John L. Gittleman

43.1k total citations · 15 hit papers
121 papers, 28.2k citations indexed

About

John L. Gittleman is a scholar working on Ecology, Paleontology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, John L. Gittleman has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 28.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Ecology, 43 papers in Paleontology and 36 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in John L. Gittleman's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (68 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (43 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (22 papers). John L. Gittleman is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (68 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (43 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (22 papers). John L. Gittleman collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. John L. Gittleman's co-authors include Andy Purvis, Kate E. Jones, Georgina M. Mace, Marc A. Levy, Nikkita Patel, Adam Storeygard, Peter Daszak, Deborah Balk, Stuart L. Pimm and Olaf R. P. Bininda‐Emonds and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

John L. Gittleman

119 papers receiving 26.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Global trends in emerging infectious diseases

2008 5.4k citations Kate E. Jones, Nikkita Patel et al. Nature profile →
The biodiversity of species and their rates of extinction, distribution, and protection

2014 2.2k citations John L. Gittleman, Callum M. Roberts et al. profile →
The delayed rise of present-day mammals

2007 1.6k citations Olaf R. P. Bininda‐Emonds, Marcel Cardillo et al. Nature profile →
The Future of Biodiversity

1995 1.5k citations John L. Gittleman et al. profile →
Predicting extinction risk in declining species

2000 1.3k citations Andy Purvis, John L. Gittleman et al. profile →
Energy Allocation in Mammalian Reproduction

1988 701 citations John L. Gittleman et al. profile →
Carnivore Conservation

2003 691 citations John L. Gittleman et al. profile →
EARLY BURSTS OF BODY SIZE AND SHAPE EVOLUTION ARE RARE IN COMPARATIVE DATA

2010 667 citations Luke J. Harmon, Jonathan B. Losos et al. Evolution profile →
Social Organization and Parasite Risk in Mammals: Integrating Theory and Empirical Studies

2003 577 citations John L. Gittleman, Kate E. Jones et al. profile →
Carnivore Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution

1989 568 citations John L. Gittleman profile →
Adaptation: Statistics and a Null Model for Estimating Phylogenetic Effects

1990 514 citations John L. Gittleman et al. profile →
Targeting global conservation funding to limit immediate biodiversity declines

2013 418 citations Anthony Waldron, Arne Ø. Mooers et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Carnivore home-range size, metabolic needs and ecology

1982 362 citations John L. Gittleman et al. profile →
Estimating the normal background rate of species extinction

2014 344 citations John L. Gittleman, Patrick R. Stephens et al. profile →
Interconnecting global threats: climate change, biodiversity loss, and infectious diseases

2024 49 citations Lauren B. Buckley, John M. Drake et al. The Lancet Planetary Health profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Out of Africa comes no support for global biodiversity catastrophes 2026 ·Science Advances ·(unknown), (unknown), John L. Gittleman	0
2	Implementing the Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Targets 2026 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·John L. Gittleman, (unknown), (unknown), Kyle S. Van Houtan, Callum M. Roberts	0
3	Global Diversity Patterns are Explained by Diversification Rates and Dispersal at Ancient, Not Shallow, Timescales 2025 ·Systematic Biology ·Patrick R. Stephens, Maxwell J. Farrell, T. Jonathan Davies, John L. Gittleman, Shai Meiri, (unknown), Uri Roll, John J. Wiens	3
4	Interconnecting global threats: climate change, biodiversity loss, and infectious diseases breakdown → 2024 ·The Lancet Planetary Health ·(unknown), Lauren B. Buckley, John M. Drake, (unknown), Maxwell J. Farrell, Alyssa‐Lois M. Gehman, Erin A. Mordecai, Patrick R. Stephens, John L. Gittleman, T. Jonathan Davies	49
5	“One Health” needs ecology 2024 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·John L. Gittleman	5
6	Reductions in global biodiversity loss predicted from conservation spending 2017 ·Nature ·Anthony Waldron, Daniel C. Miller, David W. Redding, Arne Ø. Mooers, Tyler S. Kuhn, Nate Nibbelink, J. Timmons Roberts, Joseph A. Tobias, John L. Gittleman	248
7	EARLY BURSTS OF BODY SIZE AND SHAPE EVOLUTION ARE RARE IN COMPARATIVE DATA breakdown → 2010 ·Evolution ·Luke J. Harmon, Jonathan B. Losos, T. Jonathan Davies, Rosemary G. Gillespie, John L. Gittleman, W. Bryan Jennings, Kenneth H. Kozak, Mark A. McPeek, (unknown), Thomas J. Near, Andy Purvis, Robert E. Ricklefs, Dolph Schluter, James A. Schulte, Ole Seehausen, Brian L. Sidlauskas, Omar Torres‐Carvajal, Jason T. Weir, Arne Ø. Mooers	667
8	Quaternary Climate Change and the Geographic Ranges of Mammals 2009 ·The American Naturalist ·T. Jonathan Davies, Andy Purvis, John L. Gittleman	95
9	Global trends in emerging infectious diseases breakdown → 2008 ·Nature ·Kate E. Jones, Nikkita Patel, Marc A. Levy, Adam Storeygard, Deborah Balk, John L. Gittleman, Peter Daszak	5380
10	The delayed rise of present-day mammals breakdown → 2007 ·Nature ·Olaf R. P. Bininda‐Emonds, Marcel Cardillo, Kate E. Jones, R. D. E. MacPhee, Robin M. D. Beck, Richard Grenyer, Samantha A. Price, Rutger Vos, John L. Gittleman, Andy Purvis	1604
11	Latent extinction risk and the future battlegrounds of mammal conservation 2006 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Marcel Cardillo, Georgina M. Mace, John L. Gittleman, Andy Purvis	229
12	Global distribution and conservation of rare and threatened vertebrates 2006 ·Nature ·Richard Grenyer, C. David L. Orme, Sarah F. Jackson, Gavin H. Thomas, R. G. Davies, T. Jonathan Davies, Kate E. Jones, Valerie Olson, Robert S. Ridgely, Pamela C. Rasmussen, Tzung‐Su Ding, Peter M. Bennett, Tim M. Blackburn, Kevin J. Gaston, John L. Gittleman, Ian P. F. Owens	431
13	Biological correlates of description date in carnivores and primates 2004 ·Global Ecology and Biogeography ·Ben Collen, Andy Purvis, John L. Gittleman	80
14	The utility of chemical signals as phylogenetic characters: an example from the Felidae 2001 ·Biological Journal of the Linnean Society ·Olaf R. P. Bininda‐Emonds, (unknown), John L. Gittleman	39
15	Microsatellite analysis of kinkajou social organization 2000 ·Molecular Ecology ·Roland Kays, John L. Gittleman, Robert K. Wayne	62
16	ARE PINNIPEDS FUNCTIONALLY DIFFERENT FROM FISSIPED CARNIVORES? THE IMPORTANCE OF PHYLOGENETIC COMPARATIVE ANALYSES 2000 ·Evolution ·Olaf R. P. Bininda‐Emonds, John L. Gittleman	44
17	Building large trees by combining phylogenetic information: a complete phylogeny of the extant Carnivora (Mammalia) 1999 ·Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society ·Olaf R. P. Bininda‐Emonds, John L. Gittleman, Andy Purvis	474
18	Dispersal, philopatry, and genetic relatedness in a social carnivore: comparing males and females 1998 ·Molecular Ecology ·Matthew E. Gompper, John L. Gittleman, Robert K. Wayne	75
19	Biodiversity conservation: Does phylogeny matter? 1998 ·Current Biology ·(unknown), John L. Gittleman	35
20	Home range scaling: intraspecific and comparative trends 1991 ·Oecologia ·Matthew E. Gompper, John L. Gittleman	106

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