John R. Post

11.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
122 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

John R. Post is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, John R. Post has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 78 papers in Ecology and 46 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in John R. Post's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (114 papers), Marine and fisheries research (42 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (28 papers). John R. Post is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (114 papers), Marine and fisheries research (42 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (28 papers). John R. Post collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. John R. Post's co-authors include Eric A. Parkinson, Donald J. McQueen, Peter A. Biro, Brian J. Shuter, Edward L. Mills, Andrew J. Paul, David O. Evans, Mark V. Abrahams, Carl J. Walters and Sean Cox and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Ecology and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

John R. Post

120 papers receiving 8.0k citations

Hit Papers

Trophic Relationships in Freshwater Pelagic Ecosystems 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 2002 250 500 750
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. Trophic Relationships in Freshwater Pelagic Ecosystems
    1986 789 citations John R. Post et al. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences profile →
  2. Canada's Recreational Fisheries: The Invisible Collapse?
    2002 554 citations John R. Post, Eric A. Parkinson et al. 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 R. Post Canada 48 6.6k 4.8k 3.6k 1.8k 1.3k 122 8.9k
Brian J. Shuter Canada 51 5.6k 0.8× 4.3k 0.9× 3.3k 0.9× 1.7k 0.9× 993 0.8× 158 8.1k
Thomas Mehner Germany 46 4.6k 0.7× 3.8k 0.8× 2.1k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 1.9k 1.5× 187 6.8k
Alexander S. Flecker United States 50 5.5k 0.8× 5.5k 1.1× 1.5k 0.4× 1.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 138 8.9k
Catherine M. Pringle United States 57 6.5k 1.0× 7.6k 1.6× 2.0k 0.6× 847 0.5× 1.8k 1.4× 199 11.2k
Thierry Oberdorff France 53 7.9k 1.2× 5.6k 1.2× 1.5k 0.4× 2.2k 1.2× 500 0.4× 104 10.8k
Frank J. Rahel United States 46 5.9k 0.9× 5.6k 1.2× 1.5k 0.4× 1.4k 0.8× 616 0.5× 115 8.0k
Alan P. Covich United States 46 4.7k 0.7× 6.9k 1.4× 2.2k 0.6× 518 0.3× 1.2k 0.9× 129 10.2k
Melanie L. J. Stiassny United States 31 6.0k 0.9× 4.8k 1.0× 1.3k 0.4× 2.6k 1.4× 709 0.5× 117 9.3k
John J. Magnuson United States 63 6.7k 1.0× 6.7k 1.4× 4.0k 1.1× 1.5k 0.8× 2.8k 2.1× 165 13.4k
Peter B. Moyle United States 65 11.5k 1.8× 9.7k 2.0× 4.2k 1.2× 3.8k 2.1× 860 0.7× 239 16.3k

Countries citing papers authored by John R. Post

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Fields of papers citing papers by John R. Post

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John R. Post

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Amish, Stephen J., et al.. (2025). The extent of hybridization between bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) and brook trout (S. fontinalis) across Alberta’s Eastern Slopes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 82. 1–13.
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Post, John R., et al.. (2023). Contrasting demographic responses to size‐selective harvesting among neighbouring wild fish populations. Journal of Applied Ecology. 60(7). 1302–1313. 3 indexed citations
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Yates, Matthew C., et al.. (2020). The relationship between eDNA particle concentration and organism abundance in nature is strengthened by allometric scaling. Molecular Ecology. 30(13). 3068–3082. 95 indexed citations
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Dauwalter, Daniel C., John M. Epifanio, Andrea Gandolfi, et al.. (2020). A call for global action to conserve native trout in the 21st century and beyond. Ecology Of Freshwater Fish. 29(3). 429–432. 11 indexed citations
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Wilson, Kyle L., et al.. (2019). Life‐history variation along environmental and harvest clines of a northern freshwater fish: Plasticity and adaptation. Journal of Animal Ecology. 88(5). 717–733. 24 indexed citations
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Wilson, Kyle L., Hillary G. M. Ward, Jonathan A. Mee, et al.. (2015). Supply-demand equilibria and the size-number tradeoff in spatially structured recreational fisheries. Ecological Applications. 2 indexed citations
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Busch, Susan H., Brett M. Johnson, Thomas Mehner, & John R. Post. (2011). Energetic costs and benefits of cyclic habitat switching: a bioenergetics model analysis of diel vertical migration in coregonids. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 68(4). 706–717. 1 indexed citations
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Johnston, Fiona D. & John R. Post. (2009). Density‐dependent life‐history compensation of an iteroparous salmonid. Ecological Applications. 19(2). 449–467. 59 indexed citations
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Johnston, Fiona D., et al.. (2009). Status of the Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) in Alberta : update 2009 /. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 16 indexed citations
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Biro, Peter A. & John R. Post. (2008). Rapid depletion of genotypes with fast growth and bold personality traits from harvested fish populations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(8). 2919–2922. 336 indexed citations
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Post, John R., Lennart Persson, Eric A. Parkinson, & Tobias van Kooten. (2008). ANGLER NUMERICAL RESPONSE ACROSS LANDSCAPES AND THE COLLAPSE OF FRESHWATER FISHERIES. Ecological Applications. 18(4). 1038–1049. 137 indexed citations
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Granek, Elise F., Elizabeth M. P. Madin, Matthew Brown, et al.. (2008). Engaging Recreational Fishers in Management and Conservation: Global Case Studies. Conservation Biology. 22(5). 1125–1134. 214 indexed citations
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Biro, Peter A., Mark V. Abrahams, John R. Post, & Eric A. Parkinson. (2006). Behavioural trade‐offs between growth and mortality explain evolution of submaximal growth rates. Journal of Animal Ecology. 75(5). 1165–1171. 192 indexed citations
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Biro, Peter A., John R. Post, & Eric A. Parkinson. (2003). Density‐dependent mortality is mediated by foraging activity for prey fish in whole‐lake experiments. Journal of Animal Ecology. 72(4). 546–555. 40 indexed citations
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Post, John R. & Eric A. Parkinson. (2001). ENERGY ALLOCATION STRATEGY IN YOUNG FISH: ALLOMETRY AND SURVIVAL. Ecology. 82(4). 1040–1051. 282 indexed citations
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Benoît, Hugues P., et al.. (2000). Recruitment Dynamics and Size Structure in Experimental Populations of the Mosquitofish,Gambusia affinis. Copeia. 2000(1). 216–221. 16 indexed citations
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Post, John R.. (1990). Metabolic Allometry of Larval and Juvenile Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens): In Situ Estimates and Bioenergetic Models. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 47(3). 554–560. 130 indexed citations

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