N. Smythe

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 872 citations indexed

About

N. Smythe is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, N. Smythe has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 872 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 4 papers in Ecology and 3 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in N. Smythe's work include Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (2 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (2 papers) and Plant and animal studies (2 papers). N. Smythe is often cited by papers focused on Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (2 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (2 papers) and Plant and animal studies (2 papers). N. Smythe collaborates with scholars based in Panama and United States. N. Smythe's co-authors include Frank J. Bonaccorso and Stephen R. Humphrey and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Naturalist, Biotropica and Applied Animal Behaviour Science.

In The Last Decade

N. Smythe

11 papers receiving 712 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Relationships between Fruiting Seasons and Seed Dispersal Methods in a Neotropical Forest

1970 291 citations N. Smythe The American Naturalist profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
N. Smythe Panama	9	518	472	414	97	93	11	872
Lord Medway Malaysia	15	451 0.9×	427 0.9×	222 0.5×	62 0.6×	64 0.7×	36	816
Frank R. Lambert United Kingdom	13	486 0.9×	377 0.8×	498 1.2×	140 1.4×	68 0.7×	31	899
Robin Pellew United Kingdom	9	509 1.0×	171 0.4×	381 0.9×	71 0.7×	84 0.9×	11	847
Robert A. East New Zealand	12	431 0.8×	183 0.4×	172 0.4×	58 0.6×	53 0.6×	34	691
Steven Hilty United States	9	619 1.2×	381 0.8×	392 0.9×	66 0.7×	46 0.5×	22	1.0k
Fábio Olmos Brazil	17	630 1.2×	256 0.5×	426 1.0×	57 0.6×	124 1.3×	53	939
Alejandro Estrada Mexico	13	639 1.2×	760 1.6×	284 0.7×	66 0.7×	96 1.0×	30	1.1k
Charles A. Triplehorn United States	10	342 0.7×	579 1.2×	169 0.4×	184 1.9×	39 0.4×	62	1.1k
Pilai Poonswad Thailand	17	534 1.0×	329 0.7×	430 1.0×	68 0.7×	123 1.3×	37	869
Cecília P. Alves-Costa Brazil	8	213 0.4×	318 0.7×	367 0.9×	80 0.8×	67 0.7×	11	605

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of N. Smythe

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

All Works

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11 of 11 papers shown

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Smythe, N., et al.. (1995). Domestication and husbandry of the paca (Agouti paca). 7 indexed citations

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Smythe, N.. (1989). Seed Survival in the Palm Astrocaryum standleyanum: Evidence for Dependence upon its Seed Dispersers. Biotropica. 21(1). 50–50. 127 indexed citations

3.

Smythe, N.. (1987). The paca (Cuniculus paca) as a domestic source of protein for the neotropical, humid lowlands. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 17(1-2). 155–170. 15 indexed citations

4.

Smythe, N.. (1986). COMPETITION AND RESOURCE PARTITIONING IN THE GUILD OF NEOTROPICAL TERRESTRIAL FRUGIVOROUS MAMMALS. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics. 17(1). 169–188. 89 indexed citations

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Smythe, N.. (1984). The park that protects the Panama Canal. Oryx. 18(1). 42–46. 2 indexed citations

6.

Smythe, N.. (1978). The natural history of the Central American agouti (Dasyprocta punctata). Smithsonian contributions to zoology. 1–52. 177 indexed citations

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Bonaccorso, Frank J., N. Smythe, & Stephen R. Humphrey. (1976). Improved Techniques for Marking Bats. Journal of Mammalogy. 57(1). 181–182. 21 indexed citations

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Bonaccorso, Frank J. & N. Smythe. (1972). Punch-Marking Bats: An Alternative to Banding. Journal of Mammalogy. 53(2). 389–390. 46 indexed citations

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Smythe, N.. (1970). The Adaptive Value of the Social Organization of the Coati (Nasua narica). Journal of Mammalogy. 51(4). 818–820. 21 indexed citations

10.

Smythe, N.. (1970). Relationships between Fruiting Seasons and Seed Dispersal Methods in a Neotropical Forest. The American Naturalist. 104(935). 25–35. 291 indexed citations breakdown →

11.

Smythe, N.. (1970). On the Existence of "Pursuit Invitation" Signals in Mammals. The American Naturalist. 104(939). 491–494. 76 indexed citations

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