Kenneth C. Balcomb

3.9k total citations
51 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Kenneth C. Balcomb is a scholar working on Ecology, Atmospheric Science and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth C. Balcomb has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Ecology, 19 papers in Atmospheric Science and 17 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Kenneth C. Balcomb's work include Marine animal studies overview (50 papers), Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (19 papers) and Marine and coastal plant biology (12 papers). Kenneth C. Balcomb is often cited by papers focused on Marine animal studies overview (50 papers), Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (19 papers) and Marine and coastal plant biology (12 papers). Kenneth C. Balcomb collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Kenneth C. Balcomb's co-authors include John K. B. Ford, Graeme M. Ellis, Alexandra Morton, Darren P. Croft, Lance Barrett‐Lennard, Daniel W. Franks, Michael A. Cant, Kim M. Parsons, Lauren J. N. Brent and Peter F. Olesiuk and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth C. Balcomb

50 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kenneth C. Balcomb United Kingdom 26 1.9k 618 534 488 467 51 2.4k
Kim M. Parsons United States 28 2.1k 1.1× 398 0.6× 338 0.6× 416 0.9× 443 0.9× 58 2.7k
Sarah L. Mesnick United States 27 1.6k 0.8× 495 0.8× 220 0.4× 340 0.7× 591 1.3× 49 2.0k
Daryl J. Boness United States 40 3.2k 1.7× 327 0.5× 545 1.0× 896 1.8× 1.1k 2.3× 82 3.7k
Lance Barrett‐Lennard Canada 29 2.7k 1.4× 1.0k 1.7× 616 1.2× 593 1.2× 461 1.0× 58 3.2k
Andrew D. Foote Denmark 29 2.1k 1.1× 625 1.0× 343 0.6× 417 0.9× 404 0.9× 68 2.8k
Peter G. H. Evans United Kingdom 23 1.9k 1.0× 473 0.8× 260 0.5× 619 1.3× 539 1.2× 73 2.2k
Mason Weinrich United States 23 2.1k 1.1× 888 1.4× 588 1.1× 363 0.7× 407 0.9× 38 2.5k
Graeme M. Ellis Canada 25 2.1k 1.1× 794 1.3× 628 1.2× 588 1.2× 324 0.7× 43 2.6k
Luciana M. Möller Australia 36 2.6k 1.3× 358 0.6× 201 0.4× 545 1.1× 476 1.0× 97 3.3k
Roger Payne United States 23 2.2k 1.2× 1.3k 2.0× 516 1.0× 271 0.6× 398 0.9× 37 2.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kenneth C. Balcomb

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Weiss, Michael N., Samuel Ellis, Daniel W. Franks, et al.. (2023). Costly lifetime maternal investment in killer whales. Current Biology. 33(4). 744–748.e3. 15 indexed citations
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Stewart, Joshua D., et al.. (2023). Traditional summer habitat use by Southern Resident killer whales in the Salish Sea is linked to Fraser River Chinook salmon returns. Marine Mammal Science. 39(3). 858–875. 3 indexed citations
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Grimes, Charli, Lauren J. N. Brent, Michael N. Weiss, et al.. (2022). The effect of age, sex, and resource abundance on patterns of rake markings in resident killer whales (Orcinus orca). Marine Mammal Science. 38(3). 941–958. 8 indexed citations
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Ellis, Samuel, Daniel W. Franks, Stuart Nattrass, et al.. (2018). Analyses of ovarian activity reveal repeated evolution of post-reproductive lifespans in toothed whales. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 12833–12833. 59 indexed citations
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Lacy, Robert C., Rob Williams, Erin Ashe, et al.. (2017). Evaluating anthropogenic threats to endangered killer whales to inform effective recovery plans. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 14119–14119. 71 indexed citations
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Wasser, Samuel K., Jessica I. Lundin, Katherine L. Ayres, et al.. (2017). Population growth is limited by nutritional impacts on pregnancy success in endangered Southern Resident killer whales (Orcinus orca). PLoS ONE. 12(6). e0179824–e0179824. 110 indexed citations
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Croft, Darren P., Rufus A. Johnstone, Samuel Ellis, et al.. (2017). Reproductive Conflict and the Evolution of Menopause in Killer Whales. Current Biology. 27(2). 298–304. 69 indexed citations
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Franks, Daniel W., Stuart Nattrass, Lauren J. N. Brent, et al.. (2016). The significance of postreproductive lifespans in killer whales: a comment on Robeck et al.: Table 1.. Journal of Mammalogy. 97(3). 906–909. 7 indexed citations
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Brent, Lauren J. N., Daniel W. Franks, Emma Foster, et al.. (2015). Ecological Knowledge, Leadership, and the Evolution of Menopause in Killer Whales. Current Biology. 25(6). 746–750. 232 indexed citations
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Ward, Eric J., et al.. (2014). Factors affecting Southern Resident killer whale growth and recovery. Western CEDAR (Western Washington University). 1 indexed citations
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Ward, Eric J., Michael J. Ford, Robert G. Kope, et al.. (2013). Estimating the impacts of chinook salmon abundance and prey removal by ocean fishing on southern resident killer whale population dynamics. 12 indexed citations
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Ford, Michael J., M. Bradley Hanson, Jennifer A. Hempelmann, et al.. (2011). Inferred Paternity and Male Reproductive Success in a Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Population. Journal of Heredity. 102(5). 537–553. 62 indexed citations
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Dahlheim, Marilyn E., et al.. (2008). Eastern temperate North Pacific offshore killer whales (Orcinus orca): Occurrence, movements, and insights into feeding ecology. Marine Mammal Science. 24(3). 719–729. 86 indexed citations
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Parsons, Kim M., John W. Durban, Diane Claridge, et al.. (2006). POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE OF COASTAL BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS (TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS) IN THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS. Marine Mammal Science. 22(2). 276–298. 72 indexed citations
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Gaydos, Joseph K., Kenneth C. Balcomb, Richard W. Osborne, & Leslie Dierauf. (2003). Evaluating potential infectious disease threats for southern resident killer whales, Orcinus orca: a model for endangered species. Biological Conservation. 117(3). 253–262. 1 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Jeff K., Kenneth C. Balcomb, Diane Claridge, et al.. (2000). Migratory destinations of humpback whales wintering in the Mexican Pacific. ˜The œjournal of cetacean research and management. Special issue. 2(2). 101–110. 38 indexed citations
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R., Jorge Urbán, et al.. (1999). Population size of humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, in waters off the Pacific coast of Mexico. Fishery Bulletin. 97(4). 1017–1024. 17 indexed citations
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Parsons, Kim M., John F. Dallas, Diane Claridge, et al.. (1999). Amplifying dolphin mitochondrial DNA from faecal plumes. Molecular Ecology. 8(10). 1766–1768. 56 indexed citations
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Ford, John K. B., et al.. (1998). Dietary specialization in two sympatric populations of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in coastal British Columbia and adjacent waters. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 76(8). 1456–1471. 431 indexed citations
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Hubbs, Carl L., William F. Perrin, & Kenneth C. Balcomb. (1973). Stenella coeruleoalba in the Eastern and Central Tropical Pacific. Journal of Mammalogy. 54(2). 549–552. 6 indexed citations

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