John J. Ewel

18.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
61 papers, 11.9k citations indexed

About

John J. Ewel is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, John J. Ewel has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 11.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 16 papers in Ecology and 15 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in John J. Ewel's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (25 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (11 papers) and Forest ecology and management (10 papers). John J. Ewel is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (25 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (11 papers) and Forest ecology and management (10 papers). John J. Ewel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Costa Rica and Australia. John J. Ewel's co-authors include Pablo Inchausti, John H. Lawton, Michel Loreau, Bernhard Schmid, F. Stuart Chapin, John Vandermeer, Andy Hector, Heikki Setälä, Sandra Lavorel and David M. Lodge and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

John J. Ewel

61 papers receiving 11.0k citations

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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.

EFFECTS OF BIODIVERSITY ON ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING: A CONSENSUS OF CURRENT KNOWLEDGE

2005 5.7k citations F. Stuart Chapin, John J. Ewel et al. profile →
Novel ecosystems: theoretical and management aspects of the new ecological world order

2006 1.4k citations Richard J. Hobbs, Salvatore Aricò et al. Global Ecology and Biogeography profile →
Don't judge species on their origins

2011 717 citations Mark A. Davis, Matthew K. Chew et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John J. Ewel United States	35	6.0k	4.5k	3.8k	2.9k	2.0k	61	11.9k
Laura Huenneke United States	26	7.2k 1.2×	6.3k 1.4×	4.1k 1.1×	3.1k 1.1×	2.5k 1.2×	50	13.4k
Shahid Naeem United States	16	4.9k 0.8×	3.7k 0.8×	3.0k 0.8×	2.6k 0.9×	2.2k 1.1×	25	9.7k
Mark E. Ritchie United States	43	6.0k 1.0×	5.5k 1.2×	2.6k 0.7×	3.2k 1.1×	2.1k 1.0×	103	11.5k
Martı́n Oesterheld Argentina	41	5.9k 1.0×	6.1k 1.3×	4.2k 1.1×	2.8k 1.0×	2.2k 1.1×	103	13.1k
Lawrence R. Walker United States	52	7.3k 1.2×	4.9k 1.1×	3.4k 0.9×	3.6k 1.3×	3.4k 1.7×	134	13.1k
James Aronson France	55	6.0k 1.0×	5.6k 1.2×	7.6k 2.0×	2.7k 0.9×	2.5k 1.3×	175	16.8k
Pablo Inchausti France	29	6.0k 1.0×	6.0k 1.3×	3.9k 1.0×	3.3k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	61	12.6k
Ariel E. Lugo United States	60	7.8k 1.3×	7.2k 1.6×	7.6k 2.0×	2.2k 0.8×	2.5k 1.2×	184	17.7k
Marcelo Cabido Argentina	46	6.7k 1.1×	3.2k 0.7×	2.9k 0.7×	3.8k 1.3×	2.7k 1.3×	118	10.1k
S. J. McNaughton United States	64	8.0k 1.3×	8.0k 1.8×	3.4k 0.9×	3.3k 1.1×	3.6k 1.8×	128	15.6k

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

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Ewel, John J., Laura A. Schreeg, & Thomas R. Sinclair. (2018). Resources for Crop Production: Accessing the Unavailable. Trends in Plant Science. 24(2). 121–129. 20 indexed citations

Davis, Mark A., Matthew K. Chew, Richard J. Hobbs, et al.. (2011). Don't judge species on their origins. Nature. 474(7350). 153–154. 717 indexed citations breakdown →

Ewel, John J. & Seth W. Bigelow. (2011). Tree species identity and interactions with neighbors determine nutrient leaching in model tropical forests. Oecologia. 167(4). 1127–1140. 14 indexed citations

Ewel, John J., et al.. (2007). Water use in four model tropical plant associations established in the lowlands of Costa Rica. Revista de Biología Tropical. 56(4). 1947–57. 3 indexed citations

Hobbs, Richard J., Salvatore Aricò, James Aronson, et al.. (2006). Novel ecosystems: theoretical and management aspects of the new ecological world order. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 15(1). 1–7. 1417 indexed citations breakdown →

Ewel, John J.. (2006). Species And Rotation Frequency Influence Soil Nitrogen In Simplified Tropical Plant Communities. Ecological Applications. 16(2). 490–502. 16 indexed citations

Bigelow, Seth W., John J. Ewel, & Jeremy Haggar. (2004). ENHANCING NUTRIENT RETENTION IN TROPICAL TREE PLANTATIONS: NO SHORT CUTS. Ecological Applications. 14(1). 28–46. 14 indexed citations

Ewel, John J. & Francis E. Putz. (2004). A place for alien species in ecosystem restoration. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 2(7). 354–360. 191 indexed citations

Silver, Whendee L., et al.. (2003). Global Patterns in Dissimilatory Nitrate Reduction: A Latitudinal Gradient in Nitrogen Retention and Loss. AGUFM. 2003. 1 indexed citations

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Ewel, John J., et al.. (2003). Nitrogen isotope ratios shift with plant size in tropical bromeliads. Oecologia. 137(4). 587–590. 37 indexed citations

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Hiremath, Ankila J., John J. Ewel, & Thomas G. Cole. (2002). Nutrient Use Efficiency in Three Fast-Growing Tropical Trees. Forest Science. 48(4). 662–672. 40 indexed citations

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Ewel, John J.. (1999). Natural systems as models for the design of sustainable systems of land use. Agroforestry Systems. 45(1-3). 1–21. 170 indexed citations

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Ewel, John J.. (1997). Tropical Rainforest Research—Current Issues. Forest Science. 43(3). 456–457. 15 indexed citations

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Haggar, Jeremy & John J. Ewel. (1995). Establishment, Resource Acquisition, and Early Productivity as Determined by Biomass Allocation Patterns of Three Tropical Tree Species. Forest Science. 41(4). 689–708. 47 indexed citations

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Mazzarino, Marı́a Julia, et al.. (1988). Efectos de una sucesion de cultivos en la fertilidad de suelos volcanicos respecto a la sucesion natural. Turrialba. 38(4). 345–351. 3 indexed citations

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Brown, Rebecca J. & John J. Ewel. (1988). Responses to defoliation of species-rich and monospecific tropical plant communities. Oecologia. 75(1). 12–19. 11 indexed citations

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Russell, Ann E. & John J. Ewel. (1985). LEACHING FROM A TROPICAL ANDEPT DURING BIG STORMS. Soil Science. 139(2). 181–189. 40 indexed citations

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Ewel, John J., et al.. (1985). Leaf‐Cutting Ant Herbivory in Successional and Agricultural Tropical Ecosystems. Ecology. 66(3). 861–869. 83 indexed citations

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Ewel, John J., et al.. (1982). Leaf area, light transmission, roots and leaf damage in nine tropical plant communities. Agro-Ecosystems. 7(4). 305–326. 48 indexed citations

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Ewel, John J., et al.. (1977). REMOTE SENSING SURVEY OF MELALEUCA. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing. 43(2). 5 indexed citations

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