Kenneth A. Nagy

13.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
122 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

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Kenneth A. Nagy is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth A. Nagy has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Ecology, 46 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 41 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Kenneth A. Nagy's work include Physiological and biochemical adaptations (55 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (39 papers) and Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (28 papers). Kenneth A. Nagy is often cited by papers focused on Physiological and biochemical adaptations (55 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (39 papers) and Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (28 papers). Kenneth A. Nagy collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and South Africa. Kenneth A. Nagy's co-authors include James R. Ehleringer, Tracey K. Brown, Isabelle Girard, Daniel P. Costa, James A. Gessaman, V. H. Shoemaker, Albert F. Bennett, Thomas Kunz, Allen Kurta and Charles C. Peterson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth A. Nagy

121 papers receiving 8.8k 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.

Stable Isotopes in Ecological Research

1989 862 citations James R. Ehleringer, Kenneth A. Nagy et al. profile →
Field Metabolic Rate and Food Requirement Scaling in Mammals and Birds

1987 816 citations Kenneth A. Nagy profile →
ENERGETICS OF FREE-RANGING MAMMALS, REPTILES, AND BIRDS

1999 655 citations Kenneth A. Nagy et al. profile →
Water flux in animals: analysis of potential errors in the tritiated water method

1980 415 citations Kenneth A. Nagy et al. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kenneth A. Nagy United States	53	7.4k	4.4k	2.7k	2.5k	847	122	10.5k
Philip C. Withers Australia	48	5.8k 0.8×	4.0k 0.9×	2.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.5×	722 0.9×	272	9.2k
Carlos Martı́nez del Rio United States	50	6.3k 0.8×	3.3k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	2.4k 1.0×	562 0.7×	130	9.8k
George A. Bartholomew United States	58	5.5k 0.7×	4.0k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	616 0.7×	129	8.1k
Roger S. Seymour Australia	50	4.0k 0.5×	3.0k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	1.9k 0.8×	381 0.4×	232	8.4k
William H. Karasov United States	55	4.8k 0.6×	2.9k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	420 0.5×	266	10.3k
Knut Schmidt‐Nielsen United States	58	9.0k 1.2×	4.6k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	2.7k 1.1×	514 0.6×	149	16.8k
Albert F. Bennett United States	65	6.5k 0.9×	4.9k 1.1×	4.1k 1.5×	2.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.6×	152	12.7k
Daniel P. Costa United States	82	17.9k 2.4×	3.7k 0.8×	5.9k 2.2×	3.9k 1.5×	782 0.9×	498	22.2k
Yves Cherel France	66	10.7k 1.4×	3.1k 0.7×	4.2k 1.6×	1.6k 0.6×	374 0.4×	286	13.2k
Rudy Boonstra Canada	62	8.9k 1.2×	5.1k 1.2×	1.4k 0.5×	2.7k 1.1×	1.0k 1.2×	269	13.9k

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Nagy, Kenneth A., et al.. (2015). EFFECTS OF ARTIFICIAL RAIN ON SURVIVORSHIP, BODY CONDITION, AND GROWTH OF HEAD-STARTED DESERT TORTOISES (GOPHERUS AGASSIZII) RELEASED TO THE OPEN DESERT. Herpetological conservation and biology. 10(1). 535–549. 13 indexed citations

Frederick, Peter C., et al.. (2002). VALIDATION OF THE LABELED-WATER METHOD FOR ESTIMATING FOOD CONSUMPTION IN NESTLING HERONS. The Auk. 119(2). 551–551. 1 indexed citations

Nagy, Kenneth A., Gerald L. Kooyman, & Paul J. Ponganis. (2001). Energetic Cost of Foraging in Free‐Diving Emperor Penguins. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 74(4). 541–547. 25 indexed citations

Mautz, William J. & Kenneth A. Nagy. (2000). Xantusiid Lizards Have Low Energy, Water, and Food Requirements. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 73(4). 480–487. 14 indexed citations

Nagy, Kenneth A.. (2000). Energy Costs of Growth in Neonate Reptiles. Herpetological Monographs. 14. 378–378. 45 indexed citations

Henen, Brian T., Charles C. Peterson, Ian R. Wallis, Kristin H. Berry, & Kenneth A. Nagy. (1998). Effects of climatic variation on field metabolism and water relations of desert tortoises. Oecologia. 117(3). 365–373. 90 indexed citations

Degen, A. Allan, Berry Pinshow, Reuven Yosef, Michael Kam, & Kenneth A. Nagy. (1992). Energetics and Growth Rate of Northern Shrike (Lanius Excubitor) Nestlings. Ecology. 73(6). 2273–2283. 21 indexed citations

Degen, A. A., et al.. (1991). Seasonal Water Influx and Energy Expenditure of Free-Living Fat Sand Rats. Journal of Mammalogy. 72(4). 652–657. 23 indexed citations

Tiebout, Harry M. & Kenneth A. Nagy. (1991). Validation of the Doubly Labeled Water Method (³HH¹⁸O) for Measuring Water Flux and CO₂ Production in the Tropical Hummingbird Amazilia saucerottei. Physiological Zoology. 64(1). 362–374. 17 indexed citations

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Kenagy, G. J., Susan Sharbaugh, & Kenneth A. Nagy. (1989). Annual cycle of energy and time expenditure in a golden-mantled ground squirrel population. Oecologia. 78(2). 269–282. 178 indexed citations

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Nagy, Kenneth A.. (1989). Field Bioenergetics: Accuracy of Models and Methods. Physiological Zoology. 62(2). 237–252. 51 indexed citations

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Kam, Michael, A. Allan Degen, & Kenneth A. Nagy. (1987). Seasonal energy, water, and food consumption of Negev Chukars and sand partridges. [Alectoris chukar; Ammoperdix heyl]. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

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Nagy, Kenneth A. & Philip A. Medica. (1986). Physiological ecology of desert tortoises in southern Nevada. Herpetologica. 42(1). 73–92. 206 indexed citations

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Ehleringer, James R., Philip W. Rundel, & Kenneth A. Nagy. (1986). Stable isotopes in physiological ecology and food web research. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 1(2). 42–45. 84 indexed citations

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Gettinger, Ronald D., Wesley W. Weathers, & Kenneth A. Nagy. (1985). Energetics of Free-living Nestling House Finches: Measurements with Doubly Labeled Water. The Auk. 102(3). 643–644. 10 indexed citations

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Nagy, Kenneth A.. (1980). CO2 production in animals: analysis of potential errors in the doubly labeled water method. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 238(5). R466–R473. 366 indexed citations

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Nagy, Kenneth A. & Katharine Milton. (1979). Aspects of dietary quality, nutrient assimilation and water balance in wild howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata). Oecologia. 39(3). 249–258. 48 indexed citations

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Nagy, Kenneth A. & Katharine Milton. (1979). Energy Metabolism and Food Consumption by Wild Howler Monkeys (Alouatta Palliata). Ecology. 60(3). 475–480. 114 indexed citations

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Congdon, Justin D., William King, & Kenneth A. Nagy. (1978). Validation of the HTO-18 Method for Determination of CO 2 Production of Lizards (Genus Sceloporus). Copeia. 1978(2). 360–360. 23 indexed citations

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Nagy, Kenneth A.. (1972). Water and electrolyte budgets of a free-living desert lizard,Sauromalus obesus. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 79(1). 39–62. 85 indexed citations

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