 112 42 1.3k
O. C. Wallmo United States 17 1.0k 1.0× 147 0.6× 287 1.3× 166 1.2× 65 0.6× 28 1.3k
Helmut K. Buechner United States 12 705 0.7× 239 0.9× 229 1.0× 168 1.3× 48 0.4× 41 1.1k
Norman S. Smith United States 16 716 0.7× 140 0.5× 181 0.8× 118 0.9× 46 0.4× 27 988
Henry L. Short United States 19 793 0.8× 380 1.5× 215 1.0× 117 0.9× 75 0.7× 50 1.5k
Jerran T. Flinders United States 21 976 0.9× 139 0.5× 265 1.2× 191 1.4× 93 0.8× 70 1.1k
Jacobus du P. Bothma South Africa 19 883 0.8× 193 0.7× 284 1.3× 127 0.9× 85 0.8× 87 1.1k
Antoon de Vos Canada 16 589 0.6× 196 0.7× 197 0.9× 73 0.5× 97 0.9× 37 820
B Coblentz United States 17 881 0.8× 162 0.6× 279 1.3× 119 0.9× 80 0.7× 41 1.1k
Theodore A. Bookhout United States 12 791 0.8× 141 0.5× 244 1.1× 164 1.2× 97 0.9× 31 961
Eric G. Bolen United States 18 940 0.9× 234 0.9× 377 1.7× 186 1.4× 108 1.0× 95 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John J. Craighead

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John J. Craighead

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John J. Craighead. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John J. Craighead 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 J. Craighead. John J. Craighead 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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Craighead, John J.. (1995). Pathology of Environmental and Occupational Disease. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 25 indexed citations
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Scarpelli, Dante G., John J. Craighead, & Nathan Kaufman. (1985). The Pathologist and the environment. Williams & Wilkins eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Knopf, Fritz L., et al.. (1983). A Definitive System for Analysis of Grizzly Bear Habitat and Other Wilderness Resources. Journal of Wildlife Management. 47(4). 1251–1251. 43 indexed citations
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Craighead, John J.. (1976). Studying grizzly habitat by satellite. National geographic/˜The œcomplete National geographic/˜The œNational geographic magazine. 150(1). 148–158. 3 indexed citations
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Craighead, John J., et al.. (1974). A population analysis of the Yellowstone grizzly bears. The Mathematics Enthusiast. 69 indexed citations
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Craighead, Frank C. & John J. Craighead. (1973). Studying wildlife by satellite. National geographic/˜The œcomplete National geographic/˜The œNational geographic magazine. 143(1). 120–123. 2 indexed citations
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Craighead, John J. & Frank C. Craighead. (1972). Grizzly Bear-Man Relationships in Yellowstone National Park. Bears Their Biology and Management. 2. 304–304. 8 indexed citations
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Craighead, John J., et al.. (1971). Development of satellite-related biotelemetry equipment. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 2 indexed citations
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Craighead, John J., et al.. (1971). Satellite Monitoring of Black Bear. BioScience. 21(24). 1206–1212. 14 indexed citations
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Craighead, John J. & Frank C. Craighead. (1971). Grizzly Bear - Man Relationships in Yellowstone National Park. BioScience. 21(16). 845–857. 42 indexed citations
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Craighead, John J., et al.. (1970). Age Determination of Grizzly Bears from Fourth Premolar Tooth Sections. Journal of Wildlife Management. 34(2). 353–353. 73 indexed citations
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Craighead, John J., et al.. (1969). A Marking Technique for Elk. Journal of Wildlife Management. 33(4). 906–906. 6 indexed citations
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Craighead, John J. & Maurice G. Hornocker. (1969). Reproductive biology of young female Grizzly bears. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 6. 447–475. 58 indexed citations
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Craighead, John J.. (1967). Sharing the lives of wild golden eagles. National geographic/˜The œcomplete National geographic/˜The œNational geographic magazine. 132(3). 420–439. 3 indexed citations
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Craighead, John J., et al.. (1967). A field guide to Rocky Mountain wildflowers. 20 indexed citations
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Craighead, John J., et al.. (1958). Hawks, Owls and Wildlife. Bird-Banding. 29(1). 69–69. 27 indexed citations
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Craighead, John J., et al.. (1958). Goslings Descend from Aerial Nest. Journal of Wildlife Management. 22(2). 206–206. 2 indexed citations
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Craighead, John J. & Frank C. Craighead. (1957). Bright dyes reveal secrets of Canada geese. National geographic/˜The œcomplete National geographic/˜The œNational geographic magazine. 112(6). 817–832. 1 indexed citations
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Craighead, John J. & Frank C. Craighead. (1956). Hawks, owls, and wildlife. 367 indexed citations breakdown →
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Craighead, John J., et al.. (1956). Measuring hunting pressure on Canada geese in the Flathead Valley. 21. 210–238. 4 indexed citations

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