P. S. White

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

P. S. White is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, P. S. White has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 4 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 3 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in P. S. White's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (4 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (2 papers) and Forest ecology and management (2 papers). P. S. White is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (4 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (2 papers) and Forest ecology and management (2 papers). P. S. White collaborates with scholars based in United States. P. S. White's co-authors include Steward T. A. Pickett, Jonathan Proctor, Mark E. Harmon, Susan Power Bratton, Richard T. Busing, L. R. Taylor, Jonathan Harrod, Roger Rosentreter, Edward E. C. Clebsch and William L. Steffen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Animal Ecology, Journal of Applied Ecology and Landscape Ecology.

In The Last Decade

P. S. White

9 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and Patch Dynamics.

1986 3.2k citations Jonathan Proctor, Steward T. A. Pickett et al. Journal of Applied Ecology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
P. S. White United States	8	2.2k	1.6k	1.5k	622	569	10	3.5k
Joel C. Trexler United States	43	2.3k 1.1×	2.9k 1.8×	1.3k 0.9×	918 1.5×	263 0.5×	130	5.0k
Risto Kalliola Finland	27	1.2k 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	863 0.6×	675 1.1×	353 0.6×	76	3.0k
Nancy J. Huntly United States	32	3.0k 1.3×	3.0k 1.9×	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 2.3×	820 1.4×	79	5.3k
Viki A. Cramer Australia	17	1.9k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	652 1.0×	604 1.1×	30	3.6k
María Laura Carranza Italy	38	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	748 1.2×	933 1.6×	145	3.8k
J. A. Ludwig Australia	15	1.2k 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	616 0.4×	604 1.0×	485 0.9×	26	2.8k
N. R. Webb United Kingdom	31	1.2k 0.5×	1.6k 1.0×	649 0.4×	966 1.6×	526 0.9×	64	2.9k
Carlos Augusto Klink Brazil	20	1.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	1.1k 1.8×	748 1.3×	25	4.2k
Jacques Lepart France	39	2.3k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 2.0×	1.4k 2.5×	102	3.9k
Karen I. Bonner New Zealand	30	2.1k 1.0×	1.9k 1.2×	712 0.5×	1.1k 1.7×	1.1k 1.9×	46	4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by P. S. White

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Fields of papers citing papers by P. S. White

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. S. White

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of P. S. White. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of P. S. 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 P. S. White. P. S. 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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10 of 10 papers shown

1.

White, P. S., et al.. (2025). Not Ready: The Need for a Training Standard in Healthcare Emergency Preparedness. Health Security. 23(3). 147–154.

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White, P. S., Laurie Yung, David N. Cole, & Richard J. Hobbs. (2010). Conservation at large scales: systems of protected areas and protected areas in the matrix. UWA Profiles and Research Repository (University of Western Australia). 197–215. 4 indexed citations

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Canadell, Josep G., William L. Steffen, & P. S. White. (2002). IGBP/GCTE terrestrial transects: Dynamics of terrestrial ecosystems under environmental change – Introduction. Journal of Vegetation Science. 13(3). 298–298. 24 indexed citations

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Harrod, Jonathan, Mark E. Harmon, & P. S. White. (2000). Post‐fire succession and 20th century reduction in fire frequency on xeric southern Appalachian sites. Journal of Vegetation Science. 11(4). 465–472. 55 indexed citations

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Busing, Richard T. & P. S. White. (1993). Effects of area on old-growth forest attributes: implications for the equilibrium landscape concept. Landscape Ecology. 8(2). 119–126. 44 indexed citations

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Busing, Richard T., Edward E. C. Clebsch, & P. S. White. (1993). Biomass and production of southern Appalachian cove forests reexamined. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 23(4). 760–765. 28 indexed citations

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Taylor, L. R., et al.. (1990). The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and Patch Dynamics. Journal of Animal Ecology. 59(3). 1199–1199. 79 indexed citations

8.

Rosentreter, Roger, Steward T. A. Pickett, & P. S. White. (1987). The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and Patch Dynamics. Journal of Range Management. 40(6). 566–566. 36 indexed citations

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Proctor, Jonathan, Steward T. A. Pickett, & P. S. White. (1986). The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and Patch Dynamics.. Journal of Applied Ecology. 23(1). 351–351. 3172 indexed citations breakdown →

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Harmon, Mark E., Susan Power Bratton, & P. S. White. (1984). Disturbance and vegetation response in relation to environmental gradients in the Great Smoky Mountains. Plant Ecology. 55(3). 129–139. 96 indexed citations

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