Lee White

16.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
137 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Lee White is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Software. According to data from OpenAlex, Lee White has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Ecology, 33 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 33 papers in Software. Recurrent topics in Lee White's work include Software Testing and Debugging Techniques (32 papers), Software Reliability and Analysis Research (29 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (24 papers). Lee White is often cited by papers focused on Software Testing and Debugging Techniques (32 papers), Software Reliability and Analysis Research (29 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (24 papers). Lee White collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Gabon. Lee White's co-authors include Caroline E. G. Tutin, Hareton Leung, Katharine Abernethy, Sassan Saatchi, Simon L. Lewis, Edward I. Cohen, M. A. Lefsky, Edward T. A. Mitchard, Silvia Petrova and Miles R. Silman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Lee White

131 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Benchmark map of forest carbon stocks in tropical regions across three continents

2011 1.6k citations Sassan Saatchi, Nancy L. Harris et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lee White United States	40	2.3k	1.6k	1.4k	1.3k	1.2k	137	6.5k
Michael T. Burrows United Kingdom	58	9.2k 3.9×	9.0k 5.6×	2.1k 1.4×	76 0.1×	505 0.4×	205	23.9k
Markus Neteler Italy	33	1.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	638 0.4×	36 0.0×	70 0.1×	98	5.2k
Ethan P. White United States	40	3.0k 1.3×	1.5k 1.0×	2.8k 1.9×	81 0.1×	17 0.0×	100	6.6k
Scott Ferson United States	35	1.6k 0.7×	899 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	78 0.1×	67 0.1×	143	6.1k
Andrew Martin United Kingdom	47	1.5k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	92 0.1×	34 0.0×	221	8.2k
Lucas Joppa United States	40	4.4k 1.9×	4.1k 2.6×	3.0k 2.1×	605 0.5×	12 0.0×	88	10.5k
Bruce G. Marcot United States	28	1.9k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	99 0.1×	21 0.0×	106	4.6k
Márk Novák United States	25	1.5k 0.6×	736 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	55 0.0×	72 0.1×	76	3.8k
David C. Schneider Canada	35	3.0k 1.3×	2.1k 1.3×	1.5k 1.0×	73 0.1×	32 0.0×	149	4.9k
R. M. Cormack United Kingdom	27	4.6k 2.0×	1.7k 1.1×	2.7k 1.9×	126 0.1×	10 0.0×	55	11.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Lee White

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lee White

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lee White

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lee White. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lee White 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 Lee White. Lee White is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bussière, Luc F., Emma R. Bush, Edmond Dimoto, et al.. (2025). Rare Long‐Term Data Reveal the Seasonal Dietary Plasticity of Mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) in Response to Fruiting Tree Phenology. American Journal of Primatology. 87(3). e70012–e70012.

Dalagnol, Ricardo, Elsa M. Ordway, Vincent P. Medjibe, et al.. (2024). Unveiling spatial variations of high forest live biomass carbon stocks of Gabon using advanced remote sensing techniques. Environmental Research Letters. 19(7). 74038–74038. 1 indexed citations

Whytock, Robin C., Joeri A. Zwerts, Laila Bahaa‐el‐din, et al.. (2023). Real‐time alerts from AI‐enabled camera traps using the Iridium satellite network: A case‐study in Gabon, Central Africa. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 14(3). 867–874. 13 indexed citations

Gobush, Kathleen S., Stéphanie Bourgeois, Samantha Strindberg, et al.. (2021). Assessing the feasibility of density estimation methodologies for African forest elephant at large spatial scales. Global Ecology and Conservation. 27. e01550–e01550. 9 indexed citations

Bush, Emma R., Robin C. Whytock, Laila Bahaa‐el‐din, et al.. (2020). Long-term collapse in fruit availability threatens Central African forest megafauna. Science. 370(6521). 1219–1222. 59 indexed citations

Bush, Emma R., Nils Bunnefeld, Edmond Dimoto, et al.. (2018). Towards effective monitoring of tropical phenology: maximizing returns and reducing uncertainty in long‐term studies. Biotropica. 50(3). 455–464. 17 indexed citations

Cuní‐Sanchez, Aida, Lee White, Kim Calders, et al.. (2016). African Savanna-Forest Boundary Dynamics: A 20-Year Study. PLoS ONE. 11(6). e0156934–e0156934. 52 indexed citations

Saatchi, S. S., et al.. (2012). Lidar Estimation of Aboveground Biomass in a Tropical Coastal Forest of Gabon. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2012. 1 indexed citations

Obiang, Nestor Laurier Engone, Alfred Ngomanda, Lee White, et al.. (2012). Un modèle de croissance pour l'azobé, Lophira alata, au Gabon. BOIS & FORETS DES TROPIQUES. 314. 65–72. 3 indexed citations

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Mitchard, Edward T. A., Sassan Saatchi, Lee White, et al.. (2012). Mapping tropical forest biomass with radar and spaceborne LiDAR in Lopé National Park, Gabon: overcoming problems of high biomass and persistent cloud. Biogeosciences. 9(1). 179–191. 178 indexed citations

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Mitchard, Edward T. A., Sassan Saatchi, Lee White, et al.. (2011). Mapping tropical forest biomass with radar and spaceborne LiDAR: overcoming problems of high biomass and persistent cloud. 19 indexed citations

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Saatchi, Sassan, Nancy L. Harris, Sandra Brown, et al.. (2011). Benchmark map of forest carbon stocks in tropical regions across three continents. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(24). 9899–9904. 1636 indexed citations breakdown →

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Belli, Fevzi, Christof J. Budnik, & Lee White. (2006). Event-based modelling, analysis and testing of user interactions: approach and case study: Research Articles. Software Testing Verification and Reliability. 16(1). 3–32. 7 indexed citations

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Leung, Hareton & Lee White. (2003). Insights into regression testing (software testing). 60–69. 111 indexed citations

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Tutin, Caroline E. G., Rebecca Ham, Lee White, & Michael J. S. Harrison. (1997). The primate community of the Lopé reserve, Gabon: Diets, responses to fruit scarcity, and effects on biomass. American Journal of Primatology. 42(1). 1–24. 229 indexed citations

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Rogers, M. Elizabeth, Katharine Abernethy, Benoît Fontaine, et al.. (1996). Ten days in the life of a mandrill horde in the Lopé Reserve, Gabon. American Journal of Primatology. 40(4). 297–313. 66 indexed citations

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White, Lee, et al.. (1985). Experiments determining best paths for testing computer program predicates. International Conference on Software Engineering. 238–243. 2 indexed citations

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White, Lee. (1985). Domain Testing And Several Outstanding Research Problems In Program Testing. INFOR Information Systems and Operational Research. 23(1). 53–68.

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Zeil, Steven J. & Lee White. (1981). Sufficient test sets for path analysis testing strategies. International Conference on Software Engineering. 184–191. 12 indexed citations

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Srihari, S. & Lee White. (1975). Pattern Recognition Techniques for Radar Aircraft Identification.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 1 indexed citations

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