John Mackinnon

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

John Mackinnon is a scholar working on Ecology, Social Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, John Mackinnon has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Ecology, 8 papers in Social Psychology and 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in John Mackinnon's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (13 papers), Primate Behavior and Ecology (8 papers) and Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (6 papers). John Mackinnon is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (13 papers), Primate Behavior and Ecology (8 papers) and Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (6 papers). John Mackinnon collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Vietnam. John Mackinnon's co-authors include Karen Phillipps, Kathy MacKinnon, David I. Mackinnon, He Fenqi, Russell H. Tuttle, Yan Xie, Malcolm C. Coulter, Yvonne I. Verkuil, Nicholas Murray and Graham Child and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Journal of Animal Ecology.

In The Last Decade

John Mackinnon

61 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

The behaviour and ecology of wild orang-utans (Pongo pygm... 1974 2026 1991 2008 1974 100 200 300 400 500
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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. The behaviour and ecology of wild orang-utans (Pongo pygmaeus)
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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John Mackinnon United States 27 1.5k 1.1k 784 514 460 65 3.5k
John F. Oates United States 35 1.7k 1.1× 2.5k 2.3× 1.3k 1.6× 272 0.5× 303 0.7× 79 3.8k
Alexander H. Harcourt United States 39 1.7k 1.1× 3.0k 2.7× 2.5k 3.2× 677 1.3× 387 0.8× 97 5.3k
Sarah M. Durant United Kingdom 35 3.0k 2.0× 736 0.7× 883 1.1× 753 1.5× 583 1.3× 95 4.2k
Thomas T. Struhsaker United States 41 2.1k 1.4× 3.2k 2.9× 2.1k 2.6× 327 0.6× 571 1.2× 81 5.0k
F Bourlière France 18 779 0.5× 604 0.6× 701 0.9× 246 0.5× 327 0.7× 72 2.4k
Robert W. Sussman United States 33 910 0.6× 2.5k 2.3× 1.7k 2.2× 260 0.5× 259 0.6× 85 3.9k
Warren Y. Brockelman Thailand 26 1.2k 0.8× 767 0.7× 1.1k 1.4× 206 0.4× 736 1.6× 83 2.8k
Mario S. Di Bitetti Argentina 33 2.5k 1.6× 1.5k 1.4× 1.1k 1.4× 584 1.1× 457 1.0× 91 3.9k
Patricia Adair Gowaty United States 39 1.6k 1.1× 436 0.4× 2.7k 3.5× 1.0k 2.0× 368 0.8× 93 4.2k
Raman Sukumar India 35 2.0k 1.3× 365 0.3× 781 1.0× 654 1.3× 978 2.1× 112 3.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Mackinnon

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Mackinnon

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John Mackinnon. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John Mackinnon 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 Mackinnon. John Mackinnon 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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Mackinnon, John, et al.. (2013). Finger Chondroid Syringoma as a Hypoechoic Subcutaneous Nodule in Ultrasound. Ultrasound Quarterly. 29(3). 211–213.
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Hoffman, Robert S., et al.. (2010). A Guide to the Mammals of China. Princeton University Press eBooks. 330 indexed citations
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Mackinnon, John. (2008). Species richness and adaptive capacity in animal communities: lessons from China. Integrative Zoology. 3(2). 95–100. 7 indexed citations
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Mackinnon, John, et al.. (2008). Regional action plan for the protected areas of East Asia 2006-2010. IUCN eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Mackinnon, John. (2003). How does aid affect the quality of public expenditure? What we know and what we do not know. European Journal of Immunology. 3(5). 1–35. 5 indexed citations
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Mackinnon, John. (2000). New Mammals in the 21st Century?. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 87(1). 63–63. 5 indexed citations
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Mackinnon, John, Karen Phillipps, He Fenqi, & David I. Mackinnon. (2000). A Field Guide to the Birds of China. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 398 indexed citations
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Mackinnon, John & Karen Phillipps. (1993). The Birds of Borneo, Sumatra, Java, and Bali. 99 indexed citations
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Cruise, Charles, et al.. (1992). Comparison of meperidine and pancuronium for the treatment of shivering after cardiac surgery. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie. 39(6). 563–568. 16 indexed citations
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Child, Graham, et al.. (1990). Manejo de áreas protegidas en los trópicos. IUCN eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Mackinnon, John, et al.. (1990). Aménagement et gestion des aires protégées tropicales. IUCN eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Mackinnon, John & Kathy MacKinnon. (1986). Review of the protected areas system in the Indo-Malayan realm. IUCN eBooks. 73 indexed citations
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Child, Graham, John Mackinnon, Kathy MacKinnon, & J. W. Thorsell. (1986). Managing Protected Areas in the Tropics. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 172 indexed citations
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Mackinnon, John. (1979). A Glimmer of Hope for Sulawesi. Oryx. 15(1). 55–59. 3 indexed citations
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Demarest, Jack & John Mackinnon. (1978). Effects of chlordiazepoxide and reward magnitude on the acquisition and extinction of a partially reinforced response. Physiological Psychology. 6(1). 78–82. 4 indexed citations
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Chivers, David J. & John Mackinnon. (1977). On the behaviour of siamang after playback of their calls. Primates. 18(4). 943–948. 29 indexed citations
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Desiderato, Otello, et al.. (1974). Development of gastric ulcers in rats following stress termination.. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology. 87(2). 208–214. 62 indexed citations
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Mackinnon, John. (1974). In search of the red ape. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 25 indexed citations
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Mackinnon, John. (1967). Interactive effects of the two rewards in a differential magnitude of reward discrimination.. Journal of Experimental Psychology. 75(3). 329–338. 33 indexed citations
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Heath, Donald & John Mackinnon. (1964). Pulmonary hypertension due to myxoma of the right atrium. American Heart Journal. 68(2). 227–235. 67 indexed citations

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