Michael Goulding

4.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
27 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Michael Goulding is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aquatic Science and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Goulding has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 7 papers in Aquatic Science and 4 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Michael Goulding's work include Fish biology, ecology, and behavior (15 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (9 papers) and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (7 papers). Michael Goulding is often cited by papers focused on Fish biology, ecology, and behavior (15 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (9 papers) and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (7 papers). Michael Goulding collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and Netherlands. Michael Goulding's co-authors include Ghillean Τ. Prance, Efrem Ferreira, Ronaldo Borges Barthem, S. L. Sutton, Bruce R. Forsberg, Sandra Bibiana Correa, Carlos Cañas, Eduardo Martins Venticinque, Paulo Petry and Jill T. Anderson and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael Goulding

26 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Fishes and the Forest: Explorations in Amazonian Natu... 1980 2026 1995 2010 1981 1980 2003 100 200 300 400 500
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. The Fishes and the Forest: Explorations in Amazonian Natural History.
    1981 503 citations Ghillean Τ. Prance, Michael Goulding Brittonia profile →
  2. The Fishes and the Forest
    1980 465 citations Michael Goulding profile →
  3. The Smithsonian Atlas of the Amazon
    2003 320 citations Michael Goulding, Ronaldo Borges Barthem et al. Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers

Michael Goulding
Wolfgang J. Junk Germany
Olivier Beauchard Belgium
Gerard P. Closs New Zealand
Harold L. Schramm United States
Paulo Petry United States
William Darwall United Kingdom
W. L. Minckley United States
Victoria Isaac Brazil
Brad W. Taylor United States
Ola Ugedal Norway
Wolfgang J. Junk Germany
Michael Goulding
Citations per year, relative to Michael Goulding Michael Goulding (= 1×) peers Wolfgang J. Junk

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Goulding

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Goulding

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Goulding

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Barthem, Ronaldo Borges, Elizabeth P. Anderson, Sandra Bibiana Correa, et al.. (2022). Proactively averting the collapse of Amazon fisheries based on three migratory flagship species. PLoS ONE. 17(3). e0264490–e0264490. 14 indexed citations
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Heilpern, Sebastián, Suresh A. Sethi, Ronaldo Borges Barthem, et al.. (2022). Biodiversity underpins fisheries resilience to exploitation in the Amazon river basin. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 289(1976). 20220726–20220726. 19 indexed citations
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Correa, Sandra Bibiana, Peter van der Sleen, Caroline C. Arantes, et al.. (2022). Biotic Indicators for Ecological State Change in Amazonian Floodplains. BioScience. 72(8). 753–768. 15 indexed citations
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Goulding, Michael. (2021). The Fishes and the Forest: Explorations in Amazonian Natural History. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 9 indexed citations
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Barthem, Ronaldo Borges, Michael Goulding, Rosseval Galdino Leite, et al.. (2017). Goliath catfish spawning in the far western Amazon confirmed by the distribution of mature adults, drifting larvae and migrating juveniles. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 41784–41784. 103 indexed citations
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Forsberg, Bruce R., John M. Mélack, Thomas Dunne, et al.. (2017). The potential impact of new Andean dams on Amazon fluvial ecosystems. PLoS ONE. 12(8). e0182254–e0182254. 162 indexed citations
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Venticinque, Eduardo Martins, Bruce R. Forsberg, Ronaldo Borges Barthem, et al.. (2016). An explicit GIS-based river basin framework for aquatic ecosystem conservation in the Amazon. Earth system science data. 8(2). 651–661. 72 indexed citations
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Horn, Michael H., Sandra Bibiana Correa, Pia Parolin, et al.. (2011). Seed dispersal by fishes in tropical and temperate fresh waters: The growing evidence. Acta Oecologica. 37(6). 561–577. 100 indexed citations
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Barthem, Ronaldo Borges & Michael Goulding. (2007). An Unexpected Ecosystem: The Amazon as Revealed by Fisheries. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 41 indexed citations
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Goulding, Michael, et al.. (2007). Palmeras : centinelas de la conservacion en la Amazonia. 2 indexed citations
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Goulding, Michael, Ronaldo Borges Barthem, & Efrem Ferreira. (2003). The Smithsonian Atlas of the Amazon. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 320 indexed citations breakdown →
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Araújo‐Lima, C. A. R. M., Michael Goulding, Bruce R. Forsberg, R. Victoria, & Luiz Antônio Martinelli. (1998). The economic value of the Amazonian flooded forest from a fisheries perspective. SIL Proceedings 1922-2010. 26(5). 2177–2179. 11 indexed citations
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Goulding, Michael. (1993). Bosques de inundación amazónicos. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 60–67.
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Goulding, Michael. (1989). Amazon the Flooded Forest. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 25 indexed citations
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Goulding, Michael, et al.. (1988). Rio Negro, rich life in poor water. 205 indexed citations
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Vari, Richard P. & Michael Goulding. (1985). A new species of Bivibranchia (Pisces: Characiformes) from the Amazon River basin. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 4 indexed citations
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Goulding, Michael. (1981). Man and Fisheries on an Amazon Frontier. 77 indexed citations
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Prance, Ghillean Τ. & Michael Goulding. (1981). The Fishes and the Forest: Explorations in Amazonian Natural History.. Brittonia. 33(2). 257–257. 503 indexed citations breakdown →
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Goulding, Michael. (1980). The Fishes and the Forest. 465 indexed citations breakdown →
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Goulding, Michael. (1979). Ecologia da pesca do rio Madeira. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 93 indexed citations

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