Louis D. Whiteaker

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Louis D. Whiteaker is a scholar working on Ecology, Plant Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Louis D. Whiteaker has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Ecology, 5 papers in Plant Science and 3 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Louis D. Whiteaker's work include Rangeland and Wildlife Management (3 papers), Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (3 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (3 papers). Louis D. Whiteaker is often cited by papers focused on Rangeland and Wildlife Management (3 papers), Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (3 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (3 papers). Louis D. Whiteaker collaborates with scholars based in United States. Louis D. Whiteaker's co-authors include Lawrence R. Walker, Pamela A. Matson, Peter M. Vitousek, Dieter Mueller‐Dombois, Robert F. Doren, Thomas V. Armentano, Ronald D. Jones, William Platt, Grant Gerrish and James D. Jacobi and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Forest Ecology and Management and Biogeochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Louis D. Whiteaker

13 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

Biological Invasion by Myrica faya Alters Ecosystem Development in Hawaii

1987 661 citations Peter M. Vitousek, Lawrence R. Walker et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Louis D. Whiteaker United States	10	615	488	359	332	239	14	1.1k
J. Miles United Kingdom	21	780 1.3×	630 1.3×	460 1.3×	286 0.9×	158 0.7×	31	1.3k
O. W. Archibold Canada	18	436 0.7×	374 0.8×	460 1.3×	269 0.8×	132 0.6×	48	1.1k
Fernanda Vendramini Argentina	6	745 1.2×	330 0.7×	355 1.0×	372 1.1×	254 1.1×	8	1.1k
Jonathan H. Titus United States	18	523 0.9×	390 0.8×	431 1.2×	253 0.8×	142 0.6×	34	963
Isabel W. Ashton United States	14	639 1.0×	420 0.9×	386 1.1×	372 1.1×	287 1.2×	19	1.2k
Michael Bashkin United States	9	914 1.5×	574 1.2×	359 1.0×	439 1.3×	281 1.2×	11	1.3k
Laura A. Hyatt United States	12	662 1.1×	360 0.7×	382 1.1×	353 1.1×	112 0.5×	18	993
P. M. Wade United Kingdom	18	504 0.8×	470 1.0×	596 1.7×	365 1.1×	106 0.4×	77	1.3k
Andrew W. Graham Australia	14	603 1.0×	252 0.5×	267 0.7×	225 0.7×	128 0.5×	17	1.0k
Debra P. Coffin United States	20	728 1.2×	596 1.2×	346 1.0×	250 0.8×	334 1.4×	22	1.3k

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14 of 14 papers shown

Doren, Robert F., Thomas V. Armentano, Louis D. Whiteaker, & Ronald D. Jones. (1997). Marsh vegetation patterns and soil phosphorus gradients in the Everglades ecosystem. Aquatic Botany. 56(2). 145–163. 71 indexed citations

Vitousek, Peter M., Lawrence R. Walker, Louis D. Whiteaker, & Pamela A. Matson. (1993). Nutrient limitations to plant growth during primary succession in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Biogeochemistry. 23(3). 197–215. 229 indexed citations

Doren, Robert F., William Platt, & Louis D. Whiteaker. (1993). Density and size structure of slash pine stands in the everglades region of south Florida. Forest Ecology and Management. 59(3-4). 295–311. 41 indexed citations

Tunison, J. Timothy, et al.. (1992). The distribution of selected localized alien plant species in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa). 2 indexed citations

Doren, Robert F., et al.. (1991). Evaluation of fire as a management tool for controllingSchinus terebinthifolius as secondary successional growth on abandoned agricultural land. Environmental Management. 15(1). 121–129. 24 indexed citations

Doren, Robert F. & Louis D. Whiteaker. (1991). The Exotic Pest Plant Council. Ecological Restoration. 9(1). 29–31. 1 indexed citations

Doren, Robert F. & Louis D. Whiteaker. (1990). Effects of fire on different size individuals of Schinus terebinthifolius.. Natural Areas Journal. 10(3). 107–113. 20 indexed citations

Doren, Robert F. & Louis D. Whiteaker. (1990). Comparison of economic feasibility of chemical control strategies on differing age and density classes of Schinus terebinthifolius.. Natural Areas Journal. 10(1). 28–34. 8 indexed citations

Mueller‐Dombois, Dieter & Louis D. Whiteaker. (1990). Plants associated with Myrica faya and two other pioneer trees on a recent volcanic surface in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Phytocoenologia. 19(1). 29–41. 10 indexed citations

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Jacobi, James D., Grant Gerrish, Dieter Mueller‐Dombois, & Louis D. Whiteaker. (1988). Stand-level dieback andMetrosideros regeneration in the montane rain forest of Hawaii. GeoJournal. 17(2). 193–200. 32 indexed citations

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Walker, Lawrence R. & Louis D. Whiteaker. (1988). Rust Prevention on Dendrometer Bands. Biotropica. 20(4). 336–336. 4 indexed citations

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Vitousek, Peter M., Lawrence R. Walker, Louis D. Whiteaker, Dieter Mueller‐Dombois, & Pamela A. Matson. (1987). Biological Invasion by Myrica faya Alters Ecosystem Development in Hawaii. Science. 238(4828). 802–804. 661 indexed citations breakdown →

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Whiteaker, Louis D. & Donald E. Gardner. (1985). The distribution of Myrica faya Ait. in the state of Hawaii. ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa). 11 indexed citations

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Whiteaker, Louis D.. (1980). The vegetation and environment in the Crater District of Haleakala National Park. ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa). 21 indexed citations

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